SOFTBANK CORP. plans to sell 67% stake in eAccess Ltd. to Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. and 10 other companies as early as January 2013, sources familiar with the situation said.

Softbank intends to sell the stake to five foreign telecom-related companies and six domestic leasing companies, including Ericsson and ORIX Corporation, by dividing the number of shares to each buyer almost equally, the sources said. SOFTBANK is expected to receive several billion ¥ from the sale of the stake.