The number of subscribers of
Mobile Telephone, PHS(Personal Handy-phone System)
and Radio Paging



(The data of lastday Dec. 1996 are collected.)



1. Portable and Automobile Telephone

(Summarized TOTAL)
TOTAL
18,168,000i7.4%j

ATTENTION:


(Details of each carrier)
CarriersThe lastday of
Nov. 1996
The lastday of
Dec. 1996
NTT Mobile Communications Network,Inc.3,445,0003,801,000
NTT Hokkaido Mobile Communications Network, Inc.471,000501,000
NTT Tohoku Mobile Communications Network, Inc.366,000404,000
NTT Tokai Mobile Communications Network, Inc.941,0001,026,000
NTT Hokuriku Mobile Communications Network, Inc.174,000188,000
NTT Kansai Mobile Communications Network, Inc.1,597,0001,682,000
NTT Chugoku Mobile Communications Network, Inc.336,000364,000
NTT Shikoku Mobile Communications Network, Inc.272,000296,000
NTT Kyusyu Mobile Communications Network, Inc.789,000882,000
IDO CORPORATION

Detail Kanto Area
Tokai Area
1,681,000

Detail 1,098,000
583,000
1,703,000

Detail 1,114,000
589,000
KANSAI CELLULAR TELEPHONE COMPANY1,262,0001,366,000
KYUSHU CELLULAR TELEPHONE COMPANY568,000579,000
CHUGOKU CELLULAR TELEPNONE COMPANY302,000326,000
TOHOKU CELLULAR TELEPHONE COMPANY281,000296,000
HOKKAIDO CELLULAR TELEPHONE COMPANY208,000211,000
HOKURIKU CELLULAR TELEPHONE COMPANY153,000159,000
SHIKOKU CELLULAR TELEPHONE COMPANY147,000158,000
OKINAWA CELLULAR TELEPHONE COMPANY99,000101,000
Tokyo Digital Phone Co.,Ltd.789,000827,000
Kansai Digital Phone Co.,Ltd.475,000477,000
Central Japan Digital Phone Co.,Ltd.518,000542,000
TU-KA Cellular Tokyo Inc.631,000671,000
TU-KA Phone Kansai Inc.588,000596,000
TU-KA Cellular Tokai Inc.437,000479,000
Digital TU-KA Kyushu Co.,Ltd.264,000291,000
Digital TU-KA Chugoku Co.,Ltd.118,000143,000
Digital TU-KA Tohoku Co.,Ltd.Started at 6.12.96.64,000
Digital TU-KA Hokkaido Co.,Ltd.Started at 20.12.96.35,000
TOTAL16,912,00018,168,000

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2. PHS

(Summarized TOTAL)
TOTAL
4,936,000 (6.8)

ATTENTION:


(Details of each carrier)
CarriersThe lastday of
Nov. 1996
The lastday of
Dec. 1996
ASTEL Hokkaido Corporation21,00023,000
ASTEL Tohoku Corporation25,00029,000
ASTEL Tokyo Corporation466,000482,000
ASTEL Hokuriku Corporation5,0005,000
ASTEL Chubu Corporation63,00068,000
ASTEL Kansai Corporation194,000207,000
ASTEL Chugoku Corporation70,00071,000
ASTEL Shikoku Corporation51,00054,000
ASTEL Kyushu Corporation118,000126,000
ASTEL Okinawa Corporation34,00038,000
DDI HOKKAIDO POCKET TELEPHONE, INC.150,000154,000
DDI TOHOKU POCKET TELEPHONE, INC.218,000229,000
DDI TOKYO POCKET TELEPHONE, INC.747,000813,000
DDI HOKURIKU POCKET TELEPHONE, INC.77,00077,000
DDI TOKAI POCKET TELEPHONE, INC.148,000162,000
DDI KANSAI POCKET TELEPHONE, INC.249,000271,000
DDI CHUGOKU POCKET TELEPHONE, INC.209,000215,000
DDI SHIKOKU POCKET TELEPHONE, INC.77,00078,000
DDI KYUSYU POCKET TELEPHONE, INC.287,000290,000
NTT Hokkaido Personal Communications Network Inc.71,00076,000
NTT Tohoku Personal Communications Network Inc.101,000127,000
NTT Central Personal Communications Network Inc.542,000589,000
NTT Hokuriku Personal Communications Network Inc.47,00052,000
NTT Tokai Personal Communications Network Inc.139,000149,000
NTT Kansai Personal Communications Network Inc.192,000220,000
NTT Chugoku Personal Communications Network Inc.88,00094,000
NTT Shikoku Personal Communications Network Inc.44,00046,000
NTT Kyusyu Personal Communications Network Inc.189,000191,000
TOTAL4,622,0004,936,000

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3. Radio Paging
TOTAL of subscribers of Radio Paging
10,450,000 (-0.1)

ATTENTION: