telecommunications — english language news service
15.05.2008« [telecommunications — телекоммуникация — telekommunikation]
japan — ntt fibre users up, adsl subscriptions down
Japan’s largest telecoms operator by subscribers and revenues said the number of people signed up to its FLET'S Hikari fibre-optic service reached 8.78 million as of 31 March 2008, up from 3.2 million a year earlier. Meanwhile, the number of customers taking broadband services via its ADSL platform dropped from 5.3 million to 4.6 million in the same period, and the number of conventional main lines in service fell to 39.2 million from 43.3 million last year.
Source: TeleGeography's CommsUpdate
ntt
Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation (NTT) is a Japan-based telecommunications provider. The Company primarily operates in five business segments. The Regional Communications segment is engaged in the provision of domestic intra-prefectural communication services and incidental services. The Long-Distance and International Communications segment is engaged in the provision of domestic inter-prefectural and international communication services and incidental services. The Mobile Communications segment is engaged in the provision of mobile phones services, personal handyphone system (PHS) services and other related services. The Data Communications segment is engaged in the provision of system integration and network system services, among others. The Others segment is engaged in the city development and financial businesses. The Company has 419 subsidiaries and 96 associated companies.
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