NEWS                                                                              January 30, 1998       
                                                                           
                                                                              


         COMMON CARRIER BUREAU RELEASES REPORT ON UNIVERSAL SERVICE
                   SUPPORT AND TELEPHONE REVENUE BY STATE


       The FCC has released a new staff report entitled Universal Service Support and
Telephone Revenue by State.  This report contains estimates of intrastate and interstate telephone
revenue by state for 1996.  Estimates of local exchange, wireless, access and toll revenue by
state are also included.  Telephone revenue by state for 1996 is estimated primarily using data
from Telecommunications Industry Revenue:  TRS Fund Worksheet Data and from the Statistics
of Communications Common Carriers.

       This report also summarizes by state the latest data on the previously existing universal
service support mechanisms, as provided by the National Exchange Carrier Association.  In
January of 1998, the universal service support mechanisms began being funded by contributions
based on interstate retail revenue, rather than by per-minute or per-line access charges.  The
impact of changing the funding mechanism is summarized by state.  This report does not include
information on the new programs for schools, libraries, and rural health care providers.
       
       The report is available for reference in the Common Carrier Bureau Public Reference
Room, 2000 M Street N.W., Room 575.  Copies may be purchased by calling International
Transcription Services, Inc. (ITS) at (202) 857-3800.  The report can be downloaded [file name: 
STREV-96.ZIP or STREV-96.PDF] 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.

       For additional information, contact Alexander Belinfante or James Eisner of the Common
Carrier Bureau's Industry Analysis Division, (202) 418-0940.


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