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 NEWS  News  Media  Information  202  /  418-  0500  TTY  202  /  418-  2555  Fax-  On-  Demand  202  /  418-  2830  Internet:  http://  www.  fcc.  gov  ftp.  fcc.  gov  Federal  Communications  Commission  445  12  th  Street,  S.  W.  Washington,  D.  C.  20554  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). 
 FOR  IMMEDIATE  RELEASE:  NEWS  MEDIA  CONTACT: 
 September  18,  2001  Mike  Balmoris  at  (202)  418-  0253 
 Email:  mbalmori@  fcc.  gov 


 FEDERAL  COMMUNICATIONS  COMMISSION  RELEASES 
 STATISTICS  OF  COMMUNICATIONS  COMMON  CARRIERS 


 Washington,  D.  C.  –  Each  year  since  1939,  the  FCC  has  published  the  Statistics  of  Communications  Common  Carriers,  a  reference  work  widely  used  by  academics,  consultants, 
 and  other  researchers  in  the  field  of  telecommunications.  This  report  includes  a  wealth  of  data  on  telecommunications  costs,  revenues,  prices,  and  usage. 


 In  order  to  expedite  release  of  the  information,  the  FCC  is  making  all  of  the  data  available  electronically  at  this  time,  well  before  the  report's  formal  publication  in  December 
 2001.  A  second  notice  will  be  issued  when  printed  versions  can  be  purchased  from  the  U.  S.  Government  Printing  Office. 


 The  electronic  version  of  the  publication  is  available  to  the  public  free  of  charge.  The  264-  page  volume  is  divided  into  the  following  five  sections: 
 ƒ  Part  1  contains  general  information  on  industry  structure. 
 ƒ  Part  2  contains  financial  and  operating  data  relating  to  telephone  carriers. 
 ƒ  Part  3  contains  data  on  international  communications. 
 ƒ  Part  4  contains  historical  financial,  operational,  and  rate  information. 
 ƒ  Part  5  contains  data  on  industry  trends. 


 The  full  report  is  available  for  public  inspection  and  copying  during  regular  business  hours  at  the  FCC  Reference  Information  Center,  Portals  II,  445  12th  Street  SW,  Room  CY-  A257, 
 Washington,  DC  20554.  This  report  may  be  purchased  from  the  Commission's  duplicating  contractor,  Qualex  International,  Portals  II,  445  12th  Street  SW,  Room  CY-  B402,  Washington, 
 DC  20554,  telephone  202-  863-  2893,  facsimile  202-  863-  2898,  or  via  e-  mail  qualexint@  aol.  com.  The  publication  also  may  be  downloaded  from  the  FCC-  State  Link  Internet  site  at 
 www.  fcc.  gov/  ccb/  stats. 
 -  FCC  -Common 
 Carrier  Bureau  contact:  Industry  Analysis  Division  at  (202)  418-  0940;  TTY  (202)  418-  0484. 
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