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November 21, 2012 04:40 pm EST

NTT cuts fiber internet prices in Japan, may be reacting to an LTE generation

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As manic as LTE adoption has been in the US, it could be triggering a full-fledged generational rift in Japan. NTT is cutting prices for fiber-to-the-home internet access by as much as 34 percent in the midst of falling landline subscriptions, and Australia's Delimiter hears from unofficial sources at the provider that the cuts may be in response to youth being enamored with 4G on their phones. The tipsters believe that many of the younger set are picking one expensive LTE plan, even with data caps, instead of paying for two services; a price drop would be an attempt to keep at least a few of these wireless rebels onboard. Take the assertions with a grain of salt when there's no official statements to match, but there's no doubt that 4G demand is booming when NTT's own DoCoMo just landed its 7 millionth Xi contract. We only wish American wired and wireless carriers would be so accommodating of our temptation to cut the cord.

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Via: GigaOM

Source: NTT West (translated), Delimiter


Original Link: http://www.engadget.com/2012/11/21/ntt-cuts-fiber-internet-prices-in-japan-may-be-reacting-to-lte/

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