Hi Harry....FYI;
September 21, 1998
Telecom equipment exports strong despite tumult
ARLINGTON, Va.-U.S. exports of telecommunications equipment reached nearly $10 billion during the first half of this year, a 4-percent increase from the first half of 1997, according to the Telecommunications Industry Association.
Communications satellites and other transmission reception equipment represented the largest single export market segment with $2.3 billion. The greatest increases were in cordless telephones and telegraphic equipment, with jumps of 46 percent and 31 percent, respectively.
``The growth is particularly noteworthy in the face of downturn in overall U.S. exports of goods,'' said Matthew J. Flanigan, president of TIA.
Canada was the United States' largest export market, followed by Japan, Mexico, the United Kingdom, Brazil, Hong Kong, China, Taiwan, Israel and Colombia. |
