*Pages 1--6 from 5577.xls* TABLE 2 - Cable Circuit Status 1996 - 1999 1999 Cable 1998 Cable 1997 Cable 1996 Cable IMTS P. L. Othe r Active Idle IMTS P. L. Other Cable Cable IMTS P. L. Other Cable Cable IMTS P. L. Other Cable Cable Reg Total Total Total Total Total Total Total Serv. Active Idle Total Total Serv. Active Idle Total Total Serv. Active Idle Code Countr y Ckts Ckts Ckts Ckts Ckts Ckts Ckts Ckts Ckts Ckts Ckts Ckts Ckts Ckts Ckts Ckts Ckts Ckts Ckts Ckts 1 Andorra 0 0 0 0 00 0 0 0 00 0 0 000 0 0 0 0 1 Austria 270 80 0 350 465 272 122 1 395 319 240 134 2 376 297 239 63 1 303 300 1 Belgium 1,737 444 0 2,181 868 1,206 886 1 2,093 226 1,350 809 1 2,160 721 808 587 1 1,396 970 1 Cyprus 81 118 0 199 66 53 18 0 71 33 98 86 0 184 40 98 19 0 117 32 1 Denmark 1,267 167 2,520 3,954 542 586 160 1 747 566 517 94 1 612 243 481 73 1 555 224 1 Finland 415 166 0 581 339 276 202 1 479 210 326 133 1 460 182 357 76 1 434 238 1 France 5,336 8,368 2,010 15,714 4,454 4,080 2,582 31 6,693 5,118 2,833 3,313 156 6,302 5,531 2,510 2,828 13 5,351 4,106 1 Germany 9,261 20,872 541 30,674 13,521 5,595 7,107 33 12,735 11,377 5,120 7,724 65 12,909 8,553 3,835 4,604 10 8,449 7,070 1 Gibraltar 30 0 0 30 0 30 0 0 30 0 30 0 0 30 0 30 0 0 30 0 1 Greece 224 250 0 474 105 165 9 0 174 37 254 95 0 349 43 210 68 0 278 145 1 Greenland 0 0 0 0 00 0 0 0 00 0 0 000 0 0 0 0 1 Iceland 168 62 0 230 11 50 11 0 61 0 93 25 0 118 6 108 18 0 126 18 1 Ireland 1,229 765 0 1,994 1,808 1,139 850 24 2,013 1,024 1,347 620 24 1,991 853 1,199 462 0 1,661 937 1 Italy 2,529 626 0 3,155 1,735 2,054 785 1 2,840 314 1,550 783 1 2,334 1,345 1,651 602 1 2,254 1,221 1 Liechtenstein 0 0 0 0 00 0 0 0 00 0 0 000 0 0 0 0 1 Luxembourg 179 43 0 222 198 135 42 1 178 107 136 39 1 176 98 134 8 1 143 103 1 Malta 8 8 0 16 0 8 8 0 16 0 0 0 0 000 0 0 0 0 1 Netherlands 1,831 20,666 30 22,527 17,721 2,087 6,086 9 8,182 15,115 1,179 2,028 23 3,230 3,006 1,073 1,903 9 2,985 1,691 1 Norway 549 118 0 667 355 472 60 1 533 98 483 86 1 570 358 454 74 1 529 73 1 Portugal 458 759 0 1,217 251 428 1,410 1 1,839 68 429 319 1 749 37 380 90 1 471 104 1 Spain 1,463 1,020 2 2,485 1,878 1,932 1,044 2 2,978 1,894 1,706 976 3 2,685 1,705 1,167 184 2 1,353 2,051 1 Sweden 3,138 6,547 0 9,685 1,806 2,613 9,417 127 12,157 2,054 976 3,468 127 4,571 1,805 766 1,375 1 2,142 1,123 1 Switzerland 1,991 6,570 0 8,561 2,133 2,251 1,573 1 3,825 2,291 1,237 1,109 1 2,347 1,923 863 689 1 1,553 1,520 1 Turkey 262 114 0 376 318 150 44 0 194 292 228 115 0 343 288 173 65 0 238 307 1 United Kingdom 54,780 204,018 15,601 274,399 57,258 25,444 75,617 2,978 104,039 110,025 18,189 23,057 291 41,537 22,514 12,811 18,933 290 32,034 11,060 2 Algeria 0 0 0 0150 0 0 0 00 0 0 000 0 0 0 0 2 Angola 0 0 0 0 00 0 0 0 00 0 0 000 0 0 0 0 2 Benin 0 0 0 0 00 0 0 0 00 0 0 000 0 0 0 0 2 Botswana 0 0 0 0 00 0 0 0 00 0 0 000 0 0 0 0 2 Burkina 0 0 0 0 00 0 0 0 00 0 0 000 0 0 0 0 2 Burundi 0 0 0 0 00 0 0 0 00 0 0 