PUBLIC NOTICE News Media Information 202 / 418-0500 Federal Communications Commission Internet: http://www.fcc.gov 445 12th St., S.W. TTY: 1-888-835-5322 Washington, D.C. 20554 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NEWS MEDIA CONTACT: March 14, 2006 Francis Gutierrez at (202) 418-7370 FCC RELEASES 2004 INTERNATIONAL TRAFFIC DATA Washington, D.C. -- The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) today released a report entitled 2004 International Telecommunications Data which reports 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 increased 32.5% from 48.0 billion minutes in 2003 to 63.6 billion minutes in 2004. For categorizing traffic, a facilities-based carrier is one that provides service using its own international transmission facilities, while a facilities-resale carrier is a carrier that 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 4% from 2003. International Services Billed Revenues (Shown in Thousands of Dollars) 2003 2004 %change Telephone $8,862,599 $8,663,408 -2.2% Private Line 620,469 457,598 -26.2% Other Misc. 156,117 136,479 -12.6% Total Billed Revenues $9,738,993 $9,351,168 -4.0% • U.S. carriers’ net settlement payments (the amount they pay foreign carriers to terminate traffic overseas) increased while retained international revenues (revenues after settlement payments are made) decreased. Total Billed Revenues, Net Settlement Payments, and Retained Revenues (Shown in Thousands of Dollars) 2003 2004 %change Total Billed Revenues $9,738,993 $9,351,168 -4.0% Net Settlement (3,137,739) (3,646,937) 16.2% Retained $6,601,254 $5,704,231 -13.6% • Resale traffic grew from 36.1 billion minutes in 2003 to 38.5 billion minutes in 2004. Billed revenue for resale services decreased from $5.8 billion in 2003 to $5.2 billion in 2004. 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: CREPOR04.ZIP or CREPOR04.PDF] from www.fcc.gov/ib. -FCC- International Bureau contact: Linda Blake at (202) 418-0945; TTY (202) 418-0484. 2004 International Telecommunications Data (Filed as of October 31, 2005) March 2006 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: CREPOR04.ZIP or CREPOR04.PDF] from www.fcc.gov/ib. 2004 Annual Section 43.61 International Telecommunications Data Table of Contents Introduction……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………...……….. 1 Definitions………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..………. 3 Reporting Requirements …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 6 Presentation of Data …..……………………………………………………………………………………...……..….………………………. 10 Statistical Tables: Combined Data for Facilities-Based and Facilities-Resale Services A: Switched Services B: Private Line C: International Detailed Traffic Data Telephone Services Miscellaneous Services (Table / Page) (Table / Page) (Table / Page) All U.S. Points; All U.S. Carriers A1 (p1) B1 (p1) C1 (p1) A.M.S. Voicecom, Inc. A2 (p7) ABS-CBN Telecom North America, Inc. A3 (p8) American Samoa Telecomm. Authority A4 (p11) Americatel, Inc. A5 (p12) AT&T Corp. A6 (p17) B2 (p7) Bestel USA Inc. A7 (p22) Cable & Wireless Americas Operations, Inc. B3 (p9) Centennial Puerto Rico Operations Corp. A8 (p23) Cinergy Telecommunications, Inc. C2 (p3) Colt Telecommunications B4 (p10) Comsat International B5 (p11) Comunitel Global, S.A. DataAccess Ltd. A9 (p24) Embratel Americas, Inc. B6 (p12) France Telecom Long Distance USA, LLC A10 (p29) C3 (p4) Geocomm Corporation B7 (p13) GNG Networks America, Inc. B8 (p14) Harris Corporation/MCS A11 (p34) IDT Corporation A12 (p38) IMPSAT USA, Inc. B9 (p15) Intelsat USA License Corp. B10 (p16) International Access d/b/a Access Int'l. A13 (p43) IT&E Overseas, Inc. A14 (p47) B11 (p17) Japan Telecom America, Inc. B12 (p18) KDDI America, Inc. A15 (p52) B13 (p19) KGM Circuit Solutions, LLC B14 (p20) KPN-INS, Inc. A16 (p57) Level 3 Communications, LLC B15 (p21) Lockheed Martin Corporation B16 (p22) MCI, Inc. A17 (p62) B17 (p23) NDNT, Inc. B18 (p26) Norlight Telecommunications, Inc. B19 (p27) NTT America, Inc. B20 (p28) Orbitel S.A. E.S.P. A18 (p67) B21 (p29) Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co., Ltd. A19 (p68) Primus Telecommunications, Inc. A20 (p69) Qwest Services Corporation B22 (p30) Reliance Communications, Inc. A21 (p74) B23 (p31) 2004 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 Telephone Services Miscellaneous Services (Table / Page) (Table / Page) (Table / Page) Satellite Communication Systems, Inc. A22 (p79) B24 (p32) Sierra USA Communications, Inc. A23 (p82) Sprint Nextel Corporation A24 (p83) B25 (p33) C4 (p5) Startec Global Communications Corporation A25 (p88) Swisscom North America B26 (p35) Telecom Argentina USA, Inc. A26 (p89) Telecom Italia Sparkle of North America, Inc A27 (p92) Telecomunicaciones Ultramarinas-Puerto Rico B27 (p36) Telefonica Larga Distancia, Inc. (TLD) A28 (p97) B28 (p37) Telekom Malaysia (USA), Inc. B29 (p38) Telenor Global Services AS A29 (p98) Telmex B30 (p39) UniPlex Telecom Technologies, Inc. A30 (p99) C5 (p6) Universal Telecom Services, Inc. B31 (p40) Viatel Holding (Bermuda) Limited B32 (p41) WilTel Communications, LLC A31 (p100) C6 (p7) All U.S. Points; All U.S. Carriers Traditional Settlement A32 (p101) Non-Traditional Settlement A33 (p107) Excludes Country-Beyond, Country-Direct, and Reorigination A34 (p113) Country-Beyond and Country-Direct A35 (p119) Reorigination A36 (p125) Facilities-Based traffic B33 (p42) Facilities-Resale traffic B34 (p48) Summary Traffic Data D: Pure Resale Services (Table / Page) International Message Telephone D (p1) Miscellaneous International Services D (p17) E: Switched Services Market F: Private Line Services Shares - Shares - Market Shares Telephone Facilities-Based Service Only (Table / Page) (Table / Page) AT&T Corp. & Concert Global Ntwks. USA LLC E (p1) F (p1) IDT Corporation E (p1) Lockheed Martin Corporation F (p1) MCI, Inc. E (p1) F (p1) Sprint E (p1) F (p1) 2004 International Telecommunications Data March 2006 Introduction This is the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC’s) annual compilation regarding telecommunications service between the United States and international points. The data compiled in this report are for the year 2004. 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 that summarize international telecommunications service provided during the preceding calendar year. Carriers submit their final data for the preceding calendar year 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 increased 32.5% from 48.0 billion in 2003 to 63.6 billion in 2004. • In 2004, seventy-two U.S. facilities-based and facilities-resale (see definitions on page 3) carriers reported that they billed $8.7 billion for international telephone service, $458 million for private line services, and $136 million for other miscellaneous international services, compared to $8.9 billion, $620 million, and $156 million, respectively, in 2003. • U.S. carrier’s net settlement payments – the amount paid to foreign carriers to compensate those carriers for completing calls – increased from $3.1 billion in 2003 to $3.6 billion in 2004. • Retained 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 – decreased 13.6% from $6.6 billion in 2003 to $5.7 billion in 2004. • Pure resale providers resell the services of underlying U.S. facilities-based and facilities-resale carriers. The number of reporting carriers grew from 776 in 2003 to 794 in 2004. Pure resale minutes grew from 36.1 billion in 2003 to 38.5 billion in 2004. Billed revenues decreased from $5.8 billion in 2003 to $5.2 billion in 2004. Table 1 summarizes the traffic and revenue data reported by all U.S. facilities-based and facilities-resale carriers for 2004, but does not include pure resale service. These categories are explained below. 1 47 C.F.R. § 43.61. The Commission, in April 2004, proposed modifications to the Sections 43.61 and 43.82