American Access Technologies, Inc. engages in the development, manufacture, and sale of zone cabling and wireless telecommunication enclosures for the telecommunications industry in the United States. Its telecommunications enclosures are used to open office architecture to route high speed cabling, copper wiring, telecommunications network infrastructures, and wireless solutions into and throughout office buildings, hospitals, convention centers, schools, hotels, entertainment and theme parks, government buildings, and industrial complexes.

America Movil, S.A. de C.V. provides wireless communications services primarily in Latin America. The company provides fixed-line, wireless, and cellular telecommunications service in Mexico under the brand name Telcel. It offers voice services under various rate plans; data services, including short message services (SMS), multimedia messaging service, premium SMS and content community, Internet, data transmission, Push-to-Talk Services; and handsets and accessories such as chargers, headsets, belt clips, and batteries.

Sycamore Networks, Inc. is a leading provider of intelligent optical switching products for telecommunications service providers worldwide. The Company’s products form the reliable foundation for some of the world’s most respected and innovative communications networks. Sycamore’s fully integrated edge-to-core optical switching solutions enable network operators to efficiently and cost-effectively provision and manage optical network capacity to support a wide range of voice, video, and data services.

Global Crossing Limited provides telecommunications solutions over an integrated global IP-based network. The network is designed for the convergence of voice, video and data, and delivers services to more than 500 cities in 50 countries. The company’s customer support model matches the network footprint, delivering a consistent customer experience worldwide. The services include VoIP, IP VPN, Managed Services and IP Video.

Critical Path, Inc. has a strong history of delivering messaging solutions for mobile, broadband and fixed-line service providers. Headquartered in San Francisco with offices around the globe, Critical Path’s messaging solutions are deployed by more than 200 service providers throughout the world, including Vodafone, T-Mobile International, mmO2, Telecom Italia, Telefonica, Tiscali, SK Telecom, and Virgin.net.

VSNL is the principal provider of public international telecommunication services in India, directly and indirectly linking the domestic telecommunications network to approximately 237 territories worldwide. The Company provides international telephone, telex and telegraph services and operates fourteen international switching and transmission facilities at ten locations (”gateways”) - Mumbai, Kolkata, Delhi, Chennai, Ernakulam, Gandhinagar, Jalandhar and Kanpur, Bangalore, and Hyderabad which route international traffic to and from the domestic telecommunications network using a combination of satellite and undersea cable links.

LogicaCMG is a major international force in IT services and wireless telecoms. It provides management and IT consultancy, systems integration and outsourcing services to clients across diverse markets including telecoms, financial services, energy and utilities, industry, distribution and transport and the public sector. The company employs around 21,000 staff in offices across 35 countries and has more than 40 years of experience in IT services.

Orascom Telecom Holding S.A.E. (OTH) is a major player in the telecommunication market in the world. OTH is considered among the largest and most diversified network operator in the Middle East, Africa and Pakistan. It is a leading mobile telecommunications company operating in seven emerging markets in the Middle East, Africa and South Asia having a population under license of 460 million in total population with an average penetration of mobile telephony rate across all markets of 8%.

PCCW is one of Asia’s leading integrated communications companies. It provides a spectrum of communications services from local telephony to broadband services to business solutions and more.

Frontier is one of the nation’s largest independent telecommunications providers offering telephone, television and Internet products and services in rural areas and small and medium-sized towns and cities around the country.

ICOMM is one of the leading players and pioneers in the Indian Telecom Sector. Being a telecom major it provides a wide range of products and services to its vast clientele.

Cesky Telecom is the privatised incumbent fixed-line telecommunications network operator in the Czech Republic. In addition to voice telephony services, the company offers high-speed data communications and dial-up and broadband Internet access services.

Bharti Tele-Ventures Limited is India’s leading provider of telecommunications services. The businesses at Bharti Tele-Ventures have been structured into two main strategic business groups - the Mobility Leaders business group and the Infotel Leaders business group. The Mobility business group provides GSM mobile services across India in twenty three telecom circles, while the Infotel business group provides broadband & telephone services, long distance services and enterprise services.

Crown Castle International is a leading independent owner and operator of shared wireless infrastructures, including extensive networks of towers. Its core business involves the engineering, deployment, marketing, ownership, operation and leasing of shared wireless communications sites.

Telewest offers cable-based TV and phone services. The company also offers Internet access to almost 840,000 customers (over 80% of them through blueyonder broadband).

Founded in 1881, Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd. is Japan’s first telecommunications manufacturer, with its headquarters in Tokyo, Japan. With the corporate vision, “Oki, Network Solutions for a Global Society,” Oki provides top-quality products, technologies and solutions to its customers through its info-telecom system business, semiconductor business and printer business.

The Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company (PLDT) is the leading supplier of domestic and international telecommunications services in the Philippines. Listed on the Philippine Stock Exchange and with ADRs listed on the New York Stock Exchange and the Pacific Exchange, Manila-based PLDT is actively pursuing a convergence strategy through its three principal business groups - fixed line, wireless and ePLDT.

VimpelCom is a leading international provider of telecommunications services in Russia and Kazakhstan. It is recognized for introducing two digital cellular communications standards in Russia. It built the first dual band GSM-900/1800 cellular network in Russia and leads the development and emergence of the mass consumer market for wireless telecommunications in Russia with prepaid products.

Taiwan Mobile is the best telecom service provider in network infrastructure, product offering, technology development, and customer services. While insisting on providing premium services, Taiwan Mobile is committed to customer satisfaction and corporate governance.

Maxis Communications has been the fastest growing mobile communications operator in Malaysia. It leads the telecommunications industry with 6.4 million subscribers. The Company is the fifth largest public company in Malaysia.

Telephone and Data Systems, Inc., (TDS), a Fortune 500 company, was formed in 1969 with the acquisition of Central State Telephone Company, the first of ten small, rural-Wisconsin telephone companies to join TDS that first year. Since then, aggressive marketing, strategic acquisition, economies of scale, a visionary eye for technological improvement and unfailing customer service have helped it grow to the powerful and profitable family of companies.

ntl is the UK’s largest cable operator and a leading provider of broadband and communications services. It has over 3 million residential telephone, TV and internet customers, a third of which are broadband subscribers, as well as providing wholesale internet access solutions to ISP’s in the UK. It has invested over ё9 billion in the UK’s largest network built for the broadband era. It spans over 10,857 kilometres and passes a third of all UK homes.

ntl provides data, voice and internet services to more than 65,000 large businesses, public sector organisations and small and medium sized enterprises (SME’s) located near our existing broadband network in the UK. The Company also provides national and international network services to communications companies in the UK and Republic of Ireland.

CenturyTel, Inc. provides a full range of local, long distance, Internet and broadband services to consumers in 22 states. Included in the S&P 500 Index, CenturyTel is a leading provider of integrated communications services to rural areas and small to mid-size cities in the United States.

Established in 1990, with a registered capital of 5,000 million baht, Advanced Info Service Public Company Limited (AIS) was ranked in January 2002 by both the Asia Money Magazine and Finance Asia Magazine as the “Best Managed Company in Thailand”.

AIS’ products can be broadly categorised into two main product types, postpaid and prepaid — the latter offering greater communication freedom to customers under the now well-known One-2-Call brand. Products under this category do away with the traditional registration and monthly subscription fee, and make use of the easy-to-use, easy-to-buy refill cards, available at outlets all around the country or the electronic refill service, at almost all ATM machines. Products in the prepaid category comprise the more traditional cellular phone subscription services, for which customers are required to register, and to pay a monthly subscription fee and for per-minute usage.

Cable & Wireless is a leading international telecommunications company, with customers in 80 countries. For 130 years it has constantly reinvented itself to embrace the latest technological advances to serve its customers’ needs.

Cable & Wireless provides IP (Internet Protocol), voice and data services to business customers, and to residential customers in some markets, as well as services to other telecoms carriers, mobile operators and providers of content, applications and internet services.

Tele Norte Leste Participacoes S.A., through its subsidiaries, provides telecommunications services in South America. The company operates in three segments: Fixed-Line Telecommunications, Mobile Telecommunications, and Contact Center.

Contact Center segment manages the relationships between companies and clients, including logistics and billing, through multiple interactive means, such as email, fax, and voice via Internet protocol. The active services include logistics, sales, market research, sales, and collection, while the receptive services include providing product information, sales, complaints, and help desk. Tele Norte sells products and services through the direct sales force, Telemar network channel, contact center, and Internet.

Rogers Communications Inc. is Canada’s national communications company. It is engaged in Digital PCS, cellular, messaging and data communications through Rogers Wireless; in cable television, high-speed Internet access and video retailing through Rogers Cable Inc.; and in radio and television broadcasting, tele-shopping, publishing and new media businesses through Rogers Media Inc. Rogers Communications Inc. (Corporate Office) provides direction and support to the Rogers Group of Companies.

Telecom Corporation of New Zealand Limited provides telecommunications products and services in New Zealand and Australia. It provides various telecommunications products and services, including local, national, international, and value-added telephone services; cellular and other mobile services; data and internet services; equipment sales and installation services; and leased services and directories. The company’s business segments include NZ Wired, NZ Wireless, International, Australian Consumer, and Australian Business. The NZ Wired segment provides fixed line and value added services for voice and data communications; internet access and online services; information technology and communications solutions; and directories publishing within New Zealand.

Turkcell is the leading provider of mobile communications services in Turkey.It has developed a premier mobile brand in Turkey by providing high quality mobile voice and data services and differentiating itself from the competition based on the quality of service. As part of its focus on providing existing customers with superior quality service and attracting new customers to the network, Turkcell has introduced a wide range of mobile services tailored to the needs of various target groups.

Through a state-of-the-art GSM network, Turkcell provides comprehensive coverage of an area that, as of December 31, 2004, includes 100% of the population living in cities of 10,000 or more people and 99.75% of the population living in cities of 5,000 or more people, as well as the 81 largest cities and the majority of the country’s tourist areas and principal intercity highways. Additionally, as of April 13, 2005; Turkcell provides service to its customers in 176 countries through roaming agreements with 442 operators.

Tele2 provides fixed-line and mobile phone services, cable TV, data transmission, and Internet access. Tele2 operates under the brands Tele2, Tango, Comviq, and Q-GSM. Other Tele2 units provide systems integration (Datametrix), public phones and Internet access (Optimal Telecom and 3C Communications), billing and transaction services (Transac), prepaid calling cards (C3), and consumer routing devices (IntelliNet). The company also offers cable TV (Kabelvision) and is co-owner of the Everyday.com Internet portal.

Telekom Austria is Austria’s largest telecommunications provider. The former monopoly provides both retail and wholesale traditional fixed-line telephone services such as local and long-distance, as well as Internet access and data communications. It has more than 3 million access lines serving both business and residential customers across the country and has telecom holdings in central and southeastern Europe. Its wireless subsidiary, mobilkom austria, has more than 3 million customers in its home country and more than 4.7 million clients through its international holdings. Nearly 50 retail shops provide sales and service.

Telekom Malaysia provides voice and data services through three primary operating units: TelCo, its core telecom business; Telekom Multimedia, which develops new media businesses; and ServiceCo, which oversees operational activities such as fleet and property management. The company is also a leading ISP. Among Telekom Malaysia subsidiaries are units that publish phone directories and operate fiber optic networks. It sold its cellular unit in 2002 but gained control of Celcom (Malaysia) in 2003. The company also owns stakes in businesses in nine countries in Asia and Africa. It is controlled by the state.

China Netcom (Group), or CNC China, the second largest facilities-based broadband telecommunication operator in China. As the primary operating subsidiary of China Netcom Group, CNC China provides broadband Internet access and telecom services to residential and corporate customers. It also holds licenses to operate international gateways outside of China. CNC China was founded in 1999 by four entities of the Chinese government as part of the breakup of China Telecom Group. A consortium of international investors, including News Corp., Bank of China, China Construction Bank, and Goldman Sachs acquired a minority stake in CHC China in 2001.

MTN South Africa houses MTN, South Africa’s second-largest cellular network operator with a subscriber base of about 6.3 million people, and MTN Service Provider. The company’s GSM network is one of the largest national networks in the world, covering a geographical area the size of France and Germany combined. It provides access to 93% of the country’s population, with some 4 000 sites covering 19 200 km of road and 900 000 km of land. MTN South Africa has interests in Service Provider iTalk, application provider Leaf Wireless, and customer retention company e-Bucks.

MTN International offers cellular network access and associated services through its subsidiaries and joint ventures in Nigeria, Cameroon, Uganda, Rwanda and Swaziland. Its investment strategy is based on stimulating communications development in Africa, using the GSM network as a platform.