000 0 0 0 0 2 Cameroon 0 0 0 0 00 0 0 0 00 0 0 000 0 0 0 0 2 Canary Island 0 0 0 0 00 0 0 0 00 0 0 000 0 0 0 0 2 Cape Verde 0 0 0 0 00 0 0 0 00 0 0 000 0 0 0 0 2 Central African Republic 0 0 0 0 00 0 0 0 00 0 0 000 0 0 0 0 2 Chad 0 0 0 0 00 0 0 0 00 0 0 000 0 0 0 0 2 Comoros 0 0 0 0 00 0 0 0 00 0 0 000 0 0 0 0 2 Congo 0 0 0 0 00 0 0 0 00 0 0 000 0 0 0 0 2 Cote d'Ivoire 0 0 0 0 00 0 0 0 00 0 0 000 0 0 0 0 2 Djibouti 15 0 0 15 15 15 0 0 15 15 15 0 0 15 15 15 0 0 15 15 2 Egypt 129 159 0 288 44 75 182 0 257 35 45 70 0 115 45 30 33 0 63 58 2 Equatorial Guinea 0 0 0 0 00 0 0 0 00 0 0 000 0 0 0 0 2 Ethiopia 0 0 0 0 00 0 0 0 00 0 0 000 0 0 0 0 2 Gabon 0 1 0 1 00 0 0 0 00 0 0 000 0 0 0 0 2 Gambia, The 0 0 0 0 00 0 0 0 00 0 0 0030 0 030 0 2 Ghana 0 0 0 0 00 0 0 0 00 0 0 000 0 0 0 0 2 Guinea 0 0 0 0 00 0 0 0 00 0 0 000 0 0 0 0 2 Guinea- Bissau 0 0 0 0 00 0 0 0 00 0 0 000 0 0 0 0 2 Kenya 0 2 0 2 00 0 0 0 00 0 0 000 0 0 0 0 2 Lesotho 0 0 0 0 00 0 0 0 00 0 0 000 0 0 0 0 2 Liberia 0 0 0 0 00 0 0 0 00 0 0 000 0 0 0 0 2 Libya 0 0 0 0 00 0 0 0 00 0 0 000 0 0 0 0 2 Madagascar 0 0 0 0 00 0 0 0 00 0 0 000 0 0 0 0 2 Malawi 0 0 0 0 00 0 0 0 00 0 0 000 0 0 0 0 2 Mali 0 0 0 0 00 0 0 0 00 0 0 000 0 0 0 0 2 Mauritania 0 0 0 0 00 0 0 0 00 0 0 000 0 0 0 0 2 Mauritius 0 0 0 0 00 0 0 0 00 0 0 000 0 0 0 0 2 Morocco 56 3 0 59 32 59 5 0 64 0 59 3 0 62 0 59 3 0 62 0 2 Mozambique 0 0 0 0 00 0 0 0 00 0 0 000 0 0 0 0 2 Namibia 0 0 0 0 00 0 0 0 00 0 0 000 0 0 0 0 Page 1 1 TABLE 2 - Cable Circuit Status 1996 - 1999 1999 Cable 1998 Cable 1997 Cable 1996 Cable IMTS P. L. Othe r Active Idle IMTS P. L. Other Cable Cable IMTS P. L. Other Cable Cable IMTS P. L. Other Cable Cable Reg Total Total Total Total Total Total Total Serv. Active Idle Total Total Serv. Active Idle Total Total Serv. Active Idle Code Countr y Ckts Ckts Ckts Ckts Ckts Ckts Ckts Ckts Ckts Ckts Ckts Ckts Ckts Ckts Ckts Ckts Ckts Ckts Ckts Ckts 2 Niger 0 0 0 0 00 0 0 0 00 0 0 000 0 0 0 0 2 Nigeria 0 0 0 0 00 0 0 0 00 0 0 0030 0 030 0 2 Reunion 0 0 0 0 00 0 0 0 00 0 0 000 0 0 0 0 2 Rwanda 0 0 0 0 00 0 0 0 00 0 0 000 0 0 0 0 2 Saint Helena 0 0 0 0 00 0 0 0 00 0 0 000 0 0 0 0 2 Sao Tome and Principe 52 0 0 52 0 52 0 0 52 0 0 0 0 000 0 0 0 0 2 Senegal 0 0 0 0 00 0 0 0 00 0 0 000 0 0 0 0 2 Seychelles 0 0 0 0 00 0 0 0 00 0 0 000 0 0 0 0 2 Sierra Leone 0 0 0 0 00 0 0 0 00 0 0 000 0 0 0 0 2 Somalia 16 0 0 16 0 0 0 0 0 00 0 0 000 0 0 0 0 2 South Africa 269 246 0 515 680 239 338 0 577 229 239 284 0 523 171 180 177 0 357 200 2 Sudan 0 0 0 0 00 0 0 0 00 0 0 000 0 0 0 0 2 Swaziland 0 0 0 0 00 0 0 0 00 0 0 000 0 0 0 0 2 Tanzania 0 0 0 0 00 0 0 0 00 0 0 000 0 0 0 0 2 Togo 0 0 0 0 00 0 0 0 00 0 0 000 0 0 0 0 2 Tunisia 45 17 0 62 0 45 1 0 46 0 48 17 0 65 0 48 9 0 57 7 2 Uganda 0 0 0 0 00 0 0 0 00 0 0 000 0 0 0 0 2 Western Sahara 0 0 0 0 00 0 0 0 00 0 0 000 0 0 0 0 2 Zaire 0 0 0 0 00 0 0 0 00 0 0 000 0 0 0 0 2 Zambia 0 0 0 0 00 0 0 0 00 0 0 000 0 0 0 0 2 Zimbabwe 0 0 0 0 