PUBLIC NOTICE
Federal Communications Commission
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DA 12-714
May 4, 2012
ANNUAL ADJUSTMENT OF REVENUE THRESHOLDS
This notice announces the inflation-adjusted 2011 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 $148 million.3 The revenue threshold 
between larger Class A carriers and mid-sized carriers is increased to $8.757 billion.4 The revenue 
thresholds for 2011 were determined as follows:
Class A to Class B      Larger Class A to Mid-size
Threshold Threshold
(1) GDP-CPI Base (2005=100) 77.1465 91.1446
(2) 2011 GDP-CPI7 114.061 114.061
(3) Inflation Factor (line 2 ÷ 1) 1.479 1.251
(4) Original Revenue Threshold $100 million $7 billion
(5) 2011 Revenue Threshold8 (line 3 * 4)   $148 million $8.757 billion
Action by Acting Chief, Pricing Policy Division, Wireline Competition Bureau.
  
1 See 47 C.F.R. §§ 32.11, 43.21, 43.43, 64.903.
2 See 47 C.F.R. § 32.9000.
3 Section 402(c) of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 Act 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, in the past we have used 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).
However, in 2010, the Bureau of Economic Analysis changed the base year to 2005. 
5 GDP-CPI adjusted to October 19, 1992 (2005 = 100).
6 GDP-CPI for December 31, 2001 (2005 = 100).
7 National Income and Product Accounts Table, Bureau of Economic Analysis, April 2012, Table 1.1.4.
8 Rounded to the nearest million.