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 Attachment 
 4 


 EU 
 interconnection 


 rates 


 Ecu-  cents 
 per 
 minute 


 at 
 peak 


 rates 
 for 
 1997 


 and 
 1998, 


 Euro 
 for 
 1999 


 Local 
 Single 
 Transit 


 Double 
 Transit 


 1997 
 1998 
 1999 


 1997 
 1998 
 1999 


 1997 
 1998 
 1999 


 Country  Austria 
 7.61 
 1.80 
 1.82 


 7.61 
 1.80 
 1.82 


 8.41 
 2.37 
 2.40 


 Belgium 
 2.78 
 1.11 
 1.07 


 2.78 
 2.10 
 1.80 


 3.62 
 2.94 
 2.56 


 Denmark 
 0.98 
 0.98 
 0.93 


 1.82 
 1.82 
 1.67 


 2.22 
 2.22 
 1.91 


 Finland 
 1.81 
 1.42 
 1.43 


 1.81 
 1.42 
 1.43 


 4.20 
 2.81 
 3.28 


 France 
 0.71 
 0.70 
 0.61 


 1.73 
 1.71 
 1.50 


 2.55 
 2.52 
 2.23 


 Germany 
 1.00 
 0.99 
 1.01 


 1.71 
 1.69 
 1.72 


 2.61 
 2.58 
 2.63 


 Greece 
 n/  a 
 1.81 


 n/  a 


 n/  a 
 1.81 


 n/  a 


 n/  a 
 2.59 


 n/  a 


 Italy 
 1.54 
 1.51 
 1.00 


 2.52 
 2.47 
 1.60 


 n/  a 
 n/  a 
 2.30 


 Ireland 
 n/  a 
 2.20 


 1.00 


 n/  a 
 4.15 


 1.60 


 n/  a 
 5.18 


 2.26 


 Luxembourg 
 n/  a 
 2.01 


 2.25 


 n/  a 
 2.01 


 2.25 


 n/  a 
 2.01 


 2.25 


 Netherlands 
 2.00 
 1.17 
 1.00 


 2.00 
 1.60 
 1.41 


 2.52 
 2.06 
 1.70 


 Portugal 
 n/  a 
 1.20 


 0.99 


 n/  a 
 2.37 


 1.63 


 n/  a 
 18.00 


 2.58 


 Spain 
 1.51 
 1.49 
 0.99 


 1.51 
 1.49 
 1.59 


 4.22 
 4.17 
 3.07 


 Sweden 
 1.68 
 1.14 
 0.86 


 2.15 
 1.77 
 1.16 


 2.98 
 2.41 
 1.59 


 U.  K. 
 0.64 
 0.61 
 0.62 


 0.91 
 0.87 
 0.90 


 1.74 
 1.69 
 1.27 
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 Attachment 
 4 


 EU 
 interconnection 


 rates 


 U.  S. 
 Cents 


 per 
 minute 


 at 
 peak 


 rates 


 Local 


 Single 
 Transit 


 Double 
 Transit 


 1997 
 1998 
 1999 


 1997 
 1998 
 1999 


 1997 
 1998 
 1999 


 Country  Austria 
 8.36 
 2.00 
 1.91 


 8.36 
 2.00 
 1.91 


 9.24 
 2.63 
 2.52 


 Belgium 
 3.05 
 1.23 
 1.12 


 3.05 
 2.33 
 1.89 


 3.98 
 3.26 
 2.69 


 Denmark 
 1.08 
 1.09 
 0.98 


 2.00 
 2.02 
 1.75 


 2.44 
 2.46 
 2.00 


 Finland 
 1.99 
 1.58 
 1.50 


 1.99 
 1.58 
 1.50 


 4.61 
 3.12 
 3.44 


 France 
 0.78 
 0.78 
 0.64 


 1.90 
 1.90 
 1.57 


 2.80 
 2.80 
 2.34 


 Germany 
 1.10 
 1.10 
 1.06 


 1.88 
 1.88 
 1.81 


 2.87 
 2.86 
 2.76 


 Greece 
 n/  a 
 2.01 


 n/  a 


 n/  a 
 2.01 


 n/  a 


 n/  a 
 2.87 


 n/  a 


 Italy 
 1.69 
 1.68 
 1.05 


 2.77 
 2.74 
 1.68 


 n/  a 
 n/  a 
 2.41 


 Ireland 
 n/  a 
 2.44 


 1.05 


 n/  a 
 4.60 


 1.68 


 n/  a 
 5.75 


 2.37 


 Luxembourg 
 n/  a 
 2.23 


 2.36 


 n/  a 
 2.23 


 2.36 


 n/  a 
 2.23 


 2.36 


 Netherlands 
 2.20 
 1.30 
 1.05 


 2.20 
 1.78 
 1.48 


 2.77 
 2.29 
 1.78 


 Portugal 
 n/  a 
 1.33 


 1.04 


 n/  a 
 2.63 


 1.71 


 n/  a 
 19.97 


 2.71 


 Spain 
 1.66 
 1.65 
 1.04 


 1.66 
 1.65 
 1.67 


 4.63 
 4.63 
 3.22 


 Sweden 
 1.84 
 1.26 
 0.90 


 2.36 
 1.96 
 1.22 


 3.27 
 2.67 
 1.67 


 U.  K. 
 0.70 
 0.68 
 0.65 


 1.00 
 0.97 
 0.94 


 1.91 
 1.88 
 1.33 


 Notes: 
 September 
 1997, 
 $/  ECU 


 = 
 1.0981 


 May 
 1998, 


 $/  ECU 


 = 
 1.1096 


 September 
 1999, 
 $/  EURO 


 = 
 1.0497 


 Source: 
 Interconnection 


 Rates: 
 1997, 
 1998 
 from 
 Porte-  Parole, 


 Falling 
 Cost 
 of 
 Fixed 


 Networked 


 Telecommunications 


 in 
 Europe, 


 July 
 1998, 


 1999 
 from 
 The 
 European 


 Commission, 


 Fifth 
 Report 


 on 
 the 
 Implementation 


 of 
 the 
 Telecommunications 


 Regulatory 
 Package, 
 November 


 11, 
 1999. 


 Exchange 
 Rates, 
 Federal 


 Reserve 


 Local 
 exchange 


 call 
 termination: 


 interconnection 


 at 
 or 
 near 


 the 
 incumbent's 


 local 
 exchange. 


 Single 
 transit 
 exchange 


 termination: 


 interconnection 


 at 
 the 


 tandem 


 exchange 


 in 
 the 
 incumbent's 


 network 
 nearest 
 to 
 the 
 terminating 


 local 
 exchange, 


 typically 
 less 
 than 


 200 
 kilometers. 


 Sometimes 
 called 
 single 
 tandem 


 or 
 metropolitan 


 level 
 service. 


 Double 
 transit 
 exchange 


 termination: 


 The 
 incumbent 


 carries 
 the 
 call 
 through 


 the 
 trunk 


 network 


 for 
 200 


 or 
 more 


 kilometers 


 before 
 terminating. 


 Sometimes 
 called 
 double 


 tandem 


 or 
 national 


 level 
 service. 
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 rates 
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 rates 
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