00 0 0 0 00 0 0 0011 4 015 0 3 Bahrain 25 24 0 49 10 0 0 0 0300 0 0 001912 0317 3 Iran 0 0 0 0 00 0 0 0 00 0 0 000 0 0 0 0 3 Iraq 0 0 0 0 00 0 0 0 00 0 0 000 0 0 0 0 3 Israel 902 2,418 180 3,500 574 749 1,054 120 1,923 469 700 590 1 1,291 254 590 272 1 863 262 3 Jordan 0 0 0 0 00 0 0 0 00 0 0 000 0 0 0 0 3 Kuwait 0 1 0 1 00 0 0 0 00 0 0 006031 0910 3 Lebanon 0 0 0 0 00 0 0 0 00 0 0 000 1 0 1 2 3 Oman 0 0 0 0 00 0 0 0 00 0 0 000 0 0 0 0 3 Qatar 0 0 0 0 00 0 0 0 00 0 0 000 0 0 0 0 3 Saudi Arabia 119 75 0 194 179 149 0 0 149 180 179 0 0 179 90 150 0 0 150 150 3 Syria 85 3 0 88 0 56 2 0 58 0 86 6 0 92 0 30 0 0 30 0 3 United Arab Emirates 56 1,450 0 1,506 104 55 5 0 60 30 0 0 0 0300 0 0 030 3 Yemen 0 0 0 0 00 0 0 0 00 0 0 000 0 0 0 0 4 Anguilla 36 0 0 36 0 6 0 0 6 04 0 0 404 0 0 4 0 4 Antigua and Barbuda 249 39 0 288 6 224 5 0 229 24 214 36 0 250 6 162 36 0 198 55 4 Aruba 147 11 0 158 33 58 0 0 58 62 30 0 0 30 0 22 0 0 22 68 4 Bahamas, The 713 122 0 835 4 1,083 91 1 1,175 85 858 17 0 875 117 460 4 0 464 31 4 Barbados 175 78 0 253 235 167 68 0 235 120 180 55 0 235 70 149 46 0 195 28 4 Bermuda 448 561 0 1,009 374 529 196 1 726 219 551 209 1 761 252 353 168 1 522 108 4 Cayman Islands 29 20 0 49 29 0 6 0 6900 0 0 000 8 0 8 0 4 Cuba 141 2 0 143 0 141 2 0 143 0 141 0 0 141 0 141 2 0 143 0 4 Dominica 94 0 0 94 0 74 0 0 74 0 182 0 0 182 0 17 0 0 17 0 4 Dominican Republic 1,781 436 0 2,217 629 1,809 319 0 2,128 945 1,353 158 0 1,511 811 571 143 0 714 162 4 French Overseas Departments 25 0 0 25 5 30 0 0 30 0 25 5 0 30 0 25 1 0 26 4 4 Grenada 88 19 0 107 0 88 11 0 99 0 90 6 0 96 0 65 3 0 68 60 4 Guadeloupe 30 0 0 30 0 33 0 0 33 0 63 0 0 63 0 60 1 0 61 0 4 Haiti 60 2 0 62 120 60 1 0 61 120 60 0 0 60 120 60 0 0 60 120 4 Jamaica 287 136 0 423 116 392 52 1 445 33 209 18 1 228 169 240 22 1 263 30 4 Montserrat 42 0 0 42 0 42 0 0 42 0 62 0 0 62 0 33 0 0 33 20 4 Navassa Island 0 0 0 0 00 0 0 0 00 0 0 000 0 0 0 0 4 Netherlands Antilles 207 3 0 210 301 210 1 0 211 60 210 1 0 211 240 128 0 0 128 296 4 Puerto Rico 0 0 0 0 00 0 0 0 00 0 0 000 0 0 0 0 4 Saint Kitts and Nevis 124 0 0 124 0 70 0 0 70 0 90 0 0 90 0 50 0 0 50 0 4 Saint Lucia 128 4 0 132 4 98 8 0 106 32 120 8 0 128 2 98 0 0 98 1 4 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 65 0 0 65 0 7 0 0 7 0300 030024 0 024 0 4 Trinidad and Tobago 564 107 0 671 279 534 77 0 611 312 564 25 0 589 308 385 24 0 409 462 4 Turks and Caicos Islands 0 0 0 0 00 0 0 0 00 0 0 000 0 0 0 0 4 U. S. Virgin Islands 768 87 0 855 32 1,410 342 0 1,752 785 1,380 198 0 1,578 911 1,380 133 0 1,513 689 4 Virgin Islands, British 178 44 0 222 2,002 180 57 0 237 2,593 300 28 0 328 82 254 32 0 286 69 Page 2 2 TABLE 2 - Cable Circuit Status 1996 - 1999 1999 Cable 1998 Cable 1997 Cable 1996 Cable IMTS P. L. Othe r Active Idle IMTS P. L. Other Cable Cable IMTS P. L. Other Cable Cable IMTS P. L. Other Cable Cable Reg Total Total Total Total Total Total Total Serv. Active Idle