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  • Japan’s Nov. Subs Growth Lowest Since ‘96

    Japan’s Telecommunications Carriers Association (TCA) has just announced that November’s growth in mobile phone subscribers was the lowest since records started in 1996. According to the TCA’s figures, the net increase in subs (minus cancellations) was 332,900. Again, KDDI took the lion’s share: KDDI took 239,000 or SEVENTY PERCENT of the total! Remember, in October, for the first time ever, KDDI took 50 percent. Merry Christmas to KDDI!

    1. Mobile Telephone

    (Summarized TOTAL)


    TOTAL
    79,280,700 (0.4)

    http://www.tca.or.jp/eng/database/daisu/yymm/0311matu.html

    Note:

    • ( )means the increasing or decreasing rate (%) of the subscribers of this month to that of the previous.

    (Details of each carrier)


    Carriers Nov. 2003 Oct. 2003
    Total
    Increase Total
    NTT DoCoMo, Inc. 27,500 18,464,700 18,437,000
    NTT DoCoMo Hokkaido, Inc. 1,700 1,912,400 1,911,000
    NTT DoCoMo Tohoku, Inc. 8,200 3,037,400 3,029,000
    NTT DoCoMo Tokai, Inc. 6,500 4,755,700 4,749,000
    NTT DoCoMo Hokuriku, Inc. 500 974,900 974,000
    NTT DoCoMo Kansai, Inc. 7,300 7,101,800 7,095,000
    NTT DoCoMo Chugoku, Inc. 7,700 2,501,000 2,493,000
    NTT DoCoMo Shikoku, Inc. 1,800 1,499,000 1,497,000
    NTT DoCoMo Kyushu, Inc. 2,700 5,004,600 5,002,000
    NTT DoCoMo Group Subtotal 63,800 45,251,400 45,188,000
    KDDI CORPORATION(Hokkaido Area) 11,700 826,400 814,800
    KDDI CORPORATION(Tohoku Area) 15,300 1,035,200 1,019,900
    KDDI CORPORATION(Kanto Area) 102,200 5,491,300 5,389,000
    KDDI CORPORATION(Chubu Area) 28,200 1,852,000 1,823,800
    KDDI CORPORATION(Hokuriku Area) 3,900 429,800 425,900
    KDDI CORPORATION(Kansai Area) 37,400 2,582,400 2,545,000
    KDDI CORPORATION(Chugoku Area) 11,400 980,100 968,700
    KDDI CORPORATION(Shikoku Area) 6,400 442,300 435,800
    KDDI CORPORATION(Kyushu Area) 19,900 1,685,700 1,665,800
    OKINAWA CELLULAR TELEPHONE COMPANY 2,800 362,500 359,700
    au Subtotal 239,300 15,687,700 15,448,400
    TU-KA Cellular Tokyo Inc. -4,300 1,536,700 1,541,000
    TU-KA Cellular Tokai Inc. -2,600 752,000 754,600
    TU-KA Phone Kansai Inc. 1,600 1,393,100 1,391,500
    TU-KA Group Subtotal -5,300 3,681,800 3,687,100
    Vodafone K.K.(Hokkaido Area) 1,000 515,500 514,500
    Vodafone K.K.(Tohoku Area) 2,200 1,042,300 1,040,100
    Vodafone K.K.(Tokyo Area) 14,400 4,738,600 4,724,200
    Vodafone K.K.(Hokuriku Area) 1,000 419,600 418,600
    Vodafone K.K.(Tokai Area) 8,000 2,888,300 2,880,300
    Vodafone K.K.(Kansai Area) 4,400 2,400,400 2,396,000
    Vodafone K.K.(Chugoku Area) 200 967,700 967,500
    Vodafone K.K.(Shikoku Area) 1,200 363,600 362,400
    Vodafone K.K.(Kyushu Area) 3,100 1,323,800 1,320,700
    Vodafone K.K. Subtotal 35,500 14,659,800 14,624,300
    TOTAL 332,900 79,280,700 78,947,800

    Posted: 6 December 2003 | Filed: Editor's Note, Japan Market | Feedback | Print |
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