the one that is doing the best, of all these, its increase was 4200%As strange as it seems, due to the astronomical growth Japan is experiencing, there have to be some changes in the pricing and distribution of the Internet in Japan. As it stands now, it can cost anywhere from eighty to a hundred dollars just to connect to the web, add to this the two dollar per hour charge which accompanies many of the Internet providers initial fee. Within the next three years however, this is scheduled to change. NTT Docomo is planning to slash their prices from 8000 yen, just over 73 dollars, to a more affordable 4000 yen, or in some cases even below 3000. (Landers 2)With the Internet becoming more affordable, it is now becoming more accessible as well. It is not uncommon to see people sending e-mail from their cellular phones. It is estimated that close to half of the cellular phones made in Japan will be Internet ready. This means that the now 18 million people connected to the web are projected to increase to somewhere around 60 million. This is in Japan alone. Worldwide this increase is expected to be closer to 1 billion. (Wysocki, 5)America won’t sit back and let the Japanese run them out of the Internet game. The hottest new thing is competitive cooperation within and without American based companies. “The U.S has another goal. It wants to see the Internet take off in Japan as in America, figuring that will give opportunities to U.S. technology companies and help the world economy by lifting Japan out of recession.” (Landers 2) American Companies ...
