2009 International Telecommunications Data (Filed As of October 31, 2010)
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2009 International Telecommunications Data (Filed as of October 31, 2010) April 2011 Strategic Analysis and Negotiations Division Multilateral Negotiations and Industry Analysis Branch International Bureau This report is available for reference in the FCC’s Reference Information Center at 445 12th Street, S.W., Courtyard Level. Copies may be purchased by calling the FCC’s duplicating contractor, Best Copy and Printing, Inc., 445 12th Street, S.W., Room CY-B402, Washington, DC 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: CREPOR09.ZIP or CREPOR09.PDF] from www.fcc.gov/ib. 2009 Annual Section 43.61 International Telecommunications Data Table of Contents Introduction……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Definitions……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Reporting Requirements………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Presentation of Data……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Statistical Tables: Combined Data for Facilities-Based and Facilities-Resale Services A: Switched Services B: Private Line C: International Detailed Traffic Data (for carriers not requesting Telephone Services Miscellaneous Services confidential treatment*) (Table / Page) (Table / Page) (Table / Page) All U.S. Points; All U.S. Carriers A1 (p1) B1 (p1) C1 (p1) American Samoa Telecommunications Authority A2 (p7) Bharti Airtel Limited A3 (p8) BringCom International, LLC C2 (p2) Cable & Wireless Americas Operations, Inc. B2 (p7) Carrier PB Telco, Inc. A4 (p14) Centennial Puerto Rico Operations Corp. A5 (p15) Chunghwa Telecom Global, Inc. B3 (p8) CIMCO Communications, Inc. B4 (p9) Cincinnati Bell, Inc. B5 (p10) Colt Telecommunications B6 (p11) Columbus Networks USA, Inc. B7 (p12) EKU Solutions, LLC B8 (p13) EPM Telecomunicaciones S.A. E.S.P. A6 (p16) B9 (p14) France Telecom Long Distance USA, LLC A7 (p17) C3 (p3) Global Caribbean Fiber B10 (p15) Global Crossing North America, Inc. B11 (p16) Global Telecom and Technology Americas, Inc. B12 (p18) KDDI America, Inc. A8 (p22) B13 (p19) KT America, Inc. A9 (p23) Level 3 Communications, LLC B14 (p20) New Edge Networks B15 (p21) NTT America, Inc. B16 (p22) Pacifica Telecom Inc. (PTI) A10 (p24) B17 (p23) Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co., Ltd. B18 (p24) C4 (p4) PREPA.Net International Wholesale Transport B19 (p25) Qwest Services Corporation B20 (p26) Reliance Communications, Inc. A11 (p29) B21 (p27) Satellite Communication Systems, Inc. A12 (p33) B22 (p28) Smitcoms, Inc. A13 (p35) Stratos Holdings, Inc. B23 (p29) Syniverse Technologies, Inc. B24 (p30) Telecom Argentina USA, Inc. A14 (p40) Telecom Colombia USA, Inc. A15 (p42) Telecom Italia Sparkle of North America, Inc A16 (p46) Telefonica Larga Distancia, Inc. (TLD) A17 (p51) B25 (p32) Telekom Malaysia (USA), Inc. B26 (p33) * Please see the addendum to Table 5, pages 40-41 herein, for a list of reporting carriers requesting confidential treatment. 2009 Annual Section 43.61 International Telecommunications Data Table of Contents -- Continued Statistical Tables: Combined Data for Facilities-Based and Facilities-Resale Services A: Switched Services B: Private Line C: International Detailed Traffic Data (for carriers not requesting Telephone Services Miscellaneous Services confidential treatment*) (Table / Page) (Table / Page) (Table / Page) Telenor Global Services AS A18 (p52) Telmex B27 (p34) Thrane & Thrane Airtime Ltd. A19 (p53) Tricom USA, Inc. A20 (p54) All U.S. Points; All U.S. Carriers Traditional Settlement A21 (p59) Non-Traditional Settlement A22 (p65) Excludes Country-Beyond, Country-Direct, and Reorigination A23 (p71) Country-Beyond and Country-Direct A24 (p77) Reorigination A25 (p83) Facilities-Based traffic B28 (p35) Facilities-Resale traffic B29 (p41) Summary Traffic Data D: Pure Resale Services (Table / Page) International Message Telephone D (p1) E: Switched Services Market F: Private Line Services Shares - Shares - Market Shares Telephone Facilities-Based Service Only (Table / Page) (Table / Page) EPM Telecomunicaciones S.A. E.S.P. E (p1) Global Crossing North America, Inc. F (p1) Level 3 Communications, LLC F (p1) Reliance Communications, Inc. E (p1) Syniverse Technologies, Inc. F (p1) Telecom Italia Sparkle of North America, Inc. E (p1) Telmex F (p1) Tricom USA, Inc. E (p1) * Please see the addendum to Table 5, pages 40-41 herein, for a list of reporting carriers requesting confidential treatment. 