The impact of "one more free" is overwhelming, WILLCOM records a net increase in PHS alone

Willcom recorded a "net increase" in January 2011 which is the first time in about two years minus the cancellation from the number of new subscribers is positiveWe announced last month, but the net increase at that time was due to net addition of 3G data communication service "WILLCOM CORE 3G" borrowed from SOFTBANK, which was a net decrease with PHS alone.

But this month it became clear that PHS alone recorded a net increase. Apparently I have been implementing it since January 21 "One more free campaignIt seems that it is demonstrating the enormous power.

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WILLCOM | Subscriber information

According to Willcom 's Subscriber Information page, the number of subscriptions for February 2011 was 3,814,00, which is more than 32,400 contracts as of the end of January 2011 (3,779 thousand), the net increase for the second consecutive month and It is getting.

Trends in the number of subscribers in 2011. Compared with January, "WILLCOM CORE 3G" has increased to 2,800, and PHS has increased by 24,600.


In December 2010, under the support of SOFTBANK MOBILE, we launched an epochal call flat-rate option "fixed price with anyone", and in January expanded "another free campaign" for new subscribers, In February we target users of the campaignExpanding to existing usersAlthough it is WILLCOM, thinking that it is indispensable to increase the number of subscribers first in order to tell the user the merit of the service of "free between subscriber calls and mail" and "free calling to other companies" And these measures are good things.