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Japan's Mobile Network Buckles Under Porn Demand

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(Newser) – Japan's mammoth 3G wireless network is beginning to buckle as users download world-record amounts of porn, Bloomberg reports. Mobile carriers have been forced to restrict the heaviest users of their "unlimited plans" to prevent outages. Privacy laws prevent the firms from saying what is being downloaded, but porn providers say cell phone business is booming.

Experts predict phone porn will be a $5 billion business within a few years, and believe Japan's experience will be mirrored around the world as technology catches up. "Pornography will eventually open a debate about how carriers should modify their business model as data traffic swells,” said a Tokyo-based analyst. “It may prompt even tighter access restrictions.”

Japanese telecom giant DoCoMo has put limits on its
Japanese telecom giant DoCoMo has put limits on its "unlimited" plans as traffic threatens to bring down the network.   (AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye)
Japanese cell phone users are beginning to OD on porn.
Japanese cell phone users are beginning to OD on porn.   (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)
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riffran
Jul 7, 09 6:39 AM CDT
oh my! Reply
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Reader64481089
Jul 7, 09 8:54 AM CDT
Those kinky repressed devils!!!............. "Experts predict phone porn will be a $5 billion business within a few years"..........*makes note: Invest in Phone Porn Industry....**wonders how they have sex of a phone, thinks it might be uncomfortable :( Reply
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ack
Jul 7, 09 9:14 AM CDT
My god, are people that desperate that they can't wait till they're at home? "Must... see... boobies... now...." Reply
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Mad
Jul 7, 09 11:44 AM CDT
Asian chicks are apparently only hot to non-Asian guys, whereas Asian guys seem really gone on Anime. Sad for all when cartoons rule real life. (Although, there is some mighty hot anime) Reply
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NotEvsie
Jul 7, 09 11:52 AM CDT
I would ask: "Who wants porn on their mobile phone ffs"..... but clearly the answer is "The Japanese" Reply
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