Total Total Serv. Active Idle Total Total Serv. Active Idle Code Countr y Ckts Ckts Ckts Ckts Ckts Ckts Ckts Ckts Ckts Ckts Ckts Ckts Ckts Ckts Ckts Ckts Ckts Ckts Ckts Ckts 5 Alaska 0 0 0 0 00 0 0 0 00 0 0 000 0 0 0 0 5 Belize 0 0 0 0 00 0 0 0 0110 01100 0 0 0 0 5 Canada 1,012 261 0 1,273 182 196 24 0 220 30 74 0 0 74 196 76 0 0 76 94 5 Costa Rica 15 161 0 176 202 45 59 0 104 75 45 21 0 66 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 El Salvador 180 93 0 273 13 154 31 0 185 386 90 24 0 114 520 0 0 0 0510 5 Guatemala 30 104 0 134 71 30 115 0 145 2 0 34 0 34 35 0 0 0 030 5 Honduras 150 47 0 197 14 181 15 0 196 422 60 30 0 90 481 0 30 0 30 540 5 Mexico 73 15 0 88 3 478 0 0 478 32 358 0 0 358 32 54 0 0 54 96 5 Nicaragua 29 66 0 95 22 29 2 0 31 90 0 0 0 0900 0 0 0 0 5 Panama 29 52 0 81 61 0 0 0 0 00 0 0 000 0 0 030 5 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0 0 0 0 00 0 0 0 00 0 0 000 0 0 0 0 5 United States (conterminous) 132 245 104 481 431 109 252 78 439 207 114 153 36 303 168 82 30 18 130 220 6 Argentina 516 994 30 1,540 756 465 750 1 1,216 641 487 501 1 989 491 434 121 1 556 587 6 Bolivia 0 21 0 21 98 0 0 0 0 00 0 0 000 0 0 0 0 6 Brazil 1,115 4,397 106 5,618 1,401 1,598 2,816 9 4,423 1,151 1,326 1,902 1 3,229 941 1,266 852 1 2,119 748 6 Chile 385 597 38 1,020 847 152 155 0 307 730 30 43 0 73 170 30 0 0 30 660 6 Colombia 867 735 24 1,626 1,285 930 440 1 1,371 428 899 290 1 1,190 344 969 196 1 1,166 424 6 Ecuador 0 23 0 23 0 0 0 0 0 00 0 0 000 0 0 0 1 6 French Guiana 0 0 0 0 00 0 0 0 00 0 0 000 0 0 0 0 6 Guyana 0 0 0 01200 0 0 01200 0 0 01200 0 0 0120 6 Paraguay 60 0 0 60 30 30 0 0 30 0 30 0 0 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 Peru 203 110 0 313 58 0 0 0 03600 0 0 0300 0 0 030 6 Suriname 0 0 0 0 00 0 0 0 00 0 0 000 0 0 0 0 6 Uruguay 90 118 0 208 90 61 71 0 132 120 29 66 0 95 121 0 0 0 0150 6 Venezuela 1,732 1,755 0 3,487 1,447 1,701 1,076 1 2,778 1,571 1,462 796 1 2,259 1,475 1,247 464 1 1,712 1,538 7 Afghanistan 0 0 0 0 00 0 0 0 00 0 0 000 0 0 0 0 7 Bangladesh 127 4 0 131 61 113 0 0 113 61 109 0 0 109 31 125 0 0 125 30 7 Bhutan 0 0 0 0 00 0 0 0 00 0 0 000 0 0 0 0 7 Brunei 22 0 0 22 0 22 0 0 22 0 22 0 0 22 0 0 0 0 011 7 Burma 0 0 0 0 00 0 0 0 00 0 0 000 0 0 0 0 7 Cambodia 0 0 0 0 00 0 0 0 00 0 0 008 0 0 822 7 Chagos Archipelago 90 0 0 90 0 31 0 0 31 0 31 0 0 31 0 31 0 0 31 0 7 China * 1,100 944 1 2,045 1,194 973 492 4 1,469 870 839 174 0 1,013 1,046 642 102 0 744 609 7 French Southern and Antarctic Lan d 0 0 0 0 00 0 0 0 00 0 0 000 0 0 0 0 7 Hong Kong 1,080 7,785 264 9,129 4,227 1,036 4,672 40 5,748 3,647 957 3,043 41 4,041 1,851 671 1,901 9 2,581 836 7 India 1,009 1,583 0 2,592 671 693 285 0 978 267 951 502 0 1,453 131 923 118 0 1,041 93 7 Indonesia 502 330 0 832 296 568 262 0 830 305 446 293 0 739 136 208 175 0 383 38 7 Japan 8,620 34,666 1,024 44,310 29,158 6,968 12,210 869 20,047 28,169 6,476 9,800 27 16,303 17,262 5,317 7,454 15 