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 ATTACHMENT  2 
 NON-  INCUMBENT  MULTINATIONAL  CARRIERS  –  U.  S.  AND  FOREIGN 
 1st  Quarter  1999  Revenue 


 CARRIER 
 $M  1  st  Quarter  of 
 1998 
 %  Year  to  Year  Change  from  1  st 
 Quarter  of  1997  to  1998 
 $M  1  st  Quarter  of 
 1999 
 %  Year  to  Year  Change  from  1  st 
 Quarter  of  1998  to  1999 


 Teleglobe  1  860  26%  747  -13% 
 Equant  >200/  320  2  200%  444  39% 
 RSL  Communications  132  212%  340  159% 
 Star  Telecom  129  52%  228  67% 
 Global  Telesystems  Group  3  78  54%  171  270% 
 Energis  4  66  57%  168  73% 
 IDT  Corporation  87  153%  161  127% 
 Pacific  Gateway  Exchange  105  104%  141  34% 
 COLT  Telecom  Group  59  134%  137  130% 
 Primus  Telecom  Group  5  118  24%  131  64% 
 Viatel  6  21.2  46%  62  190% 
 WorldCom  7  2,350  39%  NA  NA 
 Telegroup  4  86  16%  NA  NA 
 Esprit  Telecom  Group  5  24  36%  NA  NA 


 1  Data  for  1999  reflect  only  revenue  for  Teleglobe  Communications  Corporation  (TCC)  while  1998  data  reflect  combined 
 revenues  for  TCC  and  Excel  Canada. 
 2  Equant,  a  U.  K.-  based  telecom  operator,  reports  on  a  6-  month  basis  that  runs  from  January  1-  June  30  and  July  1- 
 December  31.  The  numbers  compare  the  6-  month  period  ending  June  30,  1998  to  the  6-  month  period  ending  June  30,  1999.  Equant’s  actual  revenues  for  the  6-  month  period  ending  June  31,  1998  were  $320  million. 


 3  Global  TeleSystems  Group’s  purchased  Esprit  Telecom. 
 4  Energis’  revenues  reflect  an  end-  of-  year  total  for  1998.  Revenues  totaled  $97.1  million  for  end-  of-  year  1997,  and 
 therefore  revenues  grew  73%  from  1997  to  1998. 
 5  Primus  acquired  some  of  Telegroup's  assets  after  Telegroup  filed  for  bankruptcy. 


 6  Viatel  has  been  added  to  the  list.  It  is  a  new  entrant  with  a  strong  international  presence. 
 7  Information  for  WorldCom  has  not  been  provided  because  it  merged  with  MCI. 
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 Source:  Bankers  Trust  Alex  Brown:  “Turf  War  On  a  Global  Scale  3.0,”  Communications  Services,  June  1,  1999.  Some  information  has  been  obtained  from  company  web  sites. 
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