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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Mark Wigfield at (202) 418-0253
September 16, 2010 Email:  Mark.Wigfield@fcc.gov
FCC RELEASES LATEST COMMON CARRIER STATISTICS REPORT
Washington, D.C. - 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.
The latest version is available now free of charge at www.fcc.gov/wcb/stats.  Bound 
printed versions can be purchased from the U.S. Government Printing Office, normally about 
two months after this release.
The 250-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 and operating statistics.
§ 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, Best Copy and Printing, Inc., Portals II, 445 12th Street SW, Room CY-B402, 
Washington, DC 20554, telephone 800-378-3160 or via their website at www.bcpiweb.com.
- FCC -
Wireline Competition Bureau contact: John Adesalu, Industry Analysis and Technology Division 
at (202) 418-0940; TTY (202) 418- 0484.