Belgacom offers traditional fixed-line and mobile phone services, as well as Internet access, in Belgium. Belgacom also owns a 75% stake in Belgacom Mobile, which provides wireless telecom services to 4 million subscribers, and it offers a range of corporate data services.

Qwest Communications International Inc. (Qwest) provides local telecommunications and related services, long-distance services, and wireless, data and video services within its local service area, which consists of the 14-state region of Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Iowa, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington and Wyoming. The Company operates in three segments: Wireline Services, Wireless Services and Other Services. Its business customers include small businesses, national and global businesses, governmental entities, and public and private educational institutions. It also provides products and services to other telecommunications providers who purchase the Company’s products and services on a wholesale basis.

Mobile TeleSystems is a provider of mobile cellular communications services in Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), employing technology based primarily on Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM). The Company offers its subscribers value-added services, including voice mail, short message service (SMS), general packet radio service (GPRS), various SMS- and GPRS-based information and entertainment services (including multimedia messaging service), and data and fax transmission. It also offers its subscribers the ability to roam automatically throughout Europe and in much of the rest of the world. MBT operates in the Russian Federation under the commercial brand names Mobile TeleSystems, MTS and Jeans. It also operates in Ukraine through its subsidiary, Ukrainian Mobile Communications, in Uzbekistan through Uzdunrobita, and in Belarus through its joint venture, Mobile TeleSystems LLC. In 2004, the Company’s subscriber base was over 37 million.

MCI has revived an old name in hopes of putting the past behind it. Formerly WorldCom, the facilities-based network operator manages one of the world’s largest communications network systems. Once the #2 long-distance carrier in the US behind AT&T, it is moving away from consumer services in favor of serving corporate and government clients. It is one of the largest carriers of international voice traffic and it operates a leading Internet protocol backbone system. MCI is recovering from charges of accounting fraud by former executives and in 2004 it emerged from bankruptcy and moved its headquarters from Mississippi. It has agreed to be acquired by Verizon Communications.

Telkom is the incumbent telecom carrier in South Africa. Though its monopoly ended in 2002, it maintains 4.8 million access lines providing local access, domestic and international long-distance, and data network services. It also operates Vodacom, its 50%-owned subsidiary that is Africa’s leading wireless carrier with 11 million subscribers (UK-based Vodafone Group owns 35%; South African investment firm VenFin owns 15%). Telkom SA is 15% owned by Thintana Communications, a consortium of US-based SBC Communications (60%) and Telekom Malaysia (40%); Thintana sold half its stake in 2004. The company held its IPO on the NYSE in 2003. After the IPO the government of South Africa owns 38% of Telkom.

Hellenic Telecommunications (OTE) has 6.3 million access lines in service and provides local, long-distance, and international phone service. It offers data services, including leased lines and access to Infonet’s data network, and its OTEnet is a leading Greek ISP. Subsidiary Cosmote provides digital wireless service to about 4 million subscribers on its GSM (global system for mobile communications) network. The arrival of competition has OTE investing in telecom operations in Eastern Europe. The Greek state owns 34% of the company.

AT&T is a long-distance leader in the US with more than 30 million customers, but competition has driven rates to all-time lows and the company is no longer seeking new customers in its most traditional line of business. The company’s biggest revenue generator and its new focus is the AT&T Business Services unit, which offers advanced data communications and accounts for nearly 75% of total revenues. The company’s global network is among the largest and most advanced.

Portugal Telecom provides telecommunications and multimedia services in Portugal and Brazil. The Company’s wireline services include fixed-line telephone services for retail and wholesale customers, leased lines, interconnection, distribution of programming for television and radio broadcasters, Internet access, data and business solutions, portal and e-commerce services. Its mobile telecommunications services include voice, data and Internet-related services. Portugal Telecom’s multimedia services include cable and satellite television services and television programming, film distribution and screening, newspaper publishing and distribution, radio programming, cable Internet and sales of telecommunications equipment. The Company also has international investments in Brazil, Africa and Asia. During the year ended December 31, 2003, approximately 63% of consolidated revenues were derived from businesses other than Portugal Telecom’s wireline business in Portugal.

Canada’s #2 telecom company, TELUS, the incumbent local-exchange carrier in British Columbia, Alberta and eastern Quebec, maintains nearly 5 million access lines and provides Internet access to almost one million subscribers (including 690,000 DSL customers). TELUS Mobility now serves almost 4 million mobile phone customers nationwide. TELUS is expanding as a facilities-based competitive carrier in central and eastern Canada. Formerly known as BCT.TELUS, TELUS was formed by the 1999 merger of BC TELECOM and TELUS.

