48.8% of Homes Have Net-capable Devices: Ministry
2002 saw 48.8 percent of the nation’s households sporting Internet-capable electronics equipment, according to the Public Management, Home Affairs, Posts and Telecommunications Ministry. According to the statement including such devices as computers and mobile phones topped 50 percent in the Kanto and Kinki regions.
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