Tokyo, Aug 19, 2009 (JCN) - NTT DOCOMO Inc. replaced Softbank Corp. as Japan's No. 1 mobile-phone operator by user additions last month, regaining the top ranking for the first time in three years.
DOCOMO added 143,600 users in July, 6,000 more than Softbank's 137,600 new subscribers in the period. Softbank, which released Apple's latest iPhone handset in June, dropped to second place after leading the ranking for 26 straight months. KDDI Corp. led in terms of new subscribers for the nine months preceding that.
DOCOMO rose 1.2 percent to close, while Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 Stock Average added 0.2 percent. Softbank fell 0.9 percent and KDDI gained 0.2 percent. The Aquos Shot handsets made by Sharp Corp. for DOCOMO users sold the most in July, followed by Apple's new iPhone for Softbank users.
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