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Statistics ofStatistics ofCommunicationsCommunicationsCommonCommonCarriersCarriers

Federal Communications Commission1996/1997 Edition

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COMMISSIONERS

Members of the Federal Communications Commission(As of December 5, 1997)

Chairman William E. KennardCommissioner Susan NessCommissioner Harold Furchtgott-RothCommissioner Michael K. PowellCommissioner Gloria Tristani

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STATISTICS OF COMMUNICATIONS COMMON CARRIERS

INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW

The Statistics of Communications Common Carriers (SOCC) has been published annuallysince 1939. The SOCC is a widely used reference work in the field of telecommunications. Itis the only permanent record of common carrier activity published by the GovernmentPrinting Office and sent to repository libraries. The most recent edition may be purchasedby mail from the Superintendent of Documents, Washington, DC 20202-9328, or by callingthe GPO's Order and Inquiry Desk at (202) 512-1800.

TIMING OF THE PUBLISHED SOCC

Telephone companies file annual reports on their domestic operations with the FCC at aboutthe same time that other reports go to stockholders and the Securities and ExchangeCommission. Most annual reports are received on April 1. The information is made availableto the public as soon as it is received. It takes about 90 days to check the data, send inquirieson suspect items, receive corrected submissions from carriers and compile the industry tables. A summary of the domestic data for the prior calendar year is made available and announcedby a news release around June 30.

Data on international services are filed with the FCC much later than data for domesticservices. Indeed, international traffic data are not filed until at least seven months after theend of a calendar year, and carriers are required to file significant revisions ten months afterthe end of the year being reported. Summaries of the international data are typicallyprepared and released in November. The SOCC is prepared for publication as soon as theinternational traffic data are ready.

SOURCES OF INFORMATION PRIOR TO THE PUBLICATION OF THE SOCC

Most of the information contained in this volume is available well before the SOCC ispublished. The information in this section is designed to help locate this and other informationprior to the publication of the next issue.

INTERNET AND FCC-STATE LINK

The Common Carrier Bureau has a home page on the World Wide Web. This home page canbe accessed directly (http://www.fcc.gov/ccb) or through a link from the main FCC home page(http://www.fcc.gov). The materials available include orders, notices of proposed rulemaking,statistical reports, public notices, news releases, factsheets, and answers to frequentlyasked questions (FAQs). The Industry Analysis Division maintains FCC-State Linkas both an internet site and a separate computer bulletin board system (BBS). The FCC-State Link BBS was established several years ago to share information with the staffs of statepublic utility commissions, but is available to the public as well. By using either the Internet orthe BBS, users can download data files for use in remote locations almost as soon as they arereceived by the FCC. Both FCC-State Link sites include all of the files contained in theSOCC and a variety of other reports that are used in the preparation of the SOCC. The BBSalso includes most of the statistical reports filed periodically by regulated carriers. TheFCC-State Link internet site can be reached directly (http://www.fcc.gov/ccb/stats) or viaa link from the Common Carrier Bureau home page. The FCC-State Link BBS can bereached by dialing (202) 418-0241.

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DUPLICATING CONTRACTORS

Several private firms specialize in locating, duplicating, and distributing FCC documents. TheCommission's current duplicating contractor is International Transcription Service, Inc. (ITS).Documents can be purchased by calling ITS at (202) 857-3800.

PUBLIC REFERENCE ROOMS

All of the underlying reports and the summaries used in the preparation of the SOCC areavailable in public reference rooms maintained by the Common Carrier Bureau, whichcontain self-service, card- or coin-operated copying machines. These documents can also bepurchased from a duplicating contractor.

FAX ON DEMAND

A variety of periodic reports provide additional information on such subjects as competition,carrier revenues, market shares, technology deployment, and other industry trends. A list ofthese publications is available from the FCC's Fax On Demand system at (202) 418-2830.[Request document #6705: Resources Available from the Industry Analysis Division.] Shortreports and other small documents (such as news releases and factsheets) are also availablefrom Fax On Demand.

COVERAGE

LOCAL TELEPHONE COMPANIES

There are over 1,300 companies that provide local telephone service in the United States. They are often referred to as ''incumbent local exchange carriers'' (ILECs) and range in sizefrom rural cooperatives serving fewer than 100 customers to BellSouth Telecommunications,Inc. with over 24 million telephone lines. In most cases, only the largest companies (thosewith more than $107 million in annual revenues in 1995) are required to file information withthe FCC. In 1996, as shown in the detailed statistics in Table 2.9, there were 51 reportingILECs. While these companies account for more than 90% of the nation's local telephoneservice, they do not reflect a complete census of the industry. Furthermore, there arevariations from state to state in the proportion of the industry reported. For each state, thenumber of telephone lines served by reporting companies is shown in Table 2.3, along withthe number of lines served by all ILECs. The proportion of lines reported (as also shown inTable 2.3) is sometimes used to inflate the figures included in other tables to estimate statetotals.

LONG DISTANCE COMPANIES

More than 700 firms buy ''access'' from local telephone companies. About 600 of thesecompanies use this access to offer ''1-plus'' long distance telephone service. Data reportedby large interstate service providers appear in various tables throughout the SOCC. Detaileddata for AT&T Communications, Inc. and Alascom, Inc. (which was acquired by AT&T)appear in earlier editions of this publication. The detailed reporting requirements, however,were eliminated after the FCC decided that AT&T would no longer be considered a dominantcarrier.

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ACCOUNTING STANDARDS

A new Uniform System of Accounts (USOA) for the telephone industry became effective at thebeginning of 1988. The detailed tables in this report reflect the new system of accounts; inthese tables, account numbers are shown on the left side of each page.

Part 6 contains tables of historical data drawn from previous editions of the SOCC, along withselected data on the U.S. economy. The tables in this section reflect both the old systemand the new USOA.

The USOA applies to telephone operating companies. It is not designed to capture theactivities of parent holding companies or subsidiaries. Where activities have been transferredfrom telephone companies to holding companies or subsidiaries, the revenues from thoseactivities cease to be reported by the operating companies. For this reason, along withseveral other differences between financial and regulatory accounting systems, the resultscontained in reports to the FCC may differ markedly from reports to the SEC.

INDUSTRY ANALYSIS AND MONITORING DATA

The data contained in Parts 1 through 7 primarily concern the rates, investments, revenues,expenses and earnings of regulated carriers -- data essential to economic regulation.

The tables in Part 8 summarize the range of information now available on a routine basis thatextends far beyond the bare essentials needed for economic regulation. This informationarises primarily from two sources:

o In 1984, the FCC established the Industry Analysis Division to provide an increasedunderstanding of the telecommunications industry.

o In 1987, a joint board of FCC commissioners and state regulatory commissionersestablished a program to monitor the effects of numerous policy changes. Nineteendetailed reports to Congress have been released to date. The reports are now releasedin May of each year, and each Monitoring Report covers the following areas: telephonesubscribership and penetration levels; lifeline assistance plans; high-cost assistance;network usage and growth; revenues, expenses, and investment; rates; pooling; andinfrastructure and new services. These periodic reports provide information on costsand usage for all incumbent local telephone companies, including those small companiesthat do not normally report to the FCC.

OTHER INFORMATION SOURCES

An annual report prepared by the Rural Utilities Service (formerly the Rural ElectrificationAdministration) provides detailed information on each of the several hundred smallertelephone companies that have received loans or loan guarantees from that agency. Theannual Statistical Report of Rural Telephone Borrowers is published by, and available from,the U.S. Government Printing Office.

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The United States Telephone Association represents most local telephone companies. Likemany trade associations, it collects information from each of its members. Annually, itprepares, publishes and sells statistical publications such as Phone Facts and Statistics ofthe Local Exchange Carriers.

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This volume of the Statistics of Communications Common Carriers was prepared by JohnAdesalu, Linda Blake, Adrianne Brent, Jim Lande, Mike Lehner, Katie Rangos, and HankRichmond of the Industry Analysis Division under the supervision and direction of AlanFeldman. Many of the tables appearing in Part 8 are based on the statistical work ofAlexander Belinfante. All have worked long and hard to expand and improve the publication.

We invite comments and suggestions for further improvements. For your convenience, thesurvey form on the following page may be used for your response.

Peyton L. Wynns, ChiefIndustry Analysis Division(202) 418-0940

December 5, 1997

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Customer Response SurveyPublication: Statistics of Communications Common Carriers, 1996/1997 Edition

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

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INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . V

PART 1. GENERAL TABLESTABLE 1.1-SELECTED DATA OF HOLDING COMPANIES OF REPORTING CARRIERS AS OF DECEMBER 31, 1996. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

TABLE 1.2-INTERCORPORATE RELATIONS OF COMMUNICATIONS CARRIERS AND CONTROLLING COMPANIES, DECEMBER 31, 1996. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

TABLE 1.3-CHANGES AFFECTING COVERAGE OF TABLE 1.2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

TABLE 1.4-TOTAL TOLL SERVICE REVENUES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

TABLE 1.5-TOTAL TOLL SERVICE REVENUES - MARKET SHARE (BASED ON REVENUES OF LONG DISTANCE CARRIERS ONLY). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

TABLE 1.6-TOTAL TOLL SERVICE REVENUES - MARKET SHARE (BASED ON REVENUES OF ALL LONG DISTANCE TOLL PROVIDERS). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

TABLE 1.7-TELEPHONE DEVELOPMENT BY STATE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

TABLE 1.8-MARKET SHARES OF PRESUBSCRIBED LINES BY STATE AS OF DECEMBER 31, 1996. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

PART 2. TELEPHONE CARRIERSTABLE 2.1-LIST OF TELEPHONE CARRIERS BY OPERATING REVENUES REPORTING TO THE COMMISSION FOR THE YEAR ENDED

DECEMBER 31, 1996, WHOSE REPORTS WERE USED IN THE STATISTICAL TABULATIONS IN PARTS 1 AND 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

TABLE 2.2-OUTSIDE PLANT STATISTICS OF REPORTING LOCAL EXCHANGE COMPANIES AS OF DECEMBER 31, 1996. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

TABLE 2.3-TOTAL PRESUBSCRIBED LINES FOR ALL LOCAL EXCHANGE COMPANIES AS OF DECEMBER 31, 1996. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

TABLE 2.4-SWITCHED ACCESS LINES BY TYPE OF TECHNOLOGY FOR REPORTING LOCAL EXCHANGE COMPANIES AS OFDECEMBER 31, 1996. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

TABLE 2.5-ACCESS LINES BY TYPE OF CUSTOMER FOR REPORTING LOCAL EXCHANGE COMPANIES AS OF DECEMBER 31, 1996. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

TABLE 2.6-TELEPHONE CALLS AND MINUTES FOR REPORTING LOCAL EXCHANGE COMPANIES--YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1996. . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

TABLE 2.7-COMMUNICATIONS PLANT OF REPORTING LOCAL EXCHANGE CARRIERS--YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1996. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

TABLE 2.8-EXPENSES OF REPORTING LOCAL EXCHANGE CARRIERS--YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1996. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

TABLE 2.9-STATISTICS OF REPORTING LOCAL EXCHANGE CARRIERS AS OF DECEMBER 31, 1996 AND FOR THE YEAR THEN ENDED. . . . . . . . . 38

TABLE 2.10-OPERATING STATISTICS OF REPORTING LOCAL EXCHANGE CARRIERS AS OF DECEMBER 31, 1996. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137

TABLE 2.11-SELECTED FINANCIAL RATIOS OF REPORTING LOCAL EXCHANGE CARRIERS--YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1996. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152

TABLE 2.12-JURISDICTIONAL STATISTICS OF REPORTING LOCAL EXCHANGE CARRIERS AS OF DECEMBER 31, 1996 AND FORTHE YEAR THEN ENDED. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .154

TABLE 2.13-REVENUES OF REPORTING LOCAL EXCHANGE CARRIERS FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1996. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166

TABLE 2.14-TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES OF REPORTING LOCAL EXCHANGE CARRIERS FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1996. . . . 171

TABLE 2.15-TAXES OF REPORTING LOCAL EXCHANGE CARRIERS FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1996. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172

TABLE 2.16-TOTAL PLANT OF REPORTING LOCAL EXCHANGE CARRIERS AS OF DECEMBER 31, 1996. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173

TABLE 2.17-TOTAL OTHER INVESTMENTS OF REPORTING LOCAL EXCHANGE CARRIERS AS OF DECEMBER 31, 1996. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174

TABLE 2.18-TOTAL RESERVES OF REPORTING LOCAL EXCHANGE CARRIERS REPORTING AS OF DECEMBER 31, 1996. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175

TABLE 2.19-BILLABLE ACCESS LINES OF REPORTING LOCAL EXCHANGE CARRIERS AS OF DECEMBER 31, 1996. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176

TABLE 2.20-INTERSTATE MINUTES OF USE OF REPORTING LOCAL EXCHANGE CARRIERS FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1996. . . . . . . 177

PART 3. COMSAT CORPORATIONTABLE 3.1-BALANCE SHEET OF COMSAT CORPORATION AS OF DECEMBER 31, 1996. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .185

TABLE 3.2-INCOME STATEMENT OF COMSAT CORPORATION--YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1996. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .186

TABLE 3.3-SELECTED FACILITY DATA OF COMSAT CORPORATION FOR THE YEARS 1996 AND 1995. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187

PART 4. INTERNATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONSTABLE 4.1-INTERNATIONAL MESSAGE TELEPHONE SERVICE OF THE DOMESTIC UNITED STATES FOR THE YEAR ENDING

DECEMBER 31, 1996. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .191

TABLE 4.2-INTERNATIONAL MESSAGE TELEGRAPH SERVICE OF THE DOMESTIC UNITED STATES FOR THE YEAR ENDINGDECEMBER 31, 1996. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .195

TABLE 4.3-INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE TELEX SERVICE OF THE DOMESTIC UNITED STATES FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1996. . . . . . . . 199

TABLE 4.4-INTERNATIONAL PRIVATE LINE SERVICES OF THE DOMESTIC UNITED STATES FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1996. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .203

TABLE 4.5-MISCELLANEOUS INTERNATIONAL SERVICES OF THE DOMESTIC UNITED STATES FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1996. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .206

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PART 4. INTERNATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS--CONTINUEDTABLE 4.6-NET REVENUE FROM INTERNATIONAL SERVICES BY CARRIER, 1987-1996. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .207

TABLE 4.7-INTERNATIONAL SERVICE MARKET SHARE BASED ON NET REVENUE, 1987-1996. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .209

TABLE 4.8-CARRIERS FILING INTERNATIONAL TRAFFIC DATA FOR 1996. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211

TABLE 4.9-1996 U.S. BILLED REVENUES OF FACILITIES-BASED AND FACILITIES-RESALE CARRIERS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .219

TABLE 4.10-1996 SECTION 43.61 INTERNATIONAL TRAFFIC DATA FOR ALL U.S. POINTS INTERNATIONAL MESSAGE TELEPHONE RESALE SERVICE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .220

TABLE 4.11-NET SETTLEMENT PAYMENTS FOR TELEPHONE SERVICE TO SELECTED COUNTRIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224

TABLE 4.12-TELEPHONE SERVICE ACCOUNTING RATES FOR SELECTED COUNTRIES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225

TABLE 4.13-ACCOUNTING RATES FOR SELECTED COUNTRIES IN U.S. DOLLARS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226

PART 5. RATESTABLE 5.1-AT&T RATES FOR LONG DISTANCE MESSAGE TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICE, INTRA-MAINLAND, MAINLAND-ALASKA,

MAINLAND-HAWAII. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229

TABLE 5.2-AT&T RATES FOR LONG DISTANCE MESSAGE TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICE, HAWAII-ALASKA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230

TABLE 5.3-AT&T RATES FOR LONG DISTANCE MESSAGE TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICEMAINLAND-PUERTO RICO/U. S. VIRGIN ISLANDS, HAWAII-PUERTO RICO/U. S. VIRGIN ISLANDS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231

TABLE 5.4-AT&T RATES FOR LONG DISTANCE MESSAGE TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICE, MAINLAND-CANADA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232

TABLE 5.5-AT&T RATES FOR LONG DISTANCE MESSAGE TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICE, MAINLAND-MEXICO. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233

TABLE 5.6-AT&T RATES FOR LONG DISTANCE MESSAGE TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICE, UNITED STATES-OVERSEAS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234

TABLE 5.7-MCI RATES FOR LONG DISTANCE MESSAGE TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICE, INTRA-MAINLAND, MAINLAND-ALASKA,MAINLAND-HAWAII. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235

TABLE 5.8-SPRINT RATES FOR LONG DISTANCE MESSAGE TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICE, INTRA-MAINLAND, MAINLAND-ALASKA,MAINLAND-HAWAII. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236

PART 6. HISTORICAL FINANCIAL AND ECONOMIC TABLESTABLE 6.1-LOCAL SERVICE REVENUES, 1950-1996. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239

TABLE 6.2-ACCESS REVENUES, 1984-1996. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240

TABLE 6.3-TOLL SERVICE REVENUES, 1950-1996. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241

TABLE 6.4-MISCELLANEOUS REVENUES, 1950-1996. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243

TABLE 6.5-TOTAL OPERATING REVENUES, 1950-1996. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244

TABLE 6.6-TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES, 1950-1996. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245

TABLE 6.7-TELEPHONE CARRIER EARNINGS SUMMARY, 1950-1996. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246

TABLE 6.8-ASSETS AND LIABILITIES, 1950-1996. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248

TABLE 6.9-COMMUNICATIONS PLANT, 1950-1996. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250

TABLE 6.10-SELECTED OPERATING STATISTICS, 1984-1996. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257

TABLE 6.11-SELECTED ECONOMIC INDICATORS, 1950-1996. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259

PART 7. HISTORICAL RATE TABLESTABLE 7.1-AT&T HISTORICAL RATES AT YEAR END, 1950 THROUGH 1996

INTERSTATE MESSAGE TOLL TELEPHONE RATES (FIVE AND TEN MINUTE CALLS). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267

TABLE 7.2-MCI HISTORICAL RATES AT YEAR END, 1980 THROUGH 1996INTERSTATE MESSAGE TOLL TELEPHONE RATES (FIVE AND TEN MINUTE CALLS). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282

TABLE 7.3-SPRINT HISTORICAL RATES AT YEAR END, 1980 THROUGH 1996INTERSTATE MESSAGE TOLL TELEPHONE RATES (FIVE AND TEN MINUTE CALLS). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 392

TABLE 7.4-COMPARATIVE HISTORICAL RATES AT YEAR END, 1980 THROUGH 1996INTERSTATE MESSAGE TOLL TELEPHONE RATES (FIVE AND TEN MINUTE CALLS). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300

PART 8. TRENDS AND MONITORING TABLESTABLE 8.1-TELEPHONE PENETRATION IN THE UNITED STATES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315

TABLE 8.2-LONG TERM TRENDS IN PRICE INDEXES (ANNUAL RATE OF CHANGE). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316

TABLE 8.3-ANNUAL RATE OF CHANGE IN MAJOR PRICE INDEXES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317

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PART 8. TRENDS AND MONITORING TABLES--CONTINUEDTABLE 8.4-AVERAGE MONTHLY RESIDENTIAL RATES (IN OCTOBER OF EACH YEAR). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318

TABLE 8.5-AVERAGE MONTHLY SINGLE-LINE BUSINESS RATES (IN OCTOBER OF EACH YEAR). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318

TABLE 8.6-DIAL EQUIPMENT MINUTES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 319

TABLE 8.7-EQUAL ACCESS CONVERSION: JUNE 1984 - DECEMBER 31, 1996. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 320

TABLE 8.8-INTERSTATE SWITCHED ACCESS MINUTES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321

TABLE 8.9-INTERSTATE SWITCHED PREMIUM AND NON-PREMIUM ACCESS MINUTES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .323

TABLE 8.10-PRESUBSCRIBED TELEPHONE LINES BY CARRIER. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 325

TABLE 8.11-MARKET SHARE OF PRESUBSCRIBED LINES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328

TABLE 8.12-ANNUAL RATES OF GROWTH OF PRESUBSCRIBED LINES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328

TABLE 8.13-NUMBER OF CARRIER IDENTIFICATION CODES (CICS) ASSIGNED BY BELL COMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .329

TABLE 8.14-TELEPHONE NUMBERS ASSIGNED FOR 800 USE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330

TABLE 8.15-TELEPHONE NUMBERS ASSIGNED FOR 888 USE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331

TABLE 8.16-REVENUE REPORTED ON TELECOMMUNICATIONS RELAY SERVICE FUND WORKSHEETS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332

TABLE 8.17-NUMBER OF CARRIERS PAYING INTO THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS RELAY SERVICE FUND BY TYPE OF CARRIER. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333

TABLE 8.18-GROSS REVENUE REPORTED BY TYPE OF CARRIER. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333

GENERAL INDEX1. BY SUBJECT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .335

2. BY COMPANY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .338

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TABLE 1.1-SELECTED DATA OF HOLDING COMPANIES OF REPORTING CARRIERS AS OF DECEMBER 31, 1996(DOLLAR AMOUNTS SHOWN IN MILLIONS)

SELECTED ALLTEL AT&T AMERITECH BELL BELLSOUTH CITIZENSFINANCIAL CORP. CORP. CORP. ATLANTIC CORP. UTILITIES

DATA CORP. CO.

REVENUES 3,192 1/ 52,184 14,917 13,081 19,040 1,307COSTS & EXPENSES 2,601 1/ 43,374 11,412 10,145 14,261 1,011INTEREST EXPENSE 131 334 514 478 721 93OTHER INCOME & ADJUSTMENTS 2/ 2 690 326 435 550 67INCOME TAXES 170 3,258 1,183 1,011 1,745 85NET INCOME 292 5,908 2,134 1,882 2,863 185EARNINGS PER SHARE 1.53 3.66 3.87 4.28 2.88 0.77DIVIDENDS PER SHARE 1.06 1.32 2.03 2.80 1.44 0AVG. SHARES OUTSTANDING (MIL.) 190 1,616 554 438 994 233TOTAL ASSETS 5,359 55,552 23,707 24,856 32,568 4,523PROPERTY, PLANT & EQUIP. (NET) 3,042 19,794 13,507 15,916 21,825 3,138LONG-TERM DEBT 1,756 7,883 4,437 5,960 8,116 1,510SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY 2,097 20,295 7,687 7,423 13,249 1,678

OPERATING DATA:CUSTOMER LINES (THOUS.) 1,681 - 19,704 20,566 22,135 834NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES 16,307 130,400 66,128 62,600 81,200 5,400

SELECTED FRONTIER GTE LCI MCI NYNEX PACIFICFINANCIAL CORP. CORP. INTERNATIONAL, CORP. CORP. TELESIS

DATA INC. GROUP

REVENUES 2,576 21,339 1,103 18,494 13,454 9,588COSTS & EXPENSES 2,188 15,851 959 16,181 10,841 7,390INTEREST EXPENSE 43 1,026 29 196 637 341OTHER INCOME & ADJUSTMENTS 2/ 8 (50) 0 (162) 242 26INCOME TAXES 143 1,614 40 753 741 741NET INCOME 210 2,798 75 1,202 1,477 1,142EARNINGS PER SHARE 1.27 2.89 0.86 1.73 3.38 2.67DIVIDENDS PER SHARE 0.86 1.88 0 0.05 2.36 1.49AVG. SHARES OUTSTANDING (MIL.) 164 969 87 695 437 428TOTAL ASSETS 2,222 38,422 950 22,978 27,659 16,608PROPERTY, PLANT & EQUIP. (NET) 971 22,902 403 12,174 17,675 12,073LONG-TERM DEBT 675 13,210 223 4,798 9,326 5,424SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY 1,060 7,336 431 10,661 7,059 2,773

OPERATING DATA:CUSTOMER LINES (THOUS.) 951 3/ 20,025 - - 17,740 16,427NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES 7,900 102,000 2,348 55,285 68,100 48,330

SELECTED SBC SPRINT U S WEST,FINANCIAL COMM. INC. CORP. INC.

DATA

REVENUES 13,898 14,045 12,911COSTS & EXPENSES 10,342 11,778 10,056INTEREST EXPENSE 472 197 612OTHER INCOME & ADJUSTMENTS 2/ 183 (165) (369)INCOME TAXES 1,166 721 696NET INCOME 2,101 1,184 1,178EARNINGS PER SHARE 3.46 2.78 4/ DIVIDENDS PER SHARE 1.72 1.00 4/ AVG. SHARES OUTSTANDING (MIL.) 607 426 4/ TOTAL ASSETS 23,449 16,953 40,855PROPERTY, PLANT & EQUIP. (NET) 14,007 10,464 18,281LONG-TERM DEBT 5,505 2,982 14,300SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY 6,835 8,520 11,549

OPERATING DATA:CUSTOMER LINES (THOUS.) 14,955 7,107 15,424NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES 61,540 48,024 69,286

SOURCE: COMPANY ANNUAL REPORTS TO SHAREHOLDERS AND ANNUAL REPORTS FORM 10-K.1/ OPERATING REVENUES AND COSTS FOR AT&T INCLUDE $16.33 BILLION IN ACCESS AND OTHER INTERCONNECTION CHARGES.2/ INCLUDES EXTRAORDINARY ITEMS.3/ U.S. LINES ONLY. INCLUDING ITS LINES IN OTHER COUNTRIES, GTE'S TOTAL WAS 25.9 MILLION.4/ U S WEST HAS TWO CLASSES OF COMMON STOCK, COMMUNICATIONS GROUP AND MEDIA GROUP, WITH 478 MILLION AND 492 MILLION SHARES, RESPECTIVELY, OUTSTANDING. EARNINGS PER SHARE FOR THE COMMUNICATIONS GROUP WERE $2.62; FOR THE MEDIA GROUP, $(0.16). A DIVIDEND OF $2.14 PER SHARE WAS PAID ON THE COMMUNICATIONS GROUP SHARES.

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TABLE 1.2-INTERCORPORATE RELATIONS OF COMMUNICATIONS CARRIERS AND CONTROLLING COMPANIES,DECEMBER 31, 1996

(AMOUNTS SHOWN IN THOUSANDS)

TYPE CARRIER'SNO. NAME OF COMPANY OF OPERATING

COMPANY REVENUES

1 ACC LONG DISTANCE CORP. INTEREXCHANGE CARRIER $118,4162 ALIANT COMMUNICATIONS, INC. HOLDING - 3 ALIANT COMMUNICATIONS CO. TELEPHONE 194,9564 ALLTEL CORPORATION HOLDING - 5 ALLTEL GEORGIA COMMUNICATIONS CORP. TELEPHONE 218,7866 ALLTEL PENNSYLVANIA, INC. TELEPHONE 139,7727 WESTERN RESERVE TELEPHONE CO., THE TELEPHONE 112,1658 AT&T CORP. HOLDING - 9 AT&T COMMUNICATIONS, INC. INTEREXCHANGE CARRIER 39,263,651

10 AMERITECH CORPORATION HOLDING - 11 ILLINOIS BELL TELEPHONE CO. d/b/a AMERITECH ILLINOIS TELEPHONE 3,553,98712 INDIANA BELL TELEPHONE CO., INC. d/b/a AMERITECH INDIANA TELEPHONE 1,219,15413 MICHIGAN BELL TELEPHONE CO. d/b/a AMERITECH MICHIGAN TELEPHONE 3,154,53814 OHIO BELL TELEPHONE CO., THE d/b/a AMERITECH OHIO TELEPHONE 2,213,84215 WISCONSIN BELL, INC. d/b/a AMERITECH WISCONSIN TELEPHONE 1,170,55416 BELL ATLANTIC CORPORATION HOLDING - 17 BELL ATLANTIC - DELAWARE, INC. TELEPHONE 277,04218 BELL ATLANTIC - MARYLAND, INC. TELEPHONE 2,126,35119 BELL ATLANTIC - NEW JERSEY, INC. TELEPHONE 3,537,43720 BELL ATLANTIC - PENNSYLVANIA, INC. TELEPHONE 3,492,78421 BELL ATLANTIC - VIRGINIA, INC. TELEPHONE 2,120,76322 BELL ATLANTIC - WASHINGTON, D.C., INC. TELEPHONE 593,30923 BELL ATLANTIC - WEST VIRGINIA, INC. TELEPHONE 590,73424 BELLSOUTH CORPORATION HOLDING - 25 BELLSOUTH TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC. TELEPHONE 14,410,65026 BUSINESS TELECOM, INC. INTEREXCHANGE CARRIER 148,91327 CABLE AND WIRELESS PLC HOLDING - 28 CABLE AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS, INC. INTEREXCHANGE CARRIER 918,76529 CHERRY COMMUNICATIONS, INC. INTEREXCHANGE CARRIER 354,19530 CINCINNATI BELL, INC. HOLDING - 31 CINCINNATI BELL TELEPHONE CO. TELEPHONE 648,87032 CITIZENS UTILITIES COMPANY HOLDING - 33 CITIZENS TELECOMMUNICATIONS CO. OF NEW YORK, INC. TELEPHONE 198,37434 COMMUNICATION TELESYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL INTEREXCHANGE CARRIER 195,56235 COMSAT CORPORATION SATELLITE 852,05736 C-TEC CORPORATION HOLDING - 37 COMMONWEALTH TELEPHONE CO. TELEPHONE 147,74238 EXCEL TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC. INTEREXCHANGE CARRIER 1,090,64939 FRONTIER CORPORATION HOLDING - 40 ALLNET COMM. SVCS., INC. d/b/a FRONTIER COMM. SERVICES INTEREXCHANGE CARRIER 1,118,61241 FRONTIER COMMUNICATIONS INTERNATIONAL, INC. INTEREXCHANGE CARRIER 322,51442 FRONTIER COMMUNICATIONS - NO. CENTRAL REGION, INC. INTEREXCHANGE CARRIER 121,14743 ROCHESTER TELEPHONE CORPORATION TELEPHONE 321,00744 GENERAL COMMUNICATION, INC. INTEREXCHANGE CARRIER 142,57945 GTE CORPORATION HOLDING - 46 CONTEL CORPORATION HOLDING - 47 CONTEL OF THE SOUTH, INC. d/b/a GTE SYSTEMS OF THE SOUTH TELEPHONE 114,12848 GTE CALIFORNIA INC. TELEPHONE 2,981,12849 GTE FLORIDA INC. TELEPHONE 1,410,51350 GTE HAWAIIAN TELEPHONE CO. INC. TELEPHONE 579,414

51 GTE MIDWEST INC. TELEPHONE 564,36952 GTE NORTH INC. TELEPHONE 2,951,21153 GTE NORTHWEST INC. TELEPHONE 1,046,89754 GTE SOUTH INC. TELEPHONE 1,397,30055 GTE SOUTHWEST INC. TELEPHONE 1,584,62856 IXC COMMUNICATIONS, INC. INTEREXCHANGE CARRIER 203,76157 LCI INTERNATIONAL, INC. HOLDING - 58 LCI INTERNATIONAL MANAGEMENT SERVICES, INC. HOLDING - 59 LCI INTERNATIONAL TELECOM CORP. INTEREXCHANGE CARRIER 1,102,985

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(AMOUNTS SHOWN IN THOUSANDS)

TYPE CARRIER'SNO. NAME OF COMPANY OF OPERATING

COMPANY REVENUES

60 MCI COMMUNICATIONS CORP. HOLDING - 61 MCI TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP. INTEREXCHANGE CARRIER 16,372,39762 MCI INTERNATIONAL, INC. HOLDING - 63 MIDCOM COMMUNICATIONS, INC. INTEREXCHANGE CARRIER 148,77764 NYNEX CORPORATION HOLDING - 65 NEW ENGLAND TELEPHONE & TELEGRAPH CO. TELEPHONE 4,576,73666 NEW YORK TELEPHONE CO. TELEPHONE 7,910,19867 ONE CALL COMMUNICATIONS, INC. INTEREXCHANGE CARRIER 113,70568 PACIFIC GATEWAY EXCHANGE, INC. INTEREXCHANGE CARRIER 162,42669 PACIFIC TELESIS GROUP HOLDING - 70 NEVADA BELL TELEPHONE 188,93971 PACIFIC BELL TELEPHONE 8,161,40672 PHONETIME, INC. INTEREXCHANGE CARRIER 116,68073 PUERTO RICO TELEPHONE AUTHORITY HOLDING - 74 PUERTO RICO TELEPHONE CO. TELEPHONE 1,175,52875 SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP. HOLDING - 76 SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND TELEPHONE CO., THE TELEPHONE 1,487,16277 SBC COMMUNICATIONS INC. HOLDING - 78 SOUTHWESTERN BELL TELEPHONE CO. TELEPHONE 9,631,21079 SPRINT CORPORATION HOLDING - 80 CAROLINA TELEPHONE & TELEGRAPH CO. TELEPHONE 804,19681 CENTEL CORPORATION HOLDING - 82 CENTRAL TELEPHONE COMPANY TELEPHONE 501,20183 CENTRAL TELEPHONE CO. OF ILLINOIS TELEPHONE 161,62384 CENTRAL TELEPHONE CO. OF VIRGINIA TELEPHONE 193,18185 SPRINT-FLORIDA, INC. TELEPHONE 1,201,84186 SPRINT CORPORATION - LONG DISTANCE DIVISION 1/ INTEREXCHANGE CARRIER 7,944,11887 UNITED TELEPHONE - SOUTHEAST, INC. TELEPHONE 217,35088 UNITED TELEPHONE CO. OF INDIANA, INC. TELEPHONE 173,72089 UNITED TELEPHONE CO. OF MISSOURI TELEPHONE 194,73090 UNITED TELEPHONE CO. OF NEW JERSEY, INC. TELEPHONE 145,70891 UNITED TELEPHONE CO. OF THE NORTHWEST TELEPHONE 124,50892 UNITED TELEPHONE CO. OF OHIO TELEPHONE 460,71793 UNITED TELEPHONE CO. OF PENNSYLVANIA, THE TELEPHONE 255,92094 UNITED TELEPHONE CO. OF TEXAS TELEPHONE 130,31295 STAR TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC. INTEREXCHANGE CARRIER 208,00096 TELCO COMMUNICATIONS GROUP, INC. INTEREXCHANGE CARRIER 428,55297 TELEGROUP, INC. INTEREXCHANGE CARRIER 213,20898 TEL-SAVE, INC. INTEREXCHANGE CARRIER 232,42499 TRESCOM INTERNATIONAL, INC. INTEREXCHANGE CARRIER 139,621

100 USA GLOBAL LINK INTEREXCHANGE CARRIER 241,641101 U.S. LONG DISTANCE CORP. HOLDING - 102 U.S. LONG DISTANCE, INC. INTEREXCHANGE CARRIER 188,306103 U S WEST, INC. HOLDING - 104 U S WEST COMMUNICATIONS GROUP, INC. HOLDING - 105 U S WEST COMMUNICATIONS, INC. TELEPHONE 9,792,681106 VARTEC TELECOM, INC. INTEREXCHANGE CARRIER 470,236107 WORLDCOM, INC. d/b/a LDDS WORLDCOM 2/ INTEREXCHANGE CARRIER 4,485,130108 MFS INTELENET, INC. 2/ INTEREXCHANGE CARRIER 122,442

NOTE -- CARRIERS CONTROLLED BY OTHER COMPANIES ARE INDICATED BY INDENTATIONS FROM THE MARGIN. FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS TABLE, CONTROL IS DEFINED AS THE OWNERSHIP OF MORE THAN 50% OF A CARRIER'S COMMON STOCK. THE INFORMATION SHOWN IS PRINCIPALLY FROM ANNUAL REPORTS FILED WITH THE COMMISSION. IN SOME INSTANCES, DATA WERE OBTAINED FROM UNOFFICIAL (NON-FCC) SOURCES; FOR EXAMPLE, BUSINESS TELECOM'S REVENUES FIGURE CAME FROM ITS ANNUAL REPORT TO THE COLORADO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION.

1/ THE DIVISION CONSISTS PRINCIPALLY OF SPRINT COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY L.P.2/ WORLDCOM ACQUIRED MFS COMMUNICATIONS CO., PARENT COMPANY OF MFS INTELENET, ON DEC. 31, 1996. THE MERGER WAS ACCOUNTED FOR AS A PURCHASE; THEREFORE, THE 1996 OPERATING REVENUES FOR MFS ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THE AMOUNT REPORTED FOR WORLDCOM.

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TABLE 1.3-CHANGES AFFECTING COVERAGE OF TABLE 1.2

TYPENO. NAME OF COMPANY OF REMARKS

COMPANY

ADDITIONS:1 ACC LONG DISTANCE CORP. INTEREXCHANGE

2 CHERRY COMMUNICATIONS, INC. "

3 IXC COMMUNICATIONS, INC. "

4 ONE CALL COMMUNICATIONS, INC. " THESE NINE CARRIERS BECAME SUBJECT TO

5 PACIFIC GATEWAY EXCHANGE, INC. " THE COMMISSION'S REPORTING REQUIREMENTS AT 47 CFR 43.21(c).

6 PHONETIME, INC. "

7 STAR TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC. "

8 TRESCOM INTERNATIONAL, INC. "

9 USA GLOBAL LINK "

DELETIONS:1 AMERICAN NETWORK EXCHANGE, INC. INTEREXCHANGE COMPANY'S REVENUES WERE BELOW INDEXED REVENUE

THRESHOLD FOR REPORTING PURPOSES.2 CENTRAL TELEPHONE CO. OF FLORIDA TELEPHONE COMPANY MERGED WITH AND INTO SPRINT-FLORIDA, INC.

(FORMERLY UNITED TELEPHONE CO. OF FLORIDA).3 CONTEL OF CALIFORNIA, INC. TELEPHONE COMPANY MERGED WITH AND INTO GTE CALIFORNIA.

4 GE CAPITAL COMMUNICATION SERVICES CORP. INTEREXCHANGE COMPANY'S REVENUES WERE BELOW INDEXED REVENUE THRESHOLD FOR REPORTING PURPOSES.

5 MFS COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY HOLDING COMPANY WAS ACQUIRED BY WORLDCOM, INC.

6 ONCOR COMMUNICATIONS, INC. INTEREXCHANGE COMPANY'S REVENUES WERE BELOW INDEXED REVENUE THRESHOLD FOR REPORTING PURPOSES.

7 THE FURST GROUP, INC. INTEREXCHANGE COMPANY'S REVENUES WERE BELOW INDEXED REVENUE THRESHOLD FOR REPORTING PURPOSES.

NAME CHANGES:1 ALIANT COMMUNICATIONS, INC. HOLDING CHANGED FROM LINCOLN TELECOMMUNICATIONS CO.

2 ALIANT COMMUNICATIONS CO. TELEPHONE CHANGED FROM LINCOLN TELEPHONE & TELEGRAPH CO.

3 SPRINT-FLORIDA, INC. TELEPHONE CHANGED FROM UNITED TELEPHONE CO. OF FLORIDA.

4 AMERITECH COMPANIES:ILLINOIS BELL TELEPHONE CO. d/b/a AMERITECH ILLINOIS TELEPHONE AMERITECH CORPORATION ADDED d/b/a DESIGNATIONSINDIANA BELL TEL. CO., INC. d/b/a AMERITECH INDIANA " TO THE NAMES OF ITS OPERATING SUBSIDIARIES, WITHMICHICAN BELL TELEPHONE CO. d/b/a AMERITECH MICHIGAN " OR WITHOUT THE NAME OF THE STATE OF OPERATION.OHIO BELL TELEPHONE CO, THE d/b/a AMERITECH OHIO "WISCONSIN BELL, INC. d/b/a AMERITECH WISCONSIN "

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TABLE 1.4--TOTAL TOLL SERVICE REVENUES(DOLLAR AMOUNTS SHOWN IN MILLIONS)

COMPANY 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 1985 1984

AT&T COMPANIES: 1/ AT&T COMMUNICATIONS, INC. $39,264 $38,069 $37,166 $35,731 $35,495 $34,384 $33,880 $34,549 $35,407 $35,219 $36,514 $36,770 $34,935 ALASCOM, INC. 325 329 320 333 338 259 278 272 262 267 271 255MCI TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP. 2/ 16,372 14,617 11,715 10,947 9,719 8,266 7,392 6,171 4,886 3,938 3,372 2,331 1,761 TELECOM*USA 713 524 396 291 201 105SPRINT COMMUNICATIONS CO. 3/ 7,944 7,277 6,805 6,139 5,658 5,378 5,041 4,320 3,405 2,592 1,141 GTE SPRINT 779 1,122 1,052 US TELECOM 212 387WORLDCOM, INC. 4/ 4,485 3,640 2,221 1,145 801 263 154 110 ADVANCED TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP. 356 342 326 178 162 124 86 72 METROMEDIA COMMUNICATIONS CORP. 5/ 297 369 369 381 127 ITT COMMUNICATION SERVICES, INC. 404 379 287 282 241 161 COMSYSTEMS NETWORK SERVICES 116 135 131 130 WILTEL, INC. 917 664 494 405 376 300 MFS INTELENET, INC. 122 118FRONTIER COMPANIES: 6/ ALLNET COMM. SVCS. dba FRONTIER COMM. SVCS. 7/ 1,119 827 568 436 376 347 326 334 394 395 450 309 LEXITEL 127 FRONTIER COMMUNICATIONS INT'L, INC. 8/ 323 309 306 213 168 155 142 104 FRONTIER COMMS. - NORTH CENTRAL REGION 121 133 123 FRONTIER COMMUNICATIONS OF THE WEST, INC. 127 144LCI INTERNATIONAL TELECOM CORP. 1,103 671 453 317 243 208 215 197EXCEL TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC. 9/ 10/ 1,091 363 156CABLE & WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS, INC. 919 700 654 557 495 406 359 275 218 180 171 146VARTEC TELECOM, INC. 470 125 107TELCO COMMUNICATIONS GROUP, INC. 429 215CHERRY COMMUNICATIONS, INC. 354USA GLOBAL LINK 242TEL-SAVE, INC. 9/ 232 180TELEGROUP, INC. 9/ 213 129STAR TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC. 208IXC COMMUNICATIONS, INC. 204COMMUNICATION TELESYSTEMS INT'L. 9/ 196 115USLD COMMUNICATIONS CORP. 11/ 188 155 136 100PACIFIC GATEWAY EXCHANGE, INC. 162MIDCOM COMMUNICATIONS, INC. 149 204 109BUSINESS TELECOM, INC. 12/ 149 115GENERAL COMMUNICATION, INC. 13/ 143 120 106 92TRESCOM INTERNATIONAL, INC. 140ACC LONG DISTANCE CORP. 118PHONETIME, INC. (PTI) 117ONE CALL COMMUNICATIONS, INC. 114GE CAPITAL COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES CORP. 9/ 120ONCOR COMMUNICATIONS, INC. 9/ 111 172 140 159 181 230 275THE FURST GROUP, INC. 9/ 109AMERICAN NETWORK EXCHANGE, INC. 101 109TELESPHERE NETWORK, INC. 14/ 308 293 192 (NATIONAL TELEPHONE SERVICES, INC.) 150

OTHERS 15/ 5,342 5,168 5,055 4,319 3,923 2,948 2,582 2,359 1,823 1,352 992 639 414

TOTAL LONG DISTANCE CARRIERS 82,033 74,143 67,351 61,533 58,368 54,443 52,102 51,184 47,487 44,783 44,595 42,630 38,755

BELL OPERATING COMPANIES 7,950 8,189 9,527 9,849 9,718 10,066 10,578 10,549 10,668 10,268 9,599 9,026 9,037OTHER LOCAL TELEPHONE COMPANIES 15/ 3,298 3,143 3,848 3,908 3,897 4,049 4,112 4,291 4,445 3,468 3,274 3,159 3,364

TOTAL LOCAL EXCHANGE COMPANIES 11,248 11,332 13,375 13,757 13,615 14,115 14,690 14,840 15,113 13,736 12,873 12,185 12,401

TOTAL TOLL SERVICE REVENUES $93,281 $85,475 $80,726 $75,290 $71,983 $68,558 $66,792 $66,024 $62,600 $58,519 $57,468 $54,815 $51,156

SEE NOTES FOLLOWING TABLE 1.6.

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TABLE 1.5--TOTAL TOLL SERVICE REVENUES - MARKET SHARE(BASED ON REVENUES OF LONG DISTANCE CARRIERS ONLY)

ALL OTHERYEAR AT&T MCI SPRINT WORLDCOM LONG

DISTANCECARRIERS

1984 90.1 % 4.5 % 2.7 % 2.6 %1985 86.3 5.5 2.6 5.61986 81.9 7.6 4.3 6.31987 78.6 8.8 5.8 6.81988 74.6 10.3 7.2 8.01989 67.5 12.1 8.4 0.2 % 11.81990 65.0 14.2 9.7 0.3 10.81991 63.2 15.2 9.9 0.5 11.31992 60.8 16.7 9.7 1.4 11.51993 58.1 17.8 10.0 1.9 12.31994 55.2 17.4 10.1 3.3 14.01995 51.8 19.7 9.8 4.9 13.81996 47.9 20.0 9.7 5.5 17.0

TABLE 1.6--TOTAL TOLL SERVICE REVENUES - MARKET SHARE(BASED ON REVENUES OF ALL LONG DISTANCE TOLL PROVIDERS)

ALL OTHER BELL OTHERLONG OPERATING LOCAL

DISTANCE COMPANIES TELEPHONEAT&T MCI SPRINT WORLDCOM CARRIERS COMPANIES

1984 68.3 % 3.4 % 2.1 % 2.0 % 17.7 % 6.6 %1985 67.1 4.3 2.0 4.4 16.5 5.81986 63.5 5.9 3.3 4.9 16.7 5.71987 60.2 6.7 4.4 5.2 17.5 5.91988 56.6 7.8 5.4 6.1 17.0 7.11989 52.3 9.3 6.5 0.2 % 9.1 16.0 6.51990 50.7 11.1 7.5 0.2 8.4 15.8 6.21991 50.2 12.1 7.8 0.4 9.0 14.7 5.91992 49.3 13.5 7.9 1.1 9.3 13.5 5.41993 47.5 14.5 8.2 1.5 10.1 13.1 5.21994 46.0 14.5 8.4 2.8 11.7 11.8 4.81995 44.9 17.1 8.5 4.3 12.0 9.6 3.71996 42.1 17.6 8.5 4.8 15.0 8.5 3.5

Notes for Tables 1.4 - 1.6.Sources: Industry Analysis Division, "Long Distance Market Shares," released October 10, 1997. Local exchange carrier information derived from USTA annual reports. Long distance company information taken from reports filed pursuant to FCC Report and Order in CC Docket 83-1291.

1/ AT&T acquired Alascom August 7, 1995. 2/ MCI Telecommunications and Telecom*USA merged during 1989. With the 1996 filing, MCI revised its 1995 revenues. MCI previously reported total operating revenues by SIC code. In its 1995 annual report to stockholders, MCI separated its core telecommunications services business from its business activities in ventures and developing markets. Its revenues for 1995 and 1996 now reflect core business information only. 3/ In July 1986, GTE Sprint and US Telecom merged into US Sprint. The information shown for GTE Sprint and US Telecom for 1986 is January 1 - June 30. The information shown for US Sprint for 1986 is for July 1-December 31. Effective February 26, 1992, the company's name became Sprint Communications Co. 4/ LDDS Communications, Inc. (which changed its name to WorldCom, Inc. in May 1995) and Advanced Telecommunications Corp. merged during 1992. In 1993, LDDS Communications, Inc. merged with Metromedia Communications Corp. and Comsystems Network Services. For 1993, only the revenues that were received after the merger are included in LDDS Communications' revenues. Those revenues up to the merger are listed individually for 1993. LDDS and Wiltel merged January 5, 1995. WorldCom acquired MFS Intelenet on December 31, 1996. WorldCom's market share does not include MFS Intelenet's revenues for 1996. 5/ Metromedia Communications Corp. and ITT Communications Corp. merged during 1988. Information for 1989 was reported separately. 6/ Frontier Corporation, the parent company of Frontier Communications Int'l, Inc., acquired ALC Communications, the parent company of Allnet on August 16, 1995. On May 18, 1995, Frontier Corporation acquired WCT Communications, the parent company of West Coast Telecommunications, which is now known as Frontier Communications of the West, Inc. In addition, on March 17, 1995, Frontier Corporation acquired American Sharecom, which is now known as Frontier Communications - North Central Region. 7/ Allnet and Lexitel merged at the end of 1985. 8/ Name changed from RCI Long Distance, Inc. in 1994. 9/ Company indicated it is strictly a reseller.10/ Excludes $261 million from marketing services in 1996 and $143 million in 1995. Marketing revenues were included in the 1994 total.11/ Name changed from U. S. Long Distance, Inc. in September 1997.12/ Data obtained from Annual Report to the Colorado Public Utilities Commission for 1996 from telecommunications carriers regulated pursuant to §40-15-301 C.R.S.13/ Does not include $10 million from non-communications operations in 1993, $11 million in 1994, $9 million in 1995 and $13 million in 1996.14/ Telesphere Network, Inc. and National Telephone Services, Inc. merged during 1989. In 1991, Telesphere Network, Inc. went into bankruptcy.15/ Estimated by FCC staff.

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TABLE 1.7-TELEPHONE DEVELOPMENT BY STATE

PERCENT OF HOUSEHOLDS WITH TELEPHONE SERVICE

STATE JULY NOVEMBER MARCH JULY1996 1996 1997 1997

ALABAMA 92.0 92.8 91.4 93.0 ALALASKA 93.3 94.6 94.4 93.5 AKARIZONA 93.8 92.8 89.5 93.4 AZARKANSAS 87.3 87.4 88.7 90.8 ARCALIFORNIA 95.1 95.1 94.2 94.3 CACOLORADO 94.8 95.2 96.6 94.5 COCONNECTICUT 98.4 95.7 95.5 93.8 CTDELAWARE 97.3 95.9 95.0 95.3 DEDISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 93.1 93.5 91.3 91.7 DCFLORIDA 93.3 92.6 92.0 93.1 FLGEORGIA 86.8 90.4 90.4 93.1 GAHAWAII 96.0 94.5 94.7 94.6 HIIDAHO 92.1 93.2 95.2 92.6 IDILLINOIS 93.0 92.9 93.5 93.1 ILINDIANA 94.5 92.0 94.2 93.6 INIOWA 98.0 96.0 96.0 97.3 IAKANSAS 94.3 93.8 94.5 93.6 KSKENTUCKY 92.8 93.0 93.1 93.2 KYLOUISIANA 91.6 91.3 91.3 91.5 LAMAINE 96.8 96.2 93.6 97.4 MEMARYLAND 96.5 97.3 95.3 95.5 MDMASSACHUSETTS 95.2 96.4 95.9 95.7 MAMICHIGAN 95.5 95.4 94.9 93.3 MIMINNESOTA 97.2 96.6 97.4 96.4 MNMISSISSIPPI 87.9 87.9 89.3 89.8 MSMISSOURI 94.8 95.0 97.5 93.7 MOMONTANA 94.6 94.1 94.1 94.4 MTNEBRASKA 95.8 96.2 96.9 97.9 NENEVADA 92.7 93.8 94.1 94.6 NVNEW HAMPSHIRE 94.5 96.3 97.1 95.5 NHNEW JERSEY 92.8 95.2 95.9 95.6 NJNEW MEXICO 86.1 87.7 86.4 90.7 NMNEW YORK 93.2 94.0 94.3 93.7 NYNORTH CAROLINA 95.3 93.0 93.5 93.2 NCNORTH DAKOTA 96.9 95.8 96.1 94.6 NDOHIO 94.5 94.1 94.9 94.3 OHOKLAHOMA 92.4 90.9 91.6 89.9 OKOREGON 96.3 95.3 95.6 95.2 ORPENNSYLVANIA 96.9 96.7 97.3 96.4 PARHODE ISLAND 95.3 96.2 94.6 94.7 RISOUTH CAROLINA 91.3 90.6 92.3 92.0 SCSOUTH DAKOTA 94.2 92.7 94.4 92.9 SDTENNESSEE 94.1 94.4 94.1 94.5 TNTEXAS 91.4 90.9 90.8 91.7 TXUTAH 97.0 97.0 97.4 96.3 UTVERMONT 96.0 96.1 93.8 96.7 VTVIRGINIA 93.8 95.1 93.5 94.6 VAWASHINGTON 94.8 94.7 95.9 96.6 WAWEST VIRGINIA 93.1 92.6 93.5 93.4 WVWISCONSIN 96.9 97.3 96.2 96.7 WIWYOMING 95.3 94.7 94.5 92.7 WY

UNITED STATES 93.9 % 93.9 % 93.9 % 93.9 % US

NOTE -- COMPILED BY U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, BUREAU OF THE CENSUS, PER AGREEMENT WITH THE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION.

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TABLE 1.8 - MARKET SHARES OF PRESUBSCRIBED TELEPHONE LINES BY STATE AS OF DECEMBER 31, 1996

NUMBER OF MARKET SHARE TOTALTELEPHONE LINESCOMPANIES

LONG DISTANCE* AT&T MCI SPRINT WORLDCOM EXCEL OTHER STATE CARRIERS

ALABAMA 68 67.1 % 13.0 % 4.0 % 3.6 % 3.9 % 8.3 % 2,233,362ALASKA 2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 100.0 355,185ARIZONA 95 59.8 14.4 8.9 4.6 2.7 9.6 2,414,612ARKANSAS 64 67.2 11.4 5.5 4.2 4.7 7.0 1,288,457CALIFORNIA 100 61.7 16.4 9.0 2.6 2.4 7.9 19,805,310COLORADO 96 56.1 17.0 8.9 4.2 3.1 10.6 2,381,182CONNECTICUT 65 38.8 11.3 5.3 1.8 0.8 42.0 2,035,573DELAWARE 70 66.4 16.5 6.3 1.4 1.1 8.4 466,474DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 24 67.9 17.7 6.8 2.3 0.0 5.3 771,630FLORIDA 154 66.2 12.2 8.0 3.3 2.9 7.3 9,571,502GEORGIA 108 64.3 14.4 8.4 2.7 3.1 7.2 4,275,408HAWAII 31 56.5 13.9 18.5 0.4 3.8 7.0 615,288IDAHO 56 58.5 13.2 6.2 4.5 5.8 11.8 612,755ILLINOIS 108 66.4 13.6 7.4 2.7 1.9 8.0 7,442,595INDIANA 83 67.9 13.0 6.5 3.1 2.9 6.6 3,122,167IOWA 67 61.8 16.5 5.3 5.3 2.8 8.2 1,495,268KANSAS 72 61.9 13.0 10.9 2.9 3.3 7.9 1,486,306KENTUCKY 81 67.2 12.6 4.3 4.3 4.6 7.0 1,897,582LOUISIANA 97 63.2 13.3 4.4 6.3 2.5 10.4 2,265,803MAINE 61 71.3 11.6 6.6 1.5 2.0 7.1 754,878MARYLAND 30 64.6 18.8 7.4 1.9 0.0 7.3 3,052,067MASSACHUSETTS 91 70.5 13.0 8.7 1.9 0.7 5.2 4,151,814MICHIGAN 88 62.7 14.5 6.2 2.3 3.0 11.2 5,703,053MINNESOTA 78 58.5 19.8 5.8 2.6 2.9 10.4 2,729,586MISSISSIPPI 66 66.9 14.0 3.7 4.7 3.2 7.5 1,244,747MISSOURI 90 62.5 12.9 10.6 3.6 2.9 7.4 3,064,182MONTANA 51 64.0 11.6 6.2 2.5 4.9 10.7 481,698NEBRASKA 57 59.2 14.1 6.4 4.3 3.2 12.7 927,923NEVADA 52 58.6 13.3 14.8 3.0 3.2 7.1 1,074,104NEW HAMPSHIRE 65 71.1 11.3 8.2 1.7 0.9 6.8 752,763NEW JERSEY 113 71.2 14.3 5.1 2.0 1.0 6.4 5,776,498NEW MEXICO 66 59.8 16.1 7.6 4.4 3.8 8.4 814,166NEW YORK 128 64.3 14.2 9.0 1.9 0.9 9.6 11,562,379NORTH CAROLINA 73 63.8 11.5 10.2 2.5 3.9 8.1 4,166,616NORTH DAKOTA 49 59.4 16.3 4.4 6.0 3.8 10.2 354,244OHIO 75 63.1 14.0 7.3 2.8 2.3 10.5 6,227,640OKLAHOMA 88 63.0 12.4 6.5 3.7 4.4 10.0 1,822,825OREGON 77 64.0 11.3 9.0 5.0 2.8 7.9 1,847,314PENNSYLVANIA 112 66.1 14.3 6.4 1.7 1.6 10.0 7,119,669RHODE ISLAND 63 72.1 12.0 7.5 2.0 1.1 5.3 602,318SOUTH CAROLINA 63 60.3 14.9 5.3 2.9 4.9 11.6 1,962,005SOUTH DAKOTA 50 61.0 15.0 4.6 4.0 4.8 10.7 385,081TENNESSEE 106 67.3 13.3 6.3 3.9 3.2 6.0 3,071,812TEXAS 159 58.5 15.8 7.7 3.2 2.9 11.9 10,678,438UTAH 68 58.1 14.6 7.4 4.0 3.9 12.0 984,594VERMONT 51 67.7 12.5 7.1 2.1 1.1 9.5 365,472VIRGINIA 58 61.9 20.6 8.3 2.3 0.9 6.3 3,765,373WASHINGTON 86 59.8 13.8 10.1 3.6 3.4 16.3 3,270,199WEST VIRGINIA 32 69.7 15.5 4.7 2.6 0.4 43.5 846,340WISCONSIN 79 64.2 14.7 5.7 2.4 2.4 12.7 3,057,769WYOMING 45 66.9 12.7 6.1 4.0 3.6 126.3 274,309

UNITED STATES 616 63.3 14.5 7.6 2.9 2.4 9.3 157,428,335

N. MARIANA ISL. 3 0.0 71.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 28.7 20,976PUERTO RICO 9 41.1 10.6 4.0 0.0 0.0 44.4 1,166,721VIRGIN ISLANDS 5 70.8 0.0 10.3 0.0 0.0 18.9 56,211

GRAND TOTAL 621 63.1 % 14.5 % 7.6 % 2.8 % 2.4 % 9.6 % 158,672,243

Source: "Distribution of Equal Access Lines and Presubscribed Lines," released November 1997, by the Industry Analysis Division.*The estimate for the number of long distance carriers serving a state equals the number of long distance carriers from the local studyarea with the maximum number of long distance carriers.

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Telephone Carriers

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(DOLLAR AMOUNTS SHOWN IN THOUSANDS)

LOCAL EXCHANGE CARRIERSTOTAL TOTAL STATE/AREA

HEADQUARTERS* OPERATING ACCESS OF CARRIER'SREVENUES LINES# OPERATION

BELLSOUTH TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC. ATLANTA, GA $14,410,650 24,493,047 AL,FL,GA,KY,LA,MS,NC,SC,TNU S WEST COMMUNICATIONS, INC. DENVER, CO 9,792,681 19,385,649 14 W. & MIDW. STATES 1/SOUTHWESTERN BELL TELEPHONE CO. SAN ANTONIO, TX 9,631,210 17,601,589 AR,KS,MO,OK,TXPACIFIC BELL SAN FRANCISCO, CA 8,161,406 20,159,681 CANEW YORK TELEPHONE CO. NEW YORK, NY 7,910,198 12,047,463 CT,NYNEW ENGLAND TELEPHONE & TELEGRAPH CO. NEW YORK, NY 4,576,736 7,071,906 ME,MA,NH,RI,VTBELL ATLANTIC - NEW JERSEY, INC. PHILADELPHIA, PA 3,553,987 6,180,731 NJBELL ATLANTIC - PENNSYLVANIA, INC. PHILADELPHIA, PA 3,537,437 6,315,771 PAILLINOIS BELL TEL. CO. d/b/a AMERITECH ILLINOIS CHICAGO, IL 3,492,784 7,664,356 ILMICHIGAN BELL TEL. CO. d/b/a AMERITECH MICHIGAN CHICAGO, IL 3,154,538 5,877,596 MIGTE NORTH INC. STAMFORD, CT 2,981,128 4,425,920 IL,IN,MI,OH,PA,WIGTE CALIFORNIA INC. STAMFORD, CT 2,951,211 4,462,424 AZ,CA,NVOHIO BELL TEL. CO., THE d/b/a AMERITECH OHIO CHICAGO, IL 2,213,842 4,609,751 OHBELL ATLANTIC - MARYLAND, INC. PHILADELPHIA, PA 2,126,351 3,597,395 MDBELL ATLANTIC - VIRGINIA, INC. PHILADELPHIA, PA 2,120,763 3,489,542 VAGTE SOUTHWEST INC. STAMFORD, CT 1,487,162 2,189,246 AR,NM,OK,TXSOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND TELEPHONE CO., THE NEW HAVEN, CT 1,472,269 2,144,318 CTGTE FLORIDA INC. STAMFORD, CT 1,410,513 2,339,416 FLGTE SOUTH INC. STAMFORD, CT 1,397,300 1,868,625 AL,IL,KY,NC,SC,VAINDIANA BELL TEL. CO., INC. d/b/a AMERITECH INDIANA CHICAGO, IL 1,219,154 2,348,475 INSPRINT-FLORIDA, INC. KANSAS CITY, MO 1,201,841 1,845,093 FLWISCONSIN BELL, INC. d/b/a AMERITECH WISCONSIN CHICAGO, IL 1,175,528 2,497,887 WIPUERTO RICO TELEPHONE CO. SAN JUAN, PR 1,170,554 1,213,084 PRGTE NORTHWEST INC. STAMFORD, CT 1,046,897 1,451,623 CA,ID,OR,WACAROLINA TELEPHONE & TELEGRAPH CO. KANSAS CITY, MO 804,196 1,058,408 NCCINCINNATI BELL TELEPHONE CO. CINCINNATI, OH 648,870 995,491 IN,KY,OHBELL ATLANTIC - WEST VIRGINIA, INC. PHILADELPHIA, PA 590,734 804,495 WVGTE MIDWEST INC. STAMFORD, CT 579,414 753,037 AR,IA,KS,MO,NE,OKGTE HAWAIIAN TELEPHONE CO. INC. STAMFORD, CT 564,369 746,088 HIBELL ATLANTIC - WASHINGTON, D.C., INC. PHILADELPHIA, PA 555,631 1,079,162 DCCENTRAL TELEPHONE CO. CHICAGO, IL 501,201 1,129,234 NV,NCUNITED TELEPHONE CO. OF OHIO KANSAS CITY, MO 460,717 625,838 OHROCHESTER TELEPHONE CORPORATION ROCHESTER, NY 321,007 534,908 NYBELL ATLANTIC - DELAWARE, INC. PHILADELPHIA, PA 277,042 550,371 DEUNITED TELEPHONE CO. OF PENNSYLVANIA, THE KANSAS CITY, MO 255,920 377,320 PAALLTEL GEORGIA COMMUNICATIONS CORP. LITTLE ROCK, AR 218,786 272,838 GAUNITED TELEPHONE - SOUTHEAST, INC. KANSAS CITY, MO 217,350 349,661 TN,VA,WVCITIZENS TELECOMMUNICATIONS CO. OF NEW YORK, INC. STAMFORD, CT 198,374 275,825 NY,PAUNITED TELEPHONE CO. OF MISSOURI KANSAS CITY, MO 194,956 266,219 IA,KS,MOALIANT COMMUNICATIONS CO. LINCOLN, NE 194,730 316,415 IA,KS,NECENTRAL TELEPHONE CO. OF VIRGINIA CHICAGO, IL 193,181 272,125 VANEVADA BELL SAN FRANCISCO, CA 188,939 356,197 NVUNITED TELEPHONE CO. OF INDIANA, INC. KANSAS CITY, MO 173,720 257,537 INCENTRAL TELEPHONE CO. OF ILLINOIS CHICAGO, IL 161,623 301,742 ILCOMMONWEALTH TELEPHONE CO. DALLAS, PA 147,472 236,695 PAALLTEL PENNSYLVANIA, INC. LITTLE ROCK, AR 145,708 218,982 PAUNITED TELEPHONE CO. OF TEXAS KANSAS CITY, MO 139,772 145,611 TXUNITED TELEPHONE CO. OF NEW JERSEY, INC. KANSAS CITY, MO 130,312 193,657 NJCONTEL OF THE SOUTH, INC. d/b/a GTE SYS OF SOUTH STAMFORD, CT 124,508 169,954 AL,IN,MIWESTERN RESERVE TELEPHONE CO., THE LITTLE ROCK, AR 114,128 171,872 OHUNITED TELEPHONE CO. OF THE NORTHWEST KANSAS CITY, MO 112,165 144,225 OR,WA

* IN MOST CASES, THE HEADQUARTERS LISTED IS FOR THE PARENT COMPANY. SEE TABLE 1.2 FOR THE INTERCORPORATE RELATIONS OF COMMUNICATIONS CARRIERS AND CONTROLLING COMPANIES. # ACCESS LINE DATA ARE FROM TABLE 2.10 AND INCLUDE SPECIAL (NON-SWITCHED) LINES. THE NUMBER OF ACCESS LINES FOR THE FOUR REGIONAL BELL COMPANIES THAT DO NOT REPORT AS SINGLE ENTITIES IS AS FOLLOWS: AMERITECH, 22,998,065; BELL ATLANTIC, 22,017,467; NYNEX, 19,119,369; AND PACIFIC TELESIS, 20,5I5,878.1/ AZ, CO, IA, ID, MN, MT, ND, NE, NM, OR, SD, UT, WA, AND WY.

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INTEREXCHANGE CARRIERSTOTAL TOTAL

NAME OF COMPANY HEADQUARTERS* OPERATING COMMUNICATIONSREVENUES PLANT

AT&T COMMUNICATIONS, INC. NEW YORK, NY $39,263,651 $32,943,384MCI COMMUNICATIONS CORP. ARLINGTON, VA 16,372,397 14,617,157SPRINT CORPORATION - LONG DISTANCE DIVISION KANSAS CITY, MO 7,944,118 4,108,533WORLDCOM, INC. d/b/a LDDS WORLDCOM JACKSON, MS 4,485,130 2,390,052ALLNET COMM. SVCS., INC. d/b/a FRONTIER COMM. SVCS. ROCHESTER, NY 1,118,612 248,836LCI INTERNATIONAL TELECOM CORP. MCLEAN, VA 1,102,985 127,785EXCEL TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC. 1/ 2/ DALLAS, TX 1,090,649 0CABLE & WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS, INC. VIENNA, VA 918,765 268,919VARTEC TELECOM, INC. LANCASTER, TX 470,236 13,555TELCO COMMUNICATIONS GROUP, INC. CHANTILLY, VA 428,552 34,749CHERRY COMMUNICATIONS, INC. WESTCHESTER, IL 354,195 2,385FRONTIER COMMUNICATIONS INTERNATIONAL, INC. ROCHESTER, NY 322,514 140,714USA GLOBAL LINK FAIRFIELD, IA 241,641 113TEL-SAVE, INC. 2/ NEW HOPE, PA 232,424 0TELEGROUP, INC. FAIRFIELD, IA 213,208 8,345STAR TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC. SANTA BARBARA, CA 208,000 8,600IXC COMMUNICATIONS, INC. AUSTIN, TX 203,761 268,609COMMUNICATION TELESYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL 2/ SAN DIEGO, CA 195,562 0U.S. LONG DISTANCE, INC. SAN ANTONIO, TX 188,306 33,797PACIFIC GATEWAY EXCHANGE, INC. BURLINGAME, CA 162,426 27,137BUSINESS TELECOM, INC. 3/ RALEIGH, NC 148,913 -MIDCOM COMMUNICATIONS, INC. 2/ SEATTLE, WA 148,777 0GENERAL COMMUNICATION, INC. 4/ ANCHORAGE, AK 142,579 104,214TRESCOM INTERNATIONAL, INC. FORT LAUDERDALE, FL 139,621 24,700MFS INTELENET, INC. 5/ JACKSON. MS 122,442 NAFRONTIER COMM.- NORTH CENTRAL REGION, INC. ROCHESTER, NY 121,147 15,852ACC LONG DISTANCE CORP. ROCHESTER, NY 118,416 27,028PHONETIME, INC. FLUSHING, NY 116,680 702ONE CALL COMMUNICATIONS, INC. EVANSVILLE, IN 113,705 6,577

* IN SOME CASES, THE HEADQUARTERS LISTED IS FOR THE PARENT COMPANY. SEE TABLE 1.2 FOR THE INTERCORPORATE RELATIONS OF COMMUNICATIONS CARRIERS AND CONTROLLING COMPANIES.1/ REVENUES EXCLUDE $260.7 MILLION FROM MARKETING SERVICES.2/ COMPANY INDICATED IT IS STRICTLY A RESELLER; THEREFORE, ITS PLANT IS REPORTED AS ZERO.3/ THE COMPANY'S REVENUES FIGURE WAS OBTAINED FROM ITS ANNUAL REPORT TO THE COLORADO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION, WHICH REGULATES TELECOMMUNICATIONS CARRIERS PURSUANT TO SECT. 40-15-301 C.R.S.4/ REVENUES EXCLUDE $12.8 MILLION FROM NON-COMMUNICATIONS OPERATIONS; PLANT EXCLUDES $20.0 MILLION.5/ COMPANY WAS ACQUIRED BY WORLDCOM, INC. ON DEC. 31, 1996. SEE NOTE TO TABLE 1.2.

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AERIAL CABLE UNDERGROUND CABLE BURIED CABLE SUBMARINE CABLEKM OFAERIAL SHEATH SHEATH SHEATH SHEATH SHEATH SHEATH SHEATH SHEATHWIRE KM OF KM OF KM OF KM OF KM OF KM OF KM OF KM OF

STATE COPPER FIBER COPPER FIBER COPPER FIBER COPPER FIBER

ALABAMA 227 49,284 2,344 5,529 2,131 78,019 4,031 33 2 ALARIZONA 12,649 13,062 396 8,625 4,167 46,368 746 0 0 AZARKANSAS 5,633 9,174 40 2,394 1,405 57,832 4,207 24 3 ARCALIFORNIA 71,907 172,453 2,135 117,908 21,527 129,650 2,883 228 0 CACOLORADO 18,602 13,640 296 10,561 4,583 68,793 5,003 5 0 COCONNECTICUT 95 47,030 2,797 9,316 3,278 7,215 6 85 0 CTDELAWARE 0 3,880 1,081 1,252 554 10,111 89 3 0 DEDIST. OF COLUMBIA 0 1,146 10 2,140 663 100 0 14 0 DCFLORIDA 480 80,259 3,055 25,340 33,328 228,072 59,483 55 80 FLGEORGIA 0 62,736 5,779 11,185 6,405 108,126 7,468 27 2 GAHAWAII 9,657 11,950 926 4,956 349 507 4 6 14 HIIDAHO 5,390 4,274 141 1,888 860 37,568 2,575 113 10 IDILLINOIS 2,551 43,093 832 27,422 9,736 164,215 8,934 19 0 ILINDIANA 3,448 43,948 1,340 10,336 4,007 98,874 6,982 9 0 INIOWA 352 6,317 32 4,295 1,350 101,080 6,572 32 6 IAKANSAS 1,515 6,308 72 3,696 2,831 56,284 5,377 3 1 KSKENTUCKY 8,766 67,638 5,659 5,395 1,775 41,266 1,017 8 0 KYLOUISIANA 0 22,994 3,904 7,327 2,044 69,163 1,704 90 3 LAMAINE 25,395 34,497 3,289 1,360 481 1,843 5 116 10 MEMARYLAND 0 36,475 4,926 6,548 3,309 34,334 454 45 3 MDMASSACHUSETTS 13,294 63,818 4,157 20,047 5,729 9,020 6 74 0 MAMICHIGAN 5,597 55,019 1,275 23,366 7,989 173,885 10,276 65 12 MIMINNESOTA 3,122 7,845 16 8,796 3,011 76,881 4,904 84 3 MNMISSISSIPPI 0 35,137 2,451 2,198 695 62,253 3,174 14 14 MSMISSOURI 4,245 39,715 398 9,055 6,098 134,534 5,763 39 3 MOMONTANA 5,055 3,436 6 1,054 283 25,704 2,139 2 0 MTNEBRASKA 48 3,067 186 2,464 1,107 67,286 6,992 8 0 NENEVADA 4,942 7,400 152 7,147 1,031 11,147 1,159 0 0 NVNEW HAMPSHIRE 13,676 26,858 3,120 1,846 846 3,230 3 50 0 NHNEW JERSEY 861 62,671 7,842 20,499 7,277 17,654 291 113 10 NJNEW MEXICO 5,129 10,720 137 2,630 1,176 30,702 2,538 0 0 NMNEW YORK 62,793 118,162 9,482 37,700 12,026 63,307 3,660 673 69 NYNORTH CAROLINA 42,838 59,129 4,420 8,383 4,120 152,017 9,906 41 15 NCNORTH DAKOTA 85 637 0 591 346 17,343 2,230 0 0 NDOHIO 33,326 110,169 5,870 22,097 6,447 109,083 5,086 43 0 OHOKLAHOMA 6,405 10,987 99 5,410 2,586 85,495 3,842 79 3 OKOREGON 25,632 20,771 346 7,516 2,476 38,025 1,954 26 3 ORPENNSYLVANIA 58,492 169,896 17,519 19,870 7,856 48,784 352 6 0 PARHODE ISLAND 5,802 10,816 615 2,446 605 1,036 0 16 6 RISOUTH CAROLINA 892 14,263 299 4,357 2,315 63,360 5,733 3 3 SCSOUTH DAKOTA 674 969 13 930 319 20,792 2,845 5 0 SDTENNESSEE 1,376 61,784 6,144 7,041 2,731 59,937 1,814 16 0 TNTEXAS 26,237 92,847 1,857 37,426 19,648 318,945 13,355 96 18 TXUTAH 1,807 5,584 5 3,146 2,512 20,375 362 0 0 UTVERMONT 20,976 18,721 1,450 750 525 2,391 14 10 2 VTVIRGINIA 42,123 57,468 6,425 8,368 5,635 103,864 6,416 10 6 VAWASHINGTON 23,536 30,449 742 13,857 4,421 65,912 1,155 156 35 WAWEST VIRGINIA 0 28,092 3,797 1,073 562 15,206 13 10 0 WVWISCONSIN 15,299 21,442 393 7,353 2,627 94,619 6,317 27 0 WIWYOMING 1,621 1,355 19 779 254 21,259 2,393 3 0 WY

UNITED STATES 592,550 1,879,385 118,289 555,668 218,036 3,253,466 222,232 2,584 336 US

PUERTO RICO 22,821 20,730 1,340 3,498 1,185 5,931 1,547 0 0 PROCEAN CABLE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 OC

TOTAL 615,371 1,900,115 119,629 559,166 219,221 3,259,397 223,779 2,584 336 TO

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DEEP SEA CABLE INTRABUILDING TOTAL CABLE KM OF FIBER IN CABLENETWORK CABLE

SHEATH SHEATH SHEATH SHEATH SHEATH SHEATH FIBER KM TOTAL FIBERKM OF KM OF KM OF KM OF KM OF KM OF EQUIPPED KM DEPLOYED

STATE COPPER FIBER COPPER FIBER COPPER FIBER (LIT) (LIT & DARK)

ALABAMA 0 0 603 2 133,468 8,510 63,620 262,783 ALARIZONA 0 0 1,889 27 69,944 5,336 77,595 286,841 AZARKANSAS 0 0 427 8 69,851 5,663 32,321 206,351 ARCALIFORNIA 0 0 10,413 96 430,652 26,641 397,405 1,152,307 CACOLORADO 0 0 2,792 45 95,791 9,927 143,444 558,509 COCONNECTICUT 0 0 1,005 24 64,651 6,105 49,808 226,505 CTDELAWARE 0 0 190 16 15,436 1,740 25,434 70,194 DEDIST. OF COLUMBIA 0 0 1,622 106 5,022 779 28,725 55,902 DCFLORIDA 0 0 1,817 29 335,543 95,975 391,223 1,197,440 FLGEORGIA 0 0 1,038 18 183,112 19,672 224,104 699,030 GAHAWAII 0 449 333 35 17,752 1,777 32,131 61,791 HIIDAHO 0 0 375 5 44,218 3,591 51,018 141,911 IDILLINOIS 0 0 2,951 131 237,700 19,633 127,581 619,785 ILINDIANA 0 0 2,141 50 155,308 12,379 99,215 308,471 INIOWA 0 0 333 11 112,057 7,971 65,661 234,638 IAKANSAS 0 0 710 17 67,001 8,298 52,969 303,265 KSKENTUCKY 0 0 570 7 114,877 8,458 76,871 248,428 KYLOUISIANA 0 0 1,403 8 100,977 7,663 46,619 182,355 LAMAINE 0 0 615 26 38,431 3,811 37,713 101,653 MEMARYLAND 0 0 1,215 113 78,617 8,805 189,163 485,342 MDMASSACHUSETTS 0 0 7,417 486 100,376 10,378 222,569 626,954 MAMICHIGAN 0 0 5,837 115 258,172 19,667 180,770 890,984 MIMINNESOTA 0 0 731 48 94,337 7,982 102,088 323,361 MNMISSISSIPPI 0 0 547 2 100,149 6,336 45,238 143,529 MSMISSOURI 0 0 1,912 65 185,255 12,327 139,059 456,872 MOMONTANA 0 0 478 2 30,674 2,430 25,435 82,866 MTNEBRASKA 0 0 484 14 73,309 8,299 61,115 177,533 NENEVADA 0 0 298 5 25,992 2,347 18,020 60,197 NVNEW HAMPSHIRE 0 0 999 37 32,983 4,006 74,604 164,689 NHNEW JERSEY 0 0 3,511 322 104,448 15,742 538,447 1,335,075 NJNEW MEXICO 0 0 682 26 44,734 3,877 49,506 117,449 NMNEW YORK 0 0 22,699 1,170 242,541 26,407 471,433 1,286,865 NYNORTH CAROLINA 0 0 545 10 220,115 18,471 185,501 568,328 NCNORTH DAKOTA 0 0 241 3 18,812 2,579 14,551 46,741 NDOHIO 0 0 6,026 159 247,418 17,562 166,521 752,467 OHOKLAHOMA 0 0 870 19 102,841 6,549 53,346 262,738 OKOREGON 0 0 870 24 67,208 4,803 58,130 177,010 ORPENNSYLVANIA 0 0 3,542 317 242,098 26,044 473,168 1,076,804 PARHODE ISLAND 0 0 904 32 15,218 1,258 40,646 84,327 RISOUTH CAROLINA 0 0 859 16 82,842 8,366 55,764 218,790 SCSOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 319 2 23,015 3,179 26,422 58,348 SDTENNESSEE 0 0 1,025 4 129,803 10,693 104,630 416,955 TNTEXAS 0 0 10,026 258 459,340 35,136 352,071 1,485,903 TXUTAH 0 0 995 18 30,100 2,897 43,130 170,124 UTVERMONT 0 0 463 6 22,335 1,997 20,679 60,999 VTVIRGINIA 0 0 1,463 87 171,173 18,569 377,227 986,317 VAWASHINGTON 0 0 2,666 43 113,040 6,396 102,503 328,053 WAWEST VIRGINIA 0 0 642 11 45,023 4,383 73,401 188,020 WVWISCONSIN 0 0 1,524 32 124,965 9,369 63,958 217,734 WIWYOMING 0 0 356 0 23,752 2,666 19,599 92,955 WY

UNITED STATES 0 449 111,373 4,107 5,802,476 563,449 6,372,151 20,262,488 US

PUERTO RICO 0 0 0 0 30,159 4,072 94,799 94,799 PROCEAN CABLE 0 0 OC

TOTAL 0 449 111,373 4,107 5,832,635 567,521 6,466,950 20,357,287 TO

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CONDUIT SYSTEMKM OF COPPER EQUIPPED KM NUMBER OF

WIRE IN OF TUBE IN POLESNON-COAXIAL CABLE COAXIAL CABLE TRENCH KM DUCT KM

STATE

ALABAMA 42,094,291 0 463,351 2,330 15,679 ALARIZONA 44,606,657 42 155,071 4,530 23,021 AZARKANSAS 19,579,467 0 133,284 857 5,643 ARCALIFORNIA 308,623,307 1,144 2,662,768 49,846 223,586 CACOLORADO 43,826,860 219 164,834 5,172 25,498 COCONNECTICUT 38,412,259 12,511 409,690 2,959 19,539 CTDELAWARE 7,879,270 0 46,885 668 4,303 DEDIST. OF COLUMBIA 8,820,147 0 17,072 962 6,481 DCFLORIDA 150,658,052 0 625,447 11,894 75,487 FLGEORGIA 66,068,660 846 427,490 5,367 38,802 GAHAWAII 7,327,229 592 151,792 2,762 5,279 HIIDAHO 10,867,223 68 44,806 1,139 5,063 IDILLINOIS 107,639,710 593 660,518 11,990 75,478 ILINDIANA 49,727,241 29 516,712 6,540 30,288 INIOWA 24,254,479 1,748 111,559 1,803 9,387 IAKANSAS 20,756,736 0 131,812 1,267 8,853 KSKENTUCKY 31,321,162 5 541,699 2,313 13,541 KYLOUISIANA 45,591,334 164 295,522 3,174 22,204 LAMAINE 11,321,419 18 241,331 777 3,861 MEMARYLAND 52,491,391 0 327,745 3,149 24,996 MDMASSACHUSETTS 68,294,685 198 663,166 10,514 53,728 MAMICHIGAN 106,299,273 42 592,815 10,084 57,286 MIMINNESOTA 40,082,613 521 138,162 3,634 21,175 MNMISSISSIPPI 26,427,941 2 279,282 771 6,352 MSMISSOURI 52,342,219 0 464,728 4,490 29,905 MOMONTANA 6,104,107 55 40,236 383 1,856 MTNEBRASKA 14,910,299 1,810 58,221 1,403 7,310 NENEVADA 18,942,888 45 63,537 5,503 10,679 NVNEW HAMPSHIRE 13,357,911 19 223,492 996 5,922 NHNEW JERSEY 94,901,511 0 685,498 8,833 57,637 NJNEW MEXICO 14,385,059 69 98,231 1,463 6,096 NMNEW YORK 151,047,775 539 1,486,372 21,256 82,760 NYNORTH CAROLINA 66,396,426 216 476,941 2,954 20,206 NCNORTH DAKOTA 5,123,321 5 10,027 341 1,608 NDOHIO 82,520,674 64 1,203,396 9,497 56,990 OHOKLAHOMA 32,548,513 990 235,814 1,942 12,904 OKOREGON 27,555,431 727 154,991 3,370 14,967 ORPENNSYLVANIA 101,524,175 0 1,611,144 10,493 57,385 PARHODE ISLAND 10,271,158 0 140,829 1,049 6,833 RISOUTH CAROLINA 29,796,720 211 155,122 2,242 15,185 SCSOUTH DAKOTA 5,621,732 79 17,524 595 2,525 SDTENNESSEE 49,699,827 19 514,732 3,312 21,071 TNTEXAS 200,366,298 547 1,294,891 16,746 105,848 TXUTAH 16,559,982 58 71,650 2,102 9,250 UTVERMONT 5,948,721 13 142,561 570 2,330 VTVIRGINIA 69,218,935 3 514,283 5,212 26,714 VAWASHINGTON 51,929,544 615 359,809 6,522 27,814 WAWEST VIRGINIA 14,424,817 0 328,466 620 3,829 WVWISCONSIN 40,617,262 51 205,567 3,831 20,409 WIWYOMING 5,375,274 0 27,733 441 2,420 WY

UNITED STATES 2,514,461,985 24,877 20,388,608 260,668 1,385,983 US

PUERTO RICO 19,577,659 0 276,293 4,080 12,735 PROCEAN CABLE 0 0 0 OC

TOTAL 2,534,039,644 24,877 20,664,901 264,748 1,398,718 TO

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RADIO RELAY SYSTEMKM OF KM OF ONE-WAY RADIO CHANNEL KM OF TELEPHONE CHANNEL

TERRESTRIAL KM OF ONE-WAY TERRESTRIAL KM OFSYSTEM TERRESTRIAL ONE-WAY SATELLITE ANALOG DIGITAL

STATE RADIO CHANNEL RADIO CHANNEL (4KHZ OR EQUIV) (64KB/S OR EQUIV)

ALABAMA 1,266 8,747 0 0 5,959,997 ALARIZONA 5,347 13,928 0 852,779 16,202,560 AZARKANSAS 878 2,785 0 0 2,320,902 ARCALIFORNIA 8,493 51,399 0 15,301 33,661,391 CACOLORADO 4,117 13,975 0 16,048 18,654,070 COCONNECTICUT 30 402 0 0 0 CTDELAWARE 0 0 0 0 0 DEDIST. OF COLUMBIA 0 0 0 0 0 DCFLORIDA 777 2,111 0 0 340,662 FLGEORGIA 57 271 0 0 84,576 GAHAWAII 4,262 15,023 0 684,656 1,475,148 HIIDAHO 2,179 5,582 0 1,303,889 2,066,966 IDILLINOIS 1,055 2,671 0 54,442 682,685 ILINDIANA 323 1,150 0 0 551,471 INIOWA 1,445 3,006 0 0 4,892,541 IAKANSAS 620 2,723 0 0 1,631,096 KSKENTUCKY 1,088 24,000 0 0 1,806,851 KYLOUISIANA 454 3,335 0 794 1,076,358 LAMAINE 5 5 0 0 998 MEMARYLAND 268 537 0 0 107,302 MDMASSACHUSETTS 359 950 0 0 1,213,008 MAMICHIGAN 1,734 26,504 0 2,284 2,478,102 MIMINNESOTA 680 1,685 0 0 2,552,579 MNMISSISSIPPI 0 0 0 0 0 MSMISSOURI 1,979 9,885 0 0 3,870,601 MOMONTANA 2,311 4,743 0 120,195 6,008,377 MTNEBRASKA 981 1,189 0 0 867,312 NENEVADA 3,309 5,575 0 1,139,315 833,942 NVNEW HAMPSHIRE 0 0 0 0 0 NHNEW JERSEY 313 635 0 0 56,736 NJNEW MEXICO 3,857 10,494 0 1,532 11,497,482 NMNEW YORK 325 4,899 0 0 2,711,481 NYNORTH CAROLINA 356 260 0 0 100,630 NCNORTH DAKOTA 705 1,392 0 0 1,796,611 NDOHIO 961 3,782 0 5,089 1,269,736 OHOKLAHOMA 1,754 8,560 0 0 5,095,092 OKOREGON 3,821 11,023 0 344,224 9,052,588 ORPENNSYLVANIA 1,536 11,214 0 0 1,923,811 PARHODE ISLAND 0 0 0 0 0 RISOUTH CAROLINA 0 0 0 0 0 SCSOUTH DAKOTA 1,809 4,535 0 0 3,765,229 SDTENNESSEE 135 1,102 0 0 269,054 TNTEXAS 2,682 12,747 0 25,197 2,913,717 TXUTAH 3,165 9,635 0 315,471 11,308,900 UTVERMONT 119 594 0 0 152,619 VTVIRGINIA 435 1,362 0 0 444,450 VAWASHINGTON 3,945 12,799 0 0 21,200,700 WAWEST VIRGINIA 690 2,525 0 0 571,055 WVWISCONSIN 1,933 10,639 0 1,921 13,142,677 WIWYOMING 6,141 16,454 0 455,536 15,603,429 WY

UNITED STATES 78,699 326,832 0 5,338,673 212,215,492 US

PUERTO RICO 1,260 2,520 0 0 11,546,496 PROCEAN CABLE 0 0 0 0 0 OC

TOTAL 79,959 329,352 0 5,338,673 223,761,988 TO

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TOTAL EQUIPPED LOCAL LOOP CIRCUIT KM TOTAL EQUIPPED INTEROFFICE CIRCUIT KM(CABLE AND MICROWAVE SYSTEMS) (CABLE AND MICROWAVE SYSTEMS)

ANALOG DIGITAL VIDEO ANALOG DIGITAL VIDEOSTATE (4KHZ OR EQUIV) (64KB/S OR EQUIV) (4KHZ OR EQUIV) (64KB/S OR EQUIV)

ALABAMA 10,050,368 4,393,072 22 20,023 25,418,668 164 ALARIZONA 185,580 4,685,506 0 852,779 20,492,626 0 AZARKANSAS 5,707 5,324,462 0 6,806 25,228,460 249 ARCALIFORNIA 178,087,375 48,494,321 0 34,892 291,421,048 221 CACOLORADO 233,298 5,462,517 0 18,964 26,924,459 0 COCONNECTICUT 280,796 3,957,702 453 0 83,242,895 3,426 CTDELAWARE 0 3,448,512 0 0 2,905,418 120 DEDIST. OF COLUMBIA 0 7,383,648 0 144 3,276,708 4,002 DCFLORIDA 20,284,309 19,630,268 264 0 105,314,212 1,317 FLGEORGIA 17,875,047 12,062,095 1,102 0 76,730,809 2,884 GAHAWAII 250,784 882,019 0 4,046,314 11,165,081 0 HIIDAHO 4,568 916,628 0 2,412,615 5,454,279 0 IDILLINOIS 247,127 5,046,557 0 342,761 86,798,773 0 ILINDIANA 15,592 5,996,132 39 11,014 27,498,125 0 INIOWA 36,511 1,161,514 0 251,028 10,054,439 0 IAKANSAS 1,920 26,577,206 0 0 29,997,151 826 KSKENTUCKY 5,952,544 3,251,302 0 68,190 25,220,250 0 KYLOUISIANA 10,110,272 2,346,984 28 794 16,716,897 136 LAMAINE 5,757,868 1,253,131 0 0 6,022,454 0 MEMARYLAND 0 28,710,888 0 0 21,926,141 1,506 MDMASSACHUSETTS 38,980,436 4,253,722 243 0 26,831,055 2,271 MAMICHIGAN 5,559 9,369,582 0 403,289 112,023,597 0 MIMINNESOTA 462 2,032,442 0 390,720 7,487,465 0 MNMISSISSIPPI 7,457,411 2,435,208 3 0 26,968,985 0 MSMISSOURI 129,998 13,882,610 0 92,332 179,140,925 616 MOMONTANA 73,569 489,748 0 264,864 6,815,420 0 MTNEBRASKA 94,536 483,692 26 81,362 45,094,401 189 NENEVADA 4,374,735 1,197,017 0 1,162,239 2,605,881 0 NVNEW HAMPSHIRE 6,748,984 1,590,853 4 0 4,858,153 108 NHNEW JERSEY 1,498 56,269,340 68 0 39,132,786 5,335 NJNEW MEXICO 16,827 2,576,273 0 153,682 17,455,578 0 NMNEW YORK 81,076,671 11,457,984 9 39 215,281,405 51 NYNORTH CAROLINA 9,154,601 8,275,142 158 0 57,243,324 0 NCNORTH DAKOTA 13,705 300,241 0 135,844 2,041,231 0 NDOHIO 1,067,073 7,690,930 16 769,167 53,361,912 0 OHOKLAHOMA 7,602 9,073,727 0 13,541 17,058,383 394 OKOREGON 9,626 2,346,826 0 728,797 12,585,732 0 ORPENNSYLVANIA 1,756,077 48,326,305 3 305,092 56,238,545 846 PARHODE ISLAND 5,434,358 720,181 14 0 1,505,473 35 RISOUTH CAROLINA 5,793,691 3,511,276 1 0 17,548,433 59 SCSOUTH DAKOTA 29,164 254,276 0 193,381 4,106,946 0 SDTENNESSEE 12,043,845 5,628,970 541 0 25,589,630 1,844 TNTEXAS 213,650 61,911,469 0 1,422,653 230,410,673 547 TXUTAH 11,877 1,534,196 0 315,471 14,376,277 0 UTVERMONT 2,786,245 667,524 0 0 4,108,098 0 VTVIRGINIA 23,142 38,765,800 32 277,859 34,913,250 8,615 VAWASHINGTON 51,644 6,439,370 0 628,314 36,819,923 0 WAWEST VIRGINIA 0 5,013,288 0 0 18,468,568 0 WVWISCONSIN 97,665 3,897,199 0 1,921 26,464,166 0 WIWYOMING 202,966 930,610 0 1,226,787 16,108,725 0 WY

UNITED STATES 427,037,283 502,310,265 3,026 16,633,678 2,214,453,833 35,761 US

PUERTO RICO 0 372,923 0 0 22,086,265 0 PROCEAN CABLE 0 0 0 0 0 0 OC

TOTAL 427,037,283 502,683,188 3,026 16,633,678 2,236,540,098 35,761 TO

** SEE NOTES FOLLOWING TABLE 2.6.

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BELL COMPANIES OTHER REPORTING LOCAL ALL OTHER LOCAL TOTAL REPORTING EXCHANGE COMPANIES EXCHANGE COMPANIES INDUSTRY COMPANIES

STUDY LINES PERCENT LINES PERCENT LINES PERCENT LINES PERCENT OFSTATE AREAS OF TOTAL OF TOTAL OF TOTAL INDUSTRY

ALABAMA 30 1,804,922 80.8 % 237,884 10.7 % 190,556 8.5 % 2,233,362 91.5 % ALALASKA 25 0 0.0 0 0.0 355,185 100.0 355,185 0.0 AKARIZONA 15 2,256,499 93.5 7,114 0.3 150,999 6.3 2,414,612 93.7 AZARKANSAS 28 887,446 68.9 97,401 7.6 303,610 23.6 1,288,457 76.4 ARCALIFORNIA 22 15,825,276 79.9 3,674,509 18.6 305,525 1.5 19,805,310 98.5 CACOLORADO 27 2,278,138 95.7 0 0.0 103,044 4.3 2,381,182 95.7 COCONNECTICUT 2 0 0.0 2,015,389 99.0 20,184 1.0 2,035,573 99.0 CTDELAWARE 1 466,474 100.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 466,474 100.0 DEDIST. OF COLUMBIA 1 771,630 100.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 771,630 100.0 DCFLORIDA 13 5,663,040 59.2 3,759,046 39.3 149,416 1.6 9,571,502 98.4 FLGEORGIA 36 3,572,631 83.6 53,104 1.2 649,673 15.2 4,275,408 84.8 GAHAWAII 1 0 0.0 615,288 100.0 0 0.0 615,288 100.0 HIIDAHO 21 449,625 73.4 107,810 17.6 55,320 9.0 612,755 91.0 IDILLINOIS 56 6,233,999 83.8 1,018,553 13.7 190,043 2.6 7,442,595 97.4 ILINDIANA 42 1,953,053 62.6 1,030,625 33.0 138,489 4.4 3,122,167 95.6 INIOWA 153 989,362 66.2 261,053 17.5 244,853 16.4 1,495,268 83.6 IAKANSAS 39 1,244,898 83.8 5,952 0.4 235,456 15.8 1,486,306 84.2 KSKENTUCKY 19 1,113,544 58.7 356,384 18.8 427,654 22.5 1,897,582 77.5 KYLOUISIANA 20 2,102,325 92.8 0 0.0 163,478 7.2 2,265,803 92.8 LAMAINE 19 633,594 83.9 0 0.0 121,284 16.1 754,878 83.9 MEMARYLAND 2 3,046,238 99.8 0 0.0 5,829 0.2 3,052,067 99.8 MDMASSACHUSETTS 3 4,148,019 99.9 0 0.0 3,795 0.1 4,151,814 99.9 MAMICHIGAN 38 4,843,416 84.9 668,455 11.7 191,182 3.4 5,703,053 96.6 MIMINNESOTA 89 2,055,017 75.3 3,301 0.1 671,268 24.6 2,729,586 75.4 MNMISSISSIPPI 19 1,166,783 93.7 0 0.0 77,964 6.3 1,244,747 93.7 MSMISSOURI 44 2,325,764 75.9 525,965 17.2 212,453 6.9 3,064,182 93.1 MOMONTANA 18 334,537 69.4 0 0.0 147,161 30.6 481,698 69.4 MTNEBRASKA 42 501,392 54.0 308,678 33.3 117,853 12.7 927,923 87.3 NENEVADA 14 294,577 27.4 731,627 68.1 47,900 4.5 1,074,104 95.5 NVNEW HAMPSHIRE 12 707,034 93.9 0 0.0 45,729 6.1 752,763 93.9 NHNEW JERSEY 3 5,587,098 96.7 180,704 3.1 8,696 0.2 5,776,498 99.8 NJNEW MEXICO 15 693,849 85.2 39,465 4.8 80,852 9.9 814,166 90.1 NMNEW YORK 44 10,373,195 89.7 820,486 7.1 368,698 3.2 11,562,379 96.8 NYNORTH CAROLINA 26 2,066,889 49.6 1,522,653 36.5 577,074 13.8 4,166,616 86.2 NCNORTH DAKOTA 24 207,695 58.6 0 0.0 146,549 41.4 354,244 58.6 NDOHIO 42 3,733,502 60.0 1,638,953 26.3 855,185 13.7 6,227,640 86.3 OHOKLAHOMA 39 1,510,895 82.9 100,403 5.5 211,527 11.6 1,822,825 88.4 OKOREGON 33 1,230,646 66.6 467,317 25.3 149,351 8.1 1,847,314 91.9 ORPENNSYLVANIA 37 5,500,537 77.3 1,241,083 17.4 378,049 5.3 7,119,669 94.7 PARHODE ISLAND 1 602,318 100.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 602,318 100.0 RISOUTH CAROLINA 27 1,309,243 66.7 148,515 7.6 504,247 25.7 1,962,005 74.3 SCSOUTH DAKOTA 32 257,672 66.9 0 0.0 127,409 33.1 385,081 66.9 SDTENNESSEE 25 2,465,023 80.2 228,404 7.4 378,385 12.3 3,071,812 87.7 TNTEXAS 57 8,376,840 78.4 1,681,396 15.7 620,202 5.8 10,678,438 94.2 TXUTAH 13 941,891 95.7 0 0.0 42,703 4.3 984,594 95.7 UTVERMONT 10 307,533 84.1 0 0.0 57,939 15.9 365,472 84.1 VTVIRGINIA 21 2,839,412 75.4 825,402 21.9 100,559 2.7 3,765,373 97.3 VAWASHINGTON 22 2,258,674 69.1 718,268 22.0 293,257 9.0 3,270,199 91.0 WAWEST VIRGINIA 10 703,559 83.1 0 0.0 142,781 16.9 846,340 83.1 WVWISCONSIN 89 2,047,863 67.0 442,215 14.5 567,691 18.6 3,057,769 81.4 WIWYOMING 10 226,095 82.4 0 0.0 48,214 17.6 274,309 82.4 WY

UNITED STATES 1,431 120,909,662 76.8 25,533,402 16.2 10,985,271 7.0 157,428,335 93.0 US

N. MARIANA ISL. 1 0 0.0 0 0.0 20,976 100.0 20,976 0.0 MC

PUERTO RICO 2 0 0.0 1,166,721 100.0 0 0.0 1,166,721 100.0 PR

VIRGIN ISLANDS 1 0 0.0 0 0.0 56,211 100.0 56,211 0.0 VI

GRAND TOTAL 1,435 120,909,662 76.2 26,700,123 16.8 11,062,458 7.0 158,672,243 93.0 GT

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BELL COMPANIES ALL OTHERLOCAL EXCHANGE CARRIERS

EQUAL NON-EQUAL % EQUAL EQUAL NON-EQUAL % EQUAL TOTAL % EQUALSTATE ACCESS ACCESS ACCESS ACCESS ACCESS ACCESS LINES ACCESS

ALABAMA 1,804,922 0 100.00 416,009 12,431 97.10 2,233,362 99.44 ALALASKA 0 0 N.A. 308,979 46,206 86.99 355,185 86.99 AKARIZONA 2,255,788 711 99.97 155,215 2,898 98.17 2,414,612 99.85 AZARKANSAS 887,446 0 100.00 381,685 19,326 95.18 1,288,457 98.50 ARCALIFORNIA 15,825,276 0 100.00 3,948,898 31,136 99.22 19,805,310 99.84 CACOLORADO 2,276,307 1,831 99.92 92,300 10,744 89.57 2,381,182 99.47 COCONNECTICUT 0 0 N.A. 2,035,573 0 100.00 2,035,573 100.00 CTDELAWARE 466,474 0 100.00 0 0 N.A. 466,474 100.00 DEDIST. OF COLUMBIA 771,630 0 100.00 0 0 N.A. 771,630 100.00 DCFLORIDA 5,663,040 0 100.00 3,865,704 42,758 98.91 9,571,502 99.55 FLGEORGIA 3,572,631 0 100.00 671,366 31,411 95.53 4,275,408 99.27 GAHAWAII 0 0 N.A. 586,974 28,314 95.40 615,288 95.40 HIIDAHO 449,625 0 100.00 160,233 2,897 98.22 612,755 99.53 IDILLINOIS 6,233,999 0 100.00 1,153,220 55,376 95.42 7,442,595 99.26 ILINDIANA 1,953,053 0 100.00 1,145,476 23,638 97.98 3,122,167 99.24 INIOWA 989,362 0 100.00 495,012 10,894 97.85 1,495,268 99.27 IAKANSAS 1,244,898 0 100.00 199,374 42,034 82.59 1,486,306 97.17 KSKENTUCKY 1,113,544 0 100.00 776,373 7,665 99.02 1,897,582 99.60 KYLOUISIANA 2,102,325 0 100.00 151,262 12,216 92.53 2,265,803 99.46 LAMAINE 633,594 0 100.00 116,874 4,410 96.36 754,878 99.42 MEMARYLAND 3,046,238 0 100.00 5,829 0 100.00 3,052,067 100.00 MDMASSACHUSETTS 4,148,019 0 100.00 3,795 0 100.00 4,151,814 100.00 MAMICHIGAN 4,843,416 0 100.00 809,673 49,964 94.19 5,703,053 99.12 MIMINNESOTA 2,055,017 0 100.00 659,497 15,072 97.77 2,729,586 99.45 MNMISSISSIPPI 1,166,783 0 100.00 52,683 25,281 67.57 1,244,747 97.97 MSMISSOURI 2,325,764 0 100.00 674,867 63,551 91.39 3,064,182 97.93 MOMONTANA 334,537 0 100.00 135,820 11,341 92.29 481,698 97.65 MTNEBRASKA 501,392 0 100.00 404,197 22,334 94.76 927,923 97.59 NENEVADA 294,577 0 100.00 776,083 3,444 99.56 1,074,104 99.68 NVNEW HAMPSHIRE 707,034 0 100.00 42,870 2,859 93.75 752,763 99.62 NHNEW JERSEY 5,587,098 0 100.00 189,400 0 100.00 5,776,498 100.00 NJNEW MEXICO 693,849 0 100.00 108,617 11,700 90.28 814,166 98.56 NMNEW YORK 10,373,195 0 100.00 1,180,966 8,218 99.31 11,562,379 99.93 NYNORTH CAROLINA 2,066,889 0 100.00 2,086,598 13,129 99.37 4,166,616 99.68 NCNORTH DAKOTA 207,695 0 100.00 123,591 22,958 84.33 354,244 93.52 NDOHIO 3,733,502 0 100.00 2,413,246 80,892 96.76 6,227,640 98.70 OHOKLAHOMA 1,503,575 7,320 99.52 298,718 13,212 95.76 1,822,825 98.87 OKOREGON 1,230,646 0 100.00 611,272 5,396 99.12 1,847,314 99.71 ORPENNSYLVANIA 5,500,537 0 100.00 1,594,339 24,793 98.47 7,119,669 99.65 PARHODE ISLAND 602,318 0 100.00 0 0 N.A. 602,318 100.00 RISOUTH CAROLINA 1,309,243 0 100.00 651,840 922 99.86 1,962,005 99.95 SCSOUTH DAKOTA 257,672 0 100.00 122,661 4,748 96.27 385,081 98.77 SDTENNESSEE 2,465,023 0 100.00 570,920 35,869 94.09 3,071,812 98.83 TNTEXAS 8,376,840 0 100.00 2,242,582 59,016 97.44 10,678,438 99.45 TXUTAH 941,891 0 100.00 35,588 7,115 83.34 984,594 99.28 UTVERMONT 307,533 0 100.00 52,649 5,290 90.87 365,472 98.55 VTVIRGINIA 2,839,412 0 100.00 921,353 4,608 99.50 3,765,373 99.88 VAWASHINGTON 2,258,674 0 100.00 1,002,466 9,059 99.10 3,270,199 99.72 WAWEST VIRGINIA 703,559 0 100.00 140,265 2,516 98.24 846,340 99.70 WVWISCONSIN 2,047,863 0 100.00 1,004,961 4,945 99.51 3,057,769 99.84 WIWYOMING 226,095 0 100.00 34,883 13,331 72.35 274,309 95.14 WY

UNITED STATES 120,899,800 9,862 99.99 35,612,756 905,917 97.52 157,428,335 99.42 US

N. MARIANA ISL. 0 0 N.A. 20,976 0 100.00 20,976 100.00 MCPUERTO RICO 0 0 N.A. 1,166,721 0 100.00 1,166,721 100.00 PRVIRGIN ISLANDS 0 0 N.A. 56,211 0 100.00 56,211 100.00 VI

GRAND TOTAL 120,899,800 9,862 99.99 36,856,664 905,917 97.60 158,672,243 99.42 TO

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ANALOG (4KHZ OR EQUIVALENT) DIGITAL (64KB/SEC OR EQUIVALENT)OTHER TOTAL

MAIN PBX AND CENTREX MAIN PBX AND CENTREX SWITCHED SWITCHEDACCESS CENTREX EXTENSIONS ACCESS CENTREX EXTENSIONS ACCESS LINES ACCESS LINES

STATE LINES TRUNKS LINES TRUNKS

ALABAMA 1,860,881 58,145 49,620 2,387 86,737 5 2,057,775 ALARIZONA 2,252,087 48,476 48,139 10,169 18,510 34,695 25 2,412,101 AZARKANSAS 893,993 18,806 19,727 776 5,327 16,399 17,811 972,839 ARCALIFORNIA 17,195,192 710,868 2,022,760 181,599 528 67,730 297,341 20,476,018 CACOLORADO 2,231,922 60,209 61,298 15,732 25,691 1,895 0 2,396,747 COCONNECTICUT 1,802,327 49,455 269,603 5,517 25,467 6,993 16,946 2,176,308 CTDELAWARE 396,508 13,262 89,669 3,790 1,608 806 0 505,643 DEDIST. OF COLUMBIA 437,733 59,363 315,474 15,378 11,669 94,136 0 933,753 DCFLORIDA 8,812,102 386,291 297,841 31,979 182,561 397 9,711,171 FLGEORGIA 3,388,002 165,793 126,340 10,359 264,568 0 3,955,062 GAHAWAII 607,185 27,788 50,922 5,382 0 0 152 691,429 HIIDAHO 561,598 10,013 16,953 1,200 2,811 6,263 45 598,883 IDILLINOIS 6,253,603 290,056 785,279 47,420 53 7,376,411 ILINDIANA 2,628,143 77,245 423,135 15,485 169 3,144,177 INIOWA 1,196,190 30,138 24,402 2,067 2,708 45,599 2 1,301,106 IAKANSAS 1,149,078 35,390 12,519 3,497 7,143 34,283 18,335 1,260,245 KSKENTUCKY 1,649,605 48,742 49,018 2,721 887 45,270 621 1,796,864 KYLOUISIANA 1,945,551 63,964 86,577 2,371 35,788 0 2,134,251 LAMAINE 580,424 6,248 46,549 336 1,426 1,100 0 636,083 MEMARYLAND 2,726,269 102,748 422,528 39,682 22,985 49,058 0 3,363,270 MDMASSACHUSETTS 3,675,591 81,077 357,136 10,303 16,445 16,993 0 4,157,545 MAMICHIGAN 4,865,712 154,182 663,553 13,017 1,267 5,697,731 MIMINNESOTA 1,834,369 75,601 167,953 26,165 10,814 0 2,114,902 MNMISSISSIPPI 1,063,093 30,553 20,088 503 54,270 0 1,168,507 MSMISSOURI 2,689,142 86,092 58,161 8,500 18,219 67,876 52,116 2,980,106 MOMONTANA 328,750 6,368 608 66 622 2,157 0 338,571 MTNEBRASKA 793,576 18,333 55,355 4,068 3,875 4,867 5 880,079 NENEVADA 889,072 30,295 145,584 170 93 2,306 1 1,067,521 NVNEW HAMPSHIRE 655,591 9,402 46,880 744 1,932 1,094 0 715,643 NHNEW JERSEY 5,209,271 121,691 378,818 58,193 45,983 62,668 0 5,876,624 NJNEW MEXICO 785,468 17,894 6,530 773 3,402 9,946 58 824,071 NMNEW YORK 10,223,840 333,662 1,001,456 178,384 117,450 5,829 7,130 11,867,751 NYNORTH CAROLINA 3,357,508 130,191 79,471 10,121 181,609 30 3,758,930 NCNORTH DAKOTA 225,867 5,720 6,013 1,349 160 6,003 0 245,112 NDOHIO 5,204,055 200,403 640,704 19,479 11,064 3,776 6,079,481 OHOKLAHOMA 1,471,422 34,951 49,926 1,285 6,818 30,611 21,660 1,616,673 OKOREGON 1,594,752 50,905 51,506 15,580 7,325 45,760 20 1,765,848 ORPENNSYLVANIA 6,308,894 207,800 719,412 37,424 19,896 13,528 239 7,307,193 PARHODE ISLAND 553,124 23,614 52,843 645 713 223 0 631,162 RISOUTH CAROLINA 1,355,920 44,657 21,158 1,586 85,207 9 1,508,537 SCSOUTH DAKOTA 242,410 6,667 3,027 228 651 12,109 0 265,092 SDTENNESSEE 2,480,893 96,227 44,700 12,586 93,800 0 2,728,206 TNTEXAS 9,336,629 330,765 356,349 62,947 76,161 119,607 189,490 10,471,948 TXUTAH 904,306 30,531 31,100 2,277 7,355 8,772 0 984,341 UTVERMONT 278,650 3,589 33,660 264 828 567 0 317,558 VTVIRGINIA 3,321,786 132,095 484,636 46,112 30,348 64,286 27 4,079,290 VAWASHINGTON 2,828,054 79,492 139,783 26,727 11,275 17,498 115 3,102,944 WAWEST VIRGINIA 652,856 14,828 85,529 3,506 624 6,032 0 763,375 WVWISCONSIN 2,176,656 83,775 274,526 8,522 30 2,543,509 WIWYOMING 214,393 6,556 3,519 120 335 3,246 0 228,169 WY

UNITED STATES 134,090,043 4,710,916 11,198,337 949,491 519,148 1,890,745 627,875 153,986,555 US

PUERTO RICO 1,032,795 140,330 2,031 164 2,695 0 0 1,178,015 PR

TOTAL 135,122,838 4,851,246 11,200,368 949,655 521,843 1,890,745 627,875 155,164,570 TO

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CENTRAL REMOTE TOTAL BASIC RATE PRIMARY RATEOFFICE SWITCHES CENTRAL ISDN ISDN

SWITCHES OFFICE CONTROL CONTROLEXCLUDING SWITCHES CHANNELS CHANNELS

STATE REMOTES

ALABAMA 134 216 350 6,420 530 ALARIZONA 83 81 164 19,314 251 AZARKANSAS 61 205 266 813 136 ARCALIFORNIA 688 614 1,302 121,474 4,767 CACOLORADO 100 93 193 24,030 294 COCONNECTICUT 79 64 143 13,682 217 CTDELAWARE 19 17 36 1,267 87 DEDIST. OF COLUMBIA 25 9 34 48,978 516 DCFLORIDA 311 1,372 1,683 18,804 1,336 FLGEORGIA 139 134 273 19,870 843 GAHAWAII 57 71 128 584 161 HIIDAHO 50 96 146 4,070 94 IDILLINOIS 447 570 1,017 45,674 1,363 ILINDIANA 216 719 935 8,389 197 INIOWA 165 309 474 8,787 84 IAKANSAS 56 150 206 1,957 199 KSKENTUCKY 115 306 421 2,570 144 KYLOUISIANA 113 122 235 4,678 380 LAMAINE 14 126 140 1,436 62 MEMARYLAND 104 143 247 29,899 1,256 MDMASSACHUSETTS 166 118 284 27,296 715 MAMICHIGAN 305 376 681 11,304 150 MIMINNESOTA 79 148 227 33,506 238 MNMISSISSIPPI 100 107 207 795 91 MSMISSOURI 284 630 914 7,881 515 MOMONTANA 17 57 74 1,504 25 MTNEBRASKA 61 246 307 8,732 92 NENEVADA 57 285 342 2,119 231 NVNEW HAMPSHIRE 25 95 120 1,838 84 NHNEW JERSEY 219 111 330 45,153 1,331 NJNEW MEXICO 52 84 136 9,444 53 NMNEW YORK 369 429 798 95,655 1,810 NYNORTH CAROLINA 181 2,082 2,263 5,853 541 NCNORTH DAKOTA 15 26 41 1,776 57 NDOHIO 358 735 1,093 22,336 818 OHOKLAHOMA 72 233 305 1,174 284 OKOREGON 117 115 232 10,141 298 ORPENNSYLVANIA 352 1,021 1,373 17,104 718 PARHODE ISLAND 20 10 30 868 31 RISOUTH CAROLINA 90 134 224 2,127 166 SCSOUTH DAKOTA 12 45 57 1,952 10 SDTENNESSEE 120 359 479 14,069 804 TNTEXAS 671 1,086 1,757 56,730 2,840 TXUTAH 40 47 87 5,599 1,114 UTVERMONT 9 77 86 831 36 VTVIRGINIA 184 1,285 1,469 38,503 1,439 VAWASHINGTON 177 309 486 21,769 618 WAWEST VIRGINIA 31 117 148 3,651 97 WVWISCONSIN 149 225 374 8,132 239 WIWYOMING 15 15 30 1,124 32 WY

UNITED STATES 7,323 16,024 23,347 841,662 28,394 US

PUERTO RICO 30 284 314 0 0 PR

TOTAL 7,353 16,308 23,661 841,662 28,394 TO

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BUSINESS ACCESS LINES RESIDENTIAL ACCESS LINESPUBLIC MOBILE TOTAL

ANALOG ANALOG DIGITAL ACCESS ANALOG DIGITAL ACCESS SWITCHEDSINGLE MULTI LINES LINES ACCESS

STATE LINE LINE LINES

ALABAMA 58,501 382,283 88,811 18,258 1,509,609 313 0 2,057,775 ALARIZONA 38,515 556,850 63,374 17,710 1,735,652 0 0 2,412,101 AZARKANSAS 30,093 211,311 22,502 13,941 694,992 0 0 972,839 ARCALIFORNIA 668,105 6,482,432 220,959 182,278 12,880,546 28,888 12,810 20,476,018 CACOLORADO 54,183 652,778 43,318 16,443 1,629,946 0 79 2,396,747 COCONNECTICUT 39,601 602,426 37,977 25,093 1,471,211 0 0 2,176,308 CTDELAWARE 12,864 157,549 6,070 4,870 324,156 134 0 505,643 DEDIST. OF COLUMBIA 4,612 511,959 121,183 8,222 287,777 0 0 933,753 DCFLORIDA 251,316 2,313,944 212,805 82,363 6,849,006 1,735 2 9,711,171 FLGEORGIA 120,637 926,029 272,058 39,851 2,593,617 2,869 1 3,955,062 GAHAWAII 21,881 202,430 5,382 7,162 454,574 0 0 691,429 HIIDAHO 20,122 133,128 10,274 4,298 431,031 0 30 598,883 IDILLINOIS 315,539 2,332,602 45,272 67,056 4,613,787 2,148 7 7,376,411 ILINDIANA 89,180 843,221 15,387 29,510 2,166,781 98 0 3,144,177 INIOWA 35,407 242,901 50,374 8,276 964,149 0 0 1,301,107 IAKANSAS 33,547 299,822 44,923 15,167 866,763 0 23 1,260,245 KSKENTUCKY 62,223 339,537 48,748 17,287 1,328,939 130 0 1,796,864 KYLOUISIANA 51,097 483,394 37,844 23,445 1,538,156 315 0 2,134,251 LAMAINE 28,269 128,894 2,847 6,436 469,622 15 0 636,083 MEMARYLAND 59,217 1,002,584 109,567 32,132 2,157,612 2,158 0 3,363,270 MDMASSACHUSETTS 197,480 1,120,820 42,463 48,024 2,747,480 1,278 0 4,157,545 MAMICHIGAN 242,982 1,568,122 12,330 59,368 3,814,242 687 0 5,697,731 MIMINNESOTA 37,456 602,907 36,979 13,169 1,424,391 0 0 2,114,902 MNMISSISSIPPI 43,362 204,885 54,726 13,263 852,224 47 0 1,168,507 MSMISSOURI 82,252 672,249 94,595 37,236 2,093,742 0 32 2,980,106 MOMONTANA 11,892 73,679 2,845 3,252 246,886 0 17 338,571 MTNEBRASKA 17,701 211,891 12,810 7,639 590,578 0 39,459 880,078 NENEVADA 22,553 330,426 2,569 6,025 705,931 0 17 1,067,521 NVNEW HAMPSHIRE 40,306 167,444 3,701 7,483 496,640 69 0 715,643 NHNEW JERSEY 107,869 1,702,854 164,368 74,223 3,824,793 2,476 41 5,876,624 NJNEW MEXICO 20,810 176,737 14,121 7,073 605,330 0 0 824,071 NMNEW YORK 316,449 3,357,019 301,540 175,419 7,708,561 123 8,640 11,867,751 NYNORTH CAROLINA 160,417 737,074 191,071 29,935 2,639,774 659 0 3,758,930 NCNORTH DAKOTA 12,742 47,452 7,512 2,144 175,262 0 0 245,112 NDOHIO 246,670 1,488,445 29,437 54,647 4,259,144 1,106 32 6,079,481 OHOKLAHOMA 48,195 357,004 38,714 21,989 1,150,753 0 18 1,616,673 OKOREGON 47,197 405,395 68,665 13,298 1,231,291 0 2 1,765,848 ORPENNSYLVANIA 242,750 1,947,858 69,492 67,011 4,978,685 1,356 41 7,307,193 PARHODE ISLAND 50,080 143,035 1,530 6,069 430,397 51 0 631,162 RISOUTH CAROLINA 47,261 288,016 86,651 15,773 1,070,694 142 0 1,508,537 SCSOUTH DAKOTA 9,005 57,402 12,988 2,785 182,912 0 0 265,092 SDTENNESSEE 70,939 573,369 100,236 25,181 1,952,331 6,150 0 2,728,206 TNTEXAS 247,097 2,879,724 258,715 102,311 6,983,975 0 126 10,471,948 TXUTAH 19,880 257,846 18,404 6,809 681,402 0 0 984,341 UTVERMONT 20,450 71,113 1,643 3,602 220,734 16 0 317,558 VTVIRGINIA 87,286 1,173,979 138,800 37,507 2,639,772 1,946 0 4,079,290 VAWASHINGTON 82,419 730,800 55,500 23,308 2,210,917 0 0 3,102,944 WAWEST VIRGINIA 20,169 152,148 10,114 9,047 571,849 48 0 763,375 WVWISCONSIN 70,921 697,441 8,049 21,100 1,745,525 473 0 2,543,509 WIWYOMING 8,131 58,278 3,701 2,762 155,236 0 61 228,169 WY

UNITED STATES 4,627,630 41,061,486 3,303,944 1,517,250 103,359,377 55,430 61,438 153,986,555 US

PUERTO RICO 131,588 120,023 2,859 23,563 899,982 0 0 1,178,015 PR

TOTAL 4,759,218 41,181,509 3,306,803 1,540,813 104,259,359 55,430 61,438 155,164,570 TO

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SPECIAL ACCESS LINES(NON-SWITCHED) TOTAL

ACCESS LINESANALOG DIGITAL (SWITCHED

STATE AND SPECIAL)

ALABAMA 6,565 169,654 2,233,994 ALARIZONA 5,751 495,530 2,913,382 AZARKANSAS 7,076 139,580 1,119,495 ARCALIFORNIA 61,829 4,058,192 24,596,039 CACOLORADO 7,568 750,925 3,155,240 COCONNECTICUT 11,850 9,695 2,197,853 CTDELAWARE 1,924 42,804 550,371 DEDIST. OF COLUMBIA 8,080 137,329 1,079,162 DCFLORIDA 63,022 930,697 10,704,890 FLGEORGIA 15,447 646,057 4,616,566 GAHAWAII 4,233 50,426 746,088 HIIDAHO 3,028 95,692 697,603 IDILLINOIS 329,287 1,166,804 8,872,502 ILINDIANA 24,266 383,405 3,551,848 INIOWA 7,011 269,805 1,577,923 IAKANSAS 21,393 198,964 1,480,602 KSKENTUCKY 8,695 189,614 1,995,173 KYLOUISIANA 7,244 163,584 2,305,079 LAMAINE 530 65,871 702,484 MEMARYLAND 10,637 223,488 3,597,395 MDMASSACHUSETTS 8,678 401,083 4,567,306 MAMICHIGAN 237,119 667,801 6,602,651 MIMINNESOTA 7,708 567,303 2,689,913 MNMISSISSIPPI 3,162 92,339 1,264,008 MSMISSOURI 19,438 652,594 3,652,138 MOMONTANA 2,058 73,788 414,417 MTNEBRASKA 4,303 197,322 1,081,703 NENEVADA 6,730 191,665 1,265,916 NVNEW HAMPSHIRE 241 59,679 775,563 NHNEW JERSEY 23,216 474,548 6,374,388 NJNEW MEXICO 3,485 159,538 987,094 NMNEW YORK 49,403 887,507 12,804,661 NYNORTH CAROLINA 13,433 438,510 4,210,873 NCNORTH DAKOTA 1,692 96,050 342,854 NDOHIO 168,335 801,339 7,049,155 OHOKLAHOMA 7,841 245,796 1,870,310 OKOREGON 7,631 453,172 2,226,651 ORPENNSYLVANIA 25,226 454,935 7,787,354 PARHODE ISLAND 155 42,084 673,401 RISOUTH CAROLINA 6,447 137,792 1,652,776 SCSOUTH DAKOTA 1,713 64,412 331,217 SDTENNESSEE 8,382 357,255 3,093,843 TNTEXAS 65,202 1,875,779 12,412,929 TXUTAH 3,198 354,357 1,341,896 UTVERMONT 215 35,379 353,152 VTVIRGINIA 18,873 323,107 4,421,270 VAWASHINGTON 11,436 582,001 3,696,381 WAWEST VIRGINIA 2,516 38,604 804,495 WVWISCONSIN 112,281 317,263 2,973,053 WIWYOMING 1,330 26,855 256,354 WY

UNITED STATES 1,426,883 21,257,973 176,671,411 US

PUERTO RICO 2,970 32,099 1,213,084 PR

TOTAL 1,429,853 21,290,072 177,884,495 TO

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TABLE 2.6-TELEPHONE CALLS AND MINUTES FOR REPORTING LOCAL EXCHANGE CARRIERS--YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1996(FIGURES SHOWN IN THOUSANDS)

INTERLATA TOLL CALLS COMPLETED INTERLATA BILLED ACCESS MINUTESLOCAL INTRALATA (ORIGINATING) (ORIGINATING AND TERMINATING)CALLS TOLL CALLS INTERSTATE INTRASTATE TOTAL INTERSTATE INTRASTATE TOTAL

COMPLETEDSTATE (ORIGINATING)

ALABAMA 9,166,872 214,486 665,841 177,389 843,228 5,810,378 1,934,534 7,744,914 ALARIZONA 9,207,078 88,467 961,727 216,305 1,178,031 8,906,232 1,152,333 10,058,565 AZARKANSAS 3,554,865 194,161 232,343 92,298 324,641 2,980,798 925,715 3,906,513 ARCALIFORNIA 58,453,003 6,197,697 6,643,313 5,859,188 12,502,501 43,747,767 36,236,272 79,984,040 CACOLORADO 8,604,923 148,481 902,651 131,913 1,034,564 8,931,117 1,192,562 10,123,679 COCONNECTICUT 6,280,159 752,111 1,217,842 12,622 1,230,464 7,629,241 39,124 7,668,365 CTDELAWARE 1,584,005 64,588 234,691 2,042 236,733 1,899,577 9,658 1,909,235 DEDIST. OF COLUMBIA 2,892,587 4,902 308,383 0 308,383 2,820,660 0 2,820,660 DCFLORIDA 32,909,341 542,170 3,279,475 1,447,152 4,726,627 30,325,847 11,607,125 41,932,972 FLGEORGIA 17,385,001 334,879 1,499,682 355,129 1,854,811 13,285,147 3,063,614 16,348,761 GAHAWAII 2,786,433 45,684 231,453 2,806 234,260 1,924,786 27,466 1,952,252 HIIDAHO 1,683,415 73,084 241,380 38,078 279,457 2,268,441 335,902 2,604,343 IDILLINOIS 23,096,914 455,588 2,393,419 923,325 3,316,745 19,160,743 7,369,246 26,529,989 ILINDIANA 10,499,944 354,684 997,615 533,326 1,530,940 8,054,187 3,977,811 12,031,998 INIOWA 3,642,346 153,427 415,186 151,578 566,764 3,884,280 1,550,805 5,435,085 IAKANSAS 4,296,782 108,363 286,519 103,879 390,399 3,875,660 1,249,110 5,124,770 KSKENTUCKY 6,939,612 204,083 595,639 193,005 788,644 5,083,237 1,616,388 6,699,625 KYLOUISIANA 10,780,193 68,458 624,746 208,802 833,548 5,799,867 2,250,837 8,050,704 LAMAINE 796,810 221,617 260,403 0 260,403 1,965,019 0 1,965,019 MEMARYLAND 12,584,936 143,752 1,332,693 428,379 1,761,072 10,549,899 2,981,271 13,531,170 MDMASSACHUSETTS 8,798,949 1,380,213 1,843,761 240,364 2,084,125 12,412,144 1,980,351 14,392,495 MAMICHIGAN 16,594,993 1,578,831 1,455,236 896,070 2,351,306 11,905,605 7,697,140 19,602,745 MIMINNESOTA 7,520,593 66,584 611,159 195,816 806,975 5,881,454 1,866,459 7,747,913 MNMISSISSIPPI 5,570,295 207,143 370,183 77,111 447,294 3,647,418 712,051 4,359,469 MSMISSOURI 11,370,185 278,528 697,356 211,902 909,260 8,111,749 2,413,758 10,525,509 MOMONTANA 945,196 40,523 117,591 32,447 150,038 1,255,671 354,831 1,610,502 MTNEBRASKA 2,396,350 55,190 293,575 108,553 402,128 2,575,506 845,444 3,420,950 NENEVADA 4,171,261 35,781 709,727 53,574 763,302 4,456,530 272,895 4,729,425 NVNEW HAMPSHIRE 920,552 178,507 456,566 0 456,566 3,127,133 0 3,127,133 NHNEW JERSEY 14,491,964 1,681,867 2,864,244 794,279 3,658,523 21,494,363 5,745,526 27,239,889 NJNEW MEXICO 2,971,568 81,640 322,543 30,211 352,754 3,088,107 243,994 3,332,099 NMNEW YORK 26,253,206 448,006 4,177,207 977,776 5,154,983 34,382,011 6,916,979 41,298,990 NYNORTH CAROLINA 12,088,572 168,697 1,240,680 693,609 1,934,289 11,320,037 5,456,367 16,776,404 NCNORTH DAKOTA 781,806 23,417 89,115 25,433 114,548 893,861 283,952 1,177,813 NDOHIO 20,920,367 460,030 1,769,760 1,194,164 2,963,924 14,612,647 8,769,373 23,382,020 OHOKLAHOMA 6,093,479 144,643 343,626 98,736 442,362 4,579,972 1,111,114 5,691,086 OKOREGON 5,476,234 175,883 656,841 151,326 808,166 5,631,876 1,364,963 6,996,839 ORPENNSYLVANIA 21,231,055 1,112,236 2,496,846 944,677 3,441,524 19,571,857 7,061,052 26,632,910 PARHODE ISLAND 1,184,012 109,829 353,589 0 353,589 2,160,588 0 2,160,588 RISOUTH CAROLINA 6,301,757 159,163 545,928 183,389 729,317 4,907,892 1,461,426 6,369,318 SCSOUTH DAKOTA 803,507 29,695 99,651 21,295 120,946 1,026,389 210,462 1,236,851 SDTENNESSEE 12,152,233 281,918 817,340 200,464 1,017,804 8,167,844 1,983,479 10,151,323 TNTEXAS 44,440,427 602,071 2,308,035 1,553,330 3,861,364 25,557,347 14,888,953 40,446,300 TXUTAH 3,819,044 148,426 343,046 30,364 373,410 3,388,726 287,230 3,675,956 UTVERMONT 625,493 79,326 185,516 0 185,516 1,313,023 0 1,313,023 VTVIRGINIA 14,223,741 196,058 1,709,669 570,388 2,280,057 13,663,566 4,358,906 18,022,473 VAWASHINGTON 10,095,748 434,829 1,062,969 288,571 1,351,540 9,560,367 2,604,587 12,164,953 WAWEST VIRGINIA 2,717,408 42,784 271,497 63,116 334,613 2,375,353 521,679 2,897,032 WVWISCONSIN 7,016,310 297,515 712,408 329,357 1,041,764 5,993,210 2,782,018 8,775,228 WIWYOMING 588,571 25,590 96,409 8,505 104,914 987,480 76,304 1,063,784 WY

UNITED STATES 499,710,095 20,895,605 52,347,074 20,852,043 73,199,116 436,952,609 159,791,066 596,743,679 US

PUERTO RICO 4,421,412 481,242 329,963 0 329,963 1,820,271 0 1,820,271 PR

TOTAL 504,131,507 21,376,847 52,677,037 20,852,043 73,529,079 438,772,880 159,791,066 598,563,950 TO

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NOTES FOR TABLES 2.2 THROUGH 2.6

DATA FOR TABLES 2.2, 2.4, 2.5, AND 2.6 WERE OBTAINED FROM ANNUAL ARMIS (AUTOMATED REPORTING MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM) OPERATING DATA REPORTS (FCC REPORT 43-08) OF REPORTING LOCAL EXCHANGE CARRIERS. IN SOME CASES, MOST NOTABLY THE SEPARATION OF BUSINESS ACCESS LINES BETWEEN SINGLE AND MULTI-LINE, THE OFFICIAL FILINGS OF SOME CARRIERS CONTAINED INCONSISTENT DATA, AND UNOFFICIAL ESTIMATES PROVIDED BY THE CARRIERS WERE USED BECAUSE REVISED FILINGS WERE NOT YET AVAILABLE.

