September 3, 1999
     



            FCC RELEASES INTERNATIONAL TRENDS REPORT

     The FCC has released Trends in the U.S. International Telecommunications
Industry, a report that contains economic, financial, and operating statistics regarding
international communications.

     The report consists of 26 statistical tables tracing trends in the U.S. international
telecommunications industry.  These tables contain international traffic, circuit, pricing
and accounting rate information.  The prior version of this report, released August
1998, contains extensive explanations of the tables, analysis of industry trends, a
discussion of the graphs, and a technical appendix summarizing changes in filing
requirements over time.

     The report is available for reference in the FCC's Reference Information Center,
Courtyard Level, 445 12th Street, SW, Washington, D.C. 20554.  Copies may be
purchased by calling International Transcription Services, Inc. (ITS) at (202) 857-
3800.  The report, including the spreadsheets containing the report's statistical tables
and the figures, can be downloaded [file name: ITLTRD99.PDF or ITLTRD99.ZIP]
from the FCC-State Link internet site at http://www.fcc.gov/ccb/stats on the World
Wide Web.  

                                    FCC

     For additional information, contact Linda Blake or Jim Lande of the Common
Carrier Bureau's Industry Analysis Division, (202) 418-0940, or for users of TTY
equipment, call (202) 418-0484.