Number of Internet Connection Users (As of Mar. 31, 2002)

Press Release

June. 3, 2002
Ministry of Home Management,
Public Affairs,
Posts and Telecommunications

Number of Internet Users (As of April. 30, 2002)

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

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/

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

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Ocn

Nov

Dec

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

Jun

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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
189.5

Mar
191.0

Apr
201.3^*

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 April 2002 is 22.82 million (10.59 million X 215.4/100).

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 of March 2001 and April 2002.

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 5(4)	Tokyo	operators 26(25)	Shiga	operators 3	Kagawa	operators 4
Aomori	operators 2	Kanagawa	operators 17(16)	Kyoto	operators 3	Ehime	operators 4
Iwate	operators 4(3)	Niigata	operators 4	Osaka	operators 15	Kochi	operators 2
Miyagi	operators 4	Toyama	operators 8	Hyogo	operators 10	Fukuoka	operators 6
Akita	operators 1	Ishikawa	operators 4	Nara	operators 1	Saga	operators 5(4)
Yamagata	operators 2	Fukui	operators 3	Wakayama	operators 1	Nagasaki	operators 6(5)
Fukushima	operators 0	Yamanashi	operators 7	Tottori	operators 3(2)	Kumamoto	operators 2
Ibaragi	operators 4(2)	Nagano	operators 11(9)	Shimane	operators 3	Oita	operators 4
Tochigi	operators 7	Gifu	operators 4	Okayama	operators 6	Miyasaki	operators 3
Gunma	operators 4	Shizuoka	operators 6(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		operators

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.