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KDDI Announces EZ 'Chaku Uta Full' Downloads Passes 150 Million

KDDI Corporation
Okinawa Cellular Telephone Company

2007/10/05

KDDI and Okinawa Cellular are pleased to announce that total downloads of EZ 'Chaku Uta Full®' to au mobile phones and PCs (via the LISMO Music Store) exceeded 150,000,000 [1] songs on October 2, 2007.

EZ 'Chaku Uta Full®', which allows users to download entire songs directly to their mobile phones, began in November 2004. Currently, there are 118 websites featuring over 700,000 songs, including the latest J-Pop, that are compatible with EZ 'Chaku Uta Full®'. KDDI actively continues to develop and enhance its music offerings for the pleasure of its customers.

Steps leading up to the 150,000,000 download mark
19 November 2004
Start of EZ 'Chaku Uta Full®' service
5 January 2005
Downloads exceed 1,000,000
5 February 2005
Downloads exceed 2,000,000
1 March 2005
Downloads exceed 3,000,000
17 March 2005
Downloads exceed 4,000,000
3 April 2005
Downloads exceed 5,000,000
15 June 2005
Downloads exceed 10,000,000
28 September 2005
Downloads exceed 20,000,000
28 December 2005
Downloads exceed 30,000,000
20 May 2006
Downloads exceed 50,000,000
15 February 2007
Downloads exceed 100,000,000
2 October 2007
Downloads exceed 150,000,000

[1]  Paid downloads are about 90% among total 100 million downloads.

* 'Chaku Uta®' and 'Chaku Uta Full®' are registered trademarks of Sony Music Entertainment.

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