Press Release


Mar. 1, 2002
Ministry of Home Management,
Public Affairs,
Posts and Telecommunications

Number of Internet Users (As of January. 31, 2002)




1. Increase in the Number of Internet Connection Service Users Utilizing Dial-up Connections on Telephone Lines
    
  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
 		 Mar
 		 Apr
 		 May
 		 Jun
 		 Jul
 		 Aug
 		 Sep
 		 Ocn
 		 Nov
 		 Dec
 
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 March 2001 is 19.95 million (10.59 million X 188.4/100).
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.
2.  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
 		 Mar
 		 Apr
 		 May
 		 Jun
 		 Jul
 		 Aug
 		 Sep
 		 Ocn
 		 Nov
 		 Dec
 
Note)  Number of operators includes the number of Providers whose sole role is offering the lines to other Internet connection providers.
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
 		 Mar
 		 Apr
 		 May
 		 Jun
6.6		 Jul
 		 Aug
 		 Sep
 		 Ocn
 		 Nov
 		 Dec
 
Note)  Subscribers include those occasionally using a dial-up line. Includes the number of lines of Internet connection providers whose sole role is to offer the lines.
4.   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
 		 Mar
 		 Apr
 		 May
 		 Jun
 		 Jul
 		 Aug
 		 Sep
 		 Ocn
 		 Nov
 		 Dec
 
Note) The total number of subscribers to the i-mode, Ezweb (including the previous EZaccess) and J-Sky services.
5. 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
1,524,348
2002 Jan
1,787,598		 Feb
 Mar
 Apr
 May
 Jun
 Jul
 Aug
 Sep
 Ocn
 Nov
 Dec
Note) The number of subscribers using terminal lines offered by the NTT regional companies.
Details are published on the "Page publicizing the spread of DSL" - http://www.soumu.go.jp/joho_tsusin/whatsnew/dsl/
6. FTTH Service Users
    
  Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May Jun. Jul. Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec.
Users
(subscribers)		 2002 Jan
12,337		 Feb
 		 Mar
 		 Apr
 		 May
 		 Jun
 		 Jul
 		 Aug
 		 Sep
 		 Ocn
 		 Nov
 		 Dec
 


Contact: General Communications Office, Data Telecommunications Section, Data communications section (Computer Communications Division, Telecommunications Business Department, Telecommunications Bureau)
(contact: Deputy Director Kamiya, Assistant Director Takenaka Tel. 03-5253-5853)




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 operators
4		 Tokyo operators
25		 Shiga operators
3		 Kagawa operators
4
Aomori operators
2		 Kanagawa operators
16		 Kyoto operators
3		 Ehime operators
4
Iwate operators
3		 Niigata operators
4		 Osaka operators
15(16)		 Kochi operators
2
Miyagi operators
4		 Toyama operators
8		 Hyogo operators
10		 Fukuoka operators
6(5)
Akita operators
1		 Ishikawa operators
4		 Nara operators
1		 Saga operators
4
Yamagata operators
2		 Fukui operators
3		 Wakayama operators
1		 Nagasaki operators
5(3)
Fukushima operators
0		 Yamanashi operators
7(6)		 Tottori operators
2		 Kumamoto operators
2
Ibaragi operators
2		 Nagano operators
9(8)		 Shimane operators
3		 Oita operators
3
Tochigi operators
7		 Gifu operators
4		 Okayama operators
6		 Miyasaki operators
3
Gunma operators
4		 Shizuoka operators
5		 Hiroshima operators
8		 Kagoshima operators
3
Saitama operators
15		 Aichi operators
13		 Yamaguchi operators
6		 Okinawa operators
3
Chiba operators
14		 Mie operators
9		 Tokushima operators
3		 Total operators
265(261)
Note) - The figures in brackets indicate that there was an increase or decrease in the number of Operators from The previous month.
- Includes Operators providing lines for Internet service providers
- The number of Operators indicates The number of Operators providing services in that area. Some Operators are providing services in more than one city or prefecture.