October. 31, 2002
Ministry of Home Management, Public Affairs,
Posts and Telecommunications |
Number of Internet Users (As of September. 30, 2002)
| 1. |
DSL Service Users
| |
| |
Jan. |
Feb. |
Mar. |
Apr. |
May |
Jun. |
Jul. |
Aug. |
Sept. |
Oct. |
Nov. |
Dec. |
Users
(subscribers) |
2000 |
Jan
19 |
Feb
62 |
Mar
211 |
Apr
399 |
May
760 |
Jun
1,235 |
Jul
1,605 |
Aug
2,122 |
Sep
2,537 |
Ocn
3,171 |
Nov
5,347 |
Dec
9,723 |
| 2001 |
Jan
16,194 |
Feb
34,372 |
Mar
70,655 |
Apr
112,182 |
May
178,737 |
Jun
291,333 |
Jul
400,760 |
Aug
510,339 |
Sep
650,796 |
Ocn
921,867 |
Nov
1,204,564 |
Dec
1,524,564 |
| 2002 |
Jan
1,787,598 |
Feb
2,976,302 |
Mar
2,378,795 |
Apr
2,699,285 |
May
3,028,556 |
Jun
3,300,926 |
Jul
3,610,199 |
Aug
3,915,740 |
Sep
4,223,216 |
Ocn
|
Nov
|
Dec
|
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| 2. |
FTTH Service Users
| |
| |
Jan. |
Feb. |
Mar. |
Apr. |
May |
Jun. |
Jul. |
Aug. |
Sept. |
Oct. |
Nov. |
Dec. |
Users
(subscribers) |
2002 |
Jan
12,337 |
Feb
18,188 |
Mar
26,400 |
Apr
34,930 |
May
50,930 |
Jun
68,600 |
Jul
84,903 |
Aug
99,404 |
Sep
114,608 |
Ocn
|
Nov
|
Dec
|
|
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| 3. |
Number of Subscribers Using Internet Connection Services that Utilize the CATV Network
| |
| |
Jan. |
Feb. |
Mar. |
Apr. |
May |
Jun. |
Jul. |
Aug. |
Sept. |
Oct. |
Nov. |
Dec. |
Subscribers
(in 10,000s) |
2000 |
Jan
|
Feb
|
Mar
21.6 |
Apr
|
May
|
Jun
32.9 |
Jul
|
Aug
|
Sep
46.3 |
Ocn
|
Nov
|
Dec
62.5 |
| 2001 |
Jan
|
Feb
|
Mar
78.4 |
Apr
|
May
|
Jun
96.7 |
Jul
|
Aug
|
Sep
115.1 |
Ocn
|
Nov
|
Dec
130.3 |
| 2002 |
Jan
133.4 |
Feb
139.9 |
Mar
145.6 |
Apr
153.3 |
May
156.7 |
Jun
162.6 |
Jul
171.0 |
Aug
175.8 |
Sep
180.0 |
Ocn
|
Nov
|
Dec
|
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| Note)Subscribers include those occasionally using a dial-up line. Includes the number of lines of internet service providers whose sole role is to offer the lines. |
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| 4. |
Number of Operators Providing Internet Connection Services that Utilize the CATV Network
| |
| |
Jan. |
Feb. |
Mar. |
Apr. |
May |
Jun. |
Jul. |
Aug. |
Sept. |
Oct. |
Nov. |
Dec. |
Operators
(companies) |
2000 |
Jan
85 |
Feb
86 |
Mar
89 |
Apr
106 |
May
110 |
Jun
122 |
Jul
133 |
Aug
141 |
Sep
152 |
Ocn
172 |
Nov
179 |
Dec
188 |
| 2001 |
Jan
190 |
Feb
198 |
Mar
201 |
Apr
217 |
May
221 |
Jun
227 |
Jul
232 |
Aug
233 |
Sep
238 |
Ocn
240 |
Nov
243 |
Dec
247 |
| 2002 |
Jan
251 |
Feb
251 |
Mar
252 |
Apr
263 |
May
265 |
Jun
268 |
Jul
270
|
Aug
272 |
Sep
274 |
Ocn
|
Nov
|
Dec
|
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| Note) Number of operators includes the number of Providers whose sole role is offering the lines to other internet service providers. |
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| 5. |
Number of Internet Service Users Via Mobile Phone Terminals
| |
| |
Jan. |
Feb. |
Mar. |
Apr. |
May. |
Jun. |
Jul. |
Aug. |
Sept. |
Oct. |
Nov. |
Dec. |
Users
(in 10,000s) |
2000 |
Jan
459.3 |
Feb
569.0 |
Mar
749.9 |
Apr
935.1 |
May
1056.7 |
Jun
1272.3 |
Jul
1506.6 |
Aug
1729.0 |
Sep
1967.9 |
Ocn
2180.0 |
Nov
2395.6 |
Dec
2686.6 |
| 2001 |
Jan
2924.4 |
Feb
3141.1 |
Mar
3456.7 |
Apr
3694.4 |
May
3865.7 |
Jun
4037.5 |
Jul
4216.7 |
Aug
4355.0 |
Sep
4493.7 |
Ocn
4618.2 |
Nov
4717.8 |
Dec
4849.5 |
| 2002 |
Jan
4943.8 |
Feb
5033.6 |
Mar
5192.5 |
Apr
5297.0 |
May
5371.4 |
Jun
5464.6 |
Jul
5559.4 |
Aug
5634.7 |
Sep
5711.3 |
Ocn
|
Nov
|
Dec
|
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| Note) The total number of subscribers to the i-mode, Ezweb (including the previous EZaccess) and J-Sky services. |
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| 6. |
Increase in the Number of Internet Connection Service Users
Utilizing Dial-up Connections on Telephone Lines
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| |
Jan. |
Feb. |
Mar. |
Apr. |
May |
Jun. |
Jul. |
Aug. |
Sept. |
Oct. |
Nov. |
Dec. |
| Index |
2000 |
Jan
104.8 |
Feb
108.3 |
Mar
112.7 |
Apr
117.1 |
May
121.3 |
Jun
125.3 |
Jul
129.7 |
Aug
133.3 |
Sep
137.3 |
Ocn
141.2 |
Nov
144.8 |
Dec
149.2 |
| 2001 |
Jan
153.2 |
Feb
156.9 |
Mar
163.1* |
Apr
166.8 |
May
170.2 |
Jun
173.3 |
Jul
176.1 |
Aug
179.3 |
Sep
181.6 |
Ocn
183.2 |
Nov
184.4 |
Dec
186.4 |
| 2002 |
Jan
188.4 |
Feb
189.5 |
Mar
191.0 |
Apr
201.3* |
May
202.5 |
Jun
203.9 |
Jul
203.9 |
Aug
204.1 |
Sep
203.1 |
Ocn
|
Nov
|
Dec
|
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Note)100 taken as the basic
index for the number of subscribers (10.59 million) to
15 major operators at the end of December 1999. The number
of subscribers as of September 2002 is about 2152million (10.59 million X 203.1/100).
 For one of the target companies being surveyed, there was a modification in the survey process which is one reason for the increase in the index of March 2001 and April 2002. |
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Computer Communications Division, Telecommunications Business Department, Telecommunications Bureau
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| (contact: Deputy Director Mr.Yamaji, Section Chief Mr.Uehara Tel. 03-5253-5854) |
Appendix
Number of providers of Internet connection services using CATV by town, city and prefecture
| City or prefecture |
Operators |
|
City or prefecture |
Operators |
|
City or prefecture |
Operators |
|
City or prefecture |
Operators |
| Hokkaido |
5 |
Tokyo |
26 |
Shiga |
3 |
Kagawa |
4 |
| Aomori |
2 |
Kanagawa |
17 |
Kyoto |
3 |
Ehime |
5 |
| Iwate |
4 |
Niigata |
4 |
Osaka |
15 |
Kochi |
3 |
| Miyagi |
4 |
Toyama |
8 |
Hyogo |
10 |
Fukuoka |
7 |
| Akita |
1 |
Ishikawa |
5 |
Nara |
1 |
Saga |
5 |
| Yamagata |
2 |
Fukui |
4 |
Wakayama |
1 |
Nagasaki |
6 |
| Fukushima |
0 |
Yamanashi |
8 |
Tottori |
3 |
Kumamoto |
2 |
| Ibaragi |
4 |
Nagano |
12 |
Shimane |
4 |
Oita |
4 |
| Tochigi |
8 |
Gifu |
4 |
Okayama |
7(6) |
Miyasaki |
3 |
| Gunma |
3(4) |
Shizuoka |
6 |
Hiroshima |
8 |
Kagoshima |
4 |
| Saitama |
15 |
Aichi |
13 |
Yamaguchi |
6 |
Okinawa |
3 |
| Chiba |
14 |
Mie |
9 |
Tokushima |
4(3) |
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operators
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