SEE TABLE 2.10 FOR DATA OF INDIVIDUAL CARRIERS. CERTAIN DATA PERTAINING TO THE CARRIERS INCLUDED IN TABLES 2.2, 2.4, 2.5, 2.6, AND 2.10 ARE UNAVAILABLE. WHERE SUCH IS THE CASE, THE SPACE PROVIDED FOR THE INFORMATION HAS BEEN LEFT BLANK, AS DISTINGUISHED FROM INSERTION OF A ZERO, WHICH MEANS THAT NONE WAS REPORTED. TOTALS BY STATE MAY BE UNDERSTATED BECAUSE OF THE INCOMPLETE DATA.

DATA INCLUDED IN TABLE 2.2, AS REPORTED BY GTE HAWAIIAN TELEPHONE CO. INC., AND DATA INCLUDED IN TABLES 2.2, 2.4, 2.5, AND 2.6, AS REPORTED BY CITIZENS TELECOMMUNICATIONS CO. OF NEW YORK, INC., WERE NOT PROVIDED BY STATE/TERRITORY. ACCORDINGLY, TOTALS FOR NEW YORK AND HAWAII ARE SLIGHTLY OVERSTATED, INCLUDING DATA FOR PENNSYLVANIA AND OCEAN CABLE, RESPECTIVELY.

DETAIL MAY NOT MATCH TOTALS BECAUSE OF NECESSARY ROUNDINGS.

OUTSIDE PLANT STATISTICS

UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED, DATA INCLUDE LOCAL LOOP AND INTEROFFICE FACILITIES. A CABLE CONTAINING ONLY COPPER, COAXIAL OR OTHER METALLIC CONDUCTORS IS CLASSIFIED AS COPPER, BUT A CABLE CONTAINING BOTH COPPER AND FIBER IS CLASSIFIED AS FIBER.

KILOMETERS EQUALS TOTAL MILES MULTIPLIED BY 1.6093 AND THEN ROUNDED TO THE NEAREST WHOLE NUMBER. NON-ZERO ENTRIES LESS THAN 1 KILOMETER ARE REPORTED AS 1 KILOMETER.

ALLTEL GEORGIA COMMUNICATIONS CORP., ALLTEL PENNSYLVANIA INC., AND THE WESTERN RESERVE TELEPHONE CO. REPORTED IN-SERVICE LOCAL LOOP CIRCUIT KILOMETERS. ALLTEL PENNSYLVANIA INC., AND THE WESTERN RESERVE TELEPHONE CO. REPORTED IN-SERVICE INTEROFFICE CIRCUIT KILOMETERS.

PRESUBSCRIBED LINES

SOURCE: DATA FILED PERIODICALLY BY THE NATIONAL EXCHANGE CARRIER ASSOCIATION IN CONJUNCTION WITH THEIR UNIVERSAL SERVICE FUND AND LIFELINE ASSISTANCE FILING.

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ACCESS LINES

ACCESS LINES INCLUDE WATS AND WATS-LIKE ACCESS LINES, 800 AND 800-LIKE ACCESS LINES, BUT NOT OFFICIAL/COMPANY CIRCUITS. ANALOG ACCESS LINES ARE SHOWN IN 4KHZ EQUIVALENTS AND INCLUDE ACCESS LINES FROM DIGITAL SWITCHES IF THE LINES THEMSELVES ARE NOT TERMINATED AT THE CUSTOMER'S PREMISES AS DIGITAL LINES. DIGITAL ACCESS LINES ARE SHOWN IN 64 KB/SEC EQUIVALENTS. TO BE CLASSIFIED AS DIGITAL, THE ACCESS LINES MUST BE TERMINATED AT THE CUSTOMER END AS DIGITAL LINES OR BE AVAILABLE FOR USE BY THE CUSTOMER AS DIGITAL LINES.

OTHER SWITCHED ACCESS LINES EXCLUDE DIGITAL CENTREX EXTENSIONS, WHICH WERE INCLUDED PRIOR TO 1991. TOTAL SWITCHED ACCESS LINES EXCLUDE ISDN CONTROL CHANNELS, WHICH WERE INCLUDED AS 64 KB/SEC EQUIVALENTS PRIOR TO 1991.

MANY COMPANIES APPEAR TO BE UNDERSTATING DIGITAL PBX & CENTREX TRUNKS AND DIGITAL CENTREX EXTENSIONS.

SOME COMPANIES MAY BE DOUBLE COUNTING SEMI-PUBLIC ACCESS LINES, BY INCLUDING THEM WITH BOTH BUSINESS ACCESS LINES AND PUBLIC ACCESS LINES.

FIGURES FOR SWITCHED ACCESS LINES REPORTED IN THE ARMIS 43-08 REPORT FOR SOME COMPANIES ARE SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT FROM FIGURES FOR BILLABLE ACCESS LINES REPORTED IN THE ARMIS ANNUAL SUMMARY REPORT (FCC REPORT 43-01) FOR A VARIETY OF REASONS, INCLUDING DIFFERENT REPORTING REQUIREMENTS, THE INTERPRETATION OF THOSE REQUIREMENTS BY THE VARIOUS COMPANIES, AND THE METHODS DIFFERENT COMPANIES USE TO CALCULATE THE LINES. THE MAJORITY OF THE DIFFERENCES COME FROM THE FACT THAT WATS, WATS-LIKE, AND DERIVED ISDN CHANNELS ARE INCLUDED IN THE COUNT OF SWITCHED ACCESS LINES IN THE 43-08, BUT ARE NOT TREATED AS BILLABLE ACCESS LINES IN THE 43-01. SOME COMPANIES MAY HAVE INCLUDED OFFICIAL/COMPANY CIRCUITS (AND/OR EMPLOYEE CONCESSION LINES) WITH 43-08 ACCESS LINES.

ALLTEL GEORGIA COMMUNICATIONS CORP., ALLTEL PENNSYLVANIA INC., AND THE WESTERN RESERVE TELEPHONE CO. WERE UNABLE TO PROVIDE PBX & CENTREX TRUNKS AND CENTREX EXTENSIONS BY TECHNOLOGY, REPORTING ANALOG AND DIGITAL FIGURES IN THE ANALOG CATEGORIES.

THE AMERITECH COMPANIES DID NOT REPORT DIGITAL PBX & CENTREX TRUNKS OR DIGITAL CENTREX EXTENSIONS.

BELLSOUTH TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC. EXCLUDED FEATURE GROUP A, OUTWATS, 800 SERVICE, AND TWO-WAY WATS FROM ACCESS LINES. THE COMPANY REPORTED ONLY CPE AND SEMI-PUBLIC ACCESS LINES AS PUBLIC ACCESS LINES. THE COMPANY WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE PBX & CENTREX TRUNKS BY TECHNOLOGY, REPORTING ANALOG AND DIGITAL PBX & CENTREX TRUNKS IN THE ANALOG CATEGORY.

TELEPHONE CALLS AND MINUTES

THE NUMBER OF TOLL CALLS IS BASED ON ORIGINATING MESSAGE VOLUMES AND INCLUDES OUTWARD CALLS, 800 SERVICE, DIRECTORY SERVICE, DIAL-IT SERVICES (E.G., 900 AND 936 SERVICES), AND OPTIONAL CALLING PLANS. INTRALATA TOLL CALLS ARE CARRIED BY THE REPORTING LOCAL OPERATING COMPANY WITHIN A GIVEN LOCAL ACCESS AND TRANSPORT AREA (LATA). INTERLATA TOLL CALLS ARE DIRECTED TO AND CARRIED BY INTEREXCHANGE CARRIERS. BILLED ACCESS MINUTES ARE BASED ON BILLS SENT TO INTEREXCHANGE CARRIERS AND INCLUDE TOTAL ORIGINATING AND TERMINATING ACCESS MINUTES OF USE, INCLUDING CALL SET-UP TIME, HOLDING TIME, AND CONVERSATION TIME.

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TABLE 2.7-COMMUNICATIONS PLANT OF REPORTING LOCAL EXCHANGE CARRIERSYEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1996

(AMOUNTS SHOWN IN THOUSANDS)ALL REPORTING LOCAL EXCHANGE COMPANIES

BALANCE AT PLANT PLANT TRANSFERS BALANCE ATACCT ITEMS BEGINNING OF ADDED RETIRED AND END OF NO. YEAR 1/ ADJUSTMENTS YEAR 2/

PLANT:2001 TELECOMMUNICATIONS PLANT IN SERVICE (TPIS) $278,973,579 $22,400,503 $10,271,449 $466,336 $291,568,9762002 PROPERTY HELD FOR FUTURE TELECOM USE 11,110 5,050 9 1,461 17,6112003 TELECOM PLANT UNDER CONSTRUCTION (TPUC) 4,364,182 2,084,221 2,352,391 (198,721) 3,897,2872004 RESERVED NA NA NA NA NA 2005 TELECOMMUNICATIONS PLANT ADJUSTMENT 318,506 209 353 50,320 368,6822006 NONOPERATING PLANT 566,322 14,600 27,651 (155,892) 397,3792007 GOODWILL 1,447 0 155 0 1,292 210 TOTAL PLANT 284,235,141 24,504,581 12,652,009 163,504 296,251,229

TPIS - GENERAL SUPPORT:2111 LAND 1,298,636 13,927 9,228 (5,790) 1,297,5432112 MOTOR VEHICLES 2,709,548 228,607 265,125 8,481 2,681,5102113 AIRCRAFT 69,621 117 32,806 0 36,9322114 SPECIAL PURPOSE VEHICLES 3,745 18 6 (283) 3,4742115 GARAGE WORK EQUIPMENT 117,158 4,130 8,808 15 112,4952116 OTHER WORK EQUIPMENT 2,266,351 345,113 234,755 6,218 2,382,9242121 BUILDINGS 21,662,810 840,055 329,594 14,288 22,187,5622122 FURNITURE 863,605 21,728 90,344 (149) 794,8392123 OFFICE EQUIPMENT 2,532,007 189,368 489,653 (11,193) 2,220,5292124 GENERAL PURPOSE COMPUTERS 10,692,585 1,404,783 1,121,114 123,333 11,099,5882110 TOTAL LAND & SUPPORT ASSETS 42,216,072 3,047,841 2,581,434 134,920 42,817,398

TPIS - CENTRAL OFFICE SWITCHING:2211 ANALOG ELECTRONIC SWITCHING 9,748,245 216,323 1,581,177 (119,971) 8,263,4192212 DIGITAL ELECTRONIC SWITCHING 45,271,591 5,159,882 1,571,743 139,012 48,998,7442215.1 STEP-BY-STEP SWITCHING 300,581 3,900 150,623 (1,170) 152,6882215.2 CROSSBAR SWITCHING 24,368 258 11,618 (224) 12,7832215.3 OTHER ELECTRO-MECHANICAL SWITCHING 52,111 840 18,443 (415) 34,0912215 ELECTRO-MECHANICAL SWITCHING 377,059 4,996 180,685 (1,809) 199,5622210 TOTAL CENTRAL OFFICE SWITCHING 55,396,894 5,381,203 3,333,605 17,230 57,461,724

2220 OPERATOR SYSTEMS 1,027,103 54,760 80,623 (2,783) 998,457

TPIS - CENTRAL OFFICE TRANSMISSION2231.1 SATELLITE AND EARTH STATION FACILITIES 6,006 31 0 (31) 6,0072231.2 OTHER RADIO FACILITIES 1,378,269 49,709 131,664 33,392 1,329,7022231 RADIO SYSTEMS 1,384,275 49,741 131,664 33,360 1,335,7082232 CIRCUIT EQUIPMENT 48,649,708 6,284,505 2,083,484 123,215 52,973,9462230 TOTAL CENTRAL OFFICE TRANSMISSION 50,033,982 6,334,244 2,215,146 156,575 54,309,655

TPIS - INFORMATION ORIG/TERM:2311 STATION APPARATUS 424,170 59,285 133,994 8,657 358,1142321 CUSTOMER PREMISES WIRING 142,752 2 80 (2) 142,6722341 LARGE PRIVATE BRANCH EXCHANGES 178,601 12,145 18,591 951 173,1052351 PUBLIC TELEPHONE TERMINAL EQUIPMENT 1,676,901 151,641 150,121 (5,026) 1,673,4002362 OTHER TERMINAL EQUIPMENT 2,642,762 380,671 186,952 12,677 2,849,1532310 TOTAL INFORMATION ORIGINATION/TERMINATION 5,065,185 603,745 489,742 17,256 5,196,449

TPIS - CABLE & WIRE FACILITIES:2411 POLES 5,735,261 208,798 68,030 4,253 5,880,2832421 AERIAL CABLE 28,980,892 1,710,597 342,645 48,214 30,397,0592422 UNDERGROUND CABLE 24,211,111 1,106,664 246,579 21,825 25,093,0212423 BURIED CABLE 45,829,518 3,013,126 521,579 56,881 48,377,9472424 SUBMARINE CABLE 102,225 2,730 1,377 (8) 103,5712425 DEEP SEA CABLE 39,651 15,699 0 0 55,3502426 INTRABUILDING NETWORK CABLE 2,229,141 57,226 25,389 1,032 2,262,0122431 AERIAL WIRE 212,667 11,267 11,386 (60) 212,4882441 CONDUIT SYSTEMS 15,842,683 618,721 28,965 12,788 16,445,2242410 TOTAL CABLE AND WIRE FACILITIES 123,183,159 6,744,824 1,245,948 144,922 128,826,957

240 TOTAL TPIS (BEFORE AMORTIZABLE ASSETS) 276,922,395 22,166,614 9,946,496 468,126 289,610,636

TPIS - AMORTIZABLE ASSETS:2681 CAPITAL LEASES 843,815 108,561 164,848 2,368 789,8972682 LEASEHOLD IMPROVEMENTS 1,201,613 113,581 159,828 (4,115) 1,151,2532680 TOTAL AMORTIZABLE TANGIBLE ASSETS 2,045,429 222,143 324,677 (1,748) 1,941,150

2690 INTANGIBLES 5,758 11,747 275 (40) 17,191

260 TOTAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS PLANT IN SERVICE $278,973,578 $22,400,503 $10,271,449 $466,337 $291,568,976

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TABLE 2.7-COMMUNICATIONS PLANT OF REPORTING LOCAL EXCHANGE CARRIERS YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1996--CONTINUED

(AMOUNTS SHOWN IN THOUSANDS)REGIONAL BELL OPERATING COMPANIES

BALANCE AT PLANT PLANT TRANSFERS BALANCE ATACCT ITEMS BEGINNING OF ADDED RETIRED AND END OF NO. YEAR 1/ ADJUSTMENTS YEAR 2/

PLANT:2001 TELECOMMUNICATIONS PLANT IN SERVICE (TPIS) $218,435,899 $18,039,502 $8,336,418 $188,850 $228,327,8332002 PROPERTY HELD FOR FUTURE TELECOM USE 7,102 1,406 0 (128) 8,3802003 TELECOM PLANT UNDER CONSTRUCTION (TPUC) 3,420,623 1,678,602 2,248,369 149,648 3,000,5042004 RESERVED NA NA NA NA NA 2005 TELECOMMUNICATIONS PLANT ADJUSTMENT 6,266 0 353 0 5,9132006 NONOPERATING PLANT 459,106 9,625 19,794 (153,209) 295,7282007 GOODWILL 1,447 0 155 0 1,292 210 TOTAL PLANT 222,330,442 19,729,135 10,605,089 185,161 231,639,650

TPIS - GENERAL SUPPORT:2111 LAND 1,005,692 13,352 9,165 834 1,010,7132112 MOTOR VEHICLES 1,904,780 181,564 174,867 1,944 1,913,4212113 AIRCRAFT 34,682 0 32,806 0 1,8762114 SPECIAL PURPOSE VEHICLES 3,106 16 6 0 3,1162115 GARAGE WORK EQUIPMENT 95,605 3,567 8,164 20 91,0282116 OTHER WORK EQUIPMENT 1,689,222 305,107 208,604 (383) 1,785,3422121 BUILDINGS 17,541,085 696,466 230,278 5,734 18,013,0072122 FURNITURE 557,549 7,173 82,738 (182) 481,8022123 OFFICE EQUIPMENT 1,783,593 115,196 457,904 (891) 1,439,9942124 GENERAL PURPOSE COMPUTERS 9,524,685 1,233,514 1,045,938 131,431 9,843,6922110 TOTAL LAND & SUPPORT ASSETS 34,139,999 2,555,955 2,250,470 138,507 34,583,991

TPIS - CENTRAL OFFICE SWITCHING:2211 ANALOG ELECTRONIC SWITCHING 9,205,957 211,219 1,467,165 (118,437) 7,831,5732212 DIGITAL ELECTRONIC SWITCHING 32,566,373 4,195,015 1,102,660 102,189 35,760,9172215.1 STEP-BY-STEP SWITCHING 35,156 (37) 32,277 (390) 2,4522215.2 CROSSBAR SWITCHING 1,477 60 915 (317) 3052215.3 OTHER ELECTRO-MECHANICAL SWITCHING 350 0 153 0 1972215 ELECTRO-MECHANICAL SWITCHING 36,983 23 33,345 (707) 2,9542210 TOTAL CENTRAL OFFICE SWITCHING 41,809,313 4,406,257 2,603,170 (16,955) 43,595,444

2220 OPERATOR SYSTEMS 804,510 46,196 58,605 9,252 801,353

TPIS - CENTRAL OFFICE TRANSMISSION2231.1 SATELLITE AND EARTH STATION FACILITIES 16 1 0 (10) 72231.2 OTHER RADIO FACILITIES 982,273 35,492 103,331 702 915,1362231 RADIO SYSTEMS 982,289 35,493 103,331 692 915,1432232 CIRCUIT EQUIPMENT 40,317,280 5,221,222 1,721,038 42,479 43,859,9432230 TOTAL CENTRAL OFFICE TRANSMISSION 41,299,569 5,256,715 1,824,369 43,171 44,775,086

TPIS - INFORMATION ORIG/TERM:2311 STATION APPARATUS 60,290 4,502 42,109 (38) 22,6452321 CUSTOMER PREMISES WIRING 142,672 0 0 0 142,6722341 LARGE PRIVATE BRANCH EXCHANGES 124,852 9,739 8,201 12 126,4022351 PUBLIC TELEPHONE TERMINAL EQUIPMENT 1,405,990 109,021 129,922 (6,675) 1,378,4142362 OTHER TERMINAL EQUIPMENT 2,104,253 304,542 141,659 20,460 2,287,5962310 TOTAL INFORMATION ORIGINATION/TERMINATION 3,838,057 427,804 321,891 13,759 3,957,729

TPIS - CABLE & WIRE FACILITIES:2411 POLES 4,131,803 148,946 47,992 310 4,233,0672421 AERIAL CABLE 21,674,956 1,319,153 265,136 (5,643) 22,723,3302422 UNDERGROUND CABLE 19,741,257 899,107 216,873 2,505 20,425,9962423 BURIED CABLE 33,673,607 2,205,061 429,545 930 35,450,0532424 SUBMARINE CABLE 83,799 2,424 1,090 (17) 85,1162425 DEEP SEA CABLE 0 0 0 0 02426 INTRABUILDING NETWORK CABLE 2,077,652 51,561 20,738 710 2,109,1852431 AERIAL WIRE 126,899 6,121 7,293 1 125,7272441 CONDUIT SYSTEMS 13,294,234 528,917 21,469 954 13,802,6352410 TOTAL CABLE AND WIRE FACILITIES 94,804,207 5,161,290 1,010,136 (250) 98,955,109

240 TOTAL TPIS (BEFORE AMORTIZABLE ASSETS) 216,695,655 17,854,217 8,068,641 187,484 226,668,713

TPIS - AMORTIZABLE ASSETS:2681 CAPITAL LEASES 761,411 103,246 148,421 3,086 719,3222682 LEASEHOLD IMPROVEMENTS 974,939 81,171 119,090 (1,699) 935,3212680 TOTAL AMORTIZABLE TANGIBLE ASSETS 1,736,350 184,417 267,511 1,387 1,654,643

2690 INTANGIBLES 3,894 869 266 (20) 4,477

260 TOTAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS PLANT IN SERVICE $218,435,898 $18,039,502 $8,336,418 $188,851 $228,327,833

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(AMOUNTS SHOWN IN THOUSANDS)OTHER REPORTING LOCAL EXCHANGE COMPANIES

BALANCE AT PLANT PLANT TRANSFERS BALANCE ATACCT ITEMS BEGINNING OF ADDED RETIRED AND END OF NO. YEAR 1/ ADJUSTMENTS YEAR 2/

PLANT:2001 TELECOMMUNICATIONS PLANT IN SERVICE (TPIS) $60,537,680 $4,361,001 $1,935,031 $277,486 $63,241,1432002 PROPERTY HELD FOR FUTURE TELECOM USE 4,008 3,644 9 1,589 9,2312003 TELECOM PLANT UNDER CONSTRUCTION (TPUC) 943,559 405,619 104,022 (348,369) 896,7832004 RESERVED NA NA NA NA NA 2005 TELECOMMUNICATIONS PLANT ADJUSTMENT 312,240 209 0 50,320 362,7692006 NONOPERATING PLANT 107,216 4,975 7,857 (2,683) 101,6512007 GOODWILL 0 0 0 0 0 210 TOTAL PLANT 61,904,699 4,775,446 2,046,920 (21,657) 64,611,579

TPIS - GENERAL SUPPORT:2111 LAND 292,944 575 63 (6,624) 286,8302112 MOTOR VEHICLES 804,768 47,043 90,258 6,537 768,0892113 AIRCRAFT 34,939 117 0 0 35,0562114 SPECIAL PURPOSE VEHICLES 639 2 0 (283) 3582115 GARAGE WORK EQUIPMENT 21,553 563 644 (5) 21,4672116 OTHER WORK EQUIPMENT 577,129 40,006 26,151 6,601 597,5822121 BUILDINGS 4,121,725 143,589 99,316 8,554 4,174,5552122 FURNITURE 306,056 14,555 7,606 33 313,0372123 OFFICE EQUIPMENT 748,414 74,172 31,749 (10,302) 780,5352124 GENERAL PURPOSE COMPUTERS 1,167,900 171,269 75,176 (8,098) 1,255,8962110 TOTAL LAND & SUPPORT ASSETS 8,076,073 491,886 330,964 (3,587) 8,233,407

TPIS - CENTRAL OFFICE SWITCHING:2211 ANALOG ELECTRONIC SWITCHING 542,288 5,104 114,012 (1,534) 431,8462212 DIGITAL ELECTRONIC SWITCHING 12,705,218 964,867 469,083 36,823 13,237,8272215.1 STEP-BY-STEP SWITCHING 265,425 3,937 118,346 (780) 150,2362215.2 CROSSBAR SWITCHING 22,891 198 10,703 93 12,4782215.3 OTHER ELECTRO-MECHANICAL SWITCHING 51,761 840 18,290 (415) 33,8942215 ELECTRO-MECHANICAL SWITCHING 340,076 4,973 147,340 (1,102) 196,6082210 TOTAL CENTRAL OFFICE SWITCHING 13,587,581 974,946 730,435 34,185 13,866,280

2220 OPERATOR SYSTEMS 222,593 8,564 22,018 (12,035) 197,104

TPIS - CENTRAL OFFICE TRANSMISSION2231.1 SATELLITE AND EARTH STATION FACILITIES 5,990 30 0 (21) 6,0002231.2 OTHER RADIO FACILITIES 395,996 14,217 28,333 32,690 414,5662231 RADIO SYSTEMS 401,986 14,248 28,333 32,668 420,5652232 CIRCUIT EQUIPMENT 8,332,428 1,063,283 362,446 80,736 9,114,0032230 TOTAL CENTRAL OFFICE TRANSMISSION 8,734,413 1,077,529 390,777 113,404 9,534,569

TPIS - INFORMATION ORIG/TERM:2311 STATION APPARATUS 363,880 54,783 91,885 8,695 335,4692321 CUSTOMER PREMISES WIRING 80 2 80 (2) 02341 LARGE PRIVATE BRANCH EXCHANGES 53,749 2,406 10,390 939 46,7032351 PUBLIC TELEPHONE TERMINAL EQUIPMENT 270,911 42,620 20,199 1,649 294,9862362 OTHER TERMINAL EQUIPMENT 538,509 76,129 45,293 (7,783) 561,5572310 TOTAL INFORMATION ORIGINATION/TERMINATION 1,227,128 175,941 167,851 3,497 1,238,720

TPIS - CABLE & WIRE FACILITIES:2411 POLES 1,603,458 59,852 20,038 3,943 1,647,2162421 AERIAL CABLE 7,305,936 391,444 77,509 53,857 7,673,7292422 UNDERGROUND CABLE 4,469,854 207,557 29,706 19,320 4,667,0252423 BURIED CABLE 12,155,911 808,065 92,034 55,951 12,927,8942424 SUBMARINE CABLE 18,426 306 287 9 18,4552425 DEEP SEA CABLE 39,651 15,699 0 0 55,3502426 INTRABUILDING NETWORK CABLE 151,489 5,665 4,651 322 152,8272431 AERIAL WIRE 85,768 5,146 4,093 (61) 86,7612441 CONDUIT SYSTEMS 2,548,449 89,804 7,496 11,834 2,642,5892410 TOTAL CABLE AND WIRE FACILITIES 28,378,952 1,583,534 235,812 145,172 29,871,848

240 TOTAL TPIS (BEFORE AMORTIZABLE ASSETS) 60,226,740 4,312,397 1,877,855 280,642 62,941,923

TPIS - AMORTIZABLE ASSETS:2681 CAPITAL LEASES 82,404 5,315 16,427 (718) 70,5752682 LEASEHOLD IMPROVEMENTS 226,674 32,410 40,738 (2,416) 215,9322680 TOTAL AMORTIZABLE TANGIBLE ASSETS 309,079 37,726 57,166 (3,135) 286,507

2690 INTANGIBLES 1,864 10,878 9 (20) 12,714

260 TOTAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS PLANT IN SERVICE $60,537,680 $4,361,001 $1,935,031 $277,486 $63,241,143

NOTE -- DETAIL MAY NOT MATCH TOTALS BECAUSE OF NECESSARY ROUNDINGS.

1/ DISCREPANCIES BETWEEN LAST YEAR'S ENDING BALANCES AND THIS YEAR'S BEGINNING BALANCES ARE DUE TO ADDITIONS, DELETIONS, AND MERGERS OF REPORTING CARRIERS. DISCREPANCIES MAY ALSO COME FROM THE REVISION OF LAST YEAR'S AMOUNTS.

2/ SEE TABLE 2.9 FOR DATA OF INDIVIDUAL CARRIERS.

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(AMOUNTS SHOWN IN THOUSANDS)

ALL REPORTING LOCAL EXCHANGE COMPANIESITEMS

LINE ACCT SALARIES OTHERNO. NO. TOTAL 1/ AND WAGES BENEFITS RENTS EXPENSES

PLANT SPECIFIC OPERATIONS: NETWORK SUPPORT EXPENSES:

1 6112 MOTOR VEHICLE EXPENSES $613,517 $66,156 $17,511 $87,145 $442,701 2 610 CLEARANCE - MOTOR VEHICLE 513,740 68,128 18,808 52,795 374,009 3 615 NET BALANCE - MOTOR VEHICLE 99,778 (1,974) (1,294) 34,353 68,693

4 6113 AIRCRAFT EXPENSES 25,114 1,298 173 75 23,568 5 620 CLEARANCE - AIRCRAFT 8,025 (91) (14) (138) 8,267 6 625 NET BALANCE - AIRCRAFT 17,090 1,389 187 213 15,303

7 6114 SPECIAL PURPOSE VEHICLE EXPENSES 277 6 1 5 265 8 630 CLEARANCE - SPECIAL PURPOSE VEHICLE 42 0 0 0 42 9 635 NET BALANCE - SPECIAL PURPOSE VEHICLE 235 6 1 5 223

10 6115 GARAGE WORK EQUIPMENT EXPENSES 4,812 353 111 (2) 4,347

11 6116 OTHER WORK EQUIPMENT EXPENSES 229,516 15,677 4,049 5,474 204,323 12 640 CLEARANCE - OTHER WORK EQUIPMENT 204,497 11,957 2,742 4,115 185,687 13 645 NET BALANCE - OTHER WORK EQUIPMENT 25,020 3,717 1,304 1,359 18,634 14 6110 TOTAL NETWORK SUPPORT EXPENSES 146,933 3,496 312 35,931 107,199

GENERAL SUPPORT EXPENSES: 15 6121 LAND AND BUILDING EXPENSES 2,024,676 163,237 47,416 537,779 1,276,242 16 6122 FURNITURE AND ARTWORKS EXPENSES 130,142 2,252 730 5,630 121,529 17 6123 OFFICE EQUIPMENT EXPENSES 306,222 54,180 16,872 92,826 142,346 18 6124 GENERAL PURPOSE COMPUTERS EXPENSES 2,425,425 303,901 100,431 229,051 1,792,040 19 6120 TOTAL GENERAL SUPPORT EXPENSES 4,886,462 523,570 165,449 865,282 3,332,159

CENTRAL OFFICE SWITCHING EXPENSES: 20 6211 ANALOG ELECTRONIC EXPENSES 458,827 273,245 85,182 6,165 94,234 21 6212 DIGITAL ELECTRONIC EXPENSES 2,853,460 1,054,199 304,127 92,358 1,402,781 22 6215 ELECTRO-MECHANICAL EXPENSES 19,413 13,021 2,386 131 3,873 23 6210 TOTAL CENTRAL OFFICE SWITCHING EXPENSES 3,331,701 1,340,467 391,694 98,654 1,500,889

24 6220 OPERATOR SYSTEMS EXPENSES 91,100 9,088 2,493 9,795 69,720

CENTRAL OFFICE TRANSMISSION EXPENSES: 25 6231 RADIO SYSTEMS EXPENSES 28,257 13,202 4,292 3,351 7,409 26 6232 CIRCUIT EQUIPMENT EXPENSES 1,121,919 667,915 205,148 12,986 235,867 27 6230 TOTAL CENTRAL OFFICE TRANSMISSION EXPENSES 1,150,172 681,115 209,442 16,341 243,275

INFORMATION ORIG/TERM EXPENSES: 28 6311 STATION APPARATUS EXPENSES 698,262 118,741 27,132 1,546 550,838 29 6341 LARGE PRIVATE BRANCH EXCHANGE EXPENSES 194,570 49,820 6,870 61 137,814 30 6351 PUBLIC TELEPHONE TERMINAL EQUIPMENT EXPENSES 261,698 112,451 34,303 5,948 108,997 31 6362 OTHER TERMINAL EQUIPMENT EXPENSES 2,046,354 1,116,178 336,863 48,602 544,707 32 6310 TOTAL INFORMATION ORIG/TERM EXPENSES 3,200,880 1,397,193 405,167 56,160 1,342,362

CABLE AND WIRE FACILITIES EXPENSES: 33 6411 POLE EXPENSES 274,388 20,449 6,284 187,950 59,704 34 6421 AERIAL CABLE EXPENSES 2,961,572 1,841,251 558,141 19,474 542,711 35 6422 UNDERGROUND CABLE EXPENSES 660,299 397,257 113,788 10,873 138,379 36 6423 BURIED CABLE EXPENSES 2,712,191 1,444,260 431,020 7,502 829,407 37 6424 SUBMARINE CABLE EXPENSES 815 391 95 9 317 38 6425 DEEP SEA CABLE EXPENSES 1,831 23 9 62 1,738 39 6426 INTRABUILDING NETWORK CABLE EXPENSES 76,126 50,878 15,361 336 9,549 40 6431 AERIAL WIRE EXPENSES 8,886 4,794 1,157 97 2,837 41 6441 CONDUIT SYSTEMS EXPENSES 193,772 10,052 3,109 38,589 142,016 42 6410 TOTAL CABLE AND WIRE FACILITIES EXPENSES 6,889,879 3,769,358 1,128,969 264,892 1,726,660

43 650 TOTAL PLANT SPECIFIC OPERATIONS EXPENSES $19,697,126 $7,724,285 $2,303,527 $1,347,057 $8,322,260

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(AMOUNTS SHOWN IN THOUSANDS)

ALL REPORTING LOCAL EXCHANGE COMPANIESITEMS

LINE ACCT SALARIES OTHERNO. NO. TOTAL 1/ AND WAGES BENEFITS RENTS EXPENSES

PLANT NONSPECIFIC OPERATIONS EXPENSES: 44 6511 PROPERTY HELD FOR FUTURE TELECOM USE EXPENSES $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 45 6512 PROVISIONING EXPENSES 443,323 91,046 22,532 0 329,746 46 660 CLEARANCE - PROVISIONING 385,023 95,391 22,923 0 266,714 47 665 NET BALANCE - PROVISIONING 58,293 (4,348) (391) 0 63,035 48 6510 OTHER PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT EXPENSES 58,293 (4,348) (391) 0 63,035

49 6531 POWER EXPENSES 443,863 212 68 0 443,581 50 6532 NETWORK ADMINISTRATION EXPENSES 772,074 475,932 155,365 0 140,776 51 6533 TESTING EXPENSES 1,811,795 1,319,023 373,920 0 118,856 52 6534 PLANT OPERATIONS ADMINISTRATION EXPENSES 2,699,983 1,452,163 479,588 0 768,232 53 670 CLEARANCE - PLANT OPERATIONS ADMINISTRATION 433,154 318,808 71,049 0 43,300 54 675 NET BALANCE - PLANT OPERATIONS ADMINISTRATION 2,266,830 1,133,354 408,542 0 724,935

55 6535 ENGINEERING EXPENSES 1,876,772 926,825 285,361 0 664,587 56 680 CLEARANCE - ENGINEERING EXPENSES 298,592 213,064 58,938 0 26,588 57 685 NET BALANCE - ENGINEERING EXPENSES 1,578,184 713,762 226,421 0 638,001

58 6530 TOTAL NETWORK OPERATIONS EXPENSES 6,872,746 3,642,282 1,164,313 0 2,066,148

59 6540 ACCESS EXPENSES 1,277,190 1 (1) 0 1,277,190

DEPRECIATION AND AMORTIZATION EXPENSES: 60 6561 DEPRECIATION-TELECOM PLANT IN SERVICE 20,526,976 0 0 0 20,526,976 61 6562 DEPRECIATION-PROP HELD FOR FUTURE TELECOM USE 429 0 0 0 429 62 6563 AMORTIZATION EXPENSE-TANGIBLE 206,230 0 0 0 206,230 63 6564 AMORTIZATION EXPENSE-INTANGIBLE 2,924 0 0 0 2,924 64 6565 AMORTIZATION EXPENSE-OTHER 127,199 0 0 0 127,199 65 6560 TOTAL DEPRECIATION AND AMORTIZATION EXPENSES 20,863,757 0 0 0 20,863,757

66 690 TOTAL PLANT NONSPECIFIC OPERATIONS EXPENSES 29,071,991 3,637,934 1,163,921 0 24,270,132

CUSTOMER OPERATIONS EXPENSES: MARKETING EXPENSES:

67 6611 PRODUCT MANAGEMENT 1,340,941 260,943 73,871 0 1,006,125 68 6612 SALES 2,077,451 666,018 197,126 0 1,214,307 69 6613 PRODUCT ADVERTISING 784,728 10,887 3,085 0 770,753 70 6610 TOTAL MARKETING EXPENSES 4,203,121 937,849 274,084 0 2,991,187

SERVICES EXPENSES: 71 6621 CALL COMPLETION SERVICES 606,128 349,869 111,220 0 145,040 72 6622 NUMBER SERVICES 2,093,309 951,669 308,100 0 833,535 73 6623 CUSTOMER SERVICES 6,821,320 3,155,002 1,013,361 0 2,652,959 74 6620 TOTAL SERVICES EXPENSES 9,520,755 4,456,542 1,432,682 0 3,631,533

75 700 TOTAL CUSTOMER OPERATIONS EXPENSES 13,723,876 5,394,392 1,706,770 0 6,622,720

CORPORATE OPERATIONS EXPENSES: EXECUTIVE AND PLANNING EXPENSES:

76 6711 EXECUTIVE 532,466 103,658 22,922 0 405,879 77 6712 PLANNING 107,452 34,950 9,984 0 62,517 78 6710 TOTAL EXECUTIVE AND PLANNING EXPENSES 639,914 138,609 32,908 0 468,396

GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES: 79 6721 ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE 869,461 293,380 89,700 0 486,380 80 6722 EXTERNAL RELATIONS 789,281 225,152 67,219 0 496,913 81 6723 HUMAN RESOURCES 949,736 297,553 102,315 0 549,869 82 6724 INFORMATION MANAGEMENT 3,630,633 604,170 157,846 0 2,868,617 83 6725 LEGAL 328,006 45,008 12,404 0 270,592 84 6726 PROCUREMENT 217,015 60,500 16,146 0 140,372 85 6727 RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 232,027 11,297 1,606 0 219,126 86 6728 OTHER GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE 3,359,591 711,672 385,869 0 2,262,049 87 6720 TOTAL GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES 10,375,753 2,248,728 833,105 0 7,293,917

88 6790 PROVISION FOR UNCOLLECTIBLE NOTES RECEIVABLE 199 0 0 0 199

89 710 TOTAL CORPORATE OPERATIONS EXPENSES 11,015,866 2,387,341 866,013 0 7,762,516

90 720 TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES $73,508,857 $19,143,949 $6,040,224 $1,347,057 $46,977,624

NOTE: DETAIL MAY NOT MATCH TOTALS BECAUSE OF NECESSARY ROUNDINGS.1/ SEE TABLE 2.9 FOR DATA OF INDIVIDUAL CARRIERS.

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(AMOUNTS SHOWN IN THOUSANDS)

REGIONAL BELL OPERATING COMPANIESITEMS

LINE ACCT SALARIES OTHERNO. NO. TOTAL 1/ AND WAGES BENEFITS RENTS EXPENSES

PLANT SPECIFIC OPERATIONS: NETWORK SUPPORT EXPENSES:

1 6112 MOTOR VEHICLE EXPENSES $437,391 $38,326 $10,841 $83,744 $304,480 2 610 CLEARANCE - MOTOR VEHICLE 365,557 42,751 12,805 51,220 258,781 3 615 NET BALANCE - MOTOR VEHICLE 71,834 (4,425) (1,964) 32,524 45,699

4 6113 AIRCRAFT EXPENSES 7,035 1,297 173 75 5,490 5 620 CLEARANCE - AIRCRAFT 1,013 0 0 0 1,013 6 625 NET BALANCE - AIRCRAFT 6,022 1,297 173 75 4,477

7 6114 SPECIAL PURPOSE VEHICLE EXPENSES 272 6 1 5 260 8 630 CLEARANCE - SPECIAL PURPOSE VEHICLE 42 0 0 0 42 9 635 NET BALANCE - SPECIAL PURPOSE VEHICLE 230 6 1 5 218

10 6115 GARAGE WORK EQUIPMENT EXPENSES 4,078 346 109 (36) 3,659

11 6116 OTHER WORK EQUIPMENT EXPENSES 157,283 8,295 2,502 4,347 142,139 12 640 CLEARANCE - OTHER WORK EQUIPMENT 140,189 5,102 1,349 3,468 130,270 13 645 NET BALANCE - OTHER WORK EQUIPMENT 17,094 3,193 1,153 879 11,869 14 6110 TOTAL NETWORK SUPPORT EXPENSES 99,258 417 (528) 33,447 65,922

GENERAL SUPPORT EXPENSES: 15 6121 LAND AND BUILDING EXPENSES 1,547,075 113,946 35,698 394,630 1,002,801 16 6122 FURNITURE AND ARTWORKS EXPENSES 94,920 1,270 508 3,518 89,624 17 6123 OFFICE EQUIPMENT EXPENSES 228,491 44,188 14,439 77,471 92,393 18 6124 GENERAL PURPOSE COMPUTERS EXPENSES 1,718,184 281,490 96,201 204,480 1,136,013 19 6120 TOTAL GENERAL SUPPORT EXPENSES 3,588,670 440,894 146,846 680,099 2,320,831

CENTRAL OFFICE SWITCHING EXPENSES: 20 6211 ANALOG ELECTRONIC EXPENSES 439,384 260,175 81,968 6,153 91,088 21 6212 DIGITAL ELECTRONIC EXPENSES 2,101,558 837,477 252,426 88,388 923,267 22 6215 ELECTRO-MECHANICAL EXPENSES 2,936 1,009 398 (1) 1,530 23 6210 TOTAL CENTRAL OFFICE SWITCHING EXPENSES 2,543,878 1,098,661 334,792 94,540 1,015,885

24 6220 OPERATOR SYSTEMS EXPENSES 77,844 8,115 2,324 8,408 58,997

CENTRAL OFFICE TRANSMISSION EXPENSES: 25 6231 RADIO SYSTEMS EXPENSES 18,171 10,070 3,086 425 4,590 26 6232 CIRCUIT EQUIPMENT EXPENSES 969,990 585,951 182,848 8,113 193,078 27 6230 TOTAL CENTRAL OFFICE TRANSMISSION EXPENSES 988,161 596,021 185,934 8,538 197,668

INFORMATION ORIG/TERM EXPENSES: 28 6311 STATION APPARATUS EXPENSES 242,500 19,356 6,303 1,074 215,767 29 6341 LARGE PRIVATE BRANCH EXCHANGE EXPENSES 26,304 8,848 2,721 16 14,719 30 6351 PUBLIC TELEPHONE TERMINAL EQUIPMENT EXPENSES 206,682 90,683 28,893 5,917 81,189 31 6362 OTHER TERMINAL EQUIPMENT EXPENSES 1,669,987 988,409 312,031 8,753 360,793 32 6310 TOTAL INFORMATION ORIG/TERM EXPENSES 2,145,472 1,107,296 349,948 15,760 672,468

CABLE AND WIRE FACILITIES EXPENSES: 33 6411 POLE EXPENSES 196,128 14,182 4,690 140,886 36,370 34 6421 AERIAL CABLE EXPENSES 2,478,994 1,566,721 495,206 18,050 399,017 35 6422 UNDERGROUND CABLE EXPENSES 568,762 350,121 103,344 4,039 111,258 36 6423 BURIED CABLE EXPENSES 2,194,766 1,195,095 375,335 5,773 618,563 37 6424 SUBMARINE CABLE EXPENSES 436 173 50 8 205 38 6425 DEEP SEA CABLE EXPENSES 0 0 0 0 0 39 6426 INTRABUILDING NETWORK CABLE EXPENSES 68,225 45,940 14,030 334 7,921 40 6431 AERIAL WIRE EXPENSES 4,623 2,364 663 68 1,528 41 6441 CONDUIT SYSTEMS EXPENSES 183,945 9,073 2,865 37,079 134,928 42 6410 TOTAL CABLE AND WIRE FACILITIES EXPENSES 5,695,879 3,183,669 996,183 206,237 1,309,790

43 650 TOTAL PLANT SPECIFIC OPERATIONS EXPENSES $15,139,163 $6,435,073 $2,015,499 $1,047,029 $5,641,562

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REGIONAL BELL OPERATING COMPANIESITEMS

LINE ACCT SALARIES OTHERNO. NO. TOTAL 1/ AND WAGES BENEFITS RENTS EXPENSES

PLANT NONSPECIFIC OPERATIONS EXPENSES: 44 6511 PROPERTY HELD FOR FUTURE TELECOM USE EXPENSES $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 45 6512 PROVISIONING EXPENSES 263,505 46,071 10,795 0 206,639 46 660 CLEARANCE - PROVISIONING 234,815 53,839 12,015 0 168,961 47 665 NET BALANCE - PROVISIONING 28,690 (7,768) (1,220) 0 37,678 48 6510 OTHER PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT EXPENSES 28,690 (7,768) (1,220) 0 37,678

49 6531 POWER EXPENSES 341,023 197 65 0 340,761 50 6532 NETWORK ADMINISTRATION EXPENSES 516,739 307,781 110,227 0 98,731 51 6533 TESTING EXPENSES 1,518,836 1,116,699 327,786 0 74,351 52 6534 PLANT OPERATIONS ADMINISTRATION EXPENSES 2,039,891 1,015,774 375,823 0 648,294 53 670 CLEARANCE - PLANT OPERATIONS ADMINISTRATION 227,808 143,051 39,735 0 45,022 54 675 NET BALANCE - PLANT OPERATIONS ADMINISTRATION 1,812,083 872,723 336,088 0 603,272

55 6535 ENGINEERING EXPENSES 1,600,285 777,905 245,451 0 576,929 56 680 CLEARANCE - ENGINEERING EXPENSES 253,544 172,439 50,754 0 30,351 57 685 NET BALANCE - ENGINEERING EXPENSES 1,346,741 605,466 194,697 0 546,578

58 6530 TOTAL NETWORK OPERATIONS EXPENSES 5,535,422 2,902,866 968,863 0 1,663,693

59 6540 ACCESS EXPENSES 922,452 1 (1) 0 922,452

DEPRECIATION AND AMORTIZATION EXPENSES: 60 6561 DEPRECIATION-TELECOM PLANT IN SERVICE 16,075,584 0 0 0 16,075,584 61 6562 DEPRECIATION-PROP HELD FOR FUTURE TELECOM USE 27 0 0 0 27 62 6563 AMORTIZATION EXPENSE-TANGIBLE 176,697 0 0 0 176,697 63 6564 AMORTIZATION EXPENSE-INTANGIBLE 471 0 0 0 471 64 6565 AMORTIZATION EXPENSE-OTHER 124,463 0 0 0 124,463 65 6560 TOTAL DEPRECIATION AND AMORTIZATION EXPENSES 16,377,242 0 0 0 16,377,242

66 690 TOTAL PLANT NONSPECIFIC OPERATIONS EXPENSES 22,863,806 2,895,099 967,642 0 19,001,065

CUSTOMER OPERATIONS EXPENSES: MARKETING EXPENSES:

67 6611 PRODUCT MANAGEMENT 1,127,684 187,987 51,142 0 888,555 68 6612 SALES 1,604,733 443,015 146,914 0 1,014,804 69 6613 PRODUCT ADVERTISING 650,746 6,253 1,732 0 642,761 70 6610 TOTAL MARKETING EXPENSES 3,383,163 637,255 199,788 0 2,546,120

SERVICES EXPENSES: 71 6621 CALL COMPLETION SERVICES 462,579 277,092 92,019 0 93,468 72 6622 NUMBER SERVICES 1,759,253 819,390 274,697 0 665,166 73 6623 CUSTOMER SERVICES 5,619,601 2,592,719 864,749 0 2,162,133 74 6620 TOTAL SERVICES EXPENSES 7,841,433 3,689,201 1,231,465 0 2,920,767

75 700 TOTAL CUSTOMER OPERATIONS EXPENSES 11,224,596 4,326,456 1,431,253 0 5,466,887

CORPORATE OPERATIONS EXPENSES: EXECUTIVE AND PLANNING EXPENSES:

76 6711 EXECUTIVE 437,872 71,227 15,733 0 350,912 77 6712 PLANNING 62,629 19,742 5,667 0 37,220 78 6710 TOTAL EXECUTIVE AND PLANNING EXPENSES 500,501 90,969 21,400 0 388,132

GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES: 79 6721 ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE 593,752 172,146 55,791 0 365,815 80 6722 EXTERNAL RELATIONS 622,633 169,163 53,728 0 399,742 81 6723 HUMAN RESOURCES 750,439 229,734 83,198 0 437,507 82 6724 INFORMATION MANAGEMENT 2,870,780 488,862 123,291 0 2,258,627 83 6725 LEGAL 263,764 31,269 8,950 0 223,545 84 6726 PROCUREMENT 177,022 45,150 11,269 0 120,603 85 6727 RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 188,464 11,073 1,559 0 175,832 86 6728 OTHER GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE 2,689,558 442,185 367,132 0 1,880,241 87 6720 TOTAL GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES 8,156,412 1,589,582 704,918 0 5,861,912

88 6790 PROVISION FOR UNCOLLECTIBLE NOTES RECEIVABLE 16 0 0 0 16

89 710 TOTAL CORPORATE OPERATIONS EXPENSES 8,656,929 1,680,551 726,318 0 6,250,060

90 720 TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES $57,884,494 $15,337,179 $5,140,712 $1,047,029 $36,359,574

NOTE: DETAIL MAY NOT MATCH TOTALS BECAUSE OF NECESSARY ROUNDINGS.1/ SEE TABLE 2.9 FOR DATA OF INDIVIDUAL CARRIERS.

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OTHER REPORTING LOCAL EXCHANGE COMPANIES ITEMS

LINE ACCT SALARIES OTHERNO. NO. TOTAL 1/ AND WAGES BENEFITS RENTS EXPENSES

PLANT SPECIFIC OPERATIONS: NETWORK SUPPORT EXPENSES:

1 6112 MOTOR VEHICLE EXPENSES $176,126 $27,830 $6,670 $3,401 $138,221 2 610 CLEARANCE - MOTOR VEHICLE 148,183 25,377 6,003 1,575 115,228 3 615 NET BALANCE - MOTOR VEHICLE 27,944 2,451 670 1,829 22,994

4 6113 AIRCRAFT EXPENSES 18,079 1 0 0 18,078 5 620 CLEARANCE - AIRCRAFT 7,012 (91) (14) (138) 7,254 6 625 NET BALANCE - AIRCRAFT 11,068 92 14 138 10,826

7 6114 SPECIAL PURPOSE VEHICLE EXPENSES 5 0 0 0 5 8 630 CLEARANCE - SPECIAL PURPOSE VEHICLE 0 0 0 0 0 9 635 NET BALANCE - SPECIAL PURPOSE VEHICLE 5 0 0 0 5

10 6115 GARAGE WORK EQUIPMENT EXPENSES 734 7 2 34 688

11 6116 OTHER WORK EQUIPMENT EXPENSES 72,233 7,382 1,547 1,127 62,184 12 640 CLEARANCE - OTHER WORK EQUIPMENT 64,308 6,855 1,393 647 55,417 13 645 NET BALANCE - OTHER WORK EQUIPMENT 7,926 524 151 480 6,765 14 6110 TOTAL NETWORK SUPPORT EXPENSES 47,675 3,079 840 2,484 41,277

GENERAL SUPPORT EXPENSES: 15 6121 LAND AND BUILDING EXPENSES 477,601 49,291 11,718 143,149 273,441 16 6122 FURNITURE AND ARTWORKS EXPENSES 35,222 982 222 2,112 31,905 17 6123 OFFICE EQUIPMENT EXPENSES 77,731 9,992 2,433 15,355 49,953 18 6124 GENERAL PURPOSE COMPUTERS EXPENSES 707,241 22,411 4,230 24,571 656,027 19 6120 TOTAL GENERAL SUPPORT EXPENSES 1,297,792 82,676 18,603 185,183 1,011,328

CENTRAL OFFICE SWITCHING EXPENSES: 20 6211 ANALOG ELECTRONIC EXPENSES 19,443 13,070 3,214 12 3,146 21 6212 DIGITAL ELECTRONIC EXPENSES 751,902 216,722 51,701 3,970 479,514 22 6215 ELECTRO-MECHANICAL EXPENSES 16,477 12,012 1,988 132 2,343 23 6210 TOTAL CENTRAL OFFICE SWITCHING EXPENSES 787,823 241,806 56,902 4,114 485,004

24 6220 OPERATOR SYSTEMS EXPENSES 13,256 973 169 1,387 10,723

CENTRAL OFFICE TRANSMISSION EXPENSES: 25 6231 RADIO SYSTEMS EXPENSES 10,086 3,132 1,206 2,926 2,819 26 6232 CIRCUIT EQUIPMENT EXPENSES 151,929 81,964 22,300 4,873 42,789 27 6230 TOTAL CENTRAL OFFICE TRANSMISSION EXPENSES 162,011 85,094 23,508 7,803 45,607

INFORMATION ORIG/TERM EXPENSES: 28 6311 STATION APPARATUS EXPENSES 455,762 99,385 20,829 472 335,071 29 6341 LARGE PRIVATE BRANCH EXCHANGE EXPENSES 168,266 40,972 4,149 45 123,095 30 6351 PUBLIC TELEPHONE TERMINAL EQUIPMENT EXPENSES 55,016 21,768 5,410 31 27,808 31 6362 OTHER TERMINAL EQUIPMENT EXPENSES 376,367 127,769 24,832 39,849 183,914 32 6310 TOTAL INFORMATION ORIG/TERM EXPENSES 1,055,408 289,897 55,219 40,400 669,894

CABLE AND WIRE FACILITIES EXPENSES: 33 6411 POLE EXPENSES 78,260 6,267 1,594 47,064 23,334 34 6421 AERIAL CABLE EXPENSES 482,578 274,530 62,935 1,424 143,694 35 6422 UNDERGROUND CABLE EXPENSES 91,537 47,136 10,444 6,834 27,121 36 6423 BURIED CABLE EXPENSES 517,425 249,165 55,685 1,729 210,844 37 6424 SUBMARINE CABLE EXPENSES 379 218 45 1 112 38 6425 DEEP SEA CABLE EXPENSES 1,831 23 9 62 1,738 39 6426 INTRABUILDING NETWORK CABLE EXPENSES 7,901 4,938 1,331 2 1,628 40 6431 AERIAL WIRE EXPENSES 4,263 2,430 494 29 1,309 41 6441 CONDUIT SYSTEMS EXPENSES 9,827 979 244 1,510 7,088 42 6410 TOTAL CABLE AND WIRE FACILITIES EXPENSES 1,194,000 585,689 132,786 58,655 416,870

43 650 TOTAL PLANT SPECIFIC OPERATIONS EXPENSES $4,557,963 $1,289,212 $288,028 $300,028 $2,680,698

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OTHER REPORTING LOCAL EXCHANGE COMPANIES ITEMS

LINE ACCT SALARIES OTHERNO. NO. TOTAL 1/ AND WAGES BENEFITS RENTS EXPENSES

PLANT NONSPECIFIC OPERATIONS EXPENSES: 44 6511 PROPERTY HELD FOR FUTURE TELECOM USE EXPENSES $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 45 6512 PROVISIONING EXPENSES 179,818 44,975 11,737 0 123,107 46 660 CLEARANCE - PROVISIONING 150,208 41,552 10,908 0 97,753 47 665 NET BALANCE - PROVISIONING 29,603 3,420 829 0 25,357 48 6510 OTHER PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT EXPENSES 29,603 3,420 829 0 25,357

49 6531 POWER EXPENSES 102,840 15 3 0 102,820 50 6532 NETWORK ADMINISTRATION EXPENSES 255,335 168,151 45,138 0 42,045 51 6533 TESTING EXPENSES 292,959 202,324 46,134 0 44,505 52 6534 PLANT OPERATIONS ADMINISTRATION EXPENSES 660,092 436,389 103,765 0 119,938 53 670 CLEARANCE - PLANT OPERATIONS ADMINISTRATION 205,346 175,757 31,314 0 (1,722) 54 675 NET BALANCE - PLANT OPERATIONS ADMINISTRATION 454,747 260,631 72,454 0 121,663

55 6535 ENGINEERING EXPENSES 276,487 148,920 39,910 0 87,658 56 680 CLEARANCE - ENGINEERING EXPENSES 45,048 40,625 8,184 0 (3,763) 57 685 NET BALANCE - ENGINEERING EXPENSES 231,443 108,296 31,724 0 91,423

58 6530 TOTAL NETWORK OPERATIONS EXPENSES 1,337,324 739,416 195,450 0 402,455

59 6540 ACCESS EXPENSES 354,738 0 0 0 354,738

DEPRECIATION AND AMORTIZATION EXPENSES: 60 6561 DEPRECIATION-TELECOM PLANT IN SERVICE 4,451,392 0 0 0 4,451,392 61 6562 DEPRECIATION-PROP HELD FOR FUTURE TELECOM USE 402 0 0 0 402 62 6563 AMORTIZATION EXPENSE-TANGIBLE 29,533 0 0 0 29,533 63 6564 AMORTIZATION EXPENSE-INTANGIBLE 2,453 0 0 0 2,453 64 6565 AMORTIZATION EXPENSE-OTHER 2,736 0 0 0 2,736 65 6560 TOTAL DEPRECIATION AND AMORTIZATION EXPENSES 4,486,515 0 0 0 4,486,515

66 690 TOTAL PLANT NONSPECIFIC OPERATIONS EXPENSES 6,208,185 742,835 196,279 0 5,269,067

CUSTOMER OPERATIONS EXPENSES: MARKETING EXPENSES:

67 6611 PRODUCT MANAGEMENT 213,257 72,956 22,729 0 117,570 68 6612 SALES 472,718 223,003 50,212 0 199,503 69 6613 PRODUCT ADVERTISING 133,982 4,634 1,353 0 127,992 70 6610 TOTAL MARKETING EXPENSES 819,958 300,594 74,296 0 445,067

SERVICES EXPENSES: 71 6621 CALL COMPLETION SERVICES 143,549 72,777 19,201 0 51,572 72 6622 NUMBER SERVICES 334,056 132,279 33,403 0 168,369 73 6623 CUSTOMER SERVICES 1,201,719 562,283 148,612 0 490,826 74 6620 TOTAL SERVICES EXPENSES 1,679,322 767,341 201,217 0 710,766

75 700 TOTAL CUSTOMER OPERATIONS EXPENSES 2,499,280 1,067,936 275,517 0 1,155,833

CORPORATE OPERATIONS EXPENSES: EXECUTIVE AND PLANNING EXPENSES:

76 6711 EXECUTIVE 94,594 32,431 7,189 0 54,967 77 6712 PLANNING 44,823 15,208 4,317 0 25,297 78 6710 TOTAL EXECUTIVE AND PLANNING EXPENSES 139,413 47,640 11,508 0 80,264

GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES: 79 6721 ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE 275,709 121,234 33,909 0 120,565 80 6722 EXTERNAL RELATIONS 166,648 55,989 13,491 0 97,171 81 6723 HUMAN RESOURCES 199,297 67,819 19,117 0 112,362 82 6724 INFORMATION MANAGEMENT 759,853 115,308 34,555 0 609,990 83 6725 LEGAL 64,242 13,739 3,454 0 47,047 84 6726 PROCUREMENT 39,993 15,350 4,877 0 19,769 85 6727 RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 43,563 224 47 0 43,294 86 6728 OTHER GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE 670,033 269,487 18,737 0 381,808 87 6720 TOTAL GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES 2,219,341 659,146 128,187 0 1,432,005

88 6790 PROVISION FOR UNCOLLECTIBLE NOTES RECEIVABLE 183 0 0 0 183

89 710 TOTAL CORPORATE OPERATIONS EXPENSES 2,358,937 706,790 139,695 0 1,512,456

90 720 TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES $15,624,363 $3,806,770 $899,512 $300,028 $10,618,050

NOTE: DETAIL MAY NOT MATCH TOTALS BECAUSE OF NECESSARY ROUNDINGS.1/ SEE TABLE 2.9 FOR DATA OF INDIVIDUAL CARRIERS.

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(DOLLAR AMOUNTS SHOWN IN THOUSANDS) (DOLLAR AMOUNTS SHOWN IN THOUSANDS)ALL OTHER AM

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LINE ACCT ITEMS EXCHANGE OPERATING EXCHANGE d/b/a AMERITECHNO. NO. COMPANIES COMPANIES COMPANIES OR AMERITECH

ILLINOIS

BALANCE SHEET ACCOUNTS - ASSETS

CURRENT ASSETS: CASH AND EQUIVALENTS:

1 1130 CASH $286,123 ($31,017) $317,140 $02 1140 SPECIAL CASH DEPOSITS 43,378 29,937 13,441 783 1150 WORKING CASH ADVANCES 8,705 4,262 4,443 (22)4 1160 TEMPORARY INVESTMENTS 320,733 259,019 61,714 2005 1120 CASH AND EQUIVALENTS 658,939 262,201 396,738 256

NONCASH CURRENT (EXCLUDING PREPAYMENTS):6 1180 TELECOMMUNICATIONS ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE 19,744,696 15,676,033 4,068,663 918,5117 1181 ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE ALLOWANCE - TELECOM 1,174,013 892,578 281,435 80,8988 1190 OTHER ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE 1,962,342 1,144,969 817,373 83,1629 1191 ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE ALLOWANCE - OTHER 39,868 12,256 27,612 668

10 1200 NOTES RECEIVABLE 529,389 254,870 274,519 111 1201 NOTES RECEIVABLE ALLOWANCE 0 0 0 012 1210 INTEREST AND DIVIDENDS RECEIVABLE 6,058 3,428 2,630 (6,681)13 1220 INVENTORIES 1,183,137 882,938 300,199 18,67814 120 TOTAL NONCASH CURRENT (EXCL PREPAYMENTS) 22,211,740 17,057,404 5,154,336 932,105

PREPAYMENTS:15 1290 PREPAID RENTS 26,795 25,817 978 2716 1300 PREPAID TAXES 230,595 198,506 32,089 82717 1310 PREPAID INSURANCE 33,613 20,635 12,978 (74)18 1320 PREPAID DIRECTORY EXPENSES 207,892 163,671 44,221 38119 1330 OTHER PREPAYMENTS 577,542 552,096 25,446 16,22020 1280 TOTAL PREPAYMENTS 1,076,442 960,726 115,716 17,382

21 1350 OTHER CURRENT ASSETS 239,008 244,113 (5,105) 3

22 130 TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS 24,186,129 18,524,444 5,661,685 949,746

NONCURRENT ASSETS:23 1401 INVESTMENTS IN AFFILIATED COMPANIES 3,141,451 2,048,069 1,093,382 84,40124 1402 INVESTMENTS IN NONAFFILIATED COMPANIES 62,403 42,566 19,837 1,19425 1406 NONREGULATED INVESTMENTS 10,028 8,317 1,711 8,31726 1407 UNAMORTIZED DEBT ISSUANCE EXPENSE 409,352 293,162 116,190 19,20527 1408 SINKING FUNDS 615 0 615 028 1410 OTHER NONCURRENT ASSETS 4,099,566 1,903,077 2,196,489 315,36429 1437 DEFERRED TAX REGULATORY ASSETS 2,664,719 2,203,997 460,722 88,52730 1438 DEFERRED MAINTENANCE AND RETIREMENTS 25,919 14,123 11,796 031 1439 DEFERRED CHARGES 1,011,250 782,695 228,555 31,17632 1500 OTHER JURISDICTIONAL ASSETS-NET 5,018,723 4,552,244 466,479 107,41233 150 TOTAL NONCURRENT ASSETS 16,444,031 11,848,250 4,595,781 655,596

PLANT:34 2001 TELECOMMUNICATIONS PLANT IN SERVICE (TPIS) 291,568,976 228,327,833 63,241,143 8,869,19435 2002 PROPERTY HELD FOR FUTURE TELECOM USE 17,611 8,380 9,231 51936 2003 TELECOM PLANT UNDER CONSTRUCTION (TPUC) 3,897,287 3,000,504 896,783 52,19337 2004 RESERVED NA NA NA NA 38 2005 TELECOMMUNICATIONS PLANT ADJUSTMENT 368,682 5,913 362,769 039 2006 NONOPERATING PLANT 397,379 295,728 101,651 7,13040 2007 GOODWILL 1,292 1,292 0 041 210 TOTAL PLANT 296,251,229 231,639,650 64,611,579 8,929,036

TPIS - GENERAL SUPPORT:42 2111 LAND 1,297,543 1,010,713 286,830 36,55543 2112 MOTOR VEHICLES 2,681,510 1,913,421 768,089 98,87344 2113 AIRCRAFT 36,932 1,876 35,056 045 2114 SPECIAL PURPOSE VEHICLES 3,474 3,116 358 046 2115 GARAGE WORK EQUIPMENT 112,495 91,028 21,467 5,887

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(DOLLAR AMOUNTS SHOWN IN THOUSANDS) (DOLLAR AMOUNTS SHOWN IN THOUSANDS)ALL OTHER AM

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ILLINOIS

47 2116 OTHER WORK EQUIPMENT 2,382,924 1,785,342 597,582 99,34148 2121 BUILDINGS 22,187,562 18,013,007 4,174,555 818,72149 2122 FURNITURE 794,839 481,802 313,037 15,97650 2123 OFFICE EQUIPMENT 2,220,529 1,439,994 780,535 26,67251 2124 GENERAL PURPOSE COMPUTERS 11,099,588 9,843,692 1,255,896 211,32052 2110 TOTAL LAND & SUPPORT ASSETS 42,817,398 34,583,991 8,233,407 1,313,345

TPIS - CENTRAL OFFICE SWITCHING:53 2211 ANALOG ELECTRONIC SWITCHING 8,263,419 7,831,573 431,846 271,39954 2212 DIGITAL ELECTRONIC SWITCHING 48,998,744 35,760,917 13,237,827 1,599,81055 2215.1 STEP-BY-STEP SWITCHING 152,688 2,452 150,236 056 2215.2 CROSSBAR SWITCHING 12,783 305 12,478 057 2215.3 OTHER ELECTRO-MECHANICAL SWITCHING 34,091 197 33,894 058 2215 ELECTRO-MECHANICAL SWITCHING 199,562 2,954 196,608 059 2210 TOTAL CENTRAL OFFICE SWITCHING 57,461,724 43,595,444 13,866,280 1,871,209

60 2220 OPERATOR SYSTEMS 998,457 801,353 197,104 41,742

TPIS - CENTRAL OFFICE TRANSMISSION:61 2231.1 SATELLITE AND EARTH STATION FACILITIES 6,007 7 6,000 662 2231.2 OTHER RADIO FACILITIES 1,329,702 915,136 414,566 11,24163 2231 RADIO SYSTEMS 1,335,708 915,143 420,565 11,24764 2232 CIRCUIT EQUIPMENT 52,973,946 43,859,943 9,114,003 1,545,26065 2230 TOTAL CENTRAL OFFICE TRANSMISSION 54,309,655 44,775,086 9,534,569 1,556,507

TPIS - INFORMATION ORIG/TERM:66 2311 STATION APPARATUS 358,114 22,645 335,469 2,03367 2321 CUSTOMER PREMISES WIRING 142,672 142,672 0 142,67268 2341 LARGE PRIVATE BRANCH EXCHANGES 173,105 126,402 46,703 10,73069 2351 PUBLIC TELEPHONE TERMINAL EQUIPMENT 1,673,400 1,378,414 294,986 51,57070 2362 OTHER TERMINAL EQUIPMENT 2,849,153 2,287,596 561,557 82,06371 2310 TOTAL INFORMATION ORIGINATION/TERMINATION 5,196,449 3,957,729 1,238,720 289,068

TPIS - CABLE & WIRE FACILITIES:72 2411 POLES 5,880,283 4,233,067 1,647,216 94,60873 2421 AERIAL CABLE 30,397,059 22,723,330 7,673,729 531,48774 2422 UNDERGROUND CABLE 25,093,021 20,425,996 4,667,025 984,89875 2423 BURIED CABLE 48,377,947 35,450,053 12,927,894 1,333,82076 2424 SUBMARINE CABLE 103,571 85,116 18,455 62177 2425 DEEP SEA CABLE 55,350 0 55,350 078 2426 INTRABUILDING NETWORK CABLE 2,262,012 2,109,185 152,827 120,62379 2431 AERIAL WIRE 212,488 125,727 86,761 080 2441 CONDUIT SYSTEMS 16,445,224 13,802,635 2,642,589 691,14181 2410 TOTAL CABLE AND WIRE FACILITIES 128,826,957 98,955,109 29,871,848 3,757,198

82 240 TOTAL TPIS (BEFORE AMORTIZABLE ASSETS) 289,610,636 226,668,713 62,941,923 8,829,069

TPIS - AMORTIZABLE ASSETS:83 2681 CAPITAL LEASES 789,897 719,322 70,575 13,62984 2682 LEASEHOLD IMPROVEMENTS 1,151,253 935,321 215,932 26,49685 2680 TOTAL AMORTIZABLE TANGIBLE ASSETS 1,941,150 1,654,643 286,507 40,125

86 2690 INTANGIBLES 17,191 4,477 12,714 0

87 260 TOTAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS PLANT IN SERVICE 291,568,976 228,327,833 63,241,143 8,869,194

DEPRECIATION AND AMORTIZATION:88 3100 ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION - TPIS 137,277,806 107,973,397 29,304,409 4,152,96689 3200 ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION - PHFTU 1,061 625 436 090 3300 ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION - NONOPERATING 101,452 64,335 37,117 2,45391 3410 ACCUMULATED AMORTIZATION - CAPITALIZED LEASES 362,174 331,937 30,237 7,87892 3420 ACCUMULATED AMORTIZATION - LEASEHOLD IMPROVE. 619,939 493,870 126,069 15,47393 3400 TOTAL ACCUMULATED AMORTIZATION - TANGIBLE 982,114 825,807 156,307 23,351

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94 3500 ACCUMULATED AMORTIZATION - INTANGIBLE 4,685 1,762 2,923 095 3600 ACCUMULATED AMORTIZATION - OTHER 17,804 1,840 15,964 096 340 TOTAL DEPRECIATION AND AMORTIZATION 138,384,920 108,867,766 29,517,154 4,178,770

97 350 NET PLANT 157,866,305 122,771,884 35,094,421 4,750,266

98 360 TOTAL ASSETS 198,496,465 153,144,578 45,351,887 6,355,608

BALANCE SHEET ACCOUNTS - LIABILITIES

CURRENT LIABILITIES:99 4010 ACCOUNTS PAYABLE 13,020,993 11,039,875 1,981,118 433,128

100 4020 NOTES PAYABLE 6,384,556 5,218,820 1,165,736 735,316101 4030 ADVANCE BILLING AND PAYMENTS 2,184,086 1,740,061 444,025 81,880102 4040 CUSTOMERS' DEPOSITS 327,156 248,861 78,295 4,117103 4050 CURRENT MATURITIES - LONG-TERM DEBT 1,033,051 532,991 500,060 50,000104 4060 CURRENT MATURITIES - CAPITAL LEASES 110,554 105,957 4,597 1,456105 4070 INCOME TAXES - ACCRUED 526,198 463,966 62,232 22,533106 4080 OTHER TAXES - ACCRUED 1,574,112 1,249,410 324,702 73,732107 4100 NET CURRENT DEFERRED OPERATING INCOME TAXES (468,982) (266,266) (202,716) (39,167)108 4110 NET CURRENT DEFERRED NONOPERATING INCOME TAXES (202,480) (101,211) (101,269) 0109 4120 OTHER ACCRUED LIABILITIES 6,096,296 4,507,695 1,588,601 135,640110 4130 OTHER CURRENT LIABILITIES 1,705,934 897,360 808,574 14,877111 410 TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES 32,291,477 25,637,519 6,653,958 1,513,512

LONG-TERM DEBT:112 4210 FUNDED DEBT 45,476,122 36,194,526 9,281,596 1,025,000113 4220 PREMIUM ON LONG-TERM DEBT 62,239 6,657 55,582 9114 4230 DISCOUNT ON LONG-TERM DEBT 614,109 563,945 50,164 15,365115 4240 REACQUIRED DEBT 0 0 0 0116 4250 OBLIGATIONS UNDER CAPITAL LEASES 354,371 315,701 38,670 4,164117 4260 ADVANCES FROM AFFILIATED COMPANIES 808,171 20,000 788,171 0118 4270 OTHER LONG-TERM DEBT 93,163 72,440 20,723 0119 420 TOTAL LONG-TERM DEBT 46,179,958 36,045,379 10,134,579 1,013,808

OTHER LIABILITIES AND DEFERRED CREDITS:120 4310 OTHER LONG-TERM LIABILITIES 13,469,684 11,562,658 1,907,026 511,032121 4320 UNAMORTIZED OPERATING INVEST TAX CREDITS-NET 2,165,164 1,946,669 218,495 69,161122 4330 UNAMORTIZED NONOPERATING INVEST TAX CREDITS-NET (4,414) (4,414) 0 0123 4340 NET NONCURRENT DEF OPERATING INCOME TAXES 21,780,558 16,328,783 5,451,775 786,008124 4341 NET DEFERRED TAX LIABILITY ADJUSTMENTS (1,092,082) (1,010,307) (81,775) (17,054)125 4350 NET NONCURRENT DEF NONOPERATING INCOME TAXES (428,731) (418,268) (10,463) 0126 4360 OTHER DEFERRED CREDITS 1,354,731 1,025,651 329,080 49,588127 4361 DEFERRED TAX REGULATORY LIABILITY 3,751,798 3,211,363 540,435 105,581128 4370 OTHER JURIS LIABILITIES/DEFERRED CREDITS-NET 5,222,009 4,740,445 481,564 1,002,748129 430 TOTAL OTHER LIABILITIES AND DEFERRED CREDITS 46,218,717 37,382,580 8,836,137 2,507,064

STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY:130 4510 CAPITAL STOCK 32,590,076 26,048,845 6,541,231 1,638,762131 4520 ADDITIONAL PAID-IN CAPITAL 18,370,433 15,246,520 3,123,913 65,974132 4530 TREASURY STOCK (4,666) 0 (4,666) 0133 4540 OTHER CAPITAL 1,341,666 82,397 1,259,269 0134 4550 RETAINED EARNINGS 21,508,798 12,701,338 8,807,460 (383,512)135 440 TOTAL STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY 73,806,309 54,079,100 19,727,209 1,321,224136 450 TOTAL LIABILITIES & STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY 198,496,465 153,144,578 45,351,887 6,355,608

137 460 RETAINED EARNINGS (BEGINNING-OF-YEAR) 19,751,724 10,958,517 8,793,207 (465,756)138 465 NET INCOME 12,852,219 9,741,426 3,110,793 514,909139 470 DIVIDENDS DECLARED 11,345,200 7,978,073 3,367,127 432,665140 475 MISCELLANEOUS DEBITS 21,287 21,287 0 0141 480 MISCELLANEOUS CREDITS 271,345 755 270,590 0142 490 RETAINED EARNINGS (END-OF-YEAR) 21,508,798 12,701,338 8,807,460 (383,512)

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REVENUE ACCOUNTS

LOCAL NETWORK SERVICE REVENUES:143 5001 BASIC AREA REVENUES 33,938,302 27,387,612 6,550,690 1,581,591144 5002 OPTIONAL EXTENDED AREA REVENUES 1,335,607 1,137,826 197,781 (1)145 5003 CELLULAR MOBILE SERVICE REVENUES 377,678 226,128 151,550 37,163146 5004 OTHER MOBILE SERVICES REVENUES 112,339 99,996 12,343 39147 510 BASIC LOCAL SERVICE REVENUES 35,763,925 28,851,562 6,912,363 1,618,792148 5010 PUBLIC TELEPHONE REVENUES 1,805,012 1,614,052 190,960 100,774149 5040 LOCAL PRIVATE LINE REVENUES 1,290,676 1,062,257 228,419 24,492150 5050 CUSTOMER PREMISES REVENUES 117,915 98,594 19,321 389151 5060 OTHER LOCAL EXCHANGE REVENUES 10,480,276 8,877,008 1,603,268 369,000152 5069 OTHER LOCAL EXCHANGE REVENUE SETTLEMENTS 20,060 19,914 146 0153 520 LOCAL NETWORK SERVICE REVENUES 49,477,860 40,523,387 8,954,473 2,113,447

NETWORK ACCESS REVENUES:154 5081 END USER REVENUES 7,280,942 5,930,960 1,349,982 262,830155 5082 SWITCHED ACCESS REVENUES 12,420,741 9,409,639 3,011,102 373,493156 5083 SPECIAL ACCESS REVENUES 3,647,259 3,070,598 576,661 136,791157 5084 STATE ACCESS REVENUES 7,626,403 5,037,619 2,588,784 98,845158 5080 TOTAL NETWORK ACCESS REVENUES 30,975,342 23,448,817 7,526,525 871,959

LONG DISTANCE NETWORK SERVICES REVENUES:159 5100 LONG DISTANCE MESSAGE REVENUES (CLASS A) 8,863,277 6,696,741 2,166,536 151,486

UNIDIRECTIONAL LONG DISTANCE REVENUES:160 5111 LONG DISTANCE INWARD-ONLY REVENUES 281,611 229,593 52,018 10,426161 5112 LONG DISTANCE OUTWARD-ONLY REVENUES 249,796 225,019 24,777 781162 5110 TOTAL UNIDIRECTIONAL LONG DISTANCE REVENUES 531,406 454,612 76,794 11,207

163 5121 SUBVOICE GRADE LONG DISTANCE PRIV NETWORK REV 31,542 29,542 2,000 18,481164 5122 VOICE GRADE LONG DISTANCE PRIV NETWORK REVENUES 403,433 344,247 59,186 13,827165 5123 AUDIO PROGRAM GRADE LD PRIV NETWORK REVENUES 851 662 189 7166 5124 VIDEO PROGRAM GRADE LD PRIV NETWORK REVENUES 2,803 2,092 711 89167 5125 DIGITAL TRANSMISSION LD PRIV NETWORK REVENUES 435,028 381,603 53,425 54,300168 5126 LONG DISTANCE PRIVATE NETWORK SWITCHING REV 5,854 3,216 2,638 1,216169 5128 OTHER LONG DISTANCE PRIVATE NETWORK REVENUES 57,467 2,551 54,916 442170 5129 OTHER LD PRIVATE NETWORK REVENUE SETTLEMENTS (30,133) (34,255) 4,122 0171 5120 TOTAL LONG DISTANCE PRIVATE NETWORK REV 906,846 729,658 177,188 88,362

172 5160 OTHER LONG DISTANCE REVENUES 117,708 90,969 26,739 43173 5169 OTHER LONG DISTANCE REVENUE SETTLEMENTS (3,407) (22,124) 18,717 0174 525 TOTAL LONG DISTANCE NETWORK SERVICE REV 10,415,830 7,949,857 2,465,973 251,098

MISCELLANEOUS REVENUES:175 5230 DIRECTORY REVENUES 3,867,952 2,791,083 1,076,869 99,682176 5240 RENT REVENUES 732,148 568,930 163,218 2,898177 5250 CORPORATE OPERATIONS REVENUES 33,694 32,977 717 55

178 5261 SPECIAL BILLING ARRANGEMENTS REVENUES 55,241 53,238 2,003 1,468179 5262 CUSTOMER OPERATIONS REVENUES 143,450 37,313 106,137 628180 5263 PLANT OPERATIONS REVENUES 18,703 17,052 1,651 92181 5264 OTHER INCIDENTAL REGULATED REVENUES 870,224 765,369 104,855 41,551182 5269 OTHER REVENUE SETTLEMENTS (2,151) (8,512) 6,361 0183 5260 MISCELLANEOUS REVENUES (CLASS A) 1,085,474 864,461 221,013 43,740

184 5270 CARRIER BILLING AND COLLECTION REVENUES 1,055,964 796,383 259,581 32,572185 5200 TOTAL MISCELLANEOUS REVENUES 6,775,228 5,053,832 1,721,396 178,946

186 5280 NONREGULATED REVENUES 4,466,069 2,831,385 1,634,684 246,157

UNCOLLECTIBLE REVENUES:187 5301 UNCOLLECTIBLE REVENUES - TELECOMMUNICATIONS 1,325,711 1,025,433 300,278 107,551188 5302 UNCOLLECTIBLE REVENUES - OTHER 134,125 59,530 74,595 69189 5300 TOTAL UNCOLLECTIBLE REVENUES 1,459,836 1,084,963 374,873 107,620190 530 TOTAL OPERATING REVENUES 100,650,497 78,722,315 21,928,182 3,553,987

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PLANT SPECIFIC OPERATIONS: NETWORK SUPPORT EXPENSES:

191 6112 MOTOR VEHICLE EXPENSES 613,517 437,391 176,126 26,595192 610 CLEARANCE - MOTOR VEHICLE 513,740 365,557 148,183 20,722193 615 NET BALANCE - MOTOR VEHICLE 99,778 71,834 27,944 5,873

194 6113 AIRCRAFT EXPENSES 25,114 7,035 18,079 0195 620 CLEARANCE - AIRCRAFT 8,025 1,013 7,012 0196 625 NET BALANCE - AIRCRAFT 17,090 6,022 11,068 0

197 6114 SPECIAL PURPOSE VEHICLE EXPENSES 277 272 5 76198 630 CLEARANCE - SPECIAL PURPOSE VEHICLE 42 42 0 0199 635 NET BALANCE - SPECIAL PURPOSE VEHICLE 235 230 5 76

200 6115 GARAGE WORK EQUIPMENT EXPENSES 4,812 4,078 734 (14)

201 6116 OTHER WORK EQUIPMENT EXPENSES 229,516 157,283 72,233 13,021202 640 CLEARANCE - OTHER WORK EQUIPMENT 204,497 140,189 64,308 10,395203 645 NET BALANCE - OTHER WORK EQUIPMENT 25,020 17,094 7,926 2,626204 6110 TOTAL NETWORK SUPPORT EXPENSES 146,933 99,258 47,675 8,561

GENERAL SUPPORT EXPENSES:205 6121 LAND AND BUILDING EXPENSES 2,024,676 1,547,075 477,601 57,006206 6122 FURNITURE AND ARTWORKS EXPENSES 130,142 94,920 35,222 5,194207 6123 OFFICE EQUIPMENT EXPENSES 306,222 228,491 77,731 7,198208 6124 GENERAL PURPOSE COMPUTERS EXPENSES 2,425,425 1,718,184 707,241 58,347209 6120 TOTAL GENERAL SUPPORT EXPENSES 4,886,462 3,588,670 1,297,792 127,745

CENTRAL OFFICE SWITCHING EXPENSES:210 6211 ANALOG ELECTRONIC EXPENSES 458,827 439,384 19,443 15,852211 6212 DIGITAL ELECTRONIC EXPENSES 2,853,460 2,101,558 751,902 130,219212 6215 ELECTRO-MECHANICAL EXPENSES 19,413 2,936 16,477 0213 6210 TOTAL CENTRAL OFFICE SWITCHING EXPENSES 3,331,701 2,543,878 787,823 146,071

214 6220 OPERATOR SYSTEMS EXPENSES 91,100 77,844 13,256 1,270

CENTRAL OFFICE TRANSMISSION EXPENSES:215 6231 RADIO SYSTEMS EXPENSES 28,257 18,171 10,086 21216 6232 CIRCUIT EQUIPMENT EXPENSES 1,121,919 969,990 151,929 36,775217 6230 TOTAL CENTRAL OFFICE TRANSMISSION EXPENSES 1,150,172 988,161 162,011 36,796

INFORMATION ORIG/TERM EXPENSES:218 6311 STATION APPARATUS EXPENSES 698,262 242,500 455,762 51,330219 6341 LARGE PRIVATE BRANCH EXCHANGE EXPENSES 194,570 26,304 168,266 0220 6351 PUBLIC TELEPHONE TERMINAL EQUIPMENT EXPENSES 261,698 206,682 55,016 6,991221 6362 OTHER TERMINAL EQUIPMENT EXPENSES 2,046,354 1,669,987 376,367 68,293222 6310 TOTAL INFORMATION ORIG/TERM EXPENSES 3,200,880 2,145,472 1,055,408 126,614

CABLE AND WIRE FACILITIES EXPENSES:223 6411 POLE EXPENSES 274,388 196,128 78,260 4,270224 6421 AERIAL CABLE EXPENSES 2,961,572 2,478,994 482,578 91,531225 6422 UNDERGROUND CABLE EXPENSES 660,299 568,762 91,537 44,816226 6423 BURIED CABLE EXPENSES 2,712,191 2,194,766 517,425 140,740227 6424 SUBMARINE CABLE EXPENSES 815 436 379 0228 6425 DEEP SEA CABLE EXPENSES 1,831 0 1,831 0229 6426 INTRABUILDING NETWORK CABLE EXPENSES 76,126 68,225 7,901 1,158230 6431 AERIAL WIRE EXPENSES 8,886 4,623 4,263 0231 6441 CONDUIT SYSTEMS EXPENSES 193,772 183,945 9,827 34,595232 6410 TOTAL CABLE AND WIRE FACILITIES EXPENSES 6,889,879 5,695,879 1,194,000 317,110

233 650 TOTAL PLANT SPECIFIC OPERATIONS EXPENSES 19,697,126 15,139,163 4,557,963 764,167

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PLANT NONSPECIFIC OPERATIONS EXPENSES:234 6511 PROPERTY HELD FOR FUTURE TELECOM USE EXPENSES 0 0 0 0235 6512 PROVISIONING EXPENSES 443,323 263,505 179,818 16,429236 660 CLEARANCE - PROVISIONING 385,023 234,815 150,208 12,804237 665 NET BALANCE - PROVISIONING 58,293 28,690 29,603 3,625238 6510 OTHER PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT EXPENSES 58,293 28,690 29,603 3,625

239 6531 POWER EXPENSES 443,863 341,023 102,840 11,045240 6532 NETWORK ADMINISTRATION EXPENSES 772,074 516,739 255,335 14,411241 6533 TESTING EXPENSES 1,811,795 1,518,836 292,959 66,080242 6534 PLANT OPERATIONS ADMINISTRATION EXPENSES 2,699,983 2,039,891 660,092 92,932243 670 CLEARANCE - PLANT OPERATIONS ADMINISTRATION 433,154 227,808 205,346 2,040244 675 NET BALANCE - PLANT OPERATIONS ADMINISTRATION 2,266,830 1,812,083 454,747 90,892

245 6535 ENGINEERING EXPENSES 1,876,772 1,600,285 276,487 54,904246 680 CLEARANCE - ENGINEERING EXPENSES 298,592 253,544 45,048 1,899247 685 NET BALANCE - ENGINEERING EXPENSES 1,578,184 1,346,741 231,443 53,005

248 6530 TOTAL NETWORK OPERATIONS EXPENSES 6,872,746 5,535,422 1,337,324 235,433

249 6540 ACCESS EXPENSES 1,277,190 922,452 354,738 34,540

DEPRECIATION AND AMORTIZATION EXPENSES:250 6561 DEPRECIATION - TELECOM PLANT IN SERVICE 20,526,976 16,075,584 4,451,392 650,425251 6562 DEPRECIATION - PROP HELD FOR FUTURE TELECOM USE 429 27 402 0252 6563 AMORTIZATION EXPENSE - TANGIBLE 206,230 176,697 29,533 3,966253 6564 AMORTIZATION EXPENSE - INTANGIBLE 2,924 471 2,453 0254 6565 AMORTIZATION EXPENSE - OTHER 127,199 124,463 2,736 4,539255 6560 TOTAL DEPRECIATION AND AMORTIZATION EXPENSES 20,863,757 16,377,242 4,486,515 658,930

256 690 TOTAL PLANT NONSPECIFIC OPERATIONS EXPENSES 29,071,991 22,863,806 6,208,185 932,528

CUSTOMER OPERATIONS EXPENSES: MARKETING EXPENSES:

257 6611 PRODUCT MANAGEMENT 1,340,941 1,127,684 213,257 68,589258 6612 SALES 2,077,451 1,604,733 472,718 66,801259 6613 PRODUCT ADVERTISING 784,728 650,746 133,982 50,211260 6610 TOTAL MARKETING EXPENSES 4,203,121 3,383,163 819,958 185,601

SERVICES EXPENSES:261 6621 CALL COMPLETION SERVICES 606,128 462,579 143,549 16,077262 6622 NUMBER SERVICES 2,093,309 1,759,253 334,056 57,984263 6623 CUSTOMER SERVICES 6,821,320 5,619,601 1,201,719 320,229264 6620 TOTAL SERVICES EXPENSES 9,520,755 7,841,433 1,679,322 394,290

265 700 TOTAL CUSTOMER OPERATIONS EXPENSES 13,723,876 11,224,596 2,499,280 579,891

CORPORATE OPERATIONS EXPENSES: EXECUTIVE AND PLANNING EXPENSES:

266 6711 EXECUTIVE 532,466 437,872 94,594 9,749267 6712 PLANNING 107,452 62,629 44,823 2,141268 6710 TOTAL EXECUTIVE AND PLANNING EXPENSES 639,914 500,501 139,413 11,890

GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES:269 6721 ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE 869,461 593,752 275,709 29,956270 6722 EXTERNAL RELATIONS 789,281 622,633 166,648 25,756271 6723 HUMAN RESOURCES 949,736 750,439 199,297 17,832272 6724 INFORMATION MANAGEMENT 3,630,633 2,870,780 759,853 116,389273 6725 LEGAL 328,006 263,764 64,242 8,181274 6726 PROCUREMENT 217,015 177,022 39,993 8,666275 6727 RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 232,027 188,464 43,563 2,661276 6728 OTHER GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE 3,359,591 2,689,558 670,033 108,441277 6720 TOTAL GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES 10,375,753 8,156,412 2,219,341 317,882

278 6790 PROVISION FOR UNCOLLECTIBLE NOTES RECEIVABLE 199 16 183 0

279 710 TOTAL CORPORATE OPERATIONS EXPENSES 11,015,866 8,656,929 2,358,937 329,772

280 720 TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES 73,508,857 57,884,494 15,624,363 2,606,358

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281 730 INCOME BEFORE OTHER OPERATING ITEMS & TAXES 27,141,643 20,837,821 6,303,822 947,629

OTHER OPERATING INCOME AND EXPENSE:282 7110 INCOME FROM CUSTOM WORK 3,278 3,048 230 0283 7130 RETURN FROM NONREG USE OF REG FACILITIES 153 3 150 3284 7140 GAINS AND LOSSES FROM FOREIGN EXCHANGE (390) 0 (390) 0285 7150 GAINS/LOSSES FROM DISPOSITION OF LAND & ARTWORK 41,592 38,309 3,283 (1)286 7160 OTHER OPERATING GAINS AND LOSSES 20,602 (58,955) 79,557 (721)287 7100 OTHER OPERATING INCOME AND EXPENSES 65,237 (17,594) 82,831 (718)

OPERATING TAXES:288 7210 OPERATING INVESTMENT TAX CREDITS-NET 367,259 294,697 72,562 18,992289 7220 OPERATING FEDERAL INCOME TAXES 6,793,775 5,173,059 1,620,716 290,073290 7230 OPERATING STATE AND LOCAL INCOME TAXES 880,785 702,688 178,097 64,448291 7240 OPERATING OTHER TAXES 4,578,766 3,698,557 880,209 91,371292 7250 PROVISION FOR DEFERRED OPERATING INC TAX-NET (458,436) (455,401) (3,035) (46,444)293 7200 OPERATING TAXES 11,427,633 8,824,206 2,603,427 380,456

NONOPERATING INCOME AND EXPENSE:294 7310 DIVIDEND INCOME 14,729 8,462 6,267 0295 7320 INTEREST INCOME 94,565 53,583 40,982 4,538296 7330 INCOME FROM SINKING AND OTHER FUNDS 6 0 6 0297 7340 ALLOWANCES FOR FUNDS USED DURING CONSTRUCTION 220,763 181,034 39,729 3,577298 7350 GAINS/LOSSES FROM DISPOSITION OF PROPERTY 141,436 118,800 22,636 169299 7360 OTHER NONOPERATING INCOME 2,323,132 1,786,351 536,781 12,551300 7370 SPECIAL CHARGES 327,133 271,001 56,132 7,548301 7300 NONOPERATING INCOME AND EXPENSE 2,467,500 1,877,230 590,270 13,288

NONOPERATING TAXES:302 7410 NONOPERATING INVESTMENT TAX CREDITS-NET 4,262 4,262 0 0303 7420 NONOPERATING FEDERAL INCOME TAXES (7,125) 26,207 (33,332) (584)304 7430 NONOPERATING STATE AND LOCAL INCOME TAXES 1,455 9,642 (8,187) (131)305 7440 NONOPERATING OTHER TAXES 5,006 4,525 481 454306 7450 PROVISION FOR DEFERRED NONOPERATING INC TAX-NET 758,030 496,807 261,223 0307 7400 NONOPERATING TAXES 753,105 532,919 220,186 (261)

INTEREST AND RELATED ITEMS:308 7510 INTEREST ON FUNDED DEBT 3,231,752 2,521,725 710,027 77,716309 7520 INTEREST EXPENSE - CAPITAL LEASES 42,739 36,922 5,817 588310 7530 AMORTIZATION OF DEBT ISSUANCE EXPENSES 27,705 19,768 7,937 689311 7540 OTHER INTEREST DEDUCTIONS 491,689 403,546 88,143 41,718312 7500 INTEREST AND RELATED ITEMS 3,793,891 2,981,961 811,930 120,711

EXTRAORDINARY ITEMS:313 7610 EXTRAORDINARY INCOME CREDITS 248,283 248,283 0 0314 7620 EXTRAORDINARY INCOME CHARGES 8,687 (780) 9,467 0315 7630 CURRENT INC TAX EFFECT OF EXTRAORD ITEMS-NET (1,529) 0 (1,529) 0316 7640 PROV FOR DEF INC TAX EFFECT OF EXT ITEMS-NET 94,077 95,871 (1,794) 0317 7600 EXTRAORDINARY ITEMS 147,047 153,192 (6,145) 0

JURISDICTIONAL DIFFERENCES AND NONREG INCOME:318 7910 INC EFFECT OF JURISDICTIONAL RATEMAKING DIF-NET (996,496) (770,426) (226,070) 55,326319 7990 NONREGULATED NET INCOME 1,918 290 1,628 290

320 790 NET INCOME $12,852,220 $9,741,426 $3,110,794 514,908

321 830 TOTAL NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES 436,717 338,040 98,677 14,785322 840 FULL-TIME 430,889 334,481 96,408 14,674323 850 PART-TIME 5,828 3,559 2,269 111324 860 TOTAL COMPENSATION FOR THE YEAR $23,224,492 $18,457,448 $4,767,044 922,602

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(DOLLAR AMOUNTS SHOWN IN THOUSANDS)AM AM AM AM

5 INDIANA BELL 6 MICHIGAN BELL 7 THE OHIO BELL 8 WISCONSINTELEPHONE CO., TELEPHONE CO. TELEPHONE CO. BELL, INC.

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BALANCE SHEET ACCOUNTS - ASSETS

CURRENT ASSETS: CASH AND EQUIVALENTS:

1 1130 CASH $0 $0 $0 $02 1140 SPECIAL CASH DEPOSITS 0 9 0 03 1150 WORKING CASH ADVANCES (118) 6 (10) (9)4 1160 TEMPORARY INVESTMENTS 100 100 100 1005 1120 CASH AND EQUIVALENTS (18) 115 90 91

NONCASH CURRENT (EXCLUDING PREPAYMENTS):6 1180 TELECOMMUNICATIONS ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE 248,954 760,505 504,238 268,8647 1181 ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE ALLOWANCE - TELECOM 19,242 51,157 37,740 25,0648 1190 OTHER ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE 5,603 28,865 16,756 5,5909 1191 ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE ALLOWANCE - OTHER 575 834 156 271

10 1200 NOTES RECEIVABLE 1 0 1 211 1201 NOTES RECEIVABLE ALLOWANCE 0 0 0 012 1210 INTEREST AND DIVIDENDS RECEIVABLE 0 0 0 013 1220 INVENTORIES 5,204 14,628 3,178 2,92814 120 TOTAL NONCASH CURRENT (EXCL PREPAYMENTS) 239,945 752,007 486,277 252,049

PREPAYMENTS:15 1290 PREPAID RENTS 0 147 0 016 1300 PREPAID TAXES 0 875 0 96017 1310 PREPAID INSURANCE (37) (63) (55) (34)18 1320 PREPAID DIRECTORY EXPENSES 1,149 2,445 2,110 1,94019 1330 OTHER PREPAYMENTS 4,713 8,650 7,170 4,84620 1280 TOTAL PREPAYMENTS 5,825 12,054 9,225 7,712

21 1350 OTHER CURRENT ASSETS 0 32 0 24

22 130 TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS 245,752 764,208 495,592 259,876

NONCURRENT ASSETS:23 1401 INVESTMENTS IN AFFILIATED COMPANIES 26,559 68,441 54,997 26,64224 1402 INVESTMENTS IN NONAFFILIATED COMPANIES 11,152 1,281 10,531 81025 1406 NONREGULATED INVESTMENTS 0 0 0 026 1407 UNAMORTIZED DEBT ISSUANCE EXPENSE 233 6,153 310 1,84327 1408 SINKING FUNDS 0 0 0 028 1410 OTHER NONCURRENT ASSETS 95,091 263,602 187,358 100,74729 1437 DEFERRED TAX REGULATORY ASSETS 23,626 57,085 43,574 24,11030 1438 DEFERRED MAINTENANCE AND RETIREMENTS 0 0 0 031 1439 DEFERRED CHARGES 10,603 27,247 24,340 9,79232 1500 OTHER JURISDICTIONAL ASSETS-NET (8,602) (2,658) 1,019 12,95533 150 TOTAL NONCURRENT ASSETS 158,662 421,151 322,129 176,899

PLANT:34 2001 TELECOMMUNICATIONS PLANT IN SERVICE (TPIS) 3,207,544 8,064,665 5,943,137 2,908,41635 2002 PROPERTY HELD FOR FUTURE TELECOM USE 0 1,388 2 336 2003 TELECOM PLANT UNDER CONSTRUCTION (TPUC) 17,409 22,249 67,390 7,24337 2004 RESERVED NA NA NA NA 38 2005 TELECOMMUNICATIONS PLANT ADJUSTMENT 0 0 0 24039 2006 NONOPERATING PLANT 3,709 8,935 9,174 8,61740 2007 GOODWILL 0 0 0 041 210 TOTAL PLANT 3,228,662 8,097,237 6,019,703 2,924,519

TPIS - GENERAL SUPPORT:42 2111 LAND 11,715 28,390 16,882 16,55543 2112 MOTOR VEHICLES 25,920 1,283 66,540 1,21344 2113 AIRCRAFT 0 0 0 045 2114 SPECIAL PURPOSE VEHICLES 0 0 0 046 2115 GARAGE WORK EQUIPMENT 1,073 4,937 3,570 839

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(DOLLAR AMOUNTS SHOWN IN THOUSANDS)AM AM AM AM

5 INDIANA BELL 6 MICHIGAN BELL 7 THE OHIO BELL 8 WISCONSINTELEPHONE CO., TELEPHONE CO. TELEPHONE CO. BELL, INC.

LINE ACCT ITEMS INC. d/b/a d/b/a AMERITECH d/b/a AMERITECH d/b/a AMERITECHNO. NO. AMERITECH OR OR AMERITECH OR AMERITECH OR AMERITECH

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47 2116 OTHER WORK EQUIPMENT 25,222 63,639 37,425 26,83048 2121 BUILDINGS 282,650 639,375 546,508 330,20449 2122 FURNITURE 3,996 13,591 10,691 9,13250 2123 OFFICE EQUIPMENT 6,461 21,374 11,504 14,23751 2124 GENERAL PURPOSE COMPUTERS 120,380 159,410 184,021 86,10152 2110 TOTAL LAND & SUPPORT ASSETS 477,417 931,999 877,141 485,111

TPIS - CENTRAL OFFICE SWITCHING:53 2211 ANALOG ELECTRONIC SWITCHING 119,486 230,650 164,104 84,36854 2212 DIGITAL ELECTRONIC SWITCHING 530,270 1,268,702 1,018,076 452,40155 2215.1 STEP-BY-STEP SWITCHING 0 0 0 056 2215.2 CROSSBAR SWITCHING 0 0 0 057 2215.3 OTHER ELECTRO-MECHANICAL SWITCHING 13 12 0 058 2215 ELECTRO-MECHANICAL SWITCHING 13 12 0 059 2210 TOTAL CENTRAL OFFICE SWITCHING 649,769 1,499,364 1,182,180 536,769

60 2220 OPERATOR SYSTEMS 11,515 28,531 20,564 10,198

TPIS - CENTRAL OFFICE TRANSMISSION:61 2231.1 SATELLITE AND EARTH STATION FACILITIES 0 0 0 062 2231.2 OTHER RADIO FACILITIES 2 18,260 11,309 23,68163 2231 RADIO SYSTEMS 2 18,260 11,309 23,68164 2232 CIRCUIT EQUIPMENT 552,809 1,630,892 1,192,525 490,30965 2230 TOTAL CENTRAL OFFICE TRANSMISSION 552,811 1,649,152 1,203,834 513,990

TPIS - INFORMATION ORIG/TERM:66 2311 STATION APPARATUS 788 6,224 691 1,59767 2321 CUSTOMER PREMISES WIRING 0 0 0 068 2341 LARGE PRIVATE BRANCH EXCHANGES 2 675 3,412 6769 2351 PUBLIC TELEPHONE TERMINAL EQUIPMENT 17,679 45,934 39,543 13,63970 2362 OTHER TERMINAL EQUIPMENT 22,192 28,838 19,026 10,82371 2310 TOTAL INFORMATION ORIGINATION/TERMINATION 40,661 81,671 62,672 26,126

TPIS - CABLE & WIRE FACILITIES:72 2411 POLES 57,283 74,339 119,998 36,01473 2421 AERIAL CABLE 294,318 623,441 617,696 192,59174 2422 UNDERGROUND CABLE 294,892 872,945 554,210 273,24975 2423 BURIED CABLE 542,172 1,594,950 685,654 619,98776 2424 SUBMARINE CABLE 304 2,121 670 1,65577 2425 DEEP SEA CABLE 0 0 0 078 2426 INTRABUILDING NETWORK CABLE 51,061 145,716 95,341 53,41579 2431 AERIAL WIRE 0 0 0 080 2441 CONDUIT SYSTEMS 232,766 536,179 512,215 156,42881 2410 TOTAL CABLE AND WIRE FACILITIES 1,472,796 3,849,691 2,585,784 1,333,339

82 240 TOTAL TPIS (BEFORE AMORTIZABLE ASSETS) 3,204,969 8,040,408 5,932,175 2,905,534

TPIS - AMORTIZABLE ASSETS:83 2681 CAPITAL LEASES 794 13,396 1,988 1,23684 2682 LEASEHOLD IMPROVEMENTS 1,781 10,861 8,974 1,64685 2680 TOTAL AMORTIZABLE TANGIBLE ASSETS 2,575 24,257 10,962 2,882

86 2690 INTANGIBLES 0 0 0 0

87 260 TOTAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS PLANT IN SERVICE 3,207,544 8,064,665 5,943,137 2,908,416

DEPRECIATION AND AMORTIZATION:88 3100 ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION - TPIS 1,635,005 4,006,846 2,949,528 1,411,63189 3200 ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION - PHFTU 0 390 0 090 3300 ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION - NONOPERATING 151 1,356 13 16091 3410 ACCUMULATED AMORTIZATION - CAPITALIZED LEASES 721 9,463 1,096 18092 3420 ACCUMULATED AMORTIZATION - LEASEHOLD IMPROVE. 1,651 8,152 6,153 84093 3400 TOTAL ACCUMULATED AMORTIZATION - TANGIBLE 2,372 17,615 7,249 1,020

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(DOLLAR AMOUNTS SHOWN IN THOUSANDS)AM AM AM AM

5 INDIANA BELL 6 MICHIGAN BELL 7 THE OHIO BELL 8 WISCONSINTELEPHONE CO., TELEPHONE CO. TELEPHONE CO. BELL, INC.

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94 3500 ACCUMULATED AMORTIZATION - INTANGIBLE 0 0 0 095 3600 ACCUMULATED AMORTIZATION - OTHER 0 0 0 18096 340 TOTAL DEPRECIATION AND AMORTIZATION 1,637,528 4,026,207 2,956,790 1,412,991

97 350 NET PLANT 1,591,134 4,071,030 3,062,913 1,511,528

98 360 TOTAL ASSETS 1,995,548 5,256,389 3,880,634 1,948,303

BALANCE SHEET ACCOUNTS - LIABILITIES

CURRENT LIABILITIES:99 4010 ACCOUNTS PAYABLE 135,054 290,069 243,493 141,932

100 4020 NOTES PAYABLE 53,842 139,034 73,218 19,178101 4030 ADVANCE BILLING AND PAYMENTS 37,684 60,834 55,619 30,377102 4040 CUSTOMERS' DEPOSITS 4,240 3,965 3,804 606103 4050 CURRENT MATURITIES - LONG-TERM DEBT 165 0 201 0104 4060 CURRENT MATURITIES - CAPITAL LEASES 30 1,329 67 0105 4070 INCOME TAXES - ACCRUED 17,607 7,264 11,663 1,148106 4080 OTHER TAXES - ACCRUED 41,237 125,678 152,045 (8,949)107 4100 NET CURRENT DEFERRED OPERATING INCOME TAXES (59,774) (18,418) (29,793) (38,247)108 4110 NET CURRENT DEFERRED NONOPERATING INCOME TAXES 23,470 0 1,692 31,179109 4120 OTHER ACCRUED LIABILITIES 41,754 104,321 69,235 36,779110 4130 OTHER CURRENT LIABILITIES 1,319 (12,572) 2,044 548111 410 TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES 296,628 701,504 583,288 214,551

LONG-TERM DEBT:112 4210 FUNDED DEBT 235,000 1,100,000 840,000 435,000113 4220 PREMIUM ON LONG-TERM DEBT 124 0 56 99114 4230 DISCOUNT ON LONG-TERM DEBT 1,563 2,605 4,103 3,301115 4240 REACQUIRED DEBT 0 0 0 0116 4250 OBLIGATIONS UNDER CAPITAL LEASES 50 3,810 1,183 0117 4260 ADVANCES FROM AFFILIATED COMPANIES 0 0 0 0118 4270 OTHER LONG-TERM DEBT 503 0 321 0119 420 TOTAL LONG-TERM DEBT 234,114 1,101,205 837,457 431,798

OTHER LIABILITIES AND DEFERRED CREDITS:120 4310 OTHER LONG-TERM LIABILITIES 161,552 410,677 330,693 157,940121 4320 UNAMORTIZED OPERATING INVEST TAX CREDITS-NET 23,738 61,974 50,038 25,939122 4330 UNAMORTIZED NONOPERATING INVEST TAX CREDITS-NET 0 0 0 0123 4340 NET NONCURRENT DEF OPERATING INCOME TAXES 322,611 634,146 487,370 298,865124 4341 NET DEFERRED TAX LIABILITY ADJUSTMENTS (11,276) (53,304) (51,914) (22,740)125 4350 NET NONCURRENT DEF NONOPERATING INCOME TAXES (52,337) 0 (5,676) (39,097)126 4360 OTHER DEFERRED CREDITS 27,305 7,351 20,403 18,858127 4361 DEFERRED TAX REGULATORY LIABILITY 34,902 110,389 95,488 46,850128 4370 OTHER JURIS LIABILITIES/DEFERRED CREDITS-NET 299,953 889,310 621,512 276,913129 430 TOTAL OTHER LIABILITIES AND DEFERRED CREDITS 806,448 2,060,543 1,547,914 763,528

STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY:130 4510 CAPITAL STOCK 539,635 1,721,806 995,377 639,207131 4520 ADDITIONAL PAID-IN CAPITAL 21,126 0 0 8,170132 4530 TREASURY STOCK 0 0 0 0133 4540 OTHER CAPITAL 4,266 18,504 14,739 4,266134 4550 RETAINED EARNINGS 93,331 (347,173) (98,141) (113,217)135 440 TOTAL STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY 658,358 1,393,137 911,975 538,426136 450 TOTAL LIABILITIES & STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY 1,995,548 5,256,389 3,880,634 1,948,303

137 460 RETAINED EARNINGS (BEGINNING-OF-YEAR) 66,325 (418,224) (122,762) (123,844)138 465 NET INCOME 261,397 602,095 299,257 194,272139 470 DIVIDENDS DECLARED 234,391 531,044 274,636 183,645140 475 MISCELLANEOUS DEBITS 0 0 0 0141 480 MISCELLANEOUS CREDITS 0 0 0 0142 490 RETAINED EARNINGS (END-OF-YEAR) 93,331 (347,173) (98,141) (113,217)

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(DOLLAR AMOUNTS SHOWN IN THOUSANDS)AM AM AM AM

5 INDIANA BELL 6 MICHIGAN BELL 7 THE OHIO BELL 8 WISCONSINTELEPHONE CO., TELEPHONE CO. TELEPHONE CO. BELL, INC.

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INCOME STATEMENT ACCOUNTS

REVENUE ACCOUNTS

LOCAL NETWORK SERVICE REVENUES:143 5001 BASIC AREA REVENUES 469,795 952,726 959,178 467,442144 5002 OPTIONAL EXTENDED AREA REVENUES 53 0 5,642 3,899145 5003 CELLULAR MOBILE SERVICE REVENUES 7,912 21,860 12,664 5,537146 5004 OTHER MOBILE SERVICES REVENUES 0 120 2,287 0147 510 BASIC LOCAL SERVICE REVENUES 477,760 974,706 979,771 476,878148 5010 PUBLIC TELEPHONE REVENUES 32,785 87,355 59,526 28,829149 5040 LOCAL PRIVATE LINE REVENUES 20,330 38,861 38,453 17,181150 5050 CUSTOMER PREMISES REVENUES 418 8,027 (337) 86151 5060 OTHER LOCAL EXCHANGE REVENUES 106,943 299,119 238,129 88,413152 5069 OTHER LOCAL EXCHANGE REVENUE SETTLEMENTS 0 0 0 0153 520 LOCAL NETWORK SERVICE REVENUES 638,236 1,408,068 1,315,542 611,387

NETWORK ACCESS REVENUES:154 5081 END USER REVENUES 87,541 232,678 176,662 90,540155 5082 SWITCHED ACCESS REVENUES 125,301 262,668 218,865 119,021156 5083 SPECIAL ACCESS REVENUES 46,113 96,184 85,366 51,304157 5084 STATE ACCESS REVENUES 81,496 187,503 140,389 60,045158 5080 TOTAL NETWORK ACCESS REVENUES 340,452 779,033 621,282 320,910

LONG DISTANCE NETWORK SERVICES REVENUES:159 5100 LONG DISTANCE MESSAGE REVENUES (CLASS A) 135,360 653,458 139,025 134,672

UNIDIRECTIONAL LONG DISTANCE REVENUES:160 5111 LONG DISTANCE INWARD-ONLY REVENUES 2,423 14,449 3,601 5,862161 5112 LONG DISTANCE OUTWARD-ONLY REVENUES 408 25,460 290 373162 5110 TOTAL UNIDIRECTIONAL LONG DISTANCE REVENUES 2,831 39,909 3,891 6,235

163 5121 SUBVOICE GRADE LONG DISTANCE PRIV NETWORK REV 225 462 65 116164 5122 VOICE GRADE LONG DISTANCE PRIV NETWORK REVENUES 7,109 41,506 3,606 16,210165 5123 AUDIO PROGRAM GRADE LD PRIV NETWORK REVENUES 0 (1) 0 0166 5124 VIDEO PROGRAM GRADE LD PRIV NETWORK REVENUES 0 0 17 0167 5125 DIGITAL TRANSMISSION LD PRIV NETWORK REVENUES 5,936 26,327 13,112 7,590168 5126 LONG DISTANCE PRIVATE NETWORK SWITCHING REV 0 0 2,000 0169 5128 OTHER LONG DISTANCE PRIVATE NETWORK REVENUES 172 64 1,333 0170 5129 OTHER LD PRIVATE NETWORK REVENUE SETTLEMENTS 0 0 0 0171 5120 TOTAL LONG DISTANCE PRIVATE NETWORK REV 13,442 68,358 20,133 23,916

172 5160 OTHER LONG DISTANCE REVENUES 0 0 529 1173 5169 OTHER LONG DISTANCE REVENUE SETTLEMENTS 0 0 0 0174 525 TOTAL LONG DISTANCE NETWORK SERVICE REV 151,633 761,725 163,578 164,824

MISCELLANEOUS REVENUES:175 5230 DIRECTORY REVENUES 12,772 101,945 13,793 30,280176 5240 RENT REVENUES 1,587 2,339 3,507 2,620177 5250 CORPORATE OPERATIONS REVENUES 0 0 93 0

178 5261 SPECIAL BILLING ARRANGEMENTS REVENUES 95 217 241 99179 5262 CUSTOMER OPERATIONS REVENUES 33 41 30 7180 5263 PLANT OPERATIONS REVENUES 1 25 29 16181 5264 OTHER INCIDENTAL REGULATED REVENUES 9,371 6,866 4,977 1,214182 5269 OTHER REVENUE SETTLEMENTS 0 0 0 0183 5260 MISCELLANEOUS REVENUES (CLASS A) 9,500 7,149 5,277 1,336

184 5270 CARRIER BILLING AND COLLECTION REVENUES 14,251 29,827 25,435 16,954185 5200 TOTAL MISCELLANEOUS REVENUES 38,109 141,260 48,105 51,190

186 5280 NONREGULATED REVENUES 83,411 148,282 112,188 53,389

UNCOLLECTIBLE REVENUES:187 5301 UNCOLLECTIBLE REVENUES - TELECOMMUNICATIONS 32,679 83,811 46,838 31,137188 5302 UNCOLLECTIBLE REVENUES - OTHER 8 19 15 9189 5300 TOTAL UNCOLLECTIBLE REVENUES 32,687 83,830 46,853 31,146190 530 TOTAL OPERATING REVENUES 1,219,154 3,154,538 2,213,842 1,170,554

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(DOLLAR AMOUNTS SHOWN IN THOUSANDS)AM AM AM AM

5 INDIANA BELL 6 MICHIGAN BELL 7 THE OHIO BELL 8 WISCONSINTELEPHONE CO., TELEPHONE CO. TELEPHONE CO. BELL, INC.

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EXPENSE ACCOUNTS

PLANT SPECIFIC OPERATIONS: NETWORK SUPPORT EXPENSES:

191 6112 MOTOR VEHICLE EXPENSES 7,414 33,356 16,545 9,612192 610 CLEARANCE - MOTOR VEHICLE 5,964 23,803 12,404 6,741193 615 NET BALANCE - MOTOR VEHICLE 1,450 9,553 4,141 2,871

194 6113 AIRCRAFT EXPENSES 0 0 0 0195 620 CLEARANCE - AIRCRAFT 0 0 0 0196 625 NET BALANCE - AIRCRAFT 0 0 0 0

197 6114 SPECIAL PURPOSE VEHICLE EXPENSES 7 4 2 0198 630 CLEARANCE - SPECIAL PURPOSE VEHICLE 0 0 0 0199 635 NET BALANCE - SPECIAL PURPOSE VEHICLE 7 4 2 0

200 6115 GARAGE WORK EQUIPMENT EXPENSES 24 (685) 219 310

201 6116 OTHER WORK EQUIPMENT EXPENSES 3,740 9,496 8,586 2,582202 640 CLEARANCE - OTHER WORK EQUIPMENT 3,016 7,177 6,714 1,742203 645 NET BALANCE - OTHER WORK EQUIPMENT 724 2,319 1,872 840204 6110 TOTAL NETWORK SUPPORT EXPENSES 2,205 11,191 6,234 4,021

GENERAL SUPPORT EXPENSES:205 6121 LAND AND BUILDING EXPENSES 14,061 45,871 36,851 17,257206 6122 FURNITURE AND ARTWORKS EXPENSES 723 1,574 1,608 771207 6123 OFFICE EQUIPMENT EXPENSES 1,226 3,228 2,750 914208 6124 GENERAL PURPOSE COMPUTERS EXPENSES 21,182 52,890 40,879 20,252209 6120 TOTAL GENERAL SUPPORT EXPENSES 37,192 103,563 82,088 39,194

CENTRAL OFFICE SWITCHING EXPENSES:210 6211 ANALOG ELECTRONIC EXPENSES 4,711 14,132 6,778 3,182211 6212 DIGITAL ELECTRONIC EXPENSES 40,867 93,098 73,148 38,066212 6215 ELECTRO-MECHANICAL EXPENSES 2 66 1 4213 6210 TOTAL CENTRAL OFFICE SWITCHING EXPENSES 45,580 107,296 79,927 41,252

214 6220 OPERATOR SYSTEMS EXPENSES 9 419 1,046 1,254

CENTRAL OFFICE TRANSMISSION EXPENSES:215 6231 RADIO SYSTEMS EXPENSES 2 560 645 311216 6232 CIRCUIT EQUIPMENT EXPENSES 11,395 30,995 19,080 10,926217 6230 TOTAL CENTRAL OFFICE TRANSMISSION EXPENSES 11,397 31,555 19,725 11,237

INFORMATION ORIG/TERM EXPENSES:218 6311 STATION APPARATUS EXPENSES 18,629 47,558 32,775 13,000219 6341 LARGE PRIVATE BRANCH EXCHANGE EXPENSES 0 0 0 0220 6351 PUBLIC TELEPHONE TERMINAL EQUIPMENT EXPENSES 2,499 6,131 4,362 2,216221 6362 OTHER TERMINAL EQUIPMENT EXPENSES 15,521 34,141 32,180 13,958222 6310 TOTAL INFORMATION ORIG/TERM EXPENSES 36,648 87,830 69,317 29,174

CABLE AND WIRE FACILITIES EXPENSES:223 6411 POLE EXPENSES 3,844 3,688 3,611 3,965224 6421 AERIAL CABLE EXPENSES 27,841 71,810 66,893 15,812225 6422 UNDERGROUND CABLE EXPENSES 8,163 24,153 15,223 8,000226 6423 BURIED CABLE EXPENSES 31,927 89,272 49,615 30,355227 6424 SUBMARINE CABLE EXPENSES 2 5 0 0228 6425 DEEP SEA CABLE EXPENSES 0 0 0 0229 6426 INTRABUILDING NETWORK CABLE EXPENSES 562 3,715 3,391 777230 6431 AERIAL WIRE EXPENSES 0 0 0 0231 6441 CONDUIT SYSTEMS EXPENSES 1,589 2,067 4,429 2,299232 6410 TOTAL CABLE AND WIRE FACILITIES EXPENSES 73,928 194,710 143,162 61,208

233 650 TOTAL PLANT SPECIFIC OPERATIONS EXPENSES 206,960 536,564 401,499 187,340

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(DOLLAR AMOUNTS SHOWN IN THOUSANDS)AM AM AM AM

5 INDIANA BELL 6 MICHIGAN BELL 7 THE OHIO BELL 8 WISCONSINTELEPHONE CO., TELEPHONE CO. TELEPHONE CO. BELL, INC.

LINE ACCT ITEMS INC. d/b/a d/b/a AMERITECH d/b/a AMERITECH d/b/a AMERITECHNO. NO. AMERITECH OR OR AMERITECH OR AMERITECH OR AMERITECH

AMERITECH INDIANA MICHIGAN OHIO WISCONSIN

PLANT NONSPECIFIC OPERATIONS EXPENSES:234 6511 PROPERTY HELD FOR FUTURE TELECOM USE EXPENSES 0 0 0 0235 6512 PROVISIONING EXPENSES 5,410 14,627 11,492 5,031236 660 CLEARANCE - PROVISIONING 4,739 12,767 9,337 4,376237 665 NET BALANCE - PROVISIONING 671 1,860 2,155 655238 6510 OTHER PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT EXPENSES 671 1,860 2,155 655

239 6531 POWER EXPENSES 3,174 14,012 10,995 2,289240 6532 NETWORK ADMINISTRATION EXPENSES 5,235 12,135 6,531 4,074241 6533 TESTING EXPENSES 12,393 47,345 34,803 16,867242 6534 PLANT OPERATIONS ADMINISTRATION EXPENSES 26,402 63,516 53,638 23,134243 670 CLEARANCE - PLANT OPERATIONS ADMINISTRATION 491 1,656 1,063 770244 675 NET BALANCE - PLANT OPERATIONS ADMINISTRATION 25,911 61,860 52,575 22,364

245 6535 ENGINEERING EXPENSES 19,609 45,917 43,098 18,946246 680 CLEARANCE - ENGINEERING EXPENSES 787 2,533 844 1,093247 685 NET BALANCE - ENGINEERING EXPENSES 18,822 43,384 42,254 17,853

248 6530 TOTAL NETWORK OPERATIONS EXPENSES 65,535 178,736 147,158 63,447

249 6540 ACCESS EXPENSES 26,889 59,141 50,929 46,930

DEPRECIATION AND AMORTIZATION EXPENSES:250 6561 DEPRECIATION - TELECOM PLANT IN SERVICE 208,539 540,918 383,580 188,516251 6562 DEPRECIATION - PROP HELD FOR FUTURE TELECOM USE 0 0 0 0252 6563 AMORTIZATION EXPENSE - TANGIBLE 225 3,748 1,285 431253 6564 AMORTIZATION EXPENSE - INTANGIBLE 0 1 0 0254 6565 AMORTIZATION EXPENSE - OTHER 1,944 1,741 2,333 1,798255 6560 TOTAL DEPRECIATION AND AMORTIZATION EXPENSES 210,708 546,408 387,198 190,745

256 690 TOTAL PLANT NONSPECIFIC OPERATIONS EXPENSES 303,803 786,145 587,440 301,777

CUSTOMER OPERATIONS EXPENSES: MARKETING EXPENSES:

257 6611 PRODUCT MANAGEMENT 24,161 61,981 45,418 22,745258 6612 SALES 17,488 51,867 33,062 21,375259 6613 PRODUCT ADVERTISING 12,464 34,936 25,187 12,408260 6610 TOTAL MARKETING EXPENSES 54,113 148,784 103,667 56,528

SERVICES EXPENSES:261 6621 CALL COMPLETION SERVICES 5,822 20,666 20,495 8,306262 6622 NUMBER SERVICES 19,650 43,473 34,507 13,471263 6623 CUSTOMER SERVICES 96,221 263,413 189,067 108,871264 6620 TOTAL SERVICES EXPENSES 121,693 327,552 244,069 130,648

265 700 TOTAL CUSTOMER OPERATIONS EXPENSES 175,806 476,336 347,736 187,176

CORPORATE OPERATIONS EXPENSES: EXECUTIVE AND PLANNING EXPENSES:

266 6711 EXECUTIVE 3,677 8,409 6,930 5,314267 6712 PLANNING 617 1,560 1,298 603268 6710 TOTAL EXECUTIVE AND PLANNING EXPENSES 4,294 9,969 8,228 5,917

GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES:269 6721 ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE 10,957 25,333 20,878 10,374270 6722 EXTERNAL RELATIONS 8,658 20,918 21,093 8,686271 6723 HUMAN RESOURCES 7,501 14,327 12,371 6,633272 6724 INFORMATION MANAGEMENT 41,992 107,782 79,487 39,484273 6725 LEGAL 2,623 6,906 6,034 2,610274 6726 PROCUREMENT 2,733 6,618 5,278 2,436275 6727 RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 951 2,284 1,857 879276 6728 OTHER GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE 29,211 73,754 47,328 29,082277 6720 TOTAL GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES 104,626 257,922 194,326 100,184

278 6790 PROVISION FOR UNCOLLECTIBLE NOTES RECEIVABLE 0 0 0 0

279 710 TOTAL CORPORATE OPERATIONS EXPENSES 108,920 267,891 202,554 106,101

280 720 TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES 795,489 2,066,936 1,539,229 782,394

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(DOLLAR AMOUNTS SHOWN IN THOUSANDS)AM AM AM AM

5 INDIANA BELL 6 MICHIGAN BELL 7 THE OHIO BELL 8 WISCONSINTELEPHONE CO., TELEPHONE CO. TELEPHONE CO. BELL, INC.

LINE ACCT ITEMS INC. d/b/a d/b/a AMERITECH d/b/a AMERITECH d/b/a AMERITECHNO. NO. AMERITECH OR OR AMERITECH OR AMERITECH OR AMERITECH

AMERITECH INDIANA MICHIGAN OHIO WISCONSIN

281 730 INCOME BEFORE OTHER OPERATING ITEMS & TAXES 423,665 1,087,602 674,613 388,160

OTHER OPERATING INCOME AND EXPENSE:282 7110 INCOME FROM CUSTOM WORK 0 4 0 3283 7130 RETURN FROM NONREG USE OF REG FACILITIES 0 0 0 0284 7140 GAINS AND LOSSES FROM FOREIGN EXCHANGE 0 0 0 0285 7150 GAINS/LOSSES FROM DISPOSITION OF LAND & ARTWORK 0 (119) (178) (40)286 7160 OTHER OPERATING GAINS AND LOSSES (360) (729) (408) (688)287 7100 OTHER OPERATING INCOME AND EXPENSES (360) (844) (586) (725)

OPERATING TAXES:288 7210 OPERATING INVESTMENT TAX CREDITS-NET 2,678 7,703 5,679 2,983289 7220 OPERATING FEDERAL INCOME TAXES 110,483 300,437 149,456 102,457290 7230 OPERATING STATE AND LOCAL INCOME TAXES 15,029 3,018 0 24,002291 7240 OPERATING OTHER TAXES 46,374 143,521 197,413 64,982292 7250 PROVISION FOR DEFERRED OPERATING INC TAX-NET 10,428 (412) (4,217) (10,576)293 7200 OPERATING TAXES 179,636 438,861 336,973 177,882

NONOPERATING INCOME AND EXPENSE:294 7310 DIVIDEND INCOME 0 0 0 0295 7320 INTEREST INCOME 2,285 4,826 4,265 1,499296 7330 INCOME FROM SINKING AND OTHER FUNDS 0 0 0 0297 7340 ALLOWANCES FOR FUNDS USED DURING CONSTRUCTION 1,042 1,933 4,024 730298 7350 GAINS/LOSSES FROM DISPOSITION OF PROPERTY 0 (5) 0 355299 7360 OTHER NONOPERATING INCOME 3,928 9,198 8,998 3,611300 7370 SPECIAL CHARGES 2,525 5,358 4,906 2,519301 7300 NONOPERATING INCOME AND EXPENSE 4,730 10,594 12,381 3,676

NONOPERATING TAXES:302 7410 NONOPERATING INVESTMENT TAX CREDITS-NET 0 0 0 0303 7420 NONOPERATING FEDERAL INCOME TAXES 21 9 515 (104)304 7430 NONOPERATING STATE AND LOCAL INCOME TAXES 3 14 0 394305 7440 NONOPERATING OTHER TAXES 0 52 (2) 57306 7450 PROVISION FOR DEFERRED NONOPERATING INC TAX-NET 0 0 350 (363)307 7400 NONOPERATING TAXES 24 75 863 (16)

INTEREST AND RELATED ITEMS:308 7510 INTEREST ON FUNDED DEBT 8,206 81,015 57,171 21,437309 7520 INTEREST EXPENSE - CAPITAL LEASES 8 593 129 1310 7530 AMORTIZATION OF DEBT ISSUANCE EXPENSES 12 394 10 43311 7540 OTHER INTEREST DEDUCTIONS 8,912 4,708 4,192 7,332312 7500 INTEREST AND RELATED ITEMS 17,138 86,710 61,502 28,813

EXTRAORDINARY ITEMS:313 7610 EXTRAORDINARY INCOME CREDITS 0 0 0 0314 7620 EXTRAORDINARY INCOME CHARGES 0 0 0 0315 7630 CURRENT INC TAX EFFECT OF EXTRAORD ITEMS-NET 0 0 0 0316 7640 PROV FOR DEF INC TAX EFFECT OF EXT ITEMS-NET 0 0 0 0317 7600 EXTRAORDINARY ITEMS 0 0 0 0

JURISDICTIONAL DIFFERENCES AND NONREG INCOME:318 7910 INC EFFECT OF JURISDICTIONAL RATEMAKING DIF-NET 30,160 30,389 12,187 9,840319 7990 NONREGULATED NET INCOME 0 0 0 0

320 790 NET INCOME 261,397 602,095 299,257 194,272

321 830 TOTAL NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES 4,052 12,026 8,579 4,216322 840 FULL-TIME 4,041 11,942 8,564 4,201323 850 PART-TIME 11 84 15 15324 860 TOTAL COMPENSATION FOR THE YEAR 242,965 735,239 503,526 241,656

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(DOLLAR AMOUNTS SHOWN IN THOUSANDS)BA BA BA BA

9 10 11 12BELL ATLANTIC - BELL ATLANTIC - BELL ATLANTIC - BELL ATLANTIC -

LINE ACCT ITEMS DELAWARE, INC. MARYLAND, INC. NEW JERSEY, INC. PENNSYLVANIA,NO. NO. INC.

