# clm_D44D56D707C0

subject: NEC (/record/nec.md)  
predicate: founded  
value: 1899-07-17  
valid_from: 1899-07-17  
valid_to: null  
published: no source on record carries a date  
recorded: 2026-11-14  
confidence: 0.95  
status: valid  
assertable: true  
superseded_by: null  
last_updated: 2026-11-14  
cite: AsOf. "NEC founded: 1899-07-17", as of 1899-07-17. Claim clm_D44D56D707C0, https://asof.is/claim/clm_D44D56D707C0, accessed 2026-11-14. Source: https://www.nec.com/en/global/about/history.html.  
checked: 2026-11-14 · its source page states the value and the date, as read by an AI model  

> Nippon Electric Company, Limited was established on July 17, 1899 - the same day that the unequal treaty was revised.

What https://www.nec.com/en/global/about/history.html says, word for word.

## Sources

- https://www.nec.com/en/global/about/history.html (primary)

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