"I'm using 5000 yen/month 100mb FTTH operated by electric power company in suburban Japanese town.
I think the main reason why Japan went FTTH quickly was it was only way for non-NTT (now private, but used to be national) companies to compete.
NTT has all phone line and most of competitor doesn't besides SoftbankTelecom (originally JapanTelecom, a group of Japan National Railway, now privatized as JR) and electric power companies."
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