TOKYO-The number of browser-phone users in Japan exceeded 30 million as of the end of February 2001, according to the Telecommunications Carriers’ Association, an industry body. According to the TCA, the number of users of browser-phone services provided by three Japanese carriers reached 31.41 million.
Separately, NTT DoCoMo announced the number of users of the carrier’s popular i-mode services exceeded 20 million. The country’s other two carriers also expanded their browser-phone user numbers in February: EZ Web services provided by KDDI Group increased by 453,900 subscribers to 6.11 million, and J-Sky services provided by J-Phone Group increased by 509,800 to 5.52 million users.
The number of ordinary cellular phone users as of the end of February increased by 726,500 from the previous month to 59.45 million subscribers. The TCA said the number of cellular phone users will likely exceed 60 million by the end of March.
