Trends in the U.S. International Telecommunications Industry. August 1998

摘要

This report traces the economic development of the international211u001etelecommunications industry since 1980. Although the latest annual traffic data 211u001ecurrently available is for 1996, some pricing data is available through early 211u001e1998. 1 This report is divided into three sections. The first section presents an 211u001eoverview of economic trends in the industry, focusing on traffic, revenue growth, 211u001eand rates. The second section examines the industry's changing market structure 211u001eby presenting market-share data for various services, firms, and geographic 211u001emarkets. The third section presents information on telephone service accounting 211u001erates and net settlement payments for selected countries.