BALANCE SHEET ACCOUNTS - ASSETS

CURRENT ASSETS: CASH AND EQUIVALENTS:

1 1130 CASH $2,252 $2,319 $16,126 $23,9852 1140 SPECIAL CASH DEPOSITS 0 0 0 03 1150 WORKING CASH ADVANCES 1 4 27 44 1160 TEMPORARY INVESTMENTS 5,107 35,102 76,789 73,3315 1120 CASH AND EQUIVALENTS 7,360 37,425 92,942 97,320

NONCASH CURRENT (EXCLUDING PREPAYMENTS):6 1180 TELECOMMUNICATIONS ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE 53,305 491,349 782,200 759,9857 1181 ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE ALLOWANCE - TELECOM 5,524 36,584 75,895 62,0608 1190 OTHER ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE 2,993 57,313 39,233 31,3949 1191 ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE ALLOWANCE - OTHER 92 1,455 3,719 3,061

10 1200 NOTES RECEIVABLE 0 0 0 1,85611 1201 NOTES RECEIVABLE ALLOWANCE 0 0 0 012 1210 INTEREST AND DIVIDENDS RECEIVABLE 0 42 0 013 1220 INVENTORIES 2,911 7,423 18,056 15,76814 120 TOTAL NONCASH CURRENT (EXCL PREPAYMENTS) 53,593 518,088 759,875 743,882

PREPAYMENTS:15 1290 PREPAID RENTS 0 0 675 95416 1300 PREPAID TAXES 1,869 42,226 75,544 2,12117 1310 PREPAID INSURANCE 0 0 0 018 1320 PREPAID DIRECTORY EXPENSES 5,696 6,015 38,366 38,80719 1330 OTHER PREPAYMENTS 2,820 13,864 29,593 28,49320 1280 TOTAL PREPAYMENTS 10,385 62,105 144,178 70,375

21 1350 OTHER CURRENT ASSETS 517 (1) 5,454 2,786

22 130 TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS 71,855 617,617 1,002,449 914,363

NONCURRENT ASSETS:23 1401 INVESTMENTS IN AFFILIATED COMPANIES 0 0 0 024 1402 INVESTMENTS IN NONAFFILIATED COMPANIES 0 0 0 025 1406 NONREGULATED INVESTMENTS 0 0 0 026 1407 UNAMORTIZED DEBT ISSUANCE EXPENSE 364 2,527 3,296 6,72727 1408 SINKING FUNDS 0 0 0 028 1410 OTHER NONCURRENT ASSETS 257 703 977 1,22529 1437 DEFERRED TAX REGULATORY ASSETS 6,143 52,108 69,448 67,64630 1438 DEFERRED MAINTENANCE AND RETIREMENTS 0 3,074 0 031 1439 DEFERRED CHARGES 3,944 28,224 69,279 53,98832 1500 OTHER JURISDICTIONAL ASSETS-NET 6,574 (53,331) (233,953) 15,62233 150 TOTAL NONCURRENT ASSETS 17,282 33,305 (90,953) 145,208

PLANT:34 2001 TELECOMMUNICATIONS PLANT IN SERVICE (TPIS) 758,341 5,494,491 9,224,681 9,374,62835 2002 PROPERTY HELD FOR FUTURE TELECOM USE 72 14 1,160 14236 2003 TELECOM PLANT UNDER CONSTRUCTION (TPUC) 4,986 51,934 121,594 98,59237 2004 RESERVED NA NA NA NA 38 2005 TELECOMMUNICATIONS PLANT ADJUSTMENT 0 0 0 039 2006 NONOPERATING PLANT 38 18,113 15,674 17,52740 2007 GOODWILL 0 0 0 041 210 TOTAL PLANT 763,437 5,564,552 9,363,109 9,490,889

TPIS - GENERAL SUPPORT:42 2111 LAND 2,695 23,190 46,799 36,01043 2112 MOTOR VEHICLES 6,108 54,801 141,088 109,62244 2113 AIRCRAFT 0 0 0 045 2114 SPECIAL PURPOSE VEHICLES 0 0 0 046 2115 GARAGE WORK EQUIPMENT 564 2,500 4,817 5,752

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(DOLLAR AMOUNTS SHOWN IN THOUSANDS)BA BA BA BA

9 10 11 12BELL ATLANTIC - BELL ATLANTIC - BELL ATLANTIC - BELL ATLANTIC -

LINE ACCT ITEMS DELAWARE, INC. MARYLAND, INC. NEW JERSEY, INC. PENNSYLVANIA,NO. NO. INC.

47 2116 OTHER WORK EQUIPMENT 4,094 44,216 52,719 73,58848 2121 BUILDINGS 52,447 411,708 685,115 738,33749 2122 FURNITURE 699 8,203 16,003 15,58850 2123 OFFICE EQUIPMENT 1,277 23,863 49,969 56,05951 2124 GENERAL PURPOSE COMPUTERS 13,091 263,053 595,440 419,67452 2110 TOTAL LAND & SUPPORT ASSETS 80,975 831,534 1,591,950 1,454,630

TPIS - CENTRAL OFFICE SWITCHING:53 2211 ANALOG ELECTRONIC SWITCHING 326 61,091 237,709 314,74554 2212 DIGITAL ELECTRONIC SWITCHING 131,199 1,103,359 1,472,593 1,491,34055 2215.1 STEP-BY-STEP SWITCHING 0 (2) 0 056 2215.2 CROSSBAR SWITCHING 0 2 0 057 2215.3 OTHER ELECTRO-MECHANICAL SWITCHING 0 0 0 058 2215 ELECTRO-MECHANICAL SWITCHING 0 0 0 059 2210 TOTAL CENTRAL OFFICE SWITCHING 131,525 1,164,450 1,710,302 1,806,085

60 2220 OPERATOR SYSTEMS 1,545 17,011 48,773 20,810

TPIS - CENTRAL OFFICE TRANSMISSION:61 2231.1 SATELLITE AND EARTH STATION FACILITIES 0 0 0 062 2231.2 OTHER RADIO FACILITIES 1,116 8,099 23,372 29,37863 2231 RADIO SYSTEMS 1,116 8,099 23,372 29,37864 2232 CIRCUIT EQUIPMENT 176,133 1,140,652 1,876,302 1,872,87265 2230 TOTAL CENTRAL OFFICE TRANSMISSION 177,249 1,148,751 1,899,674 1,902,250

TPIS - INFORMATION ORIG/TERM:66 2311 STATION APPARATUS 0 0 0 067 2321 CUSTOMER PREMISES WIRING 0 0 0 068 2341 LARGE PRIVATE BRANCH EXCHANGES 0 0 0 069 2351 PUBLIC TELEPHONE TERMINAL EQUIPMENT 5,099 36,082 76,754 67,15370 2362 OTHER TERMINAL EQUIPMENT 19,350 48,022 78,720 131,98271 2310 TOTAL INFORMATION ORIGINATION/TERMINATION 24,449 84,104 155,474 199,135

TPIS - CABLE & WIRE FACILITIES:72 2411 POLES 9,419 86,387 163,418 276,45573 2421 AERIAL CABLE 76,719 672,942 1,347,025 1,593,03874 2422 UNDERGROUND CABLE 61,798 356,370 921,205 822,03675 2423 BURIED CABLE 139,022 727,549 441,320 401,91976 2424 SUBMARINE CABLE 138 3,990 5,853 31277 2425 DEEP SEA CABLE 0 0 0 078 2426 INTRABUILDING NETWORK CABLE 9,189 51,116 168,864 137,57079 2431 AERIAL WIRE 0 0 0 080 2441 CONDUIT SYSTEMS 46,161 292,203 675,222 715,63481 2410 TOTAL CABLE AND WIRE FACILITIES 342,446 2,190,557 3,722,907 3,946,964

82 240 TOTAL TPIS (BEFORE AMORTIZABLE ASSETS) 758,189 5,436,407 9,129,080 9,329,874

TPIS - AMORTIZABLE ASSETS:83 2681 CAPITAL LEASES 0 36,683 65,170 23,56284 2682 LEASEHOLD IMPROVEMENTS 152 21,401 30,431 21,19285 2680 TOTAL AMORTIZABLE TANGIBLE ASSETS 152 58,084 95,601 44,754

86 2690 INTANGIBLES 0 0 0 0

87 260 TOTAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS PLANT IN SERVICE 758,341 5,494,491 9,224,681 9,374,628

DEPRECIATION AND AMORTIZATION:88 3100 ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION - TPIS 328,177 2,406,469 4,256,962 4,325,91289 3200 ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION - PHFTU 3 1 166 490 3300 ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION - NONOPERATING 0 2,957 9,459 11,59291 3410 ACCUMULATED AMORTIZATION - CAPITALIZED LEASES 0 13,844 40,862 11,16192 3420 ACCUMULATED AMORTIZATION - LEASEHOLD IMPROVE. 142 11,091 23,725 10,72293 3400 TOTAL ACCUMULATED AMORTIZATION - TANGIBLE 142 24,935 64,587 21,883

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(DOLLAR AMOUNTS SHOWN IN THOUSANDS)BA BA BA BA

9 10 11 12BELL ATLANTIC - BELL ATLANTIC - BELL ATLANTIC - BELL ATLANTIC -

LINE ACCT ITEMS DELAWARE, INC. MARYLAND, INC. NEW JERSEY, INC. PENNSYLVANIA,NO. NO. INC.

94 3500 ACCUMULATED AMORTIZATION - INTANGIBLE 0 0 0 095 3600 ACCUMULATED AMORTIZATION - OTHER 0 0 0 096 340 TOTAL DEPRECIATION AND AMORTIZATION 328,322 2,434,362 4,331,174 4,359,391

97 350 NET PLANT 435,115 3,130,190 5,031,935 5,131,498

98 360 TOTAL ASSETS 524,252 3,781,112 5,943,431 6,191,069

BALANCE SHEET ACCOUNTS - LIABILITIES

CURRENT LIABILITIES:99 4010 ACCOUNTS PAYABLE 53,354 399,673 684,383 639,782

100 4020 NOTES PAYABLE 14,982 75,255 261,666 215,145101 4030 ADVANCE BILLING AND PAYMENTS 7,044 50,278 80,721 70,344102 4040 CUSTOMERS' DEPOSITS 847 6,859 24,565 1,116103 4050 CURRENT MATURITIES - LONG-TERM DEBT 0 6,677 0 0104 4060 CURRENT MATURITIES - CAPITAL LEASES 0 1,128 4,719 1,204105 4070 INCOME TAXES - ACCRUED (461) (9,682) (17,988) 1,229106 4080 OTHER TAXES - ACCRUED 1,109 2,435 8,204 24,328107 4100 NET CURRENT DEFERRED OPERATING INCOME TAXES 1,213 11,908 56,971 (8,865)108 4110 NET CURRENT DEFERRED NONOPERATING INCOME TAXES 0 0 0 0109 4120 OTHER ACCRUED LIABILITIES 10,971 81,949 131,476 160,354110 4130 OTHER CURRENT LIABILITIES 648 3,211 9,944 3,363111 410 TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES 89,707 629,691 1,244,661 1,108,000

LONG-TERM DEBT:112 4210 FUNDED DEBT 102,000 935,000 1,265,000 1,425,000113 4220 PREMIUM ON LONG-TERM DEBT 10 139 101 180114 4230 DISCOUNT ON LONG-TERM DEBT 2,721 19,628 35,884 27,395115 4240 REACQUIRED DEBT 0 0 0 0116 4250 OBLIGATIONS UNDER CAPITAL LEASES 1 29,136 32,272 14,512117 4260 ADVANCES FROM AFFILIATED COMPANIES 20,000 0 0 0118 4270 OTHER LONG-TERM DEBT 0 5,620 0 0119 420 TOTAL LONG-TERM DEBT 119,290 950,267 1,261,489 1,412,297

OTHER LIABILITIES AND DEFERRED CREDITS:120 4310 OTHER LONG-TERM LIABILITIES 30,210 251,704 457,165 463,256121 4320 UNAMORTIZED OPERATING INVEST TAX CREDITS-NET 5,836 39,179 72,160 78,024122 4330 UNAMORTIZED NONOPERATING INVEST TAX CREDITS-NET 0 0 0 0123 4340 NET NONCURRENT DEF OPERATING INCOME TAXES 59,904 394,220 518,893 757,968124 4341 NET DEFERRED TAX LIABILITY ADJUSTMENTS (4,817) (4,580) (73,022) (63,126)125 4350 NET NONCURRENT DEF NONOPERATING INCOME TAXES 0 0 0 0126 4360 OTHER DEFERRED CREDITS 8,134 45,027 80,117 35,461127 4361 DEFERRED TAX REGULATORY LIABILITY 10,961 56,688 139,530 130,772128 4370 OTHER JURIS LIABILITIES/DEFERRED CREDITS-NET 3,027 (22,025) (89,732) 2,977129 430 TOTAL OTHER LIABILITIES AND DEFERRED CREDITS 113,255 760,213 1,105,111 1,405,332

STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY:130 4510 CAPITAL STOCK 118,442 825,420 1,381,195 1,594,654131 4520 ADDITIONAL PAID-IN CAPITAL 0 0 0 676132 4530 TREASURY STOCK 0 0 0 0133 4540 OTHER CAPITAL 0 0 1 0134 4550 RETAINED EARNINGS 83,558 615,521 950,974 670,110135 440 TOTAL STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY 202,000 1,440,941 2,332,170 2,265,440136 450 TOTAL LIABILITIES & STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY 524,252 3,781,112 5,943,431 6,191,069

137 460 RETAINED EARNINGS (BEGINNING-OF-YEAR) 79,457 637,952 1,030,770 812,527138 465 NET INCOME 38,722 298,715 408,419 363,963139 470 DIVIDENDS DECLARED 33,800 320,867 487,605 505,957140 475 MISCELLANEOUS DEBITS 839 354 772 575141 480 MISCELLANEOUS CREDITS 18 75 162 152142 490 RETAINED EARNINGS (END-OF-YEAR) 83,558 615,521 950,974 670,110

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(DOLLAR AMOUNTS SHOWN IN THOUSANDS)BA BA BA BA

9 10 11 12BELL ATLANTIC - BELL ATLANTIC - BELL ATLANTIC - BELL ATLANTIC -

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INCOME STATEMENT ACCOUNTS

REVENUE ACCOUNTS

LOCAL NETWORK SERVICE REVENUES:143 5001 BASIC AREA REVENUES 88,436 795,910 731,162 1,008,032144 5002 OPTIONAL EXTENDED AREA REVENUES 289 49,385 27 103,537145 5003 CELLULAR MOBILE SERVICE REVENUES 553 10,454 12,256 15,601146 5004 OTHER MOBILE SERVICES REVENUES 245 4,344 3,933 1,221147 510 BASIC LOCAL SERVICE REVENUES 89,523 860,093 747,378 1,128,391148 5010 PUBLIC TELEPHONE REVENUES 5,572 45,086 59,790 56,077149 5040 LOCAL PRIVATE LINE REVENUES 7,871 31,968 82,352 45,379150 5050 CUSTOMER PREMISES REVENUES 959 7,025 768 15,792151 5060 OTHER LOCAL EXCHANGE REVENUES 29,010 199,340 419,882 317,092152 5069 OTHER LOCAL EXCHANGE REVENUE SETTLEMENTS 0 140 84 12,268153 520 LOCAL NETWORK SERVICE REVENUES 132,935 1,143,652 1,310,254 1,574,999

NETWORK ACCESS REVENUES:154 5081 END USER REVENUES 24,193 166,865 272,227 276,894155 5082 SWITCHED ACCESS REVENUES 23,368 191,400 435,407 334,161156 5083 SPECIAL ACCESS REVENUES 15,175 77,724 153,168 132,579157 5084 STATE ACCESS REVENUES 1,595 123,511 147,802 196,964158 5080 TOTAL NETWORK ACCESS REVENUES 64,331 559,500 1,008,604 940,598

LONG DISTANCE NETWORK SERVICES REVENUES:159 5100 LONG DISTANCE MESSAGE REVENUES (CLASS A) 27,575 74,307 626,588 363,072

UNIDIRECTIONAL LONG DISTANCE REVENUES:160 5111 LONG DISTANCE INWARD-ONLY REVENUES 1,087 1,829 10,196 7,277161 5112 LONG DISTANCE OUTWARD-ONLY REVENUES 380 110 34,796 6,176162 5110 TOTAL UNIDIRECTIONAL LONG DISTANCE REVENUES 1,467 1,939 44,992 13,453

163 5121 SUBVOICE GRADE LONG DISTANCE PRIV NETWORK REV 98 258 636 691164 5122 VOICE GRADE LONG DISTANCE PRIV NETWORK REVENUES 1,004 16,896 5,398 18,876165 5123 AUDIO PROGRAM GRADE LD PRIV NETWORK REVENUES 0 0 0 10166 5124 VIDEO PROGRAM GRADE LD PRIV NETWORK REVENUES 0 0 0 0167 5125 DIGITAL TRANSMISSION LD PRIV NETWORK REVENUES 1,732 4,263 8,340 17,983168 5126 LONG DISTANCE PRIVATE NETWORK SWITCHING REV 0 0 0 0169 5128 OTHER LONG DISTANCE PRIVATE NETWORK REVENUES 0 1 1 1170 5129 OTHER LD PRIVATE NETWORK REVENUE SETTLEMENTS 0 (40) 0 0171 5120 TOTAL LONG DISTANCE PRIVATE NETWORK REV 2,834 21,378 14,375 37,561

172 5160 OTHER LONG DISTANCE REVENUES 287 829 1,058 11,497173 5169 OTHER LONG DISTANCE REVENUE SETTLEMENTS 0 0 0 0174 525 TOTAL LONG DISTANCE NETWORK SERVICE REV 32,163 98,453 687,013 425,583

MISCELLANEOUS REVENUES:175 5230 DIRECTORY REVENUES 35,844 175,139 361,091 366,692176 5240 RENT REVENUES 2,442 48,808 88,622 85,587177 5250 CORPORATE OPERATIONS REVENUES 0 0 0 0

178 5261 SPECIAL BILLING ARRANGEMENTS REVENUES 146 221 105 2,412179 5262 CUSTOMER OPERATIONS REVENUES 113 873 3,227 5,306180 5263 PLANT OPERATIONS REVENUES 0 0 0 0181 5264 OTHER INCIDENTAL REGULATED REVENUES 861 23,173 (14,939) 19,504182 5269 OTHER REVENUE SETTLEMENTS 0 0 0 0183 5260 MISCELLANEOUS REVENUES (CLASS A) 1,120 24,267 (11,607) 27,222

184 5270 CARRIER BILLING AND COLLECTION REVENUES 2,685 20,969 38,798 30,238185 5200 TOTAL MISCELLANEOUS REVENUES 42,091 269,183 476,904 509,739

186 5280 NONREGULATED REVENUES 10,315 78,058 105,720 88,391

UNCOLLECTIBLE REVENUES:187 5301 UNCOLLECTIBLE REVENUES - TELECOMMUNICATIONS 4,788 22,371 50,869 46,391188 5302 UNCOLLECTIBLE REVENUES - OTHER 5 124 189 135189 5300 TOTAL UNCOLLECTIBLE REVENUES 4,793 22,495 51,058 46,526190 530 TOTAL OPERATING REVENUES 277,042 2,126,351 3,537,437 3,492,784

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(DOLLAR AMOUNTS SHOWN IN THOUSANDS)BA BA BA BA

9 10 11 12BELL ATLANTIC - BELL ATLANTIC - BELL ATLANTIC - BELL ATLANTIC -

LINE ACCT ITEMS DELAWARE, INC. MARYLAND, INC. NEW JERSEY, INC. PENNSYLVANIA,NO. NO. INC.

EXPENSE ACCOUNTS

PLANT SPECIFIC OPERATIONS: NETWORK SUPPORT EXPENSES:

191 6112 MOTOR VEHICLE EXPENSES 342 2,169 861 4,517192 610 CLEARANCE - MOTOR VEHICLE 0 0 0 0193 615 NET BALANCE - MOTOR VEHICLE 342 2,169 861 4,517

194 6113 AIRCRAFT EXPENSES 25 183 323 289195 620 CLEARANCE - AIRCRAFT 0 0 0 0196 625 NET BALANCE - AIRCRAFT 25 183 323 289

197 6114 SPECIAL PURPOSE VEHICLE EXPENSES (1) (2) 0 1198 630 CLEARANCE - SPECIAL PURPOSE VEHICLE 0 0 0 0199 635 NET BALANCE - SPECIAL PURPOSE VEHICLE (1) (2) 0 1

200 6115 GARAGE WORK EQUIPMENT EXPENSES 9 216 135 404

201 6116 OTHER WORK EQUIPMENT EXPENSES 56 624 (1,771) 701202 640 CLEARANCE - OTHER WORK EQUIPMENT 0 0 0 0203 645 NET BALANCE - OTHER WORK EQUIPMENT 56 624 (1,771) 701204 6110 TOTAL NETWORK SUPPORT EXPENSES 431 3,190 (452) 5,912

GENERAL SUPPORT EXPENSES:205 6121 LAND AND BUILDING EXPENSES 4,958 47,911 79,058 80,878206 6122 FURNITURE AND ARTWORKS EXPENSES 607 1,510 4,519 4,745207 6123 OFFICE EQUIPMENT EXPENSES 954 4,721 3,468 10,334208 6124 GENERAL PURPOSE COMPUTERS EXPENSES 6,069 67,720 76,041 88,507209 6120 TOTAL GENERAL SUPPORT EXPENSES 12,588 121,862 163,086 184,464

CENTRAL OFFICE SWITCHING EXPENSES:210 6211 ANALOG ELECTRONIC EXPENSES 1,652 4,047 17,632 28,007211 6212 DIGITAL ELECTRONIC EXPENSES 11,573 62,328 105,250 104,092212 6215 ELECTRO-MECHANICAL EXPENSES 0 27 45 8213 6210 TOTAL CENTRAL OFFICE SWITCHING EXPENSES 13,225 66,402 122,927 132,107

214 6220 OPERATOR SYSTEMS EXPENSES 146 3,232 728 1,744

CENTRAL OFFICE TRANSMISSION EXPENSES:215 6231 RADIO SYSTEMS EXPENSES 116 236 433 1,657216 6232 CIRCUIT EQUIPMENT EXPENSES 4,199 28,586 45,174 39,213217 6230 TOTAL CENTRAL OFFICE TRANSMISSION EXPENSES 4,315 28,822 45,607 40,870

INFORMATION ORIG/TERM EXPENSES:218 6311 STATION APPARATUS EXPENSES 0 0 0 0219 6341 LARGE PRIVATE BRANCH EXCHANGE EXPENSES 0 0 0 0220 6351 PUBLIC TELEPHONE TERMINAL EQUIPMENT EXPENSES 885 4,661 11,122 9,184221 6362 OTHER TERMINAL EQUIPMENT EXPENSES 6,807 57,159 95,545 83,446222 6310 TOTAL INFORMATION ORIG/TERM EXPENSES 7,692 61,820 106,667 92,630

CABLE AND WIRE FACILITIES EXPENSES:223 6411 POLE EXPENSES 1,126 3,974 12,538 24,108224 6421 AERIAL CABLE EXPENSES 7,254 61,502 202,386 136,160225 6422 UNDERGROUND CABLE EXPENSES 1,398 8,630 17,813 21,155226 6423 BURIED CABLE EXPENSES 8,816 57,337 25,954 36,993227 6424 SUBMARINE CABLE EXPENSES 1 25 46 10228 6425 DEEP SEA CABLE EXPENSES 0 0 0 0229 6426 INTRABUILDING NETWORK CABLE EXPENSES 102 352 230 1,553230 6431 AERIAL WIRE EXPENSES 0 0 0 0231 6441 CONDUIT SYSTEMS EXPENSES 397 1,177 9,819 4,956232 6410 TOTAL CABLE AND WIRE FACILITIES EXPENSES 19,094 132,997 268,786 224,935

233 650 TOTAL PLANT SPECIFIC OPERATIONS EXPENSES 57,491 418,325 707,349 682,662

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(DOLLAR AMOUNTS SHOWN IN THOUSANDS)BA BA BA BA

9 10 11 12BELL ATLANTIC - BELL ATLANTIC - BELL ATLANTIC - BELL ATLANTIC -

LINE ACCT ITEMS DELAWARE, INC. MARYLAND, INC. NEW JERSEY, INC. PENNSYLVANIA,NO. NO. INC.

PLANT NONSPECIFIC OPERATIONS EXPENSES:234 6511 PROPERTY HELD FOR FUTURE TELECOM USE EXPENSES 0 0 0 0235 6512 PROVISIONING EXPENSES 60 47 1,486 22236 660 CLEARANCE - PROVISIONING 0 0 0 0237 665 NET BALANCE - PROVISIONING 60 47 1,486 22238 6510 OTHER PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT EXPENSES 60 47 1,486 22

239 6531 POWER EXPENSES 1,275 8,261 19,156 19,104240 6532 NETWORK ADMINISTRATION EXPENSES 2,173 17,380 21,689 25,873241 6533 TESTING EXPENSES 5,863 42,136 76,671 68,346242 6534 PLANT OPERATIONS ADMINISTRATION EXPENSES 5,344 25,618 46,183 48,011243 670 CLEARANCE - PLANT OPERATIONS ADMINISTRATION 0 0 0 0244 675 NET BALANCE - PLANT OPERATIONS ADMINISTRATION 5,344 25,618 46,183 48,011

245 6535 ENGINEERING EXPENSES 4,602 38,522 59,491 64,690246 680 CLEARANCE - ENGINEERING EXPENSES 0 0 0 0247 685 NET BALANCE - ENGINEERING EXPENSES 4,602 38,522 59,491 64,690

248 6530 TOTAL NETWORK OPERATIONS EXPENSES 19,257 131,917 223,190 226,024

249 6540 ACCESS EXPENSES 170 2,922 14,340 56,680

DEPRECIATION AND AMORTIZATION EXPENSES:250 6561 DEPRECIATION - TELECOM PLANT IN SERVICE 56,861 413,735 687,654 693,777251 6562 DEPRECIATION - PROP HELD FOR FUTURE TELECOM USE 1 1 26 3252 6563 AMORTIZATION EXPENSE - TANGIBLE 103 3,862 7,165 3,545253 6564 AMORTIZATION EXPENSE - INTANGIBLE 0 0 0 0254 6565 AMORTIZATION EXPENSE - OTHER 185 2,111 2,622 3,779255 6560 TOTAL DEPRECIATION AND AMORTIZATION EXPENSES 57,150 419,709 697,467 701,104

256 690 TOTAL PLANT NONSPECIFIC OPERATIONS EXPENSES 76,637 554,595 936,483 983,830

CUSTOMER OPERATIONS EXPENSES: MARKETING EXPENSES:

257 6611 PRODUCT MANAGEMENT 2,610 19,598 33,131 31,500258 6612 SALES 3,126 33,935 49,871 46,793259 6613 PRODUCT ADVERTISING 899 10,283 20,679 19,745260 6610 TOTAL MARKETING EXPENSES 6,635 63,816 103,681 98,038

SERVICES EXPENSES:261 6621 CALL COMPLETION SERVICES 1,143 7,026 21,868 20,233262 6622 NUMBER SERVICES 15,378 111,161 202,747 189,546263 6623 CUSTOMER SERVICES 17,804 142,726 212,538 233,881264 6620 TOTAL SERVICES EXPENSES 34,325 260,913 437,153 443,660

265 700 TOTAL CUSTOMER OPERATIONS EXPENSES 40,960 324,729 540,834 541,698

CORPORATE OPERATIONS EXPENSES: EXECUTIVE AND PLANNING EXPENSES:

266 6711 EXECUTIVE 2,148 9,395 15,781 15,300267 6712 PLANNING 96 706 1,218 1,232268 6710 TOTAL EXECUTIVE AND PLANNING EXPENSES 2,244 10,101 16,999 16,532

GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES:269 6721 ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE 2,550 14,055 22,007 23,477270 6722 EXTERNAL RELATIONS 3,174 12,088 23,281 26,769271 6723 HUMAN RESOURCES 1,507 10,834 19,636 21,403272 6724 INFORMATION MANAGEMENT 9,749 76,027 131,219 134,326273 6725 LEGAL 1,136 5,898 11,625 11,585274 6726 PROCUREMENT 568 3,380 6,465 4,887275 6727 RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 704 5,056 8,767 8,649276 6728 OTHER GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE 6,208 68,993 146,450 147,439277 6720 TOTAL GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES 25,596 196,331 369,450 378,535

278 6790 PROVISION FOR UNCOLLECTIBLE NOTES RECEIVABLE 0 0 0 0

279 710 TOTAL CORPORATE OPERATIONS EXPENSES 27,840 206,432 386,449 395,067

280 720 TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES 202,928 1,504,081 2,571,115 2,603,257

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(DOLLAR AMOUNTS SHOWN IN THOUSANDS)BA BA BA BA

9 10 11 12BELL ATLANTIC - BELL ATLANTIC - BELL ATLANTIC - BELL ATLANTIC -

LINE ACCT ITEMS DELAWARE, INC. MARYLAND, INC. NEW JERSEY, INC. PENNSYLVANIA,NO. NO. INC.

281 730 INCOME BEFORE OTHER OPERATING ITEMS & TAXES 74,114 622,270 966,322 889,527

OTHER OPERATING INCOME AND EXPENSE:282 7110 INCOME FROM CUSTOM WORK 1 6 0 22283 7130 RETURN FROM NONREG USE OF REG FACILITIES 0 0 0 0284 7140 GAINS AND LOSSES FROM FOREIGN EXCHANGE 0 0 0 0285 7150 GAINS/LOSSES FROM DISPOSITION OF LAND & ARTWORK (291) 3,252 (79) (593)286 7160 OTHER OPERATING GAINS AND LOSSES (764) (3,518) (285) (9,026)287 7100 OTHER OPERATING INCOME AND EXPENSES (1,054) (260) (364) (9,597)

OPERATING TAXES:288 7210 OPERATING INVESTMENT TAX CREDITS-NET 1,255 7,963 13,634 19,886289 7220 OPERATING FEDERAL INCOME TAXES 17,222 148,654 225,050 220,373290 7230 OPERATING STATE AND LOCAL INCOME TAXES 4,857 11,373 0 72,585291 7240 OPERATING OTHER TAXES 5,622 121,052 203,412 146,362292 7250 PROVISION FOR DEFERRED OPERATING INC TAX-NET 2,515 (2,446) 22,583 (17,089)293 7200 OPERATING TAXES 28,961 270,670 437,411 402,345

NONOPERATING INCOME AND EXPENSE:294 7310 DIVIDEND INCOME 0 0 0 0295 7320 INTEREST INCOME 80 1,247 1,177 1,198296 7330 INCOME FROM SINKING AND OTHER FUNDS 0 0 0 0297 7340 ALLOWANCES FOR FUNDS USED DURING CONSTRUCTION 1,243 5,382 10,623 5,446298 7350 GAINS/LOSSES FROM DISPOSITION OF PROPERTY 0 0 4 0299 7360 OTHER NONOPERATING INCOME 2,192 16,028 14,684 41,611300 7370 SPECIAL CHARGES 661 4,879 5,484 5,448301 7300 NONOPERATING INCOME AND EXPENSE 2,854 17,778 21,004 42,807

NONOPERATING TAXES:302 7410 NONOPERATING INVESTMENT TAX CREDITS-NET 0 0 0 0303 7420 NONOPERATING FEDERAL INCOME TAXES 528 4,304 3,724 10,232304 7430 NONOPERATING STATE AND LOCAL INCOME TAXES 144 337 0 3,361305 7440 NONOPERATING OTHER TAXES 0 0 (1) 110306 7450 PROVISION FOR DEFERRED NONOPERATING INC TAX-NET 0 0 0 0307 7400 NONOPERATING TAXES 672 4,641 3,723 13,703

INTEREST AND RELATED ITEMS:308 7510 INTEREST ON FUNDED DEBT 7,462 63,462 89,317 104,879309 7520 INTEREST EXPENSE - CAPITAL LEASES 0 3,444 3,003 1,532310 7530 AMORTIZATION OF DEBT ISSUANCE EXPENSES 18 189 230 369311 7540 OTHER INTEREST DEDUCTIONS 1,956 3,307 15,102 11,316312 7500 INTEREST AND RELATED ITEMS 9,436 70,402 107,652 118,096

EXTRAORDINARY ITEMS:313 7610 EXTRAORDINARY INCOME CREDITS 680 47,874 73,162 89,553314 7620 EXTRAORDINARY INCOME CHARGES (15) (142) (219) (224)315 7630 CURRENT INC TAX EFFECT OF EXTRAORD ITEMS-NET 0 0 0 0316 7640 PROV FOR DEF INC TAX EFFECT OF EXT ITEMS-NET 292 17,643 25,806 37,366317 7600 EXTRAORDINARY ITEMS 403 30,373 47,575 52,411

JURISDICTIONAL DIFFERENCES AND NONREG INCOME:318 7910 INC EFFECT OF JURISDICTIONAL RATEMAKING DIF-NET 1,474 (25,733) (77,332) (77,040)319 7990 NONREGULATED NET INCOME 0 0 0 0

320 790 NET INCOME 38,722 298,715 408,419 363,964

321 830 TOTAL NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES 875 6,639 12,223 12,218322 840 FULL-TIME 846 6,606 12,110 12,067323 850 PART-TIME 29 33 113 151324 860 TOTAL COMPENSATION FOR THE YEAR 56,685 397,353 771,345 759,235

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(DOLLAR AMOUNTS SHOWN IN THOUSANDS)BA BA BA BS

13 14 15 16BELL ATLANTIC - BELL ATLANTIC - BELL ATLANTIC - BELLSOUTH

LINE ACCT ITEMS VIRGINIA, INC. WASHINGTON, D.C., WEST VIRGINIA, TELE-NO. NO. INC. INC. COMMUNICATIONS,

INC.

BALANCE SHEET ACCOUNTS - ASSETS

CURRENT ASSETS: CASH AND EQUIVALENTS:

1 1130 CASH $9,666 $7,371 ($4,754) $84,6572 1140 SPECIAL CASH DEPOSITS 0 0 0 10,9063 1150 WORKING CASH ADVANCES 13 5 8 1,4794 1160 TEMPORARY INVESTMENTS 32,651 8,973 10,538 05 1120 CASH AND EQUIVALENTS 42,330 16,349 5,792 97,042

NONCASH CURRENT (EXCLUDING PREPAYMENTS):6 1180 TELECOMMUNICATIONS ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE 436,513 138,641 98,390 2,716,3497 1181 ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE ALLOWANCE - TELECOM 29,924 11,106 5,239 60,6298 1190 OTHER ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE 80,725 33,034 8,276 119,6879 1191 ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE ALLOWANCE - OTHER 854 389 182 0

10 1200 NOTES RECEIVABLE 232 0 33,824 35511 1201 NOTES RECEIVABLE ALLOWANCE 0 0 0 012 1210 INTEREST AND DIVIDENDS RECEIVABLE 39 0 191 1,73113 1220 INVENTORIES 9,927 1,706 4,185 303,14914 120 TOTAL NONCASH CURRENT (EXCL PREPAYMENTS) 496,658 161,886 139,445 3,080,642

PREPAYMENTS:15 1290 PREPAID RENTS 0 0 27 2516 1300 PREPAID TAXES 124 1,364 574 15,73917 1310 PREPAID INSURANCE 0 0 0 7,34618 1320 PREPAID DIRECTORY EXPENSES 19,720 3,797 3,179 019 1330 OTHER PREPAYMENTS 13,785 3,628 2,275 138,50920 1280 TOTAL PREPAYMENTS 33,629 8,789 6,055 161,619

21 1350 OTHER CURRENT ASSETS 92 0 1 1,355

22 130 TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS 572,709 187,024 151,293 3,340,658

NONCURRENT ASSETS:23 1401 INVESTMENTS IN AFFILIATED COMPANIES 0 0 0 374,31124 1402 INVESTMENTS IN NONAFFILIATED COMPANIES 500 50 38 3,17425 1406 NONREGULATED INVESTMENTS 0 0 0 026 1407 UNAMORTIZED DEBT ISSUANCE EXPENSE 3,303 733 598 44,49827 1408 SINKING FUNDS 0 0 0 028 1410 OTHER NONCURRENT ASSETS 636 252 302 239,66329 1437 DEFERRED TAX REGULATORY ASSETS 92,129 8,814 20,848 301,77530 1438 DEFERRED MAINTENANCE AND RETIREMENTS 11,049 0 0 031 1439 DEFERRED CHARGES 43,034 13,517 4,021 190,11032 1500 OTHER JURISDICTIONAL ASSETS-NET (371,613) 1,280 28,837 (115,884)33 150 TOTAL NONCURRENT ASSETS (220,962) 24,646 54,644 1,037,647

PLANT:34 2001 TELECOMMUNICATIONS PLANT IN SERVICE (TPIS) 5,585,709 1,502,062 1,661,779 45,318,20235 2002 PROPERTY HELD FOR FUTURE TELECOM USE 62 0 0 1136 2003 TELECOM PLANT UNDER CONSTRUCTION (TPUC) 78,472 22,410 8,824 243,13237 2004 RESERVED NA NA NA NA 38 2005 TELECOMMUNICATIONS PLANT ADJUSTMENT 0 0 0 2,95439 2006 NONOPERATING PLANT 8,885 6,165 542 18,62640 2007 GOODWILL 0 0 0 1,29241 210 TOTAL PLANT 5,673,128 1,530,637 1,671,145 45,584,217

TPIS - GENERAL SUPPORT:42 2111 LAND 21,768 12,101 6,622 164,13443 2112 MOTOR VEHICLES 50,139 8,580 19,166 403,19844 2113 AIRCRAFT 0 0 0 045 2114 SPECIAL PURPOSE VEHICLES 0 0 0 446 2115 GARAGE WORK EQUIPMENT 1,607 421 1,038 8,656

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(DOLLAR AMOUNTS SHOWN IN THOUSANDS)BA BA BA BS

13 14 15 16BELL ATLANTIC - BELL ATLANTIC - BELL ATLANTIC - BELLSOUTH

LINE ACCT ITEMS VIRGINIA, INC. WASHINGTON, D.C., WEST VIRGINIA, TELE-NO. NO. INC. INC. COMMUNICATIONS,

INC.

47 2116 OTHER WORK EQUIPMENT 43,796 8,137 14,288 430,95248 2121 BUILDINGS 357,069 195,757 133,092 2,860,57949 2122 FURNITURE 6,960 2,769 3,811 53,91950 2123 OFFICE EQUIPMENT 13,479 4,613 4,077 147,02551 2124 GENERAL PURPOSE COMPUTERS 205,491 327,974 43,196 2,250,86852 2110 TOTAL LAND & SUPPORT ASSETS 700,309 560,352 225,290 6,319,335

TPIS - CENTRAL OFFICE SWITCHING:53 2211 ANALOG ELECTRONIC SWITCHING 126,023 64,418 7 1,334,31954 2212 DIGITAL ELECTRONIC SWITCHING 944,305 246,498 295,778 6,640,40255 2215.1 STEP-BY-STEP SWITCHING (1) 0 0 2056 2215.2 CROSSBAR SWITCHING 1 0 0 1757 2215.3 OTHER ELECTRO-MECHANICAL SWITCHING 0 0 0 058 2215 ELECTRO-MECHANICAL SWITCHING 0 0 0 3759 2210 TOTAL CENTRAL OFFICE SWITCHING 1,070,328 310,916 295,785 7,974,758

60 2220 OPERATOR SYSTEMS 14,712 14,829 5,992 143,193

TPIS - CENTRAL OFFICE TRANSMISSION:61 2231.1 SATELLITE AND EARTH STATION FACILITIES 0 0 0 062 2231.2 OTHER RADIO FACILITIES 7,146 1,619 16,086 98,67663 2231 RADIO SYSTEMS 7,146 1,619 16,086 98,67664 2232 CIRCUIT EQUIPMENT 1,319,060 272,025 303,432 9,177,31665 2230 TOTAL CENTRAL OFFICE TRANSMISSION 1,326,206 273,644 319,518 9,275,992

TPIS - INFORMATION ORIG/TERM:66 2311 STATION APPARATUS 0 0 0 1,56267 2321 CUSTOMER PREMISES WIRING 0 0 0 068 2341 LARGE PRIVATE BRANCH EXCHANGES 0 0 0 55,51369 2351 PUBLIC TELEPHONE TERMINAL EQUIPMENT 35,402 9,419 10,538 245,65970 2362 OTHER TERMINAL EQUIPMENT 74,756 22,281 15,613 335,35071 2310 TOTAL INFORMATION ORIGINATION/TERMINATION 110,158 31,700 26,151 638,084

TPIS - CABLE & WIRE FACILITIES:72 2411 POLES 79,837 4,090 110,221 894,83873 2421 AERIAL CABLE 454,116 45,749 421,940 4,774,05174 2422 UNDERGROUND CABLE 394,987 131,312 54,647 3,036,52075 2423 BURIED CABLE 1,045,716 3,847 144,476 9,748,06676 2424 SUBMARINE CABLE 388 670 626 22,45077 2425 DEEP SEA CABLE 0 0 0 078 2426 INTRABUILDING NETWORK CABLE 26,321 56,179 10,741 179,20079 2431 AERIAL WIRE 0 0 0 080 2441 CONDUIT SYSTEMS 327,774 60,578 42,423 2,180,91581 2410 TOTAL CABLE AND WIRE FACILITIES 2,329,139 302,425 785,074 20,836,040

82 240 TOTAL TPIS (BEFORE AMORTIZABLE ASSETS) 5,550,852 1,493,866 1,657,810 45,187,402

TPIS - AMORTIZABLE ASSETS:83 2681 CAPITAL LEASES 20,223 3,643 276 24,19984 2682 LEASEHOLD IMPROVEMENTS 14,634 4,553 3,693 105,03985 2680 TOTAL AMORTIZABLE TANGIBLE ASSETS 34,857 8,196 3,969 129,238

86 2690 INTANGIBLES 0 0 0 1,562

87 260 TOTAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS PLANT IN SERVICE 5,585,709 1,502,062 1,661,779 45,318,202

DEPRECIATION AND AMORTIZATION:88 3100 ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION - TPIS 2,449,478 596,837 828,689 22,175,99189 3200 ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION - PHFTU 16 0 0 3990 3300 ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION - NONOPERATING 810 190 116 8,65491 3410 ACCUMULATED AMORTIZATION - CAPITALIZED LEASES 5,995 455 20 15,45392 3420 ACCUMULATED AMORTIZATION - LEASEHOLD IMPROVE. 10,672 3,695 1,883 60,19393 3400 TOTAL ACCUMULATED AMORTIZATION - TANGIBLE 16,667 4,150 1,903 75,646

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(DOLLAR AMOUNTS SHOWN IN THOUSANDS)BA BA BA BS

13 14 15 16BELL ATLANTIC - BELL ATLANTIC - BELL ATLANTIC - BELLSOUTH

LINE ACCT ITEMS VIRGINIA, INC. WASHINGTON, D.C., WEST VIRGINIA, TELE-NO. NO. INC. INC. COMMUNICATIONS,

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94 3500 ACCUMULATED AMORTIZATION - INTANGIBLE 0 0 0 92295 3600 ACCUMULATED AMORTIZATION - OTHER 0 0 0 096 340 TOTAL DEPRECIATION AND AMORTIZATION 2,466,971 601,177 830,708 22,261,252

97 350 NET PLANT 3,206,157 929,460 840,437 23,322,965

98 360 TOTAL ASSETS 3,557,904 1,141,130 1,046,374 27,701,270

BALANCE SHEET ACCOUNTS - LIABILITIES

CURRENT LIABILITIES:99 4010 ACCOUNTS PAYABLE 431,667 169,565 88,971 1,447,734

100 4020 NOTES PAYABLE 52,715 48,210 0 1,350,950101 4030 ADVANCE BILLING AND PAYMENTS 45,626 7,907 13,199 360,909102 4040 CUSTOMERS' DEPOSITS 13,750 1,421 1,977 41,398103 4050 CURRENT MATURITIES - LONG-TERM DEBT 0 98 0 75,000104 4060 CURRENT MATURITIES - CAPITAL LEASES 968 0 44 2,379105 4070 INCOME TAXES - ACCRUED (11,559) (2,179) (198) 85,427106 4080 OTHER TAXES - ACCRUED 2,809 4,830 8,745 269,294107 4100 NET CURRENT DEFERRED OPERATING INCOME TAXES 11,263 1,872 3,777 (2,409)108 4110 NET CURRENT DEFERRED NONOPERATING INCOME TAXES 0 0 0 (176,413)109 4120 OTHER ACCRUED LIABILITIES 75,493 21,007 21,694 1,166,051110 4130 OTHER CURRENT LIABILITIES 5,972 979 (118) 32,634111 410 TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES 628,704 253,710 138,091 4,652,954

LONG-TERM DEBT:112 4210 FUNDED DEBT 935,000 245,000 265,000 6,700,333113 4220 PREMIUM ON LONG-TERM DEBT 117 22 25 466114 4230 DISCOUNT ON LONG-TERM DEBT 5,205 6,768 1,173 32,062115 4240 REACQUIRED DEBT 0 0 0 0116 4250 OBLIGATIONS UNDER CAPITAL LEASES 16,075 3,836 214 11,393117 4260 ADVANCES FROM AFFILIATED COMPANIES 0 0 0 0118 4270 OTHER LONG-TERM DEBT 0 71 0 566119 420 TOTAL LONG-TERM DEBT 945,987 242,161 264,066 6,680,696

OTHER LIABILITIES AND DEFERRED CREDITS:120 4310 OTHER LONG-TERM LIABILITIES 224,696 77,404 82,376 1,582,236121 4320 UNAMORTIZED OPERATING INVEST TAX CREDITS-NET 45,527 8,082 14,441 319,008122 4330 UNAMORTIZED NONOPERATING INVEST TAX CREDITS-NET 0 0 0 0123 4340 NET NONCURRENT DEF OPERATING INCOME TAXES 407,109 128,178 107,322 3,104,318124 4341 NET DEFERRED TAX LIABILITY ADJUSTMENTS 5,513 (8,326) (2,056) (177,887)125 4350 NET NONCURRENT DEF NONOPERATING INCOME TAXES 0 0 0 (32,843)126 4360 OTHER DEFERRED CREDITS 18,954 13,720 3,991 112,348127 4361 DEFERRED TAX REGULATORY LIABILITY 86,615 17,140 22,904 479,662128 4370 OTHER JURIS LIABILITIES/DEFERRED CREDITS-NET (39,694) (2,997) 43,713 24,736129 430 TOTAL OTHER LIABILITIES AND DEFERRED CREDITS 748,720 233,201 272,691 5,411,578

STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY:130 4510 CAPITAL STOCK 873,685 191,968 264,066 7,345,106131 4520 ADDITIONAL PAID-IN CAPITAL 0 28,549 7,419 0132 4530 TREASURY STOCK 0 0 0 0133 4540 OTHER CAPITAL 0 0 0 40,621134 4550 RETAINED EARNINGS 360,808 191,541 100,041 3,570,315135 440 TOTAL STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY 1,234,493 412,058 371,526 10,956,042136 450 TOTAL LIABILITIES & STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY 3,557,904 1,141,130 1,046,374 27,701,270

137 460 RETAINED EARNINGS (BEGINNING-OF-YEAR) 485,944 140,992 120,122 3,344,962138 465 NET INCOME 163,271 50,723 66,220 1,915,523139 470 DIVIDENDS DECLARED 288,166 0 85,800 1,690,170140 475 MISCELLANEOUS DEBITS 358 351 555 0141 480 MISCELLANEOUS CREDITS 117 177 54 0142 490 RETAINED EARNINGS (END-OF-YEAR) 360,808 191,541 100,041 3,570,315

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(DOLLAR AMOUNTS SHOWN IN THOUSANDS)BA BA BA BS

13 14 15 16BELL ATLANTIC - BELL ATLANTIC - BELL ATLANTIC - BELLSOUTH

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INCOME STATEMENT ACCOUNTS

REVENUE ACCOUNTS

LOCAL NETWORK SERVICE REVENUES:143 5001 BASIC AREA REVENUES 726,071 188,781 239,499 4,623,278144 5002 OPTIONAL EXTENDED AREA REVENUES 3,970 821 101 823,896145 5003 CELLULAR MOBILE SERVICE REVENUES 10,207 2,652 2,109 0146 5004 OTHER MOBILE SERVICES REVENUES 3,271 2,104 141 762147 510 BASIC LOCAL SERVICE REVENUES 743,519 194,358 241,850 5,447,936148 5010 PUBLIC TELEPHONE REVENUES 37,581 11,287 8,728 286,553149 5040 LOCAL PRIVATE LINE REVENUES 42,391 22,562 7,132 336,393150 5050 CUSTOMER PREMISES REVENUES 5,875 129 1,183 27,471151 5060 OTHER LOCAL EXCHANGE REVENUES 201,905 72,212 45,447 2,143,968152 5069 OTHER LOCAL EXCHANGE REVENUE SETTLEMENTS 7,153 0 34 94153 520 LOCAL NETWORK SERVICE REVENUES 1,038,424 300,548 304,374 8,242,415

NETWORK ACCESS REVENUES:154 5081 END USER REVENUES 164,707 26,105 37,169 1,060,839155 5082 SWITCHED ACCESS REVENUES 199,306 60,832 82,321 1,826,523156 5083 SPECIAL ACCESS REVENUES 99,412 43,489 14,538 518,221157 5084 STATE ACCESS REVENUES 136,297 (12) 30,453 812,360158 5080 TOTAL NETWORK ACCESS REVENUES 599,722 130,414 164,481 4,217,943

LONG DISTANCE NETWORK SERVICES REVENUES:159 5100 LONG DISTANCE MESSAGE REVENUES (CLASS A) 63,486 3,862 51,004 508,484

UNIDIRECTIONAL LONG DISTANCE REVENUES:160 5111 LONG DISTANCE INWARD-ONLY REVENUES 1,459 0 1,641 13,211161 5112 LONG DISTANCE OUTWARD-ONLY REVENUES 131 0 386 83,051162 5110 TOTAL UNIDIRECTIONAL LONG DISTANCE REVENUES 1,590 0 2,027 96,262

163 5121 SUBVOICE GRADE LONG DISTANCE PRIV NETWORK REV 125 0 78 625164 5122 VOICE GRADE LONG DISTANCE PRIV NETWORK REVENUES 9,833 0 2,903 77,598165 5123 AUDIO PROGRAM GRADE LD PRIV NETWORK REVENUES 0 0 5 36166 5124 VIDEO PROGRAM GRADE LD PRIV NETWORK REVENUES 0 0 0 2,126167 5125 DIGITAL TRANSMISSION LD PRIV NETWORK REVENUES 4,667 0 2,809 118,432168 5126 LONG DISTANCE PRIVATE NETWORK SWITCHING REV 0 0 0 0169 5128 OTHER LONG DISTANCE PRIVATE NETWORK REVENUES 1 0 11 (422)170 5129 OTHER LD PRIVATE NETWORK REVENUE SETTLEMENTS (198) 0 (126) (34,077)171 5120 TOTAL LONG DISTANCE PRIVATE NETWORK REV 14,428 0 5,680 164,318

172 5160 OTHER LONG DISTANCE REVENUES 759 0 412 25,138173 5169 OTHER LONG DISTANCE REVENUE SETTLEMENTS 0 0 0 0174 525 TOTAL LONG DISTANCE NETWORK SERVICE REV 80,263 3,862 59,123 794,202

MISCELLANEOUS REVENUES:175 5230 DIRECTORY REVENUES 196,380 35,687 37,567 463,212176 5240 RENT REVENUES 46,920 81,417 8,723 22,317177 5250 CORPORATE OPERATIONS REVENUES 0 0 0 0

178 5261 SPECIAL BILLING ARRANGEMENTS REVENUES 155 120 17 2,042179 5262 CUSTOMER OPERATIONS REVENUES 3,036 164 363 1,593180 5263 PLANT OPERATIONS REVENUES 0 0 0 106181 5264 OTHER INCIDENTAL REGULATED REVENUES 23,321 2,974 4,573 195,234182 5269 OTHER REVENUE SETTLEMENTS 0 0 0 (8)183 5260 MISCELLANEOUS REVENUES (CLASS A) 26,512 3,258 4,953 198,967

184 5270 CARRIER BILLING AND COLLECTION REVENUES 20,083 3,135 3,997 152,625185 5200 TOTAL MISCELLANEOUS REVENUES 289,895 123,497 55,240 837,121

186 5280 NONREGULATED REVENUES 128,636 39,218 12,827 453,806

UNCOLLECTIBLE REVENUES:187 5301 UNCOLLECTIBLE REVENUES - TELECOMMUNICATIONS 15,945 4,094 5,277 134,751188 5302 UNCOLLECTIBLE REVENUES - OTHER 232 136 34 86189 5300 TOTAL UNCOLLECTIBLE REVENUES 16,177 4,230 5,311 134,837190 530 TOTAL OPERATING REVENUES 2,120,763 593,309 590,734 14,410,650

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(DOLLAR AMOUNTS SHOWN IN THOUSANDS)BA BA BA BS

13 14 15 16BELL ATLANTIC - BELL ATLANTIC - BELL ATLANTIC - BELLSOUTH

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EXPENSE ACCOUNTS

PLANT SPECIFIC OPERATIONS: NETWORK SUPPORT EXPENSES:

191 6112 MOTOR VEHICLE EXPENSES 1,469 121 649 151,392192 610 CLEARANCE - MOTOR VEHICLE 0 0 0 144,288193 615 NET BALANCE - MOTOR VEHICLE 1,469 121 649 7,104

194 6113 AIRCRAFT EXPENSES 214 50 54 4,712195 620 CLEARANCE - AIRCRAFT 0 0 0 0196 625 NET BALANCE - AIRCRAFT 214 50 54 4,712

197 6114 SPECIAL PURPOSE VEHICLE EXPENSES 0 0 0 58198 630 CLEARANCE - SPECIAL PURPOSE VEHICLE 0 0 0 0199 635 NET BALANCE - SPECIAL PURPOSE VEHICLE 0 0 0 58

200 6115 GARAGE WORK EQUIPMENT EXPENSES 120 29 31 722

201 6116 OTHER WORK EQUIPMENT EXPENSES 205 (129) (30) 49,318202 640 CLEARANCE - OTHER WORK EQUIPMENT 0 0 0 47,123203 645 NET BALANCE - OTHER WORK EQUIPMENT 205 (129) (30) 2,195204 6110 TOTAL NETWORK SUPPORT EXPENSES 2,008 71 704 14,791

GENERAL SUPPORT EXPENSES:205 6121 LAND AND BUILDING EXPENSES 52,376 15,683 15,570 272,323206 6122 FURNITURE AND ARTWORKS EXPENSES 2,485 417 678 11,266207 6123 OFFICE EQUIPMENT EXPENSES 7,045 2,355 5,031 20,647208 6124 GENERAL PURPOSE COMPUTERS EXPENSES 61,383 13,437 16,379 293,397209 6120 TOTAL GENERAL SUPPORT EXPENSES 123,289 31,892 37,658 597,633

CENTRAL OFFICE SWITCHING EXPENSES:210 6211 ANALOG ELECTRONIC EXPENSES 11,585 6,285 111 61,811211 6212 DIGITAL ELECTRONIC EXPENSES 63,352 11,982 19,334 362,877212 6215 ELECTRO-MECHANICAL EXPENSES 1 8 2 0213 6210 TOTAL CENTRAL OFFICE SWITCHING EXPENSES 74,938 18,275 19,447 424,688

214 6220 OPERATOR SYSTEMS EXPENSES 3,496 1,221 1,400 21,405

CENTRAL OFFICE TRANSMISSION EXPENSES:215 6231 RADIO SYSTEMS EXPENSES 298 252 335 1,087216 6232 CIRCUIT EQUIPMENT EXPENSES 27,073 5,308 5,471 191,475217 6230 TOTAL CENTRAL OFFICE TRANSMISSION EXPENSES 27,371 5,560 5,806 192,562

INFORMATION ORIG/TERM EXPENSES:218 6311 STATION APPARATUS EXPENSES 0 0 0 2,626219 6341 LARGE PRIVATE BRANCH EXCHANGE EXPENSES 0 0 0 2,723220 6351 PUBLIC TELEPHONE TERMINAL EQUIPMENT EXPENSES 4,567 1,230 1,846 24,991221 6362 OTHER TERMINAL EQUIPMENT EXPENSES 75,305 36,037 8,355 268,167222 6310 TOTAL INFORMATION ORIG/TERM EXPENSES 79,872 37,267 10,201 298,507

CABLE AND WIRE FACILITIES EXPENSES:223 6411 POLE EXPENSES 6,704 289 5,837 75,830224 6421 AERIAL CABLE EXPENSES 39,616 11,726 31,145 321,469225 6422 UNDERGROUND CABLE EXPENSES 7,714 3,024 1,347 67,134226 6423 BURIED CABLE EXPENSES 70,162 715 10,331 548,468227 6424 SUBMARINE CABLE EXPENSES 8 1 5 217228 6425 DEEP SEA CABLE EXPENSES 0 0 0 0229 6426 INTRABUILDING NETWORK CABLE EXPENSES 347 685 76 3,943230 6431 AERIAL WIRE EXPENSES 0 0 0 0231 6441 CONDUIT SYSTEMS EXPENSES 386 861 119 11,041232 6410 TOTAL CABLE AND WIRE FACILITIES EXPENSES 124,937 17,301 48,860 1,028,102

233 650 TOTAL PLANT SPECIFIC OPERATIONS EXPENSES 435,911 111,587 124,076 2,577,688

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(DOLLAR AMOUNTS SHOWN IN THOUSANDS)BA BA BA BS

13 14 15 16BELL ATLANTIC - BELL ATLANTIC - BELL ATLANTIC - BELLSOUTH

LINE ACCT ITEMS VIRGINIA, INC. WASHINGTON, D.C., WEST VIRGINIA, TELE-NO. NO. INC. INC. COMMUNICATIONS,

INC.

PLANT NONSPECIFIC OPERATIONS EXPENSES:234 6511 PROPERTY HELD FOR FUTURE TELECOM USE EXPENSES 0 0 0 0235 6512 PROVISIONING EXPENSES 587 (321) (178) 96,406236 660 CLEARANCE - PROVISIONING 0 0 0 85,410237 665 NET BALANCE - PROVISIONING 587 (321) (178) 10,996238 6510 OTHER PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT EXPENSES 587 (321) (178) 10,996

239 6531 POWER EXPENSES 7,071 2,269 2,519 48,099240 6532 NETWORK ADMINISTRATION EXPENSES 15,993 8,701 4,283 64,530241 6533 TESTING EXPENSES 38,160 15,171 12,695 242,604242 6534 PLANT OPERATIONS ADMINISTRATION EXPENSES 34,519 11,313 8,778 336,352243 670 CLEARANCE - PLANT OPERATIONS ADMINISTRATION 0 0 0 0244 675 NET BALANCE - PLANT OPERATIONS ADMINISTRATION 34,519 11,313 8,778 336,352

245 6535 ENGINEERING EXPENSES 41,869 11,533 14,392 285,162246 680 CLEARANCE - ENGINEERING EXPENSES 0 0 0 0247 685 NET BALANCE - ENGINEERING EXPENSES 41,869 11,533 14,392 285,162

248 6530 TOTAL NETWORK OPERATIONS EXPENSES 137,612 48,987 42,667 976,747

249 6540 ACCESS EXPENSES 18,793 600 3,096 43,407

DEPRECIATION AND AMORTIZATION EXPENSES:250 6561 DEPRECIATION - TELECOM PLANT IN SERVICE 412,442 129,015 115,879 3,152,764251 6562 DEPRECIATION - PROP HELD FOR FUTURE TELECOM USE 8 0 0 (12)252 6563 AMORTIZATION EXPENSE - TANGIBLE 2,791 1,423 518 15,911253 6564 AMORTIZATION EXPENSE - INTANGIBLE 0 0 0 328254 6565 AMORTIZATION EXPENSE - OTHER 1,702 847 605 17,448255 6560 TOTAL DEPRECIATION AND AMORTIZATION EXPENSES 416,943 131,285 117,002 3,186,439

256 690 TOTAL PLANT NONSPECIFIC OPERATIONS EXPENSES 573,935 180,551 162,587 4,217,589

CUSTOMER OPERATIONS EXPENSES: MARKETING EXPENSES:

257 6611 PRODUCT MANAGEMENT 19,438 6,269 5,195 196,514258 6612 SALES 39,500 16,056 6,056 310,012259 6613 PRODUCT ADVERTISING 9,208 3,612 2,161 127,556260 6610 TOTAL MARKETING EXPENSES 68,146 25,937 13,412 634,082

SERVICES EXPENSES:261 6621 CALL COMPLETION SERVICES 6,636 1,939 1,801 62,165262 6622 NUMBER SERVICES 106,569 24,767 23,803 196,013263 6623 CUSTOMER SERVICES 135,312 36,134 34,074 967,504264 6620 TOTAL SERVICES EXPENSES 248,517 62,840 59,678 1,225,682

265 700 TOTAL CUSTOMER OPERATIONS EXPENSES 316,663 88,777 73,090 1,859,764

CORPORATE OPERATIONS EXPENSES: EXECUTIVE AND PLANNING EXPENSES:

266 6711 EXECUTIVE 10,542 3,015 3,411 50,646267 6712 PLANNING 720 206 198 13,656268 6710 TOTAL EXECUTIVE AND PLANNING EXPENSES 11,262 3,221 3,609 64,302

GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES:269 6721 ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE 14,454 5,266 4,304 109,394270 6722 EXTERNAL RELATIONS 13,304 5,224 4,754 100,453271 6723 HUMAN RESOURCES 11,916 3,326 3,502 204,733272 6724 INFORMATION MANAGEMENT 75,477 24,054 21,192 515,231273 6725 LEGAL 5,538 1,930 1,940 45,599274 6726 PROCUREMENT 4,020 1,088 827 38,676275 6727 RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 5,056 1,503 1,449 30,590276 6728 OTHER GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE 77,032 24,423 17,438 445,864277 6720 TOTAL GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES 206,797 66,814 55,406 1,490,540

278 6790 PROVISION FOR UNCOLLECTIBLE NOTES RECEIVABLE 0 0 0 16

279 710 TOTAL CORPORATE OPERATIONS EXPENSES 218,059 70,035 59,015 1,554,858

280 720 TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES 1,544,568 450,950 418,768 10,209,899

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(DOLLAR AMOUNTS SHOWN IN THOUSANDS)BA BA BA BS

13 14 15 16BELL ATLANTIC - BELL ATLANTIC - BELL ATLANTIC - BELLSOUTH

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281 730 INCOME BEFORE OTHER OPERATING ITEMS & TAXES 576,195 142,359 171,966 4,200,751

OTHER OPERATING INCOME AND EXPENSE:282 7110 INCOME FROM CUSTOM WORK 97 211 0 0283 7130 RETURN FROM NONREG USE OF REG FACILITIES 0 0 0 0284 7140 GAINS AND LOSSES FROM FOREIGN EXCHANGE 0 0 0 0285 7150 GAINS/LOSSES FROM DISPOSITION OF LAND & ARTWORK 532 0 149 6,860286 7160 OTHER OPERATING GAINS AND LOSSES (2,367) (2,127) (2,314) 176287 7100 OTHER OPERATING INCOME AND EXPENSES (1,738) (1,916) (2,165) 7,036

OPERATING TAXES:288 7210 OPERATING INVESTMENT TAX CREDITS-NET 10,152 2,362 3,094 48,125289 7220 OPERATING FEDERAL INCOME TAXES 148,337 14,012 42,700 1,059,318290 7230 OPERATING STATE AND LOCAL INCOME TAXES 24,196 3,913 12,184 170,254291 7240 OPERATING OTHER TAXES 57,793 44,815 29,440 622,953292 7250 PROVISION FOR DEFERRED OPERATING INC TAX-NET 2,397 13,649 (4,576) (78,561)293 7200 OPERATING TAXES 222,571 74,027 76,654 1,725,839

NONOPERATING INCOME AND EXPENSE:294 7310 DIVIDEND INCOME 7 0 0 17295 7320 INTEREST INCOME 1,145 166 1,531 8,155296 7330 INCOME FROM SINKING AND OTHER FUNDS 0 0 0 0297 7340 ALLOWANCES FOR FUNDS USED DURING CONSTRUCTION 5,334 1,318 955 18,481298 7350 GAINS/LOSSES FROM DISPOSITION OF PROPERTY 0 0 0 2,003299 7360 OTHER NONOPERATING INCOME 12,088 3,464 4,556 439,699300 7370 SPECIAL CHARGES 4,257 1,131 1,047 50,628301 7300 NONOPERATING INCOME AND EXPENSE 14,317 3,817 5,995 417,727

NONOPERATING TAXES:302 7410 NONOPERATING INVESTMENT TAX CREDITS-NET 0 0 0 0303 7420 NONOPERATING FEDERAL INCOME TAXES 2,848 475 1,648 (8,210)304 7430 NONOPERATING STATE AND LOCAL INCOME TAXES 524 166 472 (1,135)305 7440 NONOPERATING OTHER TAXES 0 441 0 358306 7450 PROVISION FOR DEFERRED NONOPERATING INC TAX-NET 0 0 0 167,789307 7400 NONOPERATING TAXES 3,372 1,082 2,120 158,802

INTEREST AND RELATED ITEMS:308 7510 INTEREST ON FUNDED DEBT 66,115 17,720 18,602 447,804309 7520 INTEREST EXPENSE - CAPITAL LEASES 1,609 310 9 1,142310 7530 AMORTIZATION OF DEBT ISSUANCE EXPENSES 215 33 59 1,784311 7540 OTHER INTEREST DEDUCTIONS 6,180 2,359 199 109,074312 7500 INTEREST AND RELATED ITEMS 74,119 20,422 18,869 559,804

EXTRAORDINARY ITEMS:313 7610 EXTRAORDINARY INCOME CREDITS 30,104 2,704 4,206 0314 7620 EXTRAORDINARY INCOME CHARGES (110) (33) (37) 0315 7630 CURRENT INC TAX EFFECT OF EXTRAORD ITEMS-NET 0 0 0 0316 7640 PROV FOR DEF INC TAX EFFECT OF EXT ITEMS-NET 11,849 1,162 1,753 0317 7600 EXTRAORDINARY ITEMS 18,365 1,575 2,490 0

JURISDICTIONAL DIFFERENCES AND NONREG INCOME:318 7910 INC EFFECT OF JURISDICTIONAL RATEMAKING DIF-NET (143,807) 419 (14,422) (265,546)319 7990 NONREGULATED NET INCOME 0 0 0 0

320 790 NET INCOME 163,270 50,723 66,221 1,915,523

321 830 TOTAL NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES 6,285 1,542 1,827 59,567322 840 FULL-TIME 6,218 1,525 1,827 59,486323 850 PART-TIME 67 17 0 81324 860 TOTAL COMPENSATION FOR THE YEAR 374,649 87,750 109,887 3,219,201

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17 18 19 20NEW ENGLAND NEW YORK NEVADA BELL PACIFIC BELL

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BALANCE SHEET ACCOUNTS - ASSETS

CURRENT ASSETS: CASH AND EQUIVALENTS:

1 1130 CASH $14,057 $20,983 ($613) ($342,765)2 1140 SPECIAL CASH DEPOSITS 14 80 1 03 1150 WORKING CASH ADVANCES 108 1,680 13 1,0724 1160 TEMPORARY INVESTMENTS 0 0 0 9,4255 1120 CASH AND EQUIVALENTS 14,179 22,743 (599) (332,268)

NONCASH CURRENT (EXCLUDING PREPAYMENTS):6 1180 TELECOMMUNICATIONS ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE 951,845 1,793,362 23,962 1,734,8687 1181 ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE ALLOWANCE - TELECOM 47,422 162,281 1,356 126,0208 1190 OTHER ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE 167,971 42,153 2,862 139,8019 1191 ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE ALLOWANCE - OTHER 0 0 0 0

10 1200 NOTES RECEIVABLE 0 36 0 216,88911 1201 NOTES RECEIVABLE ALLOWANCE 0 0 0 012 1210 INTEREST AND DIVIDENDS RECEIVABLE 2,359 4,945 0 6513 1220 INVENTORIES 99,545 110,103 605 31,74214 120 TOTAL NONCASH CURRENT (EXCL PREPAYMENTS) 1,174,298 1,788,318 26,073 1,997,345

PREPAYMENTS:15 1290 PREPAID RENTS 214 14,311 347 7,24016 1300 PREPAID TAXES 12,308 30,010 397 3,31017 1310 PREPAID INSURANCE 1,976 4,426 271 4,05318 1320 PREPAID DIRECTORY EXPENSES 0 0 5,258 019 1330 OTHER PREPAYMENTS 37,501 52,917 48 18,24920 1280 TOTAL PREPAYMENTS 51,999 101,664 6,321 32,852

21 1350 OTHER CURRENT ASSETS 9,351 81,747 4,257 50,130

22 130 TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS 1,249,827 1,994,472 36,052 1,748,059

NONCURRENT ASSETS:23 1401 INVESTMENTS IN AFFILIATED COMPANIES 122,250 326,968 0 890,33224 1402 INVESTMENTS IN NONAFFILIATED COMPANIES 75 2,679 50 4,02825 1406 NONREGULATED INVESTMENTS 0 0 0 026 1407 UNAMORTIZED DEBT ISSUANCE EXPENSE 4,864 20,177 165 21,59527 1408 SINKING FUNDS 0 0 0 028 1410 OTHER NONCURRENT ASSETS 10,547 20,092 2,670 8,43529 1437 DEFERRED TAX REGULATORY ASSETS 138,984 261,477 5,455 413,26930 1438 DEFERRED MAINTENANCE AND RETIREMENTS 0 0 0 031 1439 DEFERRED CHARGES 84,170 38,546 1,492 82,70432 1500 OTHER JURISDICTIONAL ASSETS-NET 210,444 2,602,819 15,368 1,575,57733 150 TOTAL NONCURRENT ASSETS 571,334 3,272,758 25,200 2,995,940

PLANT:34 2001 TELECOMMUNICATIONS PLANT IN SERVICE (TPIS) 12,519,144 20,217,529 523,992 26,619,97335 2002 PROPERTY HELD FOR FUTURE TELECOM USE 4,034 833 0 10336 2003 TELECOM PLANT UNDER CONSTRUCTION (TPUC) 212,826 394,907 5,443 687,99337 2004 RESERVED NA NA NA NA 38 2005 TELECOMMUNICATIONS PLANT ADJUSTMENT 0 0 0 (27)39 2006 NONOPERATING PLANT 2,001 4,437 779 103,09340 2007 GOODWILL 0 0 0 041 210 TOTAL PLANT 12,738,005 20,617,706 530,214 27,411,135

TPIS - GENERAL SUPPORT:42 2111 LAND 36,565 70,204 2,960 209,37643 2112 MOTOR VEHICLES 6,026 26,892 7,201 282,83944 2113 AIRCRAFT 0 0 0 045 2114 SPECIAL PURPOSE VEHICLES 221 33 123 1,58846 2115 GARAGE WORK EQUIPMENT 4,389 10,291 168 17,616

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(DOLLAR AMOUNTS SHOWN IN THOUSANDS)N N P P

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47 2116 OTHER WORK EQUIPMENT 117,808 156,340 2,299 204,30748 2121 BUILDINGS 870,872 1,860,849 33,981 2,386,66349 2122 FURNITURE 37,846 94,631 418 115,71650 2123 OFFICE EQUIPMENT 142,523 287,615 1,457 131,31151 2124 GENERAL PURPOSE COMPUTERS 168,891 256,565 8,828 1,714,99752 2110 TOTAL LAND & SUPPORT ASSETS 1,385,141 2,763,420 57,435 5,064,413

TPIS - CENTRAL OFFICE SWITCHING:53 2211 ANALOG ELECTRONIC SWITCHING 148,142 324,687 0 1,031,73954 2212 DIGITAL ELECTRONIC SWITCHING 2,458,187 4,110,639 93,582 4,051,71155 2215.1 STEP-BY-STEP SWITCHING 0 65 222 056 2215.2 CROSSBAR SWITCHING 36 28 0 11257 2215.3 OTHER ELECTRO-MECHANICAL SWITCHING 0 0 0 058 2215 ELECTRO-MECHANICAL SWITCHING 36 93 222 11259 2210 TOTAL CENTRAL OFFICE SWITCHING 2,606,365 4,435,419 93,804 5,083,562

60 2220 OPERATOR SYSTEMS 44,688 76,306 1,705 108,349

TPIS - CENTRAL OFFICE TRANSMISSION:61 2231.1 SATELLITE AND EARTH STATION FACILITIES 1 0 0 062 2231.2 OTHER RADIO FACILITIES 14,809 36,757 12,251 115,83863 2231 RADIO SYSTEMS 14,810 36,757 12,251 115,83864 2232 CIRCUIT EQUIPMENT 2,436,459 3,739,495 68,827 4,387,96865 2230 TOTAL CENTRAL OFFICE TRANSMISSION 2,451,269 3,776,252 81,078 4,503,806

TPIS - INFORMATION ORIG/TERM:66 2311 STATION APPARATUS 0 2,346 0 067 2321 CUSTOMER PREMISES WIRING 0 0 0 068 2341 LARGE PRIVATE BRANCH EXCHANGES 0 0 0 3,84569 2351 PUBLIC TELEPHONE TERMINAL EQUIPMENT 73,222 148,915 5,800 165,00170 2362 OTHER TERMINAL EQUIPMENT 195,351 411,621 3,050 299,96471 2310 TOTAL INFORMATION ORIGINATION/TERMINATION 268,573 562,882 8,850 468,810

TPIS - CABLE & WIRE FACILITIES:72 2411 POLES 632,020 448,842 14,303 569,90773 2421 AERIAL CABLE 2,717,658 3,510,551 41,978 2,303,77874 2422 UNDERGROUND CABLE 1,144,588 1,876,089 70,956 3,767,71975 2423 BURIED CABLE 300,817 929,385 99,876 1,944,31976 2424 SUBMARINE CABLE 8,424 13,551 0 7,74477 2425 DEEP SEA CABLE 0 0 0 078 2426 INTRABUILDING NETWORK CABLE 22,347 254,203 4,044 271,69779 2431 AERIAL WIRE 31,819 20,649 1,248 37,33780 2441 CONDUIT SYSTEMS 829,490 1,161,178 47,399 2,233,78981 2410 TOTAL CABLE AND WIRE FACILITIES 5,687,163 8,214,448 279,804 11,136,290

82 240 TOTAL TPIS (BEFORE AMORTIZABLE ASSETS) 12,443,199 19,828,727 522,676 26,365,230

TPIS - AMORTIZABLE ASSETS:83 2681 CAPITAL LEASES 6,020 113,603 0 42,31984 2682 LEASEHOLD IMPROVEMENTS 69,925 275,199 1,316 212,40485 2680 TOTAL AMORTIZABLE TANGIBLE ASSETS 75,945 388,802 1,316 254,723

86 2690 INTANGIBLES 0 0 0 20

87 260 TOTAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS PLANT IN SERVICE 12,519,144 20,217,529 523,992 26,619,973

DEPRECIATION AND AMORTIZATION:88 3100 ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION - TPIS 6,084,444 9,853,305 237,868 12,457,65889 3200 ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION - PHFTU 2 0 0 090 3300 ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION - NONOPERATING 382 5,081 288 9,09391 3410 ACCUMULATED AMORTIZATION - CAPITALIZED LEASES 3,794 50,153 0 25,25092 3420 ACCUMULATED AMORTIZATION - LEASEHOLD IMPROVE. 32,119 89,303 1,234 145,63093 3400 TOTAL ACCUMULATED AMORTIZATION - TANGIBLE 35,913 139,456 1,234 170,880

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94 3500 ACCUMULATED AMORTIZATION - INTANGIBLE 0 0 0 1595 3600 ACCUMULATED AMORTIZATION - OTHER 0 0 0 096 340 TOTAL DEPRECIATION AND AMORTIZATION 6,120,741 9,997,842 239,390 12,637,646

97 350 NET PLANT 6,617,264 10,619,864 290,824 14,773,489

98 360 TOTAL ASSETS 8,438,425 15,887,094 352,076 19,517,488

BALANCE SHEET ACCOUNTS - LIABILITIES

CURRENT LIABILITIES:99 4010 ACCOUNTS PAYABLE 780,872 2,077,350 29,080 1,025,430

100 4020 NOTES PAYABLE 0 0 34,529 644,642101 4030 ADVANCE BILLING AND PAYMENTS 12,453 151,422 5,407 203,359102 4040 CUSTOMERS' DEPOSITS 5,705 29,373 286 40,682103 4050 CURRENT MATURITIES - LONG-TERM DEBT 175,211 58,591 0 0104 4060 CURRENT MATURITIES - CAPITAL LEASES 497 2,619 0 3,230105 4070 INCOME TAXES - ACCRUED 56,293 33,784 1,425 96,556106 4080 OTHER TAXES - ACCRUED 16,701 24,045 96 7,846107 4100 NET CURRENT DEFERRED OPERATING INCOME TAXES (17,007) 113,889 (3,531) (112,379)108 4110 NET CURRENT DEFERRED NONOPERATING INCOME TAXES (25,454) 139,573 0 (52,097)109 4120 OTHER ACCRUED LIABILITIES 254,470 594,813 4,292 471,590110 4130 OTHER CURRENT LIABILITIES 73,140 143,549 385 55,708111 410 TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES 1,332,881 3,369,008 71,969 2,384,567

LONG-TERM DEBT:112 4210 FUNDED DEBT 2,003,965 3,827,000 60,000 5,195,000113 4220 PREMIUM ON LONG-TERM DEBT 0 1,232 0 275114 4230 DISCOUNT ON LONG-TERM DEBT 8,879 27,609 0 211,187115 4240 REACQUIRED DEBT 0 0 0 0116 4250 OBLIGATIONS UNDER CAPITAL LEASES 1,329 52,024 0 15,435117 4260 ADVANCES FROM AFFILIATED COMPANIES 0 0 0 0118 4270 OTHER LONG-TERM DEBT 0 3,672 0 0119 420 TOTAL LONG-TERM DEBT 1,996,415 3,856,319 60,000 4,999,523

OTHER LIABILITIES AND DEFERRED CREDITS:120 4310 OTHER LONG-TERM LIABILITIES 848,512 1,651,073 34,027 1,932,863121 4320 UNAMORTIZED OPERATING INVEST TAX CREDITS-NET 73,344 130,710 7,291 340,333122 4330 UNAMORTIZED NONOPERATING INVEST TAX CREDITS-NET 0 0 0 0123 4340 NET NONCURRENT DEF OPERATING INCOME TAXES 578,141 498,243 36,068 1,873,128124 4341 NET DEFERRED TAX LIABILITY ADJUSTMENTS 38,182 70,402 (6,183) (225,274)125 4350 NET NONCURRENT DEF NONOPERATING INCOME TAXES (29,117) (203,740) 0 (39,965)126 4360 OTHER DEFERRED CREDITS 91,847 (9,914) 1,200 231,337127 4361 DEFERRED TAX REGULATORY LIABILITY 100,802 191,076 11,637 638,543128 4370 OTHER JURIS LIABILITIES/DEFERRED CREDITS-NET 199,290 1,597,656 5,016 125,570129 430 TOTAL OTHER LIABILITIES AND DEFERRED CREDITS 1,901,001 3,925,506 89,056 4,876,535

STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY:130 4510 CAPITAL STOCK 1,000 1,000 15,000 224,505131 4520 ADDITIONAL PAID-IN CAPITAL 2,088,082 3,166,421 72,387 6,100,590132 4530 TREASURY STOCK 0 0 0 0133 4540 OTHER CAPITAL 0 0 0 0134 4550 RETAINED EARNINGS 1,119,046 1,568,840 43,664 931,768135 440 TOTAL STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY 3,208,128 4,736,261 131,051 7,256,863136 450 TOTAL LIABILITIES & STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY 8,438,425 15,887,094 352,076 19,517,488

137 460 RETAINED EARNINGS (BEGINNING-OF-YEAR) 935,844 922,497 42,963 911,239138 465 NET INCOME 650,102 646,343 24,859 1,173,740139 470 DIVIDENDS DECLARED 466,900 0 23,954 1,151,337140 475 MISCELLANEOUS DEBITS 0 0 204 1,874141 480 MISCELLANEOUS CREDITS 0 0 0 0142 490 RETAINED EARNINGS (END-OF-YEAR) 1,119,046 1,568,840 43,664 931,768

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REVENUE ACCOUNTS

LOCAL NETWORK SERVICE REVENUES:143 5001 BASIC AREA REVENUES 1,643,149 3,336,598 51,554 2,723,022144 5002 OPTIONAL EXTENDED AREA REVENUES 0 0 663 66,973145 5003 CELLULAR MOBILE SERVICE REVENUES 0 0 0 0146 5004 OTHER MOBILE SERVICES REVENUES 7,529 0 837 73,005147 510 BASIC LOCAL SERVICE REVENUES 1,650,678 3,336,598 53,054 2,863,000148 5010 PUBLIC TELEPHONE REVENUES 67,214 245,765 3,227 166,936149 5040 LOCAL PRIVATE LINE REVENUES 63,848 122,063 2,735 73,943150 5050 CUSTOMER PREMISES REVENUES 63 10,714 120 14,882151 5060 OTHER LOCAL EXCHANGE REVENUES 297,053 1,030,836 20,064 871,908152 5069 OTHER LOCAL EXCHANGE REVENUE SETTLEMENTS 0 0 0 141153 520 LOCAL NETWORK SERVICE REVENUES 2,078,856 4,745,976 79,200 3,990,810

NETWORK ACCESS REVENUES:154 5081 END USER REVENUES 311,622 536,809 14,527 690,507155 5082 SWITCHED ACCESS REVENUES 811,742 1,156,833 33,823 812,664156 5083 SPECIAL ACCESS REVENUES 140,793 283,219 9,113 293,713157 5084 STATE ACCESS REVENUES 121,434 303,583 5,547 721,217158 5080 TOTAL NETWORK ACCESS REVENUES 1,385,591 2,280,444 63,010 2,518,101

LONG DISTANCE NETWORK SERVICES REVENUES:159 5100 LONG DISTANCE MESSAGE REVENUES (CLASS A) 567,785 179,423 19,083 1,165,794

UNIDIRECTIONAL LONG DISTANCE REVENUES:160 5111 LONG DISTANCE INWARD-ONLY REVENUES 39,758 19,406 284 71,928161 5112 LONG DISTANCE OUTWARD-ONLY REVENUES 1,539 1,521 111 10,282162 5110 TOTAL UNIDIRECTIONAL LONG DISTANCE REVENUES 41,297 20,927 395 82,210

163 5121 SUBVOICE GRADE LONG DISTANCE PRIV NETWORK REV 1,296 6,044 0 1164 5122 VOICE GRADE LONG DISTANCE PRIV NETWORK REVENUES 37,741 33,474 1,823 14,119165 5123 AUDIO PROGRAM GRADE LD PRIV NETWORK REVENUES 0 0 0 591166 5124 VIDEO PROGRAM GRADE LD PRIV NETWORK REVENUES 0 0 0 0167 5125 DIGITAL TRANSMISSION LD PRIV NETWORK REVENUES 22,195 49,459 45 43,631168 5126 LONG DISTANCE PRIVATE NETWORK SWITCHING REV 0 0 0 0169 5128 OTHER LONG DISTANCE PRIVATE NETWORK REVENUES 0 0 181 766170 5129 OTHER LD PRIVATE NETWORK REVENUE SETTLEMENTS (121) 700 (61) 91171 5120 TOTAL LONG DISTANCE PRIVATE NETWORK REV 61,111 89,677 1,988 59,199

172 5160 OTHER LONG DISTANCE REVENUES 12,993 14,547 3 (23,477)173 5169 OTHER LONG DISTANCE REVENUE SETTLEMENTS 0 0 0 0174 525 TOTAL LONG DISTANCE NETWORK SERVICE REV 683,186 304,574 21,469 1,283,727

MISCELLANEOUS REVENUES:175 5230 DIRECTORY REVENUES 314,850 318,467 20,463 34,852176 5240 RENT REVENUES 38,229 50,973 262 27,111177 5250 CORPORATE OPERATIONS REVENUES 1,789 7,008 0 1,818

178 5261 SPECIAL BILLING ARRANGEMENTS REVENUES 378 1,037 329 12,018179 5262 CUSTOMER OPERATIONS REVENUES 544 55 420 14,086180 5263 PLANT OPERATIONS REVENUES 13 0 0 0181 5264 OTHER INCIDENTAL REGULATED REVENUES 14,538 60,998 3,624 150,265182 5269 OTHER REVENUE SETTLEMENTS 0 0 (8,504) 0183 5260 MISCELLANEOUS REVENUES (CLASS A) 15,473 62,090 (4,131) 176,369

184 5270 CARRIER BILLING AND COLLECTION REVENUES 42,104 73,665 2,293 89,190185 5200 TOTAL MISCELLANEOUS REVENUES 412,445 512,203 18,887 329,340

186 5280 NONREGULATED REVENUES 78,630 174,972 7,710 164,713

UNCOLLECTIBLE REVENUES:187 5301 UNCOLLECTIBLE REVENUES - TELECOMMUNICATIONS 5,429 107,971 1,337 125,285188 5302 UNCOLLECTIBLE REVENUES - OTHER 56,543 0 0 0189 5300 TOTAL UNCOLLECTIBLE REVENUES 61,972 107,971 1,337 125,285190 530 TOTAL OPERATING REVENUES 4,576,736 7,910,198 188,939 8,161,406

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PLANT SPECIFIC OPERATIONS: NETWORK SUPPORT EXPENSES:

191 6112 MOTOR VEHICLE EXPENSES 58,888 4,631 91 5,945192 610 CLEARANCE - MOTOR VEHICLE 53,235 0 0 0193 615 NET BALANCE - MOTOR VEHICLE 5,653 4,631 91 5,945

194 6113 AIRCRAFT EXPENSES 1 0 0 84195 620 CLEARANCE - AIRCRAFT 0 0 0 0196 625 NET BALANCE - AIRCRAFT 1 0 0 84

197 6114 SPECIAL PURPOSE VEHICLE EXPENSES 1 7 20 16198 630 CLEARANCE - SPECIAL PURPOSE VEHICLE 0 0 0 0199 635 NET BALANCE - SPECIAL PURPOSE VEHICLE 1 7 20 16

200 6115 GARAGE WORK EQUIPMENT EXPENSES 45 840 14 723

201 6116 OTHER WORK EQUIPMENT EXPENSES 12,126 161 11 2,320202 640 CLEARANCE - OTHER WORK EQUIPMENT 12,124 0 0 0203 645 NET BALANCE - OTHER WORK EQUIPMENT 2 161 11 2,320204 6110 TOTAL NETWORK SUPPORT EXPENSES 5,702 5,639 136 9,088

GENERAL SUPPORT EXPENSES:205 6121 LAND AND BUILDING EXPENSES 96,233 183,658 4,171 151,696206 6122 FURNITURE AND ARTWORKS EXPENSES 2,261 3,192 167 12,786207 6123 OFFICE EQUIPMENT EXPENSES 12,020 29,222 1,017 36,011208 6124 GENERAL PURPOSE COMPUTERS EXPENSES 123,712 234,224 2,672 163,172209 6120 TOTAL GENERAL SUPPORT EXPENSES 234,226 450,296 8,027 363,665

CENTRAL OFFICE SWITCHING EXPENSES:210 6211 ANALOG ELECTRONIC EXPENSES 19,674 42,561 124 55,841211 6212 DIGITAL ELECTRONIC EXPENSES 83,359 201,625 6,013 238,876212 6215 ELECTRO-MECHANICAL EXPENSES 0 1,119 7 45213 6210 TOTAL CENTRAL OFFICE SWITCHING EXPENSES 103,033 245,305 6,144 294,762

214 6220 OPERATOR SYSTEMS EXPENSES 46 2,727 0 19,554

CENTRAL OFFICE TRANSMISSION EXPENSES:215 6231 RADIO SYSTEMS EXPENSES 373 2,146 178 2,632216 6232 CIRCUIT EQUIPMENT EXPENSES 54,728 105,256 2,077 101,318217 6230 TOTAL CENTRAL OFFICE TRANSMISSION EXPENSES 55,101 107,402 2,255 103,950

INFORMATION ORIG/TERM EXPENSES:218 6311 STATION APPARATUS EXPENSES 0 0 2,010 191219 6341 LARGE PRIVATE BRANCH EXCHANGE EXPENSES 0 0 0 0220 6351 PUBLIC TELEPHONE TERMINAL EQUIPMENT EXPENSES 14,060 36,758 1,922 16,110221 6362 OTHER TERMINAL EQUIPMENT EXPENSES 70,132 241,948 2,633 137,929222 6310 TOTAL INFORMATION ORIG/TERM EXPENSES 84,192 278,706 6,565 154,230

CABLE AND WIRE FACILITIES EXPENSES:223 6411 POLE EXPENSES 13,222 12,109 78 1,663224 6421 AERIAL CABLE EXPENSES 301,590 562,556 2,636 200,760225 6422 UNDERGROUND CABLE EXPENSES 38,376 72,915 2,048 126,974226 6423 BURIED CABLE EXPENSES 18,680 44,386 5,920 136,045227 6424 SUBMARINE CABLE EXPENSES 11 100 0 1228 6425 DEEP SEA CABLE EXPENSES 0 0 0 0229 6426 INTRABUILDING NETWORK CABLE EXPENSES 3,685 28,052 65 100230 6431 AERIAL WIRE EXPENSES 1,456 476 27 1,345231 6441 CONDUIT SYSTEMS EXPENSES 7,214 78,481 218 8,835232 6410 TOTAL CABLE AND WIRE FACILITIES EXPENSES 384,234 799,075 10,992 475,723

233 650 TOTAL PLANT SPECIFIC OPERATIONS EXPENSES 866,534 1,889,150 34,119 1,420,972

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PLANT NONSPECIFIC OPERATIONS EXPENSES:234 6511 PROPERTY HELD FOR FUTURE TELECOM USE EXPENSES 0 0 0 0235 6512 PROVISIONING EXPENSES 18,430 (511) 0 1236 660 CLEARANCE - PROVISIONING 21,112 0 0 0237 665 NET BALANCE - PROVISIONING (2,682) (511) 0 1238 6510 OTHER PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT EXPENSES (2,682) (511) 0 1

239 6531 POWER EXPENSES 26,416 56,250 672 47,593240 6532 NETWORK ADMINISTRATION EXPENSES 61,575 77,284 1,477 25,950241 6533 TESTING EXPENSES 85,425 246,937 2,640 161,968242 6534 PLANT OPERATIONS ADMINISTRATION EXPENSES 86,775 191,375 5,633 245,174243 670 CLEARANCE - PLANT OPERATIONS ADMINISTRATION 8,793 0 0 0244 675 NET BALANCE - PLANT OPERATIONS ADMINISTRATION 77,982 191,375 5,633 245,174

245 6535 ENGINEERING EXPENSES 62,368 93,653 5,247 195,448246 680 CLEARANCE - ENGINEERING EXPENSES 13,249 0 0 0247 685 NET BALANCE - ENGINEERING EXPENSES 49,119 93,653 5,247 195,448

248 6530 TOTAL NETWORK OPERATIONS EXPENSES 300,517 665,499 15,669 676,133

249 6540 ACCESS EXPENSES 872 55,203 6,881 89,209

DEPRECIATION AND AMORTIZATION EXPENSES:250 6561 DEPRECIATION - TELECOM PLANT IN SERVICE 911,112 1,398,278 31,424 1,780,206251 6562 DEPRECIATION - PROP HELD FOR FUTURE TELECOM USE 0 0 0 0252 6563 AMORTIZATION EXPENSE - TANGIBLE 5,864 14,787 168 20,225253 6564 AMORTIZATION EXPENSE - INTANGIBLE 0 0 0 4254 6565 AMORTIZATION EXPENSE - OTHER 2,147 7,161 292 36,753255 6560 TOTAL DEPRECIATION AND AMORTIZATION EXPENSES 919,123 1,420,226 31,884 1,837,188

256 690 TOTAL PLANT NONSPECIFIC OPERATIONS EXPENSES 1,217,830 2,140,417 54,434 2,602,531

CUSTOMER OPERATIONS EXPENSES: MARKETING EXPENSES:

257 6611 PRODUCT MANAGEMENT 107,438 203,118 2,945 102,982258 6612 SALES 92,783 137,482 2,719 251,726259 6613 PRODUCT ADVERTISING 28,442 40,437 923 84,334260 6610 TOTAL MARKETING EXPENSES 228,663 381,037 6,587 439,042

SERVICES EXPENSES:261 6621 CALL COMPLETION SERVICES 29,049 64,406 1,161 65,356262 6622 NUMBER SERVICES 74,347 108,031 12,145 172,450263 6623 CUSTOMER SERVICES 266,564 609,995 9,544 633,969264 6620 TOTAL SERVICES EXPENSES 369,960 782,432 22,850 871,775

265 700 TOTAL CUSTOMER OPERATIONS EXPENSES 598,623 1,163,469 29,437 1,310,817

CORPORATE OPERATIONS EXPENSES: EXECUTIVE AND PLANNING EXPENSES:

266 6711 EXECUTIVE 35,858 73,955 1,684 57,339267 6712 PLANNING 134 1,210 86 16,855268 6710 TOTAL EXECUTIVE AND PLANNING EXPENSES 35,992 75,165 1,770 74,194

GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES:269 6721 ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE 25,669 39,752 5,037 58,194270 6722 EXTERNAL RELATIONS 40,252 86,052 2,994 59,996271 6723 HUMAN RESOURCES 47,325 79,447 1,763 94,598272 6724 INFORMATION MANAGEMENT 70,782 136,813 5,921 557,700273 6725 LEGAL 20,372 29,014 817 22,127274 6726 PROCUREMENT 15,224 14,015 136 12,713275 6727 RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 27,879 49,328 0 382276 6728 OTHER GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE 310,914 402,832 6,695 261,646277 6720 TOTAL GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES 558,417 837,253 23,363 1,067,356

278 6790 PROVISION FOR UNCOLLECTIBLE NOTES RECEIVABLE 0 0 0 0

279 710 TOTAL CORPORATE OPERATIONS EXPENSES 594,409 912,418 25,133 1,141,550

280 720 TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES 3,277,396 6,105,454 143,123 6,475,870

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281 730 INCOME BEFORE OTHER OPERATING ITEMS & TAXES 1,299,340 1,804,744 45,816 1,685,536

OTHER OPERATING INCOME AND EXPENSE:282 7110 INCOME FROM CUSTOM WORK 146 288 0 686283 7130 RETURN FROM NONREG USE OF REG FACILITIES 0 0 0 0284 7140 GAINS AND LOSSES FROM FOREIGN EXCHANGE 0 0 0 0285 7150 GAINS/LOSSES FROM DISPOSITION OF LAND & ARTWORK 0 0 (18) 19,704286 7160 OTHER OPERATING GAINS AND LOSSES (375) (8,629) 0 2,552287 7100 OTHER OPERATING INCOME AND EXPENSES (229) (8,341) (18) 22,942

OPERATING TAXES:288 7210 OPERATING INVESTMENT TAX CREDITS-NET 10,320 15,854 921 43,637289 7220 OPERATING FEDERAL INCOME TAXES 400,718 382,106 9,049 299,818290 7230 OPERATING STATE AND LOCAL INCOME TAXES 70,560 406 0 91,346291 7240 OPERATING OTHER TAXES 132,910 668,394 6,075 164,575292 7250 PROVISION FOR DEFERRED OPERATING INC TAX-NET (69,141) (90,518) 2,014 50,955293 7200 OPERATING TAXES 524,727 944,534 16,217 563,057

NONOPERATING INCOME AND EXPENSE:294 7310 DIVIDEND INCOME 0 0 82 3,234295 7320 INTEREST INCOME 474 2,886 69 10,681296 7330 INCOME FROM SINKING AND OTHER FUNDS 0 0 0 0297 7340 ALLOWANCES FOR FUNDS USED DURING CONSTRUCTION 12,535 22,375 396 32,942298 7350 GAINS/LOSSES FROM DISPOSITION OF PROPERTY 0 5,415 0 21299 7360 OTHER NONOPERATING INCOME 132,243 208,246 650 626,761300 7370 SPECIAL CHARGES 16,950 28,534 529 23,047301 7300 NONOPERATING INCOME AND EXPENSE 128,302 210,388 668 650,592

NONOPERATING TAXES:302 7410 NONOPERATING INVESTMENT TAX CREDITS-NET 0 0 0 0303 7420 NONOPERATING FEDERAL INCOME TAXES (2,620) (376) 132 2,413304 7430 NONOPERATING STATE AND LOCAL INCOME TAXES 24 0 0 1,583305 7440 NONOPERATING OTHER TAXES 0 1,529 0 718306 7450 PROVISION FOR DEFERRED NONOPERATING INC TAX-NET 46,481 56,988 0 119,395307 7400 NONOPERATING TAXES 43,885 58,141 132 124,109

INTEREST AND RELATED ITEMS:308 7510 INTEREST ON FUNDED DEBT 149,231 269,013 6,055 359,290309 7520 INTEREST EXPENSE - CAPITAL LEASES 206 7,180 27 1,804310 7530 AMORTIZATION OF DEBT ISSUANCE EXPENSES 945 1,279 15 971311 7540 OTHER INTEREST DEDUCTIONS 4,209 33,495 1,594 50,218312 7500 INTEREST AND RELATED ITEMS 154,591 310,967 7,691 412,283

EXTRAORDINARY ITEMS:313 7610 EXTRAORDINARY INCOME CREDITS 0 0 0 0314 7620 EXTRAORDINARY INCOME CHARGES 0 0 0 0315 7630 CURRENT INC TAX EFFECT OF EXTRAORD ITEMS-NET 0 0 0 0316 7640 PROV FOR DEF INC TAX EFFECT OF EXT ITEMS-NET 0 0 0 0317 7600 EXTRAORDINARY ITEMS 0 0 0 0

JURISDICTIONAL DIFFERENCES AND NONREG INCOME:318 7910 INC EFFECT OF JURISDICTIONAL RATEMAKING DIF-NET (54,108) (46,806) 2,433 (85,881)319 7990 NONREGULATED NET INCOME 0 0 0 0

320 790 NET INCOME 650,102 646,343 24,859 1,173,740

321 830 TOTAL NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES 18,060 36,981 852 42,417322 840 FULL-TIME 17,966 36,899 842 41,681323 850 PART-TIME 94 82 10 736324 860 TOTAL COMPENSATION FOR THE YEAR 933,084 1,990,820 37,654 2,833,421

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BALANCE SHEET ACCOUNTS - ASSETS

CURRENT ASSETS: CASH AND EQUIVALENTS:

1 1130 CASH $65,653 $70,046 ($3,540) $49,0872 1140 SPECIAL CASH DEPOSITS 0 18,849 1,194 683 1150 WORKING CASH ADVANCES 1 0 0 514 1160 TEMPORARY INVESTMENTS 3,808 2,695 0 05 1120 CASH AND EQUIVALENTS 69,462 91,590 (2,346) 49,206

NONCASH CURRENT (EXCLUDING PREPAYMENTS):6 1180 TELECOMMUNICATIONS ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE 1,513,781 1,480,411 98,543 275,7967 1181 ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE ALLOWANCE - TELECOM 17,920 36,517 3,624 16,9218 1190 OTHER ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE 176,157 103,394 21,138 29,9429 1191 ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE ALLOWANCE - OTHER 0 0 0 1,562

10 1200 NOTES RECEIVABLE 1,559 114 0 011 1201 NOTES RECEIVABLE ALLOWANCE 0 0 0 012 1210 INTEREST AND DIVIDENDS RECEIVABLE 0 737 0 (106)13 1220 INVENTORIES 123,991 109,211 13,059 14,28914 120 TOTAL NONCASH CURRENT (EXCL PREPAYMENTS) 1,797,568 1,657,350 129,116 301,438

PREPAYMENTS:15 1290 PREPAID RENTS 1,850 0 28 7916 1300 PREPAID TAXES 0 10,258 5,184 67817 1310 PREPAID INSURANCE 1,160 1,666 46 018 1320 PREPAID DIRECTORY EXPENSES 34,808 0 1,387 35,22719 1330 OTHER PREPAYMENTS 165,380 3,435 2,227 68620 1280 TOTAL PREPAYMENTS 203,198 15,359 8,872 36,670

21 1350 OTHER CURRENT ASSETS 33,422 54,943 0 0

22 130 TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS 2,103,650 1,819,242 135,642 387,314

NONCURRENT ASSETS:23 1401 INVESTMENTS IN AFFILIATED COMPANIES 25,322 47,846 0 024 1402 INVESTMENTS IN NONAFFILIATED COMPANIES 2,269 4,735 190 025 1406 NONREGULATED INVESTMENTS 0 0 0 026 1407 UNAMORTIZED DEBT ISSUANCE EXPENSE 1,879 154,692 1,291 4,76827 1408 SINKING FUNDS 0 0 0 028 1410 OTHER NONCURRENT ASSETS 0 655,156 3 7,00329 1437 DEFERRED TAX REGULATORY ASSETS 265,370 263,609 10,260 40,82730 1438 DEFERRED MAINTENANCE AND RETIREMENTS 0 0 0 031 1439 DEFERRED CHARGES 2,609 63,899 2,746 84,16032 1500 OTHER JURISDICTIONAL ASSETS-NET 116,262 644,116 (580) 128,04933 150 TOTAL NONCURRENT ASSETS 413,711 1,834,053 13,910 264,807

PLANT:34 2001 TELECOMMUNICATIONS PLANT IN SERVICE (TPIS) 28,929,216 31,605,130 1,546,237 4,208,85035 2002 PROPERTY HELD FOR FUTURE TELECOM USE 15 22 0 036 2003 TELECOM PLANT UNDER CONSTRUCTION (TPUC) 312,098 590,809 14,264 98,01237 2004 RESERVED NA NA NA NA 38 2005 TELECOMMUNICATIONS PLANT ADJUSTMENT 0 2,746 0 039 2006 NONOPERATING PLANT 39,667 22,616 3,442 8,83340 2007 GOODWILL 0 0 0 041 210 TOTAL PLANT 29,280,996 32,221,323 1,563,943 4,315,695

TPIS - GENERAL SUPPORT:42 2111 LAND 166,014 102,178 4,560 16,85443 2112 MOTOR VEHICLES 278,408 325,524 19,854 70,15744 2113 AIRCRAFT 0 1,876 0 045 2114 SPECIAL PURPOSE VEHICLES 0 1,147 0 046 2115 GARAGE WORK EQUIPMENT 7,167 9,736 958 4,438

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47 2116 OTHER WORK EQUIPMENT 191,196 189,145 11,442 34,91448 2121 BUILDINGS 2,539,978 2,269,102 136,383 350,72949 2122 FURNITURE 33,269 38,584 14,777 35,33550 2123 OFFICE EQUIPMENT 319,624 176,854 19,287 51,70651 2124 GENERAL PURPOSE COMPUTERS 599,322 2,215,070 47,234 220,73252 2110 TOTAL LAND & SUPPORT ASSETS 4,134,978 5,329,216 254,495 784,865

TPIS - CENTRAL OFFICE SWITCHING:53 2211 ANALOG ELECTRONIC SWITCHING 1,922,090 1,396,270 24,752 286,49654 2212 DIGITAL ELECTRONIC SWITCHING 3,400,590 4,451,475 297,498 598,24755 2215.1 STEP-BY-STEP SWITCHING 0 2,148 0 056 2215.2 CROSSBAR SWITCHING 0 109 2 057 2215.3 OTHER ELECTRO-MECHANICAL SWITCHING 172 0 0 058 2215 ELECTRO-MECHANICAL SWITCHING 172 2,257 2 059 2210 TOTAL CENTRAL OFFICE SWITCHING 5,322,852 5,850,002 322,252 884,743

60 2220 OPERATOR SYSTEMS 149,440 41,450 4,378 13,538

TPIS - CENTRAL OFFICE TRANSMISSION:61 2231.1 SATELLITE AND EARTH STATION FACILITIES 0 0 0 062 2231.2 OTHER RADIO FACILITIES 164,533 320,963 526 68263 2231 RADIO SYSTEMS 164,533 320,963 526 68264 2232 CIRCUIT EQUIPMENT 5,576,692 6,100,915 267,417 844,03965 2230 TOTAL CENTRAL OFFICE TRANSMISSION 5,741,225 6,421,878 267,943 844,721

TPIS - INFORMATION ORIG/TERM:66 2311 STATION APPARATUS 7,187 217 139 067 2321 CUSTOMER PREMISES WIRING 0 0 0 068 2341 LARGE PRIVATE BRANCH EXCHANGES 52,133 25 0 069 2351 PUBLIC TELEPHONE TERMINAL EQUIPMENT 214,374 116,631 8,056 25,94670 2362 OTHER TERMINAL EQUIPMENT 230,991 257,603 8,647 22,45571 2310 TOTAL INFORMATION ORIGINATION/TERMINATION 504,685 374,476 16,842 48,401

TPIS - CABLE & WIRE FACILITIES:72 2411 POLES 333,086 228,002 46,550 145,51373 2421 AERIAL CABLE 1,534,059 970,193 198,095 650,71674 2422 UNDERGROUND CABLE 2,286,782 2,520,793 148,857 363,59375 2423 BURIED CABLE 7,294,983 7,452,175 119,443 151,68776 2424 SUBMARINE CABLE 4,825 10,774 0 2,03577 2425 DEEP SEA CABLE 0 0 0 078 2426 INTRABUILDING NETWORK CABLE 142,348 309,210 32,793 45,44979 2431 AERIAL WIRE 2,208 32,466 3,346 080 2441 CONDUIT SYSTEMS 1,453,448 1,607,692 79,790 237,90881 2410 TOTAL CABLE AND WIRE FACILITIES 13,051,739 13,131,305 628,874 1,596,901

82 240 TOTAL TPIS (BEFORE AMORTIZABLE ASSETS) 28,904,919 31,148,327 1,494,784 4,173,169

TPIS - AMORTIZABLE ASSETS:83 2681 CAPITAL LEASES 8,275 344,306 34,096 11784 2682 LEASEHOLD IMPROVEMENTS 16,022 109,602 17,357 35,56485 2680 TOTAL AMORTIZABLE TANGIBLE ASSETS 24,297 453,908 51,453 35,681

86 2690 INTANGIBLES 0 2,895 0 0

87 260 TOTAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS PLANT IN SERVICE 28,929,216 31,605,130 1,546,237 4,208,850

DEPRECIATION AND AMORTIZATION:88 3100 ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION - TPIS 13,416,449 14,399,182 692,168 2,063,40889 3200 ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION - PHFTU 4 0 0 090 3300 ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION - NONOPERATING 8,866 2,714 38 1,81591 3410 ACCUMULATED AMORTIZATION - CAPITALIZED LEASES 5,843 139,769 9,054 6392 3420 ACCUMULATED AMORTIZATION - LEASEHOLD IMPROVE. 11,641 59,551 6,767 12,29593 3400 TOTAL ACCUMULATED AMORTIZATION - TANGIBLE 17,484 199,320 15,821 12,358

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94 3500 ACCUMULATED AMORTIZATION - INTANGIBLE 0 825 1 095 3600 ACCUMULATED AMORTIZATION - OTHER 0 1,660 0 096 340 TOTAL DEPRECIATION AND AMORTIZATION 13,442,803 14,603,701 708,028 2,077,581

97 350 NET PLANT 15,838,193 17,617,622 855,915 2,238,114

98 360 TOTAL ASSETS 18,355,554 21,270,917 1,005,467 2,890,235

BALANCE SHEET ACCOUNTS - LIABILITIES

CURRENT LIABILITIES:99 4010 ACCOUNTS PAYABLE 837,454 1,130,884 44,012 202,829

100 4020 NOTES PAYABLE 800,000 700,138 56,619 0101 4030 ADVANCE BILLING AND PAYMENTS 250,597 214,401 17,191 39,918102 4040 CUSTOMERS' DEPOSITS 28,313 35,837 1,040 1,683103 4050 CURRENT MATURITIES - LONG-TERM DEBT 120,000 47,048 0 0104 4060 CURRENT MATURITIES - CAPITAL LEASES 745 85,542 796 3105 4070 INCOME TAXES - ACCRUED 135,789 35,315 (868) (11,071)106 4080 OTHER TAXES - ACCRUED 256,857 238,368 29,633 6,783107 4100 NET CURRENT DEFERRED OPERATING INCOME TAXES (69,106) (68,463) (7,232) (30,692)108 4110 NET CURRENT DEFERRED NONOPERATING INCOME TAXES 0 (43,161) (967) (9,965)109 4120 OTHER ACCRUED LIABILITIES 307,033 818,773 13,908 96,447110 4130 OTHER CURRENT LIABILITIES 492,845 68,884 730 15,446111 410 TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES 3,160,527 3,263,566 154,862 311,382

LONG-TERM DEBT:112 4210 FUNDED DEBT 4,297,500 5,303,728 190,000 750,000113 4220 PREMIUM ON LONG-TERM DEBT 116 3,686 24 16114 4230 DISCOUNT ON LONG-TERM DEBT 33,123 125,374 58 3,275115 4240 REACQUIRED DEBT 0 0 0 0116 4250 OBLIGATIONS UNDER CAPITAL LEASES 2,099 128,168 31,580 121117 4260 ADVANCES FROM AFFILIATED COMPANIES 0 0 0 0118 4270 OTHER LONG-TERM DEBT 0 61,687 0 0119 420 TOTAL LONG-TERM DEBT 4,266,592 5,371,895 221,546 746,862

OTHER LIABILITIES AND DEFERRED CREDITS:120 4310 OTHER LONG-TERM LIABILITIES 1,556,368 798,874 4,600 105,624121 4320 UNAMORTIZED OPERATING INVEST TAX CREDITS-NET 277,370 304,514 12,922 24,880122 4330 UNAMORTIZED NONOPERATING INVEST TAX CREDITS-NET 0 (4,414) 0 0123 4340 NET NONCURRENT DEF OPERATING INCOME TAXES 2,301,230 3,035,061 145,022 346,306124 4341 NET DEFERRED TAX LIABILITY ADJUSTMENTS (187,755) (215,090) (11,793) (28,308)125 4350 NET NONCURRENT DEF NONOPERATING INCOME TAXES 0 (15,493) (1,147) 0126 4360 OTHER DEFERRED CREDITS 9,184 260,740 4,939 19,043127 4361 DEFERRED TAX REGULATORY LIABILITY 453,124 478,699 22,053 69,135128 4370 OTHER JURIS LIABILITIES/DEFERRED CREDITS-NET (340,193) 142,665 1,905 19,208129 430 TOTAL OTHER LIABILITIES AND DEFERRED CREDITS 4,069,328 4,785,556 178,501 555,888

STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY:130 4510 CAPITAL STOCK 1,000 7,677,017 13 380,357131 4520 ADDITIONAL PAID-IN CAPITAL 3,687,126 0 167,049 152,076132 4530 TREASURY STOCK 0 0 0 (1,351)133 4540 OTHER CAPITAL 0 0 0 0134 4550 RETAINED EARNINGS 3,170,981 172,883 283,496 745,021135 440 TOTAL STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY 6,859,107 7,849,900 450,558 1,276,103136 450 TOTAL LIABILITIES & STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY 18,355,554 21,270,917 1,005,467 2,890,235

137 460 RETAINED EARNINGS (BEGINNING-OF-YEAR) 2,112,655 444,854 270,565 744,411138 465 NET INCOME 1,058,326 1,010,570 92,609 148,710139 470 DIVIDENDS DECLARED 0 1,267,136 79,678 148,100140 475 MISCELLANEOUS DEBITS 0 15,405 0 0141 480 MISCELLANEOUS CREDITS 0 0 0 0142 490 RETAINED EARNINGS (END-OF-YEAR) 3,170,981 172,883 283,496 745,021

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INCOME STATEMENT ACCOUNTS

REVENUE ACCOUNTS

LOCAL NETWORK SERVICE REVENUES:143 5001 BASIC AREA REVENUES 3,173,427 3,627,961 232,474 482,204144 5002 OPTIONAL EXTENDED AREA REVENUES 78,567 4 38,819 0145 5003 CELLULAR MOBILE SERVICE REVENUES 87,160 0 0 0146 5004 OTHER MOBILE SERVICES REVENUES 100 58 6 0147 510 BASIC LOCAL SERVICE REVENUES 3,339,254 3,628,023 271,299 482,204148 5010 PUBLIC TELEPHONE REVENUES 168,567 142,400 16,204 24,276149 5040 LOCAL PRIVATE LINE REVENUES 83,932 371 8,243 40,819150 5050 CUSTOMER PREMISES REVENUES 4,689 341 0 426151 5060 OTHER LOCAL EXCHANGE REVENUES 1,122,079 1,004,608 74,830 94,682152 5069 OTHER LOCAL EXCHANGE REVENUE SETTLEMENTS 0 0 0 0153 520 LOCAL NETWORK SERVICE REVENUES 4,718,521 4,775,743 370,576 642,407

NETWORK ACCESS REVENUES:154 5081 END USER REVENUES 729,178 769,067 43,478 100,209155 5082 SWITCHED ACCESS REVENUES 965,161 1,376,750 60,818 209,404156 5083 SPECIAL ACCESS REVENUES 450,597 423,099 24,477 50,190157 5084 STATE ACCESS REVENUES 1,098,751 769,839 33,137 28,265158 5080 TOTAL NETWORK ACCESS REVENUES 3,243,687 3,338,755 161,910 388,068

LONG DISTANCE NETWORK SERVICES REVENUES:159 5100 LONG DISTANCE MESSAGE REVENUES (CLASS A) 810,141 1,022,136 6,338 191,751

UNIDIRECTIONAL LONG DISTANCE REVENUES:160 5111 LONG DISTANCE INWARD-ONLY REVENUES 9,607 15,149 15 16,864161 5112 LONG DISTANCE OUTWARD-ONLY REVENUES 1,275 57,949 5 5,526162 5110 TOTAL UNIDIRECTIONAL LONG DISTANCE REVENUES 10,882 73,098 20 22,390

163 5121 SUBVOICE GRADE LONG DISTANCE PRIV NETWORK REV 341 0 5 362164 5122 VOICE GRADE LONG DISTANCE PRIV NETWORK REVENUES 40,712 1,612 201 14,888165 5123 AUDIO PROGRAM GRADE LD PRIV NETWORK REVENUES 14 0 122 (1)166 5124 VIDEO PROGRAM GRADE LD PRIV NETWORK REVENUES (158) 18 401 0167 5125 DIGITAL TRANSMISSION LD PRIV NETWORK REVENUES 586 196 0 27,125168 5126 LONG DISTANCE PRIVATE NETWORK SWITCHING REV 0 0 0 0169 5128 OTHER LONG DISTANCE PRIVATE NETWORK REVENUES 0 0 0 2,788170 5129 OTHER LD PRIVATE NETWORK REVENUE SETTLEMENTS (2,003) 1,580 0 (577)171 5120 TOTAL LONG DISTANCE PRIVATE NETWORK REV 39,492 3,406 729 44,585

172 5160 OTHER LONG DISTANCE REVENUES 44,804 1,546 1,380 37173 5169 OTHER LONG DISTANCE REVENUE SETTLEMENTS (22,124) 0 19,504 0174 525 TOTAL LONG DISTANCE NETWORK SERVICE REV 883,195 1,100,186 27,971 258,763

MISCELLANEOUS REVENUES:175 5230 DIRECTORY REVENUES 88,038 84,329 25,197 182,906176 5240 RENT REVENUES 19,552 35,016 1,353 9,741177 5250 CORPORATE OPERATIONS REVENUES 8 22,206 0 0

178 5261 SPECIAL BILLING ARRANGEMENTS REVENUES 30,572 1,566 (4) 794179 5262 CUSTOMER OPERATIONS REVENUES 5 6,789 32 10180 5263 PLANT OPERATIONS REVENUES 0 16,770 58 190181 5264 OTHER INCIDENTAL REGULATED REVENUES 117,730 99,534 2,272 17,141182 5269 OTHER REVENUE SETTLEMENTS 0 0 0 0183 5260 MISCELLANEOUS REVENUES (CLASS A) 148,307 124,659 2,358 18,135

184 5270 CARRIER BILLING AND COLLECTION REVENUES 94,978 102,584 9,187 14,667185 5200 TOTAL MISCELLANEOUS REVENUES 350,883 368,794 38,095 225,449

186 5280 NONREGULATED REVENUES 537,084 307,878 54,712 0

UNCOLLECTIBLE REVENUES:187 5301 UNCOLLECTIBLE REVENUES - TELECOMMUNICATIONS 102,160 96,749 4,394 27,061188 5302 UNCOLLECTIBLE REVENUES - OTHER 0 1,926 0 464189 5300 TOTAL UNCOLLECTIBLE REVENUES 102,160 98,675 4,394 27,525190 530 TOTAL OPERATING REVENUES 9,631,210 9,792,681 648,870 1,487,162

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EXPENSE ACCOUNTS

PLANT SPECIFIC OPERATIONS: NETWORK SUPPORT EXPENSES:

191 6112 MOTOR VEHICLE EXPENSES 54,673 58,121 3,868 10,149192 610 CLEARANCE - MOTOR VEHICLE 45,882 52,518 3,537 9,321193 615 NET BALANCE - MOTOR VEHICLE 8,791 5,603 331 827

194 6113 AIRCRAFT EXPENSES 0 1,100 0 0195 620 CLEARANCE - AIRCRAFT 0 1,013 0 0196 625 NET BALANCE - AIRCRAFT 0 87 0 0

197 6114 SPECIAL PURPOSE VEHICLE EXPENSES 0 83 0 0198 630 CLEARANCE - SPECIAL PURPOSE VEHICLE 0 42 0 0199 635 NET BALANCE - SPECIAL PURPOSE VEHICLE 0 41 0 0

200 6115 GARAGE WORK EQUIPMENT EXPENSES 288 648 13 71

201 6116 OTHER WORK EQUIPMENT EXPENSES 25,672 30,594 2,538 6,540202 640 CLEARANCE - OTHER WORK EQUIPMENT 24,751 27,147 2,126 6,403203 645 NET BALANCE - OTHER WORK EQUIPMENT 921 3,447 412 138204 6110 TOTAL NETWORK SUPPORT EXPENSES 10,000 9,826 756 1,036

