*Pages 1--1 from Microsoft Word - 14557.doc* 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: January 14, 2002 Mike Balmoris at (202) 418- 0253 Email: mbalmori@ fcc. gov STATISTICS OF COMMUNICATIONS COMMON CARRIERS 2000/ 2001 EDITION Now Available from the U. S. Government Printing Office Washington, DC – Each year since 1939, the FCC has published Statistics of Communications Common Carriers. This publication includes a wealth of data on telecommunications costs, revenues, prices, and usage. The 2000/ 2001 edition is now available from the U. S. Government Printing Office. The 264- page volume is divided into the following five sections: ‰ Part 1 contains general information on industry structure; ‰ Part 2 contains financial and operating data relating to telephone carriers; ‰ Part 3 contains data on international communications; ‰ Part 4 contains historical financial, operational, and rate information; ‰ Part 5 contains data on industry trends. The publication sells for $35.50 (stock number 004- 000- 00510- 4) and may be purchased from the Superintendent of Documents, U. S. Government Printing Office, P. O. Box 371954, Pittsburgh, PA 15250- 7954; by calling the Order and Inquiry Desk (202) 512- 1800; or by faxing the order to (202) 512- 2250. The statistics book is available for reference in the FCC’s Reference Information Center, Courtyard Level, 445 12th Street S. W., Washington, DC. The entire publication is available electronically. It can be downloaded from the FCC- State Link Internet site at . - FCC -Common Carrier contacts: Suzanne McCrary or Katie Rangos at (202) 418- 0940; TTY (202) 418- 0484. 1