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March 30, 2012                                                                  David Strickland (202) 418-0977
INTERNATIONAL BUREAU RELEASES 2010 YEAR-END CIRCUIT STATUS 
REPORT FOR U.S. FACILITIES-BASED INTERNATIONAL COMMON CARRIERS
Data Reflects Continued Strong Growth of Total Capacity Used
Washington, DC – The FCC’s International Bureau today released its annual year-end 
circuit status report for U.S. facilities-based international common carriers.  The year-end 2010 
report shows that the use of U.S.-international facilities for international telephone calls, private 
line services and other services from the United States grew by 58 percent from 2009 to 2010.  
The reported number of activated 64 Kbps equivalent circuits at year-end 2010 totaled 24.8 
million circuits, as compared to 15.7 million circuits at year-end 2009.
The report relies on information provided by U.S.-international facilities-based common 
carriers and covers U.S. undersea cables, satellites and terrestrial links.  It identifies the activated 
(in-service) and idle (available, but not in-service) circuits for each international point as of 
December 31, 2010.  Additionally, for purposes of comparison, this report incorporates historical 
data from the 2007-2009 circuit status reports. 
The report is available on the International Bureau home page at 
http://transition.fcc.gov/ib/pd/pf/msmanual.html.  The report also is available for reference in the 
FCC Reference Information Center, Courtyard Level, 445 12th Street, SW, Washington, D.C.  
Copies may be purchased by calling Best Copy and Printing, Inc. at (800) 378-3160.  
International Bureau Contact:  Cathy Hsu, Policy Division, International Bureau; (202) 418-2114 
or cathy.hsu@fcc.gov. 
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