(ii) Mobile communication traffic

### ● Mobile communication traffic increased at a pace of about 1.4 times over the last year

The rapid increase in traffic, particularly data communications, in recent years is a significant factor in radio spectrum congestion in the frequencies assigned to mobile communication systems. In view of this, five mobile communication carriers (NTT Docomo, KDDI, SoftBank, UQ Communications, and Wireless City Planning) worked together to tabulate and analyze data on mobile communication traffic volumes (non-voice traffic). According to this group's figures, as of March 2016 mobile communication traffic increased about 1.4 times over the last year, reaching an average of 1328.7 Gbps (Figure 5-2-2-8).

Figure 5-2-2-8 Transitions in the monthly average mobile communication traffic in Japan

Tabulated month	June 2014	September 2014	December 2014	March 2015	June 2015	September 2015	December 2015	March 2016
Average monthly traffic	Up	Down	Total	Up	Down	Total	Up	Down	Total	Up	Down	Total	Up	Down	Total	Up	Down	Total	Up	Down	Total	Up	Down	Total
Average (Gbps)	90.5	639.3	729.8	96.0	726.4	882.4	113.4	575.5	870.9	123.3	845.7	969.0	141.1	891.2	1032.3	154.6	1027.1	1181.6	169.1	1047.9	1216.9	184.5	1144.1	1328.7

Prepared from "Information and Communications Statistics Database," MIC

### 3. State of broadcasting service provision and usage

● Subscriptions to NHK terrestrial, NHK-BS, WOWOW, 110° East CS, and cable TV services in FY 2015 increased from the previous year

Subscriptions to all broadcasting services, except 124/128° East CS broadcasts, increased in FY 2015 (Figure 5-2-3-1).

Figure 5-2-3-1 Subscribers to broadcasting services

| 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 (Fiscal year)
Cable TV | 2194.4 | 2300.7 | 2470.6 | 2601.6 | 2655.6 | 2707.0 | 2767.0 | 2817.0 | 2852.0
110° East CS | 55.9 | 83.0 | 112.6 | 140.4 | 173.7 | 196.3 | 205.6 | 212.0 | 219.5
124/128° East CS | 302.0 | 273.7 | 245.6 | 221.1 | 196.3 | 176.2 | 157.1 | 125.4 | 120.3
WOWOW | 243.8 | 247.6 | 249.0 | 251.2 | 254.8 | 263.1 | 264.8 | 275.6 | 280.5
Terrestrial-based broadcasters (NHK) | 3780.4 | 3820.2 | 3893.2 | 3975.1 | 4027.4 | 4082.9 | 4141.2 | 4200.1 | 4258.2
NHK-BS | 1342.3 | 1399.9 | 1475.2 | 1567.2 | 1649.6 | 1737.4 | 1823.2 | 1911.3 | 1993.3

(Notes) NHK terrestrial subscribers are the number of all NHK subscription contracts.

NHK-BS subscribers are the number of NHK satellite contracts.

WOWOW subscribers are the number of WOWOW contracts.

124/128° East CS subscribers are the number of Sky PerfecTV premium service contracts.

110° East CS subscribers are the number of Sky PerfecTV contracts.

Cable TV subscribing households are the number of subscribing households to business enterprises providing independent broadcasting services with facilities licensed under the former licensing scheme, until FY 2010, and to registered business enterprises with wired telecommunication facilities providing independent broadcasting services, from FY 2011 on. (Both exclude broadcasts using IP multicasts.)

(Source) Prepared using materials from Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association, materials from Japan Cable Laboratories, materials from NHK, and "State of Satellite Broadcasting" and "State of Cable Television" from MIC

### 4. Promoting ICT applications in government services

## (1) Promoting e-government

● The online usage rate increased for procedures handled by national administrative bodies

The usage rate of applications, notifications, and other national administrative procedures filed online $ ^{25} $ versus all applications, notifications, and procedures filed was 45.4 percent (226,076,760 procedures were filed online, an increase of 1.3 percentage points from the previous fiscal year). The online usage rate of the improvement promotion procedures $ ^{26} $ frequently used by citizens and enterprises was 41.2 percent (162,577,184 procedures were filed online) (Figure 5-2-4-1).