|
Number
of Telecommunications Carriers
|
|
FY
|
90
|
91
|
92
|
93
|
94
|
95
|
96
|
97
|
98
|
99
|
2000
|
|
Type
I Carriers
|
62
|
68
|
70
|
80
|
86
|
111
|
126
|
138
|
153
|
178
|
235
|
|
NTT
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
3*3
|
|
NTT
Mobile Communications Network, Inc., etc
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
9
|
9
|
9
|
9
|
9
|
9
|
9
|
|
KDD
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
|
New
Type I Carriers
|
60
|
66
|
68
|
77
|
75
|
100
|
115
|
127
|
142
|
167
|
222
|
|
Long-distance
/ International Carriers
|
5
|
5
|
5
|
5
|
5
|
5
|
5
|
5
|
6
|
12
|
20
|
|
Regional
Carriers
|
7
|
7
|
7
|
8
|
10
|
11
|
16
|
28
|
47
|
77
|
133
|
|
Satellite
Carriers
|
2
|
2
|
3
|
3
|
2
|
2
|
4
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
6
|
|
Mobile
Communications
|
46
|
52
|
53
|
61
|
58
|
82
|
90
|
90
|
84
|
72
|
63
|
|
Portable,
Car Phones
|
8
|
8
|
9
|
15
|
15
|
17
|
21
|
21
|
21
|
21
|
21
|
|
Radio
Paging
|
33
|
36
|
36
|
36
|
31
|
31
|
31
|
31
|
31
|
31
|
31
|
|
PHS
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
23
|
28
|
28
|
28
|
18
|
9
|
|
Convenience
Radio Phone
|
4
|
4
|
7
|
7
|
7
|
6
|
6
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
Ship
Telephone
|
3
|
3
|
2
|
2
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
Airport
Radio Telephone
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
|
Data
Communications
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
-
|
-
|
|
Others
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
Type
II Carriers
|
841
|
943
|
1,036
|
1,179
|
1,589
|
2,107
|
3,134
|
4,588
|
5,871
|
6,602
|
7,345
|
|
Special
Type II Carriers
|
28
|
31
|
36
|
36
|
39
|
44
|
50
|
78
|
95
|
88
|
96
|
|
General
Type II Carriers
|
813
|
912
|
1,000
|
1,143
|
1,550
|
2,063
|
3,084
|
4,510
|
5,776
|
6,514
|
7,249
|
|
Total
|
903
|
1,011
|
1,106
|
1,259
|
1,675
|
2,218
|
3,260
|
4,726
|
6,024
|
6,780
|
7,432
|
|