Household Section

Info-Communications

Info-Communications equipment

1. Info-Communications equipment ownership (figure I-1-1)
                                    "                                (figure I-1-2)
2. Cellular phone and PHS usage (figure I-2)
3. Age of main cellular phone users (figure I-3. table I-3)
4. Restrictions on cellular phone and PHS usage (figure I-4)
5. Use of info-communications equipment by the elderly (age 65 or above) (figure I-5-1, figure I-5-2)
6. Purpose of facsimile usage (figure I-6)
7. ISDN line usage (figure I-7)

Future Info-communication Services Desired in the Home
    (Figure III)

Broadcast Services Viewers

    (Figure IV-1 through figure IV-3)

Postal Service

1. Domestic postal service and Private courier usage (month of October 1998) (figure V-1-1 through figure V-1-3)
2. Overseas information transmission and small package delivery services usage (figure V-2-1, figure V-2-2)

Usage Fees per Household

1. Amount paid for domestic postage (month of October 1998) (figure VI-1)
2. Amount paid for domestic Private courier (month of October 1998) (figure VI-2)
3. Amount paid for domestic telephone charges (month of September 1998) (figure VI-3)
4. Amount paid for domestic mobile communications (month of October 1998) (figure VI-4)
5. Amount paid for online service and Internet usage (month of October 1998) (figure VI-5)
6. Total amount paid for domestic telecommunications (month of October 1998) (figure VI-6)
7. Amount paid for broadcast services (month of October 1998) (figure VI-7)

Communications Usage Trend Survey (Households) Outline

Establishment Section

Info-communications

Info-communications equipment

1. Info-communications equipment ownership (figure I-1-1. figure I-1-2)
2. Cellular phone, car phone, PHS, and pager ownership (by industry) (figure I-2-1, figure I-2-2)
3. Facsimile, word processor, personal computer, and PDA ownership (by industry) (figure I-3-1, figure I-3-2)
4. Use of PDA as a communications terminal (figure I-4-1,figure I-4-2)
5. ISDN line usage (figure I-5)

Online service and the Internet

1. Online service usage (figure II-1-1 through figure II-1-3)
2. Internet usage (figureII-2-1 through figure II-2-3)
3. Internet access method (figure II-3)
4. Internet access configuration (figure II-4)
5. Number of terminals that have access to online services or the Internet (figure II-5-1, figure II-5-2)
6. Purpose of online service and Internet usage (figure II-6)
7. Usage of online services and the Internet (figure II-7)

Communication Method Selected

1. Info-communication media usage (figure III-1)
2. Info-communication media selected (figure III-2-1)
                              "                          (figure III-2-2)

Postal Service

1. Volume of mail sent compared with previous year (figure IV-1-1, figure IV-1-2)
2. Domestic postal service and Private courier usage (month of October 1998) (figure IV-2-1, figure IV-2-2)
3. Mail preparation services contracting (figure IV-3)
4. Overseas information transmission and small package delivery services usage (figure IV-4-1, figure IV-4-2)
5. Direct mail usage (figure IV-5-1, figure IV-5-2)
6. Frequency and number of pieces sent annually by Directly mail (figure IV-6-1, figure IV-6-2)
7. Proportion of letters and postcards in Direct mail (figure IV-7)
8. Fluctuation in the volume of Direct mail (figure IV-8)

Usage Fees for Establishments

1. Amount paid for domestic postage (month of October 1998) (figure V-1)
2. Amount paid for domestic private courier (month of October 1998) (figure V-2)
3. Amount paid for domestic telephone charges (month of September 1998) (figure V-3)
4. Amount paid for domestic mobile communications (month of October 1998) (figure V-4)
5. Amount paid for online service and Internet usage (month of October 1998) (figure V-5)
6. Amount paid to send small packages and information overseas (month of October 1998) (figure V-6)

Communications Usage Trend Survey (Establishments) Outline

Enterprise Section

General Situation about Network Communications

1. LAN installation (figure I-1-1, figure I-1-2)
2. Intranet installation (figure I-2-1, figure I-2-2)
3. Connectivity to In-house communication network (figure I-3)
4. Number of users per terminal connected to a LAN or Intranet (figure I-4-1, figure I-4-2)
5. Problems related to LAN or Intranet usage (figure I-5)
6. Purpose of LAN or Intranet installation (figure I-6)
7. Extranet usage (figure I-7-1, figure I-7-2)
8. Purpose of Extranet installation (figure I-8)

Online Service and the Internet

1. Online service usage (figure II-1-1, figure II-1-2)
2. Internet usage (figure II-2-1, figure II-2-2)
3. Concerns about Internet use (Figure II-3)

E-mail

1. E-mail usage (figure III-1-1, figure III-1-2)
2. E-mail system used (figure III-2)

VAN Service

1. VAN service usage (figure IV-1-1, figure IV-1-2)
2. Purpose of VAN usage (figure IV-2)

EDI

1. EDI usage (figure V-1-1, figure V-1-2)
2. Usage and Reason for using an Internet-based EDI (figure V-2-1, figure V-2-2)
3. Problems concerning the diffusion of EDI (figure V-3)

Telecommunications Network Security Measures

1. Data security measures (figure VI-1)
2. Anti-virus countermeasures (figure VI-2)
3. Periodic update of anti-virus software (figure VI-3)
4. System backup measures (figure VI-4)

Y2K Problem Readiness

    (Figure VII-1-1, figure VII-1-2)

Telecommunications Network Costs

1. Average telecommunications network costs (figure VIII-1)
2. Component ratio of Telecommunications network cost (figure VIII-2)

Communications Usage Trend Survey (Enterprise) Outline