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April 24, 2007 Narda Jones at (202) 418-2489
 
FCC RELEASES 2005 INTERNATIONAL TRAFFIC DATA
Washington, D.C. - The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) today released a report 
entitled 2005 International Telecommunications Data regarding traffic between the United States and 
other countries for international message telephone, private line, and miscellaneous services on a 
country-by-country basis.
 
Statistical Findings  
· Facilities-based and facilities-resale traffic together increased 10.0% from 63.7 billion minutes in 
2004 to 70.1 billion minutes in 2005. For purpose of categorizing traffic, a facilities-based carrier 
provides service using its own international transmission facilities, while a facilities-resale carrier 
provides service utilizing international circuits leased from other reporting international carriers.
· U.S. billed revenues for international telephone, private line, and other miscellaneous services 
decreased 13.2% from 2004 to 2005.
International Services Billed Revenues
(Shown in Thousands of Dollars)
2004 2005 Percent Change
Telephone $8,653,398 $7,400,098 -14.5%
Private Line and Other
Miscellaneous 723,395 737,589  2.0%
Total Billed Revenues $9,376,793 $8,137,687 -13.2%
· U.S. carriers’ net settlement payments (the amount they pay foreign carriers to terminate traffic 
overseas), and retained international revenues (revenues after settlement payments are made) 
decreased 13.1% for net settlement payments and 13.3% for retained international revenues from 
2004 to 2005.
Total Billed Revenues,
Net Settlement Payments, and
Retained Revenues
(Shown in Thousands of Dollars)
2004 2005 Percent Change
Total Billed Revenues $9,376,793 $8,137,687 -13.2%
Net Settlement (3,611,811) (3,137,975) -13.1%
Retained $5,764,982 $4,999,712 -13.3%
· Resale traffic grew from 38.6 billion minutes in 2004 to 46.6 billion minutes in 2005.  Billed 
revenues for resale services increased from $5.2 billion in 2004 to $5.8 billion in 2005.  The total 
number of carriers reporting resale services increased 5% from 799 in 2004 to 838 in 2005.
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 contacting the FCC’s duplicating 
contractor, Best Copy and Printing, Inc., Portals II, 445 12th Street, S.W., Room CY-B402, Washington 
D.C. 20554, telephone 1-800-378-3160, facsimile 202-488-5563, or via e-mail www.bcpiweb.com.  The 
report can also be downloaded [file name: CREPOR05.ZIP or CREPOR05.PDF] from www.fcc.gov/ib. 
-FCC-
International Bureau contact: Linda Blake at (202) 418-0945; TTY (202) 418-0484.