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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: 
 November  27,  2001  Michael  Balmoris  202-  418-  0253 
 Email:  mbalmori@  fcc.  gov 


 FEDERAL  COMMUNICATIONS  COMMISSION  RELEASES 
 TELECOMMUNICATIONS  PROVIDER  LOCATOR 


 Washington  D.  C.  –  Today,  the  Federal  Communications  Commission  (FCC) 
 released  its  annual  Telecommunications  Provider  Locator  report.  This  report  provides  a 
 summary  of  firms  in  the  United  States  that  provide  interstate  telecommunications.  The 
 report  lists  the  5,679  companies,  up  from  4,822  the  year  before,  that  provided  interstate 
 telecommunications  services  in  2000,  and  provides  contact  information  for  each 
 company.  It  also  identifies  whether  the  company  reported  revenue  for  local,  wireless, 
 payphone,  operator  and  prepaid  calling  card,  or  other  toll  services,  and  whether  it 
 contributed  to  support  universal  service. 


 This  report  was  compiled  using  information  from  FCC  Form  499-  A 
 Telecommunications  Reporting  Worksheets  filed  by  telecommunications  service 
 providers.  The  filed  worksheets  are  treated  as  proprietary  and  therefore  are  not  available 
 to  the  public. 


 The  report  is  available  for  reference  in  the  FCC's  Reference  Information  Center, 
 Courtyard  Level,  445  12th  Street,  S.  W.,  Washington,  D.  C.  20554.  Copies  may  be 
 purchased  by  contacting  Qualex  International,  Portals  II,  445  12th  Street  S.  W.,  Room  CY-B402, 
 Washington,  DC  20554,  telephone  202-  863-  2893,  facsimile  202-  863-  2898,  or  via  e-mail 
 at  qualexint@  aol.  com.  The  report,  including  the  spreadsheets  containing  the  report's 
 statistical  tables,  can  be  downloaded  [file  name:  LOCAT01.PDF  or  LOCAT01.ZIP]  from 
 the  FCC-  State  Link  Internet  site  at  www.  fcc.  gov/  ccb/  stats. 


 -  FCC  -For 
 additional  information,  contact  Kenneth  Lynch  or  Katie  Rangos  of  the 
 Common  Carrier  Bureau's  Industry  Analysis  Division,  (202)  418-  0940,  or  for  users  of  TTY 
 equipment,  call  (202)  418-  0484. 
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