12,786 17,674 7 Kampuchea 0 0 0 0 00 0 0 0 00 0 0 000 0 0 0 0 7 Korea, North 0 0 0 0 00 0 0 0 00 0 0 000 0 0 0 0 7 Korea, South 2,376 7,133 25 9,534 5,148 1,992 3,914 5 5,911 5,341 1,941 3,605 2 5,548 3,885 1,062 1,316 1 2,379 3,901 7 Laos 0 0 0 0 00 0 0 0 00 0 0 000 0 0 0 0 7 Macau 0 0 0 0 00 0 0 0 00 0 0 000 0 0 0 0 7 Malaysia 537 1,271 0 1,808 157 556 1,321 1 1,878 182 428 897 1 1,326 1,698 308 259 1 568 224 7 Maldives 0 0 0 0 00 0 0 0 00 0 0 000 0 0 0 0 7 Mongolia 9 0 0 9 09 0 0 9 09 0 0 909 0 0 9 0 7 Nepal 10 0 0 10 20 10 0 0 10 20 30 0 0 30 0 30 0 0 30 0 7 Pakistan 0 5 0 5 00 1 0 1 00 0 0 0030 2 032 0 7 Philippines 3,140 1,839 2 4,981 2,574 3,106 1,437 3 4,546 1,954 2,787 826 3 3,616 1,599 1,873 390 2 2,265 1,688 7 Singapore 713 4,510 151 5,374 2,120 682 1,899 3 2,584 1,975 490 1,556 2 2,048 576 411 1,036 2 1,449 528 7 Sri Lanka 75 44 0 119 120 100 32 0 132 31 110 8 0 118 31 113 5 0 118 34 7 Taiwan 1,546 1,831 25 3,402 4,580 1,270 1,908 26 3,204 4,897 1,507 992 2 2,501 907 1,241 582 2 1,825 1,186 7 Thailand 351 798 0 1,149 458 362 517 0 879 317 274 325 0 599 135 124 132 0 256 83 7 Vietnam 489 93 0 582 112 479 55 0 534 51 478 30 0 508 1,651 206 4 0 210 30 8 American Samoa 0 0 0 0 00 0 0 0 00 0 0 000 0 0 0 0 8 Australia 2,431 9,023 347 11,801 6,055 3,404 5,252 163 8,819 5,248 4,053 4,138 10 8,201 1,022 2,100 2,306 10 4,416 1,770 8 Baker Island 0 0 0 0 00 0 0 0 00 0 0 000 0 0 0 0 8 Cook Islands 0 0 0 0 00 0 0 0 00 0 0 000 0 0 0 0 8 Fiji 16 0 0 16 0 16 0 0 16 0 20 0 0 20 0 20 0 0 20 0 8 French Polynesia 0 0 0 0 00 0 0 0 00 0 0 000 0 0 0 0 Page 3 3 TABLE 2 - Cable Circuit Status 1996 - 1999 1999 Cable 1998 Cable 1997 Cable 1996 Cable IMTS P. L. Othe r Active Idle IMTS P. L. Other Cable Cable IMTS P. L. Other Cable Cable IMTS P. L. Other Cable Cable Reg Total Total Total Total Total Total Total Serv. Active Idle Total Total Serv. Active Idle Total Total Serv. Active Idle Code Countr y Ckts Ckts Ckts Ckts Ckts Ckts Ckts Ckts Ckts Ckts Ckts Ckts Ckts Ckts Ckts Ckts Ckts Ckts Ckts Ckts 8 Guam 354 958 0 1,312 723 318 907 0 1,225 753 351 744 0 1,095 659 272 261 0 533 396 8 Hawaii 15 48 0 63 30 9 80 0 89 60 62 36 2 100 2 9 124 0 133 109 8 Howland Island 0 0 0 0 00 0 0 0 00 0 0 000 0 0 0 0 8 Jarvis Island 0 0 0 0 00 0 0 0 00 0 0 000 0 0 0 0 8 Johnston Atoll 0 0 0 0 00 0 0 0 00 0 0 000 0 0 0 0 8 Kingman Reef 0 0 0 0 00 0 0 0 00 0 0 000 0 0 0 0 8 Kiribati 0 0 0 0 00 0 0 0 00 0 0 000 0 0 0 0 8 Marshall Islands 7 0 0 7 07 0 0 7 00 0 0 000 2 0 2 0 8 Micronesia, Federated States of 0 0 0 0 00 0 0 0 00 0 0 000 0 0 0 0 8 Midway Atoll 0 0 0 0 00 0 0 0 00 0 0 000 0 0 0 0 8 Nauru 0 0 0 0 00 0 0 0 00 0 0 000 0 0 0 0 8 New Caledonia 0 0 0 0 00 0 0 0 00 0 0 000 0 0 0 0 8 New Zealand 769 529 1 1,299 64 725 360 2 1,087 254 624 377 2 1,003 59 390 372 2 764 239 8 Niue 0 0 0 0 00 0 0 0 00 0 0 000 0 0 0 0 8 Norfolk Island 0 0 0 0 00 0 0 0 00 0 0 000 0 0 0 0 8 Northern Mariana Islands 162 61 50 273 36 78 36 