ahamo is ``about the middle of 2 million'' home phone ``getting back what was taken'' -- NTT President Sawada Q&A (February 2022 edition)

On February 7, Nippon Telegraph and Telephone (NTT) announced its financial results for the third quarter of fiscal 2021. The cumulative operating revenue of the mobile communications business segment (NTT Docomo Group) up to the third quarter was 3,517.5 billion yen, and the cumulative operating profit was 769.6 billion yen, showing an increase in sales but a decrease in profit compared to the same period of the previous fiscal year. Although there was an increase of about 38 billion yen in smart life (non-communication) business, it is said that the decline in mobile communication service revenue of 56.5 billion yen had a major impact. [Image] Status of NTT Docomo's consolidated financial results In this article, we will introduce notable exchanges related to NTT Docomo from the financial results briefing for the press held on the same day. [Postscript: 13:00] Added some descriptions

Regarding rate cuts, etc.

――Please tell us about NTT's thoughts on future communications revenue. Other companies have said that the price competition has taken a breather, and that if 5G maintains its current ARPU (average revenue per subscriber), revenue efficiency will deteriorate. President Sawada: As I've been saying before, I believe that both individual and corporate customers have the ultimate "finishing" need for communication charges to be "cheap and easy to use". From the point of view of providing good services, it may be possible to improve the capacity (communication speed, etc.) while the charges remain the same. I would like to do my best to be accepted by As each company (president) said, the government said, "If you compare international rates (because the rates are high), please accelerate the rate reduction." It became. In that sense, I think the competition has taken a breather. Basically, (the competition) will continue, but the peculiar things (≒ government requests) have ended for the time being. I would like to add that I think (telecommunications) carriers should make efforts to generate "next investment" through activities such as increasing ARPU, improving cost efficiency, and increasing services.