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Stocks of the foreign telecommunications industry have continued to decline in the years 2001 and 2002. Several, however, are expected to recover over the next three-to-five years. These stocks are not well-suited for investors in the year 2002.

Stocks of the foreign telecommunications industry have underperformed the market since the year 2000. New debt has also been issued by these companies to finance themselves. These stocks are not timely for investors in the year 2000.

The foreign telecommunications industry in the year 2002 is reacting to the collapse of the Internet bubble and is entering a transitional phase. These stocks have become more visible, but it is difficult to project future earnings. This industry is not timely for investors in the year 2002.

Stock prices in the foreign telecommunications industry have fallen during the 4th qtr of the year 2001. Deregulation, technology, and excess capacity were all factors in this decline. However, the low stock prices in the year 2002 have provided the industry with good, long-term potential.

Sharp earnings declines have led the stocks of the foreign telecommunications industry to underperform the market in the year 2001. Price declines due to competition has been the major factor for the end of the telecommunications boom. Most of these stocks are not timely for 2001, but several have potential for the nest three to five years.

Stocks of telecommunications companies around the world continue to plummet due to poor earnings. Operations throughout the industry in 2001 and 2002 will continue to be uncertain. These stocks are best avoided in 2001 and investors should seek opportunities later.

Increased exposure to Internet-related services, along with the demand for lower prices and faster performance has has made the foreign telecommunications industry more timely in the year 2000. Acquisitions have also increased due to less regulation and greater competition within the industry, and this is likely to continue. Investors must be selective in their choices as recent share prices increases have lessened the industry's potential for the next three to five years.

Shares of the foreign telecommunications industry rose on average more than 50% during the 4th qtr of 1999 and have become timely in spite of problems stemming from deregulation and other factors in a number of countries. Telecommunications systems producers have been among the biggest gainers in the market, but service providers should also gain from efficiencies of scale and greater market share. Most of these shares are expected to outperform the market in the year 2000, but investors need to be selective.

Stocks in the foreign telecommunications industry have become less timely in 1999 due to deregulation, shifting investor focus, and recent earnings reports. Deregulation, technological advances, and increasing international alliances have become important industry characteristics, as has the increasing change from voice to data communications. Investors need to selective in their choices as these stocks are not timely in 1999 and the industry's three-to-five year performance outlook is not altogether positive.

The rapid transfer of the foreign telecommunications industry to high tech products and services is likely to have a beneficial impact on the industry as a whole and expectations for the industry are high. Technological advances and deregulation are positive trends for the industry, also, and many companies are joining forces, as well. Most companies in this industry have benefited from recent events and these stocks are timely for investors for 1999 and for the next three to five years.

Acquisitions, mergers, and alliances, in addition to new equipment and currency changes, have influenced the various sectors of the foreign telecommunications industry since Jan 1999. The Internet and new and alternative forms of services, such as data communication, are being felt by the industry, as well. Designers and manufacturers of equipment, such as Nokia Corp and Northern Telecom Ltd, are among the better stocks that investors could consider in this industry.

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