The total numbers arent very big, but hopefully it is enough to get Docomo to respond to Softbank's pricing moves.
today.reuters.com
DoCoMo: lost net 60,000 customers on rule change
Mon Oct 30, 2006 4:51am ET
Time: 1:00am ET
TOKYO, Oct 30 (Reuters) - NTT DoCoMo Inc. (9437.T: Quote, NEWS, Research), Japan's largest mobile phone operator, said on Monday it has lost a net 60,000 customers since a rule change last week that made it easier for cellphone users to switch carriers.
The rule, called mobile number portability, allows customers to keep their phone numbers while when changing phone companies.
DoCoMo has been spending aggressively to keep from losing market share to KDDI Corp. (9433.T: Quote, NEWS, Research), Japan's second-largest mobile phone operator, and third-ranked Softbank Corp. (9984.T: Quote, NEWS, Research), as a result of the regulatory change on Oct. 24.
NTT DoCoMo did not give details on how many it lost and gained but said it lost about 60,000 customers on a net basis as of Oct. 29.
KDDI announced earlier that it gained a net 80,600 customers since the start of number portability. |
