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 NEWS  News  media  Information  202  /  418-  0500  TTY  202  /  418-  2555  Fax-  On-  Demand  202  /  418-  2830  Internet:  http://  www.  fcc.  gov  ftp.  fcc.  gov  Federal  Communications  Commission  445  12  th  Street,  S.  W.  Washington,  D.  C.  20554  This  is  an  unofficial  announcement  of  Commission  action.  Release  of  the  full  text  of  a  Commission  order  constitutes  official  action.  See  MCI  v.  FCC.  515  F  2d  385  (D.  C.  Circ  1974). 
 FOR  IMMEDIATE  RELEASE  NEWS  MEDIA  CONTACT:  December  26,  2001  Mike  Balmoris  at  (202)  418-  0253 
 Email:  mbalmori@  fcc.  gov 
 FCC  RELEASES  2000  INTERNATIONAL  TRAFFIC  DATA 
 Washington,  D.  C.  --  The  Federal  Communications  Commission  (FCC)  has  released  a  report  prepared  by  the  Common  Carrier  Bureau’s  Industry  Analysis  Division  entitled  2000 


 International  Telecommunications  Data. 
 Traffic  between  the  United  States  and  other  countries  is  reported  on  a  country-  by-  country  basis  for  international  message  telephone  and  private  line  services.  Starting  with  the  1998  traffic 


 data,  carriers  were  no  longer  required  to  file  country-  by-  country  data  for  international  telex  and  telegraph  services.  Although  international  traffic  data  is  reported  in  great  detail,  it  is  not  reported 
 until  after  U.  S.  and  foreign  carriers  can  reconcile  their  books.  Carriers  were  required  to  file  their  2000  data  by  July  31,  2001,  and  revisions  by  October  31,  2001. 


 Statistical  Findings 
 x  In  2000,  fifty-  one  U.  S.  facilities-  based  and  facilities-  resale  carriers  reported  that  they  billed 
 $15.  1  billion  for  international  telephone  service,  $1.  5  billion  for  private  line  services  and  $0.  3  billion  for  international  telex,  telegraph  and  other  miscellaneous  services.  An  additional  six 


 carriers  requesting  confidential  treatment  reported  that  they  billed  $.  1  billion  in  the  above  categories. 


 x  U.  S.  billed  minutes  of  telephone  service  increased  annually  around  15%  since  1996.  In  2000, 
 U.  S.  facilities-  based  and  facilities-  resale  carriers  billed  for  34.  8  billion  minutes  of  telephone  service. 


 x  U.  S.  and  foreign  carriers  compensate  each  other  for  completed  calls.  Because  U.  S.  customers 
 place  more  calls  than  do  foreign  customers,  U.  S.  carriers  make  net  payments  to  foreign  carriers.  The  net  amount  was  approximately  $4.  6  billion  in  2000.  U.  S.  carriers  retained  $12.4  billion  of 


 international  revenues. 
 x  In  addition  to  the  above,  471  carriers  reported  that  they  provided  their  customers  international 
 services  on  a  pure  resale  basis.  Pure  resale  providers  resell  the  services  of  underlying  U.  S.  facilities-  based  and  facilities-  resale  carriers.  These  pure  resale  providers  billed  customers  $6.  3 


 billion  for  16.9  billion  minutes.  For  comparison  purposes,  in  1996,  313  pure  resale  providers  reported  that  they  billed  $3.  6  billion  for  7.1  billion  minutes. 


 The  report  is  available  for  reference  in  the  FCC's  Reference  Information  Center  at  445  12th  Street,  S.  W.,  Courtyard  Level,  Washington,  D.  C.  20554.  Copies  may  be  purchased  by  calling  the 
 FCC’s  duplicating  contractor,  Qualex  International,  Portals  II,  445  12th  Street,  S.  W.,  Room  CY-B402,  Washington  D.  C.  20554,  telephone  202-  863-  2893,  facsimile  202-  863-  2898,  or  via  e-  mail 
 qualexint@  aol.  com.  The  report  can  also  be  downloaded  [file  names:  4361-  F00.  ZIP  or  4361-F00.  PDF]  from  the  FCC-  State  Link  Internet  site  at  www.  fcc.  gov/  ccb/  stats. 


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 Carrier  Bureau  contacts:  Linda  Blake  or  Jim  Lande  at  (202)  418-  0940;  TTY  (202)  418-  0484. 
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