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1Q Data

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

(Consolidated basis)

  FY2003 1Q
(April thru June 2003)
FY2002 1Q
(April thru June 2002)
FY2002
(to Mar. 31, 2003)
Full-year Results
Cellular
Subscribers 44,361 41,462 43,861
  FOMA 535 115 330
  i-shot compatible 12,877 374 8,825
Market Sharenotice1 57.5% 58.6% 58.0%
Net Increase from previous period 500 679 3,078
  FOMA 205 25 241
Aggregate ARPU (mova)notice2 8,040 8,150 8,120
  Voice ARPUnotice3 6,140 6,520 6,370
  i-mode ARPUnotice4 1,900 1,630 1,750
ARPU generated only from i-mode (mova) 2,190 2,040 2,110
Aggregate ARPU (FOMA)notice2 9,610 7,800 7,740
  Voice ARPUnotice3 6,360 - 5,050
  Packet ARPU 3,250 - 2,690
    i-mode ARPUnotice4 2,960 - 2,120
ARPU generated only from i-mode (FOMA) 3,160 - 2,340
MOU (mova)notice5 162 169 168
MOU (FOMA)notice5 171 - 109
Churn Ratenotice6 1.17% 1.16% 1.22%
i-mode
Subscribers 38,648 33,493 37,758
  FOMA 507 103 303
  i-αppli-compatiblenotice7 17,915 14,340 17,130
i-mode Subscription Rate 87.1% 80.8% 86.1%
Net Increase from previous period 890 1,338 5,602
iMenu Sites 3,594 3,064 3,462
  i-αppli 659 338 576
Access Percentage by Content Categorynotice8  
  Ringing tone / Screen 35% 34% 38%
  Game / Horoscope 17% 20% 19%
  Entertainment Information 24% 24% 22%
  Information 14% 13% 12%
  Database 5% 4% 5%
  Transaction 5% 5% 4%
Independent Sites 66,411 55,371 64,207
Percentage of Packets Transmittednotice8  
  Web 85% 85% 86%
  Mail 15% 15% 14%
PHS
Subscribers 1,709 1,896 1,688
Market Sharenotice1 31.4% 33.3% 30.9%
Net Increase from previous period 21 -26 -234
ARPU 3,460 3,600 3,530
MOUnotice5notice10 110 117 116
Data Transmission Rate (time)notice9notice10 78.1% 76.2% 77.6%
Churn Ratenotice6 3.79% 3.28% 3.47%
Others
Prepaid Subscribersnotice11 119 167 125
DoPa Single Service Subscribersnotice12 312 239 287
  • 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:
    1Q:
    Total cancellations for 1Q / {(Number of subscribers at March 31 + Number of subscribers at June 30) / 2} x 3 months
    FY:
    Total cancellations for one year / {(Number of subscribers at end of previous fiscal year + Number of subscribers at end of current fiscal year) / 2} x 12 months
  • notice7 Includes FOMA handsets
  • notice8 Ratios do not include i-mode access via FOMA
  • notice9 Percentage of data traffic to total outbound call time
  • notice10 Not including communication time via @FreeD
  • notice11 Included in total cellular subscribers
  • notice12 Not included in total cellular subscribers

Active subscribers calculation methods

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

  • mova and PHS:
    • 1Q data:
      {(Number of subscribers at March 31 + Number of subscribers at June 30) / 2} x 3 months
    • Annual Data and Forcasts:
      {(Number of subscribers at end of previous fiscal year + Number of subscribers at end of current fiscal year) / 2} x 12 months
  • FOMA:
    • 1Q data:
      Sum of Number of active subscribersnotice for each month from April to June
    • Annual data:
      Sum of Number of active subscribersnotice for each month from April to March

noticeDefined as (Number of subscribers at end of previous month + Number of subscribers at end of current month) / 2

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