41 155 31 48 32 16 96 30 0 0 0 0 0 8 Pacific Islands (Palau) 0 0 0 0 00 0 0 0 00 0 0 000 0 0 0 0 8 Palmyra Atoll 0 0 0 0 00 0 0 0 00 0 0 000 0 0 0 0 8 Papua New Guinea 15 0 0 15 0 15 0 0 15 0 8 0 0 808 0 0 8 0 8 Solomon Islands 0 0 0 0 00 0 0 0 00 0 0 000 0 0 0 0 8 Tonga 0 0 0 0 00 0 0 0 00 0 0 000 0 0 0 0 8 Tuvalu 0 0 0 0 00 0 0 0 00 0 0 000 0 0 0 0 8 Vanuatu 0 0 0 0 00 0 0 0 00 0 0 000 0 0 0 0 8 Wake Island 0 0 0 0 00 0 0 0 00 0 0 000 0 0 0 0 8 Wallis and Futuna 0 0 0 0 00 0 0 0 00 0 0 000 0 0 0 0 8 Western Samoa 0 0 0 0 00 0 0 0 00 0 0 000 0 0 0 0 9 Albania 0 0 0 0 00 0 0 0 00 0 0 000 0 0 0 0 9 Armenia 0 0 0 0 00 0 0 0 0442 04600 0 0 0 0 9 Azerbaijan 0 0 0 0 00 0 0 0 00 0 0 000 0 0 0 0 9 Belarus 89 0 0 89 0 38 0 0 38 0 24 0 0 24 0 8 0 0 8 0 9 Bosnia and Herzegovina 29 0 0 29 0 0 0 0 0 00 0 0 000 0 0 0 0 9 Bulgaria 29 0 0 29 1 0 0 0 0 00 0 0 000 1 0 1 0 9 Croatia 128 155 0 283 0 128 155 0 283 0 122 155 0 277 56 98 33 0 131 0 9 Czech Republic 199 17 0 216 60 197 7 0 204 93 105 8 0 113 146 158 8 0 166 86 9 Estonia 30 0 0 30 0 0 0 0 0 00 0 0 000 0 0 0 0 9 Georgia 0 0 0 0 00 0 0 0 00 0 0 000 0 0 0 0 9 Hungary 172 45 0 217 119 141 37 0 178 127 112 31 0 143 102 60 27 0 87 139 9 Kazakhstan 60 6 0 66 30 38 0 0 38 30 38 0 0 38 30 38 0 0 38 30 9 Kyrgyzstan 30 0 0 30 0 30 0 0 30 0 30 0 0 30 0 30 0 0 30 0 9 Latvia 60 0 0 60 0 60 0 0 60 0 30 0 0 30 0 30 0 0 30 0 9 Lithuania 29 0 0 29 1 0 0 0 0 00 0 0 000 0 0 0 0 9 Moldova 0 0 0 0 00 0 0 0 00 0 0 000 0 0 0 0 9 Poland 845 85 0 930 444 879 49 0 928 424 550 109 0 659 623 535 45 0 580 692 9 Romania 22 0 0 22 30 0 0 0 0300 0 0 0030 0 030 0 9 Russia 1,325 1,285 0 2,610 393 1,037 644 0 1,681 417 972 295 0 1,267 364 567 92 0 659 522 9 Serbia 116 31 0 147 74 91 31 0 122 99 92 31 0 123 99 30 4 0 34 135 9 Slovakia 120 60 0 180 0 98 8 0 106 0 98 8 0 106 0 68 8 0 76 30 9 Slovenia 60 31 0 91 31 60 0 0 60 0 60 62 0 122 0 60 31 0 91 0 9 Tajikistan 0 0 0 0 00 0 0 0 00 0 0 000 0 0 0 0 9 Turkmenistan 0 0 0 0 00 0 0 0 00 0 0 000 0 0 0 0 9 Ukraine 307 117 0 424 29 306 31 0 337 0 120 0 0 120 150 30 0 0 30 0 9 Uzbekistan 56 6 0 62 0 30 0 0 30 0 38 0 0 38 22 8 0 0 822 10 Antarctica 0 0 0 0 00 0 0 0 00 0 0 000 0 0 0 0 10 Maritime - Atlantic 0 0 0 0 00 0 0 0 00 0 0 000 0 0 0 0 10 Maritime - other oceans 0 0 0 0 00 0 0 0 00 0 0 000 0 0 0 0 10 Maritime - Pacific 0 0 0 0 00 0 0 0 00 0 0 000 0 0 0 0 Total for all International Points 131,243 362,938 23,076 517,257 177,801 92,599 153,264 4,583 250,446 219,654 76,909 78,686 850 156,445 92,758 57,319 52,369 403 110,091 73,162 Activated Circuits % 74.4% 53.3% 62.8% 60.1% Idle Circuits % 25.6% 46.7% 37.2% 39.9% Page 4 4 TABLE 2 - Cable Circuit Status 1996 - 1999 1999 Cable 1998 Cable 1997 Cable 1996 Cable IMTS P. L. Othe r Active Idle IMTS P. L. Other Cable Cable IMTS P. L. Other Cable Cable IMTS P. L. Other Cable Cable Reg Total Total Total Total Total Total Total Serv. Active Idle Total Total Serv. Active Idle Total Total