PUBLIC NOTICE
Federal Communications Commission
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DA 09-912
April 24, 2009
ANNUAL ADJUSTMENT OF REVENUE THRESHOLDS
This notice announces the inflation-adjusted 2008 revenue thresholds used for classifying carrier 
categories for various accounting and reporting purposes:  (1) distinguishing Class A carriers from Class 
B carriers;1 and (2) distinguishing larger Class A carriers from mid-sized carriers.2 The revenue threshold 
between Class A carriers and Class B carriers is increased to $142 million.3 The revenue threshold 
between larger Class A carriers and mid-sized carriers is increased to $8.374 billion.4 The revenue 
thresholds for 2008 were determined as follows:
Class A to Class B      Larger Class A to Midsize
Threshold Threshold
(1) GDP-CPI Base 86.405 102.406
(2) 2008 GDP-CPI7 122.50 122.50
(3) Inflation Factor (line 2 ÷ 1) 1.4178 1.1963
(4) Original Revenue Threshold $100 million $7 billion
(5) 2008 Revenue Threshold8 (line 3 * 4)   $ 142 million $8.374 billion
Action by Chief, Pricing Policy Division, Wireline Competition Bureau.
  
1 See 47 C.F.R. §§ 32.11, 43.21, 43.43, and 64.903.
2 See 47 C.F.R. § 32.9000.
3 Section 402(c) of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 mandates that we adjust this revenue threshold annually to 
reflect the effects of inflation since October 19, 1992, at which time the threshold was $100 million.  Pub. L. No. 
104-104, § 402(c), 110 Stat. 56, 130 (1996).  In accordance with the statute, we adjust the threshold based on the 
ratio of the gross domestic product chain-type price index (GDP-CPI) in the revenue year and the GDP-CPI for 
October 19, 1992.
4 In the Phase 2 Report and Order released November 5, 2001, the Commission concluded that it would begin 
annually indexing for inflation the $7 billion threshold used to separate the larger Class A carriers and the mid-sized 
carriers using the GDP-CPI index factor.  Because this Order was released in 2001, we use the December 31, 2001, 
GDP-CPI as the base.  See 2000 Biennial Regulatory Review – Comprehensive Review of the Accounting 
Requirements and ARMIS Reporting Requirements for Incumbent Local Exchange Carriers:  Phase 2; Amendments 
to the Uniform System of Accounts for Interconnection; Jurisdictional Separations Reform and Referral to the 
Federal-State Joint Board; Local Competition and Broadband Reporting, CC Docket No. 00-199, Report and Order 
in CC Docket Nos. 00-199, 97-212, and 80-286; Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in CC Docket Nos. 00-
199, 99-301, and 80-286, 16 FCC Rcd 19913 (2001) (Phase 2 Report and Order).
5 GDP-CPI adjusted to October 19, 1992 (2000 = 100).
6 GDP-CPI for December 31, 2001 (2000 = 100).
7 National Income and Product Accounts Table, Bureau of Economic Analysis, April 2009, Table 1.1.4.
8 Rounded to the nearest million.