Global 500 
Industry: Telecommunications
 
1 Nippon Telegraph & Telephone 24 5 3
2 Verizon Communications 50 10 4
3 Deutsche Telekom 54 9 5
4 Vodafone 66 -60 -18
5 France Télécom 71 12 5
6 Telefónica 108 11 6
7 AT&T 121 11 3
8 Telecom Italia 141 10 4
9 BT 162 8 6
10 Sprint Nextel 165 5 2
11 China Mobile Communications 202 18 8
12 KDDI 221 6 8
13 Vivendi 239 16 7
14 China Telecommunications 279 10 4
15 Comcast 285 4 1
16 BellSouth 314 16 6
17 Telstra 383 20 12
18 KT 397 6 4
19 América Telecom 398 6 5
20 BCE 405 10 5
21 Carso Global Telecom 450 7 4
22 Royal KPN 457 12 7
23 Qwest Communications 494 -6 -4
From the July 24, 2006 issue
How the Countries Stack Up
United States 170
Japan 70
Britain, France (tied) 38
Biggest employers
Wal-Mart Stores 1,800,000
China National Petroleum 1,090,232
State Grid 844,031
Most profitable companies
Exxon Mobil 36,130
Royal Dutch Shell 25,311
Citigroup 24,589
Top 5 in Asia
Toyota Motor 185,805
Sinopec 98,784
Nippon Telegraph & Telephone 94,869
Honda Motor 87,510
State Grid 86,984

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