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4Q Data

[Unit]
Subscribers, Net Increase from previous period: thousands
ARPU: yen/month/contract
MOU: minutes/month/contract
Sites: sites

  FY2002 4Q
(Jan. thru Mar. 2003)
FY2001 4Q
(Jan. thru Mar. 2002)
FY2002
(to Mar. 31, 2003)
Full-year Results
FY2003
(to Mar. 31, 2004)
Full-year Estimates
Cellular
Subscribers 43,861 40,783 43,861 45,760
  FOMA 330 89 330 1,460
  i-shot compatible 8,825 - 8,825 -
Market Sharenotice1 58.0% 59.0% 58.0% -
Net Increase from previous period 987 1,148 3,078 1,900
  FOMA 178 62 241 1,130
Aggregate ARPU (mova)notice2 7,990 8,020 8,120 7,810
  Voice ARPUnotice3 6,120 6,430 6,370 5,980
  i-mode ARPUnotice4 1,870 1,590 1,750 1,830
ARPU generated only from i-mode (mova) 2,190 2,040 2,110 2,110
Aggregate ARPU (FOMA)notice2 8,030 8,430 7,740 -
  Voice ARPUnotice3 - - 5,050 -
  Packet ARPU - - 2,690 -
    i-mode ARPUnotice4 - - 2,120 -
ARPU generated only from i-mode (FOMA) - - 2,340 -
MOU (mova)notice5 162 169 168 -
MOU (FOMA)notice5 - - 109 -
Churn Ratenotice6 1.33% 1.15% 1.22% -
i-mode
Subscribers 37,758 32,156 37,758 40,000
  FOMA 303 - 303 -
  i-αppli-compatiblenotice7 17,130 12,621 17,130 -
i-mode Subscription Rate 86.1% 78.8% 86.1% 87.4%
Net Increase from previous period 1,549 1,974 5,602 2,240
iMenu Sites 3,462 2,994 3,462 -
  i-αppli 576 270 576 -
Access Percentage by Content Categorynotice8  
  Ringing tone / Screen 39% 42% 38% -
  Game / Horoscope 19% 19% 19% -
  Entertainment Information 21% 19% 22% -
  Information 11% 10% 12% -
  Database 5% 5% 5% -
  Transaction 5% 5% 4% -
Independent Sites 64,207 53,534 64,207 -
Percentage of Packets Transmittednotice8  
  Web 87% 83% 86% -
  Mail 13% 17% 14% -
PHS
Subscribers 1,688 1,922 1,688 1,780
Market Sharenotice1 30.9% 33.7% 30.9% -
Net Increase from previous period -74 12 -234 90
ARPU 3,430 3,640 3,530 -
MOUnotice5 116 117 116 -
Data Transmission Rate (time)notice9 79.4% 75.5% 77.6% -
Churn Ratenotice6 3.61% 3.71% 3.42% -
Others
Prepaid Subscribersnotice10 125 178 125 -
DoPa Single Service Subscribersnotice11 287 230 287 -
  • notice1 Source: Telecommunications Carriers Association
  • notice2 ARPU (Average monthly Revenue Per Unit)
    Aggregate ARPU (mova) = Voice ARPU (mova) + i-mode ARPU (mova)
    Aggregate ARPU (FOMA) = Voice ARPU (FOMA) + Packet ARPU (FOMA)
  • notice3 Inclusive of circuit-switched data communications
  • notice4 i-mode ARPU = ARPU generated purely from i-mode x (number of active i-mode subscribers / number of active cellular phone subscribers)
  • notice5 MOU (Minutes of Usage) : Average communication time per month per subscriber
  • notice6 Churn Rate:
    Q4:
    Total cancellations for Q4 / Total number of subscribers from end-December to end-February
    Annual:
    Total number of cancellations for one year / Sum of subscribers at the end of each month, from March in previous fiscal year to February in current fiscal year
  • notice7 Inclusive of FOMA handsets
  • notice8 Figures for FOMA are not included in these ratios
  • notice9 Percentage of data traffic to total outbound call time
  • notice10 Included in total cellular subscribers
  • notice11 Not included in total cellular subscribers

Active subscribers calculation methods

Number of active subscribers used in ARPU and MOU calculations are as follows:

  • mova:
    • Q4 Results:
      {(Number of subscribers at Dec. 31 + Number of subscribers at Mar. 31) / 2} x 3 months
    • FY Results & Forecast:
      {(Number of subscribers at end of previous fiscal year + Number of subscribers at end of current fiscal year) / 2} x 12 months
  • FOMA:
    • Q4 Results:
      Sum of Number of active subscribersnotice for each month from January to March
    • FY Results:
      Sum of Number of active subscribersnotice for each month from April to March

noticeActive subscribers = (Number of subscribers at end of previous month + Number of subscribers at end of current month) / 2

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