Third quarter of FY2008 (as of the end of December 2008)

As a part of its competition review in the telecommunications business field, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC) has compiled the share data for the third quarter of fiscal 2008 (as of the end of December 2008), and thus releases it.

Key Points
1. Fixed communications

(1) Regarding the number of contracts for subscriber telephones (total of subscription contracts for NTT subscriber telephones, telephone services that do not use NTT's local circuits, 0ABJ-IP telephones, and cable telephony), the combined share of Nippon Telegraph and Telephone East Corporation and Nippon Telegraph and Telephone West Corporation is on the decline, at 85.1% (down 0.6% from the previous quarter).
(2) In terms of the telecommunications numbers allocated to IP telephony services (0AB-J numbers and numbers with a 050 prefix), the combined share of NTT East and NTT West is 37.4% (up 1.7% from the previous quarter, or up 7.9% year-on-year), increasing its lead over SoftBank BB Corp. with 24.1% (down 1.2% from the previous quarter).
The combined share of NTT East and NTT West in the total number of calls using the 0AB-J numbers has slightly dropped to 70.9% (down 0.5% from the previous quarter), while KDDI has increased its share to 12.5% (up 0.5%).

2. Mobile communications

Regarding the number of subscriptions for cellular telephones and PHS (Personal Handy-phone System), the NTT DOCOMO and KDDI have decreased their shares at 49.1% (down 0.2% from the previous quarter) and 27.7% (down 0.2%), respectively, while SoftBank Mobile has increased its share at 18.1% (up 0.2%). Among the three mobile phone operators, SoftBank Mobile has increased its share.

3. Internet access

(1) In terms of the number of overall broadband subscriptions (a total of DSL, FTTH and cable Internet), the combined share of NTT East and NTT West is on the rise, at 49.2% (up 0.7% from the previous quarter, or up 3.4% year-on-year).
(2) In terms of the number of subscriptions for DSL services on a nationwide basis, Softbank BB accounts for 38.2% (up 0.1% from the previous quarter), stretching its lead over NTT East and NTT West with the combined share of 36.0% (down 0.3%).
(3) With respect to the number of subscriptions for FTTH (fiber to the home; with optical fiber) services, the combined share of NTT East and NTT West continues to increase, at 73.7% (up 0.3% from the previous quarter, or up 2.3% year-on-year), while power utility group carriers account for 10.4% (up 0.1%) and KDDI accounts for 5.4% (down 0.05%).
Looking into types of buildings, the combined share of NTT East and NTT West is 78.6% (down 0.02% from the previous quarter, or up 0.6% year-on-year) for single-family housing and offices. As for collective housing, their share is on the rise, at 67.1% (up 0.8% from the previous quarter, or up 4.5% year-on-year).