GENERAL SUPPORT EXPENSES:205 6121 LAND AND BUILDING EXPENSES 160,882 210,632 12,240 48,288206 6122 FURNITURE AND ARTWORKS EXPENSES 18,213 22,204 835 3,132207 6123 OFFICE EQUIPMENT EXPENSES 44,446 35,904 691 5,512208 6124 GENERAL PURPOSE COMPUTERS EXPENSES 186,532 191,389 5,735 50,910209 6120 TOTAL GENERAL SUPPORT EXPENSES 410,073 460,129 19,501 107,842

CENTRAL OFFICE SWITCHING EXPENSES:210 6211 ANALOG ELECTRONIC EXPENSES 93,771 51,628 1,186 11,557211 6212 DIGITAL ELECTRONIC EXPENSES 271,831 183,668 17,163 68,139212 6215 ELECTRO-MECHANICAL EXPENSES 1,155 446 0 0213 6210 TOTAL CENTRAL OFFICE SWITCHING EXPENSES 366,757 235,742 18,349 79,696

214 6220 OPERATOR SYSTEMS EXPENSES 17,322 825 270 812

CENTRAL OFFICE TRANSMISSION EXPENSES:215 6231 RADIO SYSTEMS EXPENSES 2,331 4,558 53 11216 6232 CIRCUIT EQUIPMENT EXPENSES 129,272 121,669 10,573 22,097217 6230 TOTAL CENTRAL OFFICE TRANSMISSION EXPENSES 131,603 126,227 10,626 22,108

INFORMATION ORIG/TERM EXPENSES:218 6311 STATION APPARATUS EXPENSES 61,240 13,141 15,672 0219 6341 LARGE PRIVATE BRANCH EXCHANGE EXPENSES 13,882 9,699 3,634 0220 6351 PUBLIC TELEPHONE TERMINAL EQUIPMENT EXPENSES 25,648 31,499 1,471 4,020221 6362 OTHER TERMINAL EQUIPMENT EXPENSES 302,165 120,266 12,762 15,697222 6310 TOTAL INFORMATION ORIG/TERM EXPENSES 402,935 174,605 33,539 19,717

CABLE AND WIRE FACILITIES EXPENSES:223 6411 POLE EXPENSES 8,988 10,284 3,788 783224 6421 AERIAL CABLE EXPENSES 200,781 125,526 16,781 65,272225 6422 UNDERGROUND CABLE EXPENSES 46,080 53,799 7,420 9,316226 6423 BURIED CABLE EXPENSES 432,060 456,990 8,978 11,715227 6424 SUBMARINE CABLE EXPENSES 1 3 0 2228 6425 DEEP SEA CABLE EXPENSES 0 0 0 0229 6426 INTRABUILDING NETWORK CABLE EXPENSES 225 19,207 1,465 109230 6431 AERIAL WIRE EXPENSES 561 758 129 0231 6441 CONDUIT SYSTEMS EXPENSES 5,216 10,246 866 1,444232 6410 TOTAL CABLE AND WIRE FACILITIES EXPENSES 693,912 676,813 39,427 88,641

233 650 TOTAL PLANT SPECIFIC OPERATIONS EXPENSES 2,032,602 1,684,167 122,468 319,852

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PLANT NONSPECIFIC OPERATIONS EXPENSES:234 6511 PROPERTY HELD FOR FUTURE TELECOM USE EXPENSES 0 0 0 0235 6512 PROVISIONING EXPENSES 30,627 63,860 1,648 2,568236 660 CLEARANCE - PROVISIONING 30,145 54,125 1,679 2,584237 665 NET BALANCE - PROVISIONING 482 9,735 (31) (16)238 6510 OTHER PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT EXPENSES 482 9,735 (31) (16)

239 6531 POWER EXPENSES 26,791 34,032 1,939 7,397240 6532 NETWORK ADMINISTRATION EXPENSES 112,452 34,993 4,308 7,036241 6533 TESTING EXPENSES 207,942 134,790 10,167 24,003242 6534 PLANT OPERATIONS ADMINISTRATION EXPENSES 193,489 541,705 9,380 57,557243 670 CLEARANCE - PLANT OPERATIONS ADMINISTRATION 11,852 201,143 1,065 1,641244 675 NET BALANCE - PLANT OPERATIONS ADMINISTRATION 181,637 340,562 8,315 55,916

245 6535 ENGINEERING EXPENSES 142,092 398,742 5,987 29,826246 680 CLEARANCE - ENGINEERING EXPENSES 27,123 206,016 1,393 451247 685 NET BALANCE - ENGINEERING EXPENSES 114,969 192,726 4,594 29,375

248 6530 TOTAL NETWORK OPERATIONS EXPENSES 643,791 737,103 29,323 123,727

249 6540 ACCESS EXPENSES 157,017 254,833 0 0

DEPRECIATION AND AMORTIZATION EXPENSES:250 6561 DEPRECIATION - TELECOM PLANT IN SERVICE 1,927,176 2,393,283 108,587 332,494251 6562 DEPRECIATION - PROP HELD FOR FUTURE TELECOM USE 0 0 0 0252 6563 AMORTIZATION EXPENSE - TANGIBLE 2,252 88,428 2,551 3,564253 6564 AMORTIZATION EXPENSE - INTANGIBLE 0 138 0 0254 6565 AMORTIZATION EXPENSE - OTHER 18,337 18,119 394 825255 6560 TOTAL DEPRECIATION AND AMORTIZATION EXPENSES 1,947,765 2,499,968 111,532 336,883

256 690 TOTAL PLANT NONSPECIFIC OPERATIONS EXPENSES 2,749,055 3,501,639 140,824 460,594

CUSTOMER OPERATIONS EXPENSES: MARKETING EXPENSES:

257 6611 PRODUCT MANAGEMENT 41,001 133,051 9,548 17,327258 6612 SALES 185,846 238,235 16,484 27,629259 6613 PRODUCT ADVERTISING 70,506 96,755 7,193 19,262260 6610 TOTAL MARKETING EXPENSES 297,353 468,041 33,225 64,218

SERVICES EXPENSES:261 6621 CALL COMPLETION SERVICES 62,235 46,195 3,333 11,824262 6622 NUMBER SERVICES 239,961 113,250 11,955 73,774263 6623 CUSTOMER SERVICES 644,308 697,447 37,334 117,914264 6620 TOTAL SERVICES EXPENSES 946,504 856,892 52,622 203,512

265 700 TOTAL CUSTOMER OPERATIONS EXPENSES 1,243,857 1,324,933 85,847 267,730

CORPORATE OPERATIONS EXPENSES: EXECUTIVE AND PLANNING EXPENSES:

266 6711 EXECUTIVE 36,336 88,383 3,969 15,308267 6712 PLANNING 11,259 8,834 3,959 2,275268 6710 TOTAL EXECUTIVE AND PLANNING EXPENSES 47,595 97,217 7,928 17,583

GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES:269 6721 ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE 77,054 95,041 8,361 19,394270 6722 EXTERNAL RELATIONS 92,683 66,498 7,790 17,801271 6723 HUMAN RESOURCES 103,443 88,342 6,797 15,943272 6724 INFORMATION MANAGEMENT 209,837 517,318 57,299 60,249273 6725 LEGAL 34,877 44,952 1,615 3,362274 6726 PROCUREMENT 24,754 24,538 1,150 4,224275 6727 RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 36,711 3,758 0 0276 6728 OTHER GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE 214,097 271,711 42,843 (38,392)277 6720 TOTAL GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES 793,456 1,112,158 125,855 82,581

278 6790 PROVISION FOR UNCOLLECTIBLE NOTES RECEIVABLE 0 0 0 0

279 710 TOTAL CORPORATE OPERATIONS EXPENSES 841,051 1,209,375 133,783 100,164

280 720 TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES 6,866,565 7,720,114 482,922 1,148,340

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281 730 INCOME BEFORE OTHER OPERATING ITEMS & TAXES 2,764,645 2,072,567 165,948 338,822

OTHER OPERATING INCOME AND EXPENSE:282 7110 INCOME FROM CUSTOM WORK 1,480 104 0 5283 7130 RETURN FROM NONREG USE OF REG FACILITIES 0 0 0 0284 7140 GAINS AND LOSSES FROM FOREIGN EXCHANGE 0 0 0 0285 7150 GAINS/LOSSES FROM DISPOSITION OF LAND & ARTWORK 155 8,976 0 (492)286 7160 OTHER OPERATING GAINS AND LOSSES (128) (29,244) (1,448) (1,768)287 7100 OTHER OPERATING INCOME AND EXPENSES 1,507 (20,164) (1,448) (2,255)

OPERATING TAXES:288 7210 OPERATING INVESTMENT TAX CREDITS-NET 41,663 37,796 1,936 5,038289 7220 OPERATING FEDERAL INCOME TAXES 709,720 543,076 34,214 90,785290 7230 OPERATING STATE AND LOCAL INCOME TAXES 47,389 87,128 1,437 16,567291 7240 OPERATING OTHER TAXES 572,524 378,969 50,307 55,970292 7250 PROVISION FOR DEFERRED OPERATING INC TAX-NET (89,290) (146,672) (109) (24,649)293 7200 OPERATING TAXES 1,198,680 824,705 83,913 133,635

NONOPERATING INCOME AND EXPENSE:294 7310 DIVIDEND INCOME 2,296 2,826 0 0295 7320 INTEREST INCOME 1,774 5,587 803 6,304296 7330 INCOME FROM SINKING AND OTHER FUNDS 0 0 0 0297 7340 ALLOWANCES FOR FUNDS USED DURING CONSTRUCTION 19,854 32,844 572 7,234298 7350 GAINS/LOSSES FROM DISPOSITION OF PROPERTY 0 110,838 0 0299 7360 OTHER NONOPERATING INCOME (8,631) 254,474 50,811 47,922300 7370 SPECIAL CHARGES 70,394 35,156 1,316 5,236301 7300 NONOPERATING INCOME AND EXPENSE (55,101) 371,413 50,870 56,224

NONOPERATING TAXES:302 7410 NONOPERATING INVESTMENT TAX CREDITS-NET 0 4,262 0 0303 7420 NONOPERATING FEDERAL INCOME TAXES (21,060) 32,312 1,989 3,445304 7430 NONOPERATING STATE AND LOCAL INCOME TAXES (1,854) 5,740 198 1,186305 7440 NONOPERATING OTHER TAXES 451 358 7 54306 7450 PROVISION FOR DEFERRED NONOPERATING INC TAX-NET 0 106,167 15,750 20,258307 7400 NONOPERATING TAXES (22,463) 140,315 17,944 24,943

INTEREST AND RELATED ITEMS:308 7510 INTEREST ON FUNDED DEBT 295,509 381,721 13,151 51,937309 7520 INTEREST EXPENSE - CAPITAL LEASES 400 14,937 4,926 42310 7530 AMORTIZATION OF DEBT ISSUANCE EXPENSES 179 12,334 89 414311 7540 OTHER INTEREST DEDUCTIONS 51,464 46,211 (795) 310312 7500 INTEREST AND RELATED ITEMS 347,552 455,203 17,371 52,703

EXTRAORDINARY ITEMS:313 7610 EXTRAORDINARY INCOME CREDITS 0 0 0 0314 7620 EXTRAORDINARY INCOME CHARGES 0 0 232 0315 7630 CURRENT INC TAX EFFECT OF EXTRAORD ITEMS-NET 0 0 (81) 0316 7640 PROV FOR DEF INC TAX EFFECT OF EXT ITEMS-NET 0 0 0 0317 7600 EXTRAORDINARY ITEMS 0 0 (151) 0

JURISDICTIONAL DIFFERENCES AND NONREG INCOME:318 7910 INC EFFECT OF JURISDICTIONAL RATEMAKING DIF-NET (128,956) 6,977 (3,382) (32,800)319 7990 NONREGULATED NET INCOME 0 0 0 0

320 790 NET INCOME 1,058,326 1,010,570 92,609 148,710

321 830 TOTAL NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES 49,469 45,427 2,710 9,441322 840 FULL-TIME 48,362 44,624 2,674 9,291323 850 PART-TIME 1,107 803 36 150324 860 TOTAL COMPENSATION FOR THE YEAR 1,922,210 2,318,166 194,624 481,096

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BALANCE SHEET ACCOUNTS - ASSETS

CURRENT ASSETS: CASH AND EQUIVALENTS:

1 1130 CASH $4,684 $1,082 $450 $3942 1140 SPECIAL CASH DEPOSITS 0 0 0 03 1150 WORKING CASH ADVANCES 42 82 50 174 1160 TEMPORARY INVESTMENTS 19,938 0 0 05 1120 CASH AND EQUIVALENTS 24,664 1,164 500 411

NONCASH CURRENT (EXCLUDING PREPAYMENTS):6 1180 TELECOMMUNICATIONS ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE 20,351 18,678 12,185 9,2857 1181 ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE ALLOWANCE - TELECOM 152 1,265 650 2348 1190 OTHER ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE 6,713 12,353 4,917 4,9559 1191 ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE ALLOWANCE - OTHER 7 103 236 98

10 1200 NOTES RECEIVABLE 0 0 0 011 1201 NOTES RECEIVABLE ALLOWANCE 0 0 0 012 1210 INTEREST AND DIVIDENDS RECEIVABLE 20 0 0 013 1220 INVENTORIES 4,832 2,952 1,900 1,54614 120 TOTAL NONCASH CURRENT (EXCL PREPAYMENTS) 31,756 32,615 18,116 15,454

PREPAYMENTS:15 1290 PREPAID RENTS 0 0 0 016 1300 PREPAID TAXES 0 0 94 1,96617 1310 PREPAID INSURANCE 567 0 0 018 1320 PREPAID DIRECTORY EXPENSES 0 142 48 22819 1330 OTHER PREPAYMENTS 0 92 43 4320 1280 TOTAL PREPAYMENTS 567 234 185 2,237

21 1350 OTHER CURRENT ASSETS 0 187 0 0

22 130 TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS 56,986 34,200 18,801 18,102

NONCURRENT ASSETS:23 1401 INVESTMENTS IN AFFILIATED COMPANIES 1,987 0 0 024 1402 INVESTMENTS IN NONAFFILIATED COMPANIES 110 21 2,828 29325 1406 NONREGULATED INVESTMENTS 0 0 20 026 1407 UNAMORTIZED DEBT ISSUANCE EXPENSE 25 135 189 33127 1408 SINKING FUNDS 0 0 0 028 1410 OTHER NONCURRENT ASSETS 0 0 2,776 1,02629 1437 DEFERRED TAX REGULATORY ASSETS 9,438 0 9,815 75630 1438 DEFERRED MAINTENANCE AND RETIREMENTS 0 0 0 031 1439 DEFERRED CHARGES 12,512 1 (22) (4)32 1500 OTHER JURISDICTIONAL ASSETS-NET 0 0 0 033 150 TOTAL NONCURRENT ASSETS 24,073 157 15,606 2,402

PLANT:34 2001 TELECOMMUNICATIONS PLANT IN SERVICE (TPIS) 491,672 679,858 434,036 341,08935 2002 PROPERTY HELD FOR FUTURE TELECOM USE 0 0 5 47636 2003 TELECOM PLANT UNDER CONSTRUCTION (TPUC) 5,141 24,440 12,024 10,57037 2004 RESERVED NA NA NA NA 38 2005 TELECOMMUNICATIONS PLANT ADJUSTMENT 0 127,314 175 1039 2006 NONOPERATING PLANT 339 0 0 3840 2007 GOODWILL 0 0 0 041 210 TOTAL PLANT 497,153 831,612 446,240 352,183

TPIS - GENERAL SUPPORT:42 2111 LAND 2,794 1,805 1,300 76343 2112 MOTOR VEHICLES 6,855 8,492 6,900 4,46044 2113 AIRCRAFT 0 0 0 045 2114 SPECIAL PURPOSE VEHICLES 0 0 0 046 2115 GARAGE WORK EQUIPMENT 293 310 0 0

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47 2116 OTHER WORK EQUIPMENT 4,694 6,878 3,938 2,64148 2121 BUILDINGS 27,859 32,157 24,084 19,12549 2122 FURNITURE 791 1,896 332 1,44650 2123 OFFICE EQUIPMENT 3,595 2,989 1,250 3,86951 2124 GENERAL PURPOSE COMPUTERS 6,108 7,674 1,540 12,76952 2110 TOTAL LAND & SUPPORT ASSETS 52,990 62,201 39,344 45,073

TPIS - CENTRAL OFFICE SWITCHING:53 2211 ANALOG ELECTRONIC SWITCHING 0 0 0 054 2212 DIGITAL ELECTRONIC SWITCHING 139,992 116,098 93,889 96,16555 2215.1 STEP-BY-STEP SWITCHING 0 0 6,161 056 2215.2 CROSSBAR SWITCHING 0 0 244 057 2215.3 OTHER ELECTRO-MECHANICAL SWITCHING 0 0 0 058 2215 ELECTRO-MECHANICAL SWITCHING 0 0 6,405 059 2210 TOTAL CENTRAL OFFICE SWITCHING 139,992 116,098 100,294 96,165

60 2220 OPERATOR SYSTEMS 1,423 0 0 0

TPIS - CENTRAL OFFICE TRANSMISSION:61 2231.1 SATELLITE AND EARTH STATION FACILITIES 0 0 0 062 2231.2 OTHER RADIO FACILITIES 17,894 0 204 17763 2231 RADIO SYSTEMS 17,894 0 204 17764 2232 CIRCUIT EQUIPMENT 49,255 133,831 57,989 38,11065 2230 TOTAL CENTRAL OFFICE TRANSMISSION 67,149 133,831 58,193 38,287

TPIS - INFORMATION ORIG/TERM:66 2311 STATION APPARATUS 1,545 3,080 8,666 1,50267 2321 CUSTOMER PREMISES WIRING 0 0 0 068 2341 LARGE PRIVATE BRANCH EXCHANGES 31 1 3,816 069 2351 PUBLIC TELEPHONE TERMINAL EQUIPMENT 2,097 2,263 2,137 1,78170 2362 OTHER TERMINAL EQUIPMENT 0 4 24 1171 2310 TOTAL INFORMATION ORIGINATION/TERMINATION 3,673 5,348 14,643 3,294

TPIS - CABLE & WIRE FACILITIES:72 2411 POLES 12,726 20,128 48,178 16,75673 2421 AERIAL CABLE 35,594 115,713 130,345 82,98374 2422 UNDERGROUND CABLE 28,577 16,417 6,891 12,61075 2423 BURIED CABLE 131,173 200,065 30,332 39,99776 2424 SUBMARINE CABLE 0 110 0 3377 2425 DEEP SEA CABLE 0 0 0 078 2426 INTRABUILDING NETWORK CABLE 1,458 310 0 079 2431 AERIAL WIRE 0 0 1,846 080 2441 CONDUIT SYSTEMS 15,151 8,960 3,886 5,84781 2410 TOTAL CABLE AND WIRE FACILITIES 224,679 361,703 221,478 158,226

82 240 TOTAL TPIS (BEFORE AMORTIZABLE ASSETS) 489,905 679,181 433,952 341,045

TPIS - AMORTIZABLE ASSETS:83 2681 CAPITAL LEASES 0 674 6 084 2682 LEASEHOLD IMPROVEMENTS 1,767 3 0 085 2680 TOTAL AMORTIZABLE TANGIBLE ASSETS 1,767 677 6 0

86 2690 INTANGIBLES 0 0 78 44

87 260 TOTAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS PLANT IN SERVICE 491,672 679,858 434,036 341,089

DEPRECIATION AND AMORTIZATION:88 3100 ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION - TPIS 249,427 266,728 211,660 159,25189 3200 ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION - PHFTU 0 0 0 090 3300 ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION - NONOPERATING 41 0 0 891 3410 ACCUMULATED AMORTIZATION - CAPITALIZED LEASES 0 673 1 092 3420 ACCUMULATED AMORTIZATION - LEASEHOLD IMPROVE. 692 3 0 093 3400 TOTAL ACCUMULATED AMORTIZATION - TANGIBLE 692 676 1 0

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94 3500 ACCUMULATED AMORTIZATION - INTANGIBLE 0 0 0 095 3600 ACCUMULATED AMORTIZATION - OTHER 0 (11,292) 0 096 340 TOTAL DEPRECIATION AND AMORTIZATION 250,160 256,112 211,661 159,259

97 350 NET PLANT 246,993 575,500 234,579 192,924

98 360 TOTAL ASSETS 328,052 609,857 268,986 213,428

BALANCE SHEET ACCOUNTS - LIABILITIES

CURRENT LIABILITIES:99 4010 ACCOUNTS PAYABLE 24,562 8,831 3,496 4,288

100 4020 NOTES PAYABLE 0 0 0 0101 4030 ADVANCE BILLING AND PAYMENTS 6,185 4,124 2,004 1,963102 4040 CUSTOMERS' DEPOSITS 871 1,396 55 1103 4050 CURRENT MATURITIES - LONG-TERM DEBT 0 10,000 2,432 2,048104 4060 CURRENT MATURITIES - CAPITAL LEASES 0 8 0 0105 4070 INCOME TAXES - ACCRUED (131) 943 424 0106 4080 OTHER TAXES - ACCRUED 1,905 981 420 8,967107 4100 NET CURRENT DEFERRED OPERATING INCOME TAXES 0 (921) 0 0108 4110 NET CURRENT DEFERRED NONOPERATING INCOME TAXES 0 0 0 0109 4120 OTHER ACCRUED LIABILITIES 7,853 2,003 1,087 1,542110 4130 OTHER CURRENT LIABILITIES 16,272 2,449 1,473 884111 410 TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES 57,518 29,814 11,391 19,693

LONG-TERM DEBT:112 4210 FUNDED DEBT 44,000 160,000 28,980 57,617113 4220 PREMIUM ON LONG-TERM DEBT 0 0 0 0114 4230 DISCOUNT ON LONG-TERM DEBT 68 1,715 0 0115 4240 REACQUIRED DEBT 0 0 0 0116 4250 OBLIGATIONS UNDER CAPITAL LEASES 0 4 0 0117 4260 ADVANCES FROM AFFILIATED COMPANIES 0 26,489 25,945 4,187118 4270 OTHER LONG-TERM DEBT 0 0 20,471 0119 420 TOTAL LONG-TERM DEBT 43,932 184,778 75,396 61,804

OTHER LIABILITIES AND DEFERRED CREDITS:120 4310 OTHER LONG-TERM LIABILITIES 22,262 5,989 2,821 1,694121 4320 UNAMORTIZED OPERATING INVEST TAX CREDITS-NET 1,929 279 1,267 1,113122 4330 UNAMORTIZED NONOPERATING INVEST TAX CREDITS-NET 0 0 0 0123 4340 NET NONCURRENT DEF OPERATING INCOME TAXES 32,046 62,099 41,647 27,586124 4341 NET DEFERRED TAX LIABILITY ADJUSTMENTS 0 (1,323) 2,899 157125 4350 NET NONCURRENT DEF NONOPERATING INCOME TAXES (6,655) 0 575 0126 4360 OTHER DEFERRED CREDITS 1,378 8,260 3,210 3,001127 4361 DEFERRED TAX REGULATORY LIABILITY 7,371 1,323 6,916 599128 4370 OTHER JURIS LIABILITIES/DEFERRED CREDITS-NET 0 0 0 0129 430 TOTAL OTHER LIABILITIES AND DEFERRED CREDITS 58,331 76,627 59,335 34,150

STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY:130 4510 CAPITAL STOCK 4,502 1 6 254131 4520 ADDITIONAL PAID-IN CAPITAL 32,491 0 5,232 3,107132 4530 TREASURY STOCK 0 0 0 0133 4540 OTHER CAPITAL 0 269,005 35,616 38,816134 4550 RETAINED EARNINGS 131,277 49,632 82,010 55,604135 440 TOTAL STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY 168,271 318,638 122,864 97,781136 450 TOTAL LIABILITIES & STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY 328,052 609,857 268,986 213,428

137 460 RETAINED EARNINGS (BEGINNING-OF-YEAR) 122,451 48,948 77,985 52,896138 465 NET INCOME 35,551 43,747 22,129 20,529139 470 DIVIDENDS DECLARED 26,725 43,063 18,104 17,821140 475 MISCELLANEOUS DEBITS 0 0 0 0141 480 MISCELLANEOUS CREDITS 0 0 0 0142 490 RETAINED EARNINGS (END-OF-YEAR) 131,277 49,632 82,010 55,604

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INCOME STATEMENT ACCOUNTS

REVENUE ACCOUNTS

LOCAL NETWORK SERVICE REVENUES:143 5001 BASIC AREA REVENUES 54,212 70,995 36,110 33,195144 5002 OPTIONAL EXTENDED AREA REVENUES 7,915 225 0 1,715145 5003 CELLULAR MOBILE SERVICE REVENUES 16,462 0 0 0146 5004 OTHER MOBILE SERVICES REVENUES 713 0 0 0147 510 BASIC LOCAL SERVICE REVENUES 79,302 71,220 36,110 34,910148 5010 PUBLIC TELEPHONE REVENUES 1,145 1,647 400 357149 5040 LOCAL PRIVATE LINE REVENUES 1,925 2,536 807 652150 5050 CUSTOMER PREMISES REVENUES 11 2,698 986 1,077151 5060 OTHER LOCAL EXCHANGE REVENUES 10,309 9,971 6,395 7,249152 5069 OTHER LOCAL EXCHANGE REVENUE SETTLEMENTS 0 0 0 0153 520 LOCAL NETWORK SERVICE REVENUES 92,692 88,072 44,698 44,245

NETWORK ACCESS REVENUES:154 5081 END USER REVENUES 10,435 12,243 9,418 7,193155 5082 SWITCHED ACCESS REVENUES 20,322 28,482 15,785 11,850156 5083 SPECIAL ACCESS REVENUES 3,840 4,144 1,469 2,298157 5084 STATE ACCESS REVENUES 22,313 62,180 26,879 28,245158 5080 TOTAL NETWORK ACCESS REVENUES 56,910 107,049 53,551 49,586

LONG DISTANCE NETWORK SERVICES REVENUES:159 5100 LONG DISTANCE MESSAGE REVENUES (CLASS A) 12,204 59 20,911 6

UNIDIRECTIONAL LONG DISTANCE REVENUES:160 5111 LONG DISTANCE INWARD-ONLY REVENUES 47 0 200 0161 5112 LONG DISTANCE OUTWARD-ONLY REVENUES 37 0 0 0162 5110 TOTAL UNIDIRECTIONAL LONG DISTANCE REVENUES 84 0 200 0

163 5121 SUBVOICE GRADE LONG DISTANCE PRIV NETWORK REV 10 0 1 0164 5122 VOICE GRADE LONG DISTANCE PRIV NETWORK REVENUES 939 95 752 818165 5123 AUDIO PROGRAM GRADE LD PRIV NETWORK REVENUES 0 0 0 0166 5124 VIDEO PROGRAM GRADE LD PRIV NETWORK REVENUES 0 0 0 0167 5125 DIGITAL TRANSMISSION LD PRIV NETWORK REVENUES 1,014 26 616 186168 5126 LONG DISTANCE PRIVATE NETWORK SWITCHING REV 0 0 0 0169 5128 OTHER LONG DISTANCE PRIVATE NETWORK REVENUES 2 0 0 0170 5129 OTHER LD PRIVATE NETWORK REVENUE SETTLEMENTS 0 0 0 0171 5120 TOTAL LONG DISTANCE PRIVATE NETWORK REV 1,965 121 1,369 1,004

172 5160 OTHER LONG DISTANCE REVENUES 0 0 0 0173 5169 OTHER LONG DISTANCE REVENUE SETTLEMENTS 0 0 0 0174 525 TOTAL LONG DISTANCE NETWORK SERVICE REV 14,253 180 22,480 1,010

MISCELLANEOUS REVENUES:175 5230 DIRECTORY REVENUES 13,662 187 86 60176 5240 RENT REVENUES 244 912 708 3,475177 5250 CORPORATE OPERATIONS REVENUES 40 0 0 0

178 5261 SPECIAL BILLING ARRANGEMENTS REVENUES 61 1 0 0179 5262 CUSTOMER OPERATIONS REVENUES 308 0 0 0180 5263 PLANT OPERATIONS REVENUES 116 0 0 0181 5264 OTHER INCIDENTAL REGULATED REVENUES 182 1,588 688 45182 5269 OTHER REVENUE SETTLEMENTS 53 231 143 151183 5260 MISCELLANEOUS REVENUES (CLASS A) 720 1,820 831 196

184 5270 CARRIER BILLING AND COLLECTION REVENUES 3,800 5,594 1,701 2,169185 5200 TOTAL MISCELLANEOUS REVENUES 18,465 8,513 3,326 5,900

186 5280 NONREGULATED REVENUES 13,375 16,392 17,054 11,957

UNCOLLECTIBLE REVENUES:187 5301 UNCOLLECTIBLE REVENUES - TELECOMMUNICATIONS 739 1,420 1,337 533188 5302 UNCOLLECTIBLE REVENUES - OTHER 0 0 0 0189 5300 TOTAL UNCOLLECTIBLE REVENUES 739 1,420 1,337 533190 530 TOTAL OPERATING REVENUES 194,956 218,786 139,772 112,165

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EXPENSE ACCOUNTS

PLANT SPECIFIC OPERATIONS: NETWORK SUPPORT EXPENSES:

191 6112 MOTOR VEHICLE EXPENSES 1,476 1,678 1,347 963192 610 CLEARANCE - MOTOR VEHICLE 992 1,297 1,083 722193 615 NET BALANCE - MOTOR VEHICLE 484 381 264 241

194 6113 AIRCRAFT EXPENSES 0 0 0 0195 620 CLEARANCE - AIRCRAFT 0 0 0 0196 625 NET BALANCE - AIRCRAFT 0 0 0 0

197 6114 SPECIAL PURPOSE VEHICLE EXPENSES 0 0 0 0198 630 CLEARANCE - SPECIAL PURPOSE VEHICLE 0 0 0 0199 635 NET BALANCE - SPECIAL PURPOSE VEHICLE 0 0 0 0

200 6115 GARAGE WORK EQUIPMENT EXPENSES 0 0 0 0

201 6116 OTHER WORK EQUIPMENT EXPENSES 726 553 414 144202 640 CLEARANCE - OTHER WORK EQUIPMENT 577 549 385 137203 645 NET BALANCE - OTHER WORK EQUIPMENT 149 4 29 7204 6110 TOTAL NETWORK SUPPORT EXPENSES 633 385 293 248

GENERAL SUPPORT EXPENSES:205 6121 LAND AND BUILDING EXPENSES 4,901 2,775 1,975 1,720206 6122 FURNITURE AND ARTWORKS EXPENSES 174 39 14 8207 6123 OFFICE EQUIPMENT EXPENSES 557 486 282 121208 6124 GENERAL PURPOSE COMPUTERS EXPENSES 4,364 7,207 5,528 3,931209 6120 TOTAL GENERAL SUPPORT EXPENSES 9,996 10,507 7,799 5,780

CENTRAL OFFICE SWITCHING EXPENSES:210 6211 ANALOG ELECTRONIC EXPENSES 0 4 3 17211 6212 DIGITAL ELECTRONIC EXPENSES 10,467 5,714 4,166 3,170212 6215 ELECTRO-MECHANICAL EXPENSES 0 5 585 0213 6210 TOTAL CENTRAL OFFICE SWITCHING EXPENSES 10,467 5,723 4,754 3,187

214 6220 OPERATOR SYSTEMS EXPENSES 0 0 0 0

CENTRAL OFFICE TRANSMISSION EXPENSES:215 6231 RADIO SYSTEMS EXPENSES 331 1 16 4216 6232 CIRCUIT EQUIPMENT EXPENSES 2,652 1,700 1,261 979217 6230 TOTAL CENTRAL OFFICE TRANSMISSION EXPENSES 2,983 1,701 1,277 983

INFORMATION ORIG/TERM EXPENSES:218 6311 STATION APPARATUS EXPENSES 2,600 4,379 4,119 2,537219 6341 LARGE PRIVATE BRANCH EXCHANGE EXPENSES 19 151 148 110220 6351 PUBLIC TELEPHONE TERMINAL EQUIPMENT EXPENSES 644 566 368 250221 6362 OTHER TERMINAL EQUIPMENT EXPENSES 2,010 149 105 76222 6310 TOTAL INFORMATION ORIG/TERM EXPENSES 5,273 5,245 4,740 2,973

CABLE AND WIRE FACILITIES EXPENSES:223 6411 POLE EXPENSES 392 2,090 614 1,253224 6421 AERIAL CABLE EXPENSES 4,139 7,991 6,573 3,903225 6422 UNDERGROUND CABLE EXPENSES 295 268 163 172226 6423 BURIED CABLE EXPENSES 5,140 6,386 1,723 1,410227 6424 SUBMARINE CABLE EXPENSES 0 1 0 0228 6425 DEEP SEA CABLE EXPENSES 0 0 0 0229 6426 INTRABUILDING NETWORK CABLE EXPENSES 6 0 0 0230 6431 AERIAL WIRE EXPENSES 0 0 46 4231 6441 CONDUIT SYSTEMS EXPENSES 44 1 8 20232 6410 TOTAL CABLE AND WIRE FACILITIES EXPENSES 10,017 16,737 9,127 6,762

233 650 TOTAL PLANT SPECIFIC OPERATIONS EXPENSES 39,369 40,298 27,990 19,933

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PLANT NONSPECIFIC OPERATIONS EXPENSES:234 6511 PROPERTY HELD FOR FUTURE TELECOM USE EXPENSES 0 0 0 0235 6512 PROVISIONING EXPENSES 1,646 766 1,132 855236 660 CLEARANCE - PROVISIONING 1,189 536 614 655237 665 NET BALANCE - PROVISIONING 457 230 518 200238 6510 OTHER PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT EXPENSES 457 230 518 200

239 6531 POWER EXPENSES 695 528 845 578240 6532 NETWORK ADMINISTRATION EXPENSES 455 3,410 1,804 1,173241 6533 TESTING EXPENSES 2,330 3,168 2,315 1,786242 6534 PLANT OPERATIONS ADMINISTRATION EXPENSES 855 1,051 1,410 357243 670 CLEARANCE - PLANT OPERATIONS ADMINISTRATION 110 122 57 39244 675 NET BALANCE - PLANT OPERATIONS ADMINISTRATION 745 929 1,353 318

245 6535 ENGINEERING EXPENSES 3,930 4,524 3,708 2,383246 680 CLEARANCE - ENGINEERING EXPENSES 165 1,597 837 526247 685 NET BALANCE - ENGINEERING EXPENSES 3,765 2,927 2,871 1,857

248 6530 TOTAL NETWORK OPERATIONS EXPENSES 7,990 10,962 9,188 5,712

249 6540 ACCESS EXPENSES 0 11 9,364 0

DEPRECIATION AND AMORTIZATION EXPENSES:250 6561 DEPRECIATION - TELECOM PLANT IN SERVICE 33,939 42,865 24,729 21,732251 6562 DEPRECIATION - PROP HELD FOR FUTURE TELECOM USE 0 0 0 0252 6563 AMORTIZATION EXPENSE - TANGIBLE 241 13 1 0253 6564 AMORTIZATION EXPENSE - INTANGIBLE 0 0 0 0254 6565 AMORTIZATION EXPENSE - OTHER 89 0 16 0255 6560 TOTAL DEPRECIATION AND AMORTIZATION EXPENSES 34,269 42,878 24,746 21,732

256 690 TOTAL PLANT NONSPECIFIC OPERATIONS EXPENSES 42,715 54,081 43,816 27,644

CUSTOMER OPERATIONS EXPENSES: MARKETING EXPENSES:

257 6611 PRODUCT MANAGEMENT 3,069 644 459 349258 6612 SALES 1,030 2,124 1,385 1,182259 6613 PRODUCT ADVERTISING 1,463 384 366 324260 6610 TOTAL MARKETING EXPENSES 5,562 3,152 2,210 1,855

SERVICES EXPENSES:261 6621 CALL COMPLETION SERVICES 2,074 243 555 74262 6622 NUMBER SERVICES 6,845 1,484 1,036 1,467263 6623 CUSTOMER SERVICES 14,322 10,624 7,117 5,216264 6620 TOTAL SERVICES EXPENSES 23,242 12,351 8,708 6,757

265 700 TOTAL CUSTOMER OPERATIONS EXPENSES 28,803 15,503 10,918 8,612

CORPORATE OPERATIONS EXPENSES: EXECUTIVE AND PLANNING EXPENSES:

266 6711 EXECUTIVE 3,118 1,755 1,701 1,128267 6712 PLANNING 0 0 0 4268 6710 TOTAL EXECUTIVE AND PLANNING EXPENSES 3,118 1,755 1,701 1,132

GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES:269 6721 ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE 3,959 3,633 2,469 1,801270 6722 EXTERNAL RELATIONS 2,116 2,023 1,190 874271 6723 HUMAN RESOURCES 1,916 1,001 922 658272 6724 INFORMATION MANAGEMENT 2,871 4,680 3,789 2,864273 6725 LEGAL 162 251 76 127274 6726 PROCUREMENT 501 312 380 258275 6727 RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 207 0 0 0276 6728 OTHER GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE 9,211 3,299 2,348 1,439277 6720 TOTAL GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES 20,944 15,199 11,174 8,021

278 6790 PROVISION FOR UNCOLLECTIBLE NOTES RECEIVABLE 0 0 0 0

279 710 TOTAL CORPORATE OPERATIONS EXPENSES 24,062 16,954 12,875 9,153

280 720 TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES 134,949 126,836 95,599 65,342

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281 730 INCOME BEFORE OTHER OPERATING ITEMS & TAXES 60,007 91,950 44,173 46,823

OTHER OPERATING INCOME AND EXPENSE:282 7110 INCOME FROM CUSTOM WORK 2 0 0 0283 7130 RETURN FROM NONREG USE OF REG FACILITIES 0 0 0 0284 7140 GAINS AND LOSSES FROM FOREIGN EXCHANGE 0 0 0 0285 7150 GAINS/LOSSES FROM DISPOSITION OF LAND & ARTWORK 0 0 0 0286 7160 OTHER OPERATING GAINS AND LOSSES 0 249 11 41287 7100 OTHER OPERATING INCOME AND EXPENSES 2 249 11 41

OPERATING TAXES:288 7210 OPERATING INVESTMENT TAX CREDITS-NET 767 67 626 743289 7220 OPERATING FEDERAL INCOME TAXES 18,266 17,796 8,316 9,693290 7230 OPERATING STATE AND LOCAL INCOME TAXES 4,032 3,022 2,714 0291 7240 OPERATING OTHER TAXES 3,389 5,401 6,294 11,010292 7250 PROVISION FOR DEFERRED OPERATING INC TAX-NET (1,011) 7,951 (491) 1,432293 7200 OPERATING TAXES 23,909 34,103 16,207 21,392

NONOPERATING INCOME AND EXPENSE:294 7310 DIVIDEND INCOME 22 0 3 0295 7320 INTEREST INCOME 1,260 91 128 137296 7330 INCOME FROM SINKING AND OTHER FUNDS 0 0 0 0297 7340 ALLOWANCES FOR FUNDS USED DURING CONSTRUCTION 168 824 298 329298 7350 GAINS/LOSSES FROM DISPOSITION OF PROPERTY 0 10 0 0299 7360 OTHER NONOPERATING INCOME 5,725 (3,181) 26 18300 7370 SPECIAL CHARGES 763 56 98 39301 7300 NONOPERATING INCOME AND EXPENSE 6,412 (2,312) 357 445

NONOPERATING TAXES:302 7410 NONOPERATING INVESTMENT TAX CREDITS-NET 0 0 0 0303 7420 NONOPERATING FEDERAL INCOME TAXES (246) (1,533) 19 41304 7430 NONOPERATING STATE AND LOCAL INCOME TAXES 455 (280) 6 0305 7440 NONOPERATING OTHER TAXES 7 0 0 0306 7450 PROVISION FOR DEFERRED NONOPERATING INC TAX-NET 2,237 0 0 0307 7400 NONOPERATING TAXES 2,453 (1,813) 25 41

INTEREST AND RELATED ITEMS:308 7510 INTEREST ON FUNDED DEBT 4,360 11,838 4,377 5,112309 7520 INTEREST EXPENSE - CAPITAL LEASES 0 (8) 0 0310 7530 AMORTIZATION OF DEBT ISSUANCE EXPENSES 27 16 33 30311 7540 OTHER INTEREST DEDUCTIONS 121 479 1,770 205312 7500 INTEREST AND RELATED ITEMS 4,508 12,325 6,180 5,347

EXTRAORDINARY ITEMS:313 7610 EXTRAORDINARY INCOME CREDITS 0 0 0 0314 7620 EXTRAORDINARY INCOME CHARGES 0 0 0 0315 7630 CURRENT INC TAX EFFECT OF EXTRAORD ITEMS-NET 0 0 0 0316 7640 PROV FOR DEF INC TAX EFFECT OF EXT ITEMS-NET 0 0 0 0317 7600 EXTRAORDINARY ITEMS 0 0 0 0

JURISDICTIONAL DIFFERENCES AND NONREG INCOME:318 7910 INC EFFECT OF JURISDICTIONAL RATEMAKING DIF-NET 0 (1,525) 0 0319 7990 NONREGULATED NET INCOME 0 0 0 0

320 790 NET INCOME 35,551 43,747 22,129 20,529

321 830 TOTAL NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES 1,205 648 542 321322 840 FULL-TIME 1,170 641 542 318323 850 PART-TIME 35 7 0 3324 860 TOTAL COMPENSATION FOR THE YEAR 26,758 22,244 13,282

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CURRENT ASSETS: CASH AND EQUIVALENTS:

1 1130 CASH ($69) $53 $12,174 $23,8522 1140 SPECIAL CASH DEPOSITS 0 0 0 1,9633 1150 WORKING CASH ADVANCES 27 13 2 (105)4 1160 TEMPORARY INVESTMENTS 0 11,649 0 3605 1120 CASH AND EQUIVALENTS (42) 11,715 12,177 26,070

NONCASH CURRENT (EXCLUDING PREPAYMENTS):6 1180 TELECOMMUNICATIONS ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE 25,875 15,023 32,182 613,9587 1181 ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE ALLOWANCE - TELECOM 816 61 1,759 70,9458 1190 OTHER ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE 12,089 12,271 2,457 173,5019 1191 ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE ALLOWANCE - OTHER 33 232 5 1,173

10 1200 NOTES RECEIVABLE 0 0 0 8,98011 1201 NOTES RECEIVABLE ALLOWANCE 0 0 0 012 1210 INTEREST AND DIVIDENDS RECEIVABLE 0 622 89 49113 1220 INVENTORIES 1,696 2,302 996 25,65214 120 TOTAL NONCASH CURRENT (EXCL PREPAYMENTS) 38,811 29,925 33,961 750,464

PREPAYMENTS:15 1290 PREPAID RENTS 0 0 0 016 1300 PREPAID TAXES 1,997 0 0 017 1310 PREPAID INSURANCE 0 102 0 4,73918 1320 PREPAID DIRECTORY EXPENSES 461 0 0 019 1330 OTHER PREPAYMENTS 0 484 27 5,60320 1280 TOTAL PREPAYMENTS 2,458 586 27 10,342

21 1350 OTHER CURRENT ASSETS 0 62 0 419

22 130 TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS 41,227 42,288 46,165 787,295

NONCURRENT ASSETS:23 1401 INVESTMENTS IN AFFILIATED COMPANIES 0 0 0 024 1402 INVESTMENTS IN NONAFFILIATED COMPANIES 0 6,411 1,029 22225 1406 NONREGULATED INVESTMENTS 0 0 0 026 1407 UNAMORTIZED DEBT ISSUANCE EXPENSE 0 390 236 5,11427 1408 SINKING FUNDS 0 0 0 028 1410 OTHER NONCURRENT ASSETS 0 2,025 7,068 588,75829 1437 DEFERRED TAX REGULATORY ASSETS 0 0 1,027 128,11330 1438 DEFERRED MAINTENANCE AND RETIREMENTS 0 0 0 031 1439 DEFERRED CHARGES 1,654 468 882 9,53232 1500 OTHER JURISDICTIONAL ASSETS-NET 0 0 0 190,61233 150 TOTAL NONCURRENT ASSETS 1,654 9,294 10,242 922,350

PLANT:34 2001 TELECOMMUNICATIONS PLANT IN SERVICE (TPIS) 591,845 432,722 383,891 9,431,92335 2002 PROPERTY HELD FOR FUTURE TELECOM USE 0 703 0 036 2003 TELECOM PLANT UNDER CONSTRUCTION (TPUC) 18,380 7,024 2,363 66,06537 2004 RESERVED NA NA NA 038 2005 TELECOMMUNICATIONS PLANT ADJUSTMENT 160,405 963 24,536 039 2006 NONOPERATING PLANT 38 1,920 333 23,10440 2007 GOODWILL 0 0 0 041 210 TOTAL PLANT 770,668 443,332 411,123 9,521,091

TPIS - GENERAL SUPPORT:42 2111 LAND 1,727 1,676 710 62,09043 2112 MOTOR VEHICLES 61 9,196 3,289 103,46044 2113 AIRCRAFT 0 0 0 1,24045 2114 SPECIAL PURPOSE VEHICLES 11 0 0 18046 2115 GARAGE WORK EQUIPMENT 30 41 0 3,597

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47 2116 OTHER WORK EQUIPMENT 5,759 3,176 1,926 101,56448 2121 BUILDINGS 33,593 23,922 18,749 692,18649 2122 FURNITURE 1,374 1,378 1,036 56,76250 2123 OFFICE EQUIPMENT 2,039 2,980 2,037 141,07351 2124 GENERAL PURPOSE COMPUTERS 520 4,262 1,636 126,60852 2110 TOTAL LAND & SUPPORT ASSETS 45,114 46,631 29,383 1,288,761

TPIS - CENTRAL OFFICE SWITCHING:53 2211 ANALOG ELECTRONIC SWITCHING 0 0 0 57,04654 2212 DIGITAL ELECTRONIC SWITCHING 144,998 116,380 74,904 1,943,64355 2215.1 STEP-BY-STEP SWITCHING 0 0 829 056 2215.2 CROSSBAR SWITCHING 0 0 0 057 2215.3 OTHER ELECTRO-MECHANICAL SWITCHING 0 0 4 058 2215 ELECTRO-MECHANICAL SWITCHING 0 0 832 059 2210 TOTAL CENTRAL OFFICE SWITCHING 144,998 116,380 75,736 2,000,689

60 2220 OPERATOR SYSTEMS 0 0 131 46,828

TPIS - CENTRAL OFFICE TRANSMISSION:61 2231.1 SATELLITE AND EARTH STATION FACILITIES 0 0 0 062 2231.2 OTHER RADIO FACILITIES 1,344 1,730 249 61,24963 2231 RADIO SYSTEMS 1,344 1,730 249 61,24964 2232 CIRCUIT EQUIPMENT 59,170 44,086 44,679 1,282,49665 2230 TOTAL CENTRAL OFFICE TRANSMISSION 60,514 45,816 44,928 1,343,745

TPIS - INFORMATION ORIG/TERM:66 2311 STATION APPARATUS 1,050 3,103 1,166 13,42767 2321 CUSTOMER PREMISES WIRING 0 0 0 068 2341 LARGE PRIVATE BRANCH EXCHANGES 525 0 126 1,34969 2351 PUBLIC TELEPHONE TERMINAL EQUIPMENT 1,992 1,913 1,278 43,07470 2362 OTHER TERMINAL EQUIPMENT 6,728 6,317 933 97,95871 2310 TOTAL INFORMATION ORIGINATION/TERMINATION 10,295 11,333 3,505 155,808

TPIS - CABLE & WIRE FACILITIES:72 2411 POLES 50,404 25,757 12,104 163,95873 2421 AERIAL CABLE 126,143 135,484 50,294 1,075,47174 2422 UNDERGROUND CABLE 10,151 3,080 3,936 1,526,64775 2423 BURIED CABLE 134,176 39,644 154,887 989,51776 2424 SUBMARINE CABLE 803 0 24 1,01577 2425 DEEP SEA CABLE 0 0 0 078 2426 INTRABUILDING NETWORK CABLE 0 33 0 3879 2431 AERIAL WIRE 972 5,522 618 11,43680 2441 CONDUIT SYSTEMS 5,045 3,042 2,262 770,30781 2410 TOTAL CABLE AND WIRE FACILITIES 327,694 212,562 224,124 4,538,391

82 240 TOTAL TPIS (BEFORE AMORTIZABLE ASSETS) 588,615 432,722 377,807 9,374,222

TPIS - AMORTIZABLE ASSETS:83 2681 CAPITAL LEASES 1,761 0 3,800 5,05684 2682 LEASEHOLD IMPROVEMENTS 1,469 0 1,228 50,18785 2680 TOTAL AMORTIZABLE TANGIBLE ASSETS 3,230 0 5,028 55,243

86 2690 INTANGIBLES 0 0 1,056 2,458

87 260 TOTAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS PLANT IN SERVICE 591,845 432,722 383,891 9,431,923

DEPRECIATION AND AMORTIZATION:88 3100 ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION - TPIS 264,850 200,054 178,317 4,740,60889 3200 ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION - PHFTU 0 0 0 090 3300 ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION - NONOPERATING 2 693 150 8,83291 3410 ACCUMULATED AMORTIZATION - CAPITALIZED LEASES 0 0 573 4,48492 3420 ACCUMULATED AMORTIZATION - LEASEHOLD IMPROVE. 510 0 214 33,57593 3400 TOTAL ACCUMULATED AMORTIZATION - TANGIBLE 510 0 787 38,059

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94 3500 ACCUMULATED AMORTIZATION - INTANGIBLE 0 0 122 54695 3600 ACCUMULATED AMORTIZATION - OTHER 9,996 0 1,380 096 340 TOTAL DEPRECIATION AND AMORTIZATION 275,358 200,747 180,755 4,788,045

97 350 NET PLANT 495,310 242,585 230,367 4,733,046

98 360 TOTAL ASSETS 538,191 294,167 286,774 6,442,691

BALANCE SHEET ACCOUNTS - LIABILITIES

CURRENT LIABILITIES:99 4010 ACCOUNTS PAYABLE 12,182 20,192 9,926 362,503

100 4020 NOTES PAYABLE 0 0 15,443 71,001101 4030 ADVANCE BILLING AND PAYMENTS 4,190 1,359 2,579 59,614102 4040 CUSTOMERS' DEPOSITS 16 257 106 2,327103 4050 CURRENT MATURITIES - LONG-TERM DEBT 0 9,010 36,456 125,000104 4060 CURRENT MATURITIES - CAPITAL LEASES 86 114 0 283105 4070 INCOME TAXES - ACCRUED (5,624) 1,204 (2,242) 36,961106 4080 OTHER TAXES - ACCRUED 1,922 931 870 29,710107 4100 NET CURRENT DEFERRED OPERATING INCOME TAXES 0 (1,356) 3,111 (58,731)108 4110 NET CURRENT DEFERRED NONOPERATING INCOME TAXES 0 (14) (629) (22,509)109 4120 OTHER ACCRUED LIABILITIES 1,202 8,657 9,534 279,225110 4130 OTHER CURRENT LIABILITIES 7,075 0 3,095 139,467111 410 TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES 21,049 40,354 78,248 1,024,852

LONG-TERM DEBT:112 4210 FUNDED DEBT 0 101,357 26,753 1,230,000113 4220 PREMIUM ON LONG-TERM DEBT 0 0 0 3,814114 4230 DISCOUNT ON LONG-TERM DEBT 0 0 0 4,443115 4240 REACQUIRED DEBT 0 0 0 0116 4250 OBLIGATIONS UNDER CAPITAL LEASES 0 0 3,794 573117 4260 ADVANCES FROM AFFILIATED COMPANIES 419,779 0 0 50,000118 4270 OTHER LONG-TERM DEBT 0 0 0 0119 420 TOTAL LONG-TERM DEBT 419,779 101,357 30,548 1,279,944

OTHER LIABILITIES AND DEFERRED CREDITS:120 4310 OTHER LONG-TERM LIABILITIES 0 2,535 13,479 251,339121 4320 UNAMORTIZED OPERATING INVEST TAX CREDITS-NET 0 246 4,061 41,618122 4330 UNAMORTIZED NONOPERATING INVEST TAX CREDITS-NET 0 0 0 0123 4340 NET NONCURRENT DEF OPERATING INCOME TAXES 36,090 39,304 21,042 855,357124 4341 NET DEFERRED TAX LIABILITY ADJUSTMENTS 0 0 (5,262) 41,009125 4350 NET NONCURRENT DEF NONOPERATING INCOME TAXES 0 (280) 10,560 (5,996)126 4360 OTHER DEFERRED CREDITS 5,622 5,131 2,817 60,646127 4361 DEFERRED TAX REGULATORY LIABILITY 0 0 6,290 87,103128 4370 OTHER JURIS LIABILITIES/DEFERRED CREDITS-NET 0 0 8,921 321,580129 430 TOTAL OTHER LIABILITIES AND DEFERRED CREDITS 41,712 46,936 61,907 1,652,657

STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY:130 4510 CAPITAL STOCK 1 8,451 27,344 1,483,148131 4520 ADDITIONAL PAID-IN CAPITAL 0 12,658 0 33,695132 4530 TREASURY STOCK 0 0 0 0133 4540 OTHER CAPITAL 0 0 7,180 47,262134 4550 RETAINED EARNINGS 55,650 84,411 81,547 921,133135 440 TOTAL STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY 55,651 105,520 116,071 2,485,238136 450 TOTAL LIABILITIES & STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY 538,191 294,167 286,774 6,442,691

137 460 RETAINED EARNINGS (BEGINNING-OF-YEAR) 28,419 75,634 79,094 975,482138 465 NET INCOME 27,190 23,777 18,047 454,587139 470 DIVIDENDS DECLARED 0 15,000 15,594 508,938140 475 MISCELLANEOUS DEBITS 0 0 0 0141 480 MISCELLANEOUS CREDITS 41 0 0 2142 490 RETAINED EARNINGS (END-OF-YEAR) 55,650 84,411 81,547 921,133

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REVENUE ACCOUNTS

LOCAL NETWORK SERVICE REVENUES:143 5001 BASIC AREA REVENUES 54,985 21,190 41,328 1,038,750144 5002 OPTIONAL EXTENDED AREA REVENUES 5,166 0 1,767 19,538145 5003 CELLULAR MOBILE SERVICE REVENUES 0 0 0 0146 5004 OTHER MOBILE SERVICES REVENUES 14 0 2 253147 510 BASIC LOCAL SERVICE REVENUES 60,165 21,190 43,097 1,058,541148 5010 PUBLIC TELEPHONE REVENUES 774 628 601 30,509149 5040 LOCAL PRIVATE LINE REVENUES 758 619 179 44,749150 5050 CUSTOMER PREMISES REVENUES 12 28 0 772151 5060 OTHER LOCAL EXCHANGE REVENUES 12,944 5,768 7,285 227,025152 5069 OTHER LOCAL EXCHANGE REVENUE SETTLEMENTS 0 (76) 0 0153 520 LOCAL NETWORK SERVICE REVENUES 74,653 28,157 51,161 1,361,595

NETWORK ACCESS REVENUES:154 5081 END USER REVENUES 13,019 10,533 7,268 191,299155 5082 SWITCHED ACCESS REVENUES 41,121 29,303 19,288 317,878156 5083 SPECIAL ACCESS REVENUES 6,315 2,814 1,489 53,499157 5084 STATE ACCESS REVENUES 42,156 33,711 17,947 307,821158 5080 TOTAL NETWORK ACCESS REVENUES 102,611 76,361 45,991 870,496

LONG DISTANCE NETWORK SERVICES REVENUES:159 5100 LONG DISTANCE MESSAGE REVENUES (CLASS A) 707 24,238 6,404 458,379

UNIDIRECTIONAL LONG DISTANCE REVENUES:160 5111 LONG DISTANCE INWARD-ONLY REVENUES (107) 25 8 10,222161 5112 LONG DISTANCE OUTWARD-ONLY REVENUES (70) 84 17 4,086162 5110 TOTAL UNIDIRECTIONAL LONG DISTANCE REVENUES (177) 109 24 14,308

163 5121 SUBVOICE GRADE LONG DISTANCE PRIV NETWORK REV 0 0 6 45164 5122 VOICE GRADE LONG DISTANCE PRIV NETWORK REVENUES 572 653 31 2,240165 5123 AUDIO PROGRAM GRADE LD PRIV NETWORK REVENUES 0 21 1 0166 5124 VIDEO PROGRAM GRADE LD PRIV NETWORK REVENUES 0 0 0 0167 5125 DIGITAL TRANSMISSION LD PRIV NETWORK REVENUES 1 366 59 7,033168 5126 LONG DISTANCE PRIVATE NETWORK SWITCHING REV 0 0 0 0169 5128 OTHER LONG DISTANCE PRIVATE NETWORK REVENUES 54 0 41 7,132170 5129 OTHER LD PRIVATE NETWORK REVENUE SETTLEMENTS (464) 0 113 (340)171 5120 TOTAL LONG DISTANCE PRIVATE NETWORK REV 163 1,040 252 16,110

172 5160 OTHER LONG DISTANCE REVENUES (31) (23) 167 1,500173 5169 OTHER LONG DISTANCE REVENUE SETTLEMENTS 0 0 (10) (171)174 525 TOTAL LONG DISTANCE NETWORK SERVICE REV 662 25,364 6,837 490,127

MISCELLANEOUS REVENUES:175 5230 DIRECTORY REVENUES 5,650 826 1,966 154,172176 5240 RENT REVENUES 1,346 977 347 11,983177 5250 CORPORATE OPERATIONS REVENUES 0 75 0 0

178 5261 SPECIAL BILLING ARRANGEMENTS REVENUES 1 119 0 386179 5262 CUSTOMER OPERATIONS REVENUES 124 270 202 25,930180 5263 PLANT OPERATIONS REVENUES 0 272 2 146181 5264 OTHER INCIDENTAL REGULATED REVENUES 798 920 1,171 26,829182 5269 OTHER REVENUE SETTLEMENTS 3,970 0 0 0183 5260 MISCELLANEOUS REVENUES (CLASS A) 4,893 1,581 1,376 53,291

184 5270 CARRIER BILLING AND COLLECTION REVENUES 7,234 1,545 2,541 29,518185 5200 TOTAL MISCELLANEOUS REVENUES 19,123 5,004 6,229 248,964

186 5280 NONREGULATED REVENUES 5,659 13,358 5,987 168,879

UNCOLLECTIBLE REVENUES:187 5301 UNCOLLECTIBLE REVENUES - TELECOMMUNICATIONS 4,292 627 1,862 59,532188 5302 UNCOLLECTIBLE REVENUES - OTHER 42 145 216 9,906189 5300 TOTAL UNCOLLECTIBLE REVENUES 4,334 772 2,078 69,439190 530 TOTAL OPERATING REVENUES 198,374 147,472 114,128 3,070,623

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PLANT SPECIFIC OPERATIONS: NETWORK SUPPORT EXPENSES:

191 6112 MOTOR VEHICLE EXPENSES 0 724 1,018 26,042192 610 CLEARANCE - MOTOR VEHICLE 0 231 816 21,084193 615 NET BALANCE - MOTOR VEHICLE 0 493 203 4,958

194 6113 AIRCRAFT EXPENSES 0 750 76 3,632195 620 CLEARANCE - AIRCRAFT 0 0 0 635196 625 NET BALANCE - AIRCRAFT 0 750 76 2,997

197 6114 SPECIAL PURPOSE VEHICLE EXPENSES 0 0 0 3198 630 CLEARANCE - SPECIAL PURPOSE VEHICLE 0 0 0 0199 635 NET BALANCE - SPECIAL PURPOSE VEHICLE 0 0 0 3

200 6115 GARAGE WORK EQUIPMENT EXPENSES 0 8 2 150

201 6116 OTHER WORK EQUIPMENT EXPENSES 0 367 216 10,636202 640 CLEARANCE - OTHER WORK EQUIPMENT 0 0 159 9,328203 645 NET BALANCE - OTHER WORK EQUIPMENT 0 367 57 1,308204 6110 TOTAL NETWORK SUPPORT EXPENSES 0 1,618 337 9,416

GENERAL SUPPORT EXPENSES:205 6121 LAND AND BUILDING EXPENSES 4,237 2,744 1,698 73,433206 6122 FURNITURE AND ARTWORKS EXPENSES 221 92 114 6,023207 6123 OFFICE EQUIPMENT EXPENSES 507 321 267 12,061208 6124 GENERAL PURPOSE COMPUTERS EXPENSES 2,051 760 2,825 122,160209 6120 TOTAL GENERAL SUPPORT EXPENSES 7,016 3,917 4,903 213,677

CENTRAL OFFICE SWITCHING EXPENSES:210 6211 ANALOG ELECTRONIC EXPENSES 9 0 19 1,308211 6212 DIGITAL ELECTRONIC EXPENSES 4,076 2,541 3,951 91,578212 6215 ELECTRO-MECHANICAL EXPENSES 104 0 219 890213 6210 TOTAL CENTRAL OFFICE SWITCHING EXPENSES 4,189 2,541 4,189 93,776

214 6220 OPERATOR SYSTEMS EXPENSES 121 0 7 2,226

CENTRAL OFFICE TRANSMISSION EXPENSES:215 6231 RADIO SYSTEMS EXPENSES 5 1 20 1,015216 6232 CIRCUIT EQUIPMENT EXPENSES 979 603 505 6,244217 6230 TOTAL CENTRAL OFFICE TRANSMISSION EXPENSES 984 604 525 7,259

INFORMATION ORIG/TERM EXPENSES:218 6311 STATION APPARATUS EXPENSES 2,247 3,831 827 38,733219 6341 LARGE PRIVATE BRANCH EXCHANGE EXPENSES 503 78 143 15,321220 6351 PUBLIC TELEPHONE TERMINAL EQUIPMENT EXPENSES 382 276 251 7,611221 6362 OTHER TERMINAL EQUIPMENT EXPENSES 1,485 1,616 1,033 52,412222 6310 TOTAL INFORMATION ORIG/TERM EXPENSES 4,617 5,801 2,254 114,077

CABLE AND WIRE FACILITIES EXPENSES:223 6411 POLE EXPENSES 814 3,279 627 2,255224 6421 AERIAL CABLE EXPENSES 6,160 4,663 1,877 41,638225 6422 UNDERGROUND CABLE EXPENSES 91 8 23 15,710226 6423 BURIED CABLE EXPENSES 4,494 1,513 4,460 39,302227 6424 SUBMARINE CABLE EXPENSES 15 0 1 71228 6425 DEEP SEA CABLE EXPENSES 0 0 0 2229 6426 INTRABUILDING NETWORK CABLE EXPENSES 98 0 1 1,043230 6431 AERIAL WIRE EXPENSES 29 76 4 543231 6441 CONDUIT SYSTEMS EXPENSES 25 0 2 1,737232 6410 TOTAL CABLE AND WIRE FACILITIES EXPENSES 11,726 9,539 6,995 102,303

233 650 TOTAL PLANT SPECIFIC OPERATIONS EXPENSES 28,653 24,020 19,211 542,733

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PLANT NONSPECIFIC OPERATIONS EXPENSES:234 6511 PROPERTY HELD FOR FUTURE TELECOM USE EXPENSES 0 0 0 0235 6512 PROVISIONING EXPENSES 115 1,294 1,125 24,653236 660 CLEARANCE - PROVISIONING 0 1,294 1,087 22,449237 665 NET BALANCE - PROVISIONING 115 0 38 2,203238 6510 OTHER PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT EXPENSES 115 0 38 2,203

239 6531 POWER EXPENSES 1,100 890 872 11,983240 6532 NETWORK ADMINISTRATION EXPENSES 6,302 1,984 1,471 42,639241 6533 TESTING EXPENSES 1,457 1,928 1,452 38,589242 6534 PLANT OPERATIONS ADMINISTRATION EXPENSES 1,416 1,904 2,290 68,347243 670 CLEARANCE - PLANT OPERATIONS ADMINISTRATION 0 0 242 3,112244 675 NET BALANCE - PLANT OPERATIONS ADMINISTRATION 1,416 1,904 2,048 65,236

245 6535 ENGINEERING EXPENSES 527 1,139 2,787 21,361246 680 CLEARANCE - ENGINEERING EXPENSES 0 0 1,988 2,265247 685 NET BALANCE - ENGINEERING EXPENSES 527 1,139 799 19,096

248 6530 TOTAL NETWORK OPERATIONS EXPENSES 10,802 7,845 6,643 177,543

249 6540 ACCESS EXPENSES 0 7,160 3,105 53,874

DEPRECIATION AND AMORTIZATION EXPENSES:250 6561 DEPRECIATION - TELECOM PLANT IN SERVICE 40,702 26,725 25,671 660,223251 6562 DEPRECIATION - PROP HELD FOR FUTURE TELECOM USE 0 73 0 0252 6563 AMORTIZATION EXPENSE - TANGIBLE (35) 0 184 6,838253 6564 AMORTIZATION EXPENSE - INTANGIBLE 0 0 101 546254 6565 AMORTIZATION EXPENSE - OTHER 0 0 0 0255 6560 TOTAL DEPRECIATION AND AMORTIZATION EXPENSES 40,667 26,798 25,955 667,607

256 690 TOTAL PLANT NONSPECIFIC OPERATIONS EXPENSES 51,584 41,803 35,741 901,227

CUSTOMER OPERATIONS EXPENSES: MARKETING EXPENSES:

257 6611 PRODUCT MANAGEMENT 1,014 1,459 890 32,110258 6612 SALES 2,525 255 1,969 78,887259 6613 PRODUCT ADVERTISING 224 434 332 25,876260 6610 TOTAL MARKETING EXPENSES 3,763 2,148 3,192 136,873

SERVICES EXPENSES:261 6621 CALL COMPLETION SERVICES 500 354 192 16,647262 6622 NUMBER SERVICES 1,679 411 546 51,103263 6623 CUSTOMER SERVICES 13,981 6,096 4,813 186,405264 6620 TOTAL SERVICES EXPENSES 16,160 6,861 5,550 254,155

265 700 TOTAL CUSTOMER OPERATIONS EXPENSES 19,923 9,009 8,742 391,028

CORPORATE OPERATIONS EXPENSES: EXECUTIVE AND PLANNING EXPENSES:

266 6711 EXECUTIVE 1,266 2,865 251 8,057267 6712 PLANNING 498 1,253 209 6,749268 6710 TOTAL EXECUTIVE AND PLANNING EXPENSES 1,764 4,118 460 14,806

GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES:269 6721 ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE 9,178 3,143 777 26,564270 6722 EXTERNAL RELATIONS 2,898 1,770 624 16,036271 6723 HUMAN RESOURCES 2,678 1,515 702 28,610272 6724 INFORMATION MANAGEMENT 14,262 5,930 3,998 123,109273 6725 LEGAL 410 1,000 248 11,393274 6726 PROCUREMENT 140 88 109 5,297275 6727 RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 0 0 270 10,598276 6728 OTHER GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE 5,281 2,518 2,801 84,474277 6720 TOTAL GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES 34,847 15,964 9,529 306,080

278 6790 PROVISION FOR UNCOLLECTIBLE NOTES RECEIVABLE 0 0 0 0

279 710 TOTAL CORPORATE OPERATIONS EXPENSES 36,611 20,082 9,989 320,887

280 720 TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES 136,771 94,914 73,683 2,155,875

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281 730 INCOME BEFORE OTHER OPERATING ITEMS & TAXES 61,603 52,558 40,445 914,748

OTHER OPERATING INCOME AND EXPENSE:282 7110 INCOME FROM CUSTOM WORK 0 0 1 27283 7130 RETURN FROM NONREG USE OF REG FACILITIES 0 0 0 0284 7140 GAINS AND LOSSES FROM FOREIGN EXCHANGE 0 0 0 0285 7150 GAINS/LOSSES FROM DISPOSITION OF LAND & ARTWORK 7 0 (31) 1,202286 7160 OTHER OPERATING GAINS AND LOSSES 0 (70) 0 (173)287 7100 OTHER OPERATING INCOME AND EXPENSES 7 (70) (29) 1,056

OPERATING TAXES:288 7210 OPERATING INVESTMENT TAX CREDITS-NET 0 277 796 18,394289 7220 OPERATING FEDERAL INCOME TAXES 16,681 11,475 11,818 232,776290 7230 OPERATING STATE AND LOCAL INCOME TAXES 0 3,612 2,614 57,599291 7240 OPERATING OTHER TAXES 13,945 5,323 4,976 62,317292 7250 PROVISION FOR DEFERRED OPERATING INC TAX-NET 0 591 (8,567) 13,058293 7200 OPERATING TAXES 30,626 20,724 10,046 347,357

NONOPERATING INCOME AND EXPENSE:294 7310 DIVIDEND INCOME 0 3,007 0 0295 7320 INTEREST INCOME 0 488 1,110 4,295296 7330 INCOME FROM SINKING AND OTHER FUNDS 0 0 0 0297 7340 ALLOWANCES FOR FUNDS USED DURING CONSTRUCTION 1,002 0 175 425298 7350 GAINS/LOSSES FROM DISPOSITION OF PROPERTY 0 0 0 1,118299 7360 OTHER NONOPERATING INCOME (4,002) 18 1,932 76,130300 7370 SPECIAL CHARGES 40 (690) 203 4,617301 7300 NONOPERATING INCOME AND EXPENSE (3,040) 4,203 3,014 77,350

NONOPERATING TAXES:302 7410 NONOPERATING INVESTMENT TAX CREDITS-NET 0 0 0 0303 7420 NONOPERATING FEDERAL INCOME TAXES 0 1,788 (2,920) 5,438304 7430 NONOPERATING STATE AND LOCAL INCOME TAXES 0 (216) (403) (444)305 7440 NONOPERATING OTHER TAXES 0 4 3 162306 7450 PROVISION FOR DEFERRED NONOPERATING INC TAX-NET 0 (138) 4,992 40,574307 7400 NONOPERATING TAXES 0 1,438 1,672 45,731

INTEREST AND RELATED ITEMS:308 7510 INTEREST ON FUNDED DEBT 0 8,753 4,522 100,988309 7520 INTEREST EXPENSE - CAPITAL LEASES 25 12 0 40310 7530 AMORTIZATION OF DEBT ISSUANCE EXPENSES 0 32 14 640311 7540 OTHER INTEREST DEDUCTIONS 729 27 12 4,704312 7500 INTEREST AND RELATED ITEMS 754 8,824 4,548 106,372

EXTRAORDINARY ITEMS:313 7610 EXTRAORDINARY INCOME CREDITS 0 0 0 0314 7620 EXTRAORDINARY INCOME CHARGES 0 1,928 0 0315 7630 CURRENT INC TAX EFFECT OF EXTRAORD ITEMS-NET 0 0 0 0316 7640 PROV FOR DEF INC TAX EFFECT OF EXT ITEMS-NET 0 0 0 0317 7600 EXTRAORDINARY ITEMS 0 (1,928) 0 0

JURISDICTIONAL DIFFERENCES AND NONREG INCOME:318 7910 INC EFFECT OF JURISDICTIONAL RATEMAKING DIF-NET 0 0 (9,116) (39,108)319 7990 NONREGULATED NET INCOME 0 0 0 0

320 790 NET INCOME 27,190 23,777 18,047 454,587

321 830 TOTAL NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES 954 646 149 12,712322 840 FULL-TIME 950 624 134 12,297323 850 PART-TIME 4 22 15 415324 860 TOTAL COMPENSATION FOR THE YEAR 31,874 27,139 6,608 575,416

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BALANCE SHEET ACCOUNTS - ASSETS

CURRENT ASSETS: CASH AND EQUIVALENTS:

1 1130 CASH $352 $19,377 $16,827 $12,9042 1140 SPECIAL CASH DEPOSITS 0 1,324 (112) 1,2553 1150 WORKING CASH ADVANCES (13) 259 0 714 1160 TEMPORARY INVESTMENTS 0 0 0 05 1120 CASH AND EQUIVALENTS 340 20,959 16,716 14,229

NONCASH CURRENT (EXCLUDING PREPAYMENTS):6 1180 TELECOMMUNICATIONS ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE 366,208 122,605 106,627 566,2317 1181 ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE ALLOWANCE - TELECOM 32,750 5,086 5,493 30,3998 1190 OTHER ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE 16,358 24,749 8,093 290,8979 1191 ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE ALLOWANCE - OTHER (15) 440 135 849

10 1200 NOTES RECEIVABLE 1 120,535 32,105 (11)11 1201 NOTES RECEIVABLE ALLOWANCE 0 0 0 012 1210 INTEREST AND DIVIDENDS RECEIVABLE 9 43 253 613 1220 INVENTORIES 10,419 4,973 1,623 40,99614 120 TOTAL NONCASH CURRENT (EXCL PREPAYMENTS) 360,261 267,380 143,073 866,871

PREPAYMENTS:15 1290 PREPAID RENTS 0 0 0 016 1300 PREPAID TAXES 0 0 120 13,43617 1310 PREPAID INSURANCE 939 0 0 1,40918 1320 PREPAID DIRECTORY EXPENSES 0 0 0 019 1330 OTHER PREPAYMENTS 925 819 813 3,16120 1280 TOTAL PREPAYMENTS 1,864 819 933 18,006

21 1350 OTHER CURRENT ASSETS (6,442) 0 0 0

22 130 TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS 356,022 289,158 160,722 899,106

NONCURRENT ASSETS:23 1401 INVESTMENTS IN AFFILIATED COMPANIES (7,337) 57,361 0 1424 1402 INVESTMENTS IN NONAFFILIATED COMPANIES 0 0 1,971 94325 1406 NONREGULATED INVESTMENTS 0 1,697 0 (6)26 1407 UNAMORTIZED DEBT ISSUANCE EXPENSE 11,653 3,840 1,653 22,83027 1408 SINKING FUNDS 0 0 0 60928 1410 OTHER NONCURRENT ASSETS 144,722 171,118 33,448 686,43329 1437 DEFERRED TAX REGULATORY ASSETS 32,965 19,995 4,896 67,75130 1438 DEFERRED MAINTENANCE AND RETIREMENTS 0 11,740 0 031 1439 DEFERRED CHARGES 9,160 6,032 3,937 29,56932 1500 OTHER JURISDICTIONAL ASSETS-NET 2,449 (954) 25,928 33,95933 150 TOTAL NONCURRENT ASSETS 193,613 270,829 71,833 842,101

PLANT:34 2001 TELECOMMUNICATIONS PLANT IN SERVICE (TPIS) 4,027,450 1,916,025 1,812,527 9,075,49135 2002 PROPERTY HELD FOR FUTURE TELECOM USE 0 0 0 036 2003 TELECOM PLANT UNDER CONSTRUCTION (TPUC) 30,305 40,165 12,991 78,85037 2004 RESERVED NA NA NA NA 38 2005 TELECOMMUNICATIONS PLANT ADJUSTMENT 0 0 12,708 039 2006 NONOPERATING PLANT 5,107 567 420 5,52440 2007 GOODWILL 0 0 0 041 210 TOTAL PLANT 4,062,862 1,956,757 1,838,646 9,159,865

TPIS - GENERAL SUPPORT:42 2111 LAND 20,656 11,594 5,935 29,92243 2112 MOTOR VEHICLES 35,086 25,091 20,142 114,62744 2113 AIRCRAFT 0 0 0 4,15245 2114 SPECIAL PURPOSE VEHICLES 0 0 0 046 2115 GARAGE WORK EQUIPMENT 1,277 744 273 4,028

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47 2116 OTHER WORK EQUIPMENT 30,979 19,446 16,996 101,88848 2121 BUILDINGS 211,317 169,255 115,830 576,72749 2122 FURNITURE 9,878 6,227 10,323 58,03050 2123 OFFICE EQUIPMENT 82,403 31,469 16,999 137,72351 2124 GENERAL PURPOSE COMPUTERS 84,219 31,083 21,811 235,02552 2110 TOTAL LAND & SUPPORT ASSETS 475,815 294,909 208,309 1,262,121

TPIS - CENTRAL OFFICE SWITCHING:53 2211 ANALOG ELECTRONIC SWITCHING 0 21,252 60 30,97854 2212 DIGITAL ELECTRONIC SWITCHING 868,599 407,977 389,163 1,871,21955 2215.1 STEP-BY-STEP SWITCHING 0 20,308 14,061 78,02156 2215.2 CROSSBAR SWITCHING 0 0 916 2,40357 2215.3 OTHER ELECTRO-MECHANICAL SWITCHING 0 301 2,515 20,50558 2215 ELECTRO-MECHANICAL SWITCHING 0 20,610 17,492 100,92959 2210 TOTAL CENTRAL OFFICE SWITCHING 868,599 449,839 406,715 2,003,126

60 2220 OPERATOR SYSTEMS 15,890 10,528 3,800 19,412

TPIS - CENTRAL OFFICE TRANSMISSION:61 2231.1 SATELLITE AND EARTH STATION FACILITIES 0 6,000 0 062 2231.2 OTHER RADIO FACILITIES 5,516 52,314 1,783 27,22263 2231 RADIO SYSTEMS 5,516 58,313 1,783 27,22264 2232 CIRCUIT EQUIPMENT 591,313 305,936 213,624 1,323,32965 2230 TOTAL CENTRAL OFFICE TRANSMISSION 596,829 364,249 215,408 1,350,551

TPIS - INFORMATION ORIG/TERM:66 2311 STATION APPARATUS 10,129 4,343 3,182 22,73467 2321 CUSTOMER PREMISES WIRING 0 0 0 068 2341 LARGE PRIVATE BRANCH EXCHANGES 0 517 984 1,10769 2351 PUBLIC TELEPHONE TERMINAL EQUIPMENT 12,979 13,357 4,149 32,44770 2362 OTHER TERMINAL EQUIPMENT 42,861 24,529 10,206 116,51971 2310 TOTAL INFORMATION ORIGINATION/TERMINATION 65,970 42,746 18,521 172,807

TPIS - CABLE & WIRE FACILITIES:72 2411 POLES 28,124 95,454 28,949 223,90273 2421 AERIAL CABLE 202,053 267,267 145,790 1,023,99774 2422 UNDERGROUND CABLE 368,678 188,954 30,528 343,61975 2423 BURIED CABLE 1,126,598 25,326 730,217 2,412,17976 2424 SUBMARINE CABLE 2,520 2,040 205 1,21477 2425 DEEP SEA CABLE 0 55,350 0 078 2426 INTRABUILDING NETWORK CABLE 2,112 8,624 5 9,35579 2431 AERIAL WIRE 787 3,250 1,400 27,57980 2441 CONDUIT SYSTEMS 261,578 100,256 19,027 194,84481 2410 TOTAL CABLE AND WIRE FACILITIES 1,992,450 746,522 956,121 4,236,688

82 240 TOTAL TPIS (BEFORE AMORTIZABLE ASSETS) 4,015,552 1,908,793 1,808,873 9,044,705

TPIS - AMORTIZABLE ASSETS:83 2681 CAPITAL LEASES 492 0 1,080 3,65884 2682 LEASEHOLD IMPROVEMENTS 11,406 7,231 861 25,42185 2680 TOTAL AMORTIZABLE TANGIBLE ASSETS 11,898 7,231 1,941 29,078

86 2690 INTANGIBLES 0 0 1,713 1,708

87 260 TOTAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS PLANT IN SERVICE 4,027,450 1,916,025 1,812,527 9,075,491

DEPRECIATION AND AMORTIZATION:88 3100 ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION - TPIS 1,625,824 809,571 756,931 4,355,75389 3200 ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION - PHFTU 0 0 0 090 3300 ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION - NONOPERATING 2,571 128 172 2,42091 3410 ACCUMULATED AMORTIZATION - CAPITALIZED LEASES 268 0 900 36392 3420 ACCUMULATED AMORTIZATION - LEASEHOLD IMPROVE. 10,649 7,056 565 12,88793 3400 TOTAL ACCUMULATED AMORTIZATION - TANGIBLE 10,917 7,056 1,465 13,251

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94 3500 ACCUMULATED AMORTIZATION - INTANGIBLE 0 0 381 37995 3600 ACCUMULATED AMORTIZATION - OTHER 0 0 6,354 096 340 TOTAL DEPRECIATION AND AMORTIZATION 1,639,312 816,756 765,303 4,371,803

97 350 NET PLANT 2,423,550 1,140,002 1,073,343 4,788,062

98 360 TOTAL ASSETS 2,973,185 1,699,988 1,305,898 6,529,269

BALANCE SHEET ACCOUNTS - LIABILITIES

CURRENT LIABILITIES:99 4010 ACCOUNTS PAYABLE 89,444 55,033 59,725 221,578

100 4020 NOTES PAYABLE 120,600 177,652 0 191,900101 4030 ADVANCE BILLING AND PAYMENTS 29,211 12,524 7,888 61,393102 4040 CUSTOMERS' DEPOSITS 1,536 1,480 670 2,131103 4050 CURRENT MATURITIES - LONG-TERM DEBT 20,000 17,197 76,454 65,801104 4060 CURRENT MATURITIES - CAPITAL LEASES 110 0 95 65105 4070 INCOME TAXES - ACCRUED 16,546 (19,722) (8,227) 34,773106 4080 OTHER TAXES - ACCRUED 777 964 14,554 108,017107 4100 NET CURRENT DEFERRED OPERATING INCOME TAXES (3,847) (9,498) (8,533) (61,148)108 4110 NET CURRENT DEFERRED NONOPERATING INCOME TAXES (8,655) (4,511) (3,642) (17,752)109 4120 OTHER ACCRUED LIABILITIES 120,325 53,085 55,367 394,219110 4130 OTHER CURRENT LIABILITIES 67,740 21,818 12,993 132,338111 410 TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES 453,786 306,022 207,345 1,133,316

LONG-TERM DEBT:112 4210 FUNDED DEBT 769,500 465,000 152,182 1,476,765113 4220 PREMIUM ON LONG-TERM DEBT 94 8,104 0 17,111114 4230 DISCOUNT ON LONG-TERM DEBT 6,077 2,573 69 8,709115 4240 REACQUIRED DEBT 0 0 0 0116 4250 OBLIGATIONS UNDER CAPITAL LEASES 143 0 262 78117 4260 ADVANCES FROM AFFILIATED COMPANIES 500 2,355 130,000 45,000118 4270 OTHER LONG-TERM DEBT 0 0 252 0119 420 TOTAL LONG-TERM DEBT 764,159 472,886 282,628 1,530,245

OTHER LIABILITIES AND DEFERRED CREDITS:120 4310 OTHER LONG-TERM LIABILITIES 168,556 44,721 42,954 352,991121 4320 UNAMORTIZED OPERATING INVEST TAX CREDITS-NET 628 35,066 8,087 18,819122 4330 UNAMORTIZED NONOPERATING INVEST TAX CREDITS-NET 0 0 0 0123 4340 NET NONCURRENT DEF OPERATING INCOME TAXES 416,174 222,246 184,997 929,322124 4341 NET DEFERRED TAX LIABILITY ADJUSTMENTS 179 3,225 (11,080) (9,616)125 4350 NET NONCURRENT DEF NONOPERATING INCOME TAXES 0 101 0 0126 4360 OTHER DEFERRED CREDITS 4,954 13,325 3,095 26,111127 4361 DEFERRED TAX REGULATORY LIABILITY 32,787 16,770 15,976 77,367128 4370 OTHER JURIS LIABILITIES/DEFERRED CREDITS-NET 3,497 (12,997) 35,027 66,215129 430 TOTAL OTHER LIABILITIES AND DEFERRED CREDITS 626,775 322,457 279,055 1,461,208

STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY:130 4510 CAPITAL STOCK 645,409 250,000 3 1,024,321131 4520 ADDITIONAL PAID-IN CAPITAL 50,288 50,000 197,909 55132 4530 TREASURY STOCK (313) 0 0 (2)133 4540 OTHER CAPITAL 0 40,823 49,388 43,055134 4550 RETAINED EARNINGS 433,080 257,800 289,569 1,337,070135 440 TOTAL STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY 1,128,465 598,623 536,869 2,404,499136 450 TOTAL LIABILITIES & STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY 2,973,185 1,699,988 1,305,898 6,529,269

137 460 RETAINED EARNINGS (BEGINNING-OF-YEAR) 598,975 245,820 237,856 1,444,547138 465 NET INCOME 157,420 50,722 99,554 442,515139 470 DIVIDENDS DECLARED 323,314 38,742 47,841 551,061140 475 MISCELLANEOUS DEBITS 0 0 0 0141 480 MISCELLANEOUS CREDITS (1) 0 0 1,069142 490 RETAINED EARNINGS (END-OF-YEAR) 433,080 257,800 289,569 1,337,070

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INCOME STATEMENT ACCOUNTS

REVENUE ACCOUNTS

LOCAL NETWORK SERVICE REVENUES:143 5001 BASIC AREA REVENUES 474,763 164,776 107,165 929,772144 5002 OPTIONAL EXTENDED AREA REVENUES (7) 0 18,682 12,181145 5003 CELLULAR MOBILE SERVICE REVENUES 0 0 0 0146 5004 OTHER MOBILE SERVICES REVENUES 563 36 31 905147 510 BASIC LOCAL SERVICE REVENUES 475,319 164,812 125,878 942,858148 5010 PUBLIC TELEPHONE REVENUES 13,798 12,532 1,248 16,723149 5040 LOCAL PRIVATE LINE REVENUES 17,570 12,183 873 11,795150 5050 CUSTOMER PREMISES REVENUES 240 0 581 68151 5060 OTHER LOCAL EXCHANGE REVENUES 155,486 50,849 16,886 176,859152 5069 OTHER LOCAL EXCHANGE REVENUE SETTLEMENTS 0 0 0 0153 520 LOCAL NETWORK SERVICE REVENUES 662,413 240,377 145,466 1,148,303

NETWORK ACCESS REVENUES:154 5081 END USER REVENUES 98,401 33,279 32,986 189,746155 5082 SWITCHED ACCESS REVENUES 198,892 80,418 113,002 397,301156 5083 SPECIAL ACCESS REVENUES 40,501 14,564 13,146 57,374157 5084 STATE ACCESS REVENUES 167,453 12,337 137,934 436,953158 5080 TOTAL NETWORK ACCESS REVENUES 505,247 140,598 297,069 1,081,374

LONG DISTANCE NETWORK SERVICES REVENUES:159 5100 LONG DISTANCE MESSAGE REVENUES (CLASS A) 51,676 60,220 74,205 333,160

UNIDIRECTIONAL LONG DISTANCE REVENUES:160 5111 LONG DISTANCE INWARD-ONLY REVENUES 1,815 12,472 313 2,993161 5112 LONG DISTANCE OUTWARD-ONLY REVENUES 167 (4,193) 25 1,024162 5110 TOTAL UNIDIRECTIONAL LONG DISTANCE REVENUES 1,981 8,279 337 4,017

163 5121 SUBVOICE GRADE LONG DISTANCE PRIV NETWORK REV 0 39 167 127164 5122 VOICE GRADE LONG DISTANCE PRIV NETWORK REVENUES 8,244 2,854 564 3,405165 5123 AUDIO PROGRAM GRADE LD PRIV NETWORK REVENUES 0 0 0 0166 5124 VIDEO PROGRAM GRADE LD PRIV NETWORK REVENUES 24 31 1 217167 5125 DIGITAL TRANSMISSION LD PRIV NETWORK REVENUES 9,693 (118) 161 130168 5126 LONG DISTANCE PRIVATE NETWORK SWITCHING REV 0 0 0 0169 5128 OTHER LONG DISTANCE PRIVATE NETWORK REVENUES 70 35 20 16170 5129 OTHER LD PRIVATE NETWORK REVENUE SETTLEMENTS 2 (1) 993 4,264171 5120 TOTAL LONG DISTANCE PRIVATE NETWORK REV 18,033 2,840 1,905 8,158

172 5160 OTHER LONG DISTANCE REVENUES 2,082 801 1,295 7,293173 5169 OTHER LONG DISTANCE REVENUE SETTLEMENTS (95) 0 (51) (196)174 525 TOTAL LONG DISTANCE NETWORK SERVICE REV 73,677 72,140 77,691 352,432

MISCELLANEOUS REVENUES:175 5230 DIRECTORY REVENUES 109,253 46,941 11,409 112,599176 5240 RENT REVENUES 7,937 2,399 4,164 37,535177 5250 CORPORATE OPERATIONS REVENUES 0 0 36 3

178 5261 SPECIAL BILLING ARRANGEMENTS REVENUES 283 0 55 104179 5262 CUSTOMER OPERATIONS REVENUES 12,246 2,795 2,307 14,161180 5263 PLANT OPERATIONS REVENUES 57 54 41 236181 5264 OTHER INCIDENTAL REGULATED REVENUES 4,339 3,172 791 2,559182 5269 OTHER REVENUE SETTLEMENTS 0 0 0 28183 5260 MISCELLANEOUS REVENUES (CLASS A) 16,925 6,022 3,195 17,089

184 5270 CARRIER BILLING AND COLLECTION REVENUES 11,709 4,157 4,974 31,949185 5200 TOTAL MISCELLANEOUS REVENUES 145,823 59,518 23,779 199,175

186 5280 NONREGULATED REVENUES 64,946 76,305 27,949 209,763

UNCOLLECTIBLE REVENUES:187 5301 UNCOLLECTIBLE REVENUES - TELECOMMUNICATIONS 29,362 6,430 5,820 27,847188 5302 UNCOLLECTIBLE REVENUES - OTHER 12,232 3,094 1,765 11,990189 5300 TOTAL UNCOLLECTIBLE REVENUES 41,594 9,524 7,584 39,836190 530 TOTAL OPERATING REVENUES 1,410,513 579,414 564,369 2,951,211

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EXPENSE ACCOUNTS

PLANT SPECIFIC OPERATIONS: NETWORK SUPPORT EXPENSES:

191 6112 MOTOR VEHICLE EXPENSES 9,537 4,981 5,460 30,057192 610 CLEARANCE - MOTOR VEHICLE 7,682 3,798 4,645 26,454193 615 NET BALANCE - MOTOR VEHICLE 1,855 1,184 815 3,603

194 6113 AIRCRAFT EXPENSES 1,035 487 387 2,728195 620 CLEARANCE - AIRCRAFT 0 0 0 561196 625 NET BALANCE - AIRCRAFT 1,035 487 387 2,167

197 6114 SPECIAL PURPOSE VEHICLE EXPENSES 0 0 0 0198 630 CLEARANCE - SPECIAL PURPOSE VEHICLE 0 0 0 0199 635 NET BALANCE - SPECIAL PURPOSE VEHICLE 0 0 0 0

200 6115 GARAGE WORK EQUIPMENT EXPENSES 18 162 55 76

201 6116 OTHER WORK EQUIPMENT EXPENSES 4,423 1,624 1,621 13,981202 640 CLEARANCE - OTHER WORK EQUIPMENT 3,665 1,347 1,286 12,901203 645 NET BALANCE - OTHER WORK EQUIPMENT 758 277 335 1,080204 6110 TOTAL NETWORK SUPPORT EXPENSES 3,666 2,110 1,592 6,925

GENERAL SUPPORT EXPENSES:205 6121 LAND AND BUILDING EXPENSES 25,328 17,290 8,762 51,131206 6122 FURNITURE AND ARTWORKS EXPENSES 2,449 1,353 276 2,882207 6123 OFFICE EQUIPMENT EXPENSES 4,580 2,208 1,546 9,478208 6124 GENERAL PURPOSE COMPUTERS EXPENSES 50,120 22,857 20,088 120,799209 6120 TOTAL GENERAL SUPPORT EXPENSES 82,476 43,708 30,672 184,290

CENTRAL OFFICE SWITCHING EXPENSES:210 6211 ANALOG ELECTRONIC EXPENSES 441 556 347 2,245211 6212 DIGITAL ELECTRONIC EXPENSES 50,221 21,447 21,886 104,889212 6215 ELECTRO-MECHANICAL EXPENSES 51 1,241 1,912 6,261213 6210 TOTAL CENTRAL OFFICE SWITCHING EXPENSES 50,714 23,244 24,145 113,395

214 6220 OPERATOR SYSTEMS EXPENSES 4,187 451 404 679

CENTRAL OFFICE TRANSMISSION EXPENSES:215 6231 RADIO SYSTEMS EXPENSES 155 3,781 23 430216 6232 CIRCUIT EQUIPMENT EXPENSES 5,268 4,966 2,373 14,130217 6230 TOTAL CENTRAL OFFICE TRANSMISSION EXPENSES 5,422 8,747 2,396 14,560

INFORMATION ORIG/TERM EXPENSES:218 6311 STATION APPARATUS EXPENSES 2,586 18,154 5,078 50,050219 6341 LARGE PRIVATE BRANCH EXCHANGE EXPENSES 1 6,235 2,143 23,849220 6351 PUBLIC TELEPHONE TERMINAL EQUIPMENT EXPENSES 3,497 2,196 642 4,751221 6362 OTHER TERMINAL EQUIPMENT EXPENSES 24,179 19,402 4,450 48,451222 6310 TOTAL INFORMATION ORIG/TERM EXPENSES 30,263 45,988 12,313 127,100

CABLE AND WIRE FACILITIES EXPENSES:223 6411 POLE EXPENSES 10,939 1,588 2,159 5,858224 6421 AERIAL CABLE EXPENSES 13,881 10,186 6,916 49,160225 6422 UNDERGROUND CABLE EXPENSES 1,788 5,645 7,136 4,073226 6423 BURIED CABLE EXPENSES 47,929 2,575 16,547 66,150227 6424 SUBMARINE CABLE EXPENSES 63 10 2 63228 6425 DEEP SEA CABLE EXPENSES 0 1,829 0 0229 6426 INTRABUILDING NETWORK CABLE EXPENSES 433 381 9 140230 6431 AERIAL WIRE EXPENSES 264 177 101 958231 6441 CONDUIT SYSTEMS EXPENSES 451 278 5 1,868232 6410 TOTAL CABLE AND WIRE FACILITIES EXPENSES 75,747 22,669 32,875 128,268

233 650 TOTAL PLANT SPECIFIC OPERATIONS EXPENSES 252,474 146,917 104,397 575,216

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PLANT NONSPECIFIC OPERATIONS EXPENSES:234 6511 PROPERTY HELD FOR FUTURE TELECOM USE EXPENSES 0 0 0 0235 6512 PROVISIONING EXPENSES 10,032 6,245 6,669 32,346236 660 CLEARANCE - PROVISIONING 8,613 6,068 5,890 29,147237 665 NET BALANCE - PROVISIONING 1,420 177 779 3,199238 6510 OTHER PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT EXPENSES 1,420 177 779 3,199

239 6531 POWER EXPENSES 6,867 5,743 2,885 12,501240 6532 NETWORK ADMINISTRATION EXPENSES 16,661 8,538 7,124 28,023241 6533 TESTING EXPENSES 22,879 8,849 5,702 30,413242 6534 PLANT OPERATIONS ADMINISTRATION EXPENSES 24,302 14,178 11,949 61,646243 670 CLEARANCE - PLANT OPERATIONS ADMINISTRATION 3,830 (1,314) 2,896 11,222244 675 NET BALANCE - PLANT OPERATIONS ADMINISTRATION 20,472 15,492 9,053 50,424

245 6535 ENGINEERING EXPENSES 8,238 6,515 4,023 20,810246 680 CLEARANCE - ENGINEERING EXPENSES 658 790 312 251247 685 NET BALANCE - ENGINEERING EXPENSES 7,580 5,725 3,712 20,558

248 6530 TOTAL NETWORK OPERATIONS EXPENSES 74,459 44,347 28,474 141,919

249 6540 ACCESS EXPENSES 350 2,701 19,223 69,914

DEPRECIATION AND AMORTIZATION EXPENSES:250 6561 DEPRECIATION - TELECOM PLANT IN SERVICE 333,600 131,879 109,067 562,361251 6562 DEPRECIATION - PROP HELD FOR FUTURE TELECOM USE 0 0 0 0252 6563 AMORTIZATION EXPENSE - TANGIBLE 710 286 496 2,179253 6564 AMORTIZATION EXPENSE - INTANGIBLE 0 0 381 379254 6565 AMORTIZATION EXPENSE - OTHER 0 0 0 0255 6560 TOTAL DEPRECIATION AND AMORTIZATION EXPENSES 334,310 132,165 109,944 564,920

256 690 TOTAL PLANT NONSPECIFIC OPERATIONS EXPENSES 410,538 179,390 158,421 779,952

CUSTOMER OPERATIONS EXPENSES: MARKETING EXPENSES:

257 6611 PRODUCT MANAGEMENT 10,353 5,514 4,527 25,464258 6612 SALES 25,132 20,540 9,153 55,420259 6613 PRODUCT ADVERTISING 9,821 4,236 1,235 10,206260 6610 TOTAL MARKETING EXPENSES 45,306 30,289 14,914 91,090

SERVICES EXPENSES:261 6621 CALL COMPLETION SERVICES 15,066 3,640 2,246 12,079262 6622 NUMBER SERVICES 14,769 7,392 5,823 30,899263 6623 CUSTOMER SERVICES 69,178 29,012 25,123 118,370264 6620 TOTAL SERVICES EXPENSES 99,014 40,044 33,192 161,348

265 700 TOTAL CUSTOMER OPERATIONS EXPENSES 144,320 70,333 48,106 252,438

CORPORATE OPERATIONS EXPENSES: EXECUTIVE AND PLANNING EXPENSES:

266 6711 EXECUTIVE 4,229 3,103 1,387 6,881267 6712 PLANNING 2,722 1,424 1,143 5,943268 6710 TOTAL EXECUTIVE AND PLANNING EXPENSES 6,950 4,527 2,530 12,824

GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES:269 6721 ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE 11,312 6,257 4,475 24,177270 6722 EXTERNAL RELATIONS 6,874 5,624 3,486 15,339271 6723 HUMAN RESOURCES 9,992 6,525 4,153 21,704272 6724 INFORMATION MANAGEMENT 54,454 28,855 22,584 114,885273 6725 LEGAL 3,612 2,493 1,488 7,303274 6726 PROCUREMENT 1,818 1,621 1,148 6,315275 6727 RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 3,908 2,144 1,672 8,962276 6728 OTHER GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE 42,661 21,064 28,184 137,142277 6720 TOTAL GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES 134,631 74,583 67,191 335,826

278 6790 PROVISION FOR UNCOLLECTIBLE NOTES RECEIVABLE 0 0 0 0

279 710 TOTAL CORPORATE OPERATIONS EXPENSES 141,581 79,109 69,720 348,650

280 720 TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES 948,913 475,749 380,644 1,956,256

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281 730 INCOME BEFORE OTHER OPERATING ITEMS & TAXES 461,600 103,665 183,725 994,955

OTHER OPERATING INCOME AND EXPENSE:282 7110 INCOME FROM CUSTOM WORK 16 0 2 56283 7130 RETURN FROM NONREG USE OF REG FACILITIES 0 0 0 0284 7140 GAINS AND LOSSES FROM FOREIGN EXCHANGE 0 (391) 0 0285 7150 GAINS/LOSSES FROM DISPOSITION OF LAND & ARTWORK 973 64 (196) 160286 7160 OTHER OPERATING GAINS AND LOSSES 0 3 0 98287 7100 OTHER OPERATING INCOME AND EXPENSES 989 (324) (195) 314

OPERATING TAXES:288 7210 OPERATING INVESTMENT TAX CREDITS-NET 2,270 (297) 2,620 11,863289 7220 OPERATING FEDERAL INCOME TAXES 119,126 9,723 51,828 231,491290 7230 OPERATING STATE AND LOCAL INCOME TAXES 23,001 (13,815) 3,149 14,784291 7240 OPERATING OTHER TAXES 71,616 27,554 22,808 136,436292 7250 PROVISION FOR DEFERRED OPERATING INC TAX-NET (20,255) 17,681 2,567 37,434293 7200 OPERATING TAXES 191,218 41,441 77,733 408,283

NONOPERATING INCOME AND EXPENSE:294 7310 DIVIDEND INCOME 0 0 0 0295 7320 INTEREST INCOME 1,337 276 2,431 758296 7330 INCOME FROM SINKING AND OTHER FUNDS 0 0 0 0297 7340 ALLOWANCES FOR FUNDS USED DURING CONSTRUCTION 2,215 918 1,607 5,975298 7350 GAINS/LOSSES FROM DISPOSITION OF PROPERTY 0 0 17,279 0299 7360 OTHER NONOPERATING INCOME 15,419 22,158 24,227 56,765300 7370 SPECIAL CHARGES 3,465 701 1,002 6,042301 7300 NONOPERATING INCOME AND EXPENSE 15,505 22,652 44,542 57,457

NONOPERATING TAXES:302 7410 NONOPERATING INVESTMENT TAX CREDITS-NET 0 0 0 0303 7420 NONOPERATING FEDERAL INCOME TAXES (2,465) (2,486) 5,403 14,205304 7430 NONOPERATING STATE AND LOCAL INCOME TAXES (470) (518) 1,308 (542)305 7440 NONOPERATING OTHER TAXES 27 0 13 75306 7450 PROVISION FOR DEFERRED NONOPERATING INC TAX-NET 24,961 9,352 7,628 16,611307 7400 NONOPERATING TAXES 22,053 6,349 14,352 30,349

INTEREST AND RELATED ITEMS:308 7510 INTEREST ON FUNDED DEBT 58,714 30,722 29,159 95,833309 7520 INTEREST EXPENSE - CAPITAL LEASES 22 0 45 42310 7530 AMORTIZATION OF DEBT ISSUANCE EXPENSES 735 182 285 1,570311 7540 OTHER INTEREST DEDUCTIONS 4,327 7,850 427 24,053312 7500 INTEREST AND RELATED ITEMS 63,799 38,755 29,916 121,498

EXTRAORDINARY ITEMS:313 7610 EXTRAORDINARY INCOME CREDITS 0 0 0 0314 7620 EXTRAORDINARY INCOME CHARGES 0 0 0 0315 7630 CURRENT INC TAX EFFECT OF EXTRAORD ITEMS-NET 0 0 0 0316 7640 PROV FOR DEF INC TAX EFFECT OF EXT ITEMS-NET 0 0 0 0317 7600 EXTRAORDINARY ITEMS 0 0 0 0

JURISDICTIONAL DIFFERENCES AND NONREG INCOME:318 7910 INC EFFECT OF JURISDICTIONAL RATEMAKING DIF-NET (43,604) 9,643 (6,517) (50,081)319 7990 NONREGULATED NET INCOME 0 1,631 0 0

320 790 NET INCOME 157,420 50,722 99,554 442,515

321 830 TOTAL NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES 6,474 2,807 2,296 14,924322 840 FULL-TIME 6,348 2,771 2,211 14,576323 850 PART-TIME 126 36 85 348324 860 TOTAL COMPENSATION FOR THE YEAR 277,711 129,528 84,886 726,478

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BALANCE SHEET ACCOUNTS - ASSETS

CURRENT ASSETS: CASH AND EQUIVALENTS:

1 1130 CASH $2,095 $16,466 $23,577 ($5,113)2 1140 SPECIAL CASH DEPOSITS 8 1,446 1,901 4,3833 1150 WORKING CASH ADVANCES (21) 26 51 2,8134 1160 TEMPORARY INVESTMENTS 0 0 0 29,7675 1120 CASH AND EQUIVALENTS 2,082 17,938 25,530 31,850

NONCASH CURRENT (EXCLUDING PREPAYMENTS):6 1180 TELECOMMUNICATIONS ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE 255,352 220,147 262,912 280,3937 1181 ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE ALLOWANCE - TELECOM 16,962 17,469 23,111 36,2748 1190 OTHER ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE 38,343 25,199 (31,770) 79,6359 1191 ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE ALLOWANCE - OTHER 422 416 523 21,191

10 1200 NOTES RECEIVABLE 1,622 27,308 66,643 011 1201 NOTES RECEIVABLE ALLOWANCE 0 0 0 012 1210 INTEREST AND DIVIDENDS RECEIVABLE 158 581 333 413 1220 INVENTORIES 14,361 16,051 20,311 59,43214 120 TOTAL NONCASH CURRENT (EXCL PREPAYMENTS) 292,451 271,401 294,795 361,999

PREPAYMENTS:15 1290 PREPAID RENTS 0 0 0 6616 1300 PREPAID TAXES 3,126 587 468 8217 1310 PREPAID INSURANCE 162 1,076 1,880 2,05818 1320 PREPAID DIRECTORY EXPENSES 0 0 0 019 1330 OTHER PREPAYMENTS 374 6,000 1,248 92620 1280 TOTAL PREPAYMENTS 3,662 7,663 3,596 3,132

21 1350 OTHER CURRENT ASSETS 735 0 953 0

22 130 TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS 298,930 297,002 324,874 396,981

NONCURRENT ASSETS:23 1401 INVESTMENTS IN AFFILIATED COMPANIES (3,839) 0 0 024 1402 INVESTMENTS IN NONAFFILIATED COMPANIES 24 1,013 1 725 1406 NONREGULATED INVESTMENTS 0 0 0 026 1407 UNAMORTIZED DEBT ISSUANCE EXPENSE 20,470 15,713 3,645 027 1408 SINKING FUNDS 0 0 0 028 1410 OTHER NONCURRENT ASSETS 72,179 115,945 105,276 029 1437 DEFERRED TAX REGULATORY ASSETS 31,639 33,614 32,650 030 1438 DEFERRED MAINTENANCE AND RETIREMENTS 0 0 0 031 1439 DEFERRED CHARGES 9,670 11,468 21,515 9,93632 1500 OTHER JURISDICTIONAL ASSETS-NET 52,928 8,408 17,137 033 150 TOTAL NONCURRENT ASSETS 183,072 186,162 180,224 9,943

PLANT:34 2001 TELECOMMUNICATIONS PLANT IN SERVICE (TPIS) 3,188,810 4,067,495 4,983,053 3,041,93435 2002 PROPERTY HELD FOR FUTURE TELECOM USE 0 0 2 036 2003 TELECOM PLANT UNDER CONSTRUCTION (TPUC) 27,632 21,178 36,152 180,17737 2004 RESERVED NA NA NA NA 38 2005 TELECOMMUNICATIONS PLANT ADJUSTMENT 0 26,555 6,654 039 2006 NONOPERATING PLANT 3,012 18,313 6,352 2,36240 2007 GOODWILL 0 0 0 041 210 TOTAL PLANT 3,219,455 4,133,542 5,032,212 3,224,473

TPIS - GENERAL SUPPORT:42 2111 LAND 12,956 19,029 16,302 26,61143 2112 MOTOR VEHICLES 29,332 42,176 47,714 43,35344 2113 AIRCRAFT 0 0 28,102 045 2114 SPECIAL PURPOSE VEHICLES 3 0 18 446 2115 GARAGE WORK EQUIPMENT 1,291 1,111 1,812 111

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47 2116 OTHER WORK EQUIPMENT 44,130 34,402 38,498 22,69848 2121 BUILDINGS 228,573 217,901 373,931 268,05949 2122 FURNITURE 12,845 22,293 20,620 18,77050 2123 OFFICE EQUIPMENT 39,419 52,171 71,538 19,77451 2124 GENERAL PURPOSE COMPUTERS 45,674 48,437 78,303 82,39452 2110 TOTAL LAND & SUPPORT ASSETS 414,224 437,520 676,838 481,774

TPIS - CENTRAL OFFICE SWITCHING:53 2211 ANALOG ELECTRONIC SWITCHING 1,483 4,802 5,154 054 2212 DIGITAL ELECTRONIC SWITCHING 706,162 943,986 1,085,770 423,89855 2215.1 STEP-BY-STEP SWITCHING 399 2,939 15,722 056 2215.2 CROSSBAR SWITCHING 0 0 0 057 2215.3 OTHER ELECTRO-MECHANICAL SWITCHING 115 1,150 6,307 058 2215 ELECTRO-MECHANICAL SWITCHING 514 4,089 22,029 059 2210 TOTAL CENTRAL OFFICE SWITCHING 708,159 952,877 1,112,952 423,898

60 2220 OPERATOR SYSTEMS 12,650 17,172 5,587 18,431

TPIS - CENTRAL OFFICE TRANSMISSION:61 2231.1 SATELLITE AND EARTH STATION FACILITIES 0 0 0 062 2231.2 OTHER RADIO FACILITIES 34,946 7,265 29,968 127,08163 2231 RADIO SYSTEMS 34,946 7,265 29,968 127,08164 2232 CIRCUIT EQUIPMENT 491,309 584,435 669,176 272,32765 2230 TOTAL CENTRAL OFFICE TRANSMISSION 526,255 591,700 699,143 399,408

TPIS - INFORMATION ORIG/TERM:66 2311 STATION APPARATUS 4,403 16,133 27,265 92,44867 2321 CUSTOMER PREMISES WIRING 0 0 0 068 2341 LARGE PRIVATE BRANCH EXCHANGES 0 881 761 15,64869 2351 PUBLIC TELEPHONE TERMINAL EQUIPMENT 7,738 16,394 17,013 34,94270 2362 OTHER TERMINAL EQUIPMENT 40,727 37,944 52,502 5,53471 2310 TOTAL INFORMATION ORIGINATION/TERMINATION 52,868 71,353 97,541 148,572

TPIS - CABLE & WIRE FACILITIES:72 2411 POLES 56,508 154,637 88,030 126,19773 2421 AERIAL CABLE 301,603 719,918 510,219 563,12874 2422 UNDERGROUND CABLE 334,731 127,743 287,069 213,20775 2423 BURIED CABLE 601,127 909,962 1,290,824 465,50476 2424 SUBMARINE CABLE 2,878 479 803 077 2425 DEEP SEA CABLE 0 0 0 078 2426 INTRABUILDING NETWORK CABLE 1,581 4,093 4,594 7,82779 2431 AERIAL WIRE 444 4,187 2,055 1,89280 2441 CONDUIT SYSTEMS 172,027 64,179 192,482 167,75281 2410 TOTAL CABLE AND WIRE FACILITIES 1,470,899 1,985,197 2,376,075 1,545,507

82 240 TOTAL TPIS (BEFORE AMORTIZABLE ASSETS) 3,185,055 4,055,818 4,968,136 3,017,590

TPIS - AMORTIZABLE ASSETS:83 2681 CAPITAL LEASES 0 380 4,780 2,23684 2682 LEASEHOLD IMPROVEMENTS 3,312 6,690 9,639 22,10885 2680 TOTAL AMORTIZABLE TANGIBLE ASSETS 3,312 7,070 14,420 24,344

86 2690 INTANGIBLES 444 4,608 498 0

87 260 TOTAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS PLANT IN SERVICE 3,188,810 4,067,495 4,983,053 3,041,934

DEPRECIATION AND AMORTIZATION:88 3100 ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION - TPIS 1,273,771 1,777,825 2,196,743 1,264,96589 3200 ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION - PHFTU 0 0 0 090 3300 ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION - NONOPERATING 1,268 5,473 3,891 72191 3410 ACCUMULATED AMORTIZATION - CAPITALIZED LEASES 0 358 4,733 82892 3420 ACCUMULATED AMORTIZATION - LEASEHOLD IMPROVE. 2,344 5,376 8,396 9,36393 3400 TOTAL ACCUMULATED AMORTIZATION - TANGIBLE 2,344 5,734 13,129 10,191

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97 350 NET PLANT 1,941,972 2,341,737 2,813,481 1,948,596

98 360 TOTAL ASSETS 2,423,974 2,824,901 3,318,579 2,355,520

BALANCE SHEET ACCOUNTS - LIABILITIES

CURRENT LIABILITIES:99 4010 ACCOUNTS PAYABLE 94,280 98,441 48,012 52,947

100 4020 NOTES PAYABLE 60,085 0 0 0101 4030 ADVANCE BILLING AND PAYMENTS 25,324 29,315 34,758 18,599102 4040 CUSTOMERS' DEPOSITS 150 2,539 3,176 40,277103 4050 CURRENT MATURITIES - LONG-TERM DEBT 882 98,445 1,664 0104 4060 CURRENT MATURITIES - CAPITAL LEASES (3) 55 5 476105 4070 INCOME TAXES - ACCRUED (872) (6,190) (10,874) 0106 4080 OTHER TAXES - ACCRUED 16,788 6,118 36,506 650107 4100 NET CURRENT DEFERRED OPERATING INCOME TAXES (2,790) 14,624 (5,833) 0108 4110 NET CURRENT DEFERRED NONOPERATING INCOME TAXES (5,723) (8,631) (9,557) 0109 4120 OTHER ACCRUED LIABILITIES 78,255 112,220 128,433 57,390110 4130 OTHER CURRENT LIABILITIES 69,622 67,943 87,048 115,594111 410 TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES 335,997 414,878 313,337 285,933

LONG-TERM DEBT:112 4210 FUNDED DEBT 684,748 626,818 869,116 0113 4220 PREMIUM ON LONG-TERM DEBT 14,900 11,519 0 0114 4230 DISCOUNT ON LONG-TERM DEBT 4,399 8,318 2,278 0115 4240 REACQUIRED DEBT 0 0 0 0116 4250 OBLIGATIONS UNDER CAPITAL LEASES 0 45 56 961117 4260 ADVANCES FROM AFFILIATED COMPANIES 0 0 0 0118 4270 OTHER LONG-TERM DEBT 0 0 0 0119 420 TOTAL LONG-TERM DEBT 695,249 630,064 866,894 961

OTHER LIABILITIES AND DEFERRED CREDITS:120 4310 OTHER LONG-TERM LIABILITIES 63,598 164,994 192,362 72,884121 4320 UNAMORTIZED OPERATING INVEST TAX CREDITS-NET 3,211 12,191 18,851 0122 4330 UNAMORTIZED NONOPERATING INVEST TAX CREDITS-NET 0 0 0 0123 4340 NET NONCURRENT DEF OPERATING INCOME TAXES 332,055 380,124 442,171 0124 4341 NET DEFERRED TAX LIABILITY ADJUSTMENTS 5,719 (2,076) (23,028) 0125 4350 NET NONCURRENT DEF NONOPERATING INCOME TAXES 0 11,801 0 0126 4360 OTHER DEFERRED CREDITS 7,098 8,212 55,031 35,679127 4361 DEFERRED TAX REGULATORY LIABILITY 25,920 35,691 55,678 0128 4370 OTHER JURIS LIABILITIES/DEFERRED CREDITS-NET (37,155) 7,991 58,065 0129 430 TOTAL OTHER LIABILITIES AND DEFERRED CREDITS 400,446 618,927 799,130 108,563

STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY:130 4510 CAPITAL STOCK 448,000 528,151 664,050 6131 4520 ADDITIONAL PAID-IN CAPITAL 55,437 58,309 48,751 1,960,057132 4530 TREASURY STOCK 0 0 0 0133 4540 OTHER CAPITAL 2,234 13 0 0134 4550 RETAINED EARNINGS 486,612 574,561 626,417 0135 440 TOTAL STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY 992,282 1,161,033 1,339,217 1,960,063136 450 TOTAL LIABILITIES & STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY 2,423,974 2,824,901 3,318,579 2,355,520

137 460 RETAINED EARNINGS (BEGINNING-OF-YEAR) 476,496 534,822 561,411 0138 465 NET INCOME 182,583 226,843 202,070 233,585139 470 DIVIDENDS DECLARED 172,467 187,104 137,064 503,064140 475 MISCELLANEOUS DEBITS 0 0 0 0141 480 MISCELLANEOUS CREDITS 0 0 0 269,479142 490 RETAINED EARNINGS (END-OF-YEAR) 486,612 574,561 626,417 0

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REVENUE ACCOUNTS

LOCAL NETWORK SERVICE REVENUES:143 5001 BASIC AREA REVENUES 288,883 411,818 407,016 356,314144 5002 OPTIONAL EXTENDED AREA REVENUES 37,838 3,902 46,034 0145 5003 CELLULAR MOBILE SERVICE REVENUES 0 0 0 135,088146 5004 OTHER MOBILE SERVICES REVENUES 253 32 496 1,139147 510 BASIC LOCAL SERVICE REVENUES 326,974 415,753 453,546 492,541148 5010 PUBLIC TELEPHONE REVENUES 6,894 9,741 6,384 12,847149 5040 LOCAL PRIVATE LINE REVENUES 9,713 9,716 1,584 11,814150 5050 CUSTOMER PREMISES REVENUES 27 19 1,230 0151 5060 OTHER LOCAL EXCHANGE REVENUES 65,774 107,453 126,400 34,411152 5069 OTHER LOCAL EXCHANGE REVENUE SETTLEMENTS 0 0 0 0153 520 LOCAL NETWORK SERVICE REVENUES 409,381 542,681 589,143 551,613

NETWORK ACCESS REVENUES:154 5081 END USER REVENUES 58,987 75,261 92,564 50,962155 5082 SWITCHED ACCESS REVENUES 187,979 232,969 243,025 157,757156 5083 SPECIAL ACCESS REVENUES 27,974 32,888 43,220 74,226157 5084 STATE ACCESS REVENUES 103,371 221,040 248,503 0158 5080 TOTAL NETWORK ACCESS REVENUES 378,310 562,158 627,312 282,945

LONG DISTANCE NETWORK SERVICES REVENUES:159 5100 LONG DISTANCE MESSAGE REVENUES (CLASS A) 113,774 118,076 171,660 232,074

UNIDIRECTIONAL LONG DISTANCE REVENUES:160 5111 LONG DISTANCE INWARD-ONLY REVENUES 1,385 1,172 1,332 1,535161 5112 LONG DISTANCE OUTWARD-ONLY REVENUES 192 314 94 12,900162 5110 TOTAL UNIDIRECTIONAL LONG DISTANCE REVENUES 1,577 1,486 1,426 14,435

163 5121 SUBVOICE GRADE LONG DISTANCE PRIV NETWORK REV 85 0 174 134164 5122 VOICE GRADE LONG DISTANCE PRIV NETWORK REVENUES 108 2,291 7,084 8,669165 5123 AUDIO PROGRAM GRADE LD PRIV NETWORK REVENUES 0 0 1 41166 5124 VIDEO PROGRAM GRADE LD PRIV NETWORK REVENUES 0 38 0 0167 5125 DIGITAL TRANSMISSION LD PRIV NETWORK REVENUES 44 1,315 2,570 3,204168 5126 LONG DISTANCE PRIVATE NETWORK SWITCHING REV 0 0 62 2,576169 5128 OTHER LONG DISTANCE PRIVATE NETWORK REVENUES 1,260 4,262 67 435170 5129 OTHER LD PRIVATE NETWORK REVENUE SETTLEMENTS (476) 472 (1,719) 0171 5120 TOTAL LONG DISTANCE PRIVATE NETWORK REV 1,021 8,378 8,238 15,059

172 5160 OTHER LONG DISTANCE REVENUES 682 3,853 1,617 1,724173 5169 OTHER LONG DISTANCE REVENUE SETTLEMENTS (80) (100) (110) 0174 525 TOTAL LONG DISTANCE NETWORK SERVICE REV 116,974 131,694 182,832 263,292

MISCELLANEOUS REVENUES:175 5230 DIRECTORY REVENUES 50,106 49,972 47,049 41,169176 5240 RENT REVENUES 2,241 9,253 9,641 11,001177 5250 CORPORATE OPERATIONS REVENUES 0 35 0 0

178 5261 SPECIAL BILLING ARRANGEMENTS REVENUES 25 (26) 10 0179 5262 CUSTOMER OPERATIONS REVENUES 5,785 6,609 9,659 0180 5263 PLANT OPERATIONS REVENUES 96 200 140 0181 5264 OTHER INCIDENTAL REGULATED REVENUES 2,959 7,426 11,555 2,251182 5269 OTHER REVENUE SETTLEMENTS 0 0 0 0183 5260 MISCELLANEOUS REVENUES (CLASS A) 8,866 14,208 21,364 2,251

184 5270 CARRIER BILLING AND COLLECTION REVENUES 9,298 14,923 14,128 11,438185 5200 TOTAL MISCELLANEOUS REVENUES 70,511 88,392 92,182 65,859

186 5280 NONREGULATED REVENUES 87,549 93,736 129,167 62,473

UNCOLLECTIBLE REVENUES:187 5301 UNCOLLECTIBLE REVENUES - TELECOMMUNICATIONS 11,044 14,764 21,540 42,369188 5302 UNCOLLECTIBLE REVENUES - OTHER 4,784 6,597 14,469 8,285189 5300 TOTAL UNCOLLECTIBLE REVENUES 15,828 21,361 36,009 50,654190 530 TOTAL OPERATING REVENUES 1,046,897 1,397,300 1,584,628 1,175,528

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EXPENSE ACCOUNTS

PLANT SPECIFIC OPERATIONS: NETWORK SUPPORT EXPENSES:

191 6112 MOTOR VEHICLE EXPENSES 8,760 14,436 13,066 7,019192 610 CLEARANCE - MOTOR VEHICLE 7,202 12,207 10,892 4,800193 615 NET BALANCE - MOTOR VEHICLE 1,558 2,229 2,174 2,219

194 6113 AIRCRAFT EXPENSES 721 930 7,288 0195 620 CLEARANCE - AIRCRAFT 13 0 6,387 0196 625 NET BALANCE - AIRCRAFT 709 930 901 0

197 6114 SPECIAL PURPOSE VEHICLE EXPENSES 0 0 0 0198 630 CLEARANCE - SPECIAL PURPOSE VEHICLE 0 0 0 0199 635 NET BALANCE - SPECIAL PURPOSE VEHICLE 0 0 0 0

200 6115 GARAGE WORK EQUIPMENT EXPENSES 46 19 66 0

201 6116 OTHER WORK EQUIPMENT EXPENSES 3,017 3,158 4,350 686202 640 CLEARANCE - OTHER WORK EQUIPMENT 2,569 2,597 3,817 269203 645 NET BALANCE - OTHER WORK EQUIPMENT 448 561 533 417204 6110 TOTAL NETWORK SUPPORT EXPENSES 2,761 3,739 3,675 2,636

GENERAL SUPPORT EXPENSES:205 6121 LAND AND BUILDING EXPENSES 19,270 24,716 26,672 56,534206 6122 FURNITURE AND ARTWORKS EXPENSES 1,829 1,900 2,449 1,030207 6123 OFFICE EQUIPMENT EXPENSES 3,213 4,235 5,361 4,905208 6124 GENERAL PURPOSE COMPUTERS EXPENSES 34,276 49,341 57,403 12,920209 6120 TOTAL GENERAL SUPPORT EXPENSES 58,588 80,192 91,885 75,389

CENTRAL OFFICE SWITCHING EXPENSES:210 6211 ANALOG ELECTRONIC EXPENSES 799 133 1,061 13211 6212 DIGITAL ELECTRONIC EXPENSES 37,593 48,399 60,548 28,383212 6215 ELECTRO-MECHANICAL EXPENSES 143 305 2,623 0213 6210 TOTAL CENTRAL OFFICE SWITCHING EXPENSES 38,534 48,838 64,232 28,396

214 6220 OPERATOR SYSTEMS EXPENSES 121 1,744 191 10

CENTRAL OFFICE TRANSMISSION EXPENSES:215 6231 RADIO SYSTEMS EXPENSES 357 125 98 2,914216 6232 CIRCUIT EQUIPMENT EXPENSES 5,639 4,581 6,228 18,216217 6230 TOTAL CENTRAL OFFICE TRANSMISSION EXPENSES 5,995 4,705 6,326 21,130

INFORMATION ORIG/TERM EXPENSES:218 6311 STATION APPARATUS EXPENSES 16,117 23,094 23,350 75,338219 6341 LARGE PRIVATE BRANCH EXCHANGE EXPENSES 10,877 6,056 8,700 15,450220 6351 PUBLIC TELEPHONE TERMINAL EQUIPMENT EXPENSES 1,532 2,739 2,644 7,401221 6362 OTHER TERMINAL EQUIPMENT EXPENSES 28,857 27,087 41,910 16,473222 6310 TOTAL INFORMATION ORIG/TERM EXPENSES 57,384 58,976 76,605 114,662

CABLE AND WIRE FACILITIES EXPENSES:223 6411 POLE EXPENSES 3,485 2,404 7,634 2,011224 6421 AERIAL CABLE EXPENSES 10,220 35,291 23,726 53,992225 6422 UNDERGROUND CABLE EXPENSES 2,437 1,617 4,637 9,515226 6423 BURIED CABLE EXPENSES 18,113 25,912 36,809 17,228227 6424 SUBMARINE CABLE EXPENSES 6 51 52 0228 6425 DEEP SEA CABLE EXPENSES 0 0 0 0229 6426 INTRABUILDING NETWORK CABLE EXPENSES 178 140 83 703230 6431 AERIAL WIRE EXPENSES 48 490 172 18231 6441 CONDUIT SYSTEMS EXPENSES 296 45 700 68232 6410 TOTAL CABLE AND WIRE FACILITIES EXPENSES 34,783 65,950 73,814 83,535

233 650 TOTAL PLANT SPECIFIC OPERATIONS EXPENSES 198,165 264,143 316,727 325,758

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PLANT NONSPECIFIC OPERATIONS EXPENSES:234 6511 PROPERTY HELD FOR FUTURE TELECOM USE EXPENSES 0 0 0 0235 6512 PROVISIONING EXPENSES 11,458 13,544 18,419 9,146236 660 CLEARANCE - PROVISIONING 10,522 12,121 13,649 6,394237 665 NET BALANCE - PROVISIONING 935 1,422 4,770 2,752238 6510 OTHER PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT EXPENSES 935 1,422 4,770 2,752

239 6531 POWER EXPENSES 2,379 6,036 8,838 11,302240 6532 NETWORK ADMINISTRATION EXPENSES 12,830 17,354 22,110 6,695241 6533 TESTING EXPENSES 14,178 18,169 16,561 17,490242 6534 PLANT OPERATIONS ADMINISTRATION EXPENSES 22,735 28,814 33,825 44,601243 670 CLEARANCE - PLANT OPERATIONS ADMINISTRATION 2,029 4,132 9,867 4,113244 675 NET BALANCE - PLANT OPERATIONS ADMINISTRATION 20,706 24,682 23,958 40,488