Serv. Active Idle Code Countr y Ckts Ckts Ckts Ckts Ckts Ckts Ckts Ckts Ckts Ckts Ckts Ckts Ckts Ckts Ckts Ckts Ckts Ckts Ckts Ckts Service Mix 25.4% 70.2% 4.5% 100.0% 37.0% 61.2% 1.8% 100.0% 49.2% 50.3% 0.5% 100.0% 52.1% 47.6% 0.4% 100.0% Regional Total 1 Western Europe 87,206 271,781 20,704 379,691 105,832 51,026 108,033 3,213 162,272 151,168 38,321 45,013 699 84,033 49,548 29,347 32,721 334 62,402 33,293 2 Africa 582 428 0 1,010 786 485 526 0 1,011 279 406 374 0 780 231 403 226 0 629 280 3 Middle East 1,187 3,971 180 5,338 867 1,009 1,061 120 2,190 709 965 596 1 1,562 374 849 316 1 1,166 451 4 Caribbean 6,379 1,671 0 8,050 4,169 7,245 1,236 3 8,484 5,480 6,716 764 2 7,482 3,088 4,681 623 2 5,306 2,203 5 North and Central America 1,650 1,044 104 2,798 999 1,222 498 78 1,798 1,244 752 262 36 1,050 1,522 212 60 18 290 1,520 6 South America 4,968 8,750 198 13,916 6,132 4,937 5,308 12 10,257 5,121 4,263 3,598 4 7,865 3,692 3,946 1,633 4 5,583 4,258 7 Asia 21,796 62,836 1,492 86,124 50,896 18,970 29,005 951 48,926 48,087 17,885 22,051 78 40,014 30,939 13,332 13, 476 32 26,840 26,987 8 Oceania 3,769 10,619 398 14,786 6,908 4,572 6,635 206 11,413 6,346 5,166 5,327 30 10,523 1,772 2,799 3,065 12 5,876 2, 514 9 Eastern Europe 3,706 1,838 0 5,544 1,212 3,133 962 0 4,095 1,220 2,435 701 0 3,136 1,592 1,750 249 0 1,999 1,656 10 Other Regions 0 0 0 0 00 0 0 0 00 0 0 000 0 0 0 0 Total for all International Points 131,243 362,938 23,076 517,257 177,801 92,599 153,264 4,583 250,446 219,654 76,909 78,686 850 156,445 92,758 57,319 52,369 403 110,091 73,162 Regional % of Total 1 Western Europe 66.4% 74.9% 89.7% 73.4% 59.5% 55.1% 70.5% 70.1% 64.8% 68.8% 49.8% 57.2% 82.2% 53.7% 53.4% 51.2% 62.5% 82.9% 56.7% 45.5% 2 Africa 0.4% 0.1% 0.0% 0.2% 0.4% 0.5% 0.3% 0.0% 0.4% 0.1% 0.5% 0.5% 0.0% 0.5% 0.2% 0.7% 0.4% 0.0% 0.6% 0.4% 3 Middle East 0.9% 1.1% 0.8% 1.0% 0.5% 1.1% 0.7% 2.6% 0.9% 0.3% 1.3% 0.8% 0.1% 1.0% 0.4% 1.5% 0.6% 0.2% 1.1% 0.6% 4 Caribbean 4.9% 0.5% 0.0% 1.6% 2.3% 7.8% 0.8% 0.1% 3.4% 2.5% 8.7% 1.0% 0.2% 4.8% 3.3% 8.2% 1.2% 0.5% 4.8% 3.0% 5 North and Central America 1.3% 0.3% 0.5% 0.5% 0.6% 1.3% 0.3% 1.7% 0.7% 0.6% 1.0% 0.3% 4.2% 0.7% 1.6% 0.4% 0.1% 4.5% 0.3% 2.1% 6 South America 3.8% 2.4% 0.9% 2.7% 3.4% 5.3% 3.5% 0.3% 4.1% 2.3% 5.5% 4.6% 0.5% 5.0% 4.0% 6.9% 3.1% 1.0% 5.1% 5.8% 7 Asia 16.6% 17.3% 6.5% 16.7% 28.6% 20.5% 18.9% 20.8% 19.5% 21.9% 23.3% 28.0% 9.2% 25.6% 33.4% 23.3% 25.7% 7.9% 24.4% 36.9% 8 Oceania 2.9% 2.9% 1.7% 2.9% 3.9% 4.9% 4.3% 4.5% 4.6% 2.9% 6.7% 6.8% 3.5% 6.7% 1.9% 4.9% 5.9% 3.0% 5.3% 3.4% 9 Eastern Europe 2.8% 0.5% 0.0% 1.1% 0.7% 3.4% 0.6% 0.0% 1.6% 0.6% 3.2% 0.9% 0.0% 2.0% 1.7% 3.1% 0.5% 0.0% 1.8% 2.3% 10 Other Regions 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Total for all International Points 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% Service Mix By Region 1 Western Europe 23.0% 71.6% 5.5% 100.0% 31.4% 66.6% 2.0% 100.0% 45.6% 53.6% 0.8% 100.0% 