Rank
International outgoing International telephone revenue
97
96
Operator (Country)
Minutes, Million
Change
US$ million
Change
As % of
1
1
AT&T (United States)
10'290
7.8%
8'351
-2.4%
16%
2
2
MCI (United States)
5'907
10.0%
4'243
19.5%
22%
3
3
Deutsche Telekom (Germany)
4'813
1.1%
2'734
6.5%
7%
4
4
France Télécom
3'407
8.3%
2'110
-14.6%
8%
5
5
Sprint (United States)
2'759
0.5%
1'478
-1.0%
10%
6
6
BT (UK) a
2'683 3.5%
2'609
-14.2%
10%
7
7
Telecom Italia
2'315
9.0%
1'412
-0.3%
8%
8
8
Swisscom (Switzerland)
1'957
6.6%
941
2.2%
14%
9
9
Hongkong Telecom a
1'718
-1.2%
2'193
-2.3%
48%
10
11
China Telecom
1'632
13.9%
2'110
26.0%
11%
11
10
PTT Telecom (Netherlands)
1'535
3.0%
1'037
-4.4%
14%
12
12
Telefónica (Spain)
1'427
20.0%
795
-2.0%
8%
13
20
WorldCom (United States)
1'400
65.5%
500
37.4%
7%
14
13
Belgacom (Belgium)
1'340
9.1%
547
-6.5%
13%
15
17
Singapore Telecom a
1'161
23.3%
1'378
7.3%
41%
16
18
Teleglobe (Canada)
1'112
21.6%
755
1.4%
54%
17
14
KDD (Japan) a
1'105
0.2%
1'905
-5.0%
79%
18
15
Telmex (Mexico)
1'009
-5.8%
1'408
-20.4%
19%
19
16
PTA (Austria)
996
5.1%
492 1.7%
13%
20
20
Rostelecom (Russia)
939
10.3%
643
-6.8%
40%
Top 20 49'505 9.9% 37'642 -0.3% 14%
Note: United States dollar values are obtained by using operator supplied exchange rate or ending period exchange rate. Change in revenue based on local currency. The definition of international telephone revenue differs among operators (i.e., retail, gross (including incoming settlement payments) or net (net of settlement payments). Figures in italics are estimates. a Year beginning 1 April.
Source: International Telecommunication Union: PTO database; TeleGeography (www.telegeography.com ). © ITU, 2001.
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