AT&T Will Surpass WorldCom As Top Traffic Carrier

Communications Today, July 23, 2002

North American Internet traffic is on track to grow 85 percent in 2002, according to RHK's quarterly market update report from its "Network Traffic & Revenue Analysis" program. However, revenue growth continues to lag, remaining flat for the year due to pricing pressures, slow rollout of differentiated IP services, and sluggish consolidation.

AT&T [T] and WorldCom carry the most traffic in North America, with the companies tied for the number one position, according to RHK's market analysis. RHK expects AT&T to emerge as the clear leader within the next month or two as a result of its significantly higher growth rate. WorldCom leads in revenues for Internet services (excluding hosting and other value-added services), and is expected to remain the revenue leader through the year.

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