Telecommunication Union (ITU) Year 2000 Taskforce.

Over 140 global inter-carrier tests have been carried out to simulate the rollover into 2000 which "confirm the industry's forecast that Year 2000-related concerns are unlikely to impact international calling in any major way during the century change or leap year periods'' said an ITU press release. "Overall, industry testing indicates that there are unlikely to be any difficulties experienced in the vast majority of cases.'' For Bermudians, who traditionally spend as much as 20 times as long on the telephone as their North American or European counterparts, this will come as good news.