According to a report in the Nikkei, the two regional carriers each aim to add 500,000 fibre broadband subscribers in the fiscal year. This is 100,000 more than last year. NTT East will aim for a total 10.25 million subscriptions, while NTT West will shoot for 8.11 million in fiscal 2013. They will also step up efforts to market the services to SMEs.
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