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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:  February  17,  2004  Michael  Balmoris,  202-  418-  0253 
 Email:  Michael.  Balmoris@  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.  The  report  lists  4,748 
 companies  registered  to  provide  interstate  telecommunications  as  of  October  2003,  as  compared  to  5,364  companies  as  of  November  2002.  For  each  of  these  providers,  the 
 report  identifies  whether  it  reported  revenue  for  local,  wireless,  payphone,  operator  and  prepaid  calling  card,  or  other  toll  services,  and  whether  it  contributed  to  support  universal 
 service.  The  report  also  provides  contact  information  for  each  company. 
 This  report  was  compiled  using  information  from  FCC  Form  499-  A  Telecommunications  Reporting  Worksheets  filed  by  telecommunications  providers.  The 
 filed  worksheets  are  proprietary  and  therefore  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,  D.  C.  20554,  telephone  202-  863-  2893,  facsimile  202-  863-  2898,  or  via 
 e-  mail  at  qualexint@  aol.  com.  This  report  can  be  downloaded  [file  names:  LOCAT03.  PDF  or  LOCAT03.  ZIP]  and  interactively  searched  on  the  FCC-  State  Link 
 Internet  site  at  www.  fcc.  gov/  wcb/  iatd/  locator.  html. 


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