Summary: Nippon Telegraph&Telephone Corp.

It also maintains an overwhelming market position in Japan's fixed-line and FTTH markets. The NTT group has an overwhelming share of about 70% of the domestic fixed-line and FTTH markets. S&P Global Ratings expects the group to maintain strong competitiveness in the maturing FTTH business with an increase in its number of customers through wholesales services. In the domestic mobile communications market, competition is intensifying due to both government initiatives to promote competition and the planned market entry of Japan-based online marketplace operator and electronic commerce company Rakuten Inc. We think the NTT group can maintain a leading position, a solid customer base, and competitiveness in the domestic mobile communications market thanks to its high communication quality, strong brand recognition,

...It also maintains an overwhelming market position in Japan's fixed-line and FTTH markets. The NTT group has an overwhelming share of about 70% of the domestic fixed-line and FTTH markets. S&P Global Ratings expects the group to maintain strong competitiveness in the maturing FTTH business with an increase in its number of customers through wholesales services. In the domestic mobile communications market, competition is intensifying due to both government initiatives to promote competition and the planned market entry of Japan-based online marketplace operator and electronic commerce company Rakuten Inc. We think the NTT group can maintain a leading position, a solid customer base, and competitiveness in the domestic mobile communications market thanks to its high communication quality, strong brand recognition, and a service bundling mobile communications services with FTTH services. This is despite intensified competition and downward pressure on profitability. Also, the company has the...

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