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This is an unofficial announcement of Commission action. Release of the full text of a Commission order constitutes official action. See MCI v. FCC. 515 F 2d 385 (D.C. Circ 1974).

January 22, 1998


STATISTICS OF COMMUNICATIONS COMMON CARRIERS NOW AVAILABLE FROM THE U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE


Each year since 1939, the FCC has published Statistics of Communications Common Carriers. This publication includes a wealth of data on telecommunications costs, revenues, prices, and usage. The 1996/1997 edition is now available from the U.S. Government Printing Office. In addition, the entire publication is available electronically.

The 345 page volume is divided into eight sections: Part 1 contains general information on industry structure; Part 2 contains financial and operating data relating to telephone carriers; Part 3 contains data relating to COMSAT Corporation; Part 4 contains data on international communications; Part 5 contains information on rates for long distance telecommunications services; Part 6 contains historical financial data on the communications industry; Part 7 contains historical rate tables for AT&T, MCI, and Sprint; and Part 8 contains data on industry trends.

The publication sells for $28.00 (stock number 004-000-00505-8) and may be purchased from The Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, P.O. Box 371954, Pittsburgh, PA 15250-7954, by calling the Order and Inquiry Desk (202) 512-1800, or by faxing the order to (202) 512-2250.

The statistics book is available for reference in the Common Carrier Bureau's Public Reference Room, 2000 M Street N.W., Washington, DC, Room 575. The publication can be downloaded [File names: 96SOCC.PDF or 96SOCC.ZIP] from the FCC-State Link internet site at http://www.fcc.gov/ccb/stats on the World Wide Web. The report can also be downloaded from the FCC-State Link computer bulletin board system at (202) 418-0241.

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For additional information contact Terry Conway or Katie Rangos at (202) 418-0940.