China Unicom Ltd (Unicom) is the second largest telecom operator in China and the only one licensed to offer all telecommunications services. It provides the only significant fixed-line and mobile competition to incumbents China Telecom and China Mobile respectively. It provides nation wide local, domestic and international telephony, IP telephony, data, Internet, GSM and CDMA mobile and paging. It has the nations second largest fibre optic network, metropolitan fibre-to-the-building access, the largest IP telephony network in the world and the nations largest paging network. Its revenue derives mainly from GSM mobile services. It is majority owned by state-owned Unicom Group.

Chunghwa Telecom is Taiwan’s #1 telecommunications operator. The formerly state-run carrier has both domestic and international telecom operations, offering local and long-distance phone services, as well as wireless cellular and paging, Internet access, and data transmission. In 1996 Chunghwa Telecom was created when Taiwan’s telecom directorate was spun off from its transportation and communications ministry. The company inherited its customers, telecom networks, and workers in this separation as an initial step toward the privatization of Taiwan’s telecom industry, which is open to foreign competition. A listing on the NYSE reduced the government’s stake to about 65%.

Carso Global Telecom is a holding company for the empire of Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim Hele, Latin America’s richest entrepreneur. The company’s investments include a stake in Telefonos de Mexico (Telmex), Mexico’s #1 telecom service provider, in partnership with Texas-based SBC Communications, which also holds a stake in Telmex separately. It has spun off its America Mevil unit, a leading Latin American wireless carrier that is a partner with SBC in Telecom Americas, which develops wireless holdings in Brazil, and created America Telecom. Carso Global Telecom was spun off from Slim’s Grupo Carso conglomerate in 1996.

O2 earned its independence in November 2001, when it was listed separately from its illustrious parent in London. One of the European leaders in mobile telecommunications services, O2, which is particularly active in Internet services and mobile data transmission, has more than 20 million customers in Europe, the UK, in Germany and in Ireland. With more than one B2B Internet portal dedicated to mobile telecommunications, O2 intends to be one of the precursors in Europe of the introduction of GPRS technology and its applications, such as on-line banking services and continuous information. This position should enable it to prepare for UMTS.

Vodafone Group is the world’s #2 wireless phone services provider with more than 133 million (trailing only China Mobile (Hong Kong)). Vodafone Group has grown rapidly through acquisitions and has advanced toward its goal of creating a pan-European wireless network. The company, formerly known as Vodafone AirTouch, owns stakes in wireless carriers around the globe. Vodafone companies are leading mobile phone operators in the US (45%-owned Verizon Wireless), Germany (D2), and the UK (Vodafone). The company is uniting its far-flung affiliates under the Vodafone brand.

Telenor, all means of communication. The leading telecommunications operator in its country, the Norwegian company Telenor is active in a number of different areas. Its main speciality lies in mobile telephone networks, an activity it pursues in 12 countries. The company also manages public switched telephone networks and sets-up fibre optic broadband networks for the instant transmission of high-speed Internet access data. There is also satellite television broadcasts. And that is not all. In addition to these three main activities, Telenor is also involved in other activities such as developing and making software solutions for companies (administration, centralisation of data etc.), broadcasting data (voice, images and sound) via satellite, mainly used by boats, aircrafts and land vehicles, and finally participates in international research and development projects. The company’s priority is to remain at the forefront of technological innovation. Dynamic, resourceful and innovative, customer satisfaction is a main objective and this is achieved by providing them with simple and effective telecommunications solutions. Founded in 1855 and after 150 years under State control, Telenor was privatised in 1990. Since that date, it has not stopped expanding and is today present all over Europe, as well as Asia.

ALLTEL offers telecommunications and information services to more than 12 million customers in 26 US states. The company provides local wireline services to 3 million customers, primarily in rural areas, in 15 states. It operates as a competitive local-exchange carrier (CLEC) in nine states. ALLTEL’s wireless operations serve more than 8.6 million customers and it has agreed to acquire Western Wireless. ALLTEL also offers long-distance services to nearly 2 million customers, as well as Internet access and paging services. Additional businesses include phone directory publishing, call center operations, wide-area paging services, information processing management, and retail stores.