245 6535 ENGINEERING EXPENSES 8,520 10,598 14,408 16,275246 680 CLEARANCE - ENGINEERING EXPENSES 2,879 762 1,550 285247 685 NET BALANCE - ENGINEERING EXPENSES 5,641 9,837 12,859 15,990

248 6530 TOTAL NETWORK OPERATIONS EXPENSES 55,734 76,077 84,327 91,965

249 6540 ACCESS EXPENSES 14,056 45,589 39,505 18,495

DEPRECIATION AND AMORTIZATION EXPENSES:250 6561 DEPRECIATION - TELECOM PLANT IN SERVICE 214,038 309,876 365,764 253,245251 6562 DEPRECIATION - PROP HELD FOR FUTURE TELECOM USE 0 0 0 0252 6563 AMORTIZATION EXPENSE - TANGIBLE 1,066 2,000 1,621 1,364253 6564 AMORTIZATION EXPENSE - INTANGIBLE 99 826 111 0254 6565 AMORTIZATION EXPENSE - OTHER 0 0 0 0255 6560 TOTAL DEPRECIATION AND AMORTIZATION EXPENSES 215,203 312,701 367,495 254,609

256 690 TOTAL PLANT NONSPECIFIC OPERATIONS EXPENSES 285,929 435,790 496,097 367,821

CUSTOMER OPERATIONS EXPENSES: MARKETING EXPENSES:

257 6611 PRODUCT MANAGEMENT 7,773 10,595 11,768 26,012258 6612 SALES 28,183 30,229 47,829 19,544259 6613 PRODUCT ADVERTISING 7,742 4,056 10,272 10,886260 6610 TOTAL MARKETING EXPENSES 43,698 44,880 69,869 56,442

SERVICES EXPENSES:261 6621 CALL COMPLETION SERVICES 4,303 8,949 8,843 18,489262 6622 NUMBER SERVICES 5,257 11,879 16,719 9,346263 6623 CUSTOMER SERVICES 42,938 58,661 66,826 85,903264 6620 TOTAL SERVICES EXPENSES 52,497 79,488 92,388 113,738

265 700 TOTAL CUSTOMER OPERATIONS EXPENSES 96,195 124,367 162,257 170,180

CORPORATE OPERATIONS EXPENSES: EXECUTIVE AND PLANNING EXPENSES:

266 6711 EXECUTIVE 2,551 3,273 5,835 2,982267 6712 PLANNING 1,956 2,764 3,340 4,814268 6710 TOTAL EXECUTIVE AND PLANNING EXPENSES 4,507 6,037 9,175 7,796

GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES:269 6721 ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE 7,645 11,655 18,608 15,530270 6722 EXTERNAL RELATIONS 5,528 9,535 8,846 7,173271 6723 HUMAN RESOURCES 8,302 10,050 12,214 15,298272 6724 INFORMATION MANAGEMENT 37,968 52,915 66,403 16,651273 6725 LEGAL 2,748 3,434 6,234 7,722274 6726 PROCUREMENT 2,314 2,439 3,016 2,236275 6727 RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 2,916 4,040 4,854 0276 6728 OTHER GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE 37,031 41,729 47,518 26,866277 6720 TOTAL GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES 104,453 135,798 167,693 91,476

278 6790 PROVISION FOR UNCOLLECTIBLE NOTES RECEIVABLE 0 0 0 0

279 710 TOTAL CORPORATE OPERATIONS EXPENSES 108,960 141,835 176,868 99,272

280 720 TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES 689,250 966,135 1,151,949 963,031

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281 730 INCOME BEFORE OTHER OPERATING ITEMS & TAXES 357,648 431,165 432,679 212,497

OTHER OPERATING INCOME AND EXPENSE:282 7110 INCOME FROM CUSTOM WORK 14 28 77 0283 7130 RETURN FROM NONREG USE OF REG FACILITIES 0 0 0 59284 7140 GAINS AND LOSSES FROM FOREIGN EXCHANGE 0 0 0 0285 7150 GAINS/LOSSES FROM DISPOSITION OF LAND & ARTWORK 1,252 174 (175) 0286 7160 OTHER OPERATING GAINS AND LOSSES 0 (41) (22) 83,225287 7100 OTHER OPERATING INCOME AND EXPENSES 1,266 161 (120) 83,284

OPERATING TAXES:288 7210 OPERATING INVESTMENT TAX CREDITS-NET 2,022 4,543 7,818 0289 7220 OPERATING FEDERAL INCOME TAXES 63,653 124,273 144,955 81,759290 7230 OPERATING STATE AND LOCAL INCOME TAXES 7,168 17,059 (8,634) 0291 7240 OPERATING OTHER TAXES 58,235 38,193 80,546 63,747292 7250 PROVISION FOR DEFERRED OPERATING INC TAX-NET 20,796 (13,360) (30,520) 0293 7200 OPERATING TAXES 147,830 161,622 178,528 145,506

NONOPERATING INCOME AND EXPENSE:294 7310 DIVIDEND INCOME 0 0 0 0295 7320 INTEREST INCOME 26 4,530 2,852 3,322296 7330 INCOME FROM SINKING AND OTHER FUNDS 0 0 0 0297 7340 ALLOWANCES FOR FUNDS USED DURING CONSTRUCTION 951 1,077 3,113 0298 7350 GAINS/LOSSES FROM DISPOSITION OF PROPERTY (182) 0 4,322 0299 7360 OTHER NONOPERATING INCOME 34,991 39,292 57,132 91,853300 7370 SPECIAL CHARGES 2,285 2,728 3,372 9,962301 7300 NONOPERATING INCOME AND EXPENSE 33,501 42,171 64,047 85,213

NONOPERATING TAXES:302 7410 NONOPERATING INVESTMENT TAX CREDITS-NET 0 0 0 0303 7420 NONOPERATING FEDERAL INCOME TAXES (1,986) (26,957) (30,755) 177304 7430 NONOPERATING STATE AND LOCAL INCOME TAXES (2,003) (6,248) (1,574) 0305 7440 NONOPERATING OTHER TAXES 38 103 27 0306 7450 PROVISION FOR DEFERRED NONOPERATING INC TAX-NET 16,532 47,392 50,479 0307 7400 NONOPERATING TAXES 12,582 14,289 18,177 177

INTEREST AND RELATED ITEMS:308 7510 INTEREST ON FUNDED DEBT 46,262 48,264 58,072 0309 7520 INTEREST EXPENSE - CAPITAL LEASES 0 23 81 161310 7530 AMORTIZATION OF DEBT ISSUANCE EXPENSES 1,304 329 496 0311 7540 OTHER INTEREST DEDUCTIONS 7,123 3,864 2,005 1,565312 7500 INTEREST AND RELATED ITEMS 54,689 52,481 60,654 1,726

EXTRAORDINARY ITEMS:313 7610 EXTRAORDINARY INCOME CREDITS 0 0 0 0314 7620 EXTRAORDINARY INCOME CHARGES 0 0 0 0315 7630 CURRENT INC TAX EFFECT OF EXTRAORD ITEMS-NET 0 0 0 0316 7640 PROV FOR DEF INC TAX EFFECT OF EXT ITEMS-NET 0 0 0 0317 7600 EXTRAORDINARY ITEMS 0 0 0 0

JURISDICTIONAL DIFFERENCES AND NONREG INCOME:318 7910 INC EFFECT OF JURISDICTIONAL RATEMAKING DIF-NET 5,269 (18,262) (37,177) 0319 7990 NONREGULATED NET INCOME 0 0 0 0

320 790 NET INCOME 182,583 226,843 202,070 233,585

321 830 TOTAL NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES 3,480 4,755 5,853 7,971322 840 FULL-TIME 3,306 4,734 5,611 7,933323 850 PART-TIME 174 21 242 38324 860 TOTAL COMPENSATION FOR THE YEAR 166,315 203,302 260,210 420,591

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BALANCE SHEET ACCOUNTS - ASSETS

CURRENT ASSETS: CASH AND EQUIVALENTS:

1 1130 CASH $3,591 ($2,100) ($4,061) ($3,233)2 1140 SPECIAL CASH DEPOSITS 0 0 1 03 1150 WORKING CASH ADVANCES 0 111 53 164 1160 TEMPORARY INVESTMENTS 0 0 0 05 1120 CASH AND EQUIVALENTS 3,591 (1,989) (4,007) (3,217)

NONCASH CURRENT (EXCLUDING PREPAYMENTS):6 1180 TELECOMMUNICATIONS ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE 37,991 132,350 79,219 28,1497 1181 ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE ALLOWANCE - TELECOM 1,393 3,202 1,273 2778 1190 OTHER ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE 16,700 5,933 392 3699 1191 ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE ALLOWANCE - OTHER 107 0 57 38

10 1200 NOTES RECEIVABLE 0 10 341 2911 1201 NOTES RECEIVABLE ALLOWANCE 0 0 0 012 1210 INTEREST AND DIVIDENDS RECEIVABLE 0 0 0 013 1220 INVENTORIES 2,006 2,717 8,331 1,64714 120 TOTAL NONCASH CURRENT (EXCL PREPAYMENTS) 55,197 137,808 86,953 29,878

PREPAYMENTS:15 1290 PREPAID RENTS 77 257 187 016 1300 PREPAID TAXES 1,159 0 1,077 017 1310 PREPAID INSURANCE 0 0 0 018 1320 PREPAID DIRECTORY EXPENSES 4,788 651 52 019 1330 OTHER PREPAYMENTS 169 105 0 3520 1280 TOTAL PREPAYMENTS 6,193 1,013 1,317 35

21 1350 OTHER CURRENT ASSETS (2,743) 0 0 0

22 130 TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS 62,238 136,832 84,263 26,696

NONCURRENT ASSETS:23 1401 INVESTMENTS IN AFFILIATED COMPANIES 0 32,602 964,290 024 1402 INVESTMENTS IN NONAFFILIATED COMPANIES 0 0 0 025 1406 NONREGULATED INVESTMENTS 0 0 0 026 1407 UNAMORTIZED DEBT ISSUANCE EXPENSE 345 723 4,619 16827 1408 SINKING FUNDS 0 0 0 028 1410 OTHER NONCURRENT ASSETS 14,213 53,378 19,195 (5,355)29 1437 DEFERRED TAX REGULATORY ASSETS 9,263 557 1,486 1,15630 1438 DEFERRED MAINTENANCE AND RETIREMENTS 0 0 0 031 1439 DEFERRED CHARGES 8,570 462 2,116 2,08332 1500 OTHER JURISDICTIONAL ASSETS-NET 7,054 0 4,325 60233 150 TOTAL NONCURRENT ASSETS 39,445 87,722 996,031 (1,347)

PLANT:34 2001 TELECOMMUNICATIONS PLANT IN SERVICE (TPIS) 888,401 1,870,561 1,293,894 377,21735 2002 PROPERTY HELD FOR FUTURE TELECOM USE 0 138 2,042 036 2003 TELECOM PLANT UNDER CONSTRUCTION (TPUC) 24,887 31,007 21,451 5,20237 2004 RESERVED NA NA NA NA 38 2005 TELECOMMUNICATIONS PLANT ADJUSTMENT 0 342 3,149 039 2006 NONOPERATING PLANT 2,067 1,761 9,851 040 2007 GOODWILL 0 0 0 041 210 TOTAL PLANT 915,355 1,903,809 1,330,387 382,419

TPIS - GENERAL SUPPORT:42 2111 LAND 2,366 11,440 2,144 2,21743 2112 MOTOR VEHICLES 10,469 30,653 16,444 6,23344 2113 AIRCRAFT 0 870 0 045 2114 SPECIAL PURPOSE VEHICLES 0 8 0 046 2115 GARAGE WORK EQUIPMENT 180 39 197 159

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47 2116 OTHER WORK EQUIPMENT 6,163 16,156 8,889 4,34248 2121 BUILDINGS 39,891 127,353 46,148 25,21949 2122 FURNITURE 4,118 4,090 3,996 3,86450 2123 OFFICE EQUIPMENT 6,203 13,914 6,860 2,65751 2124 GENERAL PURPOSE COMPUTERS 22,038 34,939 14,082 7,70552 2110 TOTAL LAND & SUPPORT ASSETS 91,428 239,462 98,760 52,396

TPIS - CENTRAL OFFICE SWITCHING:53 2211 ANALOG ELECTRONIC SWITCHING (177) 0 0 054 2212 DIGITAL ELECTRONIC SWITCHING 239,962 417,705 371,425 110,43555 2215.1 STEP-BY-STEP SWITCHING 0 61 0 056 2215.2 CROSSBAR SWITCHING (66) 0 1 057 2215.3 OTHER ELECTRO-MECHANICAL SWITCHING 0 0 0 058 2215 ELECTRO-MECHANICAL SWITCHING (66) 61 1 059 2210 TOTAL CENTRAL OFFICE SWITCHING 239,719 417,766 371,426 110,435

60 2220 OPERATOR SYSTEMS 7,750 3,972 5,434 1,681

TPIS - CENTRAL OFFICE TRANSMISSION:61 2231.1 SATELLITE AND EARTH STATION FACILITIES 0 0 0 062 2231.2 OTHER RADIO FACILITIES 2,968 3,432 3,615 14663 2231 RADIO SYSTEMS 2,968 3,432 3,615 14664 2232 CIRCUIT EQUIPMENT 93,281 327,517 164,525 45,79465 2230 TOTAL CENTRAL OFFICE TRANSMISSION 96,249 330,949 168,140 45,939

TPIS - INFORMATION ORIG/TERM:66 2311 STATION APPARATUS 3,470 10,087 34,344 15,25067 2321 CUSTOMER PREMISES WIRING 0 0 0 068 2341 LARGE PRIVATE BRANCH EXCHANGES 1,229 3,846 1,193 169 2351 PUBLIC TELEPHONE TERMINAL EQUIPMENT 7,840 10,236 3,934 3,09770 2362 OTHER TERMINAL EQUIPMENT 817 9,512 18,968 4,95371 2310 TOTAL INFORMATION ORIGINATION/TERMINATION 13,356 33,681 58,438 23,301

TPIS - CABLE & WIRE FACILITIES:72 2411 POLES 34,759 19,732 17,386 5,37373 2421 AERIAL CABLE 157,428 107,965 114,622 26,17774 2422 UNDERGROUND CABLE 94,970 57,169 177,911 39,84775 2423 BURIED CABLE 81,809 621,886 199,263 55,62776 2424 SUBMARINE CABLE 0 1,738 0 077 2425 DEEP SEA CABLE 0 0 0 078 2426 INTRABUILDING NETWORK CABLE 15,563 1,519 4,142 479 2431 AERIAL WIRE 2,688 294 2,681 43180 2441 CONDUIT SYSTEMS 48,335 30,787 73,716 15,17181 2410 TOTAL CABLE AND WIRE FACILITIES 435,552 841,091 589,721 142,631

82 240 TOTAL TPIS (BEFORE AMORTIZABLE ASSETS) 884,054 1,866,920 1,291,920 376,383

TPIS - AMORTIZABLE ASSETS:83 2681 CAPITAL LEASES 0 89 136 084 2682 LEASEHOLD IMPROVEMENTS 4,347 3,552 1,763 82885 2680 TOTAL AMORTIZABLE TANGIBLE ASSETS 4,347 3,641 1,899 828

86 2690 INTANGIBLES 0 0 75 6

87 260 TOTAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS PLANT IN SERVICE 888,401 1,870,561 1,293,894 377,217

DEPRECIATION AND AMORTIZATION:88 3100 ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION - TPIS 472,630 968,755 491,976 183,96189 3200 ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION - PHFTU 0 61 0 090 3300 ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION - NONOPERATING 558 659 6,846 091 3410 ACCUMULATED AMORTIZATION - CAPITALIZED LEASES 0 70 129 092 3420 ACCUMULATED AMORTIZATION - LEASEHOLD IMPROVE. 3,499 1,599 1,446 56693 3400 TOTAL ACCUMULATED AMORTIZATION - TANGIBLE 3,499 1,669 1,575 566

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94 3500 ACCUMULATED AMORTIZATION - INTANGIBLE 0 0 0 095 3600 ACCUMULATED AMORTIZATION - OTHER 0 520 2,678 096 340 TOTAL DEPRECIATION AND AMORTIZATION 476,687 971,664 503,075 184,527

97 350 NET PLANT 438,668 932,144 827,312 197,892

98 360 TOTAL ASSETS 540,351 1,156,699 1,907,605 223,241

BALANCE SHEET ACCOUNTS - LIABILITIES

CURRENT LIABILITIES:99 4010 ACCOUNTS PAYABLE 48,828 54,629 49,240 8,595

100 4020 NOTES PAYABLE 0 136,866 43,410 14,357101 4030 ADVANCE BILLING AND PAYMENTS 4,620 13,770 10,073 2,907102 4040 CUSTOMERS' DEPOSITS 374 3,099 3,439 239103 4050 CURRENT MATURITIES - LONG-TERM DEBT 0 826 20,300 0104 4060 CURRENT MATURITIES - CAPITAL LEASES 0 16 11 0105 4070 INCOME TAXES - ACCRUED (1,569) (2,170) 3,802 7,019106 4080 OTHER TAXES - ACCRUED 4,526 8,492 1,985 2,253107 4100 NET CURRENT DEFERRED OPERATING INCOME TAXES (511) (3,988) (4,232) (2,786)108 4110 NET CURRENT DEFERRED NONOPERATING INCOME TAXES 0 0 (1,031) (631)109 4120 OTHER ACCRUED LIABILITIES 970 18,963 16,370 6,206110 4130 OTHER CURRENT LIABILITIES 1,764 4,459 13,952 2,712111 410 TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES 59,002 234,963 157,320 40,871

LONG-TERM DEBT:112 4210 FUNDED DEBT 62,875 200,000 184,200 37,500113 4220 PREMIUM ON LONG-TERM DEBT 0 0 0 0114 4230 DISCOUNT ON LONG-TERM DEBT 4 1,375 0 0115 4240 REACQUIRED DEBT 0 0 0 0116 4250 OBLIGATIONS UNDER CAPITAL LEASES 0 6 (10) 0117 4260 ADVANCES FROM AFFILIATED COMPANIES 3,827 0 70,975 0118 4270 OTHER LONG-TERM DEBT 0 0 0 0119 420 TOTAL LONG-TERM DEBT 66,698 198,631 255,165 37,500

OTHER LIABILITIES AND DEFERRED CREDITS:120 4310 OTHER LONG-TERM LIABILITIES 27,921 69,162 52,430 23,247121 4320 UNAMORTIZED OPERATING INVEST TAX CREDITS-NET 6,321 22 3,997 885122 4330 UNAMORTIZED NONOPERATING INVEST TAX CREDITS-NET 0 0 0 0123 4340 NET NONCURRENT DEF OPERATING INCOME TAXES 62,114 123,973 140,130 29,600124 4341 NET DEFERRED TAX LIABILITY ADJUSTMENTS 1,211 (14,417) (10,707) (3,960)125 4350 NET NONCURRENT DEF NONOPERATING INCOME TAXES 110 (4,023) (3,232) (809)126 4360 OTHER DEFERRED CREDITS 5,351 6,362 11,531 2,514127 4361 DEFERRED TAX REGULATORY LIABILITY 8,053 14,975 12,193 5,116128 4370 OTHER JURIS LIABILITIES/DEFERRED CREDITS-NET 8,768 (499) 5,374 602129 430 TOTAL OTHER LIABILITIES AND DEFERRED CREDITS 119,849 195,553 211,717 57,196

STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY:130 4510 CAPITAL STOCK 263,537 72,530 356,823 66,667131 4520 ADDITIONAL PAID-IN CAPITAL 0 44,100 0 0132 4530 TREASURY STOCK 0 0 0 0133 4540 OTHER CAPITAL 0 31,644 636,747 0134 4550 RETAINED EARNINGS 31,265 379,277 289,833 21,006135 440 TOTAL STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY 294,802 527,552 1,283,403 87,673136 450 TOTAL LIABILITIES & STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY 540,351 1,156,699 1,907,605 223,241

137 460 RETAINED EARNINGS (BEGINNING-OF-YEAR) 45,794 378,506 286,527 9,680138 465 NET INCOME 41,471 91,144 29,048 16,426139 470 DIVIDENDS DECLARED 56,000 90,373 25,741 5,100140 475 MISCELLANEOUS DEBITS 0 0 0 0141 480 MISCELLANEOUS CREDITS 0 0 0 0142 490 RETAINED EARNINGS (END-OF-YEAR) 31,265 379,277 289,833 21,006

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INCOME STATEMENT ACCOUNTS

REVENUE ACCOUNTS

LOCAL NETWORK SERVICE REVENUES:143 5001 BASIC AREA REVENUES 116,100 225,000 154,475 67,901144 5002 OPTIONAL EXTENDED AREA REVENUES 0 0 488 0145 5003 CELLULAR MOBILE SERVICE REVENUES 0 0 0 0146 5004 OTHER MOBILE SERVICES REVENUES 0 3,559 332 0147 510 BASIC LOCAL SERVICE REVENUES 116,100 228,559 155,295 67,901148 5010 PUBLIC TELEPHONE REVENUES 4,227 6,964 2,421 1,409149 5040 LOCAL PRIVATE LINE REVENUES 10,247 4,685 9,556 2,075150 5050 CUSTOMER PREMISES REVENUES 1,417 492 2,352 439151 5060 OTHER LOCAL EXCHANGE REVENUES 30,491 69,446 74,971 13,021152 5069 OTHER LOCAL EXCHANGE REVENUE SETTLEMENTS 0 0 0 0153 520 LOCAL NETWORK SERVICE REVENUES 162,482 310,146 244,596 84,845

NETWORK ACCESS REVENUES:154 5081 END USER REVENUES 21,944 46,268 39,984 10,355155 5082 SWITCHED ACCESS REVENUES 27,528 88,803 61,045 19,335156 5083 SPECIAL ACCESS REVENUES 12,010 13,846 14,659 6,697157 5084 STATE ACCESS REVENUES 20,505 90,253 21,507 10,043158 5080 TOTAL NETWORK ACCESS REVENUES 81,987 239,169 137,195 46,430

LONG DISTANCE NETWORK SERVICES REVENUES:159 5100 LONG DISTANCE MESSAGE REVENUES (CLASS A) 7,927 26,489 10,284 3,765

UNIDIRECTIONAL LONG DISTANCE REVENUES:160 5111 LONG DISTANCE INWARD-ONLY REVENUES 18 633 36 13161 5112 LONG DISTANCE OUTWARD-ONLY REVENUES 334 1,042 61 30162 5110 TOTAL UNIDIRECTIONAL LONG DISTANCE REVENUES 352 1,675 97 43

163 5121 SUBVOICE GRADE LONG DISTANCE PRIV NETWORK REV 841 0 0 0164 5122 VOICE GRADE LONG DISTANCE PRIV NETWORK REVENUES 883 1 0 35165 5123 AUDIO PROGRAM GRADE LD PRIV NETWORK REVENUES 0 0 0 0166 5124 VIDEO PROGRAM GRADE LD PRIV NETWORK REVENUES 0 0 0 (1)167 5125 DIGITAL TRANSMISSION LD PRIV NETWORK REVENUES 0 0 0 0168 5126 LONG DISTANCE PRIVATE NETWORK SWITCHING REV 0 0 0 0169 5128 OTHER LONG DISTANCE PRIVATE NETWORK REVENUES 0 9,103 2,667 1,501170 5129 OTHER LD PRIVATE NETWORK REVENUE SETTLEMENTS 0 297 84 43171 5120 TOTAL LONG DISTANCE PRIVATE NETWORK REV 1,724 9,402 2,751 1,577

172 5160 OTHER LONG DISTANCE REVENUES 263 1,553 (68) 243173 5169 OTHER LONG DISTANCE REVENUE SETTLEMENTS 0 0 0 26174 525 TOTAL LONG DISTANCE NETWORK SERVICE REV 10,266 39,119 13,064 5,654

MISCELLANEOUS REVENUES:175 5230 DIRECTORY REVENUES 34,661 26,921 33,858 5,922176 5240 RENT REVENUES 1,664 16,102 2,356 358177 5250 CORPORATE OPERATIONS REVENUES 32 10 0 0

178 5261 SPECIAL BILLING ARRANGEMENTS REVENUES 96 (13) 0 0179 5262 CUSTOMER OPERATIONS REVENUES 1,850 8,961 4,606 0180 5263 PLANT OPERATIONS REVENUES 43 0 0 0181 5264 OTHER INCIDENTAL REGULATED REVENUES 744 2,301 4,236 1,166182 5269 OTHER REVENUE SETTLEMENTS 1,785 0 0 0183 5260 MISCELLANEOUS REVENUES (CLASS A) 4,518 11,249 8,842 1,166

184 5270 CARRIER BILLING AND COLLECTION REVENUES 7,617 13,131 10,297 2,714185 5200 TOTAL MISCELLANEOUS REVENUES 48,492 67,412 55,353 10,160

186 5280 NONREGULATED REVENUES 20,178 158,039 55,627 15,339

UNCOLLECTIBLE REVENUES:187 5301 UNCOLLECTIBLE REVENUES - TELECOMMUNICATIONS 1,790 9,690 4,633 806188 5302 UNCOLLECTIBLE REVENUES - OTHER 608 0 0 (2)189 5300 TOTAL UNCOLLECTIBLE REVENUES 2,398 9,690 4,633 805190 530 TOTAL OPERATING REVENUES 321,007 804,196 501,201 161,623

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EXPENSE ACCOUNTS

PLANT SPECIFIC OPERATIONS: NETWORK SUPPORT EXPENSES:

191 6112 MOTOR VEHICLE EXPENSES 3,167 4,017 2,606 1,207192 610 CLEARANCE - MOTOR VEHICLE 2,835 3,114 2,240 960193 615 NET BALANCE - MOTOR VEHICLE 332 903 365 247

194 6113 AIRCRAFT EXPENSES 0 0 0 0195 620 CLEARANCE - AIRCRAFT (110) (209) (43) 0196 625 NET BALANCE - AIRCRAFT 110 209 43 0

197 6114 SPECIAL PURPOSE VEHICLE EXPENSES 0 0 0 0198 630 CLEARANCE - SPECIAL PURPOSE VEHICLE 0 0 0 0199 635 NET BALANCE - SPECIAL PURPOSE VEHICLE 0 0 0 0

200 6115 GARAGE WORK EQUIPMENT EXPENSES 8 0 1 13

201 6116 OTHER WORK EQUIPMENT EXPENSES 1,446 2,469 2,076 678202 640 CLEARANCE - OTHER WORK EQUIPMENT 1,446 2,070 1,961 642203 645 NET BALANCE - OTHER WORK EQUIPMENT 0 399 115 35204 6110 TOTAL NETWORK SUPPORT EXPENSES 450 1,511 524 295

GENERAL SUPPORT EXPENSES:205 6121 LAND AND BUILDING EXPENSES 6,669 17,858 9,505 3,727206 6122 FURNITURE AND ARTWORKS EXPENSES 29 1,865 1,088 142207 6123 OFFICE EQUIPMENT EXPENSES 401 3,941 1,592 1,203208 6124 GENERAL PURPOSE COMPUTERS EXPENSES 8,944 17,527 14,622 4,732209 6120 TOTAL GENERAL SUPPORT EXPENSES 16,043 41,192 26,807 9,804

CENTRAL OFFICE SWITCHING EXPENSES:210 6211 ANALOG ELECTRONIC EXPENSES 0 0 73 0211 6212 DIGITAL ELECTRONIC EXPENSES 10,359 26,763 22,735 8,673212 6215 ELECTRO-MECHANICAL EXPENSES 0 4 7 0213 6210 TOTAL CENTRAL OFFICE SWITCHING EXPENSES 10,359 26,767 22,814 8,673

214 6220 OPERATOR SYSTEMS EXPENSES 200 242 415 0

CENTRAL OFFICE TRANSMISSION EXPENSES:215 6231 RADIO SYSTEMS EXPENSES 5 72 210 5216 6232 CIRCUIT EQUIPMENT EXPENSES 2,167 4,713 2,820 1,374217 6230 TOTAL CENTRAL OFFICE TRANSMISSION EXPENSES 2,172 4,785 3,030 1,378

INFORMATION ORIG/TERM EXPENSES:218 6311 STATION APPARATUS EXPENSES 4,204 75,062 13,720 3,115219 6341 LARGE PRIVATE BRANCH EXCHANGE EXPENSES 0 16,586 3,952 5,446220 6351 PUBLIC TELEPHONE TERMINAL EQUIPMENT EXPENSES 864 2,505 747 865221 6362 OTHER TERMINAL EQUIPMENT EXPENSES 1,595 10,634 8,846 2,921222 6310 TOTAL INFORMATION ORIG/TERM EXPENSES 6,663 104,786 27,264 12,346

CABLE AND WIRE FACILITIES EXPENSES:223 6411 POLE EXPENSES 423 3,358 846 192224 6421 AERIAL CABLE EXPENSES 14,787 17,474 12,249 4,138225 6422 UNDERGROUND CABLE EXPENSES 4,042 1,691 7,051 1,329226 6423 BURIED CABLE EXPENSES 3,787 48,719 17,045 5,732227 6424 SUBMARINE CABLE EXPENSES 0 35 0 0228 6425 DEEP SEA CABLE EXPENSES 0 0 0 0229 6426 INTRABUILDING NETWORK CABLE EXPENSES 2,683 12 31 15230 6431 AERIAL WIRE EXPENSES 578 7 40 0231 6441 CONDUIT SYSTEMS EXPENSES 472 97 611 266232 6410 TOTAL CABLE AND WIRE FACILITIES EXPENSES 26,772 71,392 37,874 11,672

233 650 TOTAL PLANT SPECIFIC OPERATIONS EXPENSES 62,659 250,675 118,729 44,168

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PLANT NONSPECIFIC OPERATIONS EXPENSES:234 6511 PROPERTY HELD FOR FUTURE TELECOM USE EXPENSES 0 0 0 0235 6512 PROVISIONING EXPENSES 938 8,107 4,937 1,598236 660 CLEARANCE - PROVISIONING 790 5,607 3,216 966237 665 NET BALANCE - PROVISIONING 148 2,500 1,720 631238 6510 OTHER PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT EXPENSES 148 2,500 1,720 631

239 6531 POWER EXPENSES 1,740 3,407 2,325 421240 6532 NETWORK ADMINISTRATION EXPENSES 11,322 7,404 8,693 4,008241 6533 TESTING EXPENSES 5,384 12,586 9,012 2,845242 6534 PLANT OPERATIONS ADMINISTRATION EXPENSES 4,161 39,540 34,045 10,371243 670 CLEARANCE - PLANT OPERATIONS ADMINISTRATION 894 24,618 21,424 5,031244 675 NET BALANCE - PLANT OPERATIONS ADMINISTRATION 3,267 14,923 12,621 5,340

245 6535 ENGINEERING EXPENSES 4,399 16,190 13,443 3,776246 680 CLEARANCE - ENGINEERING EXPENSES 1,019 2,270 3,813 893247 685 NET BALANCE - ENGINEERING EXPENSES 3,380 13,920 9,630 2,883

248 6530 TOTAL NETWORK OPERATIONS EXPENSES 25,093 52,240 42,280 15,497

249 6540 ACCESS EXPENSES 3,552 4,376 8,522 1,426

DEPRECIATION AND AMORTIZATION EXPENSES:250 6561 DEPRECIATION - TELECOM PLANT IN SERVICE 51,052 158,018 76,574 21,950251 6562 DEPRECIATION - PROP HELD FOR FUTURE TELECOM USE 0 5 0 0252 6563 AMORTIZATION EXPENSE - TANGIBLE 187 1,489 323 116253 6564 AMORTIZATION EXPENSE - INTANGIBLE 10 0 0 0254 6565 AMORTIZATION EXPENSE - OTHER 30 0 157 0255 6560 TOTAL DEPRECIATION AND AMORTIZATION EXPENSES 51,279 159,512 77,054 22,066

256 690 TOTAL PLANT NONSPECIFIC OPERATIONS EXPENSES 80,072 218,628 129,577 39,619

CUSTOMER OPERATIONS EXPENSES: MARKETING EXPENSES:

257 6611 PRODUCT MANAGEMENT 3,942 6,080 4,720 1,468258 6612 SALES 894 17,452 9,681 4,156259 6613 PRODUCT ADVERTISING 2,509 2,309 2,743 219260 6610 TOTAL MARKETING EXPENSES 7,345 25,842 17,144 5,843

SERVICES EXPENSES:261 6621 CALL COMPLETION SERVICES 6,683 5,150 4,029 715262 6622 NUMBER SERVICES 15,430 13,018 12,734 4,534263 6623 CUSTOMER SERVICES 27,308 46,542 44,171 10,388264 6620 TOTAL SERVICES EXPENSES 49,421 64,710 60,934 15,637

265 700 TOTAL CUSTOMER OPERATIONS EXPENSES 56,766 90,553 78,078 21,480

CORPORATE OPERATIONS EXPENSES: EXECUTIVE AND PLANNING EXPENSES:

266 6711 EXECUTIVE 2,450 2,457 3,596 891267 6712 PLANNING 151 485 627 370268 6710 TOTAL EXECUTIVE AND PLANNING EXPENSES 2,601 2,941 4,223 1,261

GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES:269 6721 ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE 9,422 13,955 11,513 4,938270 6722 EXTERNAL RELATIONS 2,552 9,058 5,811 1,737271 6723 HUMAN RESOURCES 3,595 8,390 5,440 2,025272 6724 INFORMATION MANAGEMENT 5,012 12,753 6,757 2,374273 6725 LEGAL 950 1,256 1,410 304274 6726 PROCUREMENT 398 444 662 231275 6727 RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 0 467 503 101276 6728 OTHER GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE 3,963 25,408 19,402 10,925277 6720 TOTAL GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES 25,892 71,731 51,497 22,634

278 6790 PROVISION FOR UNCOLLECTIBLE NOTES RECEIVABLE 0 0 0 0

279 710 TOTAL CORPORATE OPERATIONS EXPENSES 28,493 74,672 55,720 23,895

280 720 TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES 227,990 634,528 382,104 129,162

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281 730 INCOME BEFORE OTHER OPERATING ITEMS & TAXES 93,017 169,668 119,098 32,460

OTHER OPERATING INCOME AND EXPENSE:282 7110 INCOME FROM CUSTOM WORK 0 0 0 0283 7130 RETURN FROM NONREG USE OF REG FACILITIES 0 0 0 0284 7140 GAINS AND LOSSES FROM FOREIGN EXCHANGE 0 0 0 0285 7150 GAINS/LOSSES FROM DISPOSITION OF LAND & ARTWORK 0 9 15 12286 7160 OTHER OPERATING GAINS AND LOSSES 0 0 94 (300)287 7100 OTHER OPERATING INCOME AND EXPENSES 0 9 109 (288)

OPERATING TAXES:288 7210 OPERATING INVESTMENT TAX CREDITS-NET 738 1,173 1,663 272289 7220 OPERATING FEDERAL INCOME TAXES 30,649 48,304 27,192 11,059290 7230 OPERATING STATE AND LOCAL INCOME TAXES 0 11,033 960 2,146291 7240 OPERATING OTHER TAXES 21,518 19,499 12,503 3,485292 7250 PROVISION FOR DEFERRED OPERATING INC TAX-NET (4,394) (6,077) 533 (4,247)293 7200 OPERATING TAXES 47,035 71,587 39,525 12,171

NONOPERATING INCOME AND EXPENSE:294 7310 DIVIDEND INCOME 0 0 0 0295 7320 INTEREST INCOME 372 601 3,407 383296 7330 INCOME FROM SINKING AND OTHER FUNDS 0 0 0 0297 7340 ALLOWANCES FOR FUNDS USED DURING CONSTRUCTION 888 2,203 1,907 145298 7350 GAINS/LOSSES FROM DISPOSITION OF PROPERTY 0 0 (1) 96299 7360 OTHER NONOPERATING INCOME (132) 19,362 (25,227) 2,845300 7370 SPECIAL CHARGES 1,388 1,816 1,260 647301 7300 NONOPERATING INCOME AND EXPENSE (260) 20,350 (21,175) 2,823

NONOPERATING TAXES:302 7410 NONOPERATING INVESTMENT TAX CREDITS-NET 0 0 0 0303 7420 NONOPERATING FEDERAL INCOME TAXES (393) 463 2,998 116304 7430 NONOPERATING STATE AND LOCAL INCOME TAXES 0 90 (34) 248305 7440 NONOPERATING OTHER TAXES (26) 0 0 0306 7450 PROVISION FOR DEFERRED NONOPERATING INC TAX-NET (8) 1,356 (1,188) 1,128307 7400 NONOPERATING TAXES (427) 1,909 1,777 1,492

INTEREST AND RELATED ITEMS:308 7510 INTEREST ON FUNDED DEBT 3,165 15,716 23,947 3,871309 7520 INTEREST EXPENSE - CAPITAL LEASES 0 2 1 0310 7530 AMORTIZATION OF DEBT ISSUANCE EXPENSES 72 207 0 123311 7540 OTHER INTEREST DEDUCTIONS 1,081 6,210 2,652 913312 7500 INTEREST AND RELATED ITEMS 4,318 22,135 26,600 4,907

EXTRAORDINARY ITEMS:313 7610 EXTRAORDINARY INCOME CREDITS 0 0 0 0314 7620 EXTRAORDINARY INCOME CHARGES 0 6,813 0 32315 7630 CURRENT INC TAX EFFECT OF EXTRAORD ITEMS-NET 0 (1,269) 0 0316 7640 PROV FOR DEF INC TAX EFFECT OF EXT ITEMS-NET 0 (1,794) 0 0317 7600 EXTRAORDINARY ITEMS 0 (3,750) 0 (32)

JURISDICTIONAL DIFFERENCES AND NONREG INCOME:318 7910 INC EFFECT OF JURISDICTIONAL RATEMAKING DIF-NET (359) 499 (1,083) 33319 7990 NONREGULATED NET INCOME 0 0 0 0

320 790 NET INCOME 41,472 91,144 29,048 16,426

321 830 TOTAL NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES 1,611 2,879 2,305 652322 840 FULL-TIME 1,301 2,867 2,289 649323 850 PART-TIME 310 12 16 3324 860 TOTAL COMPENSATION FOR THE YEAR 70,134 137,042 142,712 55,023

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45 46 47 48CENTRAL SPRINT-FLORIDA, UNITED UNITED

LINE ACCT ITEMS TELEPHONE INC. TELEPHONE TELEPHONENO. NO. COMPANY OF COMPANY OF COMPANY OF

VIRGINIA INDIANA, INC. MISSOURI

BALANCE SHEET ACCOUNTS - ASSETS

CURRENT ASSETS: CASH AND EQUIVALENTS:

1 1130 CASH ($3,258) $172,533 ($1,025) ($4,722)2 1140 SPECIAL CASH DEPOSITS 0 10 0 03 1150 WORKING CASH ADVANCES (1) 638 40 184 1160 TEMPORARY INVESTMENTS 0 0 0 05 1120 CASH AND EQUIVALENTS (3,259) 173,180 (985) (4,705)

NONCASH CURRENT (EXCLUDING PREPAYMENTS):6 1180 TELECOMMUNICATIONS ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE 27,743 182,208 31,249 32,3387 1181 ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE ALLOWANCE - TELECOM 383 5,370 724 1,0718 1190 OTHER ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE 6,413 37,161 981 1,6289 1191 ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE ALLOWANCE - OTHER 0 0 0 0

10 1200 NOTES RECEIVABLE 0 2,327 (143) 011 1201 NOTES RECEIVABLE ALLOWANCE 0 0 0 012 1210 INTEREST AND DIVIDENDS RECEIVABLE 0 23 0 013 1220 INVENTORIES 395 25,105 3,441 1,71714 120 TOTAL NONCASH CURRENT (EXCL PREPAYMENTS) 34,167 241,453 34,803 34,612

PREPAYMENTS:15 1290 PREPAID RENTS 13 39 0 416 1300 PREPAID TAXES 0 3 0 017 1310 PREPAID INSURANCE 0 0 0 018 1320 PREPAID DIRECTORY EXPENSES 34 738 0 019 1330 OTHER PREPAYMENTS 54 1,028 7 8320 1280 TOTAL PREPAYMENTS 101 1,809 7 87

021 1350 OTHER CURRENT ASSETS 0 422 0 (12)

22 130 TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS 31,010 416,864 33,826 29,982

NONCURRENT ASSETS:23 1401 INVESTMENTS IN AFFILIATED COMPANIES 0 5,407 3,661 81024 1402 INVESTMENTS IN NONAFFILIATED COMPANIES 57 186 15 1425 1406 NONREGULATED INVESTMENTS 0 0 0 026 1407 UNAMORTIZED DEBT ISSUANCE EXPENSE 352 14,629 408 45027 1408 SINKING FUNDS 0 0 0 628 1410 OTHER NONCURRENT ASSETS (9,296) 39,856 17,018 18,44229 1437 DEFERRED TAX REGULATORY ASSETS 4,131 1,512 (463) 2,35130 1438 DEFERRED MAINTENANCE AND RETIREMENTS 0 2 0 5431 1439 DEFERRED CHARGES 718 324 (35) 21432 1500 OTHER JURISDICTIONAL ASSETS-NET 0 0 657 (3,412)33 150 TOTAL NONCURRENT ASSETS (4,038) 61,918 21,262 18,929

PLANT:34 2001 TELECOMMUNICATIONS PLANT IN SERVICE (TPIS) 567,228 3,304,660 470,040 463,17635 2002 PROPERTY HELD FOR FUTURE TELECOM USE 0 5,497 0 30336 2003 TELECOM PLANT UNDER CONSTRUCTION (TPUC) 10,056 49,317 5,475 6,47337 2004 RESERVED NA 0 NA NA 38 2005 TELECOMMUNICATIONS PLANT ADJUSTMENT 0 0 0 (42)39 2006 NONOPERATING PLANT 90 893 1,189 53440 2007 GOODWILL 0 0 0 041 210 TOTAL PLANT 577,374 3,360,367 476,704 470,444

TPIS - GENERAL SUPPORT:42 2111 LAND 1,142 16,819 1,484 1,20643 2112 MOTOR VEHICLES 7,901 25,011 7,246 10,01644 2113 AIRCRAFT 0 0 0 045 2114 SPECIAL PURPOSE VEHICLES 0 37 0 046 2115 GARAGE WORK EQUIPMENT 6 347 1 3

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47 2116 OTHER WORK EQUIPMENT 4,402 25,277 9,089 5,08848 2121 BUILDINGS 26,102 167,480 31,593 20,59349 2122 FURNITURE 912 7,429 555 1,41650 2123 OFFICE EQUIPMENT 2,196 25,991 4,616 2,00051 2124 GENERAL PURPOSE COMPUTERS 7,746 49,771 8,499 1,35652 2110 TOTAL LAND & SUPPORT ASSETS 50,407 318,163 63,083 41,677

TPIS - CENTRAL OFFICE SWITCHING:53 2211 ANALOG ELECTRONIC SWITCHING 0 0 0 054 2212 DIGITAL ELECTRONIC SWITCHING 105,952 752,809 116,825 83,30255 2215.1 STEP-BY-STEP SWITCHING 0 0 1 8,27956 2215.2 CROSSBAR SWITCHING 0 0 166 057 2215.3 OTHER ELECTRO-MECHANICAL SWITCHING 0 0 0 058 2215 ELECTRO-MECHANICAL SWITCHING 0 0 167 8,27959 2210 TOTAL CENTRAL OFFICE SWITCHING 105,952 752,809 116,993 91,581

60 2220 OPERATOR SYSTEMS 185 4,067 0 0

TPIS - CENTRAL OFFICE TRANSMISSION:61 2231.1 SATELLITE AND EARTH STATION FACILITIES 0 0 0 062 2231.2 OTHER RADIO FACILITIES 26 3,478 3,686 3,72363 2231 RADIO SYSTEMS 26 3,478 3,686 3,72364 2232 CIRCUIT EQUIPMENT 77,008 516,138 53,505 69,32765 2230 TOTAL CENTRAL OFFICE TRANSMISSION 77,034 519,616 57,191 73,050

TPIS - INFORMATION ORIG/TERM:66 2311 STATION APPARATUS 6,370 19,687 6,551 1,77867 2321 CUSTOMER PREMISES WIRING 0 0 0 068 2341 LARGE PRIVATE BRANCH EXCHANGES (11) 1,656 4,623 11469 2351 PUBLIC TELEPHONE TERMINAL EQUIPMENT 2,104 13,516 1,713 3,62270 2362 OTHER TERMINAL EQUIPMENT 4,516 19,703 1,117 7,50571 2310 TOTAL INFORMATION ORIGINATION/TERMINATION 12,979 54,562 14,004 13,019

TPIS - CABLE & WIRE FACILITIES:72 2411 POLES 19,957 16,635 8,821 10,38273 2421 AERIAL CABLE 81,928 93,747 42,001 44,82774 2422 UNDERGROUND CABLE 15,081 139,966 10,381 13,24475 2423 BURIED CABLE 191,850 1,298,586 149,653 165,49176 2424 SUBMARINE CABLE 0 1,349 0 3377 2425 DEEP SEA CABLE 0 0 0 078 2426 INTRABUILDING NETWORK CABLE 31 10,974 0 43479 2431 AERIAL WIRE 2,149 0 1,017 52980 2441 CONDUIT SYSTEMS 9,518 83,031 6,870 8,74281 2410 TOTAL CABLE AND WIRE FACILITIES 320,515 1,644,289 218,742 243,681

82 240 TOTAL TPIS (BEFORE AMORTIZABLE ASSETS) 567,072 3,293,506 470,012 463,009

TPIS - AMORTIZABLE ASSETS:83 2681 CAPITAL LEASES 21 7,883 0 084 2682 LEASEHOLD IMPROVEMENTS 135 3,251 27 16285 2680 TOTAL AMORTIZABLE TANGIBLE ASSETS 156 11,134 27 162

86 2690 INTANGIBLES 0 20 0 6

87 260 TOTAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS PLANT IN SERVICE 567,228 3,304,660 470,040 463,176

DEPRECIATION AND AMORTIZATION:88 3100 ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION - TPIS 242,803 1,604,864 312,008 160,72989 3200 ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION - PHFTU 0 373 0 090 3300 ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION - NONOPERATING 0 14 78 (2)91 3410 ACCUMULATED AMORTIZATION - CAPITALIZED LEASES 15 6,418 0 092 3420 ACCUMULATED AMORTIZATION - LEASEHOLD IMPROVE. 109 1,941 25 2393 3400 TOTAL ACCUMULATED AMORTIZATION - TANGIBLE 124 8,359 25 23

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94 3500 ACCUMULATED AMORTIZATION - INTANGIBLE 0 4 0 095 3600 ACCUMULATED AMORTIZATION - OTHER 0 0 0 (24)96 340 TOTAL DEPRECIATION AND AMORTIZATION 242,927 1,613,616 312,110 160,726

97 350 NET PLANT 334,447 1,746,752 164,593 309,718

98 360 TOTAL ASSETS 361,418 2,225,534 219,681 358,630

BALANCE SHEET ACCOUNTS - LIABILITIES

CURRENT LIABILITIES:99 4010 ACCOUNTS PAYABLE 13,973 282,350 9,562 15,407

100 4020 NOTES PAYABLE 41,419 134,901 11,442 18,877101 4030 ADVANCE BILLING AND PAYMENTS 3,408 22,732 4,127 1,400102 4040 CUSTOMERS' DEPOSITS 900 6,070 425 378103 4050 CURRENT MATURITIES - LONG-TERM DEBT 300 200 530 3,190104 4060 CURRENT MATURITIES - CAPITAL LEASES 5 1,715 0 0105 4070 INCOME TAXES - ACCRUED 2,649 14,028 803 2,484106 4080 OTHER TAXES - ACCRUED 114 975 4,294 161107 4100 NET CURRENT DEFERRED OPERATING INCOME TAXES (326) (4,273) (1,476) (1,661)108 4110 NET CURRENT DEFERRED NONOPERATING INCOME TAXES 0 (1,648) (638) (140)109 4120 OTHER ACCRUED LIABILITIES 8,236 46,893 4,706 5,472110 4130 OTHER CURRENT LIABILITIES 2,314 7,807 1,468 1,914111 410 TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES 72,992 511,749 35,243 47,481

LONG-TERM DEBT:112 4210 FUNDED DEBT 65,310 458,800 50,650 89,125113 4220 PREMIUM ON LONG-TERM DEBT 0 0 0 0114 4230 DISCOUNT ON LONG-TERM DEBT 0 5,456 0 0115 4240 REACQUIRED DEBT 0 0 0 0116 4250 OBLIGATIONS UNDER CAPITAL LEASES 2 274 0 0117 4260 ADVANCES FROM AFFILIATED COMPANIES 0 0 0 5,373118 4270 OTHER LONG-TERM DEBT 0 0 0 0119 420 TOTAL LONG-TERM DEBT 65,312 453,618 50,650 94,498

OTHER LIABILITIES AND DEFERRED CREDITS:120 4310 OTHER LONG-TERM LIABILITIES 25,159 79,759 11,191 7,387121 4320 UNAMORTIZED OPERATING INVEST TAX CREDITS-NET 1,843 14,235 571 971122 4330 UNAMORTIZED NONOPERATING INVEST TAX CREDITS-NET 0 0 0 0123 4340 NET NONCURRENT DEF OPERATING INCOME TAXES 51,499 233,971 18,544 51,803124 4341 NET DEFERRED TAX LIABILITY ADJUSTMENTS (3,697) (6,955) (3,050) 3,993125 4350 NET NONCURRENT DEF NONOPERATING INCOME TAXES (1,771) (3,575) (832) (190)126 4360 OTHER DEFERRED CREDITS 1,547 10,268 2,885 842127 4361 DEFERRED TAX REGULATORY LIABILITY 7,828 8,469 2,587 (1,641)128 4370 OTHER JURIS LIABILITIES/DEFERRED CREDITS-NET (49) (1,804) 719 (2,152)129 430 TOTAL OTHER LIABILITIES AND DEFERRED CREDITS 82,359 334,369 32,615 61,013

STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY:130 4510 CAPITAL STOCK 72,743 16,250 31,094 27,089131 4520 ADDITIONAL PAID-IN CAPITAL 0 188,144 2,224 13,300132 4530 TREASURY STOCK 0 0 0 0133 4540 OTHER CAPITAL 0 41,153 0 1,447134 4550 RETAINED EARNINGS 68,012 680,251 67,854 113,801135 440 TOTAL STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY 140,755 925,800 101,172 155,638136 450 TOTAL LIABILITIES & STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY 361,418 2,225,534 219,681 358,630

137 460 RETAINED EARNINGS (BEGINNING-OF-YEAR) 74,962 631,185 62,340 99,464138 465 NET INCOME 25,050 163,566 27,342 26,853139 470 DIVIDENDS DECLARED 32,000 114,500 21,828 12,515140 475 MISCELLANEOUS DEBITS 0 0 0 0141 480 MISCELLANEOUS CREDITS 0 0 0 0142 490 RETAINED EARNINGS (END-OF-YEAR) 68,012 680,251 67,854 113,801

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REVENUE ACCOUNTS

LOCAL NETWORK SERVICE REVENUES:143 5001 BASIC AREA REVENUES 56,924 291,879 44,590 39,404144 5002 OPTIONAL EXTENDED AREA REVENUES 2,888 630 0 0145 5003 CELLULAR MOBILE SERVICE REVENUES 0 0 0 0146 5004 OTHER MOBILE SERVICES REVENUES 359 5 200 588147 510 BASIC LOCAL SERVICE REVENUES 60,171 292,514 44,789 39,992148 5010 PUBLIC TELEPHONE REVENUES 1,862 8,779 827 675149 5040 LOCAL PRIVATE LINE REVENUES 708 13,234 450 935150 5050 CUSTOMER PREMISES REVENUES 303 2,927 255 57151 5060 OTHER LOCAL EXCHANGE REVENUES 9,569 131,472 10,024 8,625152 5069 OTHER LOCAL EXCHANGE REVENUE SETTLEMENTS 0 0 0 0153 520 LOCAL NETWORK SERVICE REVENUES 72,612 448,925 56,346 50,284

NETWORK ACCESS REVENUES:154 5081 END USER REVENUES 12,063 83,489 10,043 11,206155 5082 SWITCHED ACCESS REVENUES 27,238 178,376 23,943 32,596156 5083 SPECIAL ACCESS REVENUES 4,220 28,765 4,039 6,002157 5084 STATE ACCESS REVENUES 29,333 184,364 30,832 44,016158 5080 TOTAL NETWORK ACCESS REVENUES 72,853 474,994 68,857 93,820

LONG DISTANCE NETWORK SERVICES REVENUES:159 5100 LONG DISTANCE MESSAGE REVENUES (CLASS A) 15,936 49,469 17,929 26,702

UNIDIRECTIONAL LONG DISTANCE REVENUES:160 5111 LONG DISTANCE INWARD-ONLY REVENUES 17 491 38 47161 5112 LONG DISTANCE OUTWARD-ONLY REVENUES 284 604 888 2162 5110 TOTAL UNIDIRECTIONAL LONG DISTANCE REVENUES 302 1,095 926 49

163 5121 SUBVOICE GRADE LONG DISTANCE PRIV NETWORK REV 0 0 0 0164 5122 VOICE GRADE LONG DISTANCE PRIV NETWORK REVENUES 22 1,787 1 0165 5123 AUDIO PROGRAM GRADE LD PRIV NETWORK REVENUES 0 0 0 0166 5124 VIDEO PROGRAM GRADE LD PRIV NETWORK REVENUES 0 0 0 0167 5125 DIGITAL TRANSMISSION LD PRIV NETWORK REVENUES 0 0 0 0168 5126 LONG DISTANCE PRIVATE NETWORK SWITCHING REV 0 0 0 0169 5128 OTHER LONG DISTANCE PRIVATE NETWORK REVENUES 1,460 11,238 1,305 1170 5129 OTHER LD PRIVATE NETWORK REVENUE SETTLEMENTS 177 (2) (18) 1,060171 5120 TOTAL LONG DISTANCE PRIVATE NETWORK REV 1,659 13,023 1,289 1,061

172 5160 OTHER LONG DISTANCE REVENUES 706 0 514 0173 5169 OTHER LONG DISTANCE REVENUE SETTLEMENTS 0 0 0 0174 525 TOTAL LONG DISTANCE NETWORK SERVICE REV 18,603 63,586 20,657 27,812

MISCELLANEOUS REVENUES:175 5230 DIRECTORY REVENUES 7,481 74,967 3,393 3,373176 5240 RENT REVENUES 2,160 7,572 493 533177 5250 CORPORATE OPERATIONS REVENUES 0 14 0 33

178 5261 SPECIAL BILLING ARRANGEMENTS REVENUES 0 13 0 97179 5262 CUSTOMER OPERATIONS REVENUES 0 3,252 0 6180 5263 PLANT OPERATIONS REVENUES 0 0 0 0181 5264 OTHER INCIDENTAL REGULATED REVENUES 1,161 5,536 696 357182 5269 OTHER REVENUE SETTLEMENTS 0 0 0 0183 5260 MISCELLANEOUS REVENUES (CLASS A) 1,162 8,801 696 460

184 5270 CARRIER BILLING AND COLLECTION REVENUES 3,729 16,141 3,059 2,037185 5200 TOTAL MISCELLANEOUS REVENUES 14,531 107,496 7,641 6,437

186 5280 NONREGULATED REVENUES 15,810 117,401 21,493 18,245

UNCOLLECTIBLE REVENUES:187 5301 UNCOLLECTIBLE REVENUES - TELECOMMUNICATIONS 1,228 10,561 1,275 1,868188 5302 UNCOLLECTIBLE REVENUES - OTHER 0 0 0 0189 5300 TOTAL UNCOLLECTIBLE REVENUES 1,228 10,561 1,275 1,868190 530 TOTAL OPERATING REVENUES 193,181 1,201,841 173,720 194,730

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PLANT SPECIFIC OPERATIONS: NETWORK SUPPORT EXPENSES:

191 6112 MOTOR VEHICLE EXPENSES 1,234 7,443 1,785 1,562192 610 CLEARANCE - MOTOR VEHICLE 1,031 6,639 1,559 1,462193 615 NET BALANCE - MOTOR VEHICLE 202 803 226 100

194 6113 AIRCRAFT EXPENSES 0 0 0 0195 620 CLEARANCE - AIRCRAFT (47) (2) 0 0196 625 NET BALANCE - AIRCRAFT 47 2 0 0

197 6114 SPECIAL PURPOSE VEHICLE EXPENSES 0 2 0 0198 630 CLEARANCE - SPECIAL PURPOSE VEHICLE 0 0 0 0199 635 NET BALANCE - SPECIAL PURPOSE VEHICLE 0 2 0 0

200 6115 GARAGE WORK EQUIPMENT EXPENSES 0 24 0 0

201 6116 OTHER WORK EQUIPMENT EXPENSES 790 2,802 821 666202 640 CLEARANCE - OTHER WORK EQUIPMENT 758 2,660 787 637203 645 NET BALANCE - OTHER WORK EQUIPMENT 32 142 34 29204 6110 TOTAL NETWORK SUPPORT EXPENSES 282 972 260 129

GENERAL SUPPORT EXPENSES:205 6121 LAND AND BUILDING EXPENSES 4,106 21,242 3,300 3,609206 6122 FURNITURE AND ARTWORKS EXPENSES 323 4,212 135 509207 6123 OFFICE EQUIPMENT EXPENSES 968 5,094 1,112 947208 6124 GENERAL PURPOSE COMPUTERS EXPENSES 3,921 32,561 4,103 7,738209 6120 TOTAL GENERAL SUPPORT EXPENSES 9,318 63,107 8,650 12,803

CENTRAL OFFICE SWITCHING EXPENSES:210 6211 ANALOG ELECTRONIC EXPENSES 0 0 0 24211 6212 DIGITAL ELECTRONIC EXPENSES 7,722 46,944 3,731 3,357212 6215 ELECTRO-MECHANICAL EXPENSES 1 0 (10) 879213 6210 TOTAL CENTRAL OFFICE SWITCHING EXPENSES 7,724 46,944 3,721 4,259

214 6220 OPERATOR SYSTEMS EXPENSES 478 250 0 4

CENTRAL OFFICE TRANSMISSION EXPENSES:215 6231 RADIO SYSTEMS EXPENSES 2 38 41 135216 6232 CIRCUIT EQUIPMENT EXPENSES 1,547 15,904 1,426 1,641217 6230 TOTAL CENTRAL OFFICE TRANSMISSION EXPENSES 1,549 15,943 1,467 1,776

INFORMATION ORIG/TERM EXPENSES:218 6311 STATION APPARATUS EXPENSES 4,475 22,917 4,775 4,296219 6341 LARGE PRIVATE BRANCH EXCHANGE EXPENSES 2,229 11,876 3,504 5,316220 6351 PUBLIC TELEPHONE TERMINAL EQUIPMENT EXPENSES 588 3,321 497 438221 6362 OTHER TERMINAL EQUIPMENT EXPENSES 2,574 25,405 3,249 2,503222 6310 TOTAL INFORMATION ORIG/TERM EXPENSES 9,865 63,517 12,025 12,553

CABLE AND WIRE FACILITIES EXPENSES:223 6411 POLE EXPENSES 2,458 5,042 211 756224 6421 AERIAL CABLE EXPENSES 6,654 8,361 3,313 6,251225 6422 UNDERGROUND CABLE EXPENSES 583 2,907 240 325226 6423 BURIED CABLE EXPENSES 12,030 65,027 7,776 8,826227 6424 SUBMARINE CABLE EXPENSES 0 0 0 0228 6425 DEEP SEA CABLE EXPENSES 0 0 0 0229 6426 INTRABUILDING NETWORK CABLE EXPENSES 2 35 0 3230 6431 AERIAL WIRE EXPENSES 37 1 30 65231 6441 CONDUIT SYSTEMS EXPENSES 67 298 10 5232 6410 TOTAL CABLE AND WIRE FACILITIES EXPENSES 21,831 81,670 11,582 16,231

233 650 TOTAL PLANT SPECIFIC OPERATIONS EXPENSES 51,046 272,402 37,705 47,757

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PLANT NONSPECIFIC OPERATIONS EXPENSES:234 6511 PROPERTY HELD FOR FUTURE TELECOM USE EXPENSES 0 0 0 0235 6512 PROVISIONING EXPENSES 1,581 6,338 515 1,825236 660 CLEARANCE - PROVISIONING 951 4,389 320 1,501237 665 NET BALANCE - PROVISIONING 630 1,949 195 323238 6510 OTHER PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT EXPENSES 630 1,949 195 323

239 6531 POWER EXPENSES 951 4,764 826 631240 6532 NETWORK ADMINISTRATION EXPENSES 3,318 13,575 1,335 2,445241 6533 TESTING EXPENSES 4,173 13,497 2,064 3,678242 6534 PLANT OPERATIONS ADMINISTRATION EXPENSES 15,671 67,656 11,684 8,556243 670 CLEARANCE - PLANT OPERATIONS ADMINISTRATION 9,917 35,481 6,568 4,571244 675 NET BALANCE - PLANT OPERATIONS ADMINISTRATION 5,754 32,175 5,115 3,986

245 6535 ENGINEERING EXPENSES 4,619 28,606 2,767 5,333246 680 CLEARANCE - ENGINEERING EXPENSES 1,020 10,723 185 1,328247 685 NET BALANCE - ENGINEERING EXPENSES 3,599 17,884 2,582 4,005

248 6530 TOTAL NETWORK OPERATIONS EXPENSES 17,795 81,896 11,923 14,745

249 6540 ACCESS EXPENSES 6,156 5,845 4,005 8,684

DEPRECIATION AND AMORTIZATION EXPENSES:250 6561 DEPRECIATION - TELECOM PLANT IN SERVICE 29,414 231,057 30,788 26,070251 6562 DEPRECIATION - PROP HELD FOR FUTURE TELECOM USE 0 324 0 0252 6563 AMORTIZATION EXPENSE - TANGIBLE 15 2,837 9 15253 6564 AMORTIZATION EXPENSE - INTANGIBLE 0 0 0 0254 6565 AMORTIZATION EXPENSE - OTHER 0 0 0 778255 6560 TOTAL DEPRECIATION AND AMORTIZATION EXPENSES 29,429 234,218 30,797 26,863

256 690 TOTAL PLANT NONSPECIFIC OPERATIONS EXPENSES 54,010 323,909 46,921 50,616

CUSTOMER OPERATIONS EXPENSES: MARKETING EXPENSES:

257 6611 PRODUCT MANAGEMENT 1,373 13,969 1,321 1,205258 6612 SALES 3,283 30,429 4,023 4,216259 6613 PRODUCT ADVERTISING 565 6,005 499 312260 6610 TOTAL MARKETING EXPENSES 5,220 50,404 5,843 5,733

SERVICES EXPENSES:261 6621 CALL COMPLETION SERVICES 741 5,599 559 724262 6622 NUMBER SERVICES 1,479 19,700 1,648 1,439263 6623 CUSTOMER SERVICES 11,972 79,161 8,044 8,506264 6620 TOTAL SERVICES EXPENSES 14,192 104,460 10,251 10,668

265 700 TOTAL CUSTOMER OPERATIONS EXPENSES 19,413 154,864 16,094 16,402

CORPORATE OPERATIONS EXPENSES: EXECUTIVE AND PLANNING EXPENSES:

266 6711 EXECUTIVE 853 5,219 800 972267 6712 PLANNING 138 1,643 419 185268 6710 TOTAL EXECUTIVE AND PLANNING EXPENSES 990 6,863 1,219 1,156

GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES:269 6721 ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE 4,118 19,477 3,056 4,159270 6722 EXTERNAL RELATIONS 2,736 11,310 1,737 2,289271 6723 HUMAN RESOURCES 1,934 11,185 1,745 1,681272 6724 INFORMATION MANAGEMENT 3,007 20,687 3,463 4,099273 6725 LEGAL 340 2,184 245 364274 6726 PROCUREMENT 116 1,598 577 192275 6727 RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 126 1,253 123 112276 6728 OTHER GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE 7,563 39,790 8,517 6,290277 6720 TOTAL GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES 19,941 107,485 19,463 19,186

278 6790 PROVISION FOR UNCOLLECTIBLE NOTES RECEIVABLE 0 183 0 0

279 710 TOTAL CORPORATE OPERATIONS EXPENSES 20,931 114,531 20,682 20,342

280 720 TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES 145,400 865,707 121,401 135,116

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281 730 INCOME BEFORE OTHER OPERATING ITEMS & TAXES 47,782 336,134 52,319 59,614

OTHER OPERATING INCOME AND EXPENSE:282 7110 INCOME FROM CUSTOM WORK 0 0 0 0283 7130 RETURN FROM NONREG USE OF REG FACILITIES 0 91 0 0284 7140 GAINS AND LOSSES FROM FOREIGN EXCHANGE 0 1 0 0285 7150 GAINS/LOSSES FROM DISPOSITION OF LAND & ARTWORK (1) 61 74 1286 7160 OTHER OPERATING GAINS AND LOSSES 0 (342) 0 0287 7100 OTHER OPERATING INCOME AND EXPENSES (1) (188) 74 1

OPERATING TAXES:288 7210 OPERATING INVESTMENT TAX CREDITS-NET 665 3,612 430 535289 7220 OPERATING FEDERAL INCOME TAXES 14,213 92,630 13,823 11,889290 7230 OPERATING STATE AND LOCAL INCOME TAXES 2,570 14,621 1,929 2,213291 7240 OPERATING OTHER TAXES 2,778 30,447 6,385 5,794292 7250 PROVISION FOR DEFERRED OPERATING INC TAX-NET (2,336) (2,483) 260 4,084293 7200 OPERATING TAXES 16,560 131,602 21,966 23,444

NONOPERATING INCOME AND EXPENSE:294 7310 DIVIDEND INCOME 2 39 0 0295 7320 INTEREST INCOME 379 2,264 378 278296 7330 INCOME FROM SINKING AND OTHER FUNDS 0 0 0 0297 7340 ALLOWANCES FOR FUNDS USED DURING CONSTRUCTION 593 3,838 132 426298 7350 GAINS/LOSSES FROM DISPOSITION OF PROPERTY 0 0 0 0299 7360 OTHER NONOPERATING INCOME 1,487 2,930 1,781 412300 7370 SPECIAL CHARGES 761 4,021 417 449301 7300 NONOPERATING INCOME AND EXPENSE 1,700 5,050 1,874 667

NONOPERATING TAXES:302 7410 NONOPERATING INVESTMENT TAX CREDITS-NET 0 0 0 0303 7420 NONOPERATING FEDERAL INCOME TAXES 86 (821) 56 127304 7430 NONOPERATING STATE AND LOCAL INCOME TAXES 16 (136) 191 78305 7440 NONOPERATING OTHER TAXES 0 0 0 0306 7450 PROVISION FOR DEFERRED NONOPERATING INC TAX-NET 578 848 172 100307 7400 NONOPERATING TAXES 681 (110) 419 305

INTEREST AND RELATED ITEMS:308 7510 INTEREST ON FUNDED DEBT 5,058 38,775 3,822 7,321309 7520 INTEREST EXPENSE - CAPITAL LEASES 1 242 0 0310 7530 AMORTIZATION OF DEBT ISSUANCE EXPENSES 60 874 39 54311 7540 OTHER INTEREST DEDUCTIONS 2,089 7,598 616 1,045312 7500 INTEREST AND RELATED ITEMS 7,208 47,489 4,477 8,421

EXTRAORDINARY ITEMS:313 7610 EXTRAORDINARY INCOME CREDITS 0 0 0 0314 7620 EXTRAORDINARY INCOME CHARGES 50 412 0 0315 7630 CURRENT INC TAX EFFECT OF EXTRAORD ITEMS-NET (20) (159) 0 0316 7640 PROV FOR DEF INC TAX EFFECT OF EXT ITEMS-NET 0 0 0 0317 7600 EXTRAORDINARY ITEMS (31) (253) 0 0

JURISDICTIONAL DIFFERENCES AND NONREG INCOME:318 7910 INC EFFECT OF JURISDICTIONAL RATEMAKING DIF-NET 49 1,804 (63) (1,260)319 7990 NONREGULATED NET INCOME 0 0 0 0

320 790 NET INCOME 25,050 163,566 27,342 26,853

321 830 TOTAL NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES 628 5,561 605 614322 840 FULL-TIME 627 5,424 599 613323 850 PART-TIME 1 137 6 1324 860 TOTAL COMPENSATION FOR THE YEAR 30,678 246,904 38,596 35,906

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BALANCE SHEET ACCOUNTS - ASSETS

CURRENT ASSETS: CASH AND EQUIVALENTS:

1 1130 CASH ($1,039) $643 ($7,362) ($3,377)2 1140 SPECIAL CASH DEPOSITS 0 0 0 03 1150 WORKING CASH ADVANCES (5) 11 108 254 1160 TEMPORARY INVESTMENTS 0 0 0 05 1120 CASH AND EQUIVALENTS (1,044) 654 (7,254) (3,352)

NONCASH CURRENT (EXCLUDING PREPAYMENTS):6 1180 TELECOMMUNICATIONS ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE 22,051 20,807 83,859 37,5487 1181 ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE ALLOWANCE - TELECOM 205 303 2,687 1848 1190 OTHER ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE 688 477 3,315 1,6359 1191 ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE ALLOWANCE - OTHER 0 0 0 0

10 1200 NOTES RECEIVABLE 0 11 253 14,50811 1201 NOTES RECEIVABLE ALLOWANCE 0 0 0 012 1210 INTEREST AND DIVIDENDS RECEIVABLE 0 0 57 4713 1220 INVENTORIES 1,810 1,151 7,167 4,73814 120 TOTAL NONCASH CURRENT (EXCL PREPAYMENTS) 24,344 22,143 91,964 58,293

PREPAYMENTS:15 1290 PREPAID RENTS 0 0 195 516 1300 PREPAID TAXES 525 459 0 1,12817 1310 PREPAID INSURANCE 0 0 0 018 1320 PREPAID DIRECTORY EXPENSES 77 0 0 26219 1330 OTHER PREPAYMENTS 9 241 49 9520 1280 TOTAL PREPAYMENTS 612 700 244 1,491

21 1350 OTHER CURRENT ASSETS 899 0 0 405

22 130 TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS 24,810 23,498 84,955 56,836

NONCURRENT ASSETS:23 1401 INVESTMENTS IN AFFILIATED COMPANIES 0 0 16,220 8,30124 1402 INVESTMENTS IN NONAFFILIATED COMPANIES 1,455 0 2,573 21825 1406 NONREGULATED INVESTMENTS 0 0 0 026 1407 UNAMORTIZED DEBT ISSUANCE EXPENSE 207 322 511 31627 1408 SINKING FUNDS 0 0 0 028 1410 OTHER NONCURRENT ASSETS 8,349 7,677 54,057 14,37729 1437 DEFERRED TAX REGULATORY ASSETS 0 2 0 8,01630 1438 DEFERRED MAINTENANCE AND RETIREMENTS 0 0 0 031 1439 DEFERRED CHARGES 55 15 7 27132 1500 OTHER JURISDICTIONAL ASSETS-NET 0 0 4,800 033 150 TOTAL NONCURRENT ASSETS 10,067 8,017 78,167 31,499

PLANT:34 2001 TELECOMMUNICATIONS PLANT IN SERVICE (TPIS) 298,111 303,068 1,138,319 645,16835 2002 PROPERTY HELD FOR FUTURE TELECOM USE 0 43 0 036 2003 TELECOM PLANT UNDER CONSTRUCTION (TPUC) 7,308 6,227 26,272 7,81537 2004 RESERVED NA NA NA NA 38 2005 TELECOMMUNICATIONS PLANT ADJUSTMENT 0 0 0 039 2006 NONOPERATING PLANT 788 321 1,590 1,99840 2007 GOODWILL 0 0 0 041 210 TOTAL PLANT 306,207 309,660 1,166,181 654,981

TPIS - GENERAL SUPPORT:42 2111 LAND 506 928 3,737 2,06643 2112 MOTOR VEHICLES 7,895 4,715 20,683 15,32544 2113 AIRCRAFT 0 692 0 045 2114 SPECIAL PURPOSE VEHICLES 0 87 10 046 2115 GARAGE WORK EQUIPMENT 86 0 76 59

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47 2116 OTHER WORK EQUIPMENT 1,778 2,941 13,692 4,29248 2121 BUILDINGS 13,432 12,127 55,698 36,96949 2122 FURNITURE 465 566 3,716 4,27750 2123 OFFICE EQUIPMENT 2,149 3,081 12,093 9,19851 2124 GENERAL PURPOSE COMPUTERS 1,423 5,782 26,264 9,63552 2110 TOTAL LAND & SUPPORT ASSETS 27,734 30,921 135,968 81,820

TPIS - CENTRAL OFFICE SWITCHING:53 2211 ANALOG ELECTRONIC SWITCHING 0 0 0 054 2212 DIGITAL ELECTRONIC SWITCHING 65,189 61,725 275,220 129,51755 2215.1 STEP-BY-STEP SWITCHING 0 0 3,163 16356 2215.2 CROSSBAR SWITCHING 0 0 8,798 057 2215.3 OTHER ELECTRO-MECHANICAL SWITCHING 0 0 2,997 058 2215 ELECTRO-MECHANICAL SWITCHING 0 0 14,958 16359 2210 TOTAL CENTRAL OFFICE SWITCHING 65,189 61,725 290,178 129,679

60 2220 OPERATOR SYSTEMS 16 0 3,979 96

TPIS - CENTRAL OFFICE TRANSMISSION:61 2231.1 SATELLITE AND EARTH STATION FACILITIES 0 0 0 062 2231.2 OTHER RADIO FACILITIES 0 5,720 9,767 1,29763 2231 RADIO SYSTEMS 0 5,720 9,767 1,29764 2232 CIRCUIT EQUIPMENT 45,548 41,675 146,634 101,16165 2230 TOTAL CENTRAL OFFICE TRANSMISSION 45,548 47,395 156,401 102,459

TPIS - INFORMATION ORIG/TERM:66 2311 STATION APPARATUS 1,842 3,030 7,682 4,11167 2321 CUSTOMER PREMISES WIRING 0 0 0 068 2341 LARGE PRIVATE BRANCH EXCHANGES 688 543 2,764 1,39169 2351 PUBLIC TELEPHONE TERMINAL EQUIPMENT 1,940 1,544 6,328 3,32970 2362 OTHER TERMINAL EQUIPMENT 487 1,296 7,962 1,01171 2310 TOTAL INFORMATION ORIGINATION/TERMINATION 4,957 6,414 24,736 9,842

TPIS - CABLE & WIRE FACILITIES:72 2411 POLES 19,446 6,589 42,759 54,60773 2421 AERIAL CABLE 85,360 43,283 191,873 173,57574 2422 UNDERGROUND CABLE 11,057 7,132 42,482 14,36975 2423 BURIED CABLE 30,883 86,074 218,194 67,73076 2424 SUBMARINE CABLE 0 81 401 077 2425 DEEP SEA CABLE 0 0 0 078 2426 INTRABUILDING NETWORK CABLE 11 709 76 22179 2431 AERIAL WIRE 1,054 0 3,917 2,90380 2441 CONDUIT SYSTEMS 6,499 4,297 24,855 7,52981 2410 TOTAL CABLE AND WIRE FACILITIES 154,310 148,165 524,557 320,934

82 240 TOTAL TPIS (BEFORE AMORTIZABLE ASSETS) 297,754 294,619 1,135,820 644,830

TPIS - AMORTIZABLE ASSETS:83 2681 CAPITAL LEASES 0 4,204 0 084 2682 LEASEHOLD IMPROVEMENTS 357 4,245 2,499 33785 2680 TOTAL AMORTIZABLE TANGIBLE ASSETS 357 8,449 2,499 337

86 2690 INTANGIBLES 0 0 0 0

87 260 TOTAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS PLANT IN SERVICE 298,111 303,068 1,138,319 645,168

DEPRECIATION AND AMORTIZATION:88 3100 ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION - TPIS 141,835 137,429 692,704 324,43089 3200 ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION - PHFTU 0 2 0 090 3300 ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION - NONOPERATING 251 36 35 41491 3410 ACCUMULATED AMORTIZATION - CAPITALIZED LEASES 0 1,218 0 092 3420 ACCUMULATED AMORTIZATION - LEASEHOLD IMPROVE. 314 3,728 1,794 31693 3400 TOTAL ACCUMULATED AMORTIZATION - TANGIBLE 314 4,946 1,794 316

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94 3500 ACCUMULATED AMORTIZATION - INTANGIBLE 0 0 0 095 3600 ACCUMULATED AMORTIZATION - OTHER 0 0 0 096 340 TOTAL DEPRECIATION AND AMORTIZATION 142,399 142,413 694,532 325,160

97 350 NET PLANT 163,807 167,246 471,649 329,820

98 360 TOTAL ASSETS 198,685 198,761 634,771 418,156

BALANCE SHEET ACCOUNTS - LIABILITIES

CURRENT LIABILITIES:99 4010 ACCOUNTS PAYABLE 9,384 11,160 26,805 12,091

100 4020 NOTES PAYABLE 16,480 12,650 15,906 0101 4030 ADVANCE BILLING AND PAYMENTS 1,616 3,396 7,977 3,473102 4040 CUSTOMERS' DEPOSITS 713 26 866 179103 4050 CURRENT MATURITIES - LONG-TERM DEBT 610 1,886 0 0104 4060 CURRENT MATURITIES - CAPITAL LEASES 0 92 0 0105 4070 INCOME TAXES - ACCRUED 575 (756) 2,990 1,746106 4080 OTHER TAXES - ACCRUED 249 1,332 24,171 532107 4100 NET CURRENT DEFERRED OPERATING INCOME TAXES (382) 431 (5,870) (2,331)108 4110 NET CURRENT DEFERRED NONOPERATING INCOME TAXES (530) (1,292) (1,399) (1,328)109 4120 OTHER ACCRUED LIABILITIES 5,429 4,189 21,193 10,992110 4130 OTHER CURRENT LIABILITIES 985 3,561 1,974 1,002111 410 TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES 35,128 36,675 94,615 26,356

LONG-TERM DEBT:112 4210 FUNDED DEBT 36,226 44,500 165,000 117,000113 4220 PREMIUM ON LONG-TERM DEBT 0 0 0 0114 4230 DISCOUNT ON LONG-TERM DEBT 0 0 833 514115 4240 REACQUIRED DEBT 0 0 0 0116 4250 OBLIGATIONS UNDER CAPITAL LEASES 0 0 0 0117 4260 ADVANCES FROM AFFILIATED COMPANIES 0 0 0 0118 4270 OTHER LONG-TERM DEBT 0 0 0 0119 420 TOTAL LONG-TERM DEBT 36,226 44,500 164,167 116,486

OTHER LIABILITIES AND DEFERRED CREDITS:120 4310 OTHER LONG-TERM LIABILITIES 3,931 8,276 39,142 14,760121 4320 UNAMORTIZED OPERATING INVEST TAX CREDITS-NET 237 514 1,613 1,056122 4330 UNAMORTIZED NONOPERATING INVEST TAX CREDITS-NET 0 0 0 0123 4340 NET NONCURRENT DEF OPERATING INCOME TAXES 23,763 27,535 42,496 60,295124 4341 NET DEFERRED TAX LIABILITY ADJUSTMENTS (2,371) (5,063) 4,528 (4,260)125 4350 NET NONCURRENT DEF NONOPERATING INCOME TAXES (578) (714) (1,711) (1,385)126 4360 OTHER DEFERRED CREDITS 2,556 2,440 7,275 6,276127 4361 DEFERRED TAX REGULATORY LIABILITY 2,371 5,065 (4,528) 12,275128 4370 OTHER JURIS LIABILITIES/DEFERRED CREDITS-NET 0 0 5,583 (435)129 430 TOTAL OTHER LIABILITIES AND DEFERRED CREDITS 29,909 38,054 94,398 88,583

STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY:130 4510 CAPITAL STOCK 9,950 17,265 50,948 46,900131 4520 ADDITIONAL PAID-IN CAPITAL 12,559 (89) 20,801 6,702132 4530 TREASURY STOCK 0 0 0 (3,000)133 4540 OTHER CAPITAL 0 0 0 (17)134 4550 RETAINED EARNINGS 74,912 62,356 209,842 136,146135 440 TOTAL STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY 97,421 79,532 281,590 186,731136 450 TOTAL LIABILITIES & STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY 198,685 198,761 634,771 418,156

137 460 RETAINED EARNINGS (BEGINNING-OF-YEAR) 68,942 56,041 199,490 124,917138 465 NET INCOME 21,572 21,053 69,197 35,343139 470 DIVIDENDS DECLARED 15,602 14,738 58,845 24,114140 475 MISCELLANEOUS DEBITS 0 0 0 0141 480 MISCELLANEOUS CREDITS 0 0 0 0142 490 RETAINED EARNINGS (END-OF-YEAR) 74,912 62,356 209,842 136,146

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INCOME STATEMENT ACCOUNTS

REVENUE ACCOUNTS

LOCAL NETWORK SERVICE REVENUES:143 5001 BASIC AREA REVENUES 22,289 29,315 148,673 59,968144 5002 OPTIONAL EXTENDED AREA REVENUES 0 0 0 0145 5003 CELLULAR MOBILE SERVICE REVENUES 0 0 0 0146 5004 OTHER MOBILE SERVICES REVENUES 0 0 985 0147 510 BASIC LOCAL SERVICE REVENUES 22,289 29,315 149,658 59,968148 5010 PUBLIC TELEPHONE REVENUES 622 332 3,008 1,241149 5040 LOCAL PRIVATE LINE REVENUES 1,506 948 1,800 1,937150 5050 CUSTOMER PREMISES REVENUES 1,361 192 822 74151 5060 OTHER LOCAL EXCHANGE REVENUES 10,692 4,343 15,379 13,723152 5069 OTHER LOCAL EXCHANGE REVENUE SETTLEMENTS 0 222 0 0153 520 LOCAL NETWORK SERVICE REVENUES 36,470 35,352 170,667 76,943

NETWORK ACCESS REVENUES:154 5081 END USER REVENUES 8,626 6,840 25,349 15,964155 5082 SWITCHED ACCESS REVENUES 20,106 25,751 53,154 25,397156 5083 SPECIAL ACCESS REVENUES 2,967 3,970 11,012 5,419157 5084 STATE ACCESS REVENUES 20,487 28,700 70,919 48,588158 5080 TOTAL NETWORK ACCESS REVENUES 52,186 65,261 160,433 95,368

LONG DISTANCE NETWORK SERVICES REVENUES:159 5100 LONG DISTANCE MESSAGE REVENUES (CLASS A) 35,833 (2) 41,037 38,641

UNIDIRECTIONAL LONG DISTANCE REVENUES:160 5111 LONG DISTANCE INWARD-ONLY REVENUES 118 0 15 103161 5112 LONG DISTANCE OUTWARD-ONLY REVENUES 610 0 (3) 264162 5110 TOTAL UNIDIRECTIONAL LONG DISTANCE REVENUES 728 0 12 367

163 5121 SUBVOICE GRADE LONG DISTANCE PRIV NETWORK REV 0 0 4 0164 5122 VOICE GRADE LONG DISTANCE PRIV NETWORK REVENUES 345 0 853 306165 5123 AUDIO PROGRAM GRADE LD PRIV NETWORK REVENUES 0 0 1 3166 5124 VIDEO PROGRAM GRADE LD PRIV NETWORK REVENUES 0 0 0 0167 5125 DIGITAL TRANSMISSION LD PRIV NETWORK REVENUES 0 0 0 0168 5126 LONG DISTANCE PRIVATE NETWORK SWITCHING REV 0 0 0 0169 5128 OTHER LONG DISTANCE PRIVATE NETWORK REVENUES 987 0 6,021 2,387170 5129 OTHER LD PRIVATE NETWORK REVENUE SETTLEMENTS 0 0 211 0171 5120 TOTAL LONG DISTANCE PRIVATE NETWORK REV 1,332 0 7,090 2,697

172 5160 OTHER LONG DISTANCE REVENUES 335 0 276 534173 5169 OTHER LONG DISTANCE REVENUE SETTLEMENTS 0 0 0 0174 525 TOTAL LONG DISTANCE NETWORK SERVICE REV 38,228 (2) 48,414 42,239

MISCELLANEOUS REVENUES:175 5230 DIRECTORY REVENUES 4,315 1,884 11,173 6,279176 5240 RENT REVENUES 1,219 219 5,649 3,239177 5250 CORPORATE OPERATIONS REVENUES 0 0 0 0

178 5261 SPECIAL BILLING ARRANGEMENTS REVENUES 2 0 0 2179 5262 CUSTOMER OPERATIONS REVENUES 1 682 6,361 3180 5263 PLANT OPERATIONS REVENUES 0 0 0 0181 5264 OTHER INCIDENTAL REGULATED REVENUES 47 84 32 395182 5269 OTHER REVENUE SETTLEMENTS 0 0 0 0183 5260 MISCELLANEOUS REVENUES (CLASS A) 50 766 6,393 400

184 5270 CARRIER BILLING AND COLLECTION REVENUES 1,869 4,287 6,339 2,994185 5200 TOTAL MISCELLANEOUS REVENUES 7,453 7,156 29,554 12,912

186 5280 NONREGULATED REVENUES 11,883 17,160 55,356 30,089

UNCOLLECTIBLE REVENUES:187 5301 UNCOLLECTIBLE REVENUES - TELECOMMUNICATIONS 513 419 3,707 1,631188 5302 UNCOLLECTIBLE REVENUES - OTHER 0 0 0 0189 5300 TOTAL UNCOLLECTIBLE REVENUES 513 419 3,707 1,631190 530 TOTAL OPERATING REVENUES 145,708 124,508 460,717 255,920

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EXPENSE ACCOUNTS

PLANT SPECIFIC OPERATIONS: NETWORK SUPPORT EXPENSES:

191 6112 MOTOR VEHICLE EXPENSES 1,193 1,081 4,358 2,777192 610 CLEARANCE - MOTOR VEHICLE 1,153 928 3,995 2,702193 615 NET BALANCE - MOTOR VEHICLE 40 154 364 75

194 6113 AIRCRAFT EXPENSES 0 45 0 0195 620 CLEARANCE - AIRCRAFT 0 (116) 0 0196 625 NET BALANCE - AIRCRAFT 0 161 0 0

197 6114 SPECIAL PURPOSE VEHICLE EXPENSES 0 0 0 0198 630 CLEARANCE - SPECIAL PURPOSE VEHICLE 0 0 0 0199 635 NET BALANCE - SPECIAL PURPOSE VEHICLE 0 0 0 0

200 6115 GARAGE WORK EQUIPMENT EXPENSES 0 0 2 0

201 6116 OTHER WORK EQUIPMENT EXPENSES 523 290 1,857 1,059202 640 CLEARANCE - OTHER WORK EQUIPMENT 488 268 1,816 952203 645 NET BALANCE - OTHER WORK EQUIPMENT 35 22 42 107204 6110 TOTAL NETWORK SUPPORT EXPENSES 76 337 407 182

GENERAL SUPPORT EXPENSES:205 6121 LAND AND BUILDING EXPENSES 2,350 1,554 7,992 4,483206 6122 FURNITURE AND ARTWORKS EXPENSES 63 55 1,039 392207 6123 OFFICE EQUIPMENT EXPENSES 593 361 2,265 1,323208 6124 GENERAL PURPOSE COMPUTERS EXPENSES 5,491 4,230 13,006 8,028209 6120 TOTAL GENERAL SUPPORT EXPENSES 8,497 6,201 24,300 14,226

CENTRAL OFFICE SWITCHING EXPENSES:210 6211 ANALOG ELECTRONIC EXPENSES 0 0 1 (373)211 6212 DIGITAL ELECTRONIC EXPENSES 5,168 3,461 10,696 7,923212 6215 ELECTRO-MECHANICAL EXPENSES 0 0 925 305213 6210 TOTAL CENTRAL OFFICE SWITCHING EXPENSES 5,168 3,461 11,621 7,856

214 6220 OPERATOR SYSTEMS EXPENSES 0 0 72 0

CENTRAL OFFICE TRANSMISSION EXPENSES:215 6231 RADIO SYSTEMS EXPENSES 2 38 133 12216 6232 CIRCUIT EQUIPMENT EXPENSES 1,016 884 3,529 2,893217 6230 TOTAL CENTRAL OFFICE TRANSMISSION EXPENSES 1,018 922 3,662 2,905

INFORMATION ORIG/TERM EXPENSES:218 6311 STATION APPARATUS EXPENSES 1,487 2,680 17,575 4,208219 6341 LARGE PRIVATE BRANCH EXCHANGE EXPENSES 2,315 7,561 5,684 5,484220 6351 PUBLIC TELEPHONE TERMINAL EQUIPMENT EXPENSES 448 269 1,552 825221 6362 OTHER TERMINAL EQUIPMENT EXPENSES 2,095 590 7,563 6,737222 6310 TOTAL INFORMATION ORIG/TERM EXPENSES 6,345 11,101 32,373 17,255

CABLE AND WIRE FACILITIES EXPENSES:223 6411 POLE EXPENSES 1,451 726 1,580 2,407224 6421 AERIAL CABLE EXPENSES 6,136 2,591 15,175 10,624225 6422 UNDERGROUND CABLE EXPENSES 449 130 1,225 549226 6423 BURIED CABLE EXPENSES 1,685 3,902 14,896 3,181227 6424 SUBMARINE CABLE EXPENSES 0 0 7 0228 6425 DEEP SEA CABLE EXPENSES 0 0 0 0229 6426 INTRABUILDING NETWORK CABLE EXPENSES 165 16 1 146230 6431 AERIAL WIRE EXPENSES 19 0 87 151231 6441 CONDUIT SYSTEMS EXPENSES 21 13 72 27232 6410 TOTAL CABLE AND WIRE FACILITIES EXPENSES 9,924 7,378 33,043 17,083

233 650 TOTAL PLANT SPECIFIC OPERATIONS EXPENSES 31,029 29,400 105,479 59,507

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PLANT NONSPECIFIC OPERATIONS EXPENSES:234 6511 PROPERTY HELD FOR FUTURE TELECOM USE EXPENSES 0 0 0 0235 6512 PROVISIONING EXPENSES 738 676 2,956 2,675236 660 CLEARANCE - PROVISIONING 575 474 2,228 2,037237 665 NET BALANCE - PROVISIONING 162 202 727 638238 6510 OTHER PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT EXPENSES 162 202 727 638

239 6531 POWER EXPENSES 656 280 1,384 902240 6532 NETWORK ADMINISTRATION EXPENSES 1,463 1,717 3,574 2,708241 6533 TESTING EXPENSES 2,169 1,185 5,306 4,254242 6534 PLANT OPERATIONS ADMINISTRATION EXPENSES 8,914 5,802 31,031 15,769243 670 CLEARANCE - PLANT OPERATIONS ADMINISTRATION 6,150 3,921 18,170 11,290244 675 NET BALANCE - PLANT OPERATIONS ADMINISTRATION 2,763 1,882 12,861 4,478

245 6535 ENGINEERING EXPENSES 2,351 2,811 12,266 6,032246 680 CLEARANCE - ENGINEERING EXPENSES 366 641 2,443 984247 685 NET BALANCE - ENGINEERING EXPENSES 1,985 2,170 9,823 5,048

248 6530 TOTAL NETWORK OPERATIONS EXPENSES 9,036 7,234 32,948 17,391

249 6540 ACCESS EXPENSES 10,649 0 7,288 10,888

DEPRECIATION AND AMORTIZATION EXPENSES:250 6561 DEPRECIATION - TELECOM PLANT IN SERVICE 20,298 19,024 81,533 44,527251 6562 DEPRECIATION - PROP HELD FOR FUTURE TELECOM USE 0 0 0 0252 6563 AMORTIZATION EXPENSE - TANGIBLE 74 1,134 178 46253 6564 AMORTIZATION EXPENSE - INTANGIBLE 0 0 0 0254 6565 AMORTIZATION EXPENSE - OTHER 41 186 0 181255 6560 TOTAL DEPRECIATION AND AMORTIZATION EXPENSES 20,413 20,344 81,710 44,755

256 690 TOTAL PLANT NONSPECIFIC OPERATIONS EXPENSES 40,261 27,780 122,674 73,672

CUSTOMER OPERATIONS EXPENSES: MARKETING EXPENSES:

257 6611 PRODUCT MANAGEMENT 1,143 1,251 3,957 1,770258 6612 SALES 2,324 2,601 10,021 5,539259 6613 PRODUCT ADVERTISING 370 535 1,688 1,012260 6610 TOTAL MARKETING EXPENSES 3,837 4,387 15,667 8,321

SERVICES EXPENSES:261 6621 CALL COMPLETION SERVICES 823 597 5,206 897262 6622 NUMBER SERVICES 499 580 5,882 1,289263 6623 CUSTOMER SERVICES 7,556 6,490 22,622 12,113264 6620 TOTAL SERVICES EXPENSES 8,878 7,667 33,710 14,299

265 700 TOTAL CUSTOMER OPERATIONS EXPENSES 12,715 12,054 49,377 22,620

CORPORATE OPERATIONS EXPENSES: EXECUTIVE AND PLANNING EXPENSES:

266 6711 EXECUTIVE 1,375 1,167 2,201 1,675267 6712 PLANNING 105 56 1,143 202268 6710 TOTAL EXECUTIVE AND PLANNING EXPENSES 1,480 1,223 3,344 1,877

GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES:269 6721 ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE 2,989 3,821 7,536 4,490270 6722 EXTERNAL RELATIONS 1,233 1,319 4,547 2,664271 6723 HUMAN RESOURCES 1,609 1,503 5,078 2,899272 6724 INFORMATION MANAGEMENT 3,208 2,476 10,727 5,585273 6725 LEGAL 206 560 993 480274 6726 PROCUREMENT 148 215 1,475 314275 6727 RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 149 69 308 568276 6728 OTHER GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE 8,917 4,363 13,927 9,532277 6720 TOTAL GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES 18,460 14,325 44,591 26,533

278 6790 PROVISION FOR UNCOLLECTIBLE NOTES RECEIVABLE 0 0 0 0

279 710 TOTAL CORPORATE OPERATIONS EXPENSES 19,940 15,548 47,935 28,410

280 720 TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES 103,945 84,782 325,465 184,208

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281 730 INCOME BEFORE OTHER OPERATING ITEMS & TAXES 41,763 39,727 135,252 71,712

OTHER OPERATING INCOME AND EXPENSE:282 7110 INCOME FROM CUSTOM WORK 0 0 0 2283 7130 RETURN FROM NONREG USE OF REG FACILITIES 0 0 0 0284 7140 GAINS AND LOSSES FROM FOREIGN EXCHANGE 0 0 0 0285 7150 GAINS/LOSSES FROM DISPOSITION OF LAND & ARTWORK 0 0 144 0286 7160 OTHER OPERATING GAINS AND LOSSES 0 0 0 0287 7100 OTHER OPERATING INCOME AND EXPENSES 0 0 144 2

OPERATING TAXES:288 7210 OPERATING INVESTMENT TAX CREDITS-NET 215 281 1,606 827289 7220 OPERATING FEDERAL INCOME TAXES 10,789 8,788 28,313 18,589290 7230 OPERATING STATE AND LOCAL INCOME TAXES 0 816 30 5,080291 7240 OPERATING OTHER TAXES 5,638 2,682 31,885 8,475292 7250 PROVISION FOR DEFERRED OPERATING INC TAX-NET 858 2,260 3,160 (662)293 7200 OPERATING TAXES 17,070 14,265 61,781 30,655

NONOPERATING INCOME AND EXPENSE:294 7310 DIVIDEND INCOME 391 0 2,685 117295 7320 INTEREST INCOME 90 (192) 699 1,455296 7330 INCOME FROM SINKING AND OTHER FUNDS 0 6 0 0297 7340 ALLOWANCES FOR FUNDS USED DURING CONSTRUCTION 428 213 980 498298 7350 GAINS/LOSSES FROM DISPOSITION OF PROPERTY 0 (6) 0 0299 7360 OTHER NONOPERATING INCOME 409 577 8,044 2,944300 7370 SPECIAL CHARGES 467 392 1,448 808301 7300 NONOPERATING INCOME AND EXPENSE 851 207 10,960 4,206

NONOPERATING TAXES:302 7410 NONOPERATING INVESTMENT TAX CREDITS-NET 0 0 0 0303 7420 NONOPERATING FEDERAL INCOME TAXES 175 (33) 1,176 (255)304 7430 NONOPERATING STATE AND LOCAL INCOME TAXES 0 122 0 759305 7440 NONOPERATING OTHER TAXES 0 6 15 0306 7450 PROVISION FOR DEFERRED NONOPERATING INC TAX-NET 180 147 615 271307 7400 NONOPERATING TAXES 354 242 1,806 775

INTEREST AND RELATED ITEMS:308 7510 INTEREST ON FUNDED DEBT 2,630 3,681 11,006 8,396309 7520 INTEREST EXPENSE - CAPITAL LEASES 1 27 0 0310 7530 AMORTIZATION OF DEBT ISSUANCE EXPENSES 29 27 102 54311 7540 OTHER INTEREST DEDUCTIONS 958 638 1,681 1,129312 7500 INTEREST AND RELATED ITEMS 3,618 4,374 12,789 9,579

EXTRAORDINARY ITEMS:313 7610 EXTRAORDINARY INCOME CREDITS 0 0 0 0314 7620 EXTRAORDINARY INCOME CHARGES 0 0 0 0315 7630 CURRENT INC TAX EFFECT OF EXTRAORD ITEMS-NET 0 0 0 0316 7640 PROV FOR DEF INC TAX EFFECT OF EXT ITEMS-NET 0 0 0 0317 7600 EXTRAORDINARY ITEMS 0 0 0 0

JURISDICTIONAL DIFFERENCES AND NONREG INCOME:318 7910 INC EFFECT OF JURISDICTIONAL RATEMAKING DIF-NET 0 0 (783) 435319 7990 NONREGULATED NET INCOME 0 0 0 (3)

320 790 NET INCOME 21,572 21,053 69,197 35,343

321 830 TOTAL NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES 377 529 2,407 1,312322 840 FULL-TIME 375 520 2,400 1,304323 850 PART-TIME 2 9 7 8324 860 TOTAL COMPENSATION FOR THE YEAR 27,623 34,728 155,709 86,648

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CURRENT ASSETS: CASH AND EQUIVALENTS:

1 1130 CASH ($837) ($3,265)2 1140 SPECIAL CASH DEPOSITS 0 03 1150 WORKING CASH ADVANCES 32 324 1160 TEMPORARY INVESTMENTS 0 05 1120 CASH AND EQUIVALENTS (806) (3,232)

NONCASH CURRENT (EXCLUDING PREPAYMENTS):6 1180 TELECOMMUNICATIONS ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE 31,545 19,2557 1181 ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE ALLOWANCE - TELECOM 377 158 1190 OTHER ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE 5,761 4,0809 1191 ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE ALLOWANCE - OTHER 0 0

10 1200 NOTES RECEIVABLE 0 011 1201 NOTES RECEIVABLE ALLOWANCE 0 012 1210 INTEREST AND DIVIDENDS RECEIVABLE 0 013 1220 INVENTORIES 1,086 1,49814 120 TOTAL NONCASH CURRENT (EXCL PREPAYMENTS) 38,016 24,818

PREPAYMENTS:15 1290 PREPAID RENTS 14 1416 1300 PREPAID TAXES 0 017 1310 PREPAID INSURANCE 0 018 1320 PREPAID DIRECTORY EXPENSES 126 019 1330 OTHER PREPAYMENTS 53 4720 1280 TOTAL PREPAYMENTS 193 61

21 1350 OTHER CURRENT ASSETS 0 10

22 130 TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS 37,403 21,657

NONCURRENT ASSETS:23 1401 INVESTMENTS IN AFFILIATED COMPANIES 2,990 10,91524 1402 INVESTMENTS IN NONAFFILIATED COMPANIES 2 25425 1406 NONREGULATED INVESTMENTS 0 026 1407 UNAMORTIZED DEBT ISSUANCE EXPENSE 534 32327 1408 SINKING FUNDS 0 028 1410 OTHER NONCURRENT ASSETS 13,785 13,01329 1437 DEFERRED TAX REGULATORY ASSETS 6,620 2,34530 1438 DEFERRED MAINTENANCE AND RETIREMENTS 0 031 1439 DEFERRED CHARGES 42 49732 1500 OTHER JURISDICTIONAL ASSETS-NET (5,483) 033 150 TOTAL NONCURRENT ASSETS 18,490 27,347

PLANT:34 2001 TELECOMMUNICATIONS PLANT IN SERVICE (TPIS) 618,304 348,08835 2002 PROPERTY HELD FOR FUTURE TELECOM USE 22 036 2003 TELECOM PLANT UNDER CONSTRUCTION (TPUC) 6,264 3,29637 2004 RESERVED NA NA 38 2005 TELECOMMUNICATIONS PLANT ADJUSTMENT 0 039 2006 NONOPERATING PLANT 191 67440 2007 GOODWILL 0 041 210 TOTAL PLANT 624,781 352,058

TPIS - GENERAL SUPPORT:42 2111 LAND 2,545 94643 2112 MOTOR VEHICLES 9,677 5,57644 2113 AIRCRAFT 0 045 2114 SPECIAL PURPOSE VEHICLES 0 046 2115 GARAGE WORK EQUIPMENT 0 0

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47 2116 OTHER WORK EQUIPMENT 4,724 4,78048 2121 BUILDINGS 34,114 17,45649 2122 FURNITURE 2,060 1,46050 2123 OFFICE EQUIPMENT 5,581 1,67551 2124 GENERAL PURPOSE COMPUTERS 9,646 98152 2110 TOTAL LAND & SUPPORT ASSETS 68,347 32,874

TPIS - CENTRAL OFFICE SWITCHING:53 2211 ANALOG ELECTRONIC SWITCHING 0 054 2212 DIGITAL ELECTRONIC SWITCHING 149,001 40,17255 2215.1 STEP-BY-STEP SWITCHING 0 12956 2215.2 CROSSBAR SWITCHING 0 1457 2215.3 OTHER ELECTRO-MECHANICAL SWITCHING 0 058 2215 ELECTRO-MECHANICAL SWITCHING 0 14359 2210 TOTAL CENTRAL OFFICE SWITCHING 149,001 40,315

60 2220 OPERATOR SYSTEMS 156 0

TPIS - CENTRAL OFFICE TRANSMISSION:61 2231.1 SATELLITE AND EARTH STATION FACILITIES 0 062 2231.2 OTHER RADIO FACILITIES 5,124 1,43463 2231 RADIO SYSTEMS 5,124 1,43464 2232 CIRCUIT EQUIPMENT 86,754 72,61565 2230 TOTAL CENTRAL OFFICE TRANSMISSION 91,879 74,049

TPIS - INFORMATION ORIG/TERM:66 2311 STATION APPARATUS 5,549 1,40367 2321 CUSTOMER PREMISES WIRING 0 068 2341 LARGE PRIVATE BRANCH EXCHANGES 2,559 36169 2351 PUBLIC TELEPHONE TERMINAL EQUIPMENT 4,804 1,42370 2362 OTHER TERMINAL EQUIPMENT 4,881 4,93071 2310 TOTAL INFORMATION ORIGINATION/TERMINATION 17,793 8,118

TPIS - CABLE & WIRE FACILITIES:72 2411 POLES 41,501 5,39473 2421 AERIAL CABLE 145,904 30,22674 2422 UNDERGROUND CABLE 24,197 3,93175 2423 BURIED CABLE 60,252 147,93876 2424 SUBMARINE CABLE 9 68577 2425 DEEP SEA CABLE 0 078 2426 INTRABUILDING NETWORK CABLE 817 5479 2431 AERIAL WIRE 2,673 1,09180 2441 CONDUIT SYSTEMS 15,508 3,38881 2410 TOTAL CABLE AND WIRE FACILITIES 290,861 192,708

82 240 TOTAL TPIS (BEFORE AMORTIZABLE ASSETS) 618,036 348,064

TPIS - AMORTIZABLE ASSETS:83 2681 CAPITAL LEASES 106 084 2682 LEASEHOLD IMPROVEMENTS 162 2485 2680 TOTAL AMORTIZABLE TANGIBLE ASSETS 268 24

86 2690 INTANGIBLES 0 0

87 260 TOTAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS PLANT IN SERVICE 618,304 348,088

DEPRECIATION AND AMORTIZATION:88 3100 ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION - TPIS 296,289 186,14289 3200 ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION - PHFTU 0 090 3300 ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION - NONOPERATING 0 591 3410 ACCUMULATED AMORTIZATION - CAPITALIZED LEASES 89 092 3420 ACCUMULATED AMORTIZATION - LEASEHOLD IMPROVE. (7) 2493 3400 TOTAL ACCUMULATED AMORTIZATION - TANGIBLE 82 24

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97 350 NET PLANT 328,410 165,887

98 360 TOTAL ASSETS 384,303 214,890

BALANCE SHEET ACCOUNTS - LIABILITIES

CURRENT LIABILITIES:99 4010 ACCOUNTS PAYABLE 12,270 14,543

100 4020 NOTES PAYABLE 18,046 8,082101 4030 ADVANCE BILLING AND PAYMENTS 4,741 1,646102 4040 CUSTOMERS' DEPOSITS 1,123 753103 4050 CURRENT MATURITIES - LONG-TERM DEBT 6,672 157104 4060 CURRENT MATURITIES - CAPITAL LEASES 665 0105 4070 INCOME TAXES - ACCRUED 2,238 3,363106 4080 OTHER TAXES - ACCRUED 5,415 3,707107 4100 NET CURRENT DEFERRED OPERATING INCOME TAXES (1,644) (821)108 4110 NET CURRENT DEFERRED NONOPERATING INCOME TAXES 0 (77)109 4120 OTHER ACCRUED LIABILITIES 12,932 5,298110 4130 OTHER CURRENT LIABILITIES 2,072 603111 410 TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES 64,531 37,255

LONG-TERM DEBT:112 4210 FUNDED DEBT 92,070 45,504113 4220 PREMIUM ON LONG-TERM DEBT 0 0114 4230 DISCOUNT ON LONG-TERM DEBT 0 0115 4240 REACQUIRED DEBT 0 0116 4250 OBLIGATIONS UNDER CAPITAL LEASES 781 0117 4260 ADVANCES FROM AFFILIATED COMPANIES 0 3,741118 4270 OTHER LONG-TERM DEBT 0 0119 420 TOTAL LONG-TERM DEBT 92,851 49,245

OTHER LIABILITIES AND DEFERRED CREDITS:120 4310 OTHER LONG-TERM LIABILITIES 18,457 12,801121 4320 UNAMORTIZED OPERATING INVEST TAX CREDITS-NET 754 308122 4330 UNAMORTIZED NONOPERATING INVEST TAX CREDITS-NET 0 0123 4340 NET NONCURRENT DEF OPERATING INCOME TAXES 52,057 20,407124 4341 NET DEFERRED TAX LIABILITY ADJUSTMENTS 543 1,728125 4350 NET NONCURRENT DEF NONOPERATING INCOME TAXES (561) (151)126 4360 OTHER DEFERRED CREDITS 965 716127 4361 DEFERRED TAX REGULATORY LIABILITY 6,076 617128 4370 OTHER JURIS LIABILITIES/DEFERRED CREDITS-NET (6,800) 0129 430 TOTAL OTHER LIABILITIES AND DEFERRED CREDITS 71,491 36,426

STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY:130 4510 CAPITAL STOCK 44,576 842131 4520 ADDITIONAL PAID-IN CAPITAL 9,058 0132 4530 TREASURY STOCK 0 0133 4540 OTHER CAPITAL 205 14,698134 4550 RETAINED EARNINGS 101,591 76,424135 440 TOTAL STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY 155,430 91,964136 450 TOTAL LIABILITIES & STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY 384,303 214,890

137 460 RETAINED EARNINGS (BEGINNING-OF-YEAR) 102,020 77,527138 465 NET INCOME 32,557 28,003139 470 DIVIDENDS DECLARED 32,986 29,105140 475 MISCELLANEOUS DEBITS 0 0141 480 MISCELLANEOUS CREDITS 0 0142 490 RETAINED EARNINGS (END-OF-YEAR) 101,591 76,424

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REVENUE ACCOUNTS

LOCAL NETWORK SERVICE REVENUES:143 5001 BASIC AREA REVENUES 67,282 20,940144 5002 OPTIONAL EXTENDED AREA REVENUES 0 0145 5003 CELLULAR MOBILE SERVICE REVENUES 0 0146 5004 OTHER MOBILE SERVICES REVENUES 1,598 274147 510 BASIC LOCAL SERVICE REVENUES 68,879 21,214148 5010 PUBLIC TELEPHONE REVENUES 1,657 228149 5040 LOCAL PRIVATE LINE REVENUES 3,040 763150 5050 CUSTOMER PREMISES REVENUES 261 194151 5060 OTHER LOCAL EXCHANGE REVENUES 17,297 3,639152 5069 OTHER LOCAL EXCHANGE REVENUE SETTLEMENTS 0 0153 520 LOCAL NETWORK SERVICE REVENUES 91,134 26,038

NETWORK ACCESS REVENUES:154 5081 END USER REVENUES 14,434 6,136155 5082 SWITCHED ACCESS REVENUES 22,740 39,496156 5083 SPECIAL ACCESS REVENUES 6,448 2,179157 5084 STATE ACCESS REVENUES 15,422 43,570158 5080 TOTAL NETWORK ACCESS REVENUES 59,045 91,381

LONG DISTANCE NETWORK SERVICES REVENUES:159 5100 LONG DISTANCE MESSAGE REVENUES (CLASS A) 14,478 2,206

UNIDIRECTIONAL LONG DISTANCE REVENUES:160 5111 LONG DISTANCE INWARD-ONLY REVENUES 197 1161 5112 LONG DISTANCE OUTWARD-ONLY REVENUES 405 48162 5110 TOTAL UNIDIRECTIONAL LONG DISTANCE REVENUES 603 49

163 5121 SUBVOICE GRADE LONG DISTANCE PRIV NETWORK REV 0 0164 5122 VOICE GRADE LONG DISTANCE PRIV NETWORK REVENUES 545 0165 5123 AUDIO PROGRAM GRADE LD PRIV NETWORK REVENUES 0 0166 5124 VIDEO PROGRAM GRADE LD PRIV NETWORK REVENUES 0 0167 5125 DIGITAL TRANSMISSION LD PRIV NETWORK REVENUES 0 0168 5126 LONG DISTANCE PRIVATE NETWORK SWITCHING REV 0 0169 5128 OTHER LONG DISTANCE PRIVATE NETWORK REVENUES 1,938 126170 5129 OTHER LD PRIVATE NETWORK REVENUE SETTLEMENTS (5) 8171 5120 TOTAL LONG DISTANCE PRIVATE NETWORK REV 2,479 134

172 5160 OTHER LONG DISTANCE REVENUES 2 4173 5169 OTHER LONG DISTANCE REVENUE SETTLEMENTS 0 0174 525 TOTAL LONG DISTANCE NETWORK SERVICE REV 17,561 2,393

MISCELLANEOUS REVENUES:175 5230 DIRECTORY REVENUES 7,628 1,804176 5240 RENT REVENUES 6,069 328177 5250 CORPORATE OPERATIONS REVENUES 7 432

178 5261 SPECIAL BILLING ARRANGEMENTS REVENUES 2 (5)179 5262 CUSTOMER OPERATIONS REVENUES 4 (27)180 5263 PLANT OPERATIONS REVENUES 0 0181 5264 OTHER INCIDENTAL REGULATED REVENUES 1,457 (43)182 5269 OTHER REVENUE SETTLEMENTS 0 0183 5260 MISCELLANEOUS REVENUES (CLASS A) 1,463 (74)

184 5270 CARRIER BILLING AND COLLECTION REVENUES 3,406 1,429185 5200 TOTAL MISCELLANEOUS REVENUES 18,573 3,919

186 5280 NONREGULATED REVENUES 31,667 7,136

UNCOLLECTIBLE REVENUES:187 5301 UNCOLLECTIBLE REVENUES - TELECOMMUNICATIONS 630 554188 5302 UNCOLLECTIBLE REVENUES - OTHER 0 0189 5300 TOTAL UNCOLLECTIBLE REVENUES 630 554190 530 TOTAL OPERATING REVENUES 217,350 130,312

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PLANT SPECIFIC OPERATIONS: NETWORK SUPPORT EXPENSES:

191 6112 MOTOR VEHICLE EXPENSES 1,269 1,846192 610 CLEARANCE - MOTOR VEHICLE 1,025 1,777193 615 NET BALANCE - MOTOR VEHICLE 245 69

194 6113 AIRCRAFT EXPENSES 0 0195 620 CLEARANCE - AIRCRAFT (57) 0196 625 NET BALANCE - AIRCRAFT 57 0

197 6114 SPECIAL PURPOSE VEHICLE EXPENSES 0 0198 630 CLEARANCE - SPECIAL PURPOSE VEHICLE 0 0199 635 NET BALANCE - SPECIAL PURPOSE VEHICLE 0 0

200 6115 GARAGE WORK EQUIPMENT EXPENSES 0 0

201 6116 OTHER WORK EQUIPMENT EXPENSES 972 790202 640 CLEARANCE - OTHER WORK EQUIPMENT 930 778203 645 NET BALANCE - OTHER WORK EQUIPMENT 42 12204 6110 TOTAL NETWORK SUPPORT EXPENSES 343 81

GENERAL SUPPORT EXPENSES:205 6121 LAND AND BUILDING EXPENSES 5,173 2,319206 6122 FURNITURE AND ARTWORKS EXPENSES 236 314207 6123 OFFICE EQUIPMENT EXPENSES 921 679208 6124 GENERAL PURPOSE COMPUTERS EXPENSES 4,879 4,184209 6120 TOTAL GENERAL SUPPORT EXPENSES 11,209 7,497

CENTRAL OFFICE SWITCHING EXPENSES:210 6211 ANALOG ELECTRONIC EXPENSES 0 20211 6212 DIGITAL ELECTRONIC EXPENSES 7,785 2,254212 6215 ELECTRO-MECHANICAL EXPENSES 25 2213 6210 TOTAL CENTRAL OFFICE SWITCHING EXPENSES 7,811 2,276

214 6220 OPERATOR SYSTEMS EXPENSES 372 0

CENTRAL OFFICE TRANSMISSION EXPENSES:215 6231 RADIO SYSTEMS EXPENSES 45 8216 6232 CIRCUIT EQUIPMENT EXPENSES 1,149 1,872217 6230 TOTAL CENTRAL OFFICE TRANSMISSION EXPENSES 1,194 1,879

INFORMATION ORIG/TERM EXPENSES:218 6311 STATION APPARATUS EXPENSES 6,996 1,540219 6341 LARGE PRIVATE BRANCH EXCHANGE EXPENSES 4,145 750220 6351 PUBLIC TELEPHONE TERMINAL EQUIPMENT EXPENSES 589 267221 6362 OTHER TERMINAL EQUIPMENT EXPENSES 2,289 1,212222 6310 TOTAL INFORMATION ORIG/TERM EXPENSES 14,019 3,769

CABLE AND WIRE FACILITIES EXPENSES:223 6411 POLE EXPENSES 6,305 532224 6421 AERIAL CABLE EXPENSES 9,561 2,895225 6422 UNDERGROUND CABLE EXPENSES 612 90226 6423 BURIED CABLE EXPENSES 3,113 5,322227 6424 SUBMARINE CABLE EXPENSES 0 0228 6425 DEEP SEA CABLE EXPENSES 0 0229 6426 INTRABUILDING NETWORK CABLE EXPENSES 3 0230 6431 AERIAL WIRE EXPENSES 163 26231 6441 CONDUIT SYSTEMS EXPENSES 10 0232 6410 TOTAL CABLE AND WIRE FACILITIES EXPENSES 19,767 8,866

233 650 TOTAL PLANT SPECIFIC OPERATIONS EXPENSES 54,715 24,368

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PLANT NONSPECIFIC OPERATIONS EXPENSES:234 6511 PROPERTY HELD FOR FUTURE TELECOM USE EXPENSES 0 0235 6512 PROVISIONING EXPENSES 1,756 1,517236 660 CLEARANCE - PROVISIONING 1,294 1,369237 665 NET BALANCE - PROVISIONING 462 148238 6510 OTHER PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT EXPENSES 462 148

239 6531 POWER EXPENSES 719 456240 6532 NETWORK ADMINISTRATION EXPENSES 2,376 1,480241 6533 TESTING EXPENSES 3,320 2,050242 6534 PLANT OPERATIONS ADMINISTRATION EXPENSES 10,889 9,386243 670 CLEARANCE - PLANT OPERATIONS ADMINISTRATION 6,764 7,384244 675 NET BALANCE - PLANT OPERATIONS ADMINISTRATION 4,125 2,002

245 6535 ENGINEERING EXPENSES 4,021 4,314246 680 CLEARANCE - ENGINEERING EXPENSES 878 1,776247 685 NET BALANCE - ENGINEERING EXPENSES 3,143 2,539

248 6530 TOTAL NETWORK OPERATIONS EXPENSES 13,682 8,527

249 6540 ACCESS EXPENSES 0 0

DEPRECIATION AND AMORTIZATION EXPENSES:250 6561 DEPRECIATION - TELECOM PLANT IN SERVICE 39,833 23,757251 6562 DEPRECIATION - PROP HELD FOR FUTURE TELECOM USE 0 0252 6563 AMORTIZATION EXPENSE - TANGIBLE 31 0253 6564 AMORTIZATION EXPENSE - INTANGIBLE 0 0254 6565 AMORTIZATION EXPENSE - OTHER 0 39255 6560 TOTAL DEPRECIATION AND AMORTIZATION EXPENSES 39,864 23,797

256 690 TOTAL PLANT NONSPECIFIC OPERATIONS EXPENSES 54,008 32,471

CUSTOMER OPERATIONS EXPENSES: MARKETING EXPENSES:

257 6611 PRODUCT MANAGEMENT 1,459 724258 6612 SALES 7,044 1,555259 6613 PRODUCT ADVERTISING 639 265260 6610 TOTAL MARKETING EXPENSES 9,142 2,544

SERVICES EXPENSES:261 6621 CALL COMPLETION SERVICES 2,042 373262 6622 NUMBER SERVICES 2,585 855263 6623 CUSTOMER SERVICES 12,345 4,668264 6620 TOTAL SERVICES EXPENSES 16,972 5,896

265 700 TOTAL CUSTOMER OPERATIONS EXPENSES 26,114 8,439

CORPORATE OPERATIONS EXPENSES: EXECUTIVE AND PLANNING EXPENSES:

266 6711 EXECUTIVE 671 608267 6712 PLANNING 139 107268 6710 TOTAL EXECUTIVE AND PLANNING EXPENSES 810 714

GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES:269 6721 ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE 4,814 2,483270 6722 EXTERNAL RELATIONS 2,709 1,419271 6723 HUMAN RESOURCES 2,186 1,047272 6724 INFORMATION MANAGEMENT 3,388 2,551273 6725 LEGAL 1,052 220274 6726 PROCUREMENT 135 122275 6727 RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 147 66276 6728 OTHER GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE 8,671 4,748277 6720 TOTAL GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES 23,103 12,655

278 6790 PROVISION FOR UNCOLLECTIBLE NOTES RECEIVABLE 0 0

279 710 TOTAL CORPORATE OPERATIONS EXPENSES 23,913 13,370

280 720 TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES 158,749 78,648

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281 730 INCOME BEFORE OTHER OPERATING ITEMS & TAXES 58,601 51,664

OTHER OPERATING INCOME AND EXPENSE:282 7110 INCOME FROM CUSTOM WORK 0 0283 7130 RETURN FROM NONREG USE OF REG FACILITIES 0 0284 7140 GAINS AND LOSSES FROM FOREIGN EXCHANGE 0 0285 7150 GAINS/LOSSES FROM DISPOSITION OF LAND & ARTWORK 0 30286 7160 OTHER OPERATING GAINS AND LOSSES 0 0287 7100 OTHER OPERATING INCOME AND EXPENSES 0 30

OPERATING TAXES:288 7210 OPERATING INVESTMENT TAX CREDITS-NET 766 296289 7220 OPERATING FEDERAL INCOME TAXES 10,599 15,251290 7230 OPERATING STATE AND LOCAL INCOME TAXES 519 1,871291 7240 OPERATING OTHER TAXES 6,306 4,747292 7250 PROVISION FOR DEFERRED OPERATING INC TAX-NET 4,418 (957)293 7200 OPERATING TAXES 21,077 20,616

NONOPERATING INCOME AND EXPENSE:294 7310 DIVIDEND INCOME 1 0295 7320 INTEREST INCOME 585 135296 7330 INCOME FROM SINKING AND OTHER FUNDS 0 0297 7340 ALLOWANCES FOR FUNDS USED DURING CONSTRUCTION 451 144298 7350 GAINS/LOSSES FROM DISPOSITION OF PROPERTY 0 0299 7360 OTHER NONOPERATING INCOME 2,820 1,293300 7370 SPECIAL CHARGES 704 319301 7300 NONOPERATING INCOME AND EXPENSE 3,153 1,253

NONOPERATING TAXES:302 7410 NONOPERATING INVESTMENT TAX CREDITS-NET 0 0303 7420 NONOPERATING FEDERAL INCOME TAXES 53 (237)304 7430 NONOPERATING STATE AND LOCAL INCOME TAXES 2 22305 7440 NONOPERATING OTHER TAXES (34) 0306 7450 PROVISION FOR DEFERRED NONOPERATING INC TAX-NET 366 30307 7400 NONOPERATING TAXES 387 (186)

INTEREST AND RELATED ITEMS:308 7510 INTEREST ON FUNDED DEBT 6,809 3,766309 7520 INTEREST EXPENSE - CAPITAL LEASES 132 0310 7530 AMORTIZATION OF DEBT ISSUANCE EXPENSES 72 28311 7540 OTHER INTEREST DEDUCTIONS 2,038 719312 7500 INTEREST AND RELATED ITEMS 9,051 4,514

EXTRAORDINARY ITEMS:313 7610 EXTRAORDINARY INCOME CREDITS 0 0314 7620 EXTRAORDINARY INCOME CHARGES 0 0315 7630 CURRENT INC TAX EFFECT OF EXTRAORD ITEMS-NET 0 0316 7640 PROV FOR DEF INC TAX EFFECT OF EXT ITEMS-NET 0 0317 7600 EXTRAORDINARY ITEMS 0 0

JURISDICTIONAL DIFFERENCES AND NONREG INCOME:318 7910 INC EFFECT OF JURISDICTIONAL RATEMAKING DIF-NET 1,318 0319 7990 NONREGULATED NET INCOME 0 0

320 790 NET INCOME 32,557 28,003

321 830 TOTAL NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES 597 712322 840 FULL-TIME 597 712323 850 PART-TIME 0 0324 860 TOTAL COMPENSATION FOR THE YEAR 31,383 25,896

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NOTES FOR TABLE 2.9

CODE LETTERS ARE SHOWN ABOVE THE NAME OF EACH COMPANY OWNED OR CONTROLLED BY A HOLDING COMPANY AS OF DECEMBER 31, 1996.

NAME OF COMPANY CODE

AMERITECH CORPORATION AMBELL ATLANTIC CORPORATION BABELLSOUTH CORPORATION BSNYNEX CORPORATION NPACIFIC TELESIS GROUP PSBC COMMUNICATIONS INC. SWU S WEST, INC. WALLTEL CORPORATION ALFRONTIER CORPORATION FGTE CORPORATION GPUERTO RICO TELEPHONE AUTHORITY PRSPRINT CORPORATION SALL OTHERS THAT ARE PART OF A HOLDING COMPANY GROUP O

SOURCE: ANNUAL ARMIS (AUTOMATED REPORTING MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM) USOA REPORTS (FCC REPORT 43-02) OF REPORTING LOCAL EXCHANGE CARRIERS.

NOTE -- THIS COMPILATION INCLUDES DATA OF LOCAL EXCHANGE CARRIERS SUBJECT TO THE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS OF THE COMMISSION. INTEREXCHANGE CARRIERS ARE NOT REQUIRED TO FILE COMPREHENSIVE REPORTS WITH THE COMMISSION. HOWEVER, LIMITED INFORMATION FOR THE LARGE INTEREXCHANGE CARRIERS ARE INCLUDED IN TABLES 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6, 1.8, 2.1, 8.10, 8.11, 8.12, 8.16, 8.17, AND 8.18.

-- DETAIL MAY NOT MATCH TOTALS BECAUSE OF NECESSARY ROUNDINGS.

-- IN THE ACCOUNT NUMBER COLUMN, FOUR DIGIT NUMBERS ARE USED WHEN THERE IS A CORRESPONDING ACCOUNT NUMBER IN THE UNIFORM SYSTEM OF ACCOUNTS (USOA). THREE DIGIT NUMBERS CORRESPOND TO ITEMS DEFINED IN THE ARMIS USOA REPORT (FCC REPORT 43-02).