47.0% 52.4% 0.5% 100.0% 2 Africa 57.6% 42.4% 0.0% 100.0% 48.0% 52.0% 0.0% 100.0% 52.1% 47.9% 0.0% 100.0% 64.1% 35.9% 0.0% 100.0% 3 Middle East 22.2% 74.4% 3.4% 100.0% 46.1% 48.4% 5.5% 100.0% 61.8% 38.2% 0.1% 100.0% 72.8% 27.1% 0.1% 100.0% 4 Caribbean 79.2% 20.8% 0.0% 100.0% 85.4% 14.6% 0.0% 100.0% 89.8% 10.2% 0.0% 100.0% 88.2% 11.7% 0.0% 100.0% 5 North and Central America 59.0% 37.3% 3.7% 100.0% 68.0% 27.7% 4.3% 100.0% 71.6% 25.0% 3.4% 100.0% 73.1% 20.7% 6.2% 100.0% 6 South America 35.7% 62.9% 1.4% 100.0% 48.1% 51.8% 0.1% 100.0% 54.2% 45.7% 0.1% 100.0% 70.7% 29.2% 0.1% 100.0% 7 Asia 25.3% 73.0% 1.7% 100.0% 38.8% 59.3% 1.9% 100.0% 44.7% 55.1% 0.2% 100.0% 49.7% 50.2% 0.1% 100.0% 8 Oceania 25.5% 71.8% 2.7% 100.0% 40.0% 58.3% 1.6% 100.0% 49.1% 50.6% 0.3% 100.0% 47.6% 52.2% 0.2% 100.0% 9 Eastern Europe 66.8% 33.2% 0.0% 100.0% 76.5% 23.5% 0.0% 100.0% 77.6% 22.4% 0.0% 100.0% 87.5% 12.5% 0.0% 100.0% 10 Other Regions 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Total for all International Points 25.4% 70.2% 4.5% 100.0% 37.0% 61.2% 1.8% 100.0% 49.2% 50.3% 0.5% 100.0% 52.1% 47.6% 0.4% 100.0% Transmission Mix (% of total) 57% 54% 45% 43% Regional Annual Growth by Service Page 5 5 TABLE 2 - Cable Circuit Status 1996 - 1999 1999 Cable 1998 Cable 1997 Cable 1996 Cable IMTS P. L. Othe r Active Idle IMTS P. L. Other Cable Cable IMTS P. L. Other Cable Cable IMTS P. L. Other Cable Cable Reg Total Total Total Total Total Total Total Serv. Active Idle Total Total Serv. Active Idle Total Total Serv. Active Idle Code Countr y Ckts Ckts Ckts Ckts Ckts Ckts Ckts Ckts Ckts Ckts Ckts Ckts Ckts Ckts Ckts Ckts Ckts Ckts Ckts Ckts 1 Western Europe 71% 152% 544% 134% -30% 33% 140% 360% 93% 205% 31% 38% 109% 35% 49% 42% 219% -46% 98% -40% 2 Africa 20% -19% 0% 0% 182% 19% 41% 0% 30% 21% 1% 65% 0% 24% -18% 74% 326% 0% 121% 83% 3 Middle East 18% 274% 50% 144% 22% 5% 78% 11900% 40% 90% 14% 89% 0% 34% -17% 47% 327% 0% 79% 338% 4 Caribbean -12% 35% -100% -5% -24% 8% 62% 50% 13% 77% 43% 23% 0% 41% 40% -11% 59% 0% -6% -14% 5 North and Central America 35% 110% 33% 56% -20% 63% 90% 117% 71% -18% 255% 337% 100% 262% 0% -39% 94% 20% -26% -18% 6 South America 1% 65% 1550% 36% 20% 16% 48% 200% 30% 39% 8% 120% 0% 41% -13% 19% 373% 0% 53% -27% 7 Asia 15% 117% 57% 76% 6% 6% 32% 1119% 22% 55% 34% 64% 144% 49% 15% 34% 232% -57% 91% 3% 8 Oceania -18% 60% 93% 30% 9% -11% 25% 587% 8% 258% 85% 74% 150% 79% -30% -2% 252% 20% 58% 66% 9 Eastern Europe 18% 91% 0% 35% -1% 29% 37% 0% 31% -23% 39% 182% 0% 57% -4% 2% 983% 0% 15% 37% 10 Other Regions 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% -100% 0% 0% -100% 0% Total for all International Points 42% 137% 404% 107% -19% 20% 95% 439% 60% 137% 34% 50% 111% 42% 27% 27% 225% -44% 78% -23% * One carrier has revised its 1998 China idle capacity figure. 1998 regional summary has also been recalculated to reflect that change. 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