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"KDDI Metal Plus" Active Lines Top 2 Million
KDDI is pleased to announce the number of lines provided by KDDI Metal Plus, the Company's landline service, exceeded 2 million on May 15, 2006.
KDDI Metal Plus utilizes CDN [1], KDDI's high quality, proprietary IP network. The service's inexpensive base rate and flat transmission fee led the number of active lines to exceed 1 million in the ten months following its inception on February 1, 2005. The number of active lines exceeded 2 million in the succeeding five months in response to expansion of the service area.
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CDN: Content Delivery Network - A distribution network that utilizes IP technology, large-capacity lines, etc., in the transmission of suitable video, audio, and other content. |
Steps leading up to the 2 million line mark
2005 |
February 1 |
Start of service |
July |
Number of lines exceeds 500,000 |
December |
Number of lines exceeds 1 million |
2006 |
February |
Number of lines exceeds 1.5 million |
March 31 |
Number of lines exceeds 1.8 million |
May 15 |
Number of lines exceeds 2 million |
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Number of lines refers to the number of active landlines.
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