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TABLE 3 - Satellite Circuit Status 1996 - 1999
1999 Satellite 1998 Satellite 1997 Satellite 1996 Satellite
IMTS P.L. Other Active Idle IMTS P.L. Other Sat Sat IMTS P.L. Other Sat Sat IMTS P.L. Other Sat Sat
Reg Total Total Total Total Total Total Total Serv. Active Idle Total Total Serv. Active Idle Total Total Serv. Active Idle
Code Country Ckts Ckts Ckts Ckts Ckts Ckts Ckts Ckts Ckts Ckts Ckts Ckts Ckts Ckts Ckts Ckts Ckts Ckts Ckts Ckts
1 Andorra 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 Austria 44 25 0 69 0 43 4 0 47 0 43 4 0 47 0 45 4 0 49 0
1 Belgium 0 29 0 29 0 0 43 0 43 0 0 0 43 43 0 90 0 43 133 0
1 Cyprus 0 19 0 19 0 0 8 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 Denmark 0 67 0 67 0 0 43 0 43 0 30 0 43 73 0 30 0 43 73 0
1 Finland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 France 0 22 0 22 0 299 44 0 343 0 299 1 43 343 0 300 2 43 345 0
1 Germany 0 612 0 612 0 0 257 0 257 0 0 304 43 347 0 0 32 43 75 0
1 Gibraltar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 Greece 149 168 0 317 0 120 43 0 163 0 150 31 43 224 0 120 38 43 201 8
1 Greenland 0 750 0 750 0 0 559 0 559 0 0 424 0 424 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 Iceland 23 102 0 125 0 23 99 0 122 0 34 157 0 191 0 15 1 0 16 0
1 Ireland 90 21 0 111 0 90 43 0 133 0 90 0 43 133 0 90 0 43 133 0
1 Italy 121 83 92 296 30 180 74 92 346 0 150 30 43 223 11 121 154 43 318 10
1 Liechtenstein 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 Luxembourg 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 Malta 27 0 0 27 0 27 0 0 27 0 27 0 0 27 0 42 0 0 42 0
1 Netherlands 0 21 0 21 0 0 43 0 43 0 0 0 43 43 0 0 0 43 43 0
1 Norway 0 21 0 21 0 0 43 0 43 0 30 0 43 73 0 30 0 43 73 0
1 Portugal 30 119 0 149 0 30 140 0 170 0 30 97 43 170 0 31 0 43 74 0
1 Spain 30 37 0 67 0 58 108 0 166 0 16 65 43 124 0 42 17 43 102 0
1 Sweden 60 21 0 81 0 60 43 0 103 0 60 0 43 103 0 60 0 43 103 0
1 Switzerland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 89 27 0 116 0
1 Turkey 59 330 0 389 3 59 79 0 138 15 59 34 43 136 3 60 86 43 189 11
1 United Kingdom 0 1,936 0 1,936 0 0 211 0 211 0 8 151 43 202 0 338 60 43 441 0
2 Algeria 39 26 0 65 2 15 43 0 58 0 39 4 43 86 0 15 0 43 58 0
2 Angola 8 56 0 64 6 8 23 0 31 2 13 31 0 44 6 8 10 0 18 2
2 Benin 34 3 0 37 0 31 3 0 34 0 26 3 0 29 0 19 1 0 20 0
2 Botswana 22 10 0 32 0 22 10 0 32 0 20 8 0 28 4 16 4 0 20 4
2 Burkina 14 0 0 14 0 14 0 0 14 0 20 0 0 20 0 14 0 0 14 0
2 Burundi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Cameroon 60 582 0 642 4 55 5 0 60 0 60 11 0 71 0 46 5 0 51 13
2 Canary Island 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Cape Verde 24 2 0 26 0 24 2 0 26 0 24 0 0 24 0 24 0 0 24 0
2 Central African Republic 4 2 0 6 0 4 0 0 4 0 8 1 0 9 0 8 1 0 9 0
2 Chad 6 0 0 6 0 6 2 0 8 0 6 3 0 9 0 6 1 0 7 2
2 Comoros 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Congo 45 15 0 60 0 58 5 0 63 0 46 6 0 52 0 23 6 0 29 0
2 Cote d'Ivoire 55 58 0 113 0 45 12 1 58 0 55 10 1 66 0 50 6 1 57 0
2 Djibouti 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Egypt 141 2,206 0 2,347 24 203 85 1 289 3 170 53 3 226 2 173 23 3 199 2
2 Equatorial Guinea 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Ethiopia 125 32 0 157 2 110 8 0 118 2 110 4 0 114 6 155 4 1 160 6
2 Gabon 45 12 0 57 0 41 4 0 45 0 45 4 0 49 0 31 3 0 34 1
2 Gambia, The 31 0 0 31 0 61 0 0 61 0 24 0 0 24 0 46 0 0 46 0
2 Ghana 178 52 0 230 30 135 11 0 146 1 75 3 0 78 0 89 4 0 93 0
2 Guinea 24 34 0 58 0 89 4 0 93 0 90 4 0 94 0 35 2 0 37 0
2 Guinea-Bissau 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0