NA - NOT APPLICABLE

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ALL OTHER AM1 REPORTING 2 REGIONAL 3 REPORTING 4 ILLINOIS BELL

LOCAL BELL LOCAL TELEPHONE CO.ITEMS EXCHANGE OPERATING EXCHANGE d/b/a AMERITECH

COMPANIES COMPANIES COMPANIES OR AMERITECHILLINOIS

* * * 1/OUTSIDE PLANT STATISTICS:

KM OF AERIAL WIRE 615,371 322,169 293,202 0AERIAL CABLE: SHEATH KM OF COPPER 1,900,115 1,252,779 647,336 27,342 SHEATH KM OF FIBER 119,629 87,376 32,253 333UNDERGROUND CABLE: SHEATH KM OF COPPER 559,166 461,579 97,587 25,093 SHEATH KM OF FIBER 219,221 173,296 45,925 8,927BURIED CABLE: SHEATH KM OF COPPER 3,259,397 2,129,642 1,129,755 63,986 SHEATH KM OF FIBER 223,779 120,373 103,406 2,525SUBMARINE CABLE: SHEATH KM OF COPPER 2,584 1,887 697 15 SHEATH KM OF FIBER 336 225 111 0DEEP SEA CABLE: SHEATH KM OF COPPER 0 0 0 0 SHEATH KM OF FIBER 449 0 449 0INTRABUILDING NETWORK CABLE: SHEATH KM OF COPPER 111,373 106,193 5,180 2,951 SHEATH KM OF FIBER 4,107 3,926 181 131TOTAL CABLE: SHEATH KM OF COPPER 5,832,635 3,952,080 1,880,555 119,387 SHEATH KM OF FIBER 567,521 385,196 182,325 11,916KM OF FIBER IN CABLE: FIBER KM EQUIPPED (LIT) 6,466,950 5,111,556 1,355,394 73,866 TOTAL FIBER KM DEPLOYED (LIT & DARK) 20,357,287 17,442,887 2,914,400 513,528KM OF COPPER WIRE IN NON-COAXIAL CABLE 2,534,039,644 2,096,649,395 437,390,249 90,976,017EQUIPPED KM OF TUBE IN COAXIAL CABLE 24,877 11,678 13,199 593NUMBER OF POLES 20,664,901 14,606,905 6,057,996 441,623CONDUIT SYSTEM: TRENCH KM 264,748 214,513 50,235 10,765 DUCT KM 1,398,718 1,208,795 189,923 69,147KM OF TERRESTRIAL RADIO RELAY SYSTEM 79,959 58,901 21,058 320KM OF ONE-WAY TERRESTRIAL RADIO CHANNEL 329,352 217,312 112,040 740TERRESTRIAL KM OF ONE-WAY SATELLITE RADIO CHANNEL 0 0 0 0KM OF TELEPHONE CHANNEL ON RADIO: ANALOG (4KHZ OR EQUIV) 5,338,673 3,888,371 1,450,302 0 DIGITAL (64KB/S OR EQUIV) 223,761,988 200,416,104 23,345,884 677,838TOTAL EQUIPPED LOCAL LOOP CIRCUIT KM: ANALOG (4KHZ OR EQUIV) 427,037,283 418,424,323 8,612,960 5,273 (CABLE AND MICROWAVE) DIGITAL (64KB/S OR EQUIV) 502,683,188 459,796,951 42,886,237 4,614,279 VIDEO 3,026 1,771 1,255 0TOTAL EQUIPPED INTEROFFICE CIRCUIT KM: ANALOG (4KHZ OR EQUIV) 16,633,678 7,726,808 8,906,870 878 (CABLE AND MICROWAVE) DIGITAL (64KB/S OR EQUIV) 2,236,540,098 1,838,224,088 398,316,010 77,516,683 VIDEO 35,761 28,953 6,808 0

SWITCHED ACCESS LINES BY TYPE OF TECHNOLOGY:ANALOG (4KHZ OR EQUIV): MAIN ACCESS LINES 135,122,838 108,456,196 26,666,642 5,251,431 PBX & CENTREX TRUNKS 4,851,246 3,792,077 1,059,169 258,949 CENTREX EXTENSIONS 11,200,368 9,350,290 1,850,078 763,994DIGITAL (64KB/SEC OR EQUIV): MAIN ACCESS LINES 949,655 802,435 147,220 46,171 PBX & CENTREX TRUNKS 521,843 481,922 39,921 CENTREX EXTENSIONS 1,890,745 1,877,923 12,822OTHER SWITCHED ACCESS LINES 627,875 595,071 32,804 0TOTAL SWITCHED ACCESS LINES 155,164,570 125,355,914 29,808,656 6,320,545CENTRAL OFFICE SWITCHES EXCLUDING REMOTES 7,353 4,691 2,662 203REMOTE SWITCHES 16,308 5,143 11,165 159TOTAL CENTRAL OFFICE SWITCHES 23,661 9,834 13,827 362BASIC RATE ISDN CONTROL CHANNELS 841,662 774,249 67,413 44,781PRIMARY RATE ISDN CONTROL CHANNELS 28,394 25,178 3,216 1,255

ACCESS LINES BY TYPE OF CUSTOMER:BUSINESS ACCESS LINES: ANALOG SINGLE LINE 4,759,218 3,321,165 1,438,053 264,579 ANALOG MULTI LINE 41,181,509 34,863,759 6,317,750 2,110,340 DIGITAL 3,306,803 3,107,134 199,669 44,023PUBLIC ACCESS LINES 1,540,813 1,291,078 249,735 59,041RESIDENTIAL ACCESS LINES: ANALOG 104,259,359 82,695,724 21,563,635 3,840,414 DIGITAL 55,430 55,136 294 2,148MOBILE ACCESS LINES 61,438 21,918 39,520 0TOTAL SWITCHED ACCESS LINES 155,164,570 125,355,914 29,808,656 6,320,545SPECIAL ACCESS LINES (NON-SWITCHED): ANALOG 1,429,853 1,255,229 174,624 322,909 DIGITAL 21,290,072 19,519,921 1,770,151 1,020,902TOTAL ACCESS LINES (SWITCHED AND SPECIAL) 177,884,495 146,131,064 31,753,431 7,664,356TELEPHONE CALLS AND BILLED ACCESS MINUTES (IN THOUSANDS):LOCAL CALLS 504,131,506 422,262,867 81,868,639 20,550,348INTRALATA TOLL CALLS COMPLETED (ORIGINATING) 21,376,847 16,439,166 4,937,681 303,882INTERLATA TOLL CALLS COMPLETED: INTERSTATE 52,677,037 42,166,367 10,510,670 1,953,069 (ORIGINATING) INTRASTATE 20,852,043 15,877,855 4,974,188 621,618 TOTAL 73,529,078 58,044,222 15,484,856 2,574,687INTERLATA BILLED ACCESS MINUTES: INTERSTATE 438,772,881 359,299,134 79,473,747 16,492,467 (ORIGINATING AND TERMINATING) INTRASTATE 159,791,066 124,376,656 35,414,410 5,207,036 TOTAL 598,563,950 483,675,790 114,888,160 21,699,503

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AM AM AM AM5 INDIANA BELL 6 MICHIGAN BELL 7 THE OHIO BELL 8 WISCONISN

TELEPHONE CO., TELEPHONE CO. TELEPHONE CO. BELL, INC.ITEMS INC. d/b/a d/b/a AMERITECH d/b/a AMERITECH d/b/a AMERITECH

AMERITECH OR OR AMERITECH OR AMERITECH OR AMERITECHAMERITECH INDIANA MICHIGAN OHIO WISCONSIN

1/ 1/ 1/ 1/OUTSIDE PLANT STATISTICS:

KM OF AERIAL WIRE 0 0 3,575 0AERIAL CABLE: SHEATH KM OF COPPER 23,322 36,916 41,909 14,945 SHEATH KM OF FIBER 590 572 1,373 118UNDERGROUND CABLE: SHEATH KM OF COPPER 7,370 21,777 15,373 6,701 SHEATH KM OF FIBER 3,135 7,573 5,066 2,446BURIED CABLE: SHEATH KM OF COPPER 33,761 112,433 36,823 38,591 SHEATH KM OF FIBER 2,806 6,700 2,350 2,726SUBMARINE CABLE: SHEATH KM OF COPPER 9 35 30 0 SHEATH KM OF FIBER 0 11 0 0DEEP SEA CABLE: SHEATH KM OF COPPER 0 0 0 0 SHEATH KM OF FIBER 0 0 0 0INTRABUILDING NETWORK CABLE: SHEATH KM OF COPPER 1,792 5,747 5,024 1,435 SHEATH KM OF FIBER 50 115 97 32TOTAL CABLE: SHEATH KM OF COPPER 66,254 176,908 99,159 61,672 SHEATH KM OF FIBER 6,581 14,971 8,886 5,322KM OF FIBER IN CABLE: FIBER KM EQUIPPED (LIT) 49,083 113,617 75,637 32,830 TOTAL FIBER KM DEPLOYED (LIT & DARK) 205,347 761,843 516,746 157,872KM OF COPPER WIRE IN NON-COAXIAL CABLE 33,058,026 95,038,344 60,893,550 32,297,244EQUIPPED KM OF TUBE IN COAXIAL CABLE 29 42 61 51NUMBER OF POLES 264,375 432,228 472,294 151,378CONDUIT SYSTEM: TRENCH KM 4,421 9,438 6,211 3,359 DUCT KM 24,068 53,104 44,904 18,157KM OF TERRESTRIAL RADIO RELAY SYSTEM 0 700 247 1,580KM OF ONE-WAY TERRESTRIAL RADIO CHANNEL 0 2,453 2,055 9,580TERRESTRIAL KM OF ONE-WAY SATELLITE RADIO CHANNEL 0 0 0 0KM OF TELEPHONE CHANNEL ON RADIO: ANALOG (4KHZ OR EQUIV) 0 2,284 5,075 1,921 DIGITAL (64KB/S OR EQUIV) 0 2,414,379 199,136 13,034,496TOTAL EQUIPPED LOCAL LOOP CIRCUIT KM: ANALOG (4KHZ OR EQUIV) 2,804 1,704 57,065 2,194 (CABLE AND MICROWAVE) DIGITAL (64KB/S OR EQUIV) 3,984,262 9,257,659 6,109,931 2,668,480 VIDEO 0 0 0 0TOTAL EQUIPPED INTEROFFICE CIRCUIT KM: ANALOG (4KHZ OR EQUIV) 0 5,794 5,075 1,921 (CABLE AND MICROWAVE) DIGITAL (64KB/S OR EQUIV) 19,876,164 99,604,839 42,529,993 19,628,548 VIDEO 0 0 0 0

SWITCHED ACCESS LINES BY TYPE OF TECHNOLOGY:ANALOG (4KHZ OR EQUIV): MAIN ACCESS LINES 1,613,844 4,191,048 3,147,198 1,732,222 PBX & CENTREX TRUNKS 42,075 144,072 125,873 75,501 CENTREX EXTENSIONS 375,550 643,029 513,037 268,745DIGITAL (64KB/SEC OR EQUIV): MAIN ACCESS LINES 3,980 11,191 15,695 8,449 PBX & CENTREX TRUNKS CENTREX EXTENSIONSOTHER SWITCHED ACCESS LINES 0 0 0 0TOTAL SWITCHED ACCESS LINES 2,035,449 4,989,340 3,801,803 2,084,917CENTRAL OFFICE SWITCHES EXCLUDING REMOTES 98 174 147 91REMOTE SWITCHES 124 269 125 66TOTAL CENTRAL OFFICE SWITCHES 222 443 272 157BASIC RATE ISDN CONTROL CHANNELS 3,708 10,607 15,099 8,115PRIMARY RATE ISDN CONTROL CHANNELS 167 144 567 239

ACCESS LINES BY TYPE OF CUSTOMER:BUSINESS ACCESS LINES: ANALOG SINGLE LINE 44,684 214,426 158,117 48,126 ANALOG MULTI LINE 631,310 1,456,307 1,024,726 627,579 DIGITAL 3,882 10,504 14,596 7,976PUBLIC ACCESS LINES 20,569 54,437 34,281 18,206RESIDENTIAL ACCESS LINES: ANALOG 1,334,906 3,252,979 2,568,984 1,382,557 DIGITAL 98 687 1,099 473MOBILE ACCESS LINES 0 0 0 0TOTAL SWITCHED ACCESS LINES 2,035,449 4,989,340 3,801,803 2,084,917SPECIAL ACCESS LINES (NON-SWITCHED): ANALOG 16,881 233,999 151,625 110,587 DIGITAL 296,145 654,257 656,323 302,383TOTAL ACCESS LINES (SWITCHED AND SPECIAL) 2,348,475 5,877,596 4,609,751 2,497,887TELEPHONE CALLS AND BILLED ACCESS MINUTES (IN THOUSANDS):LOCAL CALLS 7,254,763 14,846,590 14,189,323 6,040,132INTRALATA TOLL CALLS COMPLETED (ORIGINATING) 196,329 1,407,830 228,851 243,903INTERLATA TOLL CALLS COMPLETED: INTERSTATE 607,478 1,282,421 1,052,824 579,122 (ORIGINATING) INTRASTATE 292,791 763,952 657,799 258,736 TOTAL 900,269 2,046,373 1,710,623 837,858INTERLATA BILLED ACCESS MINUTES: INTERSTATE 5,015,332 10,467,591 8,886,898 4,954,048 (ORIGINATING AND TERMINATING) INTRASTATE 2,191,671 6,585,262 5,068,187 2,234,181 TOTAL 7,207,003 17,052,853 13,955,085 7,188,229

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BA BA BA BA9 10 11 12

BELL ATLANTIC - BELL ATLANTIC - BELL ATLANTIC - BELL ATLANTIC -ITEMS DELAWARE, INC. MARYLAND, INC. NEW JERSEY, INC. PENNSYLVANIA,

INC.

OUTSIDE PLANT STATISTICS:KM OF AERIAL WIRE 0 0 0 0AERIAL CABLE: SHEATH KM OF COPPER 3,880 36,475 55,368 89,083 SHEATH KM OF FIBER 1,081 4,926 7,111 11,877UNDERGROUND CABLE: SHEATH KM OF COPPER 1,252 6,548 20,293 16,890 SHEATH KM OF FIBER 554 3,309 7,176 7,208BURIED CABLE: SHEATH KM OF COPPER 10,111 34,334 16,206 21,878 SHEATH KM OF FIBER 89 454 283 174SUBMARINE CABLE: SHEATH KM OF COPPER 3 45 113 6 SHEATH KM OF FIBER 0 3 10 0DEEP SEA CABLE: SHEATH KM OF COPPER 0 0 0 0 SHEATH KM OF FIBER 0 0 0 0INTRABUILDING NETWORK CABLE: SHEATH KM OF COPPER 190 1,215 3,511 3,315 SHEATH KM OF FIBER 16 113 322 311TOTAL CABLE: SHEATH KM OF COPPER 15,436 78,617 95,491 131,172 SHEATH KM OF FIBER 1,740 8,805 14,902 19,570KM OF FIBER IN CABLE: FIBER KM EQUIPPED (LIT) 25,434 189,163 533,000 417,056 TOTAL FIBER KM DEPLOYED (LIT & DARK) 70,194 485,342 1,312,278 900,725KM OF COPPER WIRE IN NON-COAXIAL CABLE 7,879,270 52,491,391 93,355,799 82,252,664EQUIPPED KM OF TUBE IN COAXIAL CABLE 0 0 0 0NUMBER OF POLES 46,885 327,745 627,588 924,772CONDUIT SYSTEM: TRENCH KM 668 3,149 8,740 8,988 DUCT KM 4,303 24,996 57,067 50,141KM OF TERRESTRIAL RADIO RELAY SYSTEM 0 268 313 1,140KM OF ONE-WAY TERRESTRIAL RADIO CHANNEL 0 537 635 5,150TERRESTRIAL KM OF ONE-WAY SATELLITE RADIO CHANNEL 0 0 0 0KM OF TELEPHONE CHANNEL ON RADIO: ANALOG (4KHZ OR EQUIV) 0 0 0 0 DIGITAL (64KB/S OR EQUIV) 0 107,302 56,736 1,556,698TOTAL EQUIPPED LOCAL LOOP CIRCUIT KM: ANALOG (4KHZ OR EQUIV) 0 0 0 0 (CABLE AND MICROWAVE) DIGITAL (64KB/S OR EQUIV) 3,448,512 28,710,888 55,731,288 47,205,264 VIDEO 0 0 0 0TOTAL EQUIPPED INTEROFFICE CIRCUIT KM: ANALOG (4KHZ OR EQUIV) 0 0 0 24,301 (CABLE AND MICROWAVE) DIGITAL (64KB/S OR EQUIV) 2,905,418 21,926,141 36,213,125 46,933,404 VIDEO 120 1,506 4,876 798

SWITCHED ACCESS LINES BY TYPE OF TECHNOLOGY:ANALOG (4KHZ OR EQUIV): MAIN ACCESS LINES 396,508 2,726,269 5,046,463 4,999,285 PBX & CENTREX TRUNKS 13,262 102,748 104,297 160,495 CENTREX EXTENSIONS 89,669 422,528 374,969 668,718DIGITAL (64KB/SEC OR EQUIV): MAIN ACCESS LINES 3,790 39,682 58,193 34,709 PBX & CENTREX TRUNKS 1,608 22,985 45,983 19,896 CENTREX EXTENSIONS 806 49,058 62,668 13,528OTHER SWITCHED ACCESS LINES 0 0 0 0TOTAL SWITCHED ACCESS LINES 505,643 3,363,270 5,692,573 5,896,631CENTRAL OFFICE SWITCHES EXCLUDING REMOTES 19 104 208 207REMOTE SWITCHES 17 143 16 258TOTAL CENTRAL OFFICE SWITCHES 36 247 224 465BASIC RATE ISDN CONTROL CHANNELS 1,267 29,899 44,718 16,050PRIMARY RATE ISDN CONTROL CHANNELS 87 1,256 1,309 680

ACCESS LINES BY TYPE OF CUSTOMER:BUSINESS ACCESS LINES: ANALOG SINGLE LINE 12,864 59,217 97,452 136,973 ANALOG MULTI LINE 157,549 1,002,584 1,660,181 1,745,380 DIGITAL 6,070 109,567 164,368 66,783PUBLIC ACCESS LINES 4,870 32,132 71,954 55,821RESIDENTIAL ACCESS LINES: ANALOG 324,156 2,157,612 3,696,101 3,890,283 DIGITAL 134 2,158 2,476 1,350MOBILE ACCESS LINES 0 0 41 41TOTAL SWITCHED ACCESS LINES 505,643 3,363,270 5,692,573 5,896,631SPECIAL ACCESS LINES (NON-SWITCHED): ANALOG 1,924 10,637 22,497 19,274 DIGITAL 42,804 223,488 465,661 399,866TOTAL ACCESS LINES (SWITCHED AND SPECIAL) 550,371 3,597,395 6,180,731 6,315,771TELEPHONE CALLS AND BILLED ACCESS MINUTES (IN THOUSANDS):LOCAL CALLS 1,584,005 12,584,936 14,306,590 18,252,344INTRALATA TOLL CALLS COMPLETED (ORIGINATING) 64,588 143,752 1,590,924 847,270INTERLATA TOLL CALLS COMPLETED: INTERSTATE 234,691 1,332,693 2,786,502 2,092,750 (ORIGINATING) INTRASTATE 2,042 428,379 765,889 730,364 TOTAL 236,733 1,761,072 3,552,391 2,823,114INTERLATA BILLED ACCESS MINUTES: INTERSTATE 1,899,577 10,549,899 20,827,446 16,357,706 (ORIGINATING AND TERMINATING) INTRASTATE 9,658 2,981,271 5,521,163 5,418,948 TOTAL 1,909,235 13,531,170 26,348,609 21,776,654

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BA BA BA BS13 14 15 16

BELL ATLANTIC - BELL ATLANTIC - BELL ATLANTIC - BELLSOUTHITEMS VIRGINIA, INC. WASHINGTON, D.C., WEST VIRGINIA, TELE-

INC. INC. COMMUNICATIONS,INC.

2/OUTSIDE PLANT STATISTICS:

KM OF AERIAL WIRE 0 0 0 0AERIAL CABLE: SHEATH KM OF COPPER 28,901 1,146 28,092 301,315 SHEATH KM OF FIBER 4,384 10 3,795 26,163UNDERGROUND CABLE: SHEATH KM OF COPPER 7,324 2,140 1,073 62,799 SHEATH KM OF FIBER 5,349 663 562 29,577BURIED CABLE: SHEATH KM OF COPPER 53,569 100 15,206 571,467 SHEATH KM OF FIBER 2,739 0 13 34,230SUBMARINE CABLE: SHEATH KM OF COPPER 10 14 10 205 SHEATH KM OF FIBER 6 0 0 52DEEP SEA CABLE: SHEATH KM OF COPPER 0 0 0 0 SHEATH KM OF FIBER 0 0 0 0INTRABUILDING NETWORK CABLE: SHEATH KM OF COPPER 1,452 1,622 642 7,276 SHEATH KM OF FIBER 87 106 11 69TOTAL CABLE: SHEATH KM OF COPPER 91,256 5,022 45,023 943,062 SHEATH KM OF FIBER 12,565 779 4,381 90,091KM OF FIBER IN CABLE: FIBER KM EQUIPPED (LIT) 322,001 28,725 73,391 882,797 TOTAL FIBER KM DEPLOYED (LIT & DARK) 855,438 55,902 187,997 3,237,854KM OF COPPER WIRE IN NON-COAXIAL CABLE 53,487,128 8,820,147 14,424,817 398,273,369EQUIPPED KM OF TUBE IN COAXIAL CABLE 0 0 0 1,418NUMBER OF POLES 285,236 17,072 328,466 2,955,461CONDUIT SYSTEM: TRENCH KM 4,566 962 620 29,131 DUCT KM 24,740 6,481 3,829 204,017KM OF TERRESTRIAL RADIO RELAY SYSTEM 239 0 690 2,297KM OF ONE-WAY TERRESTRIAL RADIO CHANNEL 556 0 2,525 14,629TERRESTRIAL KM OF ONE-WAY SATELLITE RADIO CHANNEL 0 0 0 0KM OF TELEPHONE CHANNEL ON RADIO: ANALOG (4KHZ OR EQUIV) 0 0 0 794 DIGITAL (64KB/S OR EQUIV) 108,832 0 571,055 8,816,363TOTAL EQUIPPED LOCAL LOOP CIRCUIT KM: ANALOG (4KHZ OR EQUIV) 0 0 0 96,265,373 (CABLE AND MICROWAVE) DIGITAL (64KB/S OR EQUIV) 38,058,984 7,383,648 5,013,288 45,404,448 VIDEO 0 0 0 1,510TOTAL EQUIPPED INTEROFFICE CIRCUIT KM: ANALOG (4KHZ OR EQUIV) 2,839 144 0 794 (CABLE AND MICROWAVE) DIGITAL (64KB/S OR EQUIV) 28,767,341 3,276,708 18,456,456 294,309,860 VIDEO 7,683 4,002 0 4,701

SWITCHED ACCESS LINES BY TYPE OF TECHNOLOGY:ANALOG (4KHZ OR EQUIV): MAIN ACCESS LINES 2,502,027 437,733 652,856 19,520,198 PBX & CENTREX TRUNKS 114,309 59,363 14,828 730,784 CENTREX EXTENSIONS 442,242 315,474 85,529 385,492DIGITAL (64KB/SEC OR EQUIV): MAIN ACCESS LINES 42,251 15,378 3,506 41,023 PBX & CENTREX TRUNKS 30,348 11,669 624 CENTREX EXTENSIONS 64,286 94,136 6,032 1,029,810OTHER SWITCHED ACCESS LINES 0 0 0 0TOTAL SWITCHED ACCESS LINES 3,195,463 933,753 763,375 21,707,307CENTRAL OFFICE SWITCHES EXCLUDING REMOTES 124 25 31 898REMOTE SWITCHES 138 9 117 772TOTAL CENTRAL OFFICE SWITCHES 262 34 148 1,670BASIC RATE ISDN CONTROL CHANNELS 37,915 48,978 3,651 63,836PRIMARY RATE ISDN CONTROL CHANNELS 1,334 516 97 4,096

ACCESS LINES BY TYPE OF CUSTOMER:BUSINESS ACCESS LINES: ANALOG SINGLE LINE 46,697 4,612 20,169 539,225 ANALOG MULTI LINE 1,013,866 511,959 152,148 4,743,468 DIGITAL 134,961 121,183 10,114 1,058,609PUBLIC ACCESS LINES 30,570 8,222 9,047 218,346RESIDENTIAL ACCESS LINES: ANALOG 1,967,445 287,777 571,849 15,135,435 DIGITAL 1,924 0 48 12,224MOBILE ACCESS LINES 0 0 0 0TOTAL SWITCHED ACCESS LINES 3,195,463 933,753 763,375 21,707,307SPECIAL ACCESS LINES (NON-SWITCHED): ANALOG 12,954 8,080 2,516 74,524 DIGITAL 281,125 137,329 38,604 2,711,216TOTAL ACCESS LINES (SWITCHED AND SPECIAL) 3,489,542 1,079,162 804,495 24,493,047TELEPHONE CALLS AND BILLED ACCESS MINUTES (IN THOUSANDS):LOCAL CALLS 11,709,460 2,892,587 2,717,408 94,344,715INTRALATA TOLL CALLS COMPLETED (ORIGINATING) 103,482 4,902 42,784 1,680,506INTERLATA TOLL CALLS COMPLETED: INTERSTATE 1,367,827 308,383 271,497 7,186,345 (ORIGINATING) INTRASTATE 371,631 0 63,116 2,241,258 TOTAL 1,739,458 308,383 334,613 9,427,603INTERLATA BILLED ACCESS MINUTES: INTERSTATE 10,969,347 2,820,660 2,375,353 67,689,359 (ORIGINATING AND TERMINATING) INTRASTATE 2,980,851 0 521,679 21,171,247 TOTAL 13,950,198 2,820,660 2,897,032 88,860,606

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N N P P17 18 19 20

NEW ENGLAND NEW YORK NEVADA BELL PACIFIC BELLITEMS TELEPHONE & TELEPHONE CO.

TELEGRAPH CO.

OUTSIDE PLANT STATISTICS:KM OF AERIAL WIRE 79,143 57,153 4,935 63,871AERIAL CABLE: SHEATH KM OF COPPER 154,710 96,298 3,214 130,081 SHEATH KM OF FIBER 12,631 7,950 63 1,699UNDERGROUND CABLE: SHEATH KM OF COPPER 26,449 34,874 1,942 91,969 SHEATH KM OF FIBER 8,186 11,484 296 16,885BURIED CABLE: SHEATH KM OF COPPER 17,520 44,458 6,352 93,265 SHEATH KM OF FIBER 28 2,861 1,109 1,458SUBMARINE CABLE: SHEATH KM OF COPPER 266 415 0 215 SHEATH KM OF FIBER 18 69 0 0DEEP SEA CABLE: SHEATH KM OF COPPER 0 0 0 0 SHEATH KM OF FIBER 0 0 0 0INTRABUILDING NETWORK CABLE: SHEATH KM OF COPPER 10,398 22,341 185 10,407 SHEATH KM OF FIBER 587 1,146 2 96TOTAL CABLE: SHEATH KM OF COPPER 209,343 198,386 11,693 325,937 SHEATH KM OF FIBER 21,450 23,510 1,470 20,138KM OF FIBER IN CABLE: FIBER KM EQUIPPED (LIT) 396,211 451,497 7,982 234,858 TOTAL FIBER KM DEPLOYED (LIT & DARK) 1,038,622 1,250,684 29,817 839,719KM OF COPPER WIRE IN NON-COAXIAL CABLE 109,193,894 149,652,836 5,245,946 247,573,907EQUIPPED KM OF TUBE IN COAXIAL CABLE 248 539 0 1,144NUMBER OF POLES 1,411,379 1,128,957 41,049 1,960,692CONDUIT SYSTEM: TRENCH KM 13,906 19,983 1,069 38,040 DUCT KM 72,674 78,449 3,856 178,497KM OF TERRESTRIAL RADIO RELAY SYSTEM 483 108 2,143 4,970KM OF ONE-WAY TERRESTRIAL RADIO CHANNEL 1,549 4,002 4,287 40,888TERRESTRIAL KM OF ONE-WAY SATELLITE RADIO CHANNEL 0 0 0 0KM OF TELEPHONE CHANNEL ON RADIO: ANALOG (4KHZ OR EQUIV) 0 0 468,816 626 DIGITAL (64KB/S OR EQUIV) 1,366,625 2,692,593 679,861 28,824,378TOTAL EQUIPPED LOCAL LOOP CIRCUIT KM: ANALOG (4KHZ OR EQUIV) 59,707,891 81,327,389 4,191,804 176,030,220 (CABLE AND MICROWAVE) DIGITAL (64KB/S OR EQUIV) 8,485,411 9,521,500 824,939 45,388,485 VIDEO 261 0 0 0TOTAL EQUIPPED INTEROFFICE CIRCUIT KM: ANALOG (4KHZ OR EQUIV) 0 0 491,740 626 (CABLE AND MICROWAVE) DIGITAL (64KB/S OR EQUIV) 43,325,233 211,315,342 918,957 265,165,768 VIDEO 2,414 0 0 221

SWITCHED ACCESS LINES BY TYPE OF TECHNOLOGY:ANALOG (4KHZ OR EQUIV): MAIN ACCESS LINES 5,743,380 9,554,345 252,650 13,554,166 PBX & CENTREX TRUNKS 123,930 309,836 7,665 581,257 CENTREX EXTENSIONS 537,068 952,539 44,610 1,633,476DIGITAL (64KB/SEC OR EQUIV): MAIN ACCESS LINES 12,292 180,046 0 143,194 PBX & CENTREX TRUNKS 21,344 117,642 93 528 CENTREX EXTENSIONS 19,977 0 2,306 67,730OTHER SWITCHED ACCESS LINES 0 0 0 297,017TOTAL SWITCHED ACCESS LINES 6,457,991 11,114,408 307,324 16,277,368CENTRAL OFFICE SWITCHES EXCLUDING REMOTES 234 315 37 495REMOTE SWITCHES 426 298 13 288TOTAL CENTRAL OFFICE SWITCHES 660 613 50 783BASIC RATE ISDN CONTROL CHANNELS 32,269 90,023 1,202 111,896PRIMARY RATE ISDN CONTROL CHANNELS 928 1,872 3 4,100

ACCESS LINES BY TYPE OF CUSTOMER:BUSINESS ACCESS LINES: ANALOG SINGLE LINE 336,585 292,301 6,656 386,216 ANALOG MULTI LINE 1,631,306 3,190,544 98,080 5,514,626 DIGITAL 52,184 297,688 2,399 182,554PUBLIC ACCESS LINES 71,614 168,900 4,359 137,860RESIDENTIAL ACCESS LINES: ANALOG 4,364,873 7,156,335 195,813 10,014,414 DIGITAL 1,429 0 0 28,888MOBILE ACCESS LINES 0 8,640 17 12,810TOTAL SWITCHED ACCESS LINES 6,457,991 11,114,408 307,324 16,277,368SPECIAL ACCESS LINES (NON-SWITCHED): ANALOG 9,819 48,111 1,208 47,567 DIGITAL 604,096 884,944 47,665 3,834,746TOTAL ACCESS LINES (SWITCHED AND SPECIAL) 7,071,906 12,047,463 356,197 20,159,681TELEPHONE CALLS AND BILLED ACCESS MINUTES (IN THOUSANDS):LOCAL CALLS 12,325,816 23,692,686 821,576 47,207,501INTRALATA TOLL CALLS COMPLETED (ORIGINATING) 1,969,492 376,360 26,815 4,929,318INTERLATA TOLL CALLS COMPLETED: INTERSTATE 3,099,835 3,907,458 267,456 5,432,892 (ORIGINATING) INTRASTATE 240,364 796,578 29,142 4,958,055 TOTAL 3,340,199 4,704,036 296,598 10,390,947INTERLATA BILLED ACCESS MINUTES: INTERSTATE 20,977,907 32,757,849 1,160,918 34,668,509 (ORIGINATING AND TERMINATING) INTRASTATE 1,980,351 5,846,870 135,500 29,411,342 TOTAL 22,958,258 38,604,719 1,296,418 64,079,851

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SOUTHWESTERN U S WEST CINCINNATI BELL THE SOUTHERNITEMS BELL COMMUNICATIONS, TELEPHONE CO. NEW ENGLAND

TELEPHONE CO. INC. TELEPHONE CO.

OUTSIDE PLANT STATISTICS:KM OF AERIAL WIRE 10,596 102,896 5,894 0AERIAL CABLE: SHEATH KM OF COPPER 94,838 84,944 13,782 46,489 SHEATH KM OF FIBER 1,500 1,200 982 2,742UNDERGROUND CABLE: SHEATH KM OF COPPER 51,762 59,950 4,678 9,184 SHEATH KM OF FIBER 29,961 24,939 1,015 3,244BURIED CABLE: SHEATH KM OF COPPER 457,395 502,187 5,305 7,139 SHEATH KM OF FIBER 23,921 35,907 46 6SUBMARINE CABLE: SHEATH KM OF COPPER 207 289 0 85 SHEATH KM OF FIBER 10 46 0 0DEEP SEA CABLE: SHEATH KM OF COPPER 0 0 0 0 SHEATH KM OF FIBER 0 0 0 0INTRABUILDING NETWORK CABLE: SHEATH KM OF COPPER 13,667 13,023 799 921 SHEATH KM OF FIBER 367 268 64 21TOTAL CABLE: SHEATH KM OF COPPER 617,869 660,393 24,564 63,818 SHEATH KM OF FIBER 55,759 62,360 2,107 6,013KM OF FIBER IN CABLE: FIBER KM EQUIPPED (LIT) 456,189 748,219 42,440 46,939 TOTAL FIBER KM DEPLOYED (LIT & DARK) 2,420,952 2,602,027 111,857 218,555KM OF COPPER WIRE IN NON-COAXIAL CABLE 280,209,433 281,525,613 24,564 37,703,078EQUIPPED KM OF TUBE IN COAXIAL CABLE 1,537 6,016 0 12,511NUMBER OF POLES 1,665,328 1,124,377 151,358 403,251CONDUIT SYSTEM: TRENCH KM 20,344 30,153 2,885 2,895 DUCT KM 142,427 147,938 9,936 19,146KM OF TERRESTRIAL RADIO RELAY SYSTEM 5,670 37,733 0 30KM OF ONE-WAY TERRESTRIAL RADIO CHANNEL 27,946 99,780 0 402TERRESTRIAL KM OF ONE-WAY SATELLITE RADIO CHANNEL 0 0 0 0KM OF TELEPHONE CHANNEL ON RADIO: ANALOG (4KHZ OR EQUIV) 0 3,408,855 0 0 DIGITAL (64KB/S OR EQUIV) 15,109,232 124,200,580 0 0TOTAL EQUIPPED LOCAL LOOP CIRCUIT KM: ANALOG (4KHZ OR EQUIV) 83,595 749,011 0 0 (CABLE AND MICROWAVE) DIGITAL (64KB/S OR EQUIV) 112,913,140 25,072,545 1,318,003 3,887,161 VIDEO 0 0 0 453TOTAL EQUIPPED INTEROFFICE CIRCUIT KM: ANALOG (4KHZ OR EQUIV) 0 7,192,696 0 0 (CABLE AND MICROWAVE) DIGITAL (64KB/S OR EQUIV) 446,093,377 159,460,731 3,955,653 82,820,264 VIDEO 2,632 0 0 3,426

SWITCHED ACCESS LINES BY TYPE OF TECHNOLOGY:ANALOG (4KHZ OR EQUIV): MAIN ACCESS LINES 13,118,112 14,016,461 841,252 1,760,036 PBX & CENTREX TRUNKS 428,854 393,979 18,918 46,012 CENTREX EXTENSIONS 333,996 499,625 64,597 264,584DIGITAL (64KB/SEC OR EQUIV): MAIN ACCESS LINES 60,773 82,112 2,719 2,927 PBX & CENTREX TRUNKS 113,668 95,534 11,951 25,275 CENTREX EXTENSIONS 268,776 198,810 0 6,993OTHER SWITCHED ACCESS LINES 298,054 0 4,172 16,946TOTAL SWITCHED ACCESS LINES 14,622,233 15,286,521 943,609 2,122,773CENTRAL OFFICE SWITCHES EXCLUDING REMOTES 599 682 46 78REMOTE SWITCHES 1,053 852 11 64TOTAL CENTRAL OFFICE SWITCHES 1,652 1,534 57 142BASIC RATE ISDN CONTROL CHANNELS 63,665 146,570 7,606 12,387PRIMARY RATE ISDN CONTROL CHANNELS 3,794 2,734 249 133

ACCESS LINES BY TYPE OF CUSTOMER:BUSINESS ACCESS LINES: ANALOG SINGLE LINE 322,716 329,550 30,875 37,673 ANALOG MULTI LINE 3,835,845 3,755,961 226,423 581,386 DIGITAL 443,217 376,456 14,663 35,195PUBLIC ACCESS LINES 175,376 115,473 11,310 24,722RESIDENTIAL ACCESS LINES: ANALOG 9,844,897 10,708,894 660,324 1,443,797 DIGITAL 0 0 7 0MOBILE ACCESS LINES 182 187 7 0TOTAL SWITCHED ACCESS LINES 14,622,233 15,286,521 943,609 2,122,773SPECIAL ACCESS LINES (NON-SWITCHED): ANALOG 103,014 57,103 3,831 11,850 DIGITAL 2,876,342 4,042,025 48,051 9,695TOTAL ACCESS LINES (SWITCHED AND SPECIAL) 17,601,589 19,385,649 995,491 2,144,318TELEPHONE CALLS AND BILLED ACCESS MINUTES (IN THOUSANDS):LOCAL CALLS 63,584,129 53,357,958 4,061,905 6,242,785INTRALATA TOLL CALLS COMPLETED (ORIGINATING) 1,037,424 1,240,754 19,321 725,517INTERLATA TOLL CALLS COMPLETED: INTERSTATE 2,981,643 5,421,481 367,578 1,195,246 (ORIGINATING) INTRASTATE 1,501,098 1,155,043 138,721 0 TOTAL 4,482,741 6,576,524 506,299 1,195,246INTERLATA BILLED ACCESS MINUTES: INTERSTATE 38,412,273 52,015,995 2,705,836 7,441,289 (ORIGINATING AND TERMINATING) INTRASTATE 16,700,182 10,411,257 831,031 0 TOTAL 55,112,455 62,427,252 3,536,867 7,441,289

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ALIANT ALLTEL GEORGIA ALLTEL THE WESTERNITEMS COMMUNICATIONS COMMUNICATIONS PENNSYLVANIA RESERVE

COMPANY CORP. INC. TELEPHONE CO.

3/ 3/ 3/OUTSIDE PLANT STATISTICS:

KM OF AERIAL WIRE 0 0 8,326 0AERIAL CABLE: SHEATH KM OF COPPER 1,686 10,686 17,756 7,037 SHEATH KM OF FIBER 177 824 761 577UNDERGROUND CABLE: SHEATH KM OF COPPER 457 305 130 389 SHEATH KM OF FIBER 182 116 34 67BURIED CABLE: SHEATH KM OF COPPER 26,264 17,220 4,218 2,697 SHEATH KM OF FIBER 1,897 1,211 12 27SUBMARINE CABLE: SHEATH KM OF COPPER 0 6 0 0 SHEATH KM OF FIBER 0 0 0 0DEEP SEA CABLE: SHEATH KM OF COPPER 0 0 0 0 SHEATH KM OF FIBER 0 0 0 0INTRABUILDING NETWORK CABLE: SHEATH KM OF COPPER 86 53 0 0 SHEATH KM OF FIBER 0 0 0 0TOTAL CABLE: SHEATH KM OF COPPER 28,493 28,270 22,104 10,123 SHEATH KM OF FIBER 2,256 2,151 807 671KM OF FIBER IN CABLE: FIBER KM EQUIPPED (LIT) 12,215 10,205 2,068 3,972 TOTAL FIBER KM DEPLOYED (LIT & DARK) 33,250 25,514 15,591 25,418KM OF COPPER WIRE IN NON-COAXIAL CABLE 3,716,834 2,960,585 1,726,064 2,227,111EQUIPPED KM OF TUBE IN COAXIAL CABLE 0NUMBER OF POLES 42,561 54,915 159,593 63,317CONDUIT SYSTEM: TRENCH KM 480 88 55 140 DUCT KM 1,537 530 296 540KM OF TERRESTRIAL RADIO RELAY SYSTEM 42 0 0 0KM OF ONE-WAY TERRESTRIAL RADIO CHANNEL 83 0 0 0TERRESTRIAL KM OF ONE-WAY SATELLITE RADIO CHANNEL 0 0 0 0KM OF TELEPHONE CHANNEL ON RADIO: ANALOG (4KHZ OR EQUIV) 0 0 0 0 DIGITAL (64KB/S OR EQUIV) 0 0 0 0TOTAL EQUIPPED LOCAL LOOP CIRCUIT KM: ANALOG (4KHZ OR EQUIV) 0 2,275,815 1,086,976 890,192 (CABLE AND MICROWAVE) DIGITAL (64KB/S OR EQUIV) 258,499 1,074,655 343 456 VIDEO 26 0 0 0TOTAL EQUIPPED INTEROFFICE CIRCUIT KM: ANALOG (4KHZ OR EQUIV) 0 0 454 0 (CABLE AND MICROWAVE) DIGITAL (64KB/S OR EQUIV) 41,383,565 5,838,984 820,388 1,858,337 VIDEO 189 0 0 0

SWITCHED ACCESS LINES BY TYPE OF TECHNOLOGY:ANALOG (4KHZ OR EQUIV): MAIN ACCESS LINES 269,562 242,945 197,649 135,598 PBX & CENTREX TRUNKS 3,661 5,110 5,692 7,486 CENTREX EXTENSIONS 29,444 19,976 9,584 17,076DIGITAL (64KB/SEC OR EQUIV): MAIN ACCESS LINES 0 17 227 374 PBX & CENTREX TRUNKS 0 CENTREX EXTENSIONS 0OTHER SWITCHED ACCESS LINES 0 0 0 0TOTAL SWITCHED ACCESS LINES 302,667 268,048 213,152 160,534CENTRAL OFFICE SWITCHES EXCLUDING REMOTES 14 27 48 21REMOTE SWITCHES 150 43 35 23TOTAL CENTRAL OFFICE SWITCHES 164 70 83 44BASIC RATE ISDN CONTROL CHANNELS 0 815 135 349PRIMARY RATE ISDN CONTROL CHANNELS 0 0 0 0

ACCESS LINES BY TYPE OF CUSTOMER:BUSINESS ACCESS LINES: ANALOG SINGLE LINE 8,292 32,032 21,795 10,135 ANALOG MULTI LINE 67,090 42,040 20,099 32,823 DIGITAL 0 17 225 374PUBLIC ACCESS LINES 3,532 2,435 1,456 1,222RESIDENTIAL ACCESS LINES: ANALOG 184,294 191,523 169,575 115,980 DIGITAL 0 0 2 0MOBILE ACCESS LINES 39,459 1 0 0TOTAL SWITCHED ACCESS LINES 302,667 268,048 213,152 160,534SPECIAL ACCESS LINES (NON-SWITCHED): ANALOG 978 1,437 931 555 DIGITAL 12,770 3,353 4,899 10,783TOTAL ACCESS LINES (SWITCHED AND SPECIAL) 316,415 272,838 218,982 171,872TELEPHONE CALLS AND BILLED ACCESS MINUTES (IN THOUSANDS):LOCAL CALLS 469,436 694,428 308,309 254,660INTRALATA TOLL CALLS COMPLETED (ORIGINATING) 20,763 51,551 52,300 32,223INTERLATA TOLL CALLS COMPLETED: INTERSTATE 96,074 112,474 69,865 78,199 (ORIGINATING) INTRASTATE 48,831 58,263 36,485 44,910 TOTAL 144,905 170,737 106,350 123,109INTERLATA BILLED ACCESS MINUTES: INTERSTATE 670,254 656,917 465,948 487,326 (ORIGINATING AND TERMINATING) INTRASTATE 288,443 298,909 204,317 230,984 TOTAL 958,697 955,826 670,265 718,310

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CITIZENS COMMONWEALTH CONTEL OF GTEITEMS TELECOMMUNI- TELEPHONE THE SOUTH, INC. CALIFORNIA

CATIONS CO. COMPANY d/b/a GTE SYSTEMS INC.OF NEW YORK, INC. OF THE SOUTH

OUTSIDE PLANT STATISTICS:KM OF AERIAL WIRE 3,696 26,250 233 8,032AERIAL CABLE: SHEATH KM OF COPPER 13,575 17,220 7,007 42,288 SHEATH KM OF FIBER 1,112 2,095 346 437UNDERGROUND CABLE: SHEATH KM OF COPPER 274 76 123 26,081 SHEATH KM OF FIBER 64 31 109 4,656BURIED CABLE: SHEATH KM OF COPPER 14,345 4,385 21,219 38,476 SHEATH KM OF FIBER 755 24 621 1,458SUBMARINE CABLE: SHEATH KM OF COPPER 258 0 1 13 SHEATH KM OF FIBER 0 0 0 0DEEP SEA CABLE: SHEATH KM OF COPPER 0 0 0 0 SHEATH KM OF FIBER 0 0 0 0INTRABUILDING NETWORK CABLE: SHEATH KM OF COPPER 0 1 0 0 SHEATH KM OF FIBER 0 6 0 0TOTAL CABLE: SHEATH KM OF COPPER 28,452 21,682 28,350 106,858 SHEATH KM OF FIBER 1,931 2,156 1,076 6,551KM OF FIBER IN CABLE: FIBER KM EQUIPPED (LIT) 13,279 13,901 6,077 163,135 TOTAL FIBER KM DEPLOYED (LIT & DARK) 22,962 33,601 11,687 313,722KM OF COPPER WIRE IN NON-COAXIAL CABLE 2,087,584 3,835,341 3,423,053 61,539,959EQUIPPED KM OF TUBE IN COAXIAL CABLE 0 0 0 0NUMBER OF POLES 166,164 122,108 33,163 705,413CONDUIT SYSTEM: TRENCH KM 102 38 38 12,075 DUCT KM 408 188 133 45,515KM OF TERRESTRIAL RADIO RELAY SYSTEM 0 63 21 3,641KM OF ONE-WAY TERRESTRIAL RADIO CHANNEL 0 125 42 11,900TERRESTRIAL KM OF ONE-WAY SATELLITE RADIO CHANNEL 0 0 0 0KM OF TELEPHONE CHANNEL ON RADIO: ANALOG (4KHZ OR EQUIV) 0 0 0 14,675 DIGITAL (64KB/S OR EQUIV) 0 74,088 4,511 4,871,252TOTAL EQUIPPED LOCAL LOOP CIRCUIT KM: ANALOG (4KHZ OR EQUIV) 30,078 498,245 9,073 2,402,968 (CABLE AND MICROWAVE) DIGITAL (64KB/S OR EQUIV) 150 15,791 377,049 3,162,389 VIDEO 0 0 0 0TOTAL EQUIPPED INTEROFFICE CIRCUIT KM: ANALOG (4KHZ OR EQUIV) 39 0 6,146 31,803 (CABLE AND MICROWAVE) DIGITAL (64KB/S OR EQUIV) 116 499,215 305,322 28,742,503 VIDEO 0 0 0 0

SWITCHED ACCESS LINES BY TYPE OF TECHNOLOGY:ANALOG (4KHZ OR EQUIV): MAIN ACCESS LINES 261,304 224,461 163,061 3,663,283 PBX & CENTREX TRUNKS 12,088 2,152 1,428 130,018 CENTREX EXTENSIONS 0 10,002 2,671 391,567DIGITAL (64KB/SEC OR EQUIV): MAIN ACCESS LINES 30 80 0 38,575 PBX & CENTREX TRUNKS 0 0 0 0 CENTREX EXTENSIONS 0 0 0 0OTHER SWITCHED ACCESS LINES 1,267 0 14 350TOTAL SWITCHED ACCESS LINES 274,689 236,695 167,174 4,223,793CENTRAL OFFICE SWITCHES EXCLUDING REMOTES 33 16 44 194REMOTE SWITCHES 95 320 127 334TOTAL CENTRAL OFFICE SWITCHES 128 336 171 528BASIC RATE ISDN CONTROL CHANNELS 0 116 0 9,578PRIMARY RATE ISDN CONTROL CHANNELS 0 0 0 674

ACCESS LINES BY TYPE OF CUSTOMER:BUSINESS ACCESS LINES: ANALOG SINGLE LINE 11,906 38,394 7,889 283,936 ANALOG MULTI LINE 33,900 12,154 18,376 972,507 DIGITAL 30 76 0 38,575PUBLIC ACCESS LINES 1,267 2,219 814 44,583RESIDENTIAL ACCESS LINES: ANALOG 227,586 183,848 140,095 2,884,192 DIGITAL 0 4 0 0MOBILE ACCESS LINES 0 0 0 0TOTAL SWITCHED ACCESS LINES 274,689 236,695 167,174 4,223,793SPECIAL ACCESS LINES (NON-SWITCHED): ANALOG 0 0 788 14,489 DIGITAL 1,136 0 1,992 224,142TOTAL ACCESS LINES (SWITCHED AND SPECIAL) 275,825 236,695 169,954 4,462,424TELEPHONE CALLS AND BILLED ACCESS MINUTES (IN THOUSANDS):LOCAL CALLS 501,307 523,330 375,137 11,310,359INTRALATA TOLL CALLS COMPLETED (ORIGINATING) 79,517 49,303 39,219 1,271,502INTERLATA TOLL CALLS COMPLETED: INTERSTATE 99,848 48,090 48,547 1,239,367 (ORIGINATING) INTRASTATE 72,176 40,626 25,191 906,529 TOTAL 172,024 88,716 73,737 2,145,896INTERLATA BILLED ACCESS MINUTES: INTERSTATE 599,093 480,900 369,722 9,215,815 (ORIGINATING AND TERMINATING) INTRASTATE 433,056 325,516 211,612 6,819,379 TOTAL 1,032,149 806,416 581,335 16,035,195

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GTE FLORIDA GTE HAWAIIAN GTE MIDWEST GTE NORTHITEMS INC. TELEPHONE CO. INC. INC.

INC.

OUTSIDE PLANT STATISTICS:KM OF AERIAL WIRE 382 9,657 1,201 67,719AERIAL CABLE: SHEATH KM OF COPPER 12,602 11,950 17,442 111,711 SHEATH KM OF FIBER 63 926 301 5,695UNDERGROUND CABLE: SHEATH KM OF COPPER 5,534 4,956 617 10,108 SHEATH KM OF FIBER 4,618 349 220 2,494BURIED CABLE: SHEATH KM OF COPPER 40,014 507 106,192 299,558 SHEATH KM OF FIBER 448 4 4,556 17,620SUBMARINE CABLE: SHEATH KM OF COPPER 17 6 7 69 SHEATH KM OF FIBER 6 14 2 1DEEP SEA CABLE: SHEATH KM OF COPPER 0 0 0 0 SHEATH KM OF FIBER 0 449 0 0INTRABUILDING NETWORK CABLE: SHEATH KM OF COPPER 178 333 1 1,049 SHEATH KM OF FIBER 0 35 0 0TOTAL CABLE: SHEATH KM OF COPPER 58,345 17,752 124,259 422,495 SHEATH KM OF FIBER 5,135 1,777 5,079 25,810KM OF FIBER IN CABLE: FIBER KM EQUIPPED (LIT) 90,586 32,131 46,188 261,483 TOTAL FIBER KM DEPLOYED (LIT & DARK) 174,204 61,791 88,822 502,852KM OF COPPER WIRE IN NON-COAXIAL CABLE 33,498,397 7,327,229 12,098,478 65,538,818EQUIPPED KM OF TUBE IN COAXIAL CABLE 0 592 0 0NUMBER OF POLES 116,793 151,792 123,302 1,096,850CONDUIT SYSTEM: TRENCH KM 2,107 2,762 437 5,336 DUCT KM 9,700 5,279 1,694 23,775KM OF TERRESTRIAL RADIO RELAY SYSTEM 0 4,262 104 2,480KM OF ONE-WAY TERRESTRIAL RADIO CHANNEL 0 15,023 155 28,251TERRESTRIAL KM OF ONE-WAY SATELLITE RADIO CHANNEL 0 0 0 0KM OF TELEPHONE CHANNEL ON RADIO: ANALOG (4KHZ OR EQUIV) 0 684,656 0 54,456 DIGITAL (64KB/S OR EQUIV) 0 1,475,148 156,856 251,038TOTAL EQUIPPED LOCAL LOOP CIRCUIT KM: ANALOG (4KHZ OR EQUIV) 151,456 250,784 52,362 439,603 (CABLE AND MICROWAVE) DIGITAL (64KB/S OR EQUIV) 7,505,133 882,019 458,789 4,508,906 VIDEO 0 0 0 39TOTAL EQUIPPED INTEROFFICE CIRCUIT KM: ANALOG (4KHZ OR EQUIV) 0 4,046,314 170,967 1,778,604 (CABLE AND MICROWAVE) DIGITAL (64KB/S OR EQUIV) 26,166,628 11,165,081 1,614,561 40,351,281 VIDEO 0 0 0 0

SWITCHED ACCESS LINES BY TYPE OF TECHNOLOGY:ANALOG (4KHZ OR EQUIV): MAIN ACCESS LINES 1,917,422 607,185 684,302 3,963,120 PBX & CENTREX TRUNKS 53,587 27,788 9,951 80,763 CENTREX EXTENSIONS 94,809 50,922 23,191 142,726DIGITAL (64KB/SEC OR EQUIV): MAIN ACCESS LINES 23,430 5,382 741 18,057 PBX & CENTREX TRUNKS 0 0 0 0 CENTREX EXTENSIONS 0 0 0 0OTHER SWITCHED ACCESS LINES 397 152 217 1,872TOTAL SWITCHED ACCESS LINES 2,089,645 691,429 718,402 4,206,538CENTRAL OFFICE SWITCHES EXCLUDING REMOTES 86 57 251 652REMOTE SWITCHES 168 71 482 1,130TOTAL CENTRAL OFFICE SWITCHES 254 128 733 1,782BASIC RATE ISDN CONTROL CHANNELS 6,081 584 59 6,406PRIMARY RATE ISDN CONTROL CHANNELS 396 161 2 90

ACCESS LINES BY TYPE OF CUSTOMER:BUSINESS ACCESS LINES: ANALOG SINGLE LINE 39,605 21,881 36,930 183,105 ANALOG MULTI LINE 494,459 202,430 122,243 742,953 DIGITAL 23,430 5,382 741 18,057PUBLIC ACCESS LINES 12,610 7,162 3,431 29,519RESIDENTIAL ACCESS LINES: ANALOG 1,519,541 454,574 555,057 3,232,904 DIGITAL 0 0 0 0MOBILE ACCESS LINES 0 0 0 0TOTAL SWITCHED ACCESS LINES 2,089,645 691,429 718,402 4,206,538SPECIAL ACCESS LINES (NON-SWITCHED): ANALOG 13,953 4,233 4,409 25,390 DIGITAL 235,818 50,426 30,226 193,992TOTAL ACCESS LINES (SWITCHED AND SPECIAL) 2,339,416 746,088 753,037 4,425,920TELEPHONE CALLS AND BILLED ACCESS MINUTES (IN THOUSANDS):LOCAL CALLS 6,129,617 2,786,433 1,532,213 11,140,801INTRALATA TOLL CALLS COMPLETED (ORIGINATING) 84,527 45,684 150,414 599,527INTERLATA TOLL CALLS COMPLETED: INTERSTATE 739,269 231,453 232,397 1,273,207 (ORIGINATING) INTRASTATE 337,980 2,806 130,542 875,405 TOTAL 1,077,249 234,260 362,941 2,148,610INTERLATA BILLED ACCESS MINUTES: INTERSTATE 6,248,006 1,924,786 1,854,407 10,095,969 (ORIGINATING AND TERMINATING) INTRASTATE 2,332,501 27,466 965,404 6,673,951 TOTAL 8,580,507 1,952,252 2,819,813 16,769,920

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G G G PR37 38 39 40

GTE NORTHWEST GTE SOUTH GTE SOUTHWEST PUERTO RICOITEMS INC. INC. INC. TELEPHONE

COMPANY

OUTSIDE PLANT STATISTICS:KM OF AERIAL WIRE 99 6,329 27,826 22,821AERIAL CABLE: SHEATH KM OF COPPER 24,938 68,762 43,392 20,730 SHEATH KM OF FIBER 752 4,982 720 1,340UNDERGROUND CABLE: SHEATH KM OF COPPER 6,223 2,582 5,695 3,498 SHEATH KM OF FIBER 1,597 1,073 2,330 1,185BURIED CABLE: SHEATH KM OF COPPER 37,226 67,362 120,536 5,931 SHEATH KM OF FIBER 1,135 5,400 5,311 1,547SUBMARINE CABLE: SHEATH KM OF COPPER 139 0 22 0 SHEATH KM OF FIBER 11 0 5 0DEEP SEA CABLE: SHEATH KM OF COPPER 0 0 0 0 SHEATH KM OF FIBER 0 0 0 0INTRABUILDING NETWORK CABLE: SHEATH KM OF COPPER 81 308 257 0 SHEATH KM OF FIBER 0 7 0 0TOTAL CABLE: SHEATH KM OF COPPER 68,607 139,014 169,902 30,159 SHEATH KM OF FIBER 3,495 11,462 8,366 4,072KM OF FIBER IN CABLE: FIBER KM EQUIPPED (LIT) 47,917 123,136 112,067 94,799 TOTAL FIBER KM DEPLOYED (LIT & DARK) 92,146 236,801 215,666 94,799KM OF COPPER WIRE IN NON-COAXIAL CABLE 18,359,921 28,658,782 33,970,529 19,577,659EQUIPPED KM OF TUBE IN COAXIAL CABLE 0 0 0 0NUMBER OF POLES 180,378 344,264 379,089 276,293CONDUIT SYSTEM: TRENCH KM 1,925 996 4,488 4,080 DUCT KM 7,550 3,902 18,929 12,735KM OF TERRESTRIAL RADIO RELAY SYSTEM 1,656 838 2,352 1,260KM OF ONE-WAY TERRESTRIAL RADIO CHANNEL 7,416 21,834 8,814 2,520TERRESTRIAL KM OF ONE-WAY SATELLITE RADIO CHANNEL 0 0 0 0KM OF TELEPHONE CHANNEL ON RADIO: ANALOG (4KHZ OR EQUIV) 819 0 25,197 0 DIGITAL (64KB/S OR EQUIV) 1,120,958 197,256 585,422 11,546,496TOTAL EQUIPPED LOCAL LOOP CIRCUIT KM: ANALOG (4KHZ OR EQUIV) 2,374 11,200 178,970 0 (CABLE AND MICROWAVE) DIGITAL (64KB/S OR EQUIV) 3,750,866 3,700,712 2,420,676 372,923 VIDEO 0 0 0 0TOTAL EQUIPPED INTEROFFICE CIRCUIT KM: ANALOG (4KHZ OR EQUIV) 233,590 357,087 1,595,150 0 (CABLE AND MICROWAVE) DIGITAL (64KB/S OR EQUIV) 15,436,939 11,650,830 38,861,286 22,086,265 VIDEO 0 0 0 0

SWITCHED ACCESS LINES BY TYPE OF TECHNOLOGY:ANALOG (4KHZ OR EQUIV): MAIN ACCESS LINES 1,201,776 1,551,644 1,798,225 1,032,795 PBX & CENTREX TRUNKS 35,031 41,385 50,834 140,330 CENTREX EXTENSIONS 64,920 102,035 125,262 2,031DIGITAL (64KB/SEC OR EQUIV): MAIN ACCESS LINES 24,315 10,965 15,585 164 PBX & CENTREX TRUNKS 0 0 0 2,695 CENTREX EXTENSIONS 0 0 0 0OTHER SWITCHED ACCESS LINES 180 168 1,206 0TOTAL SWITCHED ACCESS LINES 1,326,222 1,706,197 1,991,112 1,178,015CENTRAL OFFICE SWITCHES EXCLUDING REMOTES 121 178 395 30REMOTE SWITCHES 361 970 569 284TOTAL CENTRAL OFFICE SWITCHES 482 1,148 964 314BASIC RATE ISDN CONTROL CHANNELS 5,138 1,710 4,871 0PRIMARY RATE ISDN CONTROL CHANNELS 526 272 178 0

ACCESS LINES BY TYPE OF CUSTOMER:BUSINESS ACCESS LINES: ANALOG SINGLE LINE 50,141 77,904 84,522 131,588 ANALOG MULTI LINE 282,598 353,687 450,327 120,023 DIGITAL 24,315 10,965 15,585 2,859PUBLIC ACCESS LINES 7,943 11,725 9,633 23,563RESIDENTIAL ACCESS LINES: ANALOG 961,225 1,251,916 1,431,045 899,982 DIGITAL 0 0 0 0MOBILE ACCESS LINES 0 0 0 0TOTAL SWITCHED ACCESS LINES 1,326,222 1,706,197 1,991,112 1,178,015SPECIAL ACCESS LINES (NON-SWITCHED): ANALOG 6,843 12,212 15,122 2,970 DIGITAL 118,558 150,216 183,012 32,099TOTAL ACCESS LINES (SWITCHED AND SPECIAL) 1,451,623 1,868,625 2,189,246 1,213,084TELEPHONE CALLS AND BILLED ACCESS MINUTES (IN THOUSANDS):LOCAL CALLS 3,557,542 4,799,743 5,010,581 4,421,412INTRALATA TOLL CALLS COMPLETED (ORIGINATING) 178,451 173,281 198,628 481,242INTERLATA TOLL CALLS COMPLETED: INTERSTATE 506,190 669,945 666,973 329,963 (ORIGINATING) INTRASTATE 138,289 279,052 409,971 0 TOTAL 644,478 948,997 1,076,943 329,963INTERLATA BILLED ACCESS MINUTES: INTERSTATE 4,166,689 5,348,890 5,125,994 1,820,271 (ORIGINATING AND TERMINATING) INTRASTATE 1,052,638 2,067,990 2,835,661 0 TOTAL 5,219,326 7,416,881 7,961,653 1,820,271

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F S S S41 42 43 44

ROCHESTER CAROLINA CENTRAL CENTRALITEMS TELEPHONE TELEPHONE AND TELEPHONE TELEPHONE

CORPORATION TELEGRAPH CO. COMPANY COMPANY OFILLINOIS

OUTSIDE PLANT STATISTICS:KM OF AERIAL WIRE 2,039 1,548 41,192 2,485AERIAL CABLE: SHEATH KM OF COPPER 8,830 11,585 9,693 1,521 SHEATH KM OF FIBER 475 885 309 34UNDERGROUND CABLE: SHEATH KM OF COPPER 2,684 1,530 5,429 1,041 SHEATH KM OF FIBER 512 639 823 356BURIED CABLE: SHEATH KM OF COPPER 4,580 71,945 18,288 5,488 SHEATH KM OF FIBER 44 3,869 558 431SUBMARINE CABLE: SHEATH KM OF COPPER 0 31 0 0 SHEATH KM OF FIBER 0 13 0 0DEEP SEA CABLE: SHEATH KM OF COPPER 0 0 0 0 SHEATH KM OF FIBER 0 0 0 0INTRABUILDING NETWORK CABLE: SHEATH KM OF COPPER 442 35 169 0 SHEATH KM OF FIBER 27 3 5 0TOTAL CABLE: SHEATH KM OF COPPER 16,536 85,126 33,579 8,050 SHEATH KM OF FIBER 1,058 5,409 1,695 821KM OF FIBER IN CABLE: FIBER KM EQUIPPED (LIT) 9,526 69,742 11,367 2,697 TOTAL FIBER KM DEPLOYED (LIT & DARK) 21,169 122,471 47,355 8,145KM OF COPPER WIRE IN NON-COAXIAL CABLE 16,536 16,580,180 17,328,597 4,702,975EQUIPPED KM OF TUBE IN COAXIAL CABLE 0 45 45 0NUMBER OF POLES 197,690 122,944 85,800 35,148CONDUIT SYSTEM: TRENCH KM 1,235 282 4,306 481 DUCT KM 4,296 1,080 6,678 1,883KM OF TERRESTRIAL RADIO RELAY SYSTEM 217 111 1,020 0KM OF ONE-WAY TERRESTRIAL RADIO CHANNEL 897 224 1,020 0TERRESTRIAL KM OF ONE-WAY SATELLITE RADIO CHANNEL 0 0 0 0KM OF TELEPHONE CHANNEL ON RADIO: ANALOG (4KHZ OR EQUIV) 0 0 670,499 0 DIGITAL (64KB/S OR EQUIV) 18,888 14,703 42,822 0TOTAL EQUIPPED LOCAL LOOP CIRCUIT KM: ANALOG (4KHZ OR EQUIV) 0 8,418 19,677 47,133 (CABLE AND MICROWAVE) DIGITAL (64KB/S OR EQUIV) 2,006,875 2,293,204 695,762 58,785 VIDEO 9 140 18 0TOTAL EQUIPPED INTEROFFICE CIRCUIT KM: ANALOG (4KHZ OR EQUIV) 0 0 670,499 16,217 (CABLE AND MICROWAVE) DIGITAL (64KB/S OR EQUIV) 4,388,578 12,783,281 3,633,252 190,490 VIDEO 51 0 0 0

SWITCHED ACCESS LINES BY TYPE OF TECHNOLOGY:ANALOG (4KHZ OR EQUIV): MAIN ACCESS LINES 450,482 967,380 822,041 190,849 PBX & CENTREX TRUNKS 15,181 29,087 36,002 17,889 CENTREX EXTENSIONS 53,936 29,191 117,181 0DIGITAL (64KB/SEC OR EQUIV): MAIN ACCESS LINES 898 330 0 0 PBX & CENTREX TRUNKS 0 0 0 0 CENTREX EXTENSIONS 5,829 0 0 0OTHER SWITCHED ACCESS LINES 5,863 0 0 0TOTAL SWITCHED ACCESS LINES 532,189 1,025,988 975,224 208,738CENTRAL OFFICE SWITCHES EXCLUDING REMOTES 22 42 32 8REMOTE SWITCHES 36 1,578 600 37TOTAL CENTRAL OFFICE SWITCHES 58 1,620 632 45BASIC RATE ISDN CONTROL CHANNELS 6,927 230 917 720PRIMARY RATE ISDN CONTROL CHANNELS 22 7 221 76

ACCESS LINES BY TYPE OF CUSTOMER:BUSINESS ACCESS LINES: ANALOG SINGLE LINE 14,170 65,149 34,248 7,361 ANALOG MULTI LINE 153,615 157,990 265,032 76,112 DIGITAL 6,604 321 0 0PUBLIC ACCESS LINES 5,623 7,723 3,219 2,729RESIDENTIAL ACCESS LINES: ANALOG 352,054 794,796 672,725 122,529 DIGITAL 123 9 0 0MOBILE ACCESS LINES 0 0 0 7TOTAL SWITCHED ACCESS LINES 532,189 1,025,988 975,224 208,738SPECIAL ACCESS LINES (NON-SWITCHED): ANALOG 1,292 1,104 5,495 0 DIGITAL 1,427 31,316 148,515 93,004TOTAL ACCESS LINES (SWITCHED AND SPECIAL) 534,908 1,058,408 1,129,234 301,742TELEPHONE CALLS AND BILLED ACCESS MINUTES (IN THOUSANDS):LOCAL CALLS 2,096,587 2,506,057 3,871,200 584,312INTRALATA TOLL CALLS COMPLETED (ORIGINATING) 18,723 30,138 12,768 18,054INTERLATA TOLL CALLS COMPLETED: INTERSTATE 192,497 307,270 508,652 201,478 (ORIGINATING) INTRASTATE 121,644 216,482 86,491 75,656 TOTAL 314,141 523,752 595,143 277,134INTERLATA BILLED ACCESS MINUTES: INTERSTATE 1,213,021 2,908,893 3,646,247 646,356 (ORIGINATING AND TERMINATING) INTRASTATE 676,177 1,665,482 459,337 299,198 TOTAL 1,889,198 4,574,375 4,105,584 945,554

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S S S S45 46 47 48

CENTRAL SPRINT - FLORIDA UNITED UNITEDITEMS TELEPHONE INC. TELEPHONE TELEPHONE

COMPANY OF COMPANY OF COMPANY OFVIRGINIA INDIANA, INC. MISSOURI

OUTSIDE PLANT STATISTICS:KM OF AERIAL WIRE 40,170 98 513 1,258AERIAL CABLE: SHEATH KM OF COPPER 9,419 34,145 3,899 6,650 SHEATH KM OF FIBER 784 816 21 2UNDERGROUND CABLE: SHEATH KM OF COPPER 438 2,675 232 202 SHEATH KM OF FIBER 76 19,177 95 122BURIED CABLE: SHEATH KM OF COPPER 21,994 94,078 19,926 16,794 SHEATH KM OF FIBER 610 51,336 763 1,178SUBMARINE CABLE: SHEATH KM OF COPPER 0 25 0 6 SHEATH KM OF FIBER 0 48 0 0DEEP SEA CABLE: SHEATH KM OF COPPER 0 0 0 0 SHEATH KM OF FIBER 0 0 0 0INTRABUILDING NETWORK CABLE: SHEATH KM OF COPPER 5 369 0 19 SHEATH KM OF FIBER 0 11 0 0TOTAL CABLE: SHEATH KM OF COPPER 31,856 131,292 24,057 23,671 SHEATH KM OF FIBER 1,470 71,388 879 1,302KM OF FIBER IN CABLE: FIBER KM EQUIPPED (LIT) 6,304 48,331 2,976 31,702 TOTAL FIBER KM DEPLOYED (LIT & DARK) 29,202 168,788 12,594 31,702KM OF COPPER WIRE IN NON-COAXIAL CABLE 4,982,118 27,050,902 3,357,579 3,135,486EQUIPPED KM OF TUBE IN COAXIAL CABLE 3 0 0 0NUMBER OF POLES 83,796 51,349 61,059 70,630CONDUIT SYSTEM: TRENCH KM 129 1,295 164 195 DUCT KM 224 7,472 676 691KM OF TERRESTRIAL RADIO RELAY SYSTEM 0 742 307 380KM OF ONE-WAY TERRESTRIAL RADIO CHANNEL 0 2,041 740 813TERRESTRIAL KM OF ONE-WAY SATELLITE RADIO CHANNEL 0 0 0 0KM OF TELEPHONE CHANNEL ON RADIO: ANALOG (4KHZ OR EQUIV) 0 0 0 0 DIGITAL (64KB/S OR EQUIV) 0 337,302 542,756 183,660TOTAL EQUIPPED LOCAL LOOP CIRCUIT KM: ANALOG (4KHZ OR EQUIV) 21,296 669 9,545 76,269 (CABLE AND MICROWAVE) DIGITAL (64KB/S OR EQUIV) 447,561 39,839 54,866 807,560 VIDEO 0 0 0 0TOTAL EQUIPPED INTEROFFICE CIRCUIT KM: ANALOG (4KHZ OR EQUIV) 0 0 0 0 (CABLE AND MICROWAVE) DIGITAL (64KB/S OR EQUIV) 3,203,419 21,291,324 1,346,994 1,098,740 VIDEO 0 0 0 0

SWITCHED ACCESS LINES BY TYPE OF TECHNOLOGY:ANALOG (4KHZ OR EQUIV): MAIN ACCESS LINES 248,454 1,541,030 201,230 197,027 PBX & CENTREX TRUNKS 8,519 148,419 11,883 13,227 CENTREX EXTENSIONS 9,294 123,194 9,804 24,707DIGITAL (64KB/SEC OR EQUIV): MAIN ACCESS LINES 365 0 0 0 PBX & CENTREX TRUNKS 0 0 0 0 CENTREX EXTENSIONS 0 0 0 0OTHER SWITCHED ACCESS LINES 0 0 0 0TOTAL SWITCHED ACCESS LINES 266,632 1,812,643 222,917 234,961CENTRAL OFFICE SWITCHES EXCLUDING REMOTES 18 79 17 45REMOTE SWITCHES 409 1,132 369 194TOTAL CENTRAL OFFICE SWITCHES 427 1,211 386 239BASIC RATE ISDN CONTROL CHANNELS 120 1,033 12 0PRIMARY RATE ISDN CONTROL CHANNELS 8 134 2 0

ACCESS LINES BY TYPE OF CUSTOMER:BUSINESS ACCESS LINES: ANALOG SINGLE LINE 18,466 86,755 10,657 11,376 ANALOG MULTI LINE 42,930 430,461 35,350 60,346 DIGITAL 343 0 0 0PUBLIC ACCESS LINES 2,241 9,526 1,787 2,623RESIDENTIAL ACCESS LINES: ANALOG 202,630 1,285,899 175,123 160,608 DIGITAL 22 0 0 0MOBILE ACCESS LINES 0 2 0 8TOTAL SWITCHED ACCESS LINES 266,632 1,812,643 222,917 234,961SPECIAL ACCESS LINES (NON-SWITCHED): ANALOG 453 32,450 0 800 DIGITAL 5,040 0 34,620 30,458TOTAL ACCESS LINES (SWITCHED AND SPECIAL) 272,125 1,845,093 257,537 266,219TELEPHONE CALLS AND BILLED ACCESS MINUTES (IN THOUSANDS):LOCAL CALLS 847,959 3,858,214 345,303 341,797INTRALATA TOLL CALLS COMPLETED (ORIGINATING) 17,580 146,846 59,053 8,687INTERLATA TOLL CALLS COMPLETED: INTERSTATE 113,385 560,442 50,777 87,238 (ORIGINATING) INTRASTATE 81,690 399,024 57,297 45,876 TOTAL 195,075 959,466 108,074 133,114INTERLATA BILLED ACCESS MINUTES: INTERSTATE 747,490 5,449,792 541,687 550,339 (ORIGINATING AND TERMINATING) INTRASTATE 457,217 2,643,163 505,261 296,244 TOTAL 1,204,707 8,092,955 1,046,948 846,583

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S S S S49 50 51 52

UNITED UNITED UNITED THE UNITEDITEMS TELEPHONE TELEPHONE TELEPHONE TELEPHONE

COMPANY OF COMPANY OF COMPANY OF COMPANY OFNEW JERSEY, INC. THE NORTHWEST OHIO PENNSYLVANIA

OUTSIDE PLANT STATISTICS:KM OF AERIAL WIRE 861 0 4,662 2,968AERIAL CABLE: SHEATH KM OF COPPER 7,303 4,568 19,009 21,098 SHEATH KM OF FIBER 731 142 935 1,516UNDERGROUND CABLE: SHEATH KM OF COPPER 206 191 1,085 225 SHEATH KM OF FIBER 101 45 245 137BURIED CABLE: SHEATH KM OF COPPER 1,448 8,106 22,651 5,596 SHEATH KM OF FIBER 8 421 1,320 16SUBMARINE CABLE: SHEATH KM OF COPPER 0 5 5 0 SHEATH KM OF FIBER 0 0 0 0DEEP SEA CABLE: SHEATH KM OF COPPER 0 0 0 0 SHEATH KM OF FIBER 0 0 0 0INTRABUILDING NETWORK CABLE: SHEATH KM OF COPPER 0 26 3 18 SHEATH KM OF FIBER 0 0 0 0TOTAL CABLE: SHEATH KM OF COPPER 8,957 12,896 42,753 26,937 SHEATH KM OF FIBER 840 608 2,500 1,669KM OF FIBER IN CABLE: FIBER KM EQUIPPED (LIT) 5,447 4,310 9,897 11,003 TOTAL FIBER KM DEPLOYED (LIT & DARK) 22,797 15,961 42,168 70,849KM OF COPPER WIRE IN NON-COAXIAL CABLE 1,545,712 1,684,233 7,846,876 2,866,467EQUIPPED KM OF TUBE IN COAXIAL CABLE 0 0 3 0NUMBER OF POLES 57,910 29,464 238,103 213,176CONDUIT SYSTEM: TRENCH KM 93 85 476 224 DUCT KM 570 250 1,806 953KM OF TERRESTRIAL RADIO RELAY SYSTEM 0 496 591 114KM OF ONE-WAY TERRESTRIAL RADIO CHANNEL 0 991 1,489 5,377TERRESTRIAL KM OF ONE-WAY SATELLITE RADIO CHANNEL 0 0 0 0KM OF TELEPHONE CHANNEL ON RADIO: ANALOG (4KHZ OR EQUIV) 0 0 0 0 DIGITAL (64KB/S OR EQUIV) 0 14,007 1,068,068 229,985TOTAL EQUIPPED LOCAL LOOP CIRCUIT KM: ANALOG (4KHZ OR EQUIV) 1,498 0 91,485 56,874 (CABLE AND MICROWAVE) DIGITAL (64KB/S OR EQUIV) 538,052 22,965 77,409 878,034 VIDEO 68 0 16 3TOTAL EQUIPPED INTEROFFICE CIRCUIT KM: ANALOG (4KHZ OR EQUIV) 0 0 0 0 (CABLE AND MICROWAVE) DIGITAL (64KB/S OR EQUIV) 2,919,661 524,971 2,934,645 5,020,256 VIDEO 459 0 0 48

SWITCHED ACCESS LINES BY TYPE OF TECHNOLOGY:ANALOG (4KHZ OR EQUIV): MAIN ACCESS LINES 162,808 123,515 495,951 323,139 PBX & CENTREX TRUNKS 17,394 8,794 38,383 25,086 CENTREX EXTENSIONS 3,849 11,463 24,379 5,378DIGITAL (64KB/SEC OR EQUIV): MAIN ACCESS LINES 0 0 0 0 PBX & CENTREX TRUNKS 0 0 0 0 CENTREX EXTENSIONS 0 0 0 0OTHER SWITCHED ACCESS LINES 0 0 0 0TOTAL SWITCHED ACCESS LINES 184,051 143,772 558,713 353,603CENTRAL OFFICE SWITCHES EXCLUDING REMOTES 11 7 43 22REMOTE SWITCHES 95 54 426 254TOTAL CENTRAL OFFICE SWITCHES 106 61 469 276BASIC RATE ISDN CONTROL CHANNELS 435 0 0 107PRIMARY RATE ISDN CONTROL CHANNELS 22 0 0 31

ACCESS LINES BY TYPE OF CUSTOMER:BUSINESS ACCESS LINES: ANALOG SINGLE LINE 10,417 6,220 21,002 18,323 ANALOG MULTI LINE 42,673 34,410 105,377 56,501 DIGITAL 0 0 0 0PUBLIC ACCESS LINES 2,269 923 4,864 3,743RESIDENTIAL ACCESS LINES: ANALOG 128,692 102,217 427,445 275,036 DIGITAL 0 0 0 0MOBILE ACCESS LINES 0 2 25 0TOTAL SWITCHED ACCESS LINES 184,051 143,772 558,713 353,603SPECIAL ACCESS LINES (NON-SWITCHED): ANALOG 719 160 9,636 1,321 DIGITAL 8,887 293 57,489 22,396TOTAL ACCESS LINES (SWITCHED AND SPECIAL) 193,657 144,225 625,838 377,320TELEPHONE CALLS AND BILLED ACCESS MINUTES (IN THOUSANDS):LOCAL CALLS 185,374 229,375 1,040,724 515,151INTRALATA TOLL CALLS COMPLETED (ORIGINATING) 90,943 29,556 81,749 102,509INTERLATA TOLL CALLS COMPLETED: INTERSTATE 77,742 46,778 119,454 100,847 (ORIGINATING) INTRASTATE 28,390 20,469 179,727 45,790 TOTAL 106,132 67,246 299,181 146,638INTERLATA BILLED ACCESS MINUTES: INTERSTATE 666,917 357,575 1,190,859 799,325 (ORIGINATING AND TERMINATING) INTRASTATE 224,363 142,872 1,379,565 447,348 TOTAL 891,280 500,447 2,570,424 1,246,674

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S S53 54

UNITED UNITEDITEMS TELEPHONE - TELEPHONE

SOUTHEAST, INC. COMPANY OFTEXAS, INC.

OUTSIDE PLANT STATISTICS:KM OF AERIAL WIRE 3,071 3,872AERIAL CABLE: SHEATH KM OF COPPER 17,460 3,103 SHEATH KM OF FIBER 760 11UNDERGROUND CABLE: SHEATH KM OF COPPER 663 76 SHEATH KM OF FIBER 173 40BURIED CABLE: SHEATH KM OF COPPER 4,242 16,025 SHEATH KM OF FIBER 137 637SUBMARINE CABLE: SHEATH KM OF COPPER 2 0 SHEATH KM OF FIBER 0 11DEEP SEA CABLE: SHEATH KM OF COPPER 0 0 SHEATH KM OF FIBER 0 0INTRABUILDING NETWORK CABLE: SHEATH KM OF COPPER 25 2 SHEATH KM OF FIBER 2 0TOTAL CABLE: SHEATH KM OF COPPER 22,392 19,206 SHEATH KM OF FIBER 1,072 699KM OF FIBER IN CABLE: FIBER KM EQUIPPED (LIT) 8,163 11,391 TOTAL FIBER KM DEPLOYED (LIT & DARK) 30,570 11,391KM OF COPPER WIRE IN NON-COAXIAL CABLE 5,903,942 2,114,660EQUIPPED KM OF TUBE IN COAXIAL CABLE 0 0NUMBER OF POLES 140,093 100,230CONDUIT SYSTEM: TRENCH KM 285 58 DUCT KM 1,493 58KM OF TERRESTRIAL RADIO RELAY SYSTEM 320 11KM OF ONE-WAY TERRESTRIAL RADIO CHANNEL 1,862 21TERRESTRIAL KM OF ONE-WAY SATELLITE RADIO CHANNEL 0 0KM OF TELEPHONE CHANNEL ON RADIO: ANALOG (4KHZ OR EQUIV) 0 0 DIGITAL (64KB/S OR EQUIV) 603,611 7,057TOTAL EQUIPPED LOCAL LOOP CIRCUIT KM: ANALOG (4KHZ OR EQUIV) 0 0 (CABLE AND MICROWAVE) DIGITAL (64KB/S OR EQUIV) 608,135 662,670 VIDEO 483 0TOTAL EQUIPPED INTEROFFICE CIRCUIT KM: ANALOG (4KHZ OR EQUIV) 0 0 (CABLE AND MICROWAVE) DIGITAL (64KB/S OR EQUIV) 4,535,919 887,262 VIDEO 2,635 0

SWITCHED ACCESS LINES BY TYPE OF TECHNOLOGY:ANALOG (4KHZ OR EQUIV): MAIN ACCESS LINES 296,892 130,224 PBX & CENTREX TRUNKS 8,358 8,713 CENTREX EXTENSIONS 22,055 250DIGITAL (64KB/SEC OR EQUIV): MAIN ACCESS LINES 2,039 0 PBX & CENTREX TRUNKS 0 0 CENTREX EXTENSIONS 0 0OTHER SWITCHED ACCESS LINES 0 0TOTAL SWITCHED ACCESS LINES 329,344 139,187CENTRAL OFFICE SWITCHES EXCLUDING REMOTES 12 13REMOTE SWITCHES 483 261TOTAL CENTRAL OFFICE SWITCHES 495 274BASIC RATE ISDN CONTROL CHANNELS 1,077 0PRIMARY RATE ISDN CONTROL CHANNELS 12 0

ACCESS LINES BY TYPE OF CUSTOMER:BUSINESS ACCESS LINES: ANALOG SINGLE LINE 18,019 7,287 ANALOG MULTI LINE 61,205 20,230 DIGITAL 1,912 0PUBLIC ACCESS LINES 2,528 791RESIDENTIAL ACCESS LINES: ANALOG 245,553 110,870 DIGITAL 127 0MOBILE ACCESS LINES 0 9TOTAL SWITCHED ACCESS LINES 329,344 139,187SPECIAL ACCESS LINES (NON-SWITCHED): ANALOG 798 405 DIGITAL 19,519 6,019TOTAL ACCESS LINES (SWITCHED AND SPECIAL) 349,661 145,611TELEPHONE CALLS AND BILLED ACCESS MINUTES (IN THOUSANDS):LOCAL CALLS 1,106,220 220,368INTRALATA TOLL CALLS COMPLETED (ORIGINATING) 59,101 9,004INTERLATA TOLL CALLS COMPLETED: INTERSTATE 107,920 31,505 (ORIGINATING) INTRASTATE 33,492 36,383 TOTAL 141,412 67,888INTERLATA BILLED ACCESS MINUTES: INTERSTATE 837,500 239,634 (ORIGINATING AND TERMINATING) INTRASTATE 340,717 278,608 TOTAL 1,178,217 518,242

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CODE LETTERS ARE SHOWN ABOVE THE NAME OF EACH COMPANY OWNED OR CONTROLLED BY A HOLDING COMPANY AS OF DECEMBER 31, 1996.

NAME OF COMPANY CODE

AMERITECH CORPORATION AMBELL ATLANTIC CORPORATION BABELLSOUTH CORPORATION BSNYNEX CORPORATION NPACIFIC TELESIS GROUP PSBC COMMUNICATIONS INC. SWU S WEST, INC. WALLTEL CORPORATION ALFRONTIER CORPORATION FGTE CORPORATION GPUERTO RICO TELEPHONE AUTHORITY PRSPRINT CORPORATION SALL OTHERS THAT ARE PART OF A HOLDING COMPANY GROUP O

SOURCE: ANNUAL ARMIS (AUTOMATED REPORTING MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM) OPERATING DATA REPORTS (FCC REPORT 43-08) OF REPORTING LOCAL EXCHANGE CARRIERS. IN SOME CASES, MOST NOTABLY THE SEPARATION OF BUSINESS ACCESS LINES BETWEEN SINGLE AND MULTI-LINE, THE OFFICIAL FILINGS OF SOME CARRIERS CONTAINED INCONSISTENT DATA, AND UNOFFICIAL ESTIMATES PROVIDED BY THE CARRIERS WERE USED BECAUSE REVISED FILINGS WERE NOT YET AVAILABLE.

NOTE -- CERTAIN DATA PERTAINING TO THE CARRIERS INCLUDED IN THIS TABLE ARE UNAVAILABLE. WHERE SUCH IS THE CASE, THE SPACE PROVIDED FOR THE INFORMATION HAS BEEN LEFT BLANK, AS DISTINGUISHED FROM INSERTION OF A ZERO, WHICH MEANS THAT NONE WAS REPORTED.

-- DETAIL MAY NOT MATCH TOTALS BECAUSE OF NECESSARY ROUNDINGS. -- UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED, OUTSIDE PLANT STATISTICS INCLUDE LOCAL LOOP AND INTEROFFICE FACILITIES. A CABLE CONTAINING ONLY COPPER, COAXIAL OR OTHER METALLIC CONDUCTORS IS CLASSIFIED AS COPPER, BUT A CABLE CONTAINING BOTH COPPER AND FIBER IS CLASSIFIED AS FIBER.

-- KILOMETERS EQUALS TOTAL MILES MULTIPLIED BY 1.6093 AND THEN ROUNDED TO THE NEAREST WHOLE NUMBER. NON-ZERO ENTRIES LESS THAN 1 KILOMETER ARE REPORTED AS 1 KILOMETER.

-- ACCESS LINES INCLUDE WATS AND WATS-LIKE ACCESS LINES, AND 800 AND 800-LIKE ACCESS LINES, BUT NOT OFFICIAL/COMPANY CIRCUITS. ANALOG ACCESS LINES ARE SHOWN IN 4KHZ EQUIVALENTS AND INCLUDE ACCESS LINES FROM DIGITAL SWITCHES IF THE LINES THEMSELVES ARE NOT TERMINATED AT THE CUSTOMER'S PREMISES AS DIGITAL LINES. DIGITAL ACCESS LINES ARE SHOWN IN 64 KB/SEC EQUIVALENTS. TO BE CLASSIFIED AS DIGITAL, THE ACCESS LINES MUST BE TERMINATED AT THE CUSTOMER END AS DIGITAL LINES OR BE AVAILABLE FOR USE BY THE CUSTOMER AS DIGITAL LINES.

-- OTHER SWITCHED ACCESS LINES EXCLUDE DIGITAL CENTREX EXTENSIONS, WHICH WERE INCLUDED PRIOR TO 1991. TOTAL SWITCHED ACCESS LINES EXCLUDE ISDN CONTROL CHANNELS, WHICH WERE INCLUDED AS 64 KB/SEC EQUIVALENTS PRIOR TO 1991.

-- MANY COMPANIES APPEAR TO BE UNDERSTATING DIGITAL PBX & CENTREX TRUNKS AND DIGITAL CENTREX EXTENSIONS.

-- SOME COMPANIES MAY BE DOUBLE COUNTING SEMI-PUBLIC ACCESS LINES, BY INCLUDING THEM WITH BOTH BUSINESS ACCESS LINES AND PUBLIC ACCESS LINES.

-- FIGURES FOR SWITCHED ACCESS LINES REPORTED IN THE ARMIS 43-08 REPORT FOR SOME COMPANIES ARE SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT FROM FIGURES FOR BILLABLE ACCESS LINES REPORTED IN THE ARMIS ANNUAL SUMMARY REPORT (FCC REPORT 43-01) FOR A VARIETY OF REASONS, INCLUDING DIFFERENT REPORTING REQUIREMENTS, THE INTERPRETATION OF THOSE REQUIREMENTS BY THE VARIOUS COMPANIES, AND THE METHODS DIFFERENT COMPANIES USE TO CALCULATE THE LINES. THE MAJORITY OF THE DIFFERENCES COME FROM THE FACT THAT WATS, WATS-LIKE, AND DERIVED ISDN CHANNELS ARE INCLUDED IN THE COUNT OF SWITCHED ACCESS LINES IN THE 43-08, BUT ARE NOT TREATED AS BILLABLE ACCESS LINES IN THE 43-01. SOME COMPANIES MAY HAVE INCLUDED OFFICIAL/COMPANY CIRCUITS (AND/OR EMPLOYEE CONCESSION LINES) WITH 43-08 ACCESS LINES.

-- THE NUMBER OF TOLL CALLS IS BASED ON ORIGINATING MESSAGE VOLUMES AND INCLUDES OUTWARD CALLS, 800 SERVICE, DIRECTORY SERVICE, DIAL-IT SERVICES (E.G., 900 AND 936 SERVICES), AND OPTIONAL CALLING PLANS. INTRALATA TOLL CALLS ARE CARRIED BY THE REPORTING LOCAL OPERATING COMPANY WITHIN A GIVEN LOCAL ACCESS AND TRANSPORT AREA (LATA). INTERLATA TOLL CALLS ARE DIRECTED TO AND CARRIED BY INTEREXCHANGE CARRIERS. BILLED ACCESS MINUTES ARE BASED ON BILLS SENT TO INTEREXCHANGE CARRIERS AND INCLUDE TOTAL ORIGINATING AND TERMINATING ACCESS MINUTES OF USE, INCLUDING CALL SET-UP TIME, HOLDING TIME, AND CONVERSATION TIME.

* SEE FOOTNOTES 1 THROUGH 3 BELOW REGARDING DATA OF INDIVIDUAL CARRIERS.

1/ THE AMERITECH COMPANIES DID NOT REPORT DIGITAL PBX & CENTREX TRUNKS OR DIGITAL CENTREX EXTENSIONS.

2/ BELLSOUTH TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC. EXCLUDED FEATURE GROUP A, OUTWATS, 800 SERVICE, AND TWO-WAY WATS FROM ACCESS LINES. THE COMPANY REPORTED ONLY CPE AND SEMI-PUBLIC ACCESS LINES AS PUBLIC ACCESS LINES. THE COMPANY WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE PBX & CENTREX TRUNKS BY TECHNOLOGY, REPORTING ANALOG AND DIGITAL PBX & CENTREX TRUNKS IN THE ANALOG CATEGORY.

3/ ALLTEL GEORGIA COMMUNICATIONS CORP., ALLTEL PENNSYLVANIA INC., AND THE WESTERN RESERVE TELEPHONE CO. REPORTED IN-SERVICE LOCAL LOOP CIRCUIT KILOMETERS. THE COMPANIES WERE UNABLE TO PROVIDE PBX & CENTREX TRUNKS AND CENTREX EXTENSIONS BY TECHNOLOGY, REPORTING ANALOG AND DIGITAL FIGURES IN THE ANALOG CATEGORIES. ALLTEL PENNSYLVANIA INC. AND THE WESTERN RESERVE TELEPHONE CO. REPORTED IN-SERVICE INTEROFFICE CIRCUIT KILOMETERS.

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CAPITALIZATION 1/ INTEREST COVERAGE 2/ RETURN ON

CARRIER DEBT EQUITY BEFORE TAX AFTER TAX INVESTMENT 3/

AMERITECH CORPORATION:

1 ILLINOIS BELL TELEPHONE CO. d/b/a AMERITECH ILLINOIS 43.42% 56.58% 7.19 4.80 11.99%

2 INDIANA BELL TELEPHONE CO., INC. d/b/a AMERITECH INDIANA 26.23% 73.77% 22.27 14.49 15.37% 3 MICHIGAN BELL TELEPHONE CO. d/b/a AMERITECH MICHIGAN 44.15% 55.85% 11.00 7.59 15.78%

4 THE OHIO BELL TELEPHONE CO. d/b/a AMERITECH OHIO 47.87% 52.13% 7.95 5.67 11.21%

5 WISCONSIN BELL, INC. d/b/a AMERITECH WISCONSIN 44.50% 55.50% 11.32 7.40 13.90%

BELL ATLANTIC CORPORATION:

6 BELL ATLANTIC - DELAWARE, INC. 37.13% 62.87% 7.45 4.90 10.54%

7 BELL ATLANTIC - MARYLAND, INC. 39.74% 60.26% 7.37 5.18 11.31% 8 BELL ATLANTIC - NEW JERSEY, INC. 35.10% 64.90% 7.28 5.07 10.79%

9 BELL ATLANTIC - PENNSYLVANIA INC. 38.40% 61.60% 6.57 4.29 9.31%

10 BELL ATLANTIC - VIRGINIA, INC. 43.38% 56.62% 7.16 4.90 11.18% 11 BELL ATLANTIC - WASHINGTON, D.C., INC. 37.02% 62.98% 4.85 3.39 7.51%

12 BELL ATLANTIC - WEST VIRGINIA, INC. 41.55% 58.45% 7.76 5.14 11.02%

13 BELLSOUTH TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC. 37.88% 62.12% 7.15 4.90 10.74%

NYNEX CORPORATION:

14 NEW ENGLAND TELEPHONE & TELEGRAPH CO. 38.36% 61.64% 8.37 5.56 11.90% 15 NEW YORK TELEPHONE CO. 44.88% 55.12% 4.30 3.23 8.21%

PACIFIC TELESIS GROUP: 16 NEVADA BELL 31.41% 68.59% 5.25 3.92 10.53%

17 PACIFIC BELL 40.79% 59.21% 5.32 4.06 8.00%

18 SOUTHWESTERN BELL TELEPHONE CO. 38.35% 61.65% 6.15 4.42 10.17%

19 U S WEST COMMUNICATIONS, INC. 40.63% 59.37% 4.49 3.20 7.17%

20 CINCINNATI BELL TELEPHONE CO. 32.96% 67.04% 9.50 6.53 9.37%

21 THE SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND TELEPHONE CO. 36.92% 63.08% 6.39 4.44 9.35%

22 ALIANT COMMUNICATIONS CO. 20.70% 79.30% 13.98 8.89 14.73%

ALLTEL CORPORATION:

23 ALLTEL GEORGIA COMMUNICATIONS CORP. 36.70% 63.30% 6.85 4.67 10.38%

24 ALLTEL PENNSYLVANIA, INC. 38.03% 61.97% 6.19 4.58 12.02%

25 THE WESTERN RESERVE TELEPHONE CO. 38.73% 61.27% 6.79 4.84 13.39%

26 CITIZENS TELECOMMUNICATIONS CO. OF NEW YORK, INC. 88.29% 11.71% 59.18 37.06 6.46%

27 COMMONWEALTH TELEPHONE CO. 48.99% 51.01% 5.82 3.91 13.22%

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GTE CORPORATION:

28 CONTEL OF THE SOUTH, INC. d/b/a GTE SYSTEMS OF THE SOUTH 20.83% 79.17% 8.45 6.97 13.30%

29 GTE CALIFORNIA INC. 33.99% 66.01% 8.75 5.64 11.73% 30 GTE FLORIDA INC. 40.38% 59.62% 6.37 4.15 11.14%

31 GTE HAWAIIAN TELEPHONE CO. INC. 44.13% 55.87% 2.54 2.02 5.50%

32 GTE MIDWEST INC. 34.49% 65.51% 6.86 4.55 10.27% 33 GTE NORTH INC. 38.89% 61.11% 7.54 5.05 12.42%

34 GTE NORTHWEST INC. 41.20% 58.80% 6.11 4.24 10.88%

35 GTE SOUTH INC. 35.18% 64.82% 8.29 5.67 11.53%

36 GTE SOUTHWEST INC. 39.30% 60.70% 6.86 4.94 9.12%

37 PUERTO RICO TELEPHONE CO. 0.05% 99.95% 183.80 136.33 7.97%

38 ROCHESTER TELEPHONE CORPORATION 18.45% 81.55% 16.50 10.69 10.70%

SPRINT CORPORATION: 39 CAROLINA TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH CO. 27.35% 72.65% 7.70 5.26 10.70%

40 CENTRAL TELEPHONE COMPANY 16.58% 83.42% 3.22 2.13 10.27%

41 CENTRAL TELEPHONE CO. OF ILLINOIS 29.96% 70.04% 6.42 4.35 10.32%

42 CENTRAL TELEPHONE CO. OF VIRGINIA 31.69% 68.31% 6.48 4.47 9.78% 43 SPRINT-FLORIDA, INC. 32.88% 67.12% 6.54 4.41 12.00%

44 UNITED TELEPHONE CO. OF INDIANA, INC. 33.36% 66.64% 10.70 7.12 18.23%

45 UNITED TELEPHONE CO. OF MISSOURI 37.78% 62.22% 6.47 4.34 12.43% 46 UNITED TELEPHONE CO. OF NEW JERSEY, INC. 27.11% 72.89% 10.22 6.96 15.49%

47 UNITED TELEPHONE CO. OF THE NORTHWEST 35.88% 64.12% 8.52 5.81 15.58%

48 UNITED TELEPHONE CO. OF OHIO 36.83% 63.17% 8.95 6.47 15.99% 49 THE UNITED TELEPHONE COMPANY OF PENNSYLVANIA 38.42% 61.58% 7.04 4.64 12.65%

50 UNITED TELEPHONE - SOUTHEAST, INC. 37.40% 62.60% 6.13 4.45 11.65%

51 UNITED TELEPHONE COMPANY OF TEXAS, INC. 34.87% 65.13% 10.68 7.20 18.78%

1/ THESE RATIOS HAVE AS THEIR BASE THE SUM OF TOTAL STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY AND TOTAL LONG-TERM DEBT.

2/ THESE RATIOS MEASURE A FIRM'S CURRENT CAPACITY TO MEET ITS FIXED OBLIGATIONS. THE RATIOS ARE CALCULATED AS FOLLOWS (IN DECIMAL FORM):

INTEREST COVERAGE BEFORE TAXES = INCOME BEFORE INTEREST AND RELATED ITEMS (PLUS) TOTAL INCOME TAXES (PLUS) NET INVESTMENT TAX CREDITS (DIVIDED BY) TOTAL INTEREST AND RELATED ITEMS.

INTEREST COVERAGE AFTER TAXES = INCOME BEFORE INTEREST AND RELATED ITEMS (DIVIDED BY) TOTAL INTEREST AND RELATED ITEMS.

3/ THIS COLUMN PRESENTS THE RATE OF RETURN ON INVESTMENT FOR REPORTING TELEPHONE CARRIERS. FOR THESE CALCULATIONS, INVESTMENT IS CONSIDERED TO BE AVERAGE NET PLANT (ON AN ORIGINAL BOOK VALUE BASIS), INCLUDING PLANT UNDER CONSTRUCTION. RETURN IS DEFINED AS NET OPERATING INCOME AFTER TAXES PLUS THE ALLOWANCE FOR FUNDS USED DURING CONSTRUCTION.

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LINE ROW T O T A L REGULATED SUBJECT STATE INTERSTATENO. NO. AND TO

ADJUSTMENTS SEPARATIONS SELECTED INCOME STATEMENT ACCOUNTS

R E V E N U E S1 1010 BASIC LOCAL SERVICE $49,461,528 ($36,416) $49,497,945 $49,468,839 $8732 1020 NETWORK ACCESS SERVICES 30,978,568 157,870 30,820,695 7,593,667 23,150,6673 1030 TOLL NETWORK SERVICES 10,445,292 110,233 10,335,056 9,991,300 318,3844 1040 MISCELLANEOUS 5,631,915 218,810 5,413,102 4,481,364 926,7385 1045 NONREGULATED 5,602,088 5,588,729 N/A N/A N/A 6 1050 SETTLEMENTS (19,136) (14,178) (4,956) (5,921) 1,0397 1060 UNCOLLECTIBLES 1,459,862 129,989 1,329,876 1,196,469 132,6338 1090 TOTAL OPERATING REVENUES 100,640,409 5,895,067 94,745,337 70,332,788 24,265,072

E X P E N S E S9 1120 PLANT SPECIFIC 19,688,169 2,666,176 17,021,986 12,669,485 4,328,494

10 1130 PLANT NON-SPECIFIC 6,931,417 524,891 6,406,521 4,707,130 1,691,55011 1140 CUSTOMER OPERATIONS - MARKETING 4,203,217 532,302 3,670,917 2,771,272 897,49412 1150 CUSTOMER OPERATIONS - SERVICES 9,521,280 869,651 8,651,619 7,322,405 1,322,35213 1160 CORPORATE OPERATIONS 11,011,346 822,056 10,189,290 7,842,189 2,327,01614 1170 ACCESS 1,277,263 18,084 1,259,072 1,225,134 26,78215 1180 DEPRECIATION / AMORTIZATION 20,864,953 380,761 20,484,192 15,120,920 5,336,47016 1190 TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES 73,497,640 5,814,039 67,683,602 51,658,532 16,083,404

17 1290 OTHER OPERATING INCOME / LOSSES 67,004 60,447 6,554 8,970 (2,344)

N O N - O P E R A T I N G I T E M S18 1320 JURISDICTIONAL DIFFERENCES (731,984) 243,307 (975,294) (975,295) N/A 19 1330 EXTRAORDINARY ITEMS 147,349 149,141 (1,792) 98 4120 1340 ALLOWANCE FOR FUNDS USED 177,908 (35,176) 213,085 157,011 56,072

DURING CONSTRUCTION21 1350 SPECIAL CHARGES 327,150 208,753 118,391 91,604 27,47422 1360 ALL OTHER NON-OPERATING ITEMS 2,511,153 2,501,863 9,290 3,637 76223 1390 TOTAL NON - OPERATING ITEMS (1,777,280) (2,650,386) 873,106 906,147 (24,123)

O T H E R T A X E S24 1410 STATE AND LOCAL INCOME 1,016,815 134,828 881,990 534,527 336,96225 1420 OTHER STATE AND LOCAL 4,579,314 105,461 4,473,853 3,536,053 932,47326 1490 TOTAL OTHER TAXES 5,596,131 240,292 5,355,842 4,070,573 1,269,438

27 1590 NET FEDERAL INCOME TAX 5,910,623 (48,196) 5,722,378 3,651,262 2,009,617

SELECTED BALANCE SHEET ACCOUNTS

P L A N T I N S E R V I C E28 1620 SUPPORT PLANT 42,819,009 2,750,908 40,068,100 30,840,734 9,180,74029 1630 OPERATOR SYSTEMS EQUIPMENT 998,457 (27,143) 1,025,602 910,271 115,333

CENTRAL OFFICE EQUIPMENT - - 030 1640 SWITCHING 57,467,012 3,783,646 53,683,374 44,379,536 9,187,45331 1650 TRANSMISSION 54,312,531 233,409 54,079,123 35,139,426 18,893,88232 1660 CABLE & WIRE FACILITIES 128,842,892 3,125,440 125,717,447 91,978,438 33,526,44933 1670 INFORMATION ORIGINATION 5,196,735 648,607 4,548,121 3,407,374 1,129,421

AND TERMINATION EQUIPMENT34 1680 AMORTIZABLE ASSETS 1,958,414 66,458 1,891,954 1,446,539 445,42135 1690 TOTAL PLANT 291,595,058 10,581,330 281,013,726 208,102,309 72,478,698

O T H E R I N V E S T M E N T S36 1705 OTHER JURISDICTIONAL ASSETS-NET 5,018,719 2,409,265 2,609,459 2,609,460 037 1710 PROPERTY HELD-FUTURE USE 17,612 5,120 12,494 8,707 3,08438 1720 PLANT UNDER CONSTRUCTION 3,897,291 (200,039) 4,097,326 3,027,856 1,062,45139 1730 PLANT ACQUISITION ADJUSTMENTS 208,277 146,726 61,551 44,817 15,77040 1740 INVESTMENT-NON-AFFILIATED 62,405 50,903 11,502 3,871 1,219

COMPANIES41 1750 OTHER DEFERRED CHARGES 3,907,525 3,505,065 402,463 356,672 45,32242 1760 INVENTORIES 1,183,391 181,476 1,001,916 732,062 267,54943 1790 TOTAL OTHER INVESTMENTS 14,295,221 6,098,514 8,196,710 6,783,440 1,908,138

R E S E R V E S44 1820 ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION 137,287,427 6,969,095 130,318,326 95,941,756 34,176,50745 1830 ACCUMULATED AMORTIZATION 1,016,048 22,264 993,778 761,704 232,07146 1840 DEFERRED FEDERAL INCOME TAX 21,286,505 205,052 21,081,454 15,852,261 5,191,24447 1850 CUSTOMER DEPOSITS 328,447 443 327,999 246,986 80,75548 1870 OTHER DEFERRED CREDITS 1,709,589 1,215,460 494,125 366,271 122,72449 1880 ALL OTHER RESERVE ITEMS 20,699,358 10,879,625 9,695,759 8,386,418 1,306,80650 1890 TOTAL RESERVES 182,327,368 19,415,923 162,911,445 121,555,404 41,222,933

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LINE ROW C O M M O N L I N ENO. NO. PAY BASE FACTOR

TELEPHONE INSIDE WIRE PORTION T O T A L SELECTED INCOME STATEMENT ACCOUNTS

R E V E N U E S1 1010 BASIC LOCAL SERVICE N/A N/A N/A N/A 2 1020 NETWORK ACCESS SERVICES N/A N/A N/A 10,818,3953 1030 TOLL NETWORK SERVICES N/A N/A N/A 12,9844 1040 MISCELLANEOUS N/A N/A N/A 147,9535 1045 NONREGULATED N/A N/A N/A N/A 6 1050 SETTLEMENTS N/A N/A N/A 197 1060 UNCOLLECTIBLES N/A N/A N/A 91,5388 1090 TOTAL OPERATING REVENUES N/A N/A N/A 10,887,811

E X P E N S E S9 1120 PLANT SPECIFIC 119,510 2,941 2,368,080 2,490,535

10 1130 PLANT NON-SPECIFIC 20,737 1,068 873,943 895,75211 1140 CUSTOMER OPERATIONS - MARKETING 10,894 740 467,441 479,07012 1150 CUSTOMER OPERATIONS - SERVICES 17,152 233 304,395 321,78613 1160 CORPORATE OPERATIONS 46,335 1,069 1,134,021 1,181,42114 1170 ACCESS 0 0 0 015 1180 DEPRECIATION / AMORTIZATION 73,898 4,491 2,474,172 2,552,56516 1190 TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES 288,644 10,546 7,770,466 8,069,663

17 1290 OTHER OPERATING INCOME / LOSSES (13) (3) (179) (193)

N O N - O P E R A T I N G I T E M S18 1320 JURISDICTIONAL DIFFERENCES N/A N/A N/A N/A 19 1330 EXTRAORDINARY ITEMS 0 0 17 1720 1340 ALLOWANCE FOR FUNDS USED 671 17 28,210 28,895

DURING CONSTRUCTION21 1350 SPECIAL CHARGES 320 15 14,190 14,53322 1360 ALL OTHER NON-OPERATING ITEMS 11 0 457 46823 1390 TOTAL NON - OPERATING ITEMS (278) (2) (11,707) (11,987)

O T H E R T A X E S24 1410 STATE AND LOCAL INCOME N/A N/A N/A 104,33325 1420 OTHER STATE AND LOCAL N/A N/A N/A 480,83326 1490 TOTAL OTHER TAXES N/A N/A N/A 585,169

27 1590 NET FEDERAL INCOME TAX N/A N/A N/A 558,781

SELECTED BALANCE SHEET ACCOUNTS

P L A N T I N S E R V I C E28 1620 SUPPORT PLANT 113,446 5,291 4,771,353 4,890,09429 1630 OPERATOR SYSTEMS EQUIPMENT N/A N/A N/A N/A

CENTRAL OFFICE EQUIPMENT - -30 1640 SWITCHING N/A N/A N/A N/A 31 1650 TRANSMISSION 65,536 N/A 5,890,712 5,956,25232 1660 CABLE & WIRE FACILITIES 287,258 N/A 26,529,326 26,816,58833 1670 INFORMATION ORIGINATION 411,270 35,641 677,002 1,123,913

AND TERMINATION EQUIPMENT34 1680 AMORTIZABLE ASSETS 5,210 183 215,338 220,73735 1690 TOTAL PLANT 882,737 41,115 38,083,723 39,007,576

O T H E R I N V E S T M E N T S36 1705 OTHER JURISDICTIONAL ASSETS-NET N/A N/A N/A N/A 37 1710 PROPERTY HELD-FUTURE USE 21 4 1,558 1,58738 1720 PLANT UNDER CONSTRUCTION 13,254 297 546,736 560,28639 1730 PLANT ACQUISITION ADJUSTMENTS 118 0 8,493 8,60940 1740 INVESTMENT-NON-AFFILIATED 8 0 790 799

COMPANIES41 1750 OTHER DEFERRED CHARGES 542 208 24,179 24,92942 1760 INVENTORIES 3,341 47 144,189 147,57743 1790 TOTAL OTHER INVESTMENTS 22,320 1,565 1,013,531 1,037,412

R E S E R V E S44 1820 ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION 482,070 27,550 17,990,734 18,500,35245 1830 ACCUMULATED AMORTIZATION 2,737 116 113,625 116,48546 1840 DEFERRED FEDERAL INCOME TAX 47,252 2,223 2,341,812 2,391,28147 1850 CUSTOMER DEPOSITS 1,140 26 41,528 42,69048 1870 OTHER DEFERRED CREDITS 1,578 229 63,032 64,84249 1880 ALL OTHER RESERVE ITEMS 15,390 1,840 632,403 649,63750 1890 TOTAL RESERVES 551,532 31,984 21,223,460 21,806,976

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LINE ROW T R A F F I C S E N S I T I V ENO. NO. EQUAL

SWITCHING ACCESS TRANSPORT INFORMATION T O T A L SELECTED INCOME STATEMENT ACCOUNTS

R E V E N U E S1 1010 BASIC LOCAL SERVICE N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 2 1020 NETWORK ACCESS SERVICES 4,320,725 0 4,007,134 360,056 8,687,9193 1030 TOLL NETWORK SERVICES 11,124 0 12,667 726 24,5194 1040 MISCELLANEOUS 37,005 N/A 43,450 (19,368) 61,0875 1045 NONREGULATED N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 6 1050 SETTLEMENTS 3 0 4 0 77 1060 UNCOLLECTIBLES 8,084 0 11,888 279 20,2538 1090 TOTAL OPERATING REVENUES 4,360,766 0 4,051,376 341,130 8,753,272

E X P E N S E S9 1120 PLANT SPECIFIC 435,120 0 629,109 4,660 1,068,889

10 1130 PLANT NON-SPECIFIC 199,710 0 276,427 2,122 478,25811 1140 CUSTOMER OPERATIONS - MARKETING 108,454 0 145,849 1,116 255,42612 1150 CUSTOMER OPERATIONS - SERVICES 46,255 0 68,619 239,057 353,93313 1160 CORPORATE OPERATIONS 229,296 0 315,023 67,535 611,85314 1170 ACCESS 0 0 0 0 015 1180 DEPRECIATION / AMORTIZATION 767,181 16,214 943,756 8,558 1,735,70616 1190 TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES 1,787,315 16,214 2,380,230 323,059 4,506,822

17 1290 OTHER OPERATING INCOME / LOSSES (408) 0 (1,187) (1) (1,593)

N O N - O P E R A T I N G I T E M S18 1320 JURISDICTIONAL DIFFERENCES N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 19 1330 EXTRAORDINARY ITEMS 4 N/A 6 0 1020 1340 ALLOWANCE FOR FUNDS USED 6,875 1 9,463 62 16,407

DURING CONSTRUCTION21 1350 SPECIAL CHARGES 3,251 0 4,222 34 7,50822 1360 ALL OTHER NON-OPERATING ITEMS 79 0 93 1 17323 1390 TOTAL NON - OPERATING ITEMS (3,235) (1) (4,805) (15) (8,066)

O T H E R T A X E S24 1410 STATE AND LOCAL INCOME 116,422 (881) 68,803 (514) 183,82025 1420 OTHER STATE AND LOCAL 124,921 0 156,018 2,606 283,55226 1490 TOTAL OTHER TAXES 241,343 (881) 224,815 2,094 467,372

27 1590 NET FEDERAL INCOME TAX 767,698 (5,946) 445,010 5,126 1,211,890

SELECTED BALANCE SHEET ACCOUNTS

P L A N T I N S E R V I C E28 1620 SUPPORT PLANT 1,070,567 1,040 1,458,209 11,998 2,541,80829 1630 OPERATOR SYSTEMS EQUIPMENT 3,049 0 6,227 79,056 88,335

CENTRAL OFFICE EQUIPMENT - -30 1640 SWITCHING 7,416,470 131,339 1,635,829 0 9,183,63531 1650 TRANSMISSION N/A 25,368 6,038,589 N/A 6,070,71232 1660 CABLE & WIRE FACILITIES N/A 843 2,218,457 N/A 2,219,63933 1670 INFORMATION ORIGINATION N/A 0 N/A N/A N/A

AND TERMINATION EQUIPMENT34 1680 AMORTIZABLE ASSETS 55,138 0 81,600 519 137,25335 1690 TOTAL PLANT 8,552,327 158,590 11,438,899 91,576 20,241,388

O T H E R I N V E S T M E N T S36 1705 OTHER JURISDICTIONAL ASSETS-NET N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 37 1710 PROPERTY HELD-FUTURE USE 507 0 564 2 1,07738 1720 PLANT UNDER CONSTRUCTION 130,605 0 180,258 1,227 312,09539 1730 PLANT ACQUISITION ADJUSTMENTS 5,150 0 1,473 0 6,62540 1740 INVESTMENT-NON-AFFILIATED 201 0 155 1 357

COMPANIES41 1750 OTHER DEFERRED CHARGES 7,184 12 7,164 60 14,42042 1760 INVENTORIES 31,423 0 41,231 354 73,00143 1790 TOTAL OTHER INVESTMENTS 245,410 0 322,114 2,022 569,544

R E S E R V E S44 1820 ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION 3,939,027 100,368 5,419,057 41,668 9,500,11245 1830 ACCUMULATED AMORTIZATION 28,906 0 41,479 271 70,65446 1840 DEFERRED FEDERAL INCOME TAX 840,296 16,552 916,333 8,501 1,781,68347 1850 CUSTOMER DEPOSITS 9,318 0 13,354 96 22,77648 1870 OTHER DEFERRED CREDITS 13,618 0 22,487 171 36,28149 1880 ALL OTHER RESERVE ITEMS 158,356 0 276,444 1,674 436,47350 1890 TOTAL RESERVES 5,003,709 116,920 6,707,118 52,538 11,880,290

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LINE ROW SPECIAL TOTAL BILLING & INTEREXCHANGENO. NO. ACCESS ACCESS COLLECTION

SELECTED INCOME STATEMENT ACCOUNTS

R E V E N U E S1 1010 BASIC LOCAL SERVICE $395 $395 N/A N/A 2 1020 NETWORK ACCESS SERVICES 3,622,719 23,129,032 N/A 21,6363 1030 TOLL NETWORK SERVICES 188 37,690 N/A 280,6974 1040 MISCELLANEOUS 61,417 270,456 619,011 37,2755 1045 NONREGULATED N/A N/A N/A N/A 6 1050 SETTLEMENTS 2 29 0 1,0117 1060 UNCOLLECTIBLES 11,918 123,708 6,892 2,0328 1090 TOTAL OPERATING REVENUES 3,672,812 23,313,893 612,121 338,582

E X P E N S E S9 1120 PLANT SPECIFIC 765,942 4,325,363 0 3,120

10 1130 PLANT NON-SPECIFIC 316,209 1,690,214 0 1,32811 1140 CUSTOMER OPERATIONS - MARKETING 162,579 897,079 0 41312 1150 CUSTOMER OPERATIONS - SERVICES 186,180 861,894 387,556 72,90413 1160 CORPORATE OPERATIONS 397,649 2,190,923 108,298 27,79314 1170 ACCESS 0 0 N/A 26,78215 1180 DEPRECIATION / AMORTIZATION 1,043,478 5,331,740 0 4,74016 1190 TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES 2,873,982 15,450,464 495,855 137,087

17 1290 OTHER OPERATING INCOME / LOSSES (557) (2,343) 0 (2)

N O N - O P E R A T I N G I T E M S18 1320 JURISDICTIONAL DIFFERENCES N/A N/A N/A N/A 19 1330 EXTRAORDINARY ITEMS 12 39 0 020 1340 ALLOWANCE FOR FUNDS USED 10,715 56,029 0 36

DURING CONSTRUCTION21 1350 SPECIAL CHARGES 5,407 27,448 0 1822 1360 ALL OTHER NON-OPERATING ITEMS 117 758 0 (1)23 1390 TOTAL NON - OPERATING ITEMS (4,053) (24,102) 0 (15)

O T H E R T A X E S24 1410 STATE AND LOCAL INCOME 25,950 314,102 8,072 14,79225 1420 OTHER STATE AND LOCAL 162,586 926,971 3,779 1,72026 1490 TOTAL OTHER TAXES 188,542 1,241,076 11,851 16,520

27 1590 NET FEDERAL INCOME TAX 137,695 1,908,364 36,575 64,672

SELECTED BALANCE SHEET ACCOUNTS

P L A N T I N S E R V I C E28 1620 SUPPORT PLANT 1,742,493 9,174,397 0 6,34229 1630 OPERATOR SYSTEMS EQUIPMENT N/A 88,335 N/A 26,994

CENTRAL OFFICE EQUIPMENT - -30 1640 SWITCHING 0 9,183,635 N/A 3,81831 1650 TRANSMISSION 6,854,974 18,881,924 N/A 11,95232 1660 CABLE & WIRE FACILITIES 4,485,283 33,521,508 N/A 4,94233 1670 INFORMATION ORIGINATION 5,508 1,129,421 N/A N/A

AND TERMINATION EQUIPMENT34 1680 AMORTIZABLE ASSETS 87,153 445,148 0 26635 1690 TOTAL PLANT 13,175,406 72,424,370 0 54,315

O T H E R I N V E S T M E N T S36 1705 OTHER JURISDICTIONAL ASSETS-NET N/A N/A N/A N/A 37 1710 PROPERTY HELD-FUTURE USE 407 3,069 0 738 1720 PLANT UNDER CONSTRUCTION 189,253 1,061,634 0 81539 1730 PLANT ACQUISITION ADJUSTMENTS 534 15,769 0 040 1740 INVESTMENT-NON-AFFILIATED 66 1,220 0 0

COMPANIES41 1750 OTHER DEFERRED CHARGES 5,937 45,287 0 3342 1760 INVENTORIES 46,765 267,345 0 19843 1790 TOTAL OTHER INVESTMENTS 299,455 1,906,417 0 1,702

R E S E R V E S44 1820 ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION 6,150,107 34,150,570 0 25,93945 1830 ACCUMULATED AMORTIZATION 44,798 231,934 0 13346 1840 DEFERRED FEDERAL INCOME TAX 1,014,001 5,186,979 0 4,26647 1850 CUSTOMER DEPOSITS 15,239 80,707 0 4848 1870 OTHER DEFERRED CREDITS 21,496 122,622 0 10449 1880 ALL OTHER RESERVE ITEMS 219,433 1,305,540 0 1,27050 1890 TOTAL RESERVES 7,503,789 41,191,062 0 31,881

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( DOLLAR AMOUNTS SHOWN IN THOUSANDS )NON-

LINE ROW T O T A L REGULATED SUBJECT STATE INTERSTATENO. NO. AND TO

ADJUSTMENTS SEPARATIONS SELECTED INCOME STATEMENT ACCOUNTS

R E V E N U E S1 1010 BASIC LOCAL SERVICE $40,507,201 ($7,752) $40,514,954 $40,514,832 $1222 1020 NETWORK ACCESS SERVICES 23,452,045 92,144 23,359,898 5,038,090 18,321,8083 1030 TOLL NETWORK SERVICES 8,002,623 87,280 7,915,343 7,627,241 288,0964 1040 MISCELLANEOUS 3,917,270 172,507 3,744,758 3,063,952 680,8095 1045 NONREGULATED 3,963,052 3,963,051 N/A N/A N/A 6 1050 SETTLEMENTS (44,977) (22,547) (22,430) (22,438) 67 1060 UNCOLLECTIBLES 1,084,986 78,392 1,006,593 905,142 101,4488 1090 TOTAL OPERATING REVENUES 78,712,230 4,206,292 74,505,935 55,316,537 19,189,393

E X P E N S E S9 1120 PLANT SPECIFIC 15,130,201 1,630,257 13,499,943 9,971,976 3,527,973

10 1130 PLANT NON-SPECIFIC 5,564,495 418,373 5,146,116 3,750,783 1,395,33611 1140 CUSTOMER OPERATIONS - MARKETING 3,383,257 320,674 3,062,584 2,305,814 756,76812 1150 CUSTOMER OPERATIONS - SERVICES 7,841,952 782,485 7,059,463 5,970,450 1,089,00713 1160 CORPORATE OPERATIONS 8,652,407 600,051 8,052,354 6,173,429 1,878,92614 1170 ACCESS 922,524 (5,193) 927,612 902,679 24,93315 1180 DEPRECIATION / AMORTIZATION 16,378,434 235,747 16,142,686 11,812,192 4,330,49316 1190 TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES 57,873,265 3,982,505 53,890,759 40,887,322 13,013,189

17 1290 OTHER OPERATING INCOME / LOSSES (20,330) (25,733) 5,401 7,896 (2,498)

N O N - O P E R A T I N G I T E M S18 1320 JURISDICTIONAL DIFFERENCES (512,680) 128,956 (641,636) (641,636) N/A 19 1330 EXTRAORDINARY ITEMS 153,192 153,056 136 98 4120 1340 ALLOWANCE FOR FUNDS USED 141,326 (35,516) 176,842 129,655 47,190

DURING CONSTRUCTION21 1350 SPECIAL CHARGES 271,016 169,206 101,808 77,885 23,91922 1360 ALL OTHER NON-OPERATING ITEMS 1,976,383 1,973,573 2,810 2,065 74723 1390 TOTAL NON - OPERATING ITEMS (1,487,211) (2,050,864) 563,654 587,700 (18,783)

O T H E R T A X E S24 1410 STATE AND LOCAL INCOME 692,229 44,654 647,576 394,952 252,62925 1420 OTHER STATE AND LOCAL 3,698,977 54,474 3,644,502 2,877,969 766,53426 1490 TOTAL OTHER TAXES 4,391,204 99,126 4,292,079 3,272,918 1,019,161

27 1590 NET FEDERAL INCOME TAX 4,500,413 (12,281) 4,274,741 2,804,471 1,466,785

SELECTED BALANCE SHEET ACCOUNTS

P L A N T I N S E R V I C E28 1620 SUPPORT PLANT 34,585,597 1,963,684 32,621,909 24,986,299 7,635,61329 1630 OPERATOR SYSTEMS EQUIPMENT 801,352 (13,149) 814,503 715,224 99,280

CENTRAL OFFICE EQUIPMENT - - 030 1640 SWITCHING 43,600,738 3,248,655 40,352,087 33,392,782 6,959,29831 1650 TRANSMISSION 44,777,966 106,196 44,671,769 28,533,104 16,138,66632 1660 CABLE & WIRE FACILITIES 98,971,047 2,241,893 96,729,153 70,441,297 26,287,85533 1670 INFORMATION ORIGINATION 3,958,014 184,238 3,773,775 2,833,583 940,197

AND TERMINATION EQUIPMENT34 1680 AMORTIZABLE ASSETS 1,659,193 19,539 1,639,654 1,246,449 393,20735 1690 TOTAL PLANT 228,353,909 7,751,061 220,602,851 162,148,737 58,454,116

O T H E R I N V E S T M E N T S36 1705 OTHER JURISDICTIONAL ASSETS-NET 4,552,242 2,221,563 2,330,681 2,330,682 037 1710 PROPERTY HELD-FUTURE USE 8,380 3,104 5,278 3,850 1,42838 1720 PLANT UNDER CONSTRUCTION 3,000,505 (104,113) 3,104,615 2,278,455 826,16039 1730 PLANT ACQUISITION ADJUSTMENTS 5,913 2,989 2,924 2,097 82740 1740 INVESTMENT-NON-AFFILIATED 42,567 42,556 11 8 3

COMPANIES41 1750 OTHER DEFERRED CHARGES 3,215,886 2,843,710 372,176 336,655 35,52142 1760 INVENTORIES 883,191 67,250 815,940 594,934 221,00443 1790 TOTAL OTHER INVESTMENTS 11,708,684 5,077,059 6,631,624 5,546,679 1,200,972