2009 International Telecommunications Data April 2011 Introduction This is the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC’s) annual report compiling data on telecommunications service between the United States and international points. The data compiled in this report are for the year 2009. The data are compiled from reports submitted to the FCC by U.S. carriers pursuant to Section 43.61 of the Commission's rules.1 Section 43.61(a) directs carriers to file reports by July 31 which summarize international telecommunications service provided during the preceding calendar year. Carriers submit corrections of the data by October 31. The specific filing requirements are set forth in the Manual for Filing Section 43.61 Data (June 1995). Statistical Findings • U.S.-billed minutes decreased 2.7%, from 74.9 billion in 2008 to 72.9 billion in 2009. • In 2009, 72 U.S. facilities-based and “facilities-resale” carriers (essentially providers of facilities-based services, but where control of circuits is via lease rather than ownership interest. See definitions on page 3) together reported that they billed $5.8 billion for international telephone service, and $734 million for international private line and other miscellaneous services, compared to $6.5 billion and $816 million, respectively, in 2008. • U.S. carriers’ net settlement payments – the amount paid to foreign carriers to compensate those carriers for completing calls less settlement amounts received from foreign carriers – decreased 23.5%, from $3.3 billion in 2008 to $2.5 billion in 2009. • Retained international revenues – revenues billed by U.S. carriers, less settlement amounts owed to foreign carriers for U.S.-billed traffic, plus settlement amounts due to U.S. carriers for foreign-billed traffic – increased 1.5%, from $3.9 billion in 2008 to $4.0 billion in 2009. • Pure resale providers resell the services of underlying U.S. facilities-based and facilities- resale carriers. The number of reporting pure resale carriers grew 4.9% from 1,175 in 2008 to 1,232 in 2009. Pure resale minutes decreased from 86.7 billion in 2008 to 82.6 billion in 2009. Billed revenues decreased 12.9%, from $8.5 billion in 2008 to $7.4 billion in 2009. Table 1 summarizes the traffic and revenue data reported by all U.S. facilities-based and facilities-resale carriers for 2009, but does not include pure resale service. Inclusion of pure resale would result in double-counting, since all minutes and revenue are reported by facilities-based and facilities-resale carriers. 1 The Commission’s data collection rules under 47 C.F.R. § 43.61 are the subject of a pending Notice of Proposed Rulemaking. See Reporting Requirements for U.S. Providers of International Telecommunications Services; Amendment of Part 43 of the Commission’s Rules, IB Docket 04-112, Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, 19 FCC Rcd 6460 (2004) (International Reporting Requirements Reform NPRM)(proposing modifications to the Section 43.61 and 43.82 international data collection rules). 1 Table 1. International Telecommunications Traffic Measures and Revenues, 2009 Traffic Revenues Billed Net Settlements Net Measures* by U.S. Carriers with Foreign Retained (millions)** Carriers Revenues*** (millions) (millions) Message Telephone (millions 98,332 $5,817 ($2,545) $3,272 of minutes) Private Line (number of 53,693 $253 None $253 circuits) International Other Miscellaneous**** $6 $(0) $6 Total***** $6,551 ($2,545) $4,006 * Traffic measures for international message telephone and other miscellaneous service include both U.S.-billed traffic and foreign-billed traffic that terminates in the United States, but excludes most traffic that transits the United States. ** The amounts for private line and miscellaneous services do not include $475 million billed revenues for carriers requesting confidential treatment. This amount is instead included in Total*****. *** Net U.S. carrier retained revenues equal billed revenues plus settlement amounts receivable from foreign carriers less amounts due to foreign carriers. See Table 3, below. Details may not match totals due to necessary rounding. **** In 2009, carriers reported virtual private line, TDM/TDMA, and virtual private network services as other miscellaneous international services. That information can be found in Section C (International Miscellaneous Services, Page 1) of this report. Carriers use several different traffic measures when reporting the different types of international other miscellaneous services. Therefore, because they are not uniform, no overall totals are calculated for international other miscellaneous traffic measures or total traffic measures. ***** Total includes $5.7 billion billed revenues, $2.1 billion net settlements, and $3.6 billion net revenues for 32 facilities-based and facilities-resale carriers together requesting confidential treatment in the above categories. 2 Definitions International services are provided either on a facilities-based, facilities-resale or pure resale basis. Facilities-based traffic refers to services provided using international transmission