R E S E R V E S44 1820 ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION 107,982,576 5,072,008 102,910,569 75,162,000 27,748,56445 1830 ACCUMULATED AMORTIZATION 829,480 (12,638) 842,122 641,451 200,67246 1840 DEFERRED FEDERAL INCOME TAX 16,066,892 159,439 15,907,452 11,870,924 4,036,53047 1850 CUSTOMER DEPOSITS 250,143 (9,493) 259,637 190,155 69,47748 1870 OTHER DEFERRED CREDITS 1,025,739 579,830 445,906 334,266 111,64049 1880 ALL OTHER RESERVE ITEMS 18,211,265 8,878,142 9,209,146 8,015,954 1,193,19250 1890 TOTAL RESERVES 144,366,095 14,791,259 129,574,834 96,214,752 33,473,669

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LINE ROW C O M M O N L I N ENO. NO. PAY BASE FACTOR

TELEPHONE INSIDE WIRE PORTION T O T A L SELECTED INCOME STATEMENT ACCOUNTS

R E V E N U E S1 1010 BASIC LOCAL SERVICE N/A N/A N/A N/A 2 1020 NETWORK ACCESS SERVICES N/A N/A N/A 8,197,9183 1030 TOLL NETWORK SERVICES N/A N/A N/A 12,5624 1040 MISCELLANEOUS N/A N/A N/A 89,0075 1045 NONREGULATED N/A N/A N/A N/A 6 1050 SETTLEMENTS N/A N/A N/A 07 1060 UNCOLLECTIBLES N/A N/A N/A 69,7228 1090 TOTAL OPERATING REVENUES N/A N/A N/A 8,229,761

E X P E N S E S9 1120 PLANT SPECIFIC 99,847 2,941 1,903,797 2,006,586

10 1130 PLANT NON-SPECIFIC 17,740 1,068 702,052 720,85811 1140 CUSTOMER OPERATIONS - MARKETING 9,541 740 384,944 395,22112 1150 CUSTOMER OPERATIONS - SERVICES 14,073 233 249,620 263,93013 1160 CORPORATE OPERATIONS 38,165 1,069 898,135 937,37014 1170 ACCESS 0 0 0 015 1180 DEPRECIATION / AMORTIZATION 62,547 4,488 1,930,784 1,997,82216 1190 TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES 242,020 10,543 6,074,627 6,327,194

17 1290 OTHER OPERATING INCOME / LOSSES (12) (3) (405) (419)

N O N - O P E R A T I N G I T E M S18 1320 JURISDICTIONAL DIFFERENCES N/A N/A N/A N/A 19 1330 EXTRAORDINARY ITEMS 0 0 17 1720 1340 ALLOWANCE FOR FUNDS USED 594 17 23,217 23,829

DURING CONSTRUCTION21 1350 SPECIAL CHARGES 295 15 12,116 12,42822 1360 ALL OTHER NON-OPERATING ITEMS 11 0 448 45923 1390 TOTAL NON - OPERATING ITEMS (231) (2) (8,780) (9,012)

O T H E R T A X E S24 1410 STATE AND LOCAL INCOME N/A N/A N/A 66,23225 1420 OTHER STATE AND LOCAL N/A N/A N/A 381,69526 1490 TOTAL OTHER TAXES N/A N/A N/A 447,926

27 1590 NET FEDERAL INCOME TAX N/A N/A N/A 329,445

SELECTED BALANCE SHEET ACCOUNTS

P L A N T I N S E R V I C E28 1620 SUPPORT PLANT 97,776 5,291 3,871,936 3,975,00329 1630 OPERATOR SYSTEMS EQUIPMENT N/A N/A N/A N/A

CENTRAL OFFICE EQUIPMENT - -30 1640 SWITCHING N/A N/A N/A N/A 31 1650 TRANSMISSION 59,718 N/A 4,943,193 5,002,91232 1660 CABLE & WIRE FACILITIES 241,366 N/A 20,220,739 20,462,10633 1670 INFORMATION ORIGINATION 341,688 35,637 561,751 939,078

AND TERMINATION EQUIPMENT34 1680 AMORTIZABLE ASSETS 4,621 183 185,732 190,53735 1690 TOTAL PLANT 745,172 41,111 29,783,349 30,569,633

O T H E R I N V E S T M E N T S36 1705 OTHER JURISDICTIONAL ASSETS-NET N/A N/A N/A N/A 37 1710 PROPERTY HELD-FUTURE USE 14 4 642 66338 1720 PLANT UNDER CONSTRUCTION 10,275 297 410,416 420,98939 1730 PLANT ACQUISITION ADJUSTMENTS 10 0 440 45040 1740 INVESTMENT-NON-AFFILIATED 0 0 2 2

COMPANIES41 1750 OTHER DEFERRED CHARGES 457 173 21,202 21,83242 1760 INVENTORIES 2,802 47 116,921 119,76943 1790 TOTAL OTHER INVESTMENTS 14,444 1,530 594,444 610,417

R E S E R V E S44 1820 ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION 406,201 27,547 14,176,562 14,610,31145 1830 ACCUMULATED AMORTIZATION 2,418 116 95,554 98,08946 1840 DEFERRED FEDERAL INCOME TAX 39,963 2,223 1,773,520 1,815,70647 1850 CUSTOMER DEPOSITS 904 26 34,528 35,45748 1870 OTHER DEFERRED CREDITS 1,484 229 57,567 59,27749 1880 ALL OTHER RESERVE ITEMS 14,540 1,840 570,625 587,00650 1890 TOTAL RESERVES 466,877 31,981 16,749,075 17,247,933

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LINE ROW T R A F F I C S E N S I T I V ENO. NO. EQUAL

SWITCHING ACCESS TRANSPORT INFORMATION T O T A L SELECTED INCOME STATEMENT ACCOUNTS

R E V E N U E S1 1010 BASIC LOCAL SERVICE N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 2 1020 NETWORK ACCESS SERVICES 3,324,989 0 3,417,555 306,673 7,049,2143 1030 TOLL NETWORK SERVICES 10,821 0 12,224 699 23,7464 1040 MISCELLANEOUS 24,015 N/A 31,507 238 55,7585 1045 NONREGULATED N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 6 1050 SETTLEMENTS 0 0 0 0 07 1060 UNCOLLECTIBLES 6,583 0 10,140 260 16,9858 1090 TOTAL OPERATING REVENUES 3,353,238 0 3,451,145 307,348 7,111,733

E X P E N S E S9 1120 PLANT SPECIFIC 316,488 0 511,032 4,192 831,714

10 1130 PLANT NON-SPECIFIC 154,698 0 230,590 1,954 387,24411 1140 CUSTOMER OPERATIONS - MARKETING 87,019 0 125,016 1,034 213,07312 1150 CUSTOMER OPERATIONS - SERVICES 32,377 0 55,024 211,236 298,63913 1160 CORPORATE OPERATIONS 165,156 0 256,721 59,656 481,53014 1170 ACCESS 0 0 0 0 015 1180 DEPRECIATION / AMORTIZATION 592,957 16,197 777,035 7,637 1,393,82516 1190 TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES 1,349,887 16,197 1,956,756 285,719 3,608,560

17 1290 OTHER OPERATING INCOME / LOSSES (404) 0 (1,153) (1) (1,556)

N O N - O P E R A T I N G I T E M S18 1320 JURISDICTIONAL DIFFERENCES N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 19 1330 EXTRAORDINARY ITEMS 4 N/A 6 0 1020 1340 ALLOWANCE FOR FUNDS USED 5,480 1 8,095 58 13,637

DURING CONSTRUCTION21 1350 SPECIAL CHARGES 2,696 0 3,704 33 6,43222 1360 ALL OTHER NON-OPERATING ITEMS 78 0 91 1 17023 1390 TOTAL NON - OPERATING ITEMS (2,395) (1) (3,951) (12) (6,363)

O T H E R T A X E S24 1410 STATE AND LOCAL INCOME 87,576 (881) 64,721 (196) 151,21525 1420 OTHER STATE AND LOCAL 99,808 0 131,934 2,266 234,01026 1490 TOTAL OTHER TAXES 187,382 (881) 196,654 2,069 385,225

27 1590 NET FEDERAL INCOME TAX 597,972 (5,940) 403,200 6,417 1,001,650

SELECTED BALANCE SHEET ACCOUNTS

P L A N T I N S E R V I C E28 1620 SUPPORT PLANT 840,984 1,040 1,225,790 10,921 2,078,73529 1630 OPERATOR SYSTEMS EQUIPMENT 2,347 0 5,989 72,185 80,522

CENTRAL OFFICE EQUIPMENT - -30 1640 SWITCHING 5,554,543 131,121 1,270,590 0 6,956,25531 1650 TRANSMISSION N/A 25,368 4,951,027 N/A 4,983,15032 1660 CABLE & WIRE FACILITIES N/A 843 1,837,877 N/A 1,839,05933 1670 INFORMATION ORIGINATION N/A 0 N/A N/A N/A

AND TERMINATION EQUIPMENT34 1680 AMORTIZABLE ASSETS 47,455 0 73,409 458 121,32135 1690 TOTAL PLANT 6,452,424 158,372 9,364,681 83,565 16,059,040

O T H E R I N V E S T M E N T S36 1705 OTHER JURISDICTIONAL ASSETS-NET N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 37 1710 PROPERTY HELD-FUTURE USE 175 0 288 1 46638 1720 PLANT UNDER CONSTRUCTION 95,538 0 141,568 1,078 238,18839 1730 PLANT ACQUISITION ADJUSTMENTS 103 0 104 1 20840 1740 INVESTMENT-NON-AFFILIATED 0 0 1 0 1

COMPANIES41 1750 OTHER DEFERRED CHARGES 3,295 12 5,643 52 9,00242 1760 INVENTORIES 24,380 0 34,075 310 58,76643 1790 TOTAL OTHER INVESTMENTS 140,964 0 213,469 1,622 356,054

R E S E R V E S44 1820 ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION 3,026,481 100,225 4,444,564 38,862 7,610,13145 1830 ACCUMULATED AMORTIZATION 24,073 0 36,670 238 60,98146 1840 DEFERRED FEDERAL INCOME TAX 586,050 16,522 716,178 7,695 1,326,44847 1850 CUSTOMER DEPOSITS 7,925 0 11,597 88 19,61448 1870 OTHER DEFERRED CREDITS 11,608 0 20,457 163 32,23049 1880 ALL OTHER RESERVE ITEMS 139,344 0 256,965 1,620 397,92950 1890 TOTAL RESERVES 3,809,882 116,747 5,504,497 48,823 9,479,951

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LINE ROW SPECIAL TOTAL BILLING & INTEREXCHANGENO. NO. ACCESS ACCESS COLLECTION

SELECTED INCOME STATEMENT ACCOUNTS

R E V E N U E S1 1010 BASIC LOCAL SERVICE $122 $122 N/A N/A 2 1020 NETWORK ACCESS SERVICES 3,053,039 18,300,175 N/A 21,6363 1030 TOLL NETWORK SERVICES 0 36,307 N/A 251,7914 1040 MISCELLANEOUS 51,542 196,303 483,315 1,1865 1045 NONREGULATED N/A N/A N/A N/A 6 1050 SETTLEMENTS 0 0 0 67 1060 UNCOLLECTIBLES 8,512 95,218 4,285 1,9408 1090 TOTAL OPERATING REVENUES 3,096,191 18,437,687 479,030 272,678

E X P E N S E S9 1120 PLANT SPECIFIC 688,034 3,526,334 0 1,634

10 1130 PLANT NON-SPECIFIC 286,516 1,394,616 0 71511 1140 CUSTOMER OPERATIONS - MARKETING 148,096 756,389 0 37912 1150 CUSTOMER OPERATIONS - SERVICES 154,522 717,088 316,017 55,90813 1160 CORPORATE OPERATIONS 350,579 1,769,479 87,487 21,96114 1170 ACCESS 0 0 N/A 24,93315 1180 DEPRECIATION / AMORTIZATION 936,289 4,327,934 0 2,56616 1190 TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES 2,565,834 12,501,586 403,504 108,103

17 1290 OTHER OPERATING INCOME / LOSSES (520) (2,497) 0 (2)

N O N - O P E R A T I N G I T E M S18 1320 JURISDICTIONAL DIFFERENCES N/A N/A N/A N/A 19 1330 EXTRAORDINARY ITEMS 12 39 0 020 1340 ALLOWANCE FOR FUNDS USED 9,702 47,167 0 18

DURING CONSTRUCTION21 1350 SPECIAL CHARGES 5,042 23,903 0 922 1360 ALL OTHER NON-OPERATING ITEMS 116 745 0 (1)23 1390 TOTAL NON - OPERATING ITEMS (3,401) (18,775) 0 (5)

O T H E R T A X E S24 1410 STATE AND LOCAL INCOME 17,788 235,237 5,319 12,08125 1420 OTHER STATE AND LOCAL 146,203 761,908 3,190 1,43926 1490 TOTAL OTHER TAXES 163,992 997,144 8,509 13,520

27 1590 NET FEDERAL INCOME TAX 59,454 1,390,542 23,485 52,748

SELECTED BALANCE SHEET ACCOUNTS

P L A N T I N S E R V I C E28 1620 SUPPORT PLANT 1,578,050 7,631,788 0 3,82729 1630 OPERATOR SYSTEMS EQUIPMENT N/A 80,522 N/A 18,756

CENTRAL OFFICE EQUIPMENT - -30 1640 SWITCHING 0 6,956,255 N/A 3,04331 1650 TRANSMISSION 6,151,727 16,137,784 N/A 87832 1660 CABLE & WIRE FACILITIES 3,983,804 26,284,966 N/A 2,88933 1670 INFORMATION ORIGINATION 1,121 940,197 N/A N/A

AND TERMINATION EQUIPMENT34 1680 AMORTIZABLE ASSETS 81,154 393,016 0 18535 1690 TOTAL PLANT 11,795,856 58,424,529 0 29,580

O T H E R I N V E S T M E N T S36 1705 OTHER JURISDICTIONAL ASSETS-NET N/A N/A N/A N/A 37 1710 PROPERTY HELD-FUTURE USE 292 1,420 0 138 1720 PLANT UNDER CONSTRUCTION 166,654 825,830 0 33539 1730 PLANT ACQUISITION ADJUSTMENTS 169 827 0 040 1740 INVESTMENT-NON-AFFILIATED 1 4 0 0

COMPANIES41 1750 OTHER DEFERRED CHARGES 4,659 35,493 0 2642 1760 INVENTORIES 42,356 220,890 0 11043 1790 TOTAL OTHER INVESTMENTS 233,911 1,200,381 0 578

R E S E R V E S44 1820 ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION 5,513,979 27,734,422 0 14,14745 1830 ACCUMULATED AMORTIZATION 41,509 200,574 0 9646 1840 DEFERRED FEDERAL INCOME TAX 891,959 4,034,115 0 2,41147 1850 CUSTOMER DEPOSITS 14,368 69,437 0 4048 1870 OTHER DEFERRED CREDITS 20,053 111,562 0 8149 1880 ALL OTHER RESERVE ITEMS 207,548 1,192,483 0 71350 1890 TOTAL RESERVES 6,728,187 33,456,071 0 17,607

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( DOLLAR AMOUNTS SHOWN IN THOUSANDS )NON-

LINE ROW T O T A L REGULATED SUBJECT STATE INTERSTATENO. NO. AND TO

ADJUSTMENTS SEPARATIONS SELECTED INCOME STATEMENT ACCOUNTS

R E V E N U E S1 1010 BASIC LOCAL SERVICE $8,954,327 ($28,664) $8,982,991 $8,954,007 $7512 1020 NETWORK ACCESS SERVICES 7,526,523 65,726 7,460,797 2,555,577 4,828,8593 1030 TOLL NETWORK SERVICES 2,442,669 22,953 2,419,713 2,364,059 30,2884 1040 MISCELLANEOUS 1,714,645 46,303 1,668,344 1,417,412 245,9295 1045 NONREGULATED 1,639,036 1,625,678 N/A N/A N/A 6 1050 SETTLEMENTS 25,841 8,369 17,474 16,517 1,0337 1060 UNCOLLECTIBLES 374,876 51,597 323,283 291,327 31,1858 1090 TOTAL OPERATING REVENUES 21,928,179 1,688,775 20,239,402 15,016,251 5,075,679

E X P E N S E S9 1120 PLANT SPECIFIC 4,557,968 1,035,919 3,522,043 2,697,509 800,521

10 1130 PLANT NON-SPECIFIC 1,366,922 106,518 1,260,405 956,347 296,21411 1140 CUSTOMER OPERATIONS - MARKETING 819,960 211,628 608,333 465,458 140,72612 1150 CUSTOMER OPERATIONS - SERVICES 1,679,328 87,166 1,592,156 1,351,955 233,34513 1160 CORPORATE OPERATIONS 2,358,939 222,005 2,136,936 1,668,760 448,09014 1170 ACCESS 354,739 23,277 331,460 322,455 1,84915 1180 DEPRECIATION / AMORTIZATION 4,486,519 145,014 4,341,506 3,308,728 1,005,97716 1190 TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES 15,624,375 1,831,534 13,792,843 10,771,210 3,070,215

17 1290 OTHER OPERATING INCOME / LOSSES 87,334 86,180 1,153 1,074 154

N O N - O P E R A T I N G I T E M S18 1320 JURISDICTIONAL DIFFERENCES (219,304) 114,351 (333,658) (333,659) N/A 19 1330 EXTRAORDINARY ITEMS (5,843) (3,915) (1,928) 0 020 1340 ALLOWANCE FOR FUNDS USED 36,582 340 36,243 27,356 8,882

DURING CONSTRUCTION21 1350 SPECIAL CHARGES 56,134 39,547 16,583 13,719 3,55522 1360 ALL OTHER NON-OPERATING ITEMS 534,770 528,290 6,480 1,572 1523 1390 TOTAL NON - OPERATING ITEMS (290,069) (599,522) 309,452 318,447 (5,340)

O T H E R T A X E S24 1410 STATE AND LOCAL INCOME 324,586 90,174 234,414 139,575 84,33325 1420 OTHER STATE AND LOCAL 880,337 50,987 829,351 658,084 165,93926 1490 TOTAL OTHER TAXES 1,204,927 141,166 1,063,763 797,655 250,277

27 1590 NET FEDERAL INCOME TAX 1,410,210 (35,915) 1,447,637 846,791 542,832

SELECTED BALANCE SHEET ACCOUNTS

P L A N T I N S E R V I C E28 1620 SUPPORT PLANT 8,233,412 787,224 7,446,191 5,854,435 1,545,12729 1630 OPERATOR SYSTEMS EQUIPMENT 197,105 (13,994) 211,099 195,047 16,053

CENTRAL OFFICE EQUIPMENT - - 030 1640 SWITCHING 13,866,274 534,991 13,331,287 10,986,754 2,228,15531 1650 TRANSMISSION 9,534,565 127,213 9,407,354 6,606,322 2,755,21632 1660 CABLE & WIRE FACILITIES 29,871,845 883,547 28,988,294 21,537,141 7,238,59433 1670 INFORMATION ORIGINATION 1,238,721 464,369 774,346 573,791 189,224

AND TERMINATION EQUIPMENT34 1680 AMORTIZABLE ASSETS 299,221 46,919 252,300 200,090 52,21435 1690 TOTAL PLANT 63,241,149 2,830,269 60,410,875 45,953,572 14,024,582

O T H E R I N V E S T M E N T S36 1705 OTHER JURISDICTIONAL ASSETS-NET 466,477 187,702 278,778 278,778 037 1710 PROPERTY HELD-FUTURE USE 9,232 2,016 7,216 4,857 1,65638 1720 PLANT UNDER CONSTRUCTION 896,786 (95,926) 992,711 749,401 236,29139 1730 PLANT ACQUISITION ADJUSTMENTS 202,364 143,737 58,627 42,720 14,94340 1740 INVESTMENT-NON-AFFILIATED 19,838 8,347 11,491 3,863 1,216

COMPANIES41 1750 OTHER DEFERRED CHARGES 691,639 661,355 30,287 20,017 9,80142 1760 INVENTORIES 300,200 114,226 185,976 137,128 46,54543 1790 TOTAL OTHER INVESTMENTS 2,586,537 1,021,455 1,565,086 1,236,761 707,166

R E S E R V E S44 1820 ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION 29,304,851 1,897,087 27,407,757 20,779,756 6,427,94345 1830 ACCUMULATED AMORTIZATION 186,568 34,902 151,656 120,253 31,39946 1840 DEFERRED FEDERAL INCOME TAX 5,219,613 45,613 5,174,002 3,981,337 1,154,71447 1850 CUSTOMER DEPOSITS 78,304 9,936 68,362 56,831 11,27848 1870 OTHER DEFERRED CREDITS 683,850 635,630 48,219 32,005 11,08449 1880 ALL OTHER RESERVE ITEMS 2,488,093 2,001,483 486,613 370,464 113,61450 1890 TOTAL RESERVES 37,961,273 4,624,664 33,336,611 25,340,652 7,749,264

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LINE ROW C O M M O N L I N ENO. NO. PAY BASE FACTOR

TELEPHONE INSIDE WIRE PORTION T O T A L SELECTED INCOME STATEMENT ACCOUNTS

R E V E N U E S1 1010 BASIC LOCAL SERVICE N/A N/A N/A N/A 2 1020 NETWORK ACCESS SERVICES N/A N/A N/A 2,620,4773 1030 TOLL NETWORK SERVICES N/A N/A N/A 4224 1040 MISCELLANEOUS N/A N/A N/A 58,9465 1045 NONREGULATED N/A N/A N/A N/A 6 1050 SETTLEMENTS N/A N/A N/A 197 1060 UNCOLLECTIBLES N/A N/A N/A 21,8168 1090 TOTAL OPERATING REVENUES N/A N/A N/A 2,658,050

E X P E N S E S9 1120 PLANT SPECIFIC 19,663 0 464,283 483,949

10 1130 PLANT NON-SPECIFIC 2,997 0 171,891 174,89411 1140 CUSTOMER OPERATIONS - MARKETING 1,353 0 82,497 83,84912 1150 CUSTOMER OPERATIONS - SERVICES 3,079 0 54,775 57,85613 1160 CORPORATE OPERATIONS 8,170 0 235,886 244,05114 1170 ACCESS 0 0 0 015 1180 DEPRECIATION / AMORTIZATION 11,351 3 543,388 554,74316 1190 TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES 46,624 3 1,695,839 1,742,469

17 1290 OTHER OPERATING INCOME / LOSSES (1) 0 226 226

N O N - O P E R A T I N G I T E M S18 1320 JURISDICTIONAL DIFFERENCES N/A N/A N/A N/A 19 1330 EXTRAORDINARY ITEMS 0 0 0 020 1340 ALLOWANCE FOR FUNDS USED 77 0 4,993 5,066

DURING CONSTRUCTION21 1350 SPECIAL CHARGES 25 0 2,074 2,10522 1360 ALL OTHER NON-OPERATING ITEMS 0 0 9 923 1390 TOTAL NON - OPERATING ITEMS (47) 0 (2,927) (2,975)

O T H E R T A X E S24 1410 STATE AND LOCAL INCOME N/A N/A N/A 38,10125 1420 OTHER STATE AND LOCAL N/A N/A N/A 99,13826 1490 TOTAL OTHER TAXES N/A N/A N/A 137,243

27 1590 NET FEDERAL INCOME TAX N/A N/A N/A 229,336

SELECTED BALANCE SHEET ACCOUNTS

P L A N T I N S E R V I C E28 1620 SUPPORT PLANT 15,670 0 899,417 915,09129 1630 OPERATOR SYSTEMS EQUIPMENT N/A N/A N/A N/A

CENTRAL OFFICE EQUIPMENT - -30 1640 SWITCHING N/A N/A N/A N/A 31 1650 TRANSMISSION 5,818 N/A 947,519 953,34032 1660 CABLE & WIRE FACILITIES 45,892 N/A 6,308,587 6,354,48233 1670 INFORMATION ORIGINATION 69,582 4 115,251 184,835

AND TERMINATION EQUIPMENT34 1680 AMORTIZABLE ASSETS 589 0 29,606 30,20035 1690 TOTAL PLANT 137,565 4 8,300,374 8,437,943

O T H E R I N V E S T M E N T S36 1705 OTHER JURISDICTIONAL ASSETS-NET N/A N/A N/A N/A 37 1710 PROPERTY HELD-FUTURE USE 7 0 916 92438 1720 PLANT UNDER CONSTRUCTION 2,979 0 136,320 139,29739 1730 PLANT ACQUISITION ADJUSTMENTS 108 0 8,053 8,15940 1740 INVESTMENT-NON-AFFILIATED 8 0 788 797

COMPANIES41 1750 OTHER DEFERRED CHARGES 85 35 2,977 3,09742 1760 INVENTORIES 539 0 27,268 27,80843 1790 TOTAL OTHER INVESTMENTS 7,876 35 419,087 426,995

R E S E R V E S44 1820 ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION 75,869 3 3,814,172 3,890,04145 1830 ACCUMULATED AMORTIZATION 319 0 18,071 18,39646 1840 DEFERRED FEDERAL INCOME TAX 7,289 0 568,292 575,57547 1850 CUSTOMER DEPOSITS 236 0 7,000 7,23348 1870 OTHER DEFERRED CREDITS 94 0 5,465 5,56549 1880 ALL OTHER RESERVE ITEMS 850 0 61,778 62,63150 1890 TOTAL RESERVES 84,655 3 4,474,385 4,559,043

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LINE ROW T R A F F I C S E N S I T I V ENO. NO. EQUAL

SWITCHING ACCESS TRANSPORT INFORMATION T O T A L SELECTED INCOME STATEMENT ACCOUNTS

R E V E N U E S1 1010 BASIC LOCAL SERVICE N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 2 1020 NETWORK ACCESS SERVICES 995,736 0 589,579 53,383 1,638,7053 1030 TOLL NETWORK SERVICES 303 0 443 27 7734 1040 MISCELLANEOUS 12,990 N/A 11,943 (19,606) 5,3295 1045 NONREGULATED N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 6 1050 SETTLEMENTS 3 0 4 0 77 1060 UNCOLLECTIBLES 1,501 0 1,748 19 3,2688 1090 TOTAL OPERATING REVENUES 1,007,528 0 600,231 33,782 1,641,539

E X P E N S E S9 1120 PLANT SPECIFIC 118,632 0 118,077 468 237,175

10 1130 PLANT NON-SPECIFIC 45,012 0 45,837 168 91,01411 1140 CUSTOMER OPERATIONS - MARKETING 21,435 0 20,833 82 42,35312 1150 CUSTOMER OPERATIONS - SERVICES 13,878 0 13,595 27,821 55,29413 1160 CORPORATE OPERATIONS 64,140 0 58,302 7,879 130,32314 1170 ACCESS 0 0 0 0 015 1180 DEPRECIATION / AMORTIZATION 174,224 17 166,721 921 341,88116 1190 TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES 437,428 17 423,474 37,340 898,262

17 1290 OTHER OPERATING INCOME / LOSSES (4) 0 (34) 0 (37)

N O N - O P E R A T I N G I T E M S18 1320 JURISDICTIONAL DIFFERENCES N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 19 1330 EXTRAORDINARY ITEMS 0 N/A 0 0 020 1340 ALLOWANCE FOR FUNDS USED 1,395 0 1,368 4 2,770

DURING CONSTRUCTION21 1350 SPECIAL CHARGES 555 0 518 1 1,07622 1360 ALL OTHER NON-OPERATING ITEMS 1 0 2 0 323 1390 TOTAL NON - OPERATING ITEMS (840) 0 (854) (3) (1,703)

O T H E R T A X E S24 1410 STATE AND LOCAL INCOME 28,846 0 4,082 (318) 32,60525 1420 OTHER STATE AND LOCAL 25,113 0 24,084 340 49,54226 1490 TOTAL OTHER TAXES 53,961 0 28,161 25 82,147

27 1590 NET FEDERAL INCOME TAX 169,726 (6) 41,810 (1,291) 210,240

SELECTED BALANCE SHEET ACCOUNTS

P L A N T I N S E R V I C E28 1620 SUPPORT PLANT 229,583 0 232,419 1,077 463,07329 1630 OPERATOR SYSTEMS EQUIPMENT 702 0 238 6,871 7,813

CENTRAL OFFICE EQUIPMENT - -30 1640 SWITCHING 1,861,927 218 365,239 0 2,227,38031 1650 TRANSMISSION N/A 0 1,087,562 N/A 1,087,56232 1660 CABLE & WIRE FACILITIES N/A 0 380,580 N/A 380,58033 1670 INFORMATION ORIGINATION N/A 0 N/A N/A N/A

AND TERMINATION EQUIPMENT34 1680 AMORTIZABLE ASSETS 7,683 0 8,191 61 15,93235 1690 TOTAL PLANT 2,099,903 218 2,074,218 8,011 4,182,348

O T H E R I N V E S T M E N T S36 1705 OTHER JURISDICTIONAL ASSETS-NET N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 37 1710 PROPERTY HELD-FUTURE USE 332 0 276 1 61138 1720 PLANT UNDER CONSTRUCTION 35,067 0 38,690 149 73,90739 1730 PLANT ACQUISITION ADJUSTMENTS 5,047 0 1,369 (1) 6,41740 1740 INVESTMENT-NON-AFFILIATED 201 0 154 1 356

COMPANIES41 1750 OTHER DEFERRED CHARGES 3,889 0 1,521 8 5,41842 1760 INVENTORIES 7,043 0 7,156 44 14,23543 1790 TOTAL OTHER INVESTMENTS 104,446 0 108,645 400 213,490

R E S E R V E S44 1820 ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION 912,546 143 974,493 2,806 1,889,98145 1830 ACCUMULATED AMORTIZATION 4,833 0 4,809 33 9,67346 1840 DEFERRED FEDERAL INCOME TAX 254,246 30 200,155 806 455,23547 1850 CUSTOMER DEPOSITS 1,393 0 1,757 8 3,16248 1870 OTHER DEFERRED CREDITS 2,010 0 2,030 8 4,05149 1880 ALL OTHER RESERVE ITEMS 19,012 0 19,479 54 38,54450 1890 TOTAL RESERVES 1,193,827 173 1,202,621 3,715 2,400,339

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LINE ROW SPECIAL TOTAL BILLING & INTEREXCHANGENO. NO. ACCESS ACCESS COLLECTION

SELECTED INCOME STATEMENT ACCOUNTS

R E V E N U E S1 1010 BASIC LOCAL SERVICE $273 $273 N/A N/A 2 1020 NETWORK ACCESS SERVICES 569,680 4,828,857 N/A 03 1030 TOLL NETWORK SERVICES 188 1,383 N/A 28,9064 1040 MISCELLANEOUS 9,875 74,153 135,696 36,0895 1045 NONREGULATED N/A N/A N/A N/A 6 1050 SETTLEMENTS 2 29 0 1,0057 1060 UNCOLLECTIBLES 3,406 28,490 2,607 928 1090 TOTAL OPERATING REVENUES 576,621 4,876,206 133,091 65,904

E X P E N S E S9 1120 PLANT SPECIFIC 77,908 799,029 0 1,486

10 1130 PLANT NON-SPECIFIC 29,693 295,598 0 61311 1140 CUSTOMER OPERATIONS - MARKETING 14,483 140,690 0 3412 1150 CUSTOMER OPERATIONS - SERVICES 31,658 144,806 71,539 16,99613 1160 CORPORATE OPERATIONS 47,070 421,444 20,811 5,83214 1170 ACCESS 0 0 N/A 1,84915 1180 DEPRECIATION / AMORTIZATION 107,189 1,003,806 0 2,17416 1190 TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES 308,148 2,948,878 92,351 28,984

17 1290 OTHER OPERATING INCOME / LOSSES (37) 154 0 0

N O N - O P E R A T I N G I T E M S18 1320 JURISDICTIONAL DIFFERENCES N/A N/A N/A N/A 19 1330 EXTRAORDINARY ITEMS 0 0 0 020 1340 ALLOWANCE FOR FUNDS USED 1,013 8,862 0 18

DURING CONSTRUCTION21 1350 SPECIAL CHARGES 365 3,545 0 922 1360 ALL OTHER NON-OPERATING ITEMS 1 13 0 023 1390 TOTAL NON - OPERATING ITEMS (652) (5,327) 0 (10)

O T H E R T A X E S24 1410 STATE AND LOCAL INCOME 8,162 78,865 2,753 2,71125 1420 OTHER STATE AND LOCAL 16,383 165,063 589 28126 1490 TOTAL OTHER TAXES 24,550 243,932 3,342 3,000

27 1590 NET FEDERAL INCOME TAX 78,241 517,822 13,090 11,924

SELECTED BALANCE SHEET ACCOUNTS

P L A N T I N S E R V I C E28 1620 SUPPORT PLANT 164,443 1,542,609 0 2,51529 1630 OPERATOR SYSTEMS EQUIPMENT N/A 7,813 N/A 8,238

CENTRAL OFFICE EQUIPMENT - -30 1640 SWITCHING 0 2,227,380 N/A 77531 1650 TRANSMISSION 703,247 2,744,140 N/A 11,07432 1660 CABLE & WIRE FACILITIES 501,479 7,236,542 N/A 2,05333 1670 INFORMATION ORIGINATION 4,387 189,224 N/A N/A

AND TERMINATION EQUIPMENT34 1680 AMORTIZABLE ASSETS 5,999 52,132 0 8135 1690 TOTAL PLANT 1,379,550 13,999,841 0 24,735

O T H E R I N V E S T M E N T S36 1705 OTHER JURISDICTIONAL ASSETS-NET N/A N/A N/A N/A 37 1710 PROPERTY HELD-FUTURE USE 115 1,649 0 638 1720 PLANT UNDER CONSTRUCTION 22,599 235,804 0 48039 1730 PLANT ACQUISITION ADJUSTMENTS 365 14,942 0 040 1740 INVESTMENT-NON-AFFILIATED 65 1,216 0 0

COMPANIES41 1750 OTHER DEFERRED CHARGES 1,278 9,794 0 742 1760 INVENTORIES 4,409 46,455 0 8843 1790 TOTAL OTHER INVESTMENTS 65,544 706,036 0 1,124

R E S E R V E S44 1820 ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION 636,128 6,416,148 0 11,79245 1830 ACCUMULATED AMORTIZATION 3,289 31,360 0 3746 1840 DEFERRED FEDERAL INCOME TAX 122,042 1,152,864 0 1,85547 1850 CUSTOMER DEPOSITS 871 11,270 0 848 1870 OTHER DEFERRED CREDITS 1,443 11,060 0 2349 1880 ALL OTHER RESERVE ITEMS 11,885 113,057 0 55750 1890 TOTAL RESERVES 775,602 7,734,991 0 14,274

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A C C E S S BILLING &T O T A L MISCELLANEOUS SUBJECT TO STATE INTERSTATE COLLECTIONS

ADJUSTMENTS SEPARATIONS COMMON TRAFFIC SPECIAL T O T A L ANDLINE SENSITIVE INTEREXCHANGE

T O T A L S $100,640 $5,895 $94,745 $70,333 $24,265 $10,888 $8,753 $3,673 $23,314 $951

ALABAMA 1,417.2 40.3 1,377.0 1,027.4 349.6 197.6 100.3 43.9 341.7 7.9 ALARIZONA 1,407.1 49.7 1,357.4 949.2 408.1 160.3 183.3 51.6 395.2 12.9 AZARKANSAS 673.1 45.8 627.3 464.8 162.5 75.2 56.5 25.2 156.8 5.6 ARCALIFORNIA 11,214.6 396.5 10,818.0 8,422.6 2,395.5 1,263.9 733.1 344.4 2,341.4 54.1 CACOLORADO 1,729.7 60.9 1,668.8 1,203.2 465.6 184.4 200.0 69.7 454.1 11.5 COCONNECTICUT 1,487.2 0.1 1,487.1 1,101.3 385.8 137.7 172.2 50.3 360.3 25.6 CTDELAWARE 277.0 43.6 233.4 151.4 82.0 21.4 32.0 14.9 68.3 13.7 DEDISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 593.3 72.5 520.8 357.7 163.1 47.5 52.8 57.0 157.3 5.8 DCFLORIDA 6,120.5 336.0 5,784.5 4,282.8 1,501.7 781.2 483.9 183.9 1,449.0 52.7 FLGEORGIA 2,780.9 111.7 2,669.2 2,007.3 661.9 305.1 215.8 122.9 643.8 18.1 GAHAWAII 579.4 104.2 475.2 341.2 134.0 62.4 52.2 14.9 129.4 4.6 HIIDAHO 407.3 20.6 386.8 254.4 132.4 54.6 55.3 15.6 125.6 6.9 IDILLINOIS 4,282.7 282.1 4,000.6 2,976.8 1,023.7 387.1 407.5 156.3 950.9 72.9 ILINDIANA 2,061.0 162.4 1,898.6 1,410.5 488.1 207.4 178.0 66.6 452.0 36.1 INIOWA 779.3 26.3 753.0 537.4 215.7 86.8 88.3 31.5 206.6 9.1 IAKANSAS 861.2 60.0 801.1 595.2 205.9 87.8 69.1 39.2 196.1 9.8 KSKENTUCKY 1,174.2 39.9 1,134.3 838.8 295.4 159.8 90.6 37.3 287.7 7.7 KYLOUISIANA 1,414.1 41.3 1,372.8 1,065.4 307.4 169.4 92.4 38.7 300.4 7.0 LAMAINE 476.8 7.6 469.2 347.6 121.7 43.4 58.4 16.0 117.8 3.8 MEMARYLAND 2,126.4 239.7 1,886.7 1,407.9 478.8 213.4 161.6 76.3 451.4 27.4 MDMASSACHUSETTS 2,925.5 54.4 2,871.2 2,057.8 813.4 300.8 398.1 90.2 789.2 24.2 MAMICHIGAN 3,651.9 177.9 3,474.1 2,766.7 707.4 333.9 251.0 104.6 689.5 17.8 MIMINNESOTA 1,246.0 34.8 1,211.2 889.2 321.9 130.8 125.0 56.0 311.8 10.1 MNMISSISSIPPI 917.4 30.1 887.3 671.8 215.5 123.0 64.7 22.1 209.7 5.7 MSMISSOURI 2,093.6 153.8 1,939.9 1,389.3 550.6 255.3 164.2 99.8 519.3 31.3 MOMONTANA 229.3 5.4 223.9 162.2 61.8 21.6 28.4 9.9 59.9 1.9 MTNEBRASKA 698.3 36.1 662.2 493.0 169.1 57.6 67.9 36.2 161.7 6.9 NENEVADA 533.8 58.1 475.7 322.0 153.7 53.9 69.6 21.4 144.9 8.9 NVNEW HAMPSHIRE 529.7 9.6 520.1 346.7 173.4 56.2 92.4 19.7 168.4 5.0 NHNEW JERSEY 3,683.1 452.7 3,230.5 2,268.8 961.7 418.2 335.0 160.9 914.0 47.7 NJNEW MEXICO 597.0 15.1 581.9 421.8 160.0 61.9 71.4 22.0 155.3 4.7 NMNEW YORK 8,429.6 211.6 8,218.0 6,031.2 2,186.7 822.7 980.6 311.3 2,114.6 72.1 NYNORTH CAROLINA 2,726.5 246.8 2,479.7 1,867.5 612.1 310.6 195.1 86.5 592.1 20.0 NCNORTH DAKOTA 173.6 4.2 169.4 120.0 49.4 16.4 19.0 9.5 44.9 4.5 NDOHIO 4,009.8 276.7 3,733.1 2,869.4 863.7 392.2 308.1 130.9 831.2 32.5 OHOKLAHOMA 1,062.2 112.0 950.2 700.1 250.1 116.0 84.1 41.8 242.0 8.2 OKOREGON 1,146.3 55.5 1,090.8 757.5 333.4 130.1 135.7 43.1 308.9 24.5 ORPENNSYLVANIA 4,416.4 501.4 3,915.0 2,799.6 968.0 456.0 312.5 148.7 917.2 50.8 PARHODE ISLAND 391.5 9.1 382.5 261.4 121.1 44.7 63.1 9.3 117.1 4.0 RISOUTH CAROLINA 1,109.0 49.7 1,059.3 804.0 255.3 128.7 83.9 35.0 247.6 7.7 SCSOUTH DAKOTA 184.3 4.5 179.8 124.3 55.5 18.1 24.1 11.6 53.8 1.7 SDTENNESSEE 1,737.4 64.0 1,673.4 1,246.9 426.4 218.5 130.7 59.5 408.6 17.8 TNTEXAS 7,117.2 468.3 6,648.9 5,059.5 1,589.4 775.0 470.1 303.4 1,548.5 40.9 TXUTAH 607.8 21.4 586.4 404.1 182.3 70.6 73.1 33.1 176.8 5.5 UTVERMONT 253.1 7.3 245.8 172.2 73.5 24.1 39.6 7.7 71.5 2.1 VTVIRGINIA 2,793.1 353.7 2,439.4 1,778.6 660.8 295.2 211.4 115.9 622.6 38.2 VAWASHINGTON 2,091.3 112.7 1,978.6 1,423.8 554.8 229.1 214.7 76.7 520.5 34.3 WAWEST VIRGINIA 590.7 47.6 543.1 402.5 140.6 82.1 39.1 14.7 135.9 4.7 WVWISCONSIN 1,476.2 68.2 1,408.0 1,065.5 342.5 146.3 129.5 57.2 333.0 9.6 WIWYOMING 162.0 4.4 157.5 109.3 48.2 15.4 24.3 7.0 46.7 1.6 WYPUERTO RICO 1,175.5 88.8 1,086.8 803.1 283.6 136.3 63.7 71.0 271.0 12.6 PRUNCLASSIFIED 17.9 17.9

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T O T A L S $49,462 ($36.4) $49,498 $49,469 $0.9 N / A N / A $0.4 $0.4 N / A

ALABAMA 822.2 822.2 822.1 0.084 0.084 0.084 ALARIZONA 779.4 779.4 779.4 AZARKANSAS 322.9 322.9 322.9 ARCALIFORNIA 5,347.6 (14.872) 5,362.5 5,362.5 0.048 0.048 0.048 CACOLORADO 840.6 840.6 840.6 COCONNECTICUT 642.4 642.4 642.4 CTDELAWARE 132.9 132.9 132.9 DEDISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 300.5 300.5 300.5 DCFLORIDA 2,992.0 (2.116) 2,994.2 2,994.1 0.035 0.035 0.035 FLGEORGIA 1,669.6 1,669.6 1,669.6 GAHAWAII 240.4 240.4 240.3 0.045 0.045 0.045 HIIDAHO 167.2 (0.001) 167.2 167.2 IDILLINOIS 2,430.9 (7.392) 2,438.3 2,438.3 0.001 0.001 0.001 ILINDIANA 950.4 950.4 950.4 0.001 0.001 0.001 INIOWA 331.2 331.2 331.2 0.001 0.001 0.001 IAKANSAS 366.2 366.2 366.2 KSKENTUCKY 586.0 586.0 586.0 0.002 0.002 0.002 KYLOUISIANA 842.8 0.002 842.8 842.8 LAMAINE 158.1 158.1 158.1 MEMARYLAND 1,143.5 1,143.5 1,143.5 MDMASSACHUSETTS 1,406.2 1,406.2 1,406.2 MAMICHIGAN 1,581.4 1,581.4 1,581.4 MIMINNESOTA 697.2 697.2 697.2 MNMISSISSIPPI 522.2 522.2 522.2 MSMISSOURI 934.3 934.3 934.3 MOMONTANA 102.2 102.2 102.2 MTNEBRASKA 287.6 0.932 286.6 286.2 0.478 NENEVADA 252.8 (0.012) 252.9 252.9 NVNEW HAMPSHIRE 208.3 208.3 208.3 NHNEW JERSEY 1,346.6 1,346.6 1,346.6 NJNEW MEXICO 293.5 (5.921) 299.5 299.5 NMNEW YORK 4,983.1 4,983.1 4,983.1 NYNORTH CAROLINA 1,296.4 0.996 1,295.4 1,295.4 0.006 0.006 0.006 NCNORTH DAKOTA 72.8 (0.001) 72.8 72.8 NDOHIO 2,130.2 2,130.2 2,130.2 OHOKLAHOMA 509.8 509.8 509.8 OKOREGON 528.9 0.001 528.9 528.9 0.021 0.021 0.021 ORPENNSYLVANIA 1,860.2 1,860.2 1,831.9 0.083 0.083 0.083 PARHODE ISLAND 192.1 192.1 192.1 RISOUTH CAROLINA 607.0 607.0 607.0 SCSOUTH DAKOTA 83.9 83.9 83.9 SDTENNESSEE 985.8 985.8 985.8 TNTEXAS 3,310.3 3,310.3 3,310.3 TXUTAH 277.1 (0.001) 277.1 277.1 UTVERMONT 114.1 114.1 114.1 VTVIRGINIA 1,275.3 (8.034) 1,283.3 1,283.3 0.050 0.050 0.050 VAWASHINGTON 865.9 865.9 865.9 0.015 0.015 0.015 WAWEST VIRGINIA 304.3 304.3 304.3 WVWISCONSIN 739.9 739.9 739.9 0.003 0.003 0.003 WIWYOMING 73.4 (0.001) 73.4 73.4 WYPUERTO RICO 551.6 551.6 551.6 PRUNCLASSIFIED 0.004 0.004

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T O T A L S $30,979 $158 $30,821 $7,594 $23,151 $10,818 $8,688 $3,623 $23,129 $22

ALABAMA 409.4 (0.10) 409.5 65.6 343.9 199.1 100.3 43.7 343.1 0.767 ALARIZONA 504.7 (0.49) 505.1 101.9 403.3 165.9 185.0 52.4 403.3 AZARKANSAS 192.9 3.10 189.8 33.4 156.3 74.8 56.4 25.1 156.3 ARCALIFORNIA 3,375.1 24.03 3,351.0 1,025.6 2,325.5 1,251.7 731.1 342.6 2,325.5 CACOLORADO 526.0 (0.77) 526.8 110.0 416.7 165.4 189.3 62.1 416.7 COCONNECTICUT 388.1 0.05 388.0 28.6 359.4 138.3 171.3 49.9 359.4 CTDELAWARE 64.3 0.06 64.3 1.6 62.7 19.3 28.1 15.0 62.4 0.240 DEDISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 130.4 0.28 130.1 (0.0) 130.1 42.4 44.4 42.9 129.8 0.350 DCFLORIDA 2,081.7 20.52 2,061.2 611.0 1,450.2 779.2 484.9 182.8 1,446.9 3.234 FLGEORGIA 785.0 10.85 774.1 124.8 649.3 307.9 216.2 123.4 647.5 1.785 GAHAWAII 140.6 0.29 140.3 12.2 128.1 61.5 52.2 14.5 128.1 HIIDAHO 162.1 1.63 160.5 30.8 129.7 56.8 56.5 16.4 129.7 IDILLINOIS 1,128.7 (11.38) 1,140.1 185.6 954.4 390.5 406.8 155.8 953.1 1.379 ILINDIANA 657.0 (6.06) 663.1 213.8 449.3 205.8 177.2 65.8 448.8 0.472 INIOWA 322.6 (3.28) 325.9 112.6 213.4 89.7 90.3 33.3 213.4 IAKANSAS 298.3 1.51 296.8 101.0 195.8 87.8 69.0 39.1 195.8 KSKENTUCKY 390.3 (0.29) 390.6 103.8 286.8 158.7 90.4 37.1 286.3 0.561 KYLOUISIANA 388.1 1.52 386.6 83.9 302.7 170.5 92.3 38.8 301.7 1.005 LAMAINE 156.0 3.52 152.5 35.1 117.4 42.9 58.5 16.0 117.4 MEMARYLAND 559.5 0.56 558.9 123.5 435.4 206.0 155.3 73.5 434.8 0.677 MDMASSACHUSETTS 851.5 (0.24) 851.7 70.1 781.6 298.0 395.4 88.3 781.6 MAMICHIGAN 967.4 (0.04) 967.5 275.3 692.2 336.3 251.0 104.3 691.5 0.669 MIMINNESOTA 433.0 (1.23) 434.3 116.8 317.4 133.7 126.4 57.3 317.4 MNMISSISSIPPI 249.9 6.70 243.2 31.8 211.4 123.6 64.7 22.4 210.7 0.636 MSMISSOURI 718.6 (1.11) 719.7 201.1 518.6 254.6 164.3 99.6 518.6 MOMONTANA 83.8 0.27 83.6 20.3 63.3 23.4 29.3 10.6 63.3 MTNEBRASKA 220.9 1.27 219.6 76.7 142.9 50.4 62.7 29.9 142.9 NENEVADA 165.1 8.34 156.8 11.9 144.9 53.8 69.8 21.4 144.9 NVNEW HAMPSHIRE 177.8 3.07 174.7 7.0 167.7 55.8 92.3 19.6 167.7 NHNEW JERSEY 1,060.8 3.01 1,057.8 168.3 889.5 408.2 324.6 154.2 886.9 2.541 NJNEW MEXICO 197.5 2.84 194.7 40.7 153.9 61.5 70.8 21.7 153.9 NMNEW YORK 2,465.0 8.21 2,456.8 367.2 2,089.6 812.7 970.1 306.8 2,089.6 NYNORTH CAROLINA 916.0 12.15 903.8 316.3 587.6 307.0 193.7 85.6 586.3 1.235 NCNORTH DAKOTA 65.6 (1.24) 66.8 19.6 47.2 17.5 19.5 10.1 47.2 NDOHIO 1,203.6 6.26 1,197.3 367.6 829.8 392.2 306.4 130.3 828.9 0.874 OHOKLAHOMA 290.2 4.74 285.4 43.4 242.0 116.1 84.2 41.7 242.0 OKOREGON 408.9 (3.04) 411.9 98.3 313.6 133.1 136.8 43.7 313.6 ORPENNSYLVANIA 1,310.0 5.49 1,304.5 330.6 897.5 445.2 304.7 145.5 895.4 2.045 PARHODE ISLAND 118.9 (0.01) 118.9 1.9 116.9 44.5 63.1 9.3 116.9 RISOUTH CAROLINA 333.3 10.14 323.2 74.7 248.5 128.8 84.0 35.0 247.7 0.728 SCSOUTH DAKOTA 69.9 0.37 69.5 13.0 56.5 19.4 24.9 12.2 56.5 SDTENNESSEE 487.8 (1.01) 488.8 79.3 409.4 218.2 130.6 59.5 408.3 1.149 TNTEXAS 2,703.3 36.34 2,666.9 1,124.0 1,542.9 772.3 469.4 301.2 1,542.9 TXUTAH 199.6 (0.26) 199.9 29.0 170.9 67.8 71.3 31.8 170.9 UTVERMONT 81.4 3.14 78.2 7.2 71.0 23.8 39.5 7.7 71.0 VTVIRGINIA 865.2 5.83 859.3 247.2 612.1 289.1 208.7 113.6 611.4 0.733 VAWASHINGTON 737.8 0.56 737.3 214.5 522.8 231.3 214.9 76.6 522.8 WAWEST VIRGINIA 164.5 0.21 164.3 30.5 133.8 80.9 38.3 14.4 133.6 0.234 WVWISCONSIN 428.5 0.41 428.1 95.3 332.8 145.9 129.6 57.0 332.5 0.322 WIWYOMING 59.2 1.14 58.1 9.2 48.8 16.6 25.0 7.3 48.8 WYPUERTO RICO 282.9 282.9 282.9 142.3 66.5 74.2 282.9 PRUNCLASSIFIED

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T O T A L S $10,445 $110 $10,335 $9,991 $318 $13 $25 $0.188 $38 $281

ALABAMA 86.8 86.8 85.5 1.32 1.32 ALARIZONA 75.3 0.070 75.2 74.5 0.70 0.70 AZARKANSAS 104.5 (0.442) 104.9 103.9 1.04 1.04 ARCALIFORNIA 1,776.8 (6.152) 1,783.0 1,781.9 1.06 1.06 CACOLORADO 118.5 0.001 118.5 118.5 0.04 0.04 COCONNECTICUT 259.3 259.3 251.7 7.65 7.65 CTDELAWARE 32.2 32.2 14.9 17.28 2.2 4.2 6.4 10.85 DEDISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 3.9 3.9 3.86 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.38 DCFLORIDA 302.6 0.079 302.6 302.0 0.53 0.53 FLGEORGIA 126.2 126.2 121.6 4.56 4.56 GAHAWAII 72.1 29.773 42.4 42.4 (0.00) (0.00) HIIDAHO 66.1 1.163 64.9 61.9 3.07 3.07 IDILLINOIS 310.6 11.472 299.2 253.0 46.13 46.13 ILINDIANA 228.7 6.605 222.1 199.3 22.84 22.84 INIOWA 106.2 0.740 105.5 101.8 3.68 3.68 IAKANSAS 128.2 1.167 127.0 122.4 4.63 4.63 KSKENTUCKY 99.6 (1.893) 101.5 99.8 1.68 1.68 KYLOUISIANA 53.6 53.6 52.9 0.73 0.73 LAMAINE 131.4 131.4 131.5 (0.06) (0.06) MEMARYLAND 98.5 98.5 80.8 17.67 2.2 4.1 6.3 11.42 MDMASSACHUSETTS 375.7 375.7 375.8 (0.07) (0.07) MAMICHIGAN 849.6 0.085 849.5 849.2 0.27 0.27 MIMINNESOTA 85.3 0.654 84.6 83.0 1.66 1.66 MNMISSISSIPPI 93.0 93.0 92.4 0.59 0.59 MSMISSOURI 235.4 7.709 227.7 209.3 18.37 18.37 MOMONTANA 47.5 0.035 47.5 47.4 0.08 0.08 MTNEBRASKA 61.1 0.740 60.3 58.0 2.37 2.37 NENEVADA 24.9 (0.629) 25.6 25.4 0.16 0.16 NVNEW HAMPSHIRE 95.2 95.2 95.2 (0.00) (0.00) NHNEW JERSEY 725.2 (0.002) 725.2 700.8 24.42 2.8 5.3 8.2 16.23 NJNEW MEXICO 69.7 (0.092) 69.8 69.8 0.02 0.02 NMNEW YORK 314.8 (0.001) 314.8 292.4 22.35 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.4 21.91 NYNORTH CAROLINA 137.0 0.208 136.8 134.8 2.03 2.03 NCNORTH DAKOTA 36.3 1.493 34.8 32.0 2.83 2.83 NDOHIO 299.1 0.126 299.0 297.1 1.87 0.3 0.7 0.004 0.9 0.93 OHOKLAHOMA 182.6 50.174 132.5 131.3 1.20 1.20 OKOREGON 138.1 4.882 133.2 117.7 15.58 15.58 ORPENNSYLVANIA 556.0 (0.346) 556.4 498.7 32.29 3.6 6.8 10.4 21.92 PARHODE ISLAND 42.7 42.7 42.7 (0.02) (0.02) RISOUTH CAROLINA 85.0 0.111 84.9 81.7 3.25 3.25 SCSOUTH DAKOTA 32.7 0.038 32.7 32.6 0.09 0.09 SDTENNESSEE 116.7 116.7 112.8 3.98 3.98 TNTEXAS 505.6 (2.038) 507.6 501.2 6.41 6.41 TXUTAH 77.0 0.211 76.8 76.2 0.53 0.53 UTVERMONT 38.3 38.3 38.3 (0.01) (0.01) VTVIRGINIA 159.6 (0.591) 160.2 143.1 17.05 1.0 1.9 2.9 14.13 VAWASHINGTON 322.1 4.766 317.3 298.5 18.77 18.77 WAWEST VIRGINIA 59.2 59.2 57.2 2.04 0.2 0.4 0.7 1.38 WVWISCONSIN 205.0 0.085 204.9 204.8 0.08 0.08 WIWYOMING 30.1 0.032 30.0 30.0 0.07 0.07 WYPUERTO RICO 263.3 263.3 261.6 1.72 1.72 PRUNCLASSIFIED

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ADJUSTMENTS SEPARATIONS COMMON TRAFFIC SPECIAL T O T A L ANDLINE SENSITIVE INTEREXCHANGE

T O T A L S $9,755 $5,663 $4,078 $3,279 $795 $56 $41 $50 $147 $648

ALABAMA 98.8 40.4 58.4 54.1 4.3 (1.55) (0.02) 0.06 (1.51) 5.8 ALARIZONA 47.8 50.2 (2.3) (6.5) 4.2 (5.59) (1.64) (0.80) (8.03) 12.2 AZARKANSAS 52.8 43.2 9.7 4.5 5.1 0.39 0.05 0.09 0.53 4.6 ARCALIFORNIA 715.0 393.5 321.5 252.6 68.9 12.21 2.01 1.66 15.88 53.0 CACOLORADO 244.6 61.7 183.0 134.1 48.8 19.04 10.74 7.57 37.36 11.5 COCONNECTICUT 197.3 0.0 197.3 178.6 18.7 (0.54) 0.95 0.43 0.83 17.9 CTDELAWARE 47.6 43.6 4.1 2.0 2.0 (0.16) (0.31) (0.06) (0.53) 2.6 DEDISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 158.5 72.3 86.2 57.1 29.1 4.56 7.38 14.06 26.00 3.1 DCFLORIDA 744.1 317.5 426.6 375.7 50.9 2.03 (1.00) 1.01 2.04 48.9 FLGEORGIA 200.2 100.8 99.4 91.4 8.0 (2.81) (0.44) (0.53) (3.78) 11.8 GAHAWAII 126.3 74.1 52.2 46.3 5.9 0.93 (0.01) 0.35 1.27 4.6 HIIDAHO 11.9 17.8 (5.8) (5.5) (0.3) (2.23) (1.19) (0.72) (4.15) 3.8 IDILLINOIS 412.5 289.4 123.1 99.9 23.2 (3.40) 0.64 0.58 (2.18) 25.4 ILINDIANA 224.9 161.9 63.1 47.1 16.0 1.59 0.79 0.82 3.21 12.8 INIOWA 19.3 28.8 (9.6) (8.2) (1.4) (2.92) (1.99) (1.87) (6.78) 5.4 IAKANSAS 68.5 57.4 11.1 5.7 5.4 0.01 0.09 0.14 0.24 5.2 KSKENTUCKY 98.3 42.1 56.2 49.2 7.0 1.04 0.17 0.25 1.45 5.5 KYLOUISIANA 129.7 39.8 89.9 85.9 4.0 (1.16) 0.00 (0.17) (1.32) 5.3 LAMAINE 31.3 4.1 27.2 22.8 4.3 0.50 (0.08) 0.04 0.46 3.9 MEMARYLAND 324.8 239.1 85.7 60.0 25.7 5.25 2.31 2.82 10.38 15.3 MDMASSACHUSETTS 292.1 54.6 237.5 205.7 31.8 2.86 2.73 1.97 7.56 24.3 MAMICHIGAN 253.6 177.8 75.8 60.9 14.9 (2.34) 0.07 0.28 (1.99) 16.9 MIMINNESOTA 30.5 35.4 (4.9) (7.7) 2.8 (2.97) (1.41) (1.25) (5.64) 8.5 MNMISSISSIPPI 52.3 23.4 28.9 25.4 3.5 (0.66) 0.01 (0.34) (0.99) 4.5 MSMISSOURI 205.3 147.2 58.2 44.5 13.6 0.66 (0.18) 0.18 0.67 13.0 MOMONTANA (4.2) 5.1 (9.3) (7.7) (1.6) (1.74) (0.97) (0.70) (3.41) 1.8 MTNEBRASKA 128.8 33.2 95.6 72.2 23.3 7.22 5.24 6.32 18.78 4.6 NENEVADA 90.9 50.4 40.5 31.8 8.7 0.09 (0.16) 0.03 (0.04) 8.7 NVNEW HAMPSHIRE 48.4 6.5 41.8 36.1 5.7 0.41 0.11 0.14 0.66 5.0 NHNEW JERSEY 550.5 449.7 100.8 53.0 47.8 7.23 5.04 6.63 18.89 28.9 NJNEW MEXICO 36.2 18.3 18.0 11.9 6.1 0.50 0.60 0.30 1.39 4.7 NMNEW YORK 666.6 203.4 463.2 388.4 74.8 9.85 10.33 4.40 24.58 50.2 NYNORTH CAROLINA 377.0 233.5 143.6 121.0 22.5 3.51 1.39 0.89 5.79 16.7 NCNORTH DAKOTA (1.1) 3.9 (5.0) (4.4) (0.6) (1.12) (0.57) (0.61) (2.30) 1.7 NDOHIO 376.9 270.3 106.6 74.5 32.1 (0.32) 1.06 0.63 1.37 30.7 OHOKLAHOMA 79.6 57.1 22.5 15.6 6.9 (0.09) (0.04) 0.08 (0.05) 7.0 OKOREGON 70.4 53.6 16.7 12.6 4.1 (3.05) (1.08) (0.62) (4.75) 8.9 ORPENNSYLVANIA 690.1 496.2 180.5 138.3 38.1 7.25 0.96 3.09 11.30 26.8 PARHODE ISLAND 37.9 9.1 28.8 24.6 4.2 0.11 (0.03) 0.03 0.11 4.1 RISOUTH CAROLINA 83.7 39.4 44.3 40.6 3.6 (0.11) (0.04) 0.04 (0.11) 3.7 SCSOUTH DAKOTA (2.2) 4.1 (6.3) (5.2) (1.1) (1.28) (0.80) (0.63) (2.71) 1.6 SDTENNESSEE 147.0 65.0 82.0 69.0 13.0 0.22 0.14 0.01 0.37 12.6 TNTEXAS 598.0 434.0 164.0 123.9 40.1 2.70 0.74 2.17 5.60 34.5 TXUTAH 54.0 21.5 32.6 21.7 10.8 2.75 1.72 1.35 5.82 5.0 UTVERMONT 19.4 4.2 15.2 12.6 2.6 0.34 0.09 0.06 0.49 2.1 VTVIRGINIA 493.0 356.5 136.5 105.0 31.5 5.09 0.85 2.31 8.26 23.3 VAWASHINGTON 165.5 107.4 58.1 44.9 13.2 (2.18) (0.26) 0.17 (2.27) 15.5 WAWEST VIRGINIA 62.7 47.4 15.3 10.5 4.7 0.99 0.35 0.29 1.63 3.1 WVWISCONSIN 102.8 67.7 35.1 25.4 9.7 0.49 (0.14) 0.15 0.50 9.2 WIWYOMING (0.7) 3.3 (4.0) (3.3) (0.6) (1.20) (0.64) (0.33) (2.17) 1.5 WYPUERTO RICO 77.7 88.8 (11.1) (10.0) (1.0) (5.95) (2.75) (3.24) (11.94) 10.9 PRUNCLASSIFIED 17.9 17.9

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TABLE 2.14 - TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES OF REPORTING LOCAL EXCHANGE CARRIERSFOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1996

( DOLLAR AMOUNTS SHOWN IN MILLIONS )

NON- A C C E S S BILLING &T O T A L REGULATED SUBJECT TO S T A T E INTERSTATE COLLECTIONS

AND SEPARATIONS COMMON TRAFFIC SPECIAL T O T A L ANDADJUSTMENTS LINE SENSITIVE INTEREXCHANGE

T O T A L S $73,498 $5,814 $67,684 $51,659 $16,083 $8,070 $4,507 $2,874 $15,450 $633

ALABAMA 928.1 53.6 874.5 670.2 218.2 132.5 48.6 28.2 209.3 9.0 ALARIZONA 1,126.6 69.5 1,057.1 810.9 248.4 147.1 60.4 31.4 238.9 9.5 AZARKANSAS 498.4 23.2 475.2 354.9 126.3 72.8 30.4 19.0 122.2 4.1 ARCALIFORNIA 8,621.7 595.3 8,026.4 6,523.7 1,512.8 864.9 433.9 167.6 1,466.5 46.3 CACOLORADO 1,351.3 84.6 1,266.7 948.0 319.1 164.0 88.9 56.7 309.6 9.4 COCONNECTICUT 1,148.3 (37.5) 1,185.9 905.7 280.2 109.7 115.5 49.3 274.5 5.7 CTDELAWARE 202.9 19.5 183.5 126.5 57.0 24.5 17.2 13.1 54.8 2.2 DEDISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 450.9 70.2 380.8 268.5 112.2 23.7 33.3 53.1 110.0 2.2 DCFLORIDA 4,487.0 332.5 4,154.6 3,186.3 972.1 573.1 230.6 114.6 918.2 53.9 FLGEORGIA 1,977.5 109.8 1,867.7 1,413.8 456.2 260.4 108.0 65.3 433.7 22.5 GAHAWAII 475.7 112.5 363.3 278.1 85.2 36.9 34.9 11.4 83.2 2.0 HIIDAHO 280.9 19.9 261.0 188.8 83.9 46.5 21.1 12.9 80.5 3.4 IDILLINOIS 3,153.1 348.1 2,805.0 2,164.0 641.3 309.1 212.0 93.4 614.5 26.8 ILINDIANA 1,360.0 174.4 1,185.6 913.7 272.7 141.9 79.8 39.2 260.9 11.8 INIOWA 595.1 36.9 558.2 417.2 142.7 57.2 44.2 36.2 137.6 5.1 IAKANSAS 634.4 36.8 597.5 449.0 148.6 67.1 37.2 39.4 143.7 4.9 KSKENTUCKY 804.7 56.0 748.7 579.9 178.6 104.4 42.3 25.5 172.1 6.4 KYLOUISIANA 974.3 53.4 920.9 715.7 205.3 121.7 44.9 29.2 195.8 9.4 LAMAINE 323.9 10.4 313.5 235.7 77.8 35.9 29.0 9.9 74.8 3.0 MEMARYLAND 1,504.1 163.1 1,341.0 1,011.1 330.0 160.3 87.3 76.4 323.9 6.1 MDMASSACHUSETTS 2,150.5 92.0 2,058.5 1,521.6 536.9 190.3 202.9 126.1 519.3 17.6 MAMICHIGAN 2,402.1 219.9 2,182.2 1,756.3 429.1 233.7 115.9 65.5 415.0 14.1 MIMINNESOTA 979.0 55.9 923.1 713.8 210.4 102.3 49.9 47.5 199.8 10.6 MNMISSISSIPPI 607.2 32.6 574.6 440.0 134.6 80.1 33.0 15.6 128.8 5.8 MSMISSOURI 1,476.8 125.0 1,351.8 1,015.3 370.5 200.7 79.4 77.2 357.3 13.2 MOMONTANA 175.2 6.7 168.5 126.5 42.2 18.9 13.1 8.7 40.7 1.5 MTNEBRASKA 537.6 64.2 473.5 353.3 120.5 46.1 37.1 31.2 114.4 6.1 NENEVADA 409.6 53.0 356.6 256.9 100.2 40.0 41.6 9.3 91.0 9.2 NVNEW HAMPSHIRE 358.9 11.9 347.1 241.0 106.0 43.9 37.3 21.2 102.4 3.6 NHNEW JERSEY 2,675.1 256.7 2,418.4 1,711.9 706.7 268.5 226.6 192.9 688.0 18.7 NJNEW MEXICO 419.9 24.6 395.3 296.7 102.1 57.5 28.2 13.3 99.0 3.1 NMNEW YORK 6,470.2 320.4 6,149.8 4,526.9 1,626.6 657.3 578.0 319.3 1,554.5 72.0 NYNORTH CAROLINA 2,016.3 240.6 1,775.6 1,367.1 416.4 246.0 92.2 56.9 395.1 21.3 NCNORTH DAKOTA 133.8 6.0 127.8 94.8 33.2 13.4 9.0 8.4 30.8 2.4 NDOHIO 2,759.7 308.3 2,451.4 1,917.6 535.1 279.5 152.1 76.4 508.0 27.1 OHOKLAHOMA 785.5 53.5 732.0 552.5 184.1 95.7 44.5 37.4 177.6 6.5 OKOREGON 882.0 74.8 807.2 601.0 205.4 99.4 58.2 33.2 190.8 14.6 ORPENNSYLVANIA 3,228.1 292.2 2,935.9 2,150.5 690.8 347.1 173.5 152.5 673.1 17.7 PARHODE ISLAND 259.8 12.0 247.8 182.3 65.5 28.6 24.2 10.4 63.2 2.4 RISOUTH CAROLINA 755.9 43.0 712.9 548.3 166.6 101.1 36.6 20.9 158.6 8.0 SCSOUTH DAKOTA 141.0 7.3 133.7 96.4 37.5 14.5 13.1 8.5 36.1 1.5 SDTENNESSEE 1,202.0 69.7 1,132.3 861.4 270.9 148.1 63.4 43.2 254.7 16.2 TNTEXAS 5,004.6 398.1 4,606.5 3,531.0 1,096.3 581.6 208.2 270.4 1,060.2 36.1 TXUTAH 461.5 25.6 435.9 323.5 113.0 54.9 32.5 21.9 109.3 3.7 UTVERMONT 184.3 6.4 177.8 129.3 48.6 22.3 18.5 6.1 46.9 1.6 VTVIRGINIA 2,014.0 236.7 1,777.3 1,338.4 440.3 212.9 114.0 99.9 426.8 13.5 VAWASHINGTON 1,607.1 125.2 1,481.9 1,135.0 349.9 168.8 92.0 68.5 329.3 20.6 WAWEST VIRGINIA 418.8 27.4 391.4 290.8 100.6 53.4 29.6 15.8 98.8 1.8 WVWISCONSIN 983.1 84.6 898.5 706.5 193.6 102.4 52.4 32.2 187.0 6.6 WIWYOMING 135.9 4.9 131.1 93.2 38.0 18.5 12.4 5.8 36.8 1.2 WYPUERTO RICO 963.0 202.9 760.2 617.0 143.2 88.7 38.0 5.8 132.5 10.7 PRUNCLASSIFIED (0.0) (0.0)

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TABLE 2.15 - T A X E S OF REPORTING LOCAL EXCHANGE CARRIERSFOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1996

( DOLLAR AMOUNTS SHOWN IN THOUSANDS )

NET FEDERAL INCOME TAX TOTAL OTHER TAXESSUBJECT SUBJECT

T O T A L TO S T A T E INTER- T O T A L TO S T A T E INTER-SEPARATIONS STATE SEPARATIONS STATE

T O T A L S $5,910,623 $5,722,378 $3,651,262 $2,009,617 $5,596,131 $5,355,842 $4,070,573 $1,269,438

ALABAMA 121,263 108,327 69,144 34,486 54,205 51,858 38,126 13,271 ALARIZONA 45,017 52,773 14,084 37,964 86,920 88,946 55,878 32,965 AZARKANSAS 41,796 36,454 26,505 7,840 25,280 25,744 20,777 4,578 ARCALIFORNIA 460,442 550,603 327,815 219,654 446,891 407,737 289,825 116,993 CACOLORADO 82,714 83,292 47,195 36,013 74,263 74,761 53,433 21,328 COCONNECTICUT 68,002 42,443 20,488 23,824 65,634 65,635 44,203 21,432 CTDELAWARE 17,989 10,720 4,547 6,174 10,971 8,945 5,379 3,566 DEDIST. OF COLUMBIA 21,517 23,650 11,870 11,780 52,511 49,050 39,590 9,459 DCFLORIDA 344,274 323,275 189,307 132,771 359,605 357,573 278,634 78,746 FLGEORGIA 189,639 162,515 111,285 50,480 120,215 113,967 88,273 25,694 GAHAWAII (1,375) 21,162 10,175 10,975 42,816 26,383 17,655 8,725 HIIDAHO 34,323 34,023 17,349 12,930 14,025 16,563 10,027 5,628 IDILLINOIS 283,436 309,421 210,707 98,713 169,608 167,237 125,438 41,801 ILINDIANA 184,843 200,772 140,237 60,535 102,996 101,902 74,806 27,095 INIOWA 53,127 36,996 20,486 15,973 42,972 45,183 30,528 14,548 IAKANSAS 45,641 39,715 28,691 10,862 66,387 64,915 49,133 15,782 KSKENTUCKY 83,185 87,720 53,409 31,202 60,999 54,426 39,739 13,890 KYLOUISIANA 100,676 91,943 68,281 23,665 85,642 82,696 63,746 18,950 LAMAINE 35,300 32,681 22,033 10,652 31,221 30,664 22,389 8,275 MEMARYLAND 138,068 108,061 75,774 32,287 132,602 130,224 95,288 34,935 MDMASSACHUSETTS 194,085 199,165 125,148 74,053 109,023 112,129 76,341 35,788 MAMICHIGAN 309,722 343,184 269,842 72,366 180,492 170,086 132,650 37,436 MIMINNESOTA 64,580 62,119 32,386 29,397 28,576 30,614 19,091 11,523 MNMISSISSIPPI 69,408 59,954 41,331 18,633 65,360 63,691 47,546 16,145 MSMISSOURI 124,778 120,164 64,301 44,303 136,479 132,147 107,231 23,149 MOMONTANA 6,675 8,127 4,670 3,394 22,691 22,578 16,502 6,076 MTNEBRASKA 35,580 43,680 32,010 11,551 28,835 28,263 22,482 5,781 NENEVADA 30,174 27,597 12,300 15,001 14,641 14,167 11,490 2,676 NVNEW HAMPSHIRE 46,523 50,864 30,461 20,413 7,295 7,601 5,078 2,523 NHNEW JERSEY 245,682 137,338 78,386 58,953 209,050 207,694 164,848 42,847 NJNEW MEXICO 45,318 48,557 31,168 16,267 23,057 23,260 18,339 4,686 NMNEW YORK 317,932 384,262 277,514 105,637 704,261 691,760 500,768 190,993 NYNORTH CAROLINA 156,117 157,555 104,129 50,910 120,876 116,065 93,644 21,814 NCNORTH DAKOTA 8,841 6,550 3,068 3,422 8,381 8,545 5,443 3,103 NDOHIO 227,707 284,175 201,662 82,220 350,432 326,808 272,231 54,576 OHOKLAHOMA 60,949 44,543 29,254 13,631 54,253 51,507 38,449 12,788 OKOREGON 53,607 62,236 30,114 32,408 55,540 55,842 36,763 19,078 ORPENNSYLVANIA 244,494 148,940 72,066 64,619 285,817 242,368 192,727 40,857 PARHODE ISLAND 29,197 27,647 13,454 14,203 34,250 33,593 23,405 10,188 RISOUTH CAROLINA 77,891 67,618 46,066 20,900 70,943 66,424 50,526 15,788 SCSOUTH DAKOTA 9,575 7,887 3,667 4,153 8,504 8,448 5,776 2,671 SDTENNESSEE 123,515 123,069 84,466 38,604 96,588 97,754 75,369 22,386 TNTEXAS 493,015 453,284 327,213 117,787 434,061 431,193 366,516 64,677 TXUTAH 32,119 27,103 8,097 18,831 27,663 27,479 20,426 7,054 UTVERMONT 16,151 11,981 6,062 5,921 13,879 13,879 8,839 5,041 VTVIRGINIA 183,796 102,310 47,784 54,078 115,479 95,584 65,735 29,766 VAWASHINGTON 85,693 107,524 50,015 56,480 122,716 97,675 85,369 12,308 WAWEST VIRGINIA 35,322 25,547 16,699 8,847 41,332 38,467 30,637 7,829 WVWISCONSIN 110,491 125,649 88,388 36,866 116,140 112,761 83,380 29,284 WIWYOMING 4,763 4,042 1,808 2,179 2,801 2,771 2,236 535 WYPUERTO RICO 109,956 93,161 48,351 44,810 63,878 60,280 47,869 12,411 PRUNCLASSIFIED 7,090 0 0 0 (2,925) 0 0 0

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TABLE 2.16 - TOTAL PLANT OF REPORTING LOCAL EXCHANGE CARRIERS A S O F D E C E M B E R 3 1, 1 9 9 6

( DOLLAR AMOUNTS SHOWN IN MILLIONS )

NON- A C C E S S BILLING &T O T A L REGULATED SUBJECT TO S T A T E INTERSTATE COLLECTIONS

AND SEPARATIONS COMMON TRAFFIC SPECIAL T O T A L ANDADJUSTMENTS LINE SENSITIVE INTEREXCHANGE

T O T A L S $291,595 $10,581 $281,014 $208,102 $72,479 $39,008 $20,241 $13,175 $72,424 $54

ALABAMA 5,072.6 219.1 4,853.6 3,668.6 1,185.0 747.1 278.0 159.2 1,184.3 0.662 ALARIZONA 4,377.6 205.8 4,171.8 3,086.2 1,085.6 674.2 266.6 144.8 1,085.5 0.050 AZARKANSAS 2,130.7 59.6 2,071.1 1,518.4 552.7 355.9 111.8 84.8 552.5 0.149 ARCALIFORNIA 36,004.8 1,139.5 34,865.3 27,542.8 7,322.5 4,584.5 2,010.7 726.5 7,321.7 0.876 CACOLORADO 5,780.6 361.3 5,419.4 3,932.5 1,486.9 793.6 415.5 277.8 1,486.9 0.006 COCONNECTICUT 4,208.9 113.5 4,095.3 3,001.5 1,093.9 468.1 429.6 195.2 1,092.8 1.027 CTDELAWARE 758.3 33.6 724.7 492.4 232.3 106.7 66.1 59.2 232.1 0.243 DEDISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 1,502.1 114.5 1,387.6 929.2 458.3 82.7 139.9 235.7 458.3 DCFLORIDA 18,182.5 635.6 17,546.9 13,167.6 4,379.3 2,833.1 1,046.5 493.2 4,372.8 6.568 FLGEORGIA 8,855.2 336.9 8,518.2 6,335.6 2,182.6 1,340.6 528.3 311.6 2,180.5 2.127 GAHAWAII 1,916.0 166.1 1,749.9 1,323.4 426.6 199.2 176.8 50.5 426.6 0.001 HIIDAHO 1,274.6 14.6 1,260.0 874.3 385.6 206.6 108.9 70.1 385.6 0.007 IDILLINOIS 11,098.7 437.0 10,661.7 8,022.4 2,639.3 1,373.6 902.9 361.0 2,637.5 1.768 ILINDIANA 5,589.6 206.9 5,382.8 4,061.9 1,320.9 773.7 363.7 181.6 1,319.0 1.927 INIOWA 2,474.9 74.1 2,400.8 1,696.7 704.2 309.5 219.1 175.6 704.2 IAKANSAS 2,256.0 61.2 2,194.8 1,540.8 654.0 318.1 155.7 180.2 653.9 0.091 KSKENTUCKY 3,653.2 111.5 3,541.7 2,659.7 882.0 544.0 210.1 127.6 881.7 0.310 KYLOUISIANA 4,424.9 107.9 4,317.0 3,270.7 1,046.3 685.6 220.1 140.4 1,046.1 0.216 LAMAINE 1,354.4 4.0 1,350.4 986.2 364.2 180.2 137.2 46.8 364.2 MEMARYLAND 5,494.5 262.9 5,231.6 3,814.2 1,417.3 696.4 364.7 356.2 1,417.3 MDMASSACHUSETTS 7,920.1 62.6 7,857.4 5,632.0 2,225.4 803.8 877.4 544.2 2,225.4 MAMICHIGAN 9,594.3 291.0 9,303.3 7,195.4 2,107.9 1,231.4 572.7 302.2 2,106.3 1.628 MIMINNESOTA 3,793.2 137.9 3,655.3 2,696.7 958.6 499.5 226.6 232.5 958.6 MNMISSISSIPPI 2,924.6 91.4 2,833.2 2,127.6 705.6 461.1 166.1 77.5 704.7 0.868 MSMISSOURI 6,587.9 248.1 6,339.8 4,575.0 1,764.8 934.8 391.0 438.0 1,763.8 1.041 MOMONTANA 733.6 28.6 705.0 484.1 221.0 107.4 65.3 48.2 221.0 MTNEBRASKA 2,254.0 210.1 2,043.9 1,445.3 598.6 246.7 183.6 167.3 597.5 1.099 NENEVADA 1,459.7 104.4 1,355.3 973.6 381.7 184.7 158.5 38.5 381.7 0.006 NVNEW HAMPSHIRE 1,537.5 15.1 1,522.4 1,025.8 496.6 221.8 172.5 102.3 496.6 NHNEW JERSEY 9,522.8 458.8 9,064.0 6,094.1 2,969.9 1,112.2 962.2 890.4 2,964.7 5.189 NJNEW MEXICO 1,943.7 97.6 1,846.1 1,329.1 517.0 293.6 150.8 72.6 517.0 NMNEW YORK 21,697.8 468.9 21,228.9 15,170.9 6,057.9 2,433.4 2,453.1 1,164.4 6,050.9 7.022 NYNORTH CAROLINA 7,690.9 359.8 7,331.1 5,520.2 1,810.9 1,139.9 409.5 259.0 1,808.4 2.478 NCNORTH DAKOTA 476.4 (52.6) 529.0 362.5 166.5 75.7 44.3 46.6 166.5 NDOHIO 10,552.2 430.2 10,122.0 7,715.0 2,407.0 1,341.0 720.0 341.9 2,402.9 4.080 OHOKLAHOMA 3,112.6 44.9 3,067.6 2,241.9 825.7 474.6 183.5 167.5 825.6 0.127 OKOREGON 3,331.1 160.8 3,170.3 2,281.2 889.1 477.0 256.4 155.5 888.9 0.238 ORPENNSYLVANIA 12,047.9 327.5 11,720.3 8,250.3 3,037.3 1,581.0 716.5 738.7 3,036.2 1.124 PARHODE ISLAND 922.9 11.6 911.3 654.0 257.4 115.0 101.3 41.0 257.4 RISOUTH CAROLINA 3,235.3 108.0 3,127.3 2,344.2 783.1 517.5 169.8 95.6 783.0 0.150 SCSOUTH DAKOTA 593.0 (28.5) 621.5 420.7 200.8 86.1 65.8 48.9 200.8 SDTENNESSEE 5,117.2 199.9 4,917.3 3,657.8 1,259.5 754.7 294.1 204.3 1,253.1 6.405 TNTEXAS 21,541.1 641.5 20,899.6 15,537.7 5,361.8 3,028.2 956.0 1,376.5 5,360.7 1.175 TXUTAH 2,082.4 138.5 1,943.9 1,396.4 547.5 279.8 155.8 111.8 547.4 0.085 UTVERMONT 784.2 6.3 777.9 551.3 226.6 110.2 87.8 28.6 226.6 VTVIRGINIA 7,461.9 323.8 7,138.1 5,174.5 1,963.6 1,007.3 480.6 472.5 1,960.4 3.214 VAWASHINGTON 6,707.9 287.8 6,420.1 4,736.4 1,683.6 880.1 451.9 351.6 1,683.5 0.107 WAWEST VIRGINIA 1,661.8 52.7 1,609.1 1,166.8 442.3 242.6 123.2 75.4 441.1 1.155 WVWISCONSIN 3,980.7 142.6 3,838.1 2,879.5 958.5 567.1 251.0 139.7 957.8 0.730 WIWYOMING 681.5 17.7 663.8 447.7 216.1 111.2 70.1 34.7 216.1 WYPUERTO RICO 3,041.9 335.7 2,706.3 2,089.4 616.8 415.2 172.1 29.2 616.5 0.366 PRUNCLASSIFIED 192.8 192.8

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TABLE 2.17 - TOTAL OTHER INVESTMENTS OF REPORTING LOCAL EXCHANGE CARRIERSA S O F D E C E M B E R 3 1, 1 9 9 6

( DOLLAR AMOUNTS SHOWN IN MILLIONS )

NON- A C C E S S BILLING &T O T A L REGULATED SUBJECT TO S T A T E INTERSTATE COLLECTIONS

AND SEPARATIONS COMMON TRAFFIC SPECIAL T O T A L ANDADJUSTMENTS LINE SENSITIVE INTEREXCHANGE

T O T A L S $14,295 $6,099 $8,197 $6,783 $1,908 $1,037 $570 $299 $1,906 $2

ALABAMA 84.8 80.2 4.6 (16.7) 21.0 13.6 5.0 2.5 21.0 0.013 ALARIZONA (498.6) (687.2) 188.6 157.8 35.1 22.0 8.5 4.6 35.1 0.001 AZARKANSAS 144.0 16.6 127.4 119.0 5.6 3.7 1.2 0.7 5.6 0.001 ARCALIFORNIA 3,225.0 709.2 2,515.7 2,363.1 189.2 124.8 50.7 13.7 189.1 0.022 CACOLORADO 926.5 558.7 367.8 293.1 89.0 47.6 25.0 16.5 89.0 COCONNECTICUT 365.3 190.7 174.6 126.4 58.8 24.3 24.5 10.0 58.7 0.053 CTDELAWARE 24.6 1.5 23.1 17.5 4.5 2.1 1.3 1.1 4.5 0.005 DEDISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 47.8 23.0 24.8 17.2 7.3 1.4 2.2 3.8 7.3 DCFLORIDA 344.0 115.0 228.9 164.7 88.1 55.1 25.0 7.7 87.8 0.247 FLGEORGIA 320.9 123.2 197.7 150.9 35.5 22.4 8.7 4.4 35.5 0.033 GAHAWAII 82.0 48.5 33.4 25.3 41.1 19.2 17.0 4.9 41.1 HIIDAHO 292.1 263.6 28.5 22.4 9.3 4.9 2.5 1.8 9.2 IDILLINOIS 285.7 14.7 271.0 229.4 111.2 59.1 37.0 15.0 111.1 0.061 ILINDIANA 158.0 95.2 62.8 44.6 33.0 19.4 9.6 4.0 33.0 0.027 INIOWA 77.7 25.5 52.2 39.0 15.5 7.2 4.7 3.6 15.5 IAKANSAS 94.0 16.0 78.0 69.3 (0.3) (0.1) (0.0) (0.1) (0.3) KSKENTUCKY 40.7 25.6 15.1 5.4 16.0 9.9 4.0 2.1 16.0 0.005 KYLOUISIANA 450.2 (18.7) 468.9 459.0 5.5 4.0 1.3 0.1 5.5 0.001 LAMAINE 63.0 49.4 13.6 9.9 4.5 2.2 1.7 0.6 4.5 MEMARYLAND 89.4 39.3 50.2 28.2 26.2 13.8 6.3 6.1 26.2 MDMASSACHUSETTS 535.7 348.6 187.1 133.4 61.3 22.1 24.1 15.0 61.3 MAMICHIGAN 149.1 28.6 120.5 90.6 64.0 41.4 15.2 7.4 64.0 0.032 MIMINNESOTA 50.5 (42.6) 93.1 77.1 26.8 14.0 6.3 6.5 26.8 MNMISSISSIPPI 4.7 (0.1) 4.8 (1.8) (0.8) (0.4) (0.2) (0.2) (0.8) 0.001 MSMISSOURI 202.8 73.4 129.5 106.6 27.2 16.5 6.9 3.8 27.2 0.023 MOMONTANA 223.5 178.9 44.6 38.0 8.7 4.2 2.6 1.9 8.7 MTNEBRASKA (50.2) (94.4) 44.2 35.2 15.3 6.5 4.9 3.9 15.2 0.041 NENEVADA 66.9 (3.5) 70.5 56.2 18.0 8.9 7.6 1.5 18.0 NVNEW HAMPSHIRE 88.4 60.4 28.1 19.0 8.6 3.9 3.0 1.8 8.6 NHNEW JERSEY 56.2 65.6 (9.4) (63.3) 77.2 29.7 25.2 22.2 77.0 0.148 NJNEW MEXICO 423.6 343.5 80.1 65.5 19.0 11.1 5.2 2.7 19.0 NMNEW YORK 3,484.9 2,962.5 522.4 374.4 195.0 79.3 79.1 36.3 194.7 0.282 NYNORTH CAROLINA 289.8 80.3 209.5 179.4 44.3 28.0 10.8 5.4 44.2 0.117 NCNORTH DAKOTA 97.4 84.4 13.1 10.9 3.8 1.8 1.0 1.0 3.8 NDOHIO 265.1 67.3 197.8 156.5 86.6 49.6 26.4 10.4 86.4 0.193 OHOKLAHOMA 59.8 19.9 39.9 29.3 8.5 5.0 1.9 1.6 8.5 OKOREGON (112.5) (241.4) 128.9 103.7 44.2 24.1 11.9 8.2 44.2 0.013 ORPENNSYLVANIA 360.0 115.1 244.9 193.2 55.7 32.2 13.2 10.2 55.7 0.017 PARHODE ISLAND 36.9 22.5 14.4 10.4 6.5 2.9 2.5 1.0 6.5 RISOUTH CAROLINA 5.8 (2.2) 7.9 0.1 3.9 3.2 1.3 (0.5) 3.9 0.001 SCSOUTH DAKOTA 70.7 57.1 13.7 11.0 2.0 0.8 0.6 0.5 2.0 SDTENNESSEE 127.7 73.1 54.6 42.2 1.2 1.3 0.6 (0.9) 1.1 0.173 TNTEXAS 496.6 174.9 321.8 243.7 79.6 45.8 14.8 19.0 79.6 0.018 TXUTAH 272.7 204.8 67.9 47.9 24.5 12.6 6.9 4.9 24.5 0.004 UTVERMONT 26.1 18.4 7.7 5.5 2.8 1.3 1.1 0.3 2.8 VTVIRGINIA (108.5) 58.5 (166.9) (199.3) 38.2 21.5 8.3 8.4 38.2 0.083 VAWASHINGTON 134.1 (284.1) 418.3 387.3 54.6 28.4 14.7 11.5 54.6 0.002 WAWEST VIRGINIA 66.8 16.5 50.3 46.1 6.3 3.5 1.8 1.1 6.3 0.017 WVWISCONSIN 95.8 20.7 75.1 63.2 44.3 27.1 11.2 6.0 44.3 0.028 WIWYOMING (32.2) (73.1) 40.8 30.7 16.0 8.2 5.2 2.6 16.0 WYPUERTO RICO 249.6 34.9 214.7 165.1 69.0 46.6 19.1 3.2 68.9 0.040 PRUNCLASSIFIED 40.3 40.3

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TABLE 2.18 - TOTAL RESERVES OF REPORTING LOCAL EXCHANGE CARRIERSA S O F D E C E M B E R 3 1, 1 9 9 6

( DOLLAR AMOUNTS SHOWN IN MILLIONS )

NON- A C C E S S BILLING &T O T A L REGULATED SUBJECT TO S T A T E INTERSTATE COLLECTIONS

AND SEPARATIONS COMMON TRAFFIC SPECIAL T O T A L ANDADJUSTMENTS LINE SENSITIVE INTEREXCHANGE

T O T A L S $182,327 $19,416 $162,911 $121,555 $41,223 $21,807 $11,880 $7,504 $41,191 $32

ALABAMA 2,883.5 174.1 2,709.4 2,034.1 670.0 410.2 165.9 93.5 669.6 0.392 ALARIZONA 2,645.6 299.8 2,345.8 1,739.0 614.6 364.4 165.4 84.9 614.6 0.031 AZARKANSAS 1,184.4 106.4 1,078.0 785.7 292.3 193.4 55.8 43.1 292.3 0.070 ARCALIFORNIA 23,442.4 3,370.1 20,072.3 15,861.7 4,210.6 2,632.0 1,158.8 419.3 4,210.1 0.534 CACOLORADO 3,376.2 556.3 2,819.9 2,055.6 769.9 399.5 228.7 141.7 769.9 0.004 COCONNECTICUT 2,577.8 113.1 2,464.7 1,799.7 664.9 264.9 282.3 117.1 664.3 0.648 CTDELAWARE 437.8 49.8 388.0 267.3 124.2 56.6 35.6 31.9 124.1 0.133 DEDISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 829.4 112.6 716.8 486.4 238.4 45.6 70.6 122.3 238.4 DCFLORIDA 10,480.9 603.3 9,877.6 7,402.8 2,462.3 1,570.8 608.0 279.7 2,458.4 3.899 FLGEORGIA 6,332.1 1,741.2 4,591.0 3,392.1 1,188.5 713.2 299.6 174.5 1,187.2 1.245 GAHAWAII 1,095.9 171.6 924.3 700.0 224.3 91.9 106.0 26.4 224.3 HIIDAHO 719.1 70.7 648.4 446.0 203.5 103.9 61.5 38.2 203.5 0.003 IDILLINOIS 7,994.9 541.7 7,453.2 5,873.4 1,579.8 810.0 548.6 220.1 1,578.7 1.095 ILINDIANA 3,958.6 280.6 3,678.1 2,856.9 821.1 473.0 231.6 115.2 819.9 1.253 INIOWA 1,517.0 131.0 1,385.9 954.7 431.3 187.6 135.5 108.1 431.3 IAKANSAS 1,301.7 120.5 1,181.2 825.5 355.7 173.4 84.9 97.3 355.6 0.049 KSKENTUCKY 2,106.8 127.5 1,979.4 1,481.1 495.5 300.7 121.9 72.7 495.3 0.177 KYLOUISIANA 2,939.4 58.8 2,880.6 2,226.7 649.7 427.7 135.3 86.6 649.6 0.133 LAMAINE 866.0 80.6 785.4 574.3 211.1 105.4 78.7 27.0 211.1 MEMARYLAND 3,171.2 461.5 2,709.7 1,991.0 739.5 356.2 195.6 187.6 739.5 MDMASSACHUSETTS 5,156.8 376.4 4,780.4 3,425.0 1,355.4 481.8 541.9 331.6 1,355.4 MAMICHIGAN 6,917.3 494.0 6,423.3 5,177.3 1,246.0 713.6 349.6 181.8 1,245.0 1.027 MIMINNESOTA 2,286.5 200.5 2,086.0 1,534.3 552.6 285.0 133.2 134.4 552.6 MNMISSISSIPPI 1,681.8 54.9 1,626.9 1,216.3 407.3 263.8 97.8 45.1 406.8 0.512 MSMISSOURI 3,511.4 333.0 3,178.5 2,290.7 887.8 462.5 203.1 221.7 887.3 0.510 MOMONTANA 487.1 111.5 375.6 259.0 117.0 55.7 35.8 25.5 117.0 MTNEBRASKA 1,460.8 250.2 1,210.6 856.4 354.2 147.9 106.6 99.0 353.5 0.691 NENEVADA 826.6 88.4 738.2 533.9 201.9 94.1 86.6 21.2 201.9 0.001 NVNEW HAMPSHIRE 905.5 22.3 883.2 595.8 287.4 127.1 100.9 59.4 287.4 NHNEW JERSEY 5,608.9 751.9 4,857.0 3,294.8 1,608.7 593.2 528.9 483.7 1,605.9 2.819 NJNEW MEXICO 1,194.0 129.5 1,064.6 765.2 301.1 161.4 97.5 42.1 301.1 NMNEW YORK 15,017.6 2,149.1 12,868.5 9,141.1 3,727.4 1,454.4 1,557.9 710.7 3,723.0 4.411 NYNORTH CAROLINA 4,459.0 278.8 4,180.2 3,141.5 1,032.9 647.5 236.5 147.5 1,031.5 1.396 NCNORTH DAKOTA 316.6 (8.0) 324.7 221.9 102.8 46.6 27.5 28.8 102.8 NDOHIO 7,302.3 511.9 6,790.4 5,335.6 1,454.8 813.5 431.9 206.9 1,452.3 2.490 OHOKLAHOMA 1,959.3 190.4 1,768.9 1,288.6 480.3 282.3 103.0 95.0 480.2 0.070 OKOREGON 1,903.7 177.4 1,726.3 1,239.3 487.9 255.6 145.8 86.3 487.7 0.142 ORPENNSYLVANIA 7,387.6 800.4 6,587.2 4,679.6 1,703.3 854.5 426.1 422.0 1,702.6 0.646 PARHODE ISLAND 553.3 36.2 517.1 370.0 147.1 67.6 56.3 23.2 147.1 RISOUTH CAROLINA 1,832.3 81.0 1,751.2 1,307.6 440.3 285.2 100.0 55.0 440.2 0.089 SCSOUTH DAKOTA 373.2 (1.7) 374.9 251.9 123.1 51.5 41.6 30.0 123.1 SDTENNESSEE 2,794.7 157.0 2,637.7 1,953.7 678.1 404.7 159.2 110.7 674.6 3.500 TNTEXAS 12,827.7 1,119.7 11,708.0 8,708.2 2,999.8 1,684.1 543.5 771.6 2,999.1 0.666 TXUTAH 1,118.7 110.4 1,008.3 718.4 290.6 144.4 86.9 59.3 290.5 0.049 UTVERMONT 484.3 25.4 458.9 325.4 133.5 64.7 51.9 16.9 133.5 VTVIRGINIA 4,234.6 530.8 3,703.9 2,698.4 1,025.0 513.5 259.5 250.2 1,023.2 1.811 VAWASHINGTON 3,920.1 442.4 3,477.7 2,573.0 906.4 455.6 259.0 191.7 906.3 0.076 WAWEST VIRGINIA 1,094.6 128.3 966.3 716.4 257.4 140.0 72.3 44.3 256.7 0.684 WVWISCONSIN 2,801.3 143.5 2,657.8 2,067.8 589.9 342.8 159.0 87.7 589.4 0.469 WIWYOMING 503.1 115.5 387.5 260.6 127.5 64.7 42.4 20.4 127.5 WYPUERTO RICO 1,424.0 321.8 1,102.2 853.8 248.4 167.4 67.7 13.1 248.3 0.156 PRUNCLASSIFIED 122.1 122.1

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T A B L E 2.19 - BILLABLE ACCESS LINES OF REPORTING LOCAL EXCHANGE CARRIERSA S O F D E C E M B E R 3 1, 1 9 9 6

R E S I D E N C E B U S I N E S S SUBJECT TO TOTALSPECIAL BILLABLE

LIFELINE NON-LIFELINE SINGLE LINE MULTILINE ACCESS ACCESSSURCHARGE LINES

ALL REPORTING LECs 5,055,478 99,264,435 4,791,539 43,646,254 75,328 152,833,034

R B O C s 4,267,954 78,283,886 3,364,923 37,500,859 73,461 123,491,083OTHER REPORTING LECs 787,524 20,980,549 1,426,616 6,145,395 1,867 29,341,951

ALABAMA 10,207 1,498,170 58,592 482,244 493 2,049,706 ALARIZONA 10,556 1,725,064 38,523 618,532 828 2,393,503 AZARKANSAS 10,717 681,228 30,080 232,054 58 954,137 ARCALIFORNIA 2,982,816 9,917,482 666,110 6,589,138 8,962 20,164,508 CACOLORADO 20,737 1,609,209 54,183 694,256 796 2,379,181 COCONNECTICUT 61,988 1,381,743 39,888 532,173 515 2,016,307 CTDELAWARE 0 324,156 13,557 157,757 645 496,115 DEDISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 9,830 277,947 5,854 571,537 2,240 867,408 DCFLORIDA 111,031 6,731,737 257,466 2,616,886 1,223 9,718,343 FLGEORGIA 78,096 2,518,392 121,881 1,236,476 1,782 3,956,627 GAHAWAII 6,883 447,798 20,368 188,433 11 663,493 HIIDAHO 5,303 424,350 20,167 136,013 189 586,022 IDILLINOIS 0 4,616,488 306,535 2,376,057 1,399 7,300,479 ILINDIANA 0 2,162,887 87,484 844,467 434 3,095,272 INIOWA 0 964,282 35,463 292,731 190 1,292,666 IAKANSAS 0 855,897 33,362 340,918 377 1,230,554 KSKENTUCKY 0 1,191,482 52,189 337,326 419 1,581,416 KYLOUISIANA 0 1,538,472 52,176 542,667 425 2,133,740 LAMAINE 52,002 408,615 29,790 135,832 296 626,535 MEMARYLAND 4,015 2,153,597 63,179 1,054,503 15,747 3,291,041 MDMASSACHUSETTS 157,728 2,615,011 207,058 1,175,180 921 4,155,898 MAMICHIGAN 130,350 3,684,901 238,671 1,577,283 188 5,631,393 MIMINNESOTA 34,101 1,390,290 37,456 639,096 316 2,101,259 MNMISSISSIPPI 8,978 843,293 43,975 273,201 430 1,169,877 MSMISSOURI 11,064 2,073,199 82,166 758,932 481 2,925,842 MOMONTANA 6,194 240,692 11,892 76,092 31 334,901 MTNEBRASKA 0 591,360 17,590 226,199 50 835,199 NENEVADA 8,464 697,567 22,712 332,995 165 1,061,903 NVNEW HAMPSHIRE 0 498,024 40,748 169,282 143 708,197 NHNEW JERSEY 0 3,824,793 122,558 1,791,006 7,775 5,746,132 NJNEW MEXICO 29,171 576,107 20,660 189,594 139 815,671 NMNEW YORK 747,466 7,050,479 348,015 3,426,876 8,167 11,581,003 NYNORTH CAROLINA 20,637 2,620,410 159,434 930,703 1,455 3,732,639 NCNORTH DAKOTA 5,613 169,649 12,742 54,769 63 242,836 NDOHIO 56,320 4,350,148 243,807 1,554,995 1,063 6,206,333 OHOKLAHOMA 618 1,142,897 47,776 396,836 554 1,588,681 OKOREGON 31,280 1,200,180 46,958 463,234 995 1,742,647 ORPENNSYLVANIA 6,481 4,972,462 255,998 1,952,043 2,526 7,189,510 PARHODE ISLAND 42,661 386,837 46,620 133,153 114 609,385 RISOUTH CAROLINA 17,149 1,053,621 47,149 387,769 457 1,506,145 SCSOUTH DAKOTA 2,544 180,368 9,005 70,282 34 262,233 SDTENNESSEE 18,865 1,939,622 72,016 693,686 714 2,724,903 TNTEXAS 194,912 6,758,452 231,962 3,018,155 4,500 10,207,981 TXUTAH 21,727 659,675 19,880 275,652 242 977,176 UTVERMONT 21,013 199,011 21,277 73,991 86 315,378 VTVIRGINIA 21,330 2,617,742 91,798 1,244,530 4,406 3,979,806 VAWASHINGTON 79,745 2,140,867 78,368 746,609 1,114 3,046,703 WAWEST VIRGINIA 3,851 567,998 21,301 156,007 431 749,588 WVWISCONSIN 12,284 1,733,758 69,451 704,875 661 2,521,029 WIWYOMING 751 154,485 8,131 61,697 75 225,139 WYPUERTO RICO 0 901,541 127,518 111,532 3 1,140,594 PR

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TABLE 2.20 - INTERSTATE MINUTES OF USE OF REPORTING LOCAL EXCHANGE CARRIERS F O R T H E Y E A R E N D E D D E C E M B E R 3 1, 1 9 9 6

( AMOUNTS SHOWN IN THOUSANDS )

C O M M O N L I N E S W I T C H E DP R E M I U M N O N - P R E M I U M T R A F F I C S E N S I T I V E

N O N -ORIGINATING TERMINATING ORIGINATING TERMINATING P R E M I U M P R E M I U M

ALL REPORTING LECs 164,958,953 277,118,936 95,065 494,931 448,755,558 510,058R B O C s 133,511,402 229,039,026 22,958 29,126 368,869,668 (29,707)

OTHER REPORTING LECs 31,447,551 48,079,910 72,107 465,805 79,885,890 539,765

ALABAMA 2,183,589 3,601,729 295 1,825 5,836,221 2,121 ALARIZONA 2,978,843 5,869,433 0 0 9,032,058 342 AZARKANSAS 1,038,161 1,746,797 665 6,163 3,110,674 2,222 ARCALIFORNIA 15,700,361 28,364,978 1,969 1,490 44,159,682 3,458 CACOLORADO 2,915,935 5,974,425 0 0 9,164,209 112 COCONNECTICUT 3,078,888 4,819,892 0 0 7,906,014 0 CTDELAWARE 777,573 1,306,509 0 0 2,093,390 0 DEDISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 943,627 1,990,889 0 0 2,941,721 0 DCFLORIDA 12,418,949 17,806,649 2,274 6,409 30,460,731 8,712 FLGEORGIA 5,543,932 7,776,415 70 49 13,442,213 119 GAHAWAII 790,159 1,108,140 3,129 19,692 1,901,965 22,821 HIIDAHO 782,975 1,579,627 0 6 2,532,476 118 IDILLINOIS 7,953,084 12,079,496 5,613 48,050 20,222,768 53,726 ILINDIANA 3,028,579 5,476,207 9,392 32,115 8,512,562 41,507 INIOWA 1,176,202 2,721,937 3,579 16,567 4,075,995 20,354 IAKANSAS 1,522,275 2,362,703 225 3,910 4,035,405 (11,252) KSKENTUCKY 1,707,721 2,867,524 218 1,592 4,593,079 1,809 KYLOUISIANA 2,142,373 3,628,314 0 0 5,797,312 0 LAMAINE 769,680 1,053,728 0 0 1,869,357 0 MEMARYLAND 3,828,550 7,009,945 0 0 10,860,200 0 MDMASSACHUSETTS 5,485,278 7,632,699 0 0 13,283,936 0 MAMICHIGAN 4,569,686 7,575,149 5,701 44,309 12,175,090 50,005 MIMINNESOTA 1,892,247 3,963,725 0 0 6,073,086 1,507 MNMISSISSIPPI 1,387,699 2,242,238 0 0 3,653,980 0 MSMISSOURI 3,151,974 5,157,053 10,194 51,267 8,914,533 46,835 MOMONTANA 415,579 844,280 0 0 1,255,136 18 MTNEBRASKA 824,151 1,748,029 124 737 2,651,848 938 NENEVADA 1,949,343 2,397,684 3,702 3,078 4,324,799 3,603 NVNEW HAMPSHIRE 1,303,100 1,723,307 0 0 3,065,708 0 NHNEW JERSEY 7,935,860 13,548,443 270 3,930 21,506,903 4,162 NJNEW MEXICO 1,006,130 2,018,912 0 340 3,106,979 921 NMNEW YORK 13,373,315 20,794,454 0 88,883 34,761,271 88,883 NYNORTH CAROLINA 4,431,266 6,851,161 0 3 11,376,667 3 NCNORTH DAKOTA 265,661 551,747 0 0 917,991 185 NDOHIO 5,784,445 9,357,335 13,128 68,913 15,063,075 81,756 OHOKLAHOMA 1,791,599 2,748,788 1,857 3,834 4,768,025 (10,100) OKOREGON 2,056,000 3,775,029 104 533 6,042,071 1,029 ORPENNSYLVANIA 6,454,270 13,299,246 2,564 23,550 19,867,351 26,151 PARHODE ISLAND 920,054 1,231,033 0 0 2,165,062 0 RISOUTH CAROLINA 1,898,555 3,085,550 0 0 5,042,191 0 SCSOUTH DAKOTA 328,380 721,362 0 0 998,690 47 SDTENNESSEE 3,223,414 5,004,672 0 0 8,239,850 0 TNTEXAS 9,330,767 15,983,472 28,757 59,249 26,486,532 57,720 TXUTAH 1,008,534 2,393,569 0 0 3,517,045 94 UTVERMONT 507,276 701,892 0 0 1,243,261 0 VTVIRGINIA 5,041,463 9,058,415 0 0 14,138,769 0 VAWASHINGTON 3,212,985 6,414,195 157 1,116 10,234,769 1,725 WAWEST VIRGINIA 817,253 1,575,377 0 0 2,395,996 0 WVWISCONSIN 2,023,310 4,057,412 1,078 7,321 6,097,286 8,398 WIWYOMING 347,980 641,886 0 0 1,024,218 9 WYPUERTO RICO 939,923 875,485 0 0 1,815,408 0 PR

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NOTES FOR TABLES 2.12 THROUGH 2.20

DATA FOR THESE TABLES WERE OBTAINED FROM THE ARMIS ( AUTOMATED REPORTING MANAGEMENT INFORMATIONSYSTEM ) ANNUAL REPORTS ( FCC REPORT 43-01 ) FILED BY LOCAL EXCHANGE COMPANIES WITH OPERATING REVENUES FOR THE PRECEEDING YEAR IN EXCESS OF $107 MILLION. THE REPORTS ARE FILED ON A STUDY AREA BASIS AND INCLUDE FINANCIAL AND OPERATIONAL DATA ON REVENUES, EXPENSES, INVESTMENT, ACCESS LINES AND MINUTES OF USE.

INFORMATION PRESENTED IN THESE TABLES WAS RECEIVED FROM 17 COMPANIES FOR 126 STUDY AREAS REPRESENTING ALL 50 STATES (EXCEPT ALASKA), THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA AND THE COMMONWEALTH OF PUERTO RICO. ONE SMALL GTE STUDY AREA COVERS PORTIONS OF SEVERAL STATES; DATA FROM THIS STUDY AREA IS LABELLED UNCLASSIFIED. DATA FOR ALL TABLES ARE DERIVED FROM THE 1996 CALENDAR YEAR SUBMISSIONS FROM THE COMPANIES.

DETAIL MAY NOT MATCH TOTALS BECAUSE OF NECESSARY ROUNDINGS.

DETAIL AND TOTALS SHOWN MAY NOT MATCH DETAIL OR TOTALS SHOWN ELSEWHERE IN THIS PUBLICATION OR FROM OTHER SOURCES WHICH HAVE SIMILAR DATA ELEMENT NAMES. SOME OF THE REASONS ARE:

1. THE COMMISSION'S INSTRUCTIONS TO THE COMPANIES AS TO WHICH DATA SUB-ELEMENTS SHOULD BE INCLUDED WHEN REPORTING A PARTICULAR DATA ELEMENT MAY VARY AMONG THE DIFFERENT ARMIS REPORTS.

2. SOME COMPANIES MAY INTERPRET THE COMMISSION'S INSTRUCTIONS DIFFERENTLY.

3. SOME COMPANIES MAY USE DIFFERENT INTERNAL DATA BASES TO COMPILE DATA FOR DIFFERENT ARMIS REPORTS; e.g., US WEST INCLUDES DATA FOR MALHEUR TELEPHONE COMPANY IN THEIR 43-01 DATA SUBMISSION FOR THEIR OREGON STUDY AREA; HOWEVER, THEY DO NOT INCLUDE DATA FROM MALHEUR IN THEIR 43-02 ( ARMIS USOA REPORT ) DATA SUBMISSION WHICH IS AGGREGATED AT THE TOTAL COMPANY LEVEL.

4. SOME COMPANIES DISCOVER DISCREPANCIES AND REFILE DATA FOR ONE ARMIS REPORT BUT NOT ANOTHER.

BOTH COMMISSION AND COMPANY PERSONNEL ARE WORKING TO DETECT AND CORRECT DISCREPANCIES IN THE DATA AND TO CLARIFY THE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.

THE 17 COMPANIES THAT FILED ARMIS 43-01 DATA FROM WHICH THESE TABLES WERE DERIVED ARE:

R B O C s OTHER REPORTING LECs

1. AMERITECH CORPORATION 8. ALLTEL CORPORATION 2. BELL ATLANTIC CORPORATION 9. CINCINNATI BELL TELEPHONE CO. 3. BELLSOUTH CORPORATION 10. CITIZENS UTILITIES COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES 4. NYNEX CORPORATION 11. COMMONWEALTH TELEPHONE CO. 5. PACIFIC TELESIS GROUP 12. GTE CORPORATION 6. SBC COMMUNICATIONS 13. ALIANT COMMUNICATIONS CO. 7. US WEST, INC. 14. PUERTO RICO TELEPHONE AUTHORITY

15. ROCHESTER TELEPHONE CORPORATION 16. SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND TELEPHONE CO. 17. SPRINT CORPORATION

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NOTES FOR TABLES 2.12 THROUGH 2.18

THE TOTAL COLUMN REFLECTS THE OPERATING RESULTS FOR EACH OF THE ROWS ITEMIZED IN THESE TABLES, AND INCLUDES ALL REGULATED AND NONREGULATED COMPANY OPERATIONS FOR EACH ROW. THESE AMOUNTS ARE REPRESENTED PRIOR TO SEPARATION BETWEEN STATE AND INTERSTATE JURISDICTIONS.

SUBTRACTING ALL NON-REGULATED AND ADJUSTMENTS FROM THE TOTAL COLUMN GIVES THE SUBJECT TO SEPARATIONS COLUMN WHICH REFLECTS THAT PORTION OF EACH ROW THAT MUST BE ALLOCATED BETWEEN STATE AND INTERSTATE JURISDICTIONS PURSUANT TO PART 36 OF THE COMMISSION'S RULES.

THE STATE AND INTERSTATE COLUMNS REFLECT THE ALLOCATION OF THE AMOUNT IN THE SUBJECT TO SEPARATIONS COLUMN INTO ITS STATE AND INTERSTATE COMPONENTS PURSUANT TO THOSE RULES. IN SOME INSTANCES, THE INTERSTATE COLUMN ALSO REFLECTS COMMISSION PRESCRIBED ADJUSTMENTS MADE AFTER THESEPARATIONS PROCESS. THESE ADJUSTMENTS ARE MADE ONLY AT THE INTERSTATE LEVEL; CONSEQUENTLY, THE STATE AND INTERSTATE COLUMNS MAY NOT NECESSARILY ADD UP TO THE SUBJECT TO SEPARATIONS COLUMN.

ALL THE REMAINING COLUMNS CONCERN THE FURTHER SUB-DIVISION OF THE INTERSTATE COLUMN AMOUNT INTOVARIOUS ELEMENTS PURSUANT TO PART 69 OF THE COMMISSION'S RULES.

THE COMMON LINE ACCESS ELEMENT COLUMNS REFLECT COSTS THAT ARE RECOVERED THROUGH SUBSCRIBER LINE CHARGES AND A CARRIER COMMON LINE CHARGE ASSESSED UPON ALL INTEREXCHANGE CARRIERS WHO USE LOCAL EXCHANGE COMMON LINE FACILITIES FOR THE PROVISION OF INTERSTATE OR FOREIGN TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES. THESE COSTS ARE ALLOCATED TO THE PAY TELEPHONE OR INSIDE WIRE COLUMNS WHERE APPLICABLE, WITH ANY RESIDUAL ALLOCATED TO THE BASE FACTOR PORTION COLUMN. FOR SOME ROWS WHERE NO ALLOCATION IS SPECIFIED THE ENTIRE COMMON LINE COST IS SHOWN IN THE TOTAL COLUMN.

THE TRAFFIC SENSITIVE ACCESS ELEMENT COLUMNS REFLECT COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH TRAFFIC SENSITIVE PLANTENGINEERED TO HANDLE THE ANTICIPATED VOLUME OF CALLS. THE SWITCHING COLUMN REFLECTS THAT PORTION OF EACH ROW ASSOCIATED WITH THE CONNECTION OF TOLL LINES TO TOLL LINES, OR TOLL LINES TO LOCAL CENTRAL OFFICES, EXCLUSIVE OF EQUAL ACCESS COSTS IF THE EXCHANGE CARRIER HAS A SEPARATE EQUAL ACCESS RATE ELEMENT. THE EQUAL ACCESS COLUMN INCLUDES ONLY INITIAL INCREMENTAL EXPENDITURES FOR HARDWARE AND OTHER EQUIPMENT, AND INITIAL INCREMENTAL PRESUBSCRIPTION COSTS RELATED TO THE PROVISION OF EQUAL ACCESS WHICH WOULD NOT BE REQUIRED ABSENT THE PROVISION OF EQUAL ACCESS. THIS COLUMN APPLIES TO ONLY THOSE CARRIERS HAVING A SEPARATE EQUAL ACCESS RATE ELEMENT. THE TRANSPORT COLUMN REFLECTS THAT PORTION OF EACH LINE ITEM APPLICABLE TO CHARGES ASSESSED UPON ALL INTEREXCHANGE CARRIERS WHO USE SWITCHING OR TRANSPORT FACILITIES THAT ARE APPORTIONED TO THE TRANSPORT ELEMENT OR ELEMENTS FOR PURPOSES OF APPORTIONING NET INVESTMENT. THE INFORMATION COLUMN REFLECTS THAT PORTION OF EACH ROW APPLICABLE TO CHARGES ASSESSED UPON ALL INTEREXCHANGE CARRIERS WHO ARE CONNECTED TO ASSISTANCE BOARDS THROUGH INTEREXCHANGE DIRECTORY ASSISTANCE TRUNKS.

THE SPECIAL ACCESS COLUMN REFLECTS THAT PORTION OF EACH ROW APPLICABLE TO THE TOTAL OF ALL SUB-ELEMENTS THAT HAVE BEEN ESTABLISHED FOR THE USE OF EQUIPMENT OR FACILITIES ASSIGNED TO THE SPECIAL ACCESS ELEMENT FOR PURPOSES OF APPORTIONING NET INVESTMENT.

THE TOTAL ACCESS COLUMN REFLECTS THE SUM OF THE COMMON LINE TOTAL COLUMN, THE TRAFFIC SENSITIVE TOTAL COLUMN, AND THE SPECIAL ACCESS COLUMN.

THE BILLING AND COLLECTION COLUMN REFLECTS THAT PORTION OF EACH ROW APPLICABLE TO BILLING AND COLLECTION SERVICES.

THE INTEREXCHANGE COLUMN REFLECTS THAT PORTION OF EACH ROW APPLICABLE TO INTEREXCHANGE SERVICES.

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NOTES FOR TABLE 2.19

FIGURES FOR BILLABLE ACCESS LINES REPORTED IN THE ARMIS 43-01 REPORT FOR SOME COMPANIES ARE SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT FROM FIGURES FOR SWITCHED ACCESS LINES REPORTED IN THE ARMIS 43-08 REPORT FOR A VARIETY OF REASONS INCLUDING DIFFERENT REPORTING REQUIREMENTS, THE INTERPRETATION OF THOSE REQUIREMENTS BY THE VARIOUS COMPANIES, AND THE METHODS DIFFERENT COMPANIES USE TO CALCULATE THE LINES. THE MAJORITY OF THE DIFFERENCES COME FROM THE FACT THAT WATS, WATS-LIKE, AND DERIVED ISDN CHANNELS ARE NOT TREATED AS BILLABLE ACCESS LINES IN THE 43-01, BUT ARE INCLUDED IN THE COUNT OF SWITCHED ACCESS LINES IN THE 43-08. SOME COMPANIES MAY HAVE INCLUDED COMPANY OFFICIAL LINES (AND/OR EMPLOYEE CONCESSION LINES) INTHEIR 43-08 REPORT.

DEFINITIONS OF THE SIX COLUMNS IN THE TABLE FOLLOW:

1. RESIDENCE LIFELINE--CUSTOMER PREMISES TERMINATIONS (CPTs) FOR WHICH THE RESIDENCE INTERSTATE SUBSCRIBER LINE CHARGE IS REDUCED OR WAIVED. A CPT IS A LINE TERMINATION AT THE CUSTOMER PREMISE, RATHER THAN AT THE CENTRAL OFFICE. CPTs ARE COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS BILLABLE UNITS.

2. RESIDENCE NON-LIFELINE--CPTs SUBJECT TO THE RESIDENCE INTERSTATE SUBSCRIBER LINE CHARGE EXCLUDING LIFELINE CPTs.

3. BUSINESS SINGLE LINE--CPTs SUBJECT TO THE SINGLE LINE BUSINESS INTERSTATE SUBSCRIBER LINE CHARGE, EXCLUDING COMPANY OFFICIAL, MOBILE RADIOTELEPHONE AND PUBLIC TELEPHONES.

4. BUSINESS MULTILINE--CPTs SUBJECT TO THE MULTILINE BUSINESS INTERSTATE SUBSCRIBER LINE CHARGE INCLUDING MULTILINE SEMI-PUBLIC LINES, PBX TRUNKS, CENTREX CU TRUNKS, HOTEL/MOTEL LD TRUNKS AND CENTREXCO LINES.

5. SPECIAL ACCESS--LINES SUBJECT TO A $25 SURCHARGE. THE SURCHARGE APPLIES TO LINES CONNECTING TWO CUSTOMER PREMISE LOCATIONS, ONE OF WHICH IS A PBX THAT MAY CONNECT TO THE PUBLIC SWITCHED NETWORK.

6. TOTAL BILLABLE ACCESS LINES--THE SUM OF THE AFOREMENTIONED FIVE COLUMNS OF DATA.

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ORIGINATING MINUTES OF USE (MOU) IS A MEASUREMENT OF TRAFFIC ON ORIGINATING MTS AND MTS-LIKE COMMON LINES. TERMINATING MOU IS A MEASUREMENT OF TRAFFIC ON TERMINATING MTS AND MTS-LIKE COMMON LINES, ORIGINATING 800, TERMINATING OUTWATS, ORIGINATING OPEN-END-FX AND TERMINATING OPEN-END-FX COMMON LINES. PREMIUM CARRIER COMMON LINE (CCL) MOU IS A MEASUREMENT OF FEATURE GROUP A (FGA) AND FEATURE GROUP B (FGB) TRAFFIC ORIGINATING FROM OR TERMINATING AT OFFICES CONVERTED TO EQUAL ACCESS, PLUS ALL FEATURE GROUP C (FGC), FEATURE GROUP D (FGD), AND INTERSTATE/INTRALATA MOU, EXCLUDING CLOSED-END WATS AND WATS TYPE MOU. NON-PREMIUM CCL MOU IS A MEASUREMENT OF FGA AND FGB ACCESS MOU ORIGINATING ORTERMINATING AT OFFICES NOT CONVERTED TO EQUAL ACCESS.

ORIGINATING PREMIUM CCL MOU ARE CALCULATED BY DIVIDING THE ORIGINATING PREMIUM CCL REVENUE REPORTED TO THE NECA POOL BY THE ORIGINATING PREMIUM CCL RATE, CALCULATED PURSUANT TO SECTION 69.105 OF THE FCCRULES.

TERMINATING PREMIUM CCL MOU ARE CALCULATED BY DIVIDING THE TERMINATING PREMIUM CCL REVENUE REPORTED TO THE NECA POOL BY THE TERMINATING PREMIUM CCL RATE, CALCULATED PURSUANT TO SECTION 69.105 OF THE FCC RULES.

ORIGINATING NON-PREMIUM CCL MOU ARE CALCULATED BY DIVIDING THE ORIGINATING NON-PREMIUM CCL REVENUES REPORTED TO THE NECA POOL BY THE PRODUCT OF THE ORIGINATING PREMIUM RATE AND 0.45 PURSUANT TO SECTION69.113 OF THE FCC RULES.

TERMINATING NON-PREMIUM CCL MOU ARE CALCULATED BY DIVIDING THE TERMINATING NON-PREMIUM CCL REVENUESREPORTED TO THE NECA POOL BY THE PRODUCT OF THE TERMINATING PREMIUM RATE AND 0.45 PURSUANT TO SECTION 69.113 OF THE FCC RULES.

TOTAL PREMIUM TRAFFIC SENSITIVE MOU ARE CALCULATED BY DIVIDING ADJUSTED PREMIUM LINE TERMINATION REVENUES BY THE LINE TERMINATION RATE, CALCULATED PURSUANT TO SECTION 69.205 OF THE FCC RULES.

TOTAL NON-PREMIUM TRAFFIC SENSITIVE MOU ARE CALCULATED BY DIVIDING THE ADJUSTED NON-PREMIUM TRAFFIC SENSITIVE LINE TERMINATION REVENUES BY THE PRODUCT OF THE LINE TERMINATION RATE AND 0.45, CALCULATED PURSUANT TO SECTION 69.113 OF THE FCC RULES.

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TABLE 3.1-BALANCE SHEET OF COMSAT CORPORATION AS OF DECEMBER 31, 1996

(AMOUNTS SHOWN IN THOUSANDS)

ROW/LINE ACCT ITEM AMOUNTNO. NO.

ASSETS

CURRENT ASSETS:

1 1120 CASH AND EQUIVALENTS $12,721

2 120 NONCASH CURRENT (EXCL PREPAYMENTS) 354,401

3 1280 PREPAYMENTS 3,360

4 1350 OTHER CURRENT ASSETS 39,357

5 130 TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS 409,839

6 150 TOTAL NONCURRENT ASSETS 599,201

PLANT:

7 2001 TELECOMMUNICATIONS PLANT IN SERVICE (TPIS) 2,653,483

8 2002 PROPERTY HELD FOR FUTURE TELECOM USE 0

9 2003 TELECOM PLANT UNDER CONSTRUCTION - SHORT-TERM 0

10 2004 TELECOM PLANT UNDER CONSTRUCTION - LONG-TERM 269,840

11 2005 TELECOMMUNICATIONS PLANT ADJUSTMENT 0

12 2006 NONOPERATING PLANT 0

13 2007 GOODWILL 0

14 210 TOTAL PLANT 2,923,323

15 340 TOTAL DEPRECIATION AND AMORTIZATION 1,266,560

16 350 NET PLANT 1,656,763

17 360 TOTAL ASSETS 2,665,803

LIABILITIES & STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY:

18 410 CURRENT LIABILITIES 485,083

19 420 LONG-TERM DEBT 635,474

20 430 OTHER LIABILITIES AND DEFERRED CREDITS 702,035

21 440 STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY 843,211

22 450 TOTAL LIABILITIES & STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY 2,665,803

23 460 RETAINED EARNINGS (BEGINNING-OF-YEAR) 533,238

24 465 NET INCOME 8,622

25 470 DIVIDENDS DECLARED (37,698)

26 475 MISCELLANEOUS DEBITS (1,323)

27 480 MISCELLANEOUS CREDITS 0

28 490 RETAINED EARNINGS (END-OF-YEAR) $502,839

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TABLE 3.2-INCOME STATEMENT OF COMSAT CORPORATIONYEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1996

(AMOUNTS SHOWN IN THOUSANDS)

ROW/LINE ACCT ITEM AMOUNTNO. NO.

REVENUE ACCOUNTS:

1 INTERNATIONAL SATELLITE SYSTEMS $211,726

2 INTELSAT OWNERSHIP-NET 36,483

3 MOBILE SERVICES 144,813

4 TECHNICAL SERVICES AND OTHER 604,021

5 OTHER TARIFF 18,015

6 OTHER NON-TARIFF 203

7 530 TOTAL OPERATING REVENUES 1,015,261

EXPENSE ACCOUNTS:

8 6560 DEPRECIATION AND AMORTIZATION EXPENSES 236,276

9 6620 SERVICE EXPENSES 666,345

10 710 CORPORATE OPERATIONS EXPENSES 48,559

11 720 TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES 951,180

12 730 NET OPERATING REVENUES 64,081

OPERATING TAXES, INTEREST AND RELATED ITEMS:

13 7200 OPERATING TAXES 18,591

14 7300 NONOPERATING INCOME AND EXPENSE (11,139)

15 7400 NONOPERATING TAXES (2,447)

16 7500 INTEREST AND RELATED ITEMS 45,799

17 7600 EXTRAORDINARY ITEMS 0

JURISDICTIONAL DIFFERENCES & NONREGULATED INCOME

18 7990 NONREGULATED NET INCOME/MINORITY INTEREST IN NET LOSS OF

CONSOLIDATED SUBSIDIARIES 17,623

19 790 NET INCOME $8,622

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TABLE 3.3-SELECTED FACILITY DATA OF COMSAT CORPORATION - INTELSATFOR THE YEARS 1996 AND 1995

FULL TIME VOICE/DATA HALF-CIRCUITS LEASED AT DECEMBER 31

ATLANTIC AREA

CARRIER SERVICE 1996 1995 CARRIER SERVICE 1996 1995

U.S. MAINLAND TO EUROPE 2,020 3,086 U.S. MAINLAND TO CARIBBEAN 2,362 1,058U.S. MAINLAND TO MIDDLE EAST 3,916 3,264 U.S. MAINLAND TO NORTH AMERICA 0 16U.S. MAINLAND TO AFRICA 2,092 1,817 U.S. PUERTO RICO TO SOUTH AMERICA 56 38U.S. MAINLAND TO SOUTH AMERICA 3,418 3,864 U.S. PUERTO RICO TO EUROPE 24 8U.S. MAINLAND TO NO. AND CEN. AMERICA 1,348 2,149 TOTAL U.S. ATLANTIC 15,236 15,300

PACIFIC AREA

CARRIER SERVICE 1996 1995 CARRIER SERVICE 1996 1995

U.S. MAINLAND TO U.S. MAINLAND 0 32 KOSRAE TO PONAPE 8 0U.S. MAINLAND TO AMERICAN SAMOA 56 93U.S. MAINLAND TO EBEYE 0 0 MAJURO TO U.S. MAINLAND 0 0U.S. MAINLAND TO GUAM 43 46 MAJURO TO AMERICAN SAMOA 0 0U.S. MAINLAND TO MAJURO 24 16 MAJURO TO EBEYE 0 0U.S. MAINLAND TO MIDWAY ISLAND 24 84 MAJURO TO GUAM 0 0U.S. MAINLAND TO PALAU 8 0 MAJURO TO HAWAII 0 0U.S. MAINLAND TO PONAPE 24 8 MAJURO TO FAR EAST 0 0U.S. MAINLAND TO TRUK 0 0U.S. MAINLAND TO WAKE ISLAND 0 0 MIDWAY ISLAND TO U.S. MAINLAND 24 24

U.S. MAINLAND TO YAP 0 0U.S. MAINLAND TO FAR EAST 3,950 3,855

PALAU TO AMERICAN SAMOA 0 0AMERICAN SAMOA TO U.S. MAINLAND 84 85 PALAU TO GUAM 0 8AMERICAN SAMOA TO U.S. HAWAII 0 0 PALAU TO HAWAII 0 0AMERICAN SAMOA TO MAJURO 0 0 PALAU TO FAR EAST 0 0AMERICAN SAMOA TO PALAU 0 0 PALAU TO U.S. MAINLAND 8 0AMERICAN SAMOA TO PONAPE 0 0 PONAPE TO U.S. MAINLAND 0 0AMERICAN SAMOA TO FAR EAST 31 13 PONAPE TO AMERICAN SAMOA 0 0

PONAPE TO GUAM 0 0EBEYE TO MAINLAND 8 0 PONAPE TO HAWAII 0 0EBEYE TO GUAM 1 0 PONAPE TO KOSRAE 8 0EBEYE TO HAWAII 0 0 PONAPE TO TRUK 12 0EBEYE TO MAJURO 0 0 PONAPE TO YAP 10 0

PONAPE TO FAR EAST 0 0GUAM TO U.S. MAINLAND 103 104GUAM TO EBEYE 1 0 PUERTO RICO TO FAR EAST 0 0GUAM TO HAWAII 0 0GUAM TO MAJURO 10 13 SAIPAN TO U.S. MAINLAND 68 68GUAM TO PALAU 24 9 SAIPAN TO GUAM 54 48GUAM TO PONAPE 16 0 SAIPAN TO HAWAII 0 0GUAM TO SAIPAN 0 0 SAIPAN TO FAR EAST 70 70GUAM TO TRUK 1 0GUAM TO FAR EAST 113 104 TRUK TO U.S. MAINLAND 0 0

TRUK TO GUAM 0 0HAWAII TO AMERICAN SAMOA 24 8 TRUK TO HAWAII 0 0HAWAII TO EBEYE 8 0 TRUK TO PONAPE 12 0HAWAII TO GUAM 30 30HAWAII TO MAJURO 9 19 WAKE ISLAND TO U.S. MAINLAND 0 0HAWAII TO PALAU 2 0HAWAII TO PONAPE 10 0 YAP TO PONAPE 10 0HAWAII TO SAIPAN 0 0 TOTAL PACIFIC 5,139 4,969

HAWAII TO TRUK 0 0HAWAII TO FAR EAST 251 232 TOTAL U.S. BILLABLE HALF-CIRCUITS 20,375 20,269

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NUMBER NUMBER U.S. PAYOUT RETAINED NUMBER NUMBER RECEIPTS NUMBER RECEIPTS PAYOUT RETAINED RETAINED

OF OF CARRIER TO PTT REVENUE OF OF FROM PTT OF FROM PTT TO PTT REVENUE REVENUE

MESSAGES MINUTES REVENUE MESSAGES MINUTES MINUTES

$ $ $ $ $ $ $ $

Andorra 132 463 312 135 178 33 151 30 208Austria 11,971 53,899 41,054 14,466 26,587 5,294 24,542 6,692 641 479 162 33,441Belgium 26,271 113,493 84,956 33,702 51,254 12,190 43,175 12,967 2,428 1,378 1,050 65,271Cyprus 1,580 8,971 8,647 5,969 2,678 1,224 4,662 3,218 607 202 405 6,302Denmark 15,128 60,657 42,879 15,013 27,866 5,496 28,166 7,358 986 204 782 36,006Finland 5,642 26,654 22,505 6,993 15,512 3,245 16,979 4,501 256 128 127 20,141France 92,274 442,041 274,054 88,803 185,251 47,890 203,600 40,469 5,379 2,306 3,073 228,793Germany 134,440 781,639 509,589 97,954 411,635 79,387 312,903 38,983 17,556 11,600 5,957 456,575Gibraltar 122 624 833 560 273 72 211 139 71 69 2 414Greece 14,055 90,547 90,120 49,334 40,787 6,952 32,527 18,921 7,770 4,297 3,472 63,179Greenland 62 247 229 60 169 169Iceland 1,493 8,865 8,741 4,255 4,486 1,083 7,437 3,652 367 204 163 8,302Ireland 16,616 120,994 88,910 27,495 61,415 11,508 53,378 12,350 529 376 153 73,918Italy 64,153 333,969 265,066 86,314 178,752 32,835 114,383 30,563 7,849 3,847 4,003 213,318Liechtenstein 106 188 406 52 354 354Luxembourg 2,288 9,227 6,382 2,593 3,789 909 5,751 1,660 307 13 293 5,742Malta 450 2,663 3,204 1,233 1,971 374 1,473 680 36 25 11 2,663Netherlands 42,826 207,026 118,232 39,967 78,265 26,559 85,540 15,825 11,494 10,187 1,307 95,396Norway 10,603 50,915 34,399 9,981 24,419 6,111 34,170 6,751 398 153 245 31,415Portugal 6,819 44,621 41,892 19,658 22,234 4,218 14,103 6,644 3,251 2,286 965 29,843Spain 26,789 147,228 138,313 61,876 76,438 10,165 61,492 25,085 1,202 640 562 102,085Sweden 30,934 103,185 66,700 11,218 55,483 15,942 70,418 8,093 1,590 303 1,286 64,862Switzerland 39,577 180,944 111,857 46,930 64,927 25,836 91,883 23,932 341 65 276 89,135Turkey 10,445 58,395 61,238 36,618 24,619 7,656 25,867 16,832 867 867 42,318United Kingdom 232,052 1,225,859 698,338 195,258 503,080 203,939 737,558 147,446 11,983 5,246 6,736 657,261

Western Europe 786,825 4,073,314 2,718,856 856,434 1,862,423 508,917 1,970,368 432,790 130,077 75,908 44,010 31,898 2,327,111

Algeria 609 7,489 4,700 4,589 111 641 3,268 2,974 180 127 53 3,138Angola 458 2,102 2,598 1,626 972 116 646 425 1,692 1,164 528 1,925Benin 502 2,280 1,928 1,411 517 86 246 224 11 11 752Botswana 380 1,976 1,932 1,183 749 179 748 497 26 13 12 1,259Burkina 255 1,181 1,583 679 904 52 205 121 128 68 60 1,084Burundi 121 685 1,430 1,375 55 * 2 3 58Cameroon 1,345 9,490 10,106 8,354 1,752 367 1,375 1,236 360 100 260 3,248Canary Island 13 32 16 9 7 7Cape Verde 487 3,252 4,415 1,559 2,856 186 633 317 133 101 32 3,204Central African Republic 73 368 636 560 76 29 195 231 307Chad 42 207 466 497 (30) 6 32 72 41Comoros 24 97 181 149 32 4 37 37 69Congo 312 1,285 2,290 997 1,293 53 200 194 269 153 116 1,603Cote d'Ivoire 2,147 12,755 16,782 14,216 2,566 678 2,572 2,874 2,735 579 2,156 7,595Djibouti 195 778 1,170 650 520 32 66 50 31 18 12 582Egypt 12,537 89,734 93,666 62,733 30,933 2,804 9,627 6,811 537 386 151 37,895Equatorial Guinea 29 122 299 210 90 1 4 5 94Ethiopia 2,636 18,327 24,020 16,875 7,145 481 1,741 1,614 1,293 663 630 9,389Gabon 416 2,159 2,248 1,683 564 149 466 404 245 15 231 1,199Gambia, The 1,225 7,967 6,955 3,903 3,053 259 665 329 607 379 228 3,610Ghana 5,238 32,817 33,338 16,060 17,277 1,396 3,993 2,025 2,329 1,541 788 20,091Guinea 700 4,299 5,201 2,460 2,742 198 647 406 2,908 1,829 1,080 4,228Guinea-Bissau 284 1,655 2,979 1,761 1,218 16 79 87 110 64 46 1,352Kenya 4,232 25,351 27,489 17,178 10,311 920 2,757 1,938 434 146 288 12,537Lesotho 89 417 365 308 56 49 149 130 53 10 43 229Liberia 819 5,203 6,936 2,493 4,443 282 1,098 554 1,911 1,890 21 5,018Libya 133 1,810 1,109 950 159 35 319 196 1 1 356Madagascar 69 237 833 615 219 31 57 148 367Malawi 351 1,626 1,497 708 789 118 488 245 388 155 233 1,266Mali 689 4,013 6,267 2,810 3,457 143 369 278 640 47 594 4,328Mauritania 144 607 744 507 237 17 157 118 46 20 26 381Mauritius 870 3,011 2,560 2,800 (240) 145 440 330 15 8 7 98Morocco 1,973 13,276 16,456 10,404 6,052 779 4,775 4,091 1,772 921 850 10,994Mozambique 532 2,216 3,038 2,504 533 46 232 177 218 164 55 765Namibia 387 1,678 1,533 1,809 (277) 173 594 490 59 4 55 269Niger 160 792 1,086 652 434 82 322 242 4 1 3 678Nigeria 10,454 74,953 63,950 54,781 9,169 2,464 9,152 7,101 12,212 6,217 5,995 22,266Reunion 104 359 513 213 300 16 143 43 342

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NUMBER NUMBER U.S. PAYOUT RETAINED NUMBER NUMBER RECEIPTS NUMBER RECEIPTS PAYOUT RETAINED RETAINED

OF OF CARRIER TO PTT REVENUE OF OF FROM PTT OF FROM PTT TO PTT REVENUE REVENUE

MESSAGES MINUTES REVENUE MESSAGES MINUTES MINUTES

$ $ $ $ $ $ $ $

Rwanda 286 1,335 2,111 571 1,540 34 146 115 21 21 1,675Saint Helena 16 60 110 73 37 1 5 8 45Sao Tome and Principe 3,057 19,574 70,394 30,767 39,626 1 12 11 2 2 39,640Senegal 2,372 17,039 19,857 21,459 (1,602) 501 1,585 2,060 146 54 92 550Seychelles 83 355 698 496 202 2 12 16 217Sierra Leone 1,374 8,742 10,721 5,794 4,927 418 979 735 1,003 737 265 5,927Somalia 269 816 1,605 1,090 515 52 167 291 717 371 345 1,151South Africa 23,310 97,429 66,772 52,962 13,810 9,052 29,287 16,447 2,535 1,608 927 31,185Sudan 355 2,949 5,081 2,504 2,578 93 755 664 2,087 1,129 958 4,199Swaziland 127 683 667 435 232 55 183 136 25 18 7 375Tanzania 1,033 5,323 4,872 3,728 1,144 158 511 380 273 204 69 1,593Togo 486 2,827 2,772 2,143 629 128 419 347 960 661 300 1,276Tunisia 698 3,844 3,869 2,761 1,108 340 1,274 933 149 149 2,190Uganda 891 4,984 5,362 2,965 2,397 217 585 374 887 295 591 3,362Western Sahara * * * * * *Zaire 1,681 8,099 4,378 3,606 771 * * * 783 477 306 1,078Zambia 810 4,016 4,064 2,577 1,487 196 673 436 488 323 165 2,089Zimbabwe 1,627 7,646 6,534 5,659 875 659 2,454 1,843 7,131 6,594 537 3,255

Africa 89,509 522,324 563,183 381,861 181,322 24,940 87,544 61,810 48,399 48,551 29,251 19,300 262,433

Bahrain 2,155 12,369 15,389 9,874 5,514 1,075 4,306 3,438 272 61 211 9,164Iran 5,717 55,522 68,442 80,444 (12,002) 2,873 15,251 22,905 2,536 553 1,983 12,886Iraq 411 4,864 7,492 4,778 2,714 55 298 296 506 184 322 3,331Israel 39,248 238,509 234,619 157,309 77,310 18,956 78,926 51,030 5,602 2,635 2,967 131,307Jordan 5,246 43,009 39,173 32,076 7,097 1,353 4,749 3,563 1,155 637 518 11,178Kuwait 6,007 40,764 40,583 32,589 7,995 2,432 8,545 6,982 1,569 49 1,519 16,496Lebanon 7,471 53,995 62,345 52,273 10,072 377 3,494 3,497 3,512 365 3,147 16,716Oman 956 5,321 5,287 5,270 18 537 1,832 1,903 1,011 416 596 2,517Qatar 1,095 5,963 6,789 5,982 807 644 2,516 2,617 754 111 643 4,067Saudi Arabia 18,800 101,150 106,234 109,556 (3,322) 6,890 27,173 29,592 3,364 961 2,403 28,673Syria 2,213 18,107 26,809 18,099 8,709 735 3,105 3,105 774 41 733 12,547United Arab Emirates 11,412 53,742 49,324 44,729 4,595 4,655 26,167 20,522 13,298 8,771 4,527 29,643Yemen 2,379 21,215 29,328 15,843 13,485 525 1,183 889 156 63 94 14,468

Middle East 103,110 654,529 691,814 568,822 122,992 41,109 177,545 150,338 66,236 34,511 14,848 19,662 292,993

Anguilla 502 2,422 2,502 1,303 1,200 360 1,249 633 104 61 43 1,876Antigua and Barbuda 4,485 24,749 23,188 13,108 10,080 1,559 6,012 3,126 833 591 243 13,449Aruba 3,348 14,275 11,536 5,446 6,090 1,860 6,025 2,288 1,258 683 575 8,953Bahamas, The 15,685 61,688 52,386 14,521 37,865 10,889 45,978 10,812 2,595 1,904 691 49,368Barbados 5,554 33,085 29,416 18,397 11,019 2,733 11,895 6,620 361 214 147 17,786Bermuda 8,011 35,771 27,225 16,999 10,226 6,655 29,451 14,626 245 114 131 24,983Cayman Islands 4,669 19,256 19,143 9,880 9,263 3,311 12,761 6,617 326 260 66 15,946Cuba 11,214 103,020 121,580 64,161 57,419 213 761 457 9 7 2 57,878Dominica 1,301 9,829 9,508 5,052 4,456 468 1,734 908 56 45 11 5,375Dominican Republic 62,557 415,276 291,546 169,770 121,777 28,860 124,986 58,088 5,952 5,038 914 180,779French Overseas Departments 359 1,362 763 632 130 38 205 90 220Grenada 1,888 13,907 13,371 7,122 6,249 598 2,340 1,210 57 42 15 7,474Guadeloupe 2,431 9,613 7,108 4,462 2,646 402 6,072 2,586 1,219 1,041 178 5,409Haiti 13,051 78,606 78,146 47,147 30,999 1,465 7,055 4,215 1,211 902 309 35,523Jamaica 30,681 219,169 200,380 143,675 56,705 12,110 50,030 28,156 695 479 216 85,077Montserrat 549 4,400 4,596 2,355 2,242 110 421 251 20 15 6 2,498Netherlands Antilles 8,048 33,469 26,868 15,102 11,766 3,327 10,050 3,825 8,205 6,844 1,362 16,952Saint Kitts and Nevis 1,363 7,678 7,704 4,022 3,682 935 3,536 1,839 127 104 23 5,544Saint Lucia 2,145 12,176 11,159 6,317 4,842 848 3,047 1,584 218 175 43 6,470Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2,843 22,752 22,091 11,655 10,436 443 1,678 870 13 12 1 11,307Trinidad and Tobago 11,712 85,839 67,961 56,821 11,139 6,176 26,317 17,486 64 33 31 28,656Turks and Caicos Islands 1,175 5,089 5,584 5,282 302 694 3,076 1,538 379 272 107 1,947Virgin Islands, British 2,259 7,844 7,925 4,174 3,750 1,251 4,754 2,531 288 220 68 6,349

U.S. Virgin Islands 2,991 16,069 3,641 1 3,640 758 3,088 1 3,641

Caribbean 198,820 1,237,344 1,045,326 627,405 417,921 86,064 362,520 170,359 25,038 24,234 19,055 5,179 593,459

Belize 1,981 14,861 18,071 10,644 7,427 950 3,700 2,627 348 157 191 10,245Canada 800,139 3,462,490 1,018,774 345,873 672,900 637,468 2,845,791 244,920 1,597 260 1,337 919,157Costa Rica 11,563 67,327 63,864 40,114 23,750 6,102 24,028 14,255 1,663 1,270 394 38,398

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ORIGINATING OR TERMINATING TRANSITING THE UNITED STATES U.S.IN THE UNITED STATES (BY COUNTRY OF ORIGIN) CARRIER

NUMBER NUMBER U.S. PAYOUT RETAINED NUMBER NUMBER RECEIPTS NUMBER RECEIPTS PAYOUT RETAINED RETAINED

OF OF CARRIER TO PTT REVENUE OF OF FROM PTT OF FROM PTT TO PTT REVENUE REVENUE

MESSAGES MINUTES REVENUE MESSAGES MINUTES MINUTES

$ $ $ $ $ $ $ $

El Salvador 14,122 141,343 165,481 80,990 84,491 2,492 9,870 5,617 1,385 1,000 385 90,493Guatemala 16,193 127,741 137,126 71,147 65,979 2,598 11,772 6,734 565 128 437 73,149Honduras 10,757 89,794 93,582 62,363 31,220 2,009 9,355 7,382 294 96 198 38,800Mexico 333,163 2,380,830 1,772,136 1,194,686 577,451 230,470 948,077 316,435 4,502 1,218 3,284 897,169Nicaragua 6,552 45,219 48,712 27,710 21,002 1,117 5,224 3,313 355 120 235 24,550Panama 12,600 69,493 70,714 45,306 25,408 3,956 17,918 12,511 1,118 796 322 38,241Saint Pierre and Miquelon 7 39 31 23 9 17 69 22 30

North and Central America 1,207,076 6,399,135 3,388,491 1,878,856 1,509,635 887,178 3,875,803 613,816 29,835 11,827 5,045 6,782 2,130,233

Argentina 52,830 221,365 180,520 153,896 26,623 6,057 22,268 20,138 298 94 204 46,966Bolivia 4,631 29,613 29,667 19,708 9,960 1,264 4,747 3,181 229 136 94 13,234Brazil 76,325 372,780 289,745 202,866 86,879 31,401 123,489 68,206 2,725 859 1,866 156,951Chile 15,832 78,959 63,702 38,709 24,993 10,363 52,006 27,587 10,087 6,136 3,952 56,531Colombia 45,744 284,827 241,288 182,116 59,172 13,659 61,417 42,315 736 117 620 102,107Ecuador 21,419 156,608 136,617 96,022 40,595 3,602 15,112 9,453 4,235 2,908 1,328 51,376French Guiana 178 850 826 378 448 56 504 217 1,080 854 226 891Guyana 11,912 86,640 118,106 72,087 46,019 2,217 15,700 13,344 1,576 945 631 59,994Paraguay 3,017 14,431 14,223 10,695 3,528 527 2,647 2,024 654 496 159 5,711Peru 20,912 144,198 125,680 88,523 37,157 7,310 25,470 15,872 2,326 1,928 398 53,426Suriname 2,714 13,554 17,632 13,901 3,731 287 776 838 990 760 229 4,798Uruguay 5,501 24,856 22,497 16,109 6,387 1,578 5,629 3,802 838 442 397 10,586Venezuela 32,822 154,141 105,890 85,432 20,458 15,371 58,487 33,169 2,814 1,717 1,097 54,725

South America 293,838 1,582,822 1,346,394 980,442 365,952 93,693 388,254 240,146 45,689 28,589 17,391 11,199 617,296

Afghanistan * * 1 * 1 636 2,142 2,125 2,125Bangladesh 5,472 46,257 49,053 43,304 5,750 607 1,486 1,482 173 123 50 7,281Bhutan 9 31 66 21 45 45Brunei 291 1,429 1,580 1,057 523 156 707 517 87 45 42 1,083Burma 283 1,475 3,605 4,093 (488) 156 673 1,735 * * 1,247Cambodia 669 5,010 8,223 6,834 1,389 41 107 177 1,566Chagos Archipelago 65 587 1,150 404 746 105 464 254 492 353 139 1,139China 43,714 298,054 382,651 332,431 50,219 16,293 58,156 64,922 18,361 13,812 4,549 119,690French Southern and Antarctic Lands * 1 1 * 1 1Hong Kong 124,620 538,952 318,940 253,852 65,088 26,440 95,842 45,674 649 289 360 111,122India 63,480 423,843 431,841 347,288 84,553 17,499 50,086 42,081 11,393 4,229 7,164 133,798Indonesia 16,775 92,022 98,115 66,257 31,858 6,894 24,756 18,080 1,282 675 607 50,545Japan 132,135 698,566 530,759 327,767 202,992 67,445 342,037 156,228 6,841 4,491 2,350 361,570Korea, North * 2 3 1 3 3 10 6 9Korea, South 62,163 380,268 351,434 231,245 120,189 34,516 156,778 104,700 9,735 5,756 3,979 228,868Laos 169 1,169 3,953 2,741 1,212 154 336 607 1,819Macau 594 3,230 4,053 2,093 1,960 353 1,516 1,006 88 18 70 3,036Malaysia 12,122 67,686 65,511 30,514 34,997 9,176 19,379 9,092 10,701 8,536 2,164 46,253Maldives 63 194 379 257 122 25 65 70 * * 192Mongolia 121 640 1,166 777 389 51 163 197 * * (*) 586Nepal 726 4,611 5,913 4,500 1,413 302 815 818 158 64 93 2,325Pakistan 17,401 133,582 166,003 138,414 27,588 3,192 10,040 10,812 110 67 44 38,444Philippines 41,160 346,487 371,293 185,772 185,521 10,432 49,001 27,159 3,359 1,397 1,962 214,642Singapore 38,603 148,447 125,810 66,271 59,539 15,257 52,162 23,169 839 366 473 83,180Sri Lanka 2,621 14,242 18,323 13,619 4,704 610 1,888 1,887 361 252 109 6,700Taiwan 65,239 321,021 237,245 191,964 45,280 26,958 111,777 67,411 44,110 37,881 6,228 118,920Thailand 19,635 114,408 117,139 86,971 30,168 7,913 29,628 22,422 2,535 2,058 477 53,068Vietnam 10,942 114,059 153,555 98,579 54,976 1,499 5,163 4,605 142 114 28 59,609

Asia 659,072 3,756,276 3,447,761 2,437,026 1,010,735 246,711 1,015,178 607,238 139,413 111,416 80,526 30,890 1,648,862

Australia 53,239 282,048 191,516 68,483 123,033 30,523 155,455 41,475 10,486 5,351 5,135 169,643Cook Islands 50 212 572 252 319 32 80 61 * * 381Fiji 772 5,549 8,954 5,815 3,139 368 1,392 1,460 33 16 17 4,617French Polynesia 1,367 6,427 7,492 6,369 1,123 316 726 926 173 96 76 2,124Kiribati 30 216 258 430 (172) 18 79 72 1 1 (100)Marshall Islands 255 1,396 2,183 1,039 1,144 194 954 708 76 10 66 1,918Micronesia, Federated States of 324 2,167 3,027 1,285 1,743 141 682 432 161 37 124 2,298Nauru 14 55 72 37 35 * 14 11 101 101 148New Caledonia 192 837 563 1,438 (876) 14 130 316 81 15 67 (494)New Zealand 12,637 58,806 53,791 13,399 40,393 6,791 29,218 6,700 5,012 1,054 3,958 51,050Niue 806 4,572 16,047 7,440 8,607 * * * 8,607

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OF OF CARRIER TO PTT REVENUE OF OF FROM PTT OF FROM PTT TO PTT REVENUE REVENUE

MESSAGES MINUTES REVENUE MESSAGES MINUTES MINUTES

$ $ $ $ $ $ $ $

Norfolk Island 6 22 58 40 18 3 8 9 28Pacific Islands (Palau) 179 976 2,254 696 1,558 101 433 311 218 115 102 1,972Papua New Guinea 339 1,524 1,714 1,168 545 238 768 612 253 16 237 1,394Solomon Islands 38 178 353 215 139 9 32 28 167Tonga 417 3,362 7,446 3,430 4,016 87 320 321 26 13 13 4,349Tuvalu 7 68 157 124 33 * * 1 * * 34Vanuatu 34 115 444 235 209 20 54 96 1 1 305Wallis and Futuna 5 21 43 134 (91) * 2 2 * * * (89)Western Samoa 246 1,816 4,055 1,361 2,694 79 344 258 26 17 9 2,961

American Samoa 895 6,186 9,874 3,400 6,474 632 3,787 2,097 234 150 84 8,656Guam 5,644 30,304 37,075 4,240 32,834 2,585 19,250 2,941 729 470 258 36,034Midway Atoll 4 2 78 5 73 5 4 1 74Northern Mariana Islands 947 4,197 5,383 1,585 3,797 416 1,847 435 239 42 196 4,429

Oceania 78,447 411,056 353,410 122,624 230,786 42,565 215,576 59,272 32,098 17,854 7,406 10,448 300,506

Albania 411 1,859 3,810 1,210 2,600 84 578 364 15 15 2,979Armenia 1,264 9,815 12,731 7,341 5,390 223 817 1,019 552 276 276 6,685Azerbaijan 284 2,757 1,137 2,173 (1,035) 253 399 352 14 14 (670)Belarus 812 5,562 7,451 3,315 4,136 302 912 625 131 5 126 4,887Bosnia and Herzegovina 2,108 23,033 29,357 8,376 20,981 251 1,292 409 17 17 21,407Bulgaria 1,766 12,010 11,884 5,853 6,031 524 1,703 840 789 186 602 7,473Croatia 2,102 17,289 17,621 6,937 10,684 718 5,044 2,066 418 49 369 13,119Czech Republic 4,626 25,789 26,467 11,274 15,193 2,381 7,989 3,625 753 71 682 19,500Estonia 404 1,986 3,089 981 2,109 391 1,330 736 * * 2,844Georgia 679 2,938 6,022 4,680 1,343 101 371 525 242 242 2,109Hungary 5,451 36,096 36,749 20,689 16,060 3,539 14,511 8,817 549 166 383 25,260Kazakhstan 838 4,324 5,378 4,478 901 377 1,729 1,821 423 269 153 2,875Kyrgyzstan 98 503 644 452 192 3 17 13 205Latvia 776 3,834 5,498 3,046 2,451 351 1,090 1,055 15 9 7 3,513Lithuania 815 4,619 6,378 3,614 2,764 338 1,070 920 14 14 3,699Moldova 872 8,310 10,312 6,724 3,588 179 653 524 * * 4,113Poland 14,032 160,410 117,532 71,567 45,965 4,311 27,121 12,874 3,502 2,660 842 59,680Romania 4,555 30,611 34,880 20,930 13,950 1,429 5,093 3,763 520 43 477 18,190Russia 22,980 99,920 128,425 97,547 30,877 7,901 30,698 29,347 2,926 1,867 1,059 61,284Serbia 3,099 25,463 23,529 14,325 9,204 2,349 9,267 5,465 2,320 1,362 958 15,627Slovakia 1,505 12,412 9,316 7,862 1,454 797 3,484 2,245 252 85 167 3,865Slovenia 706 3,864 3,277 1,280 1,997 596 1,903 667 147 * 147 2,811Tajikistan 101 569 787 568 219 11 54 54 2 2 274Turkmenistan 93 681 486 471 15 15Ukraine 5,426 36,200 42,138 25,931 16,207 1,822 6,518 4,768 1,684 1,019 665 21,640Uzbekistan 951 3,792 4,228 2,967 1,261 229 1,192 1,017 254 204 50 2,327

Eastern Europe 76,754 534,644 549,126 334,591 214,535 29,460 124,832 83,909 43,206 15,539 8,272 7,267 305,711

Antarctica 6 13 46 9 37 1 11 1 38Maritime - Atlantic 450 1,223 4,856 6,769 (1,914) 703 3,088 1,330 28 6 21 (563)Maritime - other oceans 1,115 2,628 22,779 17,025 5,754 362 2,037 2,079 109 * 108 7,942Maritime - Pacific 202 501 2,687 2,878 (191) 33 158 501 4 12 (8) 302

Other Regions 1,773 4,365 30,368 26,682 3,686 1,099 5,294 3,911 456 140 18 122 7,719

Total for Foreign Points 3,484,745 19,119,052 14,078,678 8,205,510 5,873,168 1,957,346 8,194,942 2,418,114 367,362 225,156 142,207 8,433,489

Total for U.S. Points 10,480 56,758 56,051 9,232 46,819 4,391 27,972 5,474 1,207 667 540 52,833

Total for All International Points 3,495,225 19,175,809 14,134,729 8,214,742 5,919,987 1,961,737 8,222,914 2,423,589 560,447 368,569 225,822 142,747 8,486,322

NOTES ON INTERNATIONAL SWITCHED TRAFFIC FOLLOW TABLE 4.3

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(AMOUNTS SHOWN IN THOUSANDS)INTERNATIONAL POINT TRAFFIC BILLED IN THE UNITED STATES TRAFFIC BILLED IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES TOTAL

ORIGINATING OR TERMINATING TRANSITING THE UNITED STATES U.S.IN THE UNITED STATES (BY COUNTRY OF ORIGIN) CARRIER

NUMBER NUMBER U.S. PAYOUT RETAINED NUMBER NUMBER RECEIPTS NUMBER RECEIPTS PAYOUT RETAINED RETAINED

OF OF CARRIER TO PTT REVENUE OF OF FROM PTT OF FROM PTT TO PTT REVENUE REVENUE

MESSAGES WORDS REVENUE MESSAGES WORDS WORDS

$ $ $ $ $ $ $ $

Austria 1 34 18 8 10 2 42 10 2 2 1 20Belgium 2 80 39 22 17 1 53 13 19 16 3 33Cyprus * 11 5 2 4 1 18 1 1 1 * 5Denmark * 17 8 4 3 * 13 3 3 1 2 8Finland 1 26 13 7 6 1 21 5 3 2 1 12France 10 447 243 111 132 8 241 59 32 28 4 195Germany 4 224 125 54 71 6 178 42 16 12 4 118Gibraltar * 6 4 1 3 * * * 3Greece 3 105 61 27 34 6 144 34 27 3 24 92Greenland * * * * * * * * * * * *Iceland * 9 5 2 3 * 7 1 * * * 4Ireland 2 58 27 14 13 * 12 2 2 3 (*) 15Italy 11 280 127 66 60 38 857 206 11 10 1 267Liechtenstein * 5 1 1 * *Luxembourg * 25 17 6 11 * 4 * 1 1 (*) 11Malta * 5 3 1 2 * 2 * * * (*) 2Netherlands 1 64 42 18 24 2 52 12 53 42 10 46Norway 1 23 13 6 7 1 22 6 4 4 * 13Portugal 1 43 24 10 14 1 18 5 3 2 1 20Spain 1 62 33 15 18 3 80 19 12 9 3 40Sweden 2 48 20 13 7 1 25 6 7 7 * 13Switzerland 2 118 71 29 42 1 62 11 2 3 (1) 52Turkey 1 57 30 14 16 1 23 6 3 2 1 23United Kingdom 7 424 214 55 160 6 181 21 7 4 3 184

Western Europe 49 2,171 1,143 485 657 78 2,055 462 643 209 151 58 1,177

Algeria * 27 18 7 11 * 24 5 12 7 5 21Angola * 24 14 10 4 * 5 1 * * * 5Benin * 2 1 * * * 1 * * * * 1Botswana * 6 3 1 2 * 2 * * * * 2Burkina * 3 2 1 1 * 2 * 1Burundi * 1 * * * * * * *Cameroon * 58 40 12 28 * 5 1 1 1 * 30Canary Island * * * *Cape Verde * 8 5 3 1 * 3 1 * * * 3Central African Republic * 5 3 2 1 * 2 1 2Chad * 12 7 4 3 * 2 1 * * 4Comoros * 16 9 5 4 * 1 * 4Congo * 20 10 4 7 * 3 1 * * (*) 7Cote d'Ivoire * 27 14 7 7 * 13 3 6 5 1 11Djibouti * 2 1 1 * * * * * * 1Egypt 1 50 25 12 13 2 40 13 * * * 26Equatorial Guinea * 9 5 3 2 * * * * * * 3Ethiopia * 9 5 3 2 * 3 1 9 8 2 5Gabon * 3 2 1 2 * * * * * * 2Gambia, The * 6 2 1 1 * 3 * * * * 2Ghana 1 38 18 4 14 1 34 3 * * * 17Guinea * 20 10 5 5 * 2 1 1 * * 6Guinea-Bissau * 15 9 6 3 * * * * * (*) 3Kenya * 22 10 2 7 * 15 2 1 1 * 9Lesotho * 6 3 1 2 * 1 * * * 2Liberia * 5 2 1 1 1Libya * 18 11 4 7 * 4 1 * * (*) 8Madagascar * 4 2 1 1 * 3 1 2Malawi * 18 8 2 5 * 23 2 * * (*) 8Mali * 28 12 8 4 * 2 1 * * * 5Mauritania * 5 2 1 1 * 2 * * * (*) 2Mauritius * 2 1 * 1 * 4 * * * * 1Morocco * 23 11 5 6 1 27 7 16 16 1 14Mozambique * 8 4 3 1 * 2 * 1 * * 1Namibia * 5 3 1 2 * 1 * * * * 2Niger * 26 12 8 4 * 2 1 * * (*) 4Nigeria 1 128 51 13 38 1 53 3 * * * 41Reunion * 1 * * * * 1 * * * * *Rwanda * 9 6 2 4 * * * 4

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(AMOUNTS SHOWN IN THOUSANDS)INTERNATIONAL POINT TRAFFIC BILLED IN THE UNITED STATES TRAFFIC BILLED IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES TOTAL

ORIGINATING OR TERMINATING TRANSITING THE UNITED STATES U.S.IN THE UNITED STATES (BY COUNTRY OF ORIGIN) CARRIER

NUMBER NUMBER U.S. PAYOUT RETAINED NUMBER NUMBER RECEIPTS NUMBER RECEIPTS PAYOUT RETAINED RETAINED

OF OF CARRIER TO PTT REVENUE OF OF FROM PTT OF FROM PTT TO PTT REVENUE REVENUE

MESSAGES WORDS REVENUE MESSAGES WORDS WORDS

$ $ $ $ $ $ $ $

Saint Helena * * * * * * * * * * *Sao Tome and Principe * 8 5 3 1 * * * * * * 1Senegal * 71 25 14 11 * 9 2 1 2 (1) 12Seychelles * 2 1 * 1 * 1 * * * * 1Sierra Leone 1 41 18 6 12 * 4 * * * * 12Somalia * * * * * *South Africa 1 53 29 11 18 3 106 14 8 7 1 33Sudan * 23 13 5 9 * 2 1 * * (*) 9Swaziland * 7 3 1 3 * 1 * * * 3Tanzania * 17 7 2 5 * 1 * * * * 5Togo * 11 4 3 1 * 3 1 * * * 2Tunisia * 14 8 3 5 * 12 2 3 2 * 8Uganda * 16 10 2 8 * 1 * * * * 8Zaire * 33 23 11 12 * 1 * 4 4 * 13Zambia * 19 8 2 6 * 20 2 * * (*) 8Zimbabwe * 19 9 4 6 1 35 4 4 4 * 10

Africa 9 1,005 505 209 296 14 483 78 244 72 61 11 384

Bahrain * 11 8 4 4 * 19 5 * * (*) 9Iran * 16 9 4 5 1 45 14 2 2 * 19Iraq * 11 5 3 2 1 24 9 * * * 11Israel 3 99 45 22 24 7 192 33 1 * * 57Jordan 1 20 8 2 6 2 61 7 1 1 * 13Kuwait * 7 4 1 2 * 21 4 * * * 7Lebanon 1 76 45 20 25 * 13 5 * * * 29Oman * 3 2 1 1 * 13 2 * * * 4Qatar * 6 4 3 2 * 13 2 * * (*) 4Saudi Arabia 1 53 33 11 22 1 65 12 28 26 2 36Syria 1 20 10 3 7 * 11 3 2 2 (*) 10United Arab Emirates * 25 16 7 9 1 27 7 42 39 3 20Yemen * 8 4 2 2 * 5 * * * * 3

Middle East 6 354 195 82 112 14 510 104 269 77 72 5 222

Anguilla * * * * (*) * 1 * * * (*) *Antigua and Barbuda * 16 6 2 4 * 2 * * * (*) 4Aruba 1 70 32 8 24 * 7 1 8 6 2 27Bahamas, The * 50 25 6 19 * 16 2 3 2 1 21Barbados * 9 3 1 2 * 4 * * * * 3Bermuda * 27 15 2 12 * 3 * * * * 13Cayman Islands * 30 17 4 14 * 2 * * * * 14Cuba 52 1,039 514 84 430 1 14 1 421 388 32 463Dominica * 2 1 * 1 * 2 * * * (*) 1Dominican Republic * 19 7 2 5 2 53 8 28 22 6 19French Overseas Departments * 6 2 1 1 * 1 * * * * 1Grenada * 5 3 1 2 * 1 * * * * 2Guadeloupe * 5 2 1 1 * 1 * 1 * * 1Haiti * 43 16 4 12 1 32 5 6 5 1 18Jamaica 2 59 22 7 15 36 1,271 99 47 19 28 142Montserrat * 1 * * * * * * *Netherlands Antilles * 10 7 1 6 * 5 1 5 4 1 7Saint Kitts and Nevis * 4 2 * 1 * 1 * * * (*) 1Saint Lucia * 7 3 1 2 * 2 * * * * 2Saint Vincent and the Grenadines * 2 1 * * * 2 * * * * 1Trinidad and Tobago * 37 24 4 20 * 13 1 1 1 * 21Turks and Caicos Islands * 3 2 * 1 * * * 1Virgin Islands, British * 45 25 5 20 * 1 * * * (*) 20

U.S. Virgin Islands * 4 2 1 2 2

Caribbean 58 1,494 730 137 594 42 1,433 120 1,586 519 448 71 785

Belize * 9 3 1 2 * 4 1 4 4 1 3Canada 3 234 98 58 39 * 3 1 27 5 23 63Costa Rica * 14 7 4 3 1 17 5 7 7 * 8El Salvador * 25 12 7 6 1 25 7 3 2 * 13Guatemala 1 28 13 8 6 1 15 4 6 5 1 11

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(AMOUNTS SHOWN IN THOUSANDS)INTERNATIONAL POINT TRAFFIC BILLED IN THE UNITED STATES TRAFFIC BILLED IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES TOTAL

ORIGINATING OR TERMINATING TRANSITING THE UNITED STATES U.S.IN THE UNITED STATES (BY COUNTRY OF ORIGIN) CARRIER

NUMBER NUMBER U.S. PAYOUT RETAINED NUMBER NUMBER RECEIPTS NUMBER RECEIPTS PAYOUT RETAINED RETAINED

OF OF CARRIER TO PTT REVENUE OF OF FROM PTT OF FROM PTT TO PTT REVENUE REVENUE

MESSAGES WORDS REVENUE MESSAGES WORDS WORDS

$ $ $ $ $ $ $ $

Honduras * 27 14 7 7 1 26 7 7 6 1 15Mexico 15 1,422 396 310 86 43 1,047 117 22 18 5 207Nicaragua * 14 8 4 4 * 11 3 3 1 3 10Panama * 52 28 12 16 * 6 1 11 7 4 22Saint Pierre and Miquelon * * * *

North and Central America 21 1,825 580 412 169 48 1,154 145 832 91 54 37 351

Argentina 1 83 45 18 26 3 92 25 15 16 (1) 51Bolivia * 16 9 3 6 * 11 2 3 3 1 9Brazil 2 113 57 23 34 11 311 62 31 29 1 98Chile 1 42 24 8 16 * 11 4 16 13 4 24Colombia 2 195 103 40 62 2 70 13 10 9 1 76Ecuador * 41 30 7 23 1 29 6 15 13 1 30French Guiana * 1 1 * * * 1 * * * (*) *Guyana * 25 11 3 8 8 266 20 17 7 10 38Paraguay * 12 6 2 4 1 15 2 3 3 1 7Peru 1 49 22 12 11 * 8 2 2 1 * 13Suriname * 18 8 3 4 * 10 2 88 77 11 17Uruguay * 20 10 4 6 * 10 3 3 3 * 9Venezuela 1 145 79 27 52 2 75 20 53 44 8 81

South America 10 758 404 151 254 31 908 162 1,008 256 219 37 452

Afghanistan * 1 1 * 1 1Bangladesh * 42 20 5 15 1 28 3 * 1 (*) 18Bhutan * 3 2 * 1 1Brunei * 6 2 1 2 * 1 * * * * 2Burma * 15 8 2 5 1 23 1 * * * 7Cambodia * 1 * * (*) * * * * * *China 1 96 57 34 22 2 96 34 3 2 1 57Hong Kong 1 61 30 7 23 3 369 43 53 44 9 74India 8 396 221 38 183 36 1,288 132 10 8 3 318Indonesia 2 113 65 24 41 1 30 5 5 5 1 46Japan 10 380 229 72 156 11 373 67 65 29 36 260Korea, North * 1 * * * * * * *Korea, South 1 57 31 12 19 7 214 46 57 50 7 72Laos * 2 1 * * * 1 * 1Macau * 5 3 1 2 * * * * * * 2Malaysia * 21 10 2 8 1 22 3 3 2 * 10Maldives * 1 1 * 1 * * * 1 * * 1Mongolia * 14 9 6 3 * * * 3Nepal * 7 3 1 2 * 3 * * * (*) 2Pakistan 1 133 63 15 49 6 197 19 1 1 * 68Philippines 8 261 130 45 86 7 181 31 13 9 4 120Singapore * 34 25 6 19 * 22 3 1 1 * 22Sri Lanka * 23 9 3 6 1 26 3 2 2 * 9Taiwan * 35 22 10 13 * 8 2 2 * 2 17Thailand * 16 8 3 6 1 38 10 3 2 1 17Vietnam * 12 5 3 2 3 48 6 * * * 8

Asia 34 1,737 957 292 665 80 2,970 407 797 221 157 64 1,136

Australia 2 80 31 12 19 1 18 2 1 1 * 22Cook Islands * 13 5 2 3 * * * 3Fiji * 7 2 1 2 * 5 1 * * * 2French Polynesia * 4 2 1 1 * 2 * * * * 2Kiribati * 3 1 * 1 * * * 1Marshall Islands * 2 1 * 1 1Micronesia, Federated States of * 41 20 9 11 * * * * * (*) 11Nauru * 5 2 1 1 * * * 1New Caledonia * 3 2 1 1 * * * * * * 1New Zealand * 18 8 2 6 * 10 1 * * * 7Pacific Islands (Palau) * 14 5 2 3 * * * 3Papua New Guinea * 12 6 2 4 * * * * * * 4Solomon Islands * 6 2 1 1 * * * 1Tonga * 2 1 * 1 * 6 1 * * * 1Tuvalu * 45 21 11 10 * * * * * * 10

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(AMOUNTS SHOWN IN THOUSANDS)INTERNATIONAL POINT TRAFFIC BILLED IN THE UNITED STATES TRAFFIC BILLED IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES TOTAL

ORIGINATING OR TERMINATING TRANSITING THE UNITED STATES U.S.IN THE UNITED STATES (BY COUNTRY OF ORIGIN) CARRIER

NUMBER NUMBER U.S. PAYOUT RETAINED NUMBER NUMBER RECEIPTS NUMBER RECEIPTS PAYOUT RETAINED RETAINED

OF OF CARRIER TO PTT REVENUE OF OF FROM PTT OF FROM PTT TO PTT REVENUE REVENUE

MESSAGES WORDS REVENUE MESSAGES WORDS WORDS

$ $ $ $ $ $ $ $

Vanuatu * * * * * * * * * * * *Western Samoa * 9 4 1 3 * 5 1 * * * 4

American Samoa * * * * * * 1 * 2 2 * *Guam * 24 14 5 9 9Johnston Atoll * * * * * *Midway Atoll * * * * * *Northern Mariana Islands * 1 1 * 1 1

Oceania 3 291 130 51 78 2 48 6 14 4 3 1 85

Albania * 8 3 1 2 1 19 4 * * * 6Bulgaria * 5 3 1 1 1 15 3 * * (*) 5Croatia 1 42 26 7 19 * 2 * * * * 20Czech Republic 1 36 19 7 12 1 15 4 4 3 * 16Hungary 1 24 12 2 10 1 30 2 1 1 (*) 12Poland 1 52 21 12 9 6 124 29 2 2 (*) 38Romania * 9 5 1 3 4 90 14 1 1 (1) 16Russia 3 231 112 49 63 13 309 73 7 6 1 137Serbia * 48 25 11 13 1 27 6 6 5 * 20Slovenia * 48 22 11 10 * * * * * * 10

Eastern Europe 7 504 247 104 143 27 631 137 74 20 19 1 281

Maritime - Atlantic 2 81 106 * 106 17 236 110 255 33 222 439Maritime - Pacific 2 61 61 * 61 15 167 57 181 24 157 276

Other Regions 4 142 168 * 168 33 402 167 285 436 57 380 715

Total for Foreign Points 200 10,251 5,040 1,917 3,124 368 10,595 1,788 1,904 1,239 665 5,576

Total for U.S. Points * 30 18 6 12 * 1 * 2 2 * 12

Total for All International Points 201 10,281 5,059 1,923 3,135 368 10,596 1,788 5,753 1,906 1,241 665 5,588

NOTES ON INTERNATIONAL SWITCHED TRAFFIC FOLLOW TABLE 4.3

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(AMOUNTS SHOWN IN THOUSANDS)INTERNATIONAL POINT TRAFFIC BILLED IN THE UNITED STATES TRAFFIC BILLED IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES TOTAL

ORIGINATING OR TERMINATING TRANSITING THE UNITED STATES U.S.IN THE UNITED STATES (BY COUNTRY OF ORIGIN) CARRIER

NUMBER NUMBER U.S. PAYOUT RETAINED NUMBER NUMBER RECEIPTS NUMBER RECEIPTS PAYOUT RETAINED RETAINED

OF OF CARRIER TO PTT REVENUE OF OF FROM PTT OF FROM PTT TO PTT REVENUE REVENUE

MESSAGES MINUTES REVENUE MESSAGES MINUTES MINUTES

$ $ $ $ $ $ $ $

Andorra 1 1 4 * 4 * * * 4Austria 46 157 305 39 266 21 64 36 28 18 10 312Belgium 126 429 799 138 661 125 486 196 154 141 13 870Cyprus 27 78 135 22 113 15 52 22 124 118 6 140Denmark 102 298 520 83 437 58 152 102 41 34 7 546Finland 38 107 191 22 169 13 37 14 7 7 1 184France 332 1,235 2,842 193 2,649 288 1,013 194 362 332 30 2,873Germany 357 1,294 2,231 247 1,984 130 412 161 58 38 20 2,164Gibraltar 5 13 29 3 26 1 4 2 * * * 28Greece 513 1,174 1,220 335 885 146 429 240 222 169 53 1,179Greenland 2 6 7 4 2 2Iceland 5 18 29 6 23 1 3 1 5 4 1 25Ireland 40 143 347 26 321 11 37 14 10 8 1 336Italy 356 1,309 2,732 274 2,458 196 703 416 139 124 15 2,889Luxembourg 80 292 834 72 762 68 248 160 62 46 16 938Malta 4 12 28 2 26 * 6 3 * * * 29Netherlands 175 603 1,197 177 1,020 386 1,003 379 143 107 35 1,434Norway 171 497 946 91 856 140 449 106 35 31 5 967Portugal 37 124 209 17 192 25 92 33 48 39 9 234Spain 127 421 929 100 829 45 140 92 139 115 24 946Sweden 92 293 660 84 576 38 108 72 90 76 14 663Switzerland 321 1,110 2,613 228 2,385 175 603 208 196 165 31 2,624Turkey 83 256 537 96 441 64 253 149 56 39 17 607United Kingdom 1,495 6,532 12,856 744 12,112 1,985 7,345 1,240 5,422 5,067 355 13,707

Western Europe 4,534 16,402 32,199 3,003 29,196 3,931 13,639 3,840 7,763 7,342 6,679 663 33,699

Algeria 7 27 94 12 82 16 76 45 34 32 2 129Angola 19 77 182 78 104 13 67 67 12 10 2 173Benin 4 15 39 19 20 3 9 13 12 8 4 38Botswana * 2 5 2 3 3Burkina 2 9 21 10 11 * 5 5 16Burundi * 1 6 2 4 2 8 12 16Cameroon 20 68 203 61 142 7 28 36 8 6 2 179Canary Island 9 64 19 14 4 4Cape Verde 5 16 30 20 10 1 4 5 2 1 1 16Central African Republic * 1 5 2 3 * 1 1 1 1 * 4Chad 1 7 19 8 11 1 2 2 1 1 * 14Comoros 1 3 12 2 10 * * 1 * * * 10Congo 5 13 27 19 9 1 8 12 5 4 1 21Cote d'Ivoire 20 66 85 62 23 5 24 31 26 16 10 64Djibouti 7 23 45 33 12 5 14 18 2 1 1 31Egypt 154 444 875 417 458 69 279 315 206 156 50 823Equatorial Guinea 1 2 9 4 5 * * * * * 6Ethiopia 15 60 168 56 112 8 45 53 29 23 6 170Gabon 2 7 26 8 18 4 12 18 54 28 26 62Gambia, The 8 31 127 33 95 * 9 14 * * * 108Ghana 20 65 152 62 90 7 23 35 39 24 16 141Guinea 3 13 44 20 24 3 11 16 2 1 * 41Guinea-Bissau * 1 1 1 * 1 2 2 * * * 3Kenya 21 76 193 89 104 8 29 43 30 27 3 150Lesotho 1 6 19 6 12 12Liberia 1 1 4 1 3 3Libya 2 4 11 3 8 8Madagascar 7 26 48 30 18 1 5 5 1 1 * 24Malawi 21 83 129 86 43 14 46 51 * * * 94Mali * 1 3 1 2 * 1 1 3Mauritania 2 6 26 7 18 1 6 8 * * * 27Mauritius 20 85 157 78 79 11 27 22 * * * 100Morocco 13 34 79 25 55 16 74 112 12 8 5 171Mozambique 8 38 124 37 87 6 19 27 3 1 1 115Namibia 2 8 9 6 3 * * * 1 * * 4Niger 4 13 50 9 41 * 1 2 * * * 42Nigeria 19 78 212 96 116 30 123 184 21 18 3 303Reunion 7 20 21 4 18 * * * 18Rwanda 1 2 4 2 2 12 40 52 2 1 1 55

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(AMOUNTS SHOWN IN THOUSANDS)INTERNATIONAL POINT TRAFFIC BILLED IN THE UNITED STATES TRAFFIC BILLED IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES TOTAL

ORIGINATING OR TERMINATING TRANSITING THE UNITED STATES U.S.IN THE UNITED STATES (BY COUNTRY OF ORIGIN) CARRIER

NUMBER NUMBER U.S. PAYOUT RETAINED NUMBER NUMBER RECEIPTS NUMBER RECEIPTS PAYOUT RETAINED RETAINED

OF OF CARRIER TO PTT REVENUE OF OF FROM PTT OF FROM PTT TO PTT REVENUE REVENUE

MESSAGES MINUTES REVENUE MESSAGES MINUTES MINUTES

$ $ $ $ $ $ $ $

Saint Helena * * * * * *Sao Tome and Principe * * * * * * * * * * * *Senegal 16 57 134 78 56 10 34 51 29 24 4 111Seychelles 3 7 14 9 5 4 9 15 * * * 20Sierra Leone 7 29 51 31 21 1 3 4 4 3 1 25Somalia * * * * * *South Africa 76 258 583 170 413 22 76 52 28 22 5 470Sudan 21 85 271 72 199 15 55 79 55 43 12 290Swaziland 3 14 47 15 31 * 3 3 * * * 35Tanzania 43 182 290 93 198 13 54 31 87 68 19 248Togo 8 29 66 34 32 1 4 6 * * * 38Tunisia 8 27 70 12 57 5 25 17 35 31 4 78Uganda 14 57 137 52 85 6 29 29 40 31 9 122Zaire 1 5 9 6 3 9 215 278 282Zambia 17 69 82 68 14 8 36 37 5 5 1 52Zimbabwe 10 47 78 47 32 18 72 101 52 41 11 144

Africa 659 2,362 5,114 2,110 3,004 356 1,611 1,911 527 839 638 202 5,117

Bahrain 32 107 372 117 256 21 56 66 4 2 2 324Iran 49 176 327 201 126 45 172 258 51 33 18 402Iraq 4 19 49 21 28 1 7 11 82 58 25 63Israel 60 194 419 142 277 19 87 95 75 56 19 391Jordan 15 61 200 75 124 28 80 119 34 30 5 248Kuwait 37 107 215 114 101 9 36 39 2 1 1 140Lebanon 29 118 311 100 211 26 91 101 995 832 163 476Oman 14 42 165 63 102 11 39 76 3 2 1 179Qatar 10 38 122 35 86 5 14 15 1 * 1 102Saudi Arabia 83 292 683 251 431 32 118 118 13 10 4 553Syria 25 103 379 106 274 18 43 65 14 11 3 342United Arab Emirates 120 407 1,272 456 816 53 158 237 142 114 28 1,081Yemen 31 102 353 100 253 24 77 116 4 4 * 369

Middle East 510 1,767 4,868 1,783 3,085 293 979 1,316 1,491 1,422 1,152 270 4,671

Anguilla 2 9 18 10 8 2 4 4 * * * 12Antigua and Barbuda 7 21 52 24 28 3 6 7 * * * 35Aruba 6 20 58 18 40 3 9 14 53 36 17 71Bahamas, The 37 149 341 107 234 10 38 30 50 45 5 269Barbados 15 48 158 41 117 8 22 22 42 30 12 151Bermuda 19 63 137 51 87 10 26 26 9 6 2 115Cayman Islands 22 75 214 81 133 15 36 44 12 9 4 181Cuba 32 83 122 90 32 4 24 35 448 318 130 197Dominica 4 12 31 14 17 2 5 7 * * * 25Dominican Republic 42 144 389 231 158 25 79 98 144 133 11 267French Overseas Departments 13 36 83 7 76 7 22 6 5 3 2 84Grenada 4 13 31 15 16 1 3 4 * * * 20Guadeloupe 13 34 77 6 70 4 7 1 * * * 72Haiti 11 42 106 66 40 9 32 40 25 20 5 85Jamaica 35 144 409 116 293 18 87 98 97 52 45 436Montserrat 1 3 8 4 5 * 1 1 5Netherlands Antilles 21 85 275 72 202 10 39 39 61 38 24 265Saint Kitts and Nevis 9 26 61 29 31 5 12 14 1 1 (1) 45Saint Lucia 6 19 41 21 20 2 7 8 * * * 28Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 4 13 35 16 20 3 7 10 1 1 1 30Trinidad and Tobago 10 35 120 26 94 7 26 19 36 25 11 124Turks and Caicos Islands 8 25 61 27 34 2 11 9 * * * 43Virgin Islands, British 4 22 40 25 15 2 4 5 * * * 20

U.S. Virgin Islands * 2 3 2 1 1

Caribbean 326 1,122 2,869 1,098 1,771 153 507 542 888 987 718 269 2,582

Belize 2 5 18 11 8 10 23 35 15 9 5 48Canada 279 736 1,143 217 926 38 125 46 55 40 16 987Costa Rica 67 231 695 263 432 63 160 191 15 11 4 627El Salvador 36 118 375 129 246 28 92 124 27 21 6 376Guatemala 60 206 508 209 299 52 172 196 32 31 1 497

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(AMOUNTS SHOWN IN THOUSANDS)INTERNATIONAL POINT TRAFFIC BILLED IN THE UNITED STATES TRAFFIC BILLED IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES TOTAL

ORIGINATING OR TERMINATING TRANSITING THE UNITED STATES U.S.IN THE UNITED STATES (BY COUNTRY OF ORIGIN) CARRIER

NUMBER NUMBER U.S. PAYOUT RETAINED NUMBER NUMBER RECEIPTS NUMBER RECEIPTS PAYOUT RETAINED RETAINED

OF OF CARRIER TO PTT REVENUE OF OF FROM PTT OF FROM PTT TO PTT REVENUE REVENUE

MESSAGES MINUTES REVENUE MESSAGES MINUTES MINUTES

$ $ $ $ $ $ $ $

Honduras 28 103 252 63 189 24 72 38 15 14 1 228Mexico 130 533 780 248 531 82 403 262 268 210 58 851Nicaragua 15 66 165 80 85 15 46 54 30 23 7 146Panama 119 333 852 371 481 81 232 341 741 510 231 1,053Saint Pierre and Miquelon * * 1 * 1 1

North and Central America 736 2,332 4,788 1,590 3,198 393 1,325 1,286 646 1,197 869 329 4,812

Argentina 117 406 1,240 415 825 67 224 312 99 90 10 1,147Bolivia 53 182 425 94 331 34 118 64 54 52 2 397Brazil 336 1,136 3,223 1,172 2,051 147 528 634 756 528 228 2,913Chile 71 235 765 308 457 50 146 206 372 311 61 724Colombia 71 252 671 165 506 97 220 131 199 168 31 668Ecuador 47 139 368 171 197 45 159 241 194 156 39 477French Guiana 3 6 12 1 11 * * * 11Guyana 4 15 48 20 27 8 34 51 33 28 5 83Paraguay 37 141 424 124 300 26 98 99 6 5 1 400Peru 73 225 539 157 381 55 131 66 76 60 16 463Suriname 12 43 157 43 113 8 36 48 22 18 5 167Uruguay 43 199 649 173 476 14 51 49 90 74 16 541Venezuela 99 372 1,191 190 1,001 167 578 273 278 207 71 1,345

South America 965 3,353 9,711 3,034 6,677 718 2,323 2,175 1,188 2,180 1,696 483 9,335

Bangladesh 173 734 1,736 764 972 68 246 369 15 2 13 1,353Bhutan 3 10 29 11 18 18Brunei 9 40 136 42 94 2 10 13 1 1 * 108Burma 11 42 112 50 61 5 17 20 * * * 82Cambodia 10 38 162 51 111 2 8 10 * * * 122Chagos Archipelago * 1 3 1 2 * * * 3 2 1 3China 292 1,156 3,541 1,129 2,413 209 688 776 132 99 33 3,221Hong Kong 550 2,183 5,205 916 4,290 234 800 772 556 441 114 5,176India 414 1,407 3,788 1,050 2,738 487 1,514 1,243 87 66 21 4,002Indonesia 176 637 1,701 706 995 105 365 461 78 58 20 1,476Japan 568 2,079 5,627 2,141 3,486 168 570 697 209 131 77 4,260Korea, North * 1 1 1 * *Korea, South 244 918 2,281 880 1,400 49 186 199 119 103 16 1,615Laos 5 17 56 34 22 3 10 18 1 1 * 41Macau 7 34 92 26 66 5 10 7 1 1 * 74Malaysia 68 251 777 131 645 40 142 77 36 33 2 725Maldives 5 18 73 22 51 9 23 39 5 4 1 91Mongolia 5 28 76 33 44 3 7 7 1 1 * 51Nepal 35 130 340 114 226 18 70 105 4 * 4 336Pakistan 332 1,273 3,585 1,359 2,226 193 690 877 295 257 38 3,141Philippines 146 448 1,072 395 677 88 332 326 303 194 108 1,112Singapore 368 1,324 3,016 943 2,074 165 544 505 21 19 2 2,580Sri Lanka 40 186 434 107 327 30 81 55 2 1 1 383Taiwan 186 847 2,357 577 1,781 43 138 107 18 11 8 1,895Thailand 61 258 910 241 669 27 96 106 59 48 10 786Vietnam 57 239 854 272 583 25 45 47 10 4 6 636

Asia 3,765 14,297 37,964 11,994 25,970 1,975 6,591 6,836 1,404 1,957 1,479 478 33,284

Australia 173 580 1,521 306 1,216 90 238 173 296 242 54 1,443Cook Islands * * 1 * 1 1 3 3 * * * 3Fiji 9 25 97 32 66 7 17 26 10 7 3 94French Polynesia 3 10 29 11 18 4 11 12 4 2 1 32Kiribati 1 2 7 3 4 * 3 3 * * * 7Marshall Islands * 1 5 2 3 * 1 3 6Micronesia, Federated States of 2 7 29 8 22 2 7 15 3 1 2 39Nauru * 1 2 1 1 1New Caledonia 2 5 18 6 11 3 6 7 18 10 8 26New Zealand 25 72 268 63 205 8 27 34 4 3 1 241Niue * * * * * * * * *Pacific Islands (Palau) 15 54 279 158 121 * * 1 1 * 1 122Papua New Guinea 2 8 25 9 15 2 8 11 1 * * 27Solomon Islands 1 3 10 4 6 4 10 15 * * * 21Tonga 3 10 42 8 33 * 1 1 1 1 * 35

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(AMOUNTS SHOWN IN THOUSANDS)INTERNATIONAL POINT TRAFFIC BILLED IN THE UNITED STATES TRAFFIC BILLED IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES TOTAL

ORIGINATING OR TERMINATING TRANSITING THE UNITED STATES U.S.IN THE UNITED STATES (BY COUNTRY OF ORIGIN) CARRIER

NUMBER NUMBER U.S. PAYOUT RETAINED NUMBER NUMBER RECEIPTS NUMBER RECEIPTS PAYOUT RETAINED RETAINED

OF OF CARRIER TO PTT REVENUE OF OF FROM PTT OF FROM PTT TO PTT REVENUE REVENUE

MESSAGES MINUTES REVENUE MESSAGES MINUTES MINUTES

$ $ $ $ $ $ $ $

Tuvalu * 1 2 1 1 * 1 1 1 1 * 2Vanuatu 1 3 12 5 8 * * * * * 8Western Samoa 5 15 83 22 61 1 5 5 * * * 66

American Samoa * * 2 * 1 * * * 19 10 9 11Guam 9 51 61 13 47 47Northern Mariana Islands 2 7 26 11 15 2 6 9 14 10 4 28

Oceania 254 855 2,517 663 1,854 125 344 320 303 372 288 83 2,258

Albania 1 4 13 1 12 12Armenia 4 14 23 12 11 11Azerbaijan 5 16 46 7 39 39Belarus 4 17 31 12 19 * * * 19Bosnia and Herzegovina * * 1 * 1 1Bulgaria 15 53 120 21 100 10 38 18 75 68 6 124Croatia 10 44 32 15 17 3 10 7 * * * 24Czech Republic 24 72 164 33 131 3 12 11 26 22 4 145Estonia 21 54 44 14 29 29Georgia 5 25 61 15 46 46Hungary 13 34 36 11 25 6 22 25 59 54 5 55Kazakhstan 4 15 32 11 21 * 1 1 22Kyrgyzstan 5 19 35 18 18 18Latvia 32 107 194 92 103 5 27 13 * * * 116Lithuania 6 18 30 7 23 23Moldova 13 59 82 38 44 44Poland 23 72 122 29 93 49 127 125 281 265 16 234Romania 15 61 121 22 100 21 87 45 17 14 3 148Russia 296 925 1,430 382 1,048 165 572 668 1,498 873 625 2,341Serbia 7 25 33 10 23 2 16 10 10 9 1 34Slovakia 7 13 24 3 21 2 4 3 * * * 24Slovenia 7 43 29 24 5 2 8 5 11 10 2 12Tajikistan 1 5 12 4 8 8Turkmenistan 5 17 47 9 38 38Ukraine 80 256 346 125 221 14 47 57 278Uzbekistan 2 9 23 6 17 17

Eastern Europe 608 1,977 3,132 919 2,213 282 971 987 1,092 1,978 1,316 662 3,862

Maritime - Atlantic 554 1,732 8,802 4,675 4,126 2 3 3 1 * * 4,130Maritime - other oceans 101 416 3,465 1,097 2,367 326 458 584 294 143 152 3,103Maritime - Pacific 207 684 3,603 1,887 1,716 508 672 717 865 557 308 2,740

Other Regions 862 2,832 15,869 7,660 8,209 836 1,132 1,304 728 1,160 700 459 9,972

Total for Foreign Points 13,207 47,240 118,942 33,829 85,113 9,061 29,417 20,507 19,400 15,515 3,885 109,505

Total for U.S. Points 11 60 91 26 65 2 6 10 33 20 13 87

Total for All International Points 13,218 47,300 119,033 33,855 85,178 9,063 29,423 20,517 16,031 19,433 15,535 3,898 109,592

NOTES ON INTERNATIONAL TRAFFIC DATA:

DATA SHOWN WERE COMBINED FROM REPORTS SUBMITTED TO THE FCC BY INTERNATIONAL CARRIERS PURSUANTTO SECTION 43.61 OF THE COMMISSION'S RULES AND REGULATIONS. DETAIL MAY NOT ADD TO TOTALS DUE TO ROUNDING.

THE DOMESTIC UNITED STATES CONSISTS OF ALASKA, HAWAII, THE CONTERMINOUS UNITED STATES, AND PUERTO RICO. THETOTAL FOR U.S. POINTS SHOWN IN THE TABLE REPRESENTS THE TOTAL TRAFFIC BETWEEN THE DOMESTIC UNITED STATES ANDOTHER U.S. POINTS (AMERICAN SAMOA, GUAM, THE NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS, WAKE ISLAND, AND THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS).

FIGURES BETWEEN -500 AND 0 ARE DENOTED (*). FIGURES BETWEEN 0 AND 500 ARE DENOTED *.

DATA FOR INDIVIDUAL UNITED STATES POINTS (INCLUDING SMALLER POINTS SUCH AS AMERICAN SAMOA, GUAM, THENORTHERN MARIANNA ISLANDS, AND THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS) AND DATA FOR INDIVIDUAL CARRIERS ARE PUBLISHED INSECTION 43.61 INTERNATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS DATA REPORT,PUBLISHED ANNUALLY BY THE INDUSTRYANALYSIS DIVISION OF THE FCC'S COMMON CARRIER BUREAU.

CARRIERS HAVE REQUESTED CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT FOR TRANSITING MINUTES AND WORDS BY COUNTRY.

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TABLE 4.4 - INTERNATIONAL PRIVATE LINE SERVICES OF THE DOMESTIC UNITED STATESFOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1996

(REVENUE AMOUNTS SHOWN IN THOUSANDS)

INTERNATIONAL POINT VOICE CIRCUITS UP TO 9600 9601 TO 30 MILLION GREATER THAN 30 MBPS TOTALBITS PER SECOND BPS (MBPS) PRIVATE

(BPS) (.01 TO 18 MEGAHERTZ) (GREATER THAN 18 MEGAHERTZ) LINE

LEASED 64 KBPS REVENUE LEASED 64 KBPS REVENUE LEASED 64 KBPS REVENUE LEASED 64 KBPS REVENUE 64 KBPS REVENUE

CIRCUITS EQUIV. $ CIRCUITS EQUIV. $ CIRCUITS EQUIV. $ CIRCUITS EQUIV. $ EQUIV. $

Austria 3 3 99 1 1 5 12 29 523 33 627Belgium 31 54 488 7 7 202 88 453 5,288 514 5,978Cyprus 3 3 114 3 114Denmark 9 9 149 19 38 656 47 805Finland 2 3 279 1 1 47 6 82 926 86 1,252France 28 120 1,552 14 14 181 222 1,809 16,523 1,943 18,256Germany 28 396 5,670 24 16 540 307 2,584 21,093 1 699 3,971 3,695 31,274Greece 1 1 34 3 3 42 3 12 226 16 301Iceland 3 3 36 2 17 167 20 203Ireland 1 1 3 95 349 4,628 350 4,631Italy 4 4 144 17 17 520 68 725 5,583 746 6,247Luxembourg 1 1 46 2 2 57 7 30 142 33 244Netherlands 3 26 337 8 8 126 215 1,977 13,091 2,011 13,553Norway 3 3 124 16 67 820 70 944Portugal 5 5 132 7 7 156 20 86 1,314 98 1,602Spain 18 18 139 15 14 498 49 231 1,727 263 2,364Sweden 1 24 18 2 2 44 35 449 2,809 475 2,871Switzerland 14 106 898 4 4 98 97 630 6,118 740 7,115Turkey 4 4 131 10 80 1,235 84 1,366United Kingdom 192 851 10,970 140 104 2,268 1,839 15,678 114,250 3 2,097 5,100 18,730 132,587

Western Europe 331 1,612 20,806 265 220 5,226 3,113 25,329 197,232 4 2,796 9,071 29,957 232,335

Angola 3 3 68 5 10 500 13 568Cameroon 2 2 23 1 4 136 6 159Chad 1 1 63 1 1 46 2 109Congo 1 1 428 1 1 10 1 1 50 3 489Cote d'Ivoire 2 2 22 2 22Egypt 2 2 48 3 3 78 1 1 24 6 150Ethiopia 1 1 29 1 29Gabon 2 2 25 2 25Ghana 1 1 17 1 17Guinea 1 1 237 1 237Kenya 2 2 76 4 4 141 4 4 175 10 391Malawi 1 1 11 1 11Morocco 3 3 24 3 24Nigeria 11 11 333 11 333Saint Helena 2 2 39 2 2 22 4 61Seychelles 2 2 77 2 77Somalia 2 2 99 2 99South Africa 8 8 210 39 228 3,654 236 3,864Sudan 1 1 19 1 19Tanzania 1 1 20 1 20Tunisia 4 4 35 4 35Uganda 1 1 14 1 13 89 14 103Zambia 3 3 41 3 41Zimbabwe 2 2 38 2 38

Africa 8 8 653 56 56 1,180 58 267 5,087 331 6,920

Bahrain 1 1 9 6 6 160 13 45 1,057 52 1,226Iran 3 3 48 3 48Israel 6 6 228 5 5 145 90 402 6,105 413 6,478Jordan 3 3 142 3 142Kuwait 7 31 1,846 31 1,846Lebanon 3 3 91 3 91Oman 1 1 33 1 1 3 1 4 11 6 47Qatar 1 1 28 1 28Saudi Arabia 2 2 96 12 12 336 8 161 2,478 175 2,910Syria 2 2 38 2 38United Arab Emirates 4 4 110 14 19 610 23 720

Middle East 13 13 508 37 37 958 133 662 12,107 712 13,573

Antigua and Barbuda 1 24 226 3 3 51 1 4 95 31 373Aruba 2 3 122 3 122Bahamas, The 12 12 271 50 50 1,051 42 70 1,559 132 2,881Barbados 2 2 36 10 10 212 22 50 977 62 1,225Bermuda 5 5 127 37 33 654 70 164 2,361 202 3,142Cayman Islands 1 1 43 14 14 282 24 27 832 42 1,157

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(REVENUE AMOUNTS SHOWN IN THOUSANDS)

INTERNATIONAL POINT VOICE CIRCUITS UP TO 9600 9601 TO 30 MILLION GREATER THAN 30 MBPS TOTALBITS PER SECOND BPS (MBPS) PRIVATE

(BPS) (.01 TO 18 MEGAHERTZ) (GREATER THAN 18 MEGAHERTZ) LINE

LEASED 64 KBPS REVENUE LEASED 64 KBPS REVENUE LEASED 64 KBPS REVENUE LEASED 64 KBPS REVENUE 64 KBPS REVENUE

CIRCUITS EQUIV. $ CIRCUITS EQUIV. $ CIRCUITS EQUIV. $ CIRCUITS EQUIV. $ EQUIV. $

Cuba 8 8 41 19 19 279 224 80 4,750 107 5,070Dominican Republic 646 567 2,100 7 7 137 66 182 2,992 1 1 21 757 5,249French Overseas Departments 2 2 29 2 29Grenada 1 1 35 1 35Guadeloupe 1 1 43 1 43Haiti 1 1 43 2 2 15 4 74 156 77 214Jamaica 6 6 126 17 17 279 42 47 1,105 70 1,510Netherlands Antilles 1 1 24 5 5 85 22 43 914 49 1,022Saint Kitts and Nevis 3 3 94 3 94Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2 3 114 3 114Trinidad and Tobago 3 3 70 9 9 210 12 40 723 52 1,003Turks and Caicos Islands 9 9 163 9 163Virgin Islands, British 1 1 1 6 6 74 15 38 421 45 495

U.S. Virgin Islands 37 37 543 6 6 70 43 613

Caribbean 724 668 3,648 188 184 3,493 561 838 17,392 1 1 21 1,691 24,554

Belize 1 1 5 4 4 46 1 1 22 6 74Canada 17 178 290 394 394 2,818 5,524 35,130 52,183 467 14,238 5,291 49,940 60,582Costa Rica 2 2 17 6 6 114 60 149 2,014 157 2,145El Salvador 1 1 14 4 4 108 22 52 982 57 1,105Guatemala 13 13 69 6 6 114 26 28 702 47 885Honduras 2 2 21 3 3 50 7 33 527 38 597Mexico 145 168 606 149 149 2,622 2,387 12,299 26,620 1 1 4 12,617 29,851Nicaragua 2 2 44 3 3 87 5 130Panama 10 33 591 21 21 571 68 840 4,710 894 5,872

North and Central America 191 398 1,614 589 589 6,486 8,098 48,535 87,847 468 14,239 5,295 63,761 101,242

Argentina 9 9 64 16 16 428 171 331 7,612 356 8,104Bolivia 1 1 9 4 4 73 18 29 1,117 34 1,199Brazil 5 5 96 25 25 670 299 729 14,010 759 14,776Chile 51 55 559 19 19 306 191 304 5,077 2 2 18 380 5,960Colombia 107 55 459 7 7 150 127 335 5,426 397 6,034Ecuador 7 7 170 23 33 808 40 978French Guiana 1 1 35 1 35Guyana 3 21 510 21 510Paraguay 1 1 47 3 3 74 4 121Peru 14 14 96 12 12 267 52 88 2,587 114 2,950Suriname 2 2 16 4 29 700 31 716Uruguay 3 3 38 3 3 52 20 20 667 26 758Venezuela 5 5 155 15 15 461 165 400 7,211 420 7,827

South America 196 148 1,523 114 114 2,702 1,073 2,319 45,726 2 2 18 2,583 49,969

Bangladesh 1 1 36 1 36Brunei 2 2 14 2 14Chagos Archipelago 6 52 463 52 463China 7 7 148 72 101 2,788 108 2,936Hong Kong 6 29 407 8 6 231 272 1,712 31,639 1,747 32,277India 10 10 243 213 293 10,047 303 10,290Indonesia 3 3 86 59 131 3,103 134 3,188Japan 18 133 1,391 35 33 971 617 9,158 61,379 2 2 288 9,326 64,029Korea, South 7 7 76 8 8 276 172 1,100 13,038 1,115 13,390Malaysia 1 24 383 2 2 47 84 177 4,915 203 5,346Pakistan 7 7 163 4 7 283 14 446Philippines 3 3 46 3 3 62 109 313 5,916 319 6,023Singapore 1 24 309 11 11 265 230 986 19,760 1,021 20,334Sri Lanka 3 4 136 4 136Taiwan 1 1 25 5 5 205 140 287 7,011 293 7,241Thailand 2 2 67 59 104 2,706 106 2,773Vietnam 3 3 93 3 93

Asia 37 221 2,637 103 99 2,779 2,044 14,429 163,311 2 2 288 14,751 169,016

Australia 5 28 471 10 10 487 243 1,564 24,486 1 1 17 1,603 25,461Fiji 2 2 20 2 20Marshall Islands 5 3 47 2 25 247 28 294Micronesia, Federated States of 5 5 87 5 87New Zealand 4 4 95 8 8 187 42 151 2,720 163 3,002

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(REVENUE AMOUNTS SHOWN IN THOUSANDS)

INTERNATIONAL POINT VOICE CIRCUITS UP TO 9600 9601 TO 30 MILLION GREATER THAN 30 MBPS TOTALBITS PER SECOND BPS (MBPS) PRIVATE

(BPS) (.01 TO 18 MEGAHERTZ) (GREATER THAN 18 MEGAHERTZ) LINE

LEASED 64 KBPS REVENUE LEASED 64 KBPS REVENUE LEASED 64 KBPS REVENUE LEASED 64 KBPS REVENUE 64 KBPS REVENUE

CIRCUITS EQUIV. $ CIRCUITS EQUIV. $ CIRCUITS EQUIV. $ CIRCUITS EQUIV. $ EQUIV. $

Pacific Islands (Palau) 3 3 67 1 1 19 4 86Papua New Guinea 1 1 4 1 4Western Samoa 1 1 20 1 20

American Samoa 1 1 56 11 5 147 3 3 81 9 284Guam 7 7 265 29 29 1,164 68 440 5,860 476 7,290Johnston Atoll 2 48 474 48 474Midway Atoll 4 4 443 4 443Northern Mariana Islands 18 18 296 12 15 333 33 630

Oceania 22 43 934 92 86 2,923 373 2,247 34,220 1 1 17 2,377 38,094

Albania 1 1 36 2 2 52 3 88Armenia 3 4 70 4 70Azerbaijan 1 1 30 8 11 1,403 12 1,433Belarus 1 2 208 2 208Bosnia and Herzegovina 1 8 221 8 221Czech Republic 1 1 14 1 2 20 3 34Estonia 2 2 92 2 92Georgia 3 4 122 4 122Hungary 1 1 11 3 11 253 12 264Kazakhstan 1 1 190 1 1 122 2 2 213 4 524Latvia 1 1 93 1 93Lithuania 4 4 134 4 134Moldova 1 2 208 2 208Poland 6 6 108 5 5 116 11 225Romania 1 1 36 1 36Russia 25 156 6,630 5 5 94 51 403 5,656 564 12,380Turkmenistan 1 2 213 2 213Ukraine 3 4 282 4 282

Eastern Europe 29 160 6,921 14 14 350 92 469 9,354 643 16,626

Maritime - Atlantic 1 87 306 2 1,050 3,904 1,137 4,210Maritime - other oceans 2 48 570 48 570Maritime - Pacific 1 630 1,834 630 1,834

Other Regions 3 135 876 3 1,680 5,738 1,815 6,614

Total for Foreign Points 1,506 3,226 38,380 1,396 1,343 24,047 15,457 94,718 566,336 481 18,721 20,447 118,008 649,210

Total for U.S. Points 45 45 864 62 56 2,051 91 512 6,818 613 9,732Total for All International Points 1,551 3,271 39,244 1,458 1,399 26,097 15,548 95,230 573,154 481 18,721 20,447 118,621 658,942

NOTES ON INTERNATIONAL PRIVATE LINE SERVICE DATA:

DATA SHOWN WERE COMBINED FROM REPORTS SUBMITTED TO THE COMMISSION BY INTERNATIONAL CARRIERS

PURSUANT TO SECTION 43.61 OF THE COMMISSION'S RULES AND REGULATIONS.

THE DOMESTIC UNITED STATES CONSISTS OF ALASKA, HAWAII, THE CONTERMINOUS UNITED STATES, AND PUERTO RICO. THE

TOTAL FOR U.S. POINTS SHOWN IN THE TABLE REPRESENTS THE TOTAL TRAFFIC BETWEEN THE DOMESTIC UNITED STATES AND

OTHER U.S. POINTS (AMERICAN SAMOA, GUAM, THE NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS, WAKE ISLAND, AND THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS).

DATA FOR INDIVIDUAL UNITED STATES POINTS (INCLUDING SMALLER POINTS SUCH AS AMERICAN SAMOA, GUAM, THE

NORTHERN MARIANNA ISLANDS, AND THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS) AND DATA FOR INDIVIDUAL CARRIERS, ARE INCLUDED IN THE

SECTION 43.61 INTERNATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS DATA REPORT, PUBLISHED ANNUALLY BY THE INDUSTRY

ANALYSIS DIVISION OF THE FCC'S COMMON CARRIER BUREAU.

CARRIERS REPORT THE NUMBER OF LEASED CIRCUITS AS OF YEAR END AND THE NUMBER OF 64 KILOBITS PER SECOND (64 KBPS)

EQUIVALENT BEARER CIRCUITS.

DETAIL MAY NOT ADD TO TOTALS DUE TO ROUNDING.

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TABLE 4.5 MISCELLANEOUS INTERNATIONAL SERVICES OF THE DOMESTIC UNITED STATESFOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1996

(AMOUNTS ARE ROUNDED TO THE NEAREST DOLLAR)

International Point TRAFFIC BILLED TRAFFIC BILLED IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES TOTALIN THE UNITED STATES ORIGINATING / TRANSITING THE UNITED STATES U.S.

TERMINATING (BY COUNTRY OF ORIGIN) CARRIER

U.S. PAYOUT RETAINED RECEIPTS RECEIPTS PAYOUT RETAINED RETAINEDCARRIER TO PTT REVENUE FROM PTT FROM PTT TO PTT REVENUE REVENUEREVENUE

$ $ $ $ $ $ $ $

PACKET SWITCHING Western Europe 4,727,610 1,534,702 3,192,908 3,874,279 415,574 137,476 278,098 7,345,285Africa 796,892 168,945 627,947 683,309 15,759 4,828 10,931 1,322,187Middle East 1,215,044 340,697 874,347 1,637,082 41,008 24,244 16,764 2,528,193Caribbean 298,839 69,931 228,908 464,817 693,725North and Central America 3,211,745 1,013,707 2,198,038 1,572,530 19,018 7,590 11,428 3,781,996South America 2,623,128 774,579 1,848,549 2,804,487 420,329 156,830 263,499 4,916,535Asia 4,992,628 1,363,596 3,629,032 2,370,512 395,803 167,900 227,903 6,227,447Oceania 632,395 94,678 537,717 320,229 133,956 58,760 75,196 933,142Eastern Europe 2,152,631 513,145 1,639,486 822,143 74,066 22,144 51,922 2,513,551WORLD TOTAL 20,650,912 5,873,980 14,776,932 14,549,388 1,515,513 579,772 935,741 30,262,061

OCCASIONAL TELEVISION Western Europe 11,280 11,280 85,977 97,257Africa 3,453 3,453Middle East 9,091 6,079 3,012 3,012Caribbean 22,349 14,945 7,404 9,668 17,072North and Central America 1,929,900 14,818 1,915,082 44,370 1,959,452South America 2,083 1,393 690 27,451 28,141Asia 133,713 89,414 44,299 1,726 46,025WORLD TOTAL 2,108,416 126,649 1,981,767 172,645 2,154,412

SWITCHED VIDEO Western Europe 390,692 390,692 390,692Africa 22,360 22,360 22,360Middle East 68,164 68,164 68,164Caribbean 41,581 41,581 41,581North and Central America 181,120 59,240 121,880 121,880South America 409,188 409,188 409,188Asia 4,295 4,295 4,295Eastern Europe 4,405 4,405 4,405WORLD TOTAL 1,121,805 59,240 1,062,565 1,062,565

DIGITAL BROADCAST Western Europe 1,225,828 1,225,828 1,225,828Africa 175,118 175,118 175,118Eastern Europe 525,354 525,354 525,354WORLD TOTAL 1,926,300 1,926,300 1,926,300

VIRTUAL PRIVATE LINE Eastern Europe 20,839 10,500 10,339 10,339WORLD TOTAL 20,839 10,500 10,339 10,339

T.V. SIGNAL RELAY North and Central America 46,800 46,800 46,800WORLD TOTAL 46,800 46,800 46,800

FRAME RELAY Western Europe 53,100 53,100 53,100North and Central America 84,948 84,948 84,948South America 132,360 132,360 132,360WORLD TOTAL 270,408 270,408 270,408

NOTES ON INTERNATIONAL TRAFFIC DATA:

DATA SHOWN WERE COMBINED FROM REPORTS SUBMITTED TO THE COMMISSION BY INTERNATIONALCARRIERS PURSUANT TO SECTION 43.61 OF THE COMMISSION'S RULES AND REGULATIONS.

THE DOMESTIC UNITED STATES CONSISTS OF ALASKA, HAWAII, THE CONTERMINOUS UNITED STATES, AND PUERTO RICO.THE TOTAL FOR U.S. POINTS SHOWN IN THE TABLE REPRESENTS THE TOTAL TRAFFIC BETWEEN THE DOMESTIC UNITED STATESAND OTHER U.S. POINTS (AMERICAN SAMOA, GUAM, THE NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS, WAKE ISLAND, AND THEU.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS).

DATA FOR INDIVIDUAL CARRIERS AND SOME ADDITIONAL TRAFFIC MEASURES ARE INCLUDED IN THE SECTION 43.61 INTERNATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS DATA REPORT, PUBLISHED ANNUALLY BY THE INDUSTRYANALYSIS DIVISION OF THE FCC'S COMMON CARRIER BUREAU.

DETAIL MAY NOT ADD TO TOTALS DUE TO ROUNDING.

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TABLE 4.6 - NET REVENUE FROM INTERNATIONAL SERVICES BY CARRIER 1/ (AMOUNTS SHOWN IN MILLIONS)

1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996

Telephone Alascom 2/ $5.0 $5.5 $4.9 $2.8 $5.6 $6.3 $6.6 $6.6 $4.3 ---- All America Cable & Radio N/A N/A ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- AT&T Corp. $2,160.2 $2,617.6 $2,945.8 $3,385.5 $4,388.9 $4,956.4 $5,110.6 $5,348.1 $5,714.8 $5,773.5 Cuban American N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A FTC Communications $9.2 $5.2 $6.4 ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- GTE / Hawaiian Telephone $10.0 $19.1 $27.8 $33.7 $26.2 $31.6 $30.8 $30.9 $31.3 $35.2 IDB WorldCom Svcs., Inc. 3/ ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- $27.4 ---- ---- ---- ITT Communications-V.I. N/A N/A ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- MCI / WUI 4/ $112.1 $189.3 $362.2 $527.6 $971.0 $1,379.4 $1,834.0 $1,854.5 $2,472.3 $1,828.4 Sprint $39.0 $73.2 $155.4 $267.6 $408.3 $525.7 $713.7 $770.8 $754.7 $688.5 TRT Telecommunications $1.2 $5.6 $10.8 $18.4 $12.5 $9.3 ---- ---- ---- ---- WorldCom, Inc. d/b/a LDDS WorldCom 5/ ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- $38.0 $144.4 $100.0 Other Carriers N/A N/A N/A N/A $90.0 $65.5 $76.5 $91.0 $95.4 $150.1

Total $2,336.6 $2,915.5 $3,513.4 $4,235.7 $5,902.4 $6,974.2 $7,799.6 $8,140.0 $9,217.3 $8,575.7 Telex

AT&T ---- ---- ---- ---- $63.6 $52.0 $42.4 $54.6 $57.0 $65.4 FTC Communications $9.8 $8.2 $9.5 ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- IDB WorldCom Svcs., Inc. 3/ ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- $22.5 ---- ---- ---- ITT Worldcom $102.0 ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- MCI / WUI 4/ $62.2 $53.7 $59.0 $101.6 $90.8 $77.1 $66.4 $50.9 $43.8 $35.4 RCA Globcom $100.1 $80.2 $74.2 ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Sprint ---- ---- ---- N/A $0.7 $0.7 $0.7 $1.3 $1.7 $1.1 TRT Telecommunications $60.4 $49.8 $45.1 $50.5 $47.6 $34.2 ---- ---- ---- ---- Western Union $34.8 $107.9 $86.2 $59.5 ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Western Union International ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- WorldCom, Inc. d/b/a LDDS WorldCom 5/ ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- $12.1 $10.1 $7.7 Other Carriers N/A N/A N/A N/A $0.3 $0.1 $0.1 $0.0 $0.1 $0.1

Total $369.3 $299.9 $274.0 $211.6 $202.9 $164.2 $132.0 $118.9 $112.7 $109.8 Telegraph

AT&T ---- ---- ---- ---- $4.8 $7.2 $6.5 $5.9 $3.0 $2.2 FTC Communications $1.1 $0.9 $0.9 ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- IDB WorldCom Svcs., Inc. 3/ ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- $1.2 ---- ---- ---- ITT Worldcom $5.0 ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- MCI / WUI 4/ $4.1 $3.0 $3.4 $7.6 $6.8 $5.6 $4.5 $3.5 $3.1 $2.8 RCA Globcom $4.3 $3.2 $2.9 ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- TRT Telecommunications $3.4 $3.2 $2.8 $5.6 $4.0 $2.7 ---- ---- ---- ---- U.S.-Liberia $0.1 $0.1 $0.0 $0.0 ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Western Union $6.5 $10.5 $10.3 $11.5 ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Western Union International ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- WorldCom, Inc. d/b/a LDDS WorldCom 5/ ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- $3.1 $1.2 $0.6 Other Carriers N/A N/A N/A N/A $0.0 $0.0 $0.0 $0.0 $0.0 $0.0

Total $24.6 $21.0 $20.3 $24.7 $15.7 $15.5 $12.2 $12.5 $7.2 $5.6

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All America Cable & Radio N/A N/A ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- AT&T $8.4 $37.5 $42.5 $64.6 $114.4 $121.7 $141.5 $171.9 $213.9 $261.5 Cuban American N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A FTC Communications $13.1 $12.6 $12.9 ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- GTE / Hawaiian Telephone $17.8 $9.7 $8.9 $1.3 $1.6 $1.6 $2.2 $2.0 $1.6 $2.3 IDB WorldCom Svcs., Inc. 3/ ---- ---- ---- ---- $30.3 $42.2 $85.9 ---- ---- ---- ITT Communications-V.I. N/A N/A ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ITT Worldcom $52.1 ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- MCI / WUI 4/ $36.4 $39.7 $50.3 $69.6 $76.7 $81.8 $94.3 $125.5 $147.9 $189.6 RCA Globcom $50.1 $46.9 $38.2 ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Sprint ---- ---- ---- $2.4 $6.2 $1.3 $23.8 $38.7 $41.7 $59.6 TRT Telecommunications $10.6 $12.8 $13.3 $27.3 $22.7 $22.5 ---- ---- ---- ---- Western Union $2.5 $35.0 $6.5 $0.0 ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Western Union International ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- World Communications ---- ---- $35.5 $38.6 $41.3 $34.4 ---- ---- ---- ---- WorldCom, Inc. d/b/a LDDS WorldCom 5/ ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- $89.8 $84.8 $104.7 Other Carriers N/A N/A N/A N/A $13.6 $17.8 $18.3 $13.0 $37.9 $43.1

Total $190.9 $194.2 $208.0 $203.8 $307.1 $323.4 $366.1 $440.9 $527.7 $660.7 Total Telephone, Telex, Telegraph and Private Line

Alascom 2/ $5.0 $5.5 $4.9 $2.8 $5.6 $6.3 $6.6 $6.6 $4.3 ---- All America Cable & Radio ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- AT&T $2,168.5 $2,655.1 $2,988.3 $3,450.1 $4,571.7 $5,137.3 $5,300.9 $5,580.5 $5,988.7 $6,102.6 Cuban American ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- FTC Communications $33.2 $27.0 $29.7 ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- GTE / Hawaiian Telephone $27.8 $28.8 $36.8 $35.0 $27.9 $33.2 $33.0 $33.0 $32.9 $37.5 IDB WorldCom Svcs., Inc. 3/ ---- ---- ---- ---- $30.3 $42.2 $42.2 ---- ---- ---- ITT Communications-V.I. ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ITT Worldcom $159.1 ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- MCI / WUI 4/ $214.8 $285.7 $474.8 $706.5 $1,145.3 $1,543.9 $1,999.2 $2,034.4 $2,667.0 $2,056.1 RCA Globcom $154.5 $130.4 $115.2 ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Sprint $39.0 $73.2 $155.4 $270.0 $415.2 $527.7 $738.2 $810.8 $798.1 $749.2 TRT Telecommunications $75.5 $71.4 $72.0 $101.9 $86.8 $68.7 ---- ---- ---- ---- U.S.-Liberia $0.1 $0.1 $0.0 $0.0 $0.0 $0.0 $0.0 $0.0 $0.0 $0.0 Western Union $43.9 $153.4 $103.0 $71.0 ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Western Union International ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- World Communications ---- ---- $35.5 $38.6 $41.3 $34.4 ---- ---- ---- ---- WorldCom, Inc. d/b/a LDDS WorldCom 5/ ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- $142.9 $240.5 $213.0 Other Carriers N/A N/A N/A N/A $103.9 $83.4 $94.9 $104.0 $133.3 $193.3

Total $2,921.4 $3,430.7 $4,015.7 $4,675.8 $6,428.1 $7,477.2 $8,215.1 $8,712.2 $9,864.9 $9,351.8 1/ For switched services, net revenues equals billed revenues minus settlement payouts plus settlement receipts.

For private line services, net revenues equals billed revenues. 2/ Alascom was sold to AT&T in August of 1995. The information reported for Alascom is for January through July of 1995.

AT&T Alascom is included with AT&T for August through December of 1995. 3/ IDB WorldCom Services, Inc. figures consist also of TRT Telecommunications, World Communications, and CICI, Inc. 4/ MCI/WUI figures consist of MCI International, Inc. and Western Union International, Inc. 5/ LDDS Communications, Inc. acquired IDB WorldCom Svcs., Inc. in 1994. The company changed its name in 1995

from LDDS Communications Inc. d/b/a LDDS WorldCom to WorldCom, Inc. d/b/a LDDS WorldCom.

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1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996

Telephone

Alascom 2/ 0.2% 0.2% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% ----

All America Cable & Radio ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----AT&T Corp. 92.4% 89.8% 83.8% 79.9% 74.4% 71.1% 65.5% 65.7% 62.0% 67.3%Cuban American ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----FTC Communications 0.4% 0.2% 0.2% ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----GTE / Hawaiian Telephone 0.4% 0.7% 0.8% 0.8% 0.4% 0.5% 0.4% 0.4% 0.3% 0.4%IDB WorldCom Svcs., Inc. 3/ ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- 0.4% ---- ---- ----ITT Communications-V.I. ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----MCI / WUI 4/ 4.8% 6.5% 10.3% 12.5% 16.5% 19.8% 23.5% 22.8% 26.8% 21.3%Sprint 1.7% 2.5% 4.4% 6.3% 6.9% 7.5% 9.1% 9.5% 8.2% 8.0%TRT Telecommunications 0.0% 0.2% 0.3% 0.4% 0.2% 0.1% ---- ---- ---- ----WorldCom, Inc. d/b/a LDDS WorldCom 5/ ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- 0.5% 1.6% 1.2%Other Carriers ---- ---- ---- ---- 1.5% 0.9% 1.0% 1.1% 1.0% 1.8%

Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%

Telex

AT&T ---- ---- ---- ---- 31.3% 31.7% 32.1% 45.9% 50.6% 59.6%

FTC Communications 2.7% 2.7% 3.5% ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----IDB WorldCom Svcs., Inc. 3/ ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- 17.0% ---- ---- ----ITT Worldcom 27.6% ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----MCI / WUI 4/ 16.8% 17.9% 21.5% 48.0% 44.7% 46.9% 50.3% 42.8% 38.8% 32.2%RCA Globcom 27.1% 26.7% 27.1% ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----Sprint ---- ---- ---- ---- 0.4% 0.4% 0.5% 1.1% 1.5% 1.0%TRT Telecommunications 16.3% 16.6% 16.5% 23.9% 23.5% 20.8% ---- ---- ---- ----Western Union 9.4% 36.0% 31.5% 28.1% ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----Western Union International ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----WorldCom, Inc. d/b/a LDDS WorldCom 5/ ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- 10.2% 9.0% 7.1%Other Carriers ---- ---- ---- ---- 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% 0.1% 0.1%

Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%

Telegraph

AT&T ---- ---- ---- ---- 30.9% 46.3% 52.9% 47.0% 40.8% 40.2%

FTC Communications 4.3% 4.5% 4.4% ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----IDB WorldCom Svcs., Inc. 3/ ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- 10.1% ---- ---- ----ITT Worldcom 20.5% ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----MCI / WUI 4/ 16.8% 14.5% 16.8% 30.7% 43.7% 36.4% 37.0% 28.4% 43.1% 49.3%RCA Globcom 17.5% 15.5% 14.1% ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----TRT Telecommunications 13.8% 15.3% 13.7% 22.7% 25.3% 17.3% ---- ---- ---- ----U.S.-Liberia 0.4% 0.4% 0.2% 0.1% ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----Western Union 26.5% 49.8% 50.8% 46.4% ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----Western Union International ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----WorldCom, Inc. d/b/a LDDS WorldCom 5/ ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- 24.6% 16.1% 10.5%Other Carriers ---- ---- ---- ---- 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% ----

Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%

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All America Cable & Radio ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----AT&T 4.4% 19.3% 20.4% 31.7% 37.3% 37.6% 38.7% 39.0% 40.5% 39.6%Cuban American ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----FTC Communications 6.9% 6.5% 6.2% ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----GTE / Hawaiian Telephone 9.3% 5.0% 4.3% 0.6% 0.5% 0.5% 0.6% 0.5% 0.3% 0.3%IDB WorldCom Svcs., Inc. 3/ ---- ---- ---- ---- 9.9% 13.1% 23.5% ---- ---- ----ITT Communications-V.I. ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----ITT Worldcom 27.3% ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----MCI / WUI 4/ 19.0% 20.4% 24.2% 34.2% 25.0% 25.3% 25.8% 28.5% 28.0% 28.7%RCA Globcom 26.2% 24.2% 18.4% ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----Sprint ---- ---- ---- 1.2% 2.0% 0.4% 6.5% 8.8% 7.9% 9.0%TRT Telecommunications 5.6% 6.6% 6.4% 13.4% 7.4% 7.0% ---- ---- ---- ----Western Union 1.3% 18.0% 3.1% 0.0% ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----Western Union International ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----World Communications ---- ---- 17.1% 18.9% 13.5% 10.6% ---- ---- ---- ----WorldCom, Inc. d/b/a LDDS WorldCom 5/ ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- 20.4% 16.1% 15.8%Other Carriers ---- ---- ---- ---- 4.4% 5.5% 5.0% 2.9% 7.2% 6.5%

Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%

Total Telephone, Telex,

Telegraph and Private Line

Alascom 2/ 0.2% 0.2% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% ----All America Cable & Radio ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----AT&T 74.2% 77.4% 74.4% 73.8% 71.1% 68.7% 64.5% 64.1% 60.7% 65.3%Cuban American ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----FTC Communications 1.1% 0.8% 0.7% ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----GTE / Hawaiian Telephone 1.0% 0.8% 0.9% 0.7% 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 0.3% 0.4%IDB WorldCom Svcs., Inc. 3/ ---- ---- ---- ---- 0.5% 0.6% 0.5% ---- ---- ----ITT Communications-V.I. ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----ITT Worldcom 5.4% ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----MCI / WUI 4/ 7.4% 8.3% 11.8% 15.1% 17.8% 20.6% 24.3% 23.4% 27.0% 22.0%RCA Globcom 5.3% 3.8% 2.9% ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----Sprint 1.3% 2.1% 3.9% 5.8% 6.5% 7.1% 9.0% 9.3% 8.1% 8.0%TRT Telecommunications 2.6% 2.1% 1.8% 2.2% 1.4% 0.9% ---- ---- ---- ----U.S.-Liberia 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----Western Union 1.5% 4.5% 2.6% 1.5% ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----Western Union International ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----World Communications ---- ---- 0.9% 0.8% 0.6% 0.5% ---- ---- ---- ----WorldCom, Inc. d/b/a LDDS WorldCom 5/ ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- 1.6% 2.4% 2.3%Other Carriers ---- ---- ---- ---- 1.6% 1.1% 1.2% 1.2% 1.4% 2.1%

Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%

1/ For switched services, net revenues equals billed revenues minus settlement payouts plus settlement receipts. For private line services, net revenues equals billed revenues.

2/ Alascom was sold to AT&T in August of 1995. The information reported for Alascom is for January through July of 1995.AT&T Alascom is included with AT&T for August through December of 1995.

3/ IDB WorldCom Services, Inc. figures consist also of TRT Telecommunications, World Communications, and CICI, Inc. 4/ MCI/WUI figures consist of MCI International, Inc. and Western Union International, Inc. 5/ LDDS Communications, Inc. acquired IDB WorldCom Svcs., Inc. in 1994. The company changed its name in 1995

from LDDS Communications Inc. d/b/a LDDS WorldCom to WorldCom, Inc. d/b/a LDDS WorldCom.

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U.S. Point Served Traffic toCarrier Facilities Facilities Resale Pure Other >100

No. Based MTS PL Resale Dom. US VI Guam U.S. Int'l. Pts.1 A-G Long Distance, Inc * *2 A.B.T.S. International Corp. d/b/a Intelnet * * *

ACC3 ACC Global Corp. * *4 ACC Long Distance Corp. * * *5 Access Authority, Inc. * * *6 ACOMM Inc. * * *7 Action Telcom Company * * *8 Adams Tel Systems, Inc. * *9 Advanced Tel., Inc. *

10 Affinity Corporation * * *AirTouch Communications

11 AirTouch Cellular * * *12 AirTouch Cellular (GA) * *13 AirTouch Cellular - New Par * * *14 Los Angeles SMSA Limited Partnership * * *15 Sacramento-Valley Limited Partnership * * *16 Allcomm Long Distance, Inc. * *17 American Business Alliance * * *18 American International Telephone, Inc. * * *19 American Long Lines, Inc. * * *20 American Network Exchange, Inc. (AMNEX) * * *21 American Samoa Office of Communications * *22 American Telco, Inc. * *23 American Teletronics Long Distance, Inc. * * *24 AmericaTel Corporation *25 AMSC Subsidiary Corporation * *26 Antel Inc * * *27 ARC Networks * *28 Asian American Telcom * * *29 Associated Network Partners, Inc. * *30 Atcall Communications Inc. * *

Atlantic Cellular31 Atlantic Cellular Company, L.P. * *32 Atlantic Cellular/New Hampshire RSA Number One, L.P. * *33 Atlantic Telecom Corporation * *

AT&T34 AT&T Corp. * * * *35 AT&T Easylink Services * *36 ATX Telecommunications Services * * *

Bell Atlantic37 Bell Atlantic Communications, Inc. * * *38 Ben Lomand Communications, Inc. (BLC) * *39 BPG International, Inc. * *40 Brittan Communications International Corporation (BCI) * * *

Brooks Fiber Properties, Inc.41 ALD Communications, Inc. * *42 Bittel Telecommunications Corporation * *43 BFC Communications, Inc. * *44 BFC - LD, Inc. * *45 BT North America, Inc. * * * *46 Business Telecom, Inc (BTI) * * *

Cellnet Telecommunications of Michigan, L.L.C. d/b/a47 C-Net Communications * * * *48 C-R Long Distance * *49 Cable & Wireless, Inc. * * * * *50 Call America Business Communications * * *

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U.S. Point Served Traffic toCarrier Facilities Facilities Resale Pure Other >100

No. Based MTS PL Resale Dom. US VI Guam U.S. Int'l. Pts.51 Call Concepts Corporation * * *52 Cambridge Long Distance Company * * *

Capital Network International, Inc.53 Capital Network System, Inc. * * *54 Capital Telecommunications, Inc. * * *55 CapRock Communications Corporation * *56 CARIBSAT Corporation * *57 CASS Long Distance, Inc. * *58 Cellular Long Distance Service Corporation (CLDS) * *

Central Wisconsin Communications Inc. d/b/a WCTC59 All Distance - Wood County Telephone Company * *60 Century Enterprises, Inc. * *61 Chadwick Telecommunications Corporation * * *62 Chariton Valley Long Distance * * *63 Chautauqua & Erie Communications, Inc. * * *64 Cherry Communications Incorporated * *65 Chester Long Distance Services, Inc. * * *66 Chibardun Telephone Coopertive * * *67 Chickasaw Long Distance Company * *68 CIMCO Communications, Inc. * *69 Cincinnati Bell Long Distance (CBLD) * * *70 Cleartel Communications, Inc. * * *

Coast International Telecommunications (CIT)71 Coast International, Inc. * * * *72 Coastal Telephone Company * * *

Coastal Utilities, Inc.73 Coastal Long Distance Services * *74 Comantel, Inc. * *75 Commonwealth Long Distance Co., Inc. * * * * *76 Communication Services of Colorado * *

Communication TeleSystems Intl., d/b/a CTS and77 WorldxChange Communications * * * *78 CommuniGroup of K.C., Inc. (CGI) * * * *79 Community Long Distance * *

COMSAT80 COMSAT General Corporation * *81 COMSAT RSI, Inc. * *82 Comtech International * * *83 ComTel Computer Corp. * * *84 Connect America Communications, Inc. * *

Connecticut Telephone & Communication85 Systems, Inc. * *86 ConQuest Operator Services Corp. * *87 Consolidated Communications Telecom Services, Inc. * * *88 Corporate Services Telcom, Inc. * *89 Crosslink Long Distance * *90 CTC Communications Corp. * * *91 CTC Long Distance Services, Inc. * * *92 Cyberlink, Inc. * * * *93 Datacomm International Co., Ltd. * *94 DeltaCom, Inc. * * *95 Dialink Corporation * * *96 Dickeyville Telephone Corporation * *97 DirectNet Telecommunications * * *98 Eastern Telecom, Inc. d/b/a Interquest * *99 Eastern Telephone Systems, Inc. * *

100 Egyptian Communication Services, Inc. * * *101 El Paso Telephone Company * *102 Elephant Talk, Inc. * * *

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U.S. Point Served Traffic toCarrier Facilities Facilities Resale Pure Other >100

No. Based MTS PL Resale Dom. US VI Guam U.S. Int'l. Pts.103 Empire One Telecommunications, Inc. * * *104 EqualNet Corporation * * *105 Esprit Telecom (U.K.), Ltd. * *106 Excel Telecommunications, Inc. * * *107 Executive TeleCard Ltd. * * * *108 Executone Information Systems, Inc. * * *109 Express Communications, Inc. * * *110 FaciliCom International, L.L.C. * * *111 Farmer's Long Distance, Inc. * * *112 FaxSav Incorporated * * *113 Fedex International Transmission Corp. * *114 Flat Rock Communications, Inc. * *115 fONOROLA Corporation * *116 Fort Bend Long Distance Company * * *

Frontier Corporation117 Allnet Comm. Svcs., Inc. d/b/a Frontier Comm. Svcs. * * *118 Budget Call Long Distance, Inc. * * *119 Enhanced Telemgmnt. Inc. d/b/a Frontier Telemgmnt. * * *120 Frontier Comm. International, Inc. * * *121 Frontier Comm.-North Central Reg. Inc. * * *122 Frontier Comm. of the Mid Atlantic, Inc. * * *123 Frontier Comm. of New England, Inc. * * *124 Frontier Comm. of the West, Inc. * * *125 Frontier Comm. of New York, Inc. * * *126 Frontier Long Distance of America, Inc. * * *127 Frontier Telemangement Inc. * * *128 Link USA, Inc. * * *

Gateway USA129 Gateway Worldwide Communications Inc. * * *130 General Communications Corp. (GCI) * * *131 Geneseo Long Distance Company * * *132 Geocomm Corporation * * *133 Global Telephone Corporation * *134 GlobalCom International, Inc. * * *135 Golden Pages (Jersey) Ltd. * *

Grafton Communications136 Grafton Long Distance Company * *137 Grande River Communications, Inc. (GRCI) * *138 Granite State Long Distance, Inc. * *139 Gridley Communications, Inc. * *140 Group Long Distance Inc. * * *

GST Telecommunications, Inc.141 International Telemangement Group, Inc. * * *142 TotalNet Communications, Inc. * * *143 Wasatch International Network Services, Inc. * * *

GTE Corporation144 Contel Cellular Inc. * * *145 GTE Airfone Inc. * * *146 GTE Card Svcs. Inc. (Inc'l GTE Long Distance) * * *147 GTE Hawaiian Telephone * * *148 GTE Mobilnet Inc. * * *149 GTE Railfone Inc. * * *150 GTE Telecom Inc. * *

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U.S. Point Served Traffic toCarrier Facilities Facilities Resale Pure Other >100

No. Based MTS PL Resale Dom. US VI Guam U.S. Int'l. Pts.151 Hamilton County Long Distance * *152 Harris Corporation *153 Henry County Long Distance * * *154 Heritage Communications Corporation * * *155 Hertz Technologies Incorporated * * *156 Home Long Distance, Inc. * *157 Home Owners Long Distance, Inc. (HOLD) * * *158 Home TeleNetworks, Inc. * *159 Horry Telephone Long Distance * *160 HTC Communications Co. * *161 IMTS, Inc. d/b/a/ Telenational Communications * * *162 Impsat USA, Inc. * *163 Inacom Communications, Inc. * * *164 Indiantown Telephone Long Distance Co., Inc. * *165 Intermedia Communications Inc. * * * *166 Intetech, L.C. * *167 Iowa Network Services, Inc. (INS) * * *168 Ironton Long Distance Company * * *169 IT&E Overseas, Inc. * * * *

IXC Communications, Inc. 170 IXC Long Distance, Inc. * * *171 L-R Communications * *172 LaHarpe Networks Company, Inc. * *

LCI173 LCI International Telecom Corp. * * *174 LCT Long Distance * * *175 LDMI Long Distance * *176 Local Communications Network, Inc. * *177 Long Distance Direct, Inc. (LDDI) * * *178 Long Distance International, Inc. (LDI) * * *

LDS Communications, Inc.179 Long Distance Savers (LDS) * * *180 Low Country Carriers, Inc. d/b/a Hargray LD Co. * *181 Madison Network Systems, Inc. * *182 MATRIX Telecom * * *

MCI Telecommunications Corporation183 MCI International, Inc. * * * * *184 WUI * * * *185 McLeodUSA Telecommunications Services, Inc. * * *186 McNabb Long Distance, Inc. * *187 Melbourne International Communications, Ltd. * * * * *188 Micronesian Telecommunications Corp. * *189 MicroNet, Inc. * *

Mid-Plains Communications Systems Inc.190 d/b/a Mid-Plains Long Distance * * *191 MIDCO Communications, Inc. * *192 Mobile Satellite Comm. d/b/a Pittsburgh Int'l. Teleport * * *193 Montrose Mutual Long Distance, Inc. * *194 Moultrie Infocomm, Inc. * *195 Mountain Cellular, L.P. * *196 MTC Communications * *197 MTC Telemanagement Corporation * * * * *198 MTCO Communications * * *199 MVP Communications * * *200 National Telecommunications of Florida * * *201 National Telephone & Communications, Inc. * * *

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No. Based MTS PL Resale Dom. US VI Guam U.S. Int'l. Pts.202 National Telephone Exchange, Inc. * * *203 National Teleservice, Inc. (NTI) * * * *204 NET-tel Corporation * *205 Network Long Distance, Inc. * *206 Network Plus, Inc. * * *207 Nevadacom * * *208 NewOp Commun. Corp. d/b/a OTC Long Distance * *

NEXTLINK Communications, Inc. 209 NEXTLINK Communications, Inc. - ITC * * *210 NEXTLINK Tennessee, L.L.C. * *211 NEXTLINK Washington, L.L.C. * *212 North American Telecommunications Corporation * *213 Northern Communications, Inc. * *

NOS Communications 214 NOS Communications Inc. * * *215 NTS Communications, Inc. * * *216 NYNEX Long Distance * * *217 OCOM Corporation * * *218 Omnipoint Communications Inc. * *

One Call Communications Inc., d/b/a219 Opticom * * *220 Oneida Network Service, Inc. * *221 Operator Communications Inc. * * *222 Overseas Telecommunications, Inc. * *223 Pac-West Telecomm, Inc * * *224 Pacific Gateway Exchange, Inc. * * * * *225 PanAmSat Communications Carrier Services, Inc. * *226 Paragon Services International, Inc. * * *227 PCI Communications Inc. * *228 Pennsylvania Alternative Communications, Inc. * * *229 Peoples Communications, Inc. (PCI) * *230 PhoneTime, Inc. * * *231 Point Telesystems, Inc. d/b/a Cellular One * *232 Prairie Systems, Inc. * * *233 Premiere Communications * * *234 PrimeCo Personal Communications, L.P. * *235 Primus Telecommunications, Inc. * * *236 PSO, Inc. d/b/a Canal Uno * *237 Questar InfoComm, Inc. * *238 Quisqueyana, Inc. * *239 Qwest Communications * * *240 RCN Telecom Services of New York, Inc. * *241 Red Rose Comm., Inc d/b/a D and E Long Distance * *242 Reynolds Long Distance, Inc. * *243 RGT Utilities, Inc. * * *244 RSL COM U.S.A., Inc. * * * *245 Rubicon Technologies & Telecommunications, Inc. * * *246 Satellite Communication Systems, Inc. * * *247 ShawneeLink Corporation * *248 Souris River Telecomm. Co. d/b/a SRT Long Distance * *249 Southwest Texas Communications, Inc. * *250 Southwestern Bell Comm. Services - Illinois, Inc. * *251 Sprint * * * * *252 Star Telecommunications, Inc. * * *253 Star Telephone Long Distance * *254 STARTEC Inc. * * *255 T-One Communications Corporation * * * *256 Taylor Communications Group, Inc. * *257 Tel-Save, Inc. * * *

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No. Based MTS PL Resale Dom. US VI Guam U.S. Int'l. Pts.258 Telapex Long Distance, Inc. * * *259 Telco Communications Group, Inc. * * *260 Telcorp Ltd. *261 Telecommunications Co. of The Americas, Inc. * * *262 Telecomunicaciones Ultramarinas de Puerto Rico * *263 TeleData International, Inc. * *264 Telefonica Larga Distancia, Inc. * * * * *265 Teleglobe USA Inc. * * *266 Telegroup, Inc. * * *267 TelePacific Network, Inc. * *

Telephone Express268 TeleConcepts, Inc. d/b/a Telephone Express * * *269 TeleConcepts of New Mexico d/b/a Telephone Express * * *270 Teleport Communications Group * *271 TerraLink Communications, Ltd. *272 The Associated Group, Inc. * *273 The CommuniGroup (MS) * * *274 The Furst Group, Inc. * * *275 The Long Distance Partnership, L.P. * * *276 The Williams Companies, Inc./VYVX, Inc. * *277 Thrifty Call, Inc. * *278 TonCom, Inc. * *279 Touch 1 Communications, Inc. * * * *280 Touch America, Inc. * * *281 Transcommunications Inc. * * *282 TresCom International, Inc. * * * *283 Tri Rural Independent Operations, LLC (TRIO) * *284 Tri-County Long Distance * *285 Trinet, Inc. d/b/a STC Long Distance * *

UniDial Communications286 UniDial, Incorporated * * *287 Union Telephone Company * *

United Telephone Long Distance, Inc.288 Carolina Telephone Long Distance, Inc. * * *289 United Telephone Long Distance, Inc. - (Florida) * * *290 United Telephone Long Distance, Inc. - (Indiana) * *291 United Telephone Long Distance, Inc. - (Midwest) * *292 United Telephone Long Distance, Inc. - (Ohio) * *293 United Telephone Long Distance, Inc. - (Pennsylvania) * *294 United Telephone - Southeast, Inc. * *295 URSUS Telecom Corporation * * *296 USA Global Link, Inc. * * *297 USFI Inc. * * * *298 USN Communications Long Distance * * *299 USX Consultants, Inc. * *300 U.S. Link, Inc. * * *301 U.S. Long Distance, Inc. * * *302 U.S. Republic Communications, Inc. * *303 VarTec Telecom, Inc. * * *304 Viatel Global Communications/YYC Corp. * * * * *

Visiology, Inc.305 Rapid Link, USA * * *

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No. Based MTS PL Resale Dom. US VI Guam U.S. Int'l. Pts.306 VoCall Communications Corp * * *307 Voice Plus International, Inc. * * *308 Warwick Valley Long Distance Co., Inc. * *309 Washington International Teleport ("WIT") *310 Westel, Inc. * *311 Wilkes Communi., Inc. d/b/a Wilkes Long Distance Svc. * *312 WinStar Gateway Network, Inc. * * *313 WinStar Telecommunications, Inc. * * *314 Working Assets Long Distance * *315 WorldCom, Inc. d/b/a LDDS WorldCom * * * * * *

Total 44 9 6 284 299 13 7 4 175

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NOTES FOR TABLE 4.8

The following companies' Section 43.61 international telecommunications traffic reports were combined in calendar year 1996 because of mergers, acquisitions, and changes in corporate structure:

1. Allnet merged with Frontier Corporation. 2. AMC Cellular Associates was sold to Horizon Cellular Co. in June, 1995. 3. American Telegram Corporation, in 1996, ceased to provide international miscellaneous pure resale services. Nevadacom commenced service. 4. EMI Communications Corporation, as of June 1996, was acquired by Intermedia Communications Inc. 5. Enhanced TeleManagement merged with Frontier Corporation. 6. Keystone Telecommunications, Inc. merged with Chadwick Telecommunications Corporation in October 1996. 7. LCI International Telemanagement Corp. and LCI International Telecom Corp. merged in 1996. 8. Long Distance Wholesale Club is owned by Telco Communications Group. 9. MFS Communications, Inc. is included in 1996 with LDDS WorldCom.10. Union Pacific Railroad merged with Southern Pacific Railroad. The company no longer provides international pure resale.11. The following United Telephone companies have been dissolved:

Carolina Telephone Long Distance, Inc. stopped providing services to consumers in North Carolina in early 1997.United Telephone Long Distance, Inc. - (Florida) stopped providing services to consumers in Florida in early 1997.United Telephone Long Distance, Inc. - (Indiana) stopped providing services to consumers in Indiana in early 1997.United Telephone Long Distance, Inc. - (Ohio) stopped providing services to consumers in Ohio in early 1997.United Telephone Long Distance, Inc. - (Pennsylvania) stopped providing services to consumers in Pennsylvania in early 1997.United Telephone Long Distance, Inc. - (Southeast) stopped providing services to consumers in S. Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia in early 1997. United Telephone Long Distance, Inc. - (Midwest) (Teleservices) stopped providing services to consumers in Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, and Texas in early 1997.

The following companies changed names:

12. Concord Telephone Long Distance Company filed their 1996 Section 43.61 report as CTC Long Distance Services, Inc.13. Consolidated Network Inc. changed its name to Consolidated Communications Telecom Services, Inc.14. Domtel Communications Inc., changed its name to TRICOM USA.15. Eastern TeleLogic Corporation became a subsidiary of Teleport Communications Group. The company changed its name to TCG Delaware Valley Inc.16. Fairchild Communications is now called Shared Technologies Fairchild Inc.17. Frontier: Frontier Communications North Central Region, Inc.; formerly American Sharecom, Inc. Frontier Communications of the West, Inc.; formerly West Coast Telecommunications, Inc. Frontier Telemanagement Inc.; formerly Frontier Communications of the Great Lakes, Inc. which was formerly Schneider Communications, Inc.18. Hughes Communications Carrier Services Inc., is now known as PanAmSat Communications Carriers Services, Inc.19. Indiantown Telephone Long Distance Company, Inc., in calendar year 1995 reported as Arrow Communications, Inc. d/b/a Indiantown Telephone Long Distance Company.20. International Telecommunications Corporation changed its name to RSL COM U.S.A., Inc.21. United Telecom of America, Inc. changed its name to USN Communications Long Distance.

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TABLE 4.9 - 1996 U.S. BILLED REVENUES FOR FACILITIES-BASED AND FACILITIES-RESALE CARRIERS TABLE 4.9 - 1996 U.S. BILLED REVENUES FOR FACILITIES-BASED AND FACILITIES-RESALE CARRIERS (AMOUNTS SHOWN IN THOUSANDS)(AMOUNTS SHOWN IN THOUSANDS)

Telephone Telex Telegraph Private Line Miscellaneous Total All Services

Conterminous U.S. $13,932,669 $119,001 $5,059 $654,979 $26,136 $14,737,845Alaska 18,396 18,396Hawaii 95,569 22 1,391 9 96,991Puerto Rico 88,096 9 2,572 90,677 Total for Domestic U.S. points 14,134,729 119,033 5,059 658,942 26,145 14,943,908Guam 50,128 91 887 51,105U.S. Virgin Islands 21,094 29 21,123All other U.S. points 28,132 33 811 28,976 Total for All U.S. Points 14,234,082 119,156 5,059 660,670 26,145 15,045,113ACC Global Corp. 1,644 1,644American Samoa Office of Communications 3,170 3,170AmericaTel Corporation 1,736 1,736Asian American Telcom 168 231 21 420AT&T Corp. 8,558,833 73,484 2,750 261,473 4,516 8,901,057BT North America, Inc. 5 4,668 4,673Cable & Wireless, Inc. 11,882 5,036 16,918Communication TeleSystems International 16,913 16,913Comsat Corporation 6,326 1,926 8,252Cyberlink, Inc. 252 252DirectNet Telecommunication 752 4,077 4,830Esprit Telecom (U.K.), Ltd. 7,355 7,355FaciliCom International, L.L.C. 4,483 4,483Fedex International Transmission Corporation 492 492fONOROLA Corporation 19,847 19,847Geocomm Corporation 745 745Golden Pages (Jersey) Ltd. 20,808 20,808GTE Corporation 27,442 2,300 9 29,751Harris Corporation 2,454 2,454Impsat USA, Inc. 1,146 1,146Intermedia Communications Inc. 317 317IT&E Overseas, Inc. 39,850 880 40,730Local Communications Network, Inc. 4,750 4,750MCI / Western Union International 3,549,540 36,050 2,089 189,554 893 3,778,127Melbourne International Comm., Ltd. 741 1,045 1,786Micronesian Telecommunications Corp. 17,266 33 802 18,102MicroNet, Inc. 981 981Mobile Satellite Communications, Inc. 1,782 11 1,793Northern Communications, Inc. 354 354Overseas Telecommunications, Inc. 1,612 1,612Pacific Gateway Exchange, Inc. 34,404 196 34,600PanAmSat Comm. Carrier Services, Inc. 288 288PSO, Inc. d/b/a Canal Uno 141 141RSL COM U.S.A., Inc 20,638 909 21,547Satellite Communication Systems, Inc. 435 3,389 3,824Sprint 1,493,416 2,767 59,633 15,422 1,571,238Startec Inc. 7,089 7,089T-One Communications Corporation 695 695Telecomunicaciones Ultramarinas-Puerto Rico 1,815 1,815Telefonica Larga Distancia, Inc. 19,188 309 19,497TerraLink Communications, Ltd. 1,592 1,592The Associated Group, Inc. 30 30The Williams Companies, Inc./VYVX, Inc. 1,908 1,908TresCom International, Inc. 3,640 182 3,821USFI, INC. 55 55Viatel Global Communications/YYC Corp. 6,050 6,050WorldCom, Inc. d/b/a LDDS WorldCom 363,726 6,822 219 104,654 475,422

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CARRIER MESSAGES MINUTES REVENUE REVENUEA-G Long Distance, Inc. 78 765 988 0.000%A.B.T.S. International Corp. d/b/a Intelnet 26,820 167,310 157,724 0.005%ACC Long Distance Corp. 25,999,637 119,644,604 44,170,562 1.278%Access Authority, Inc. 10,002,732 93,872,807 25,473,244 0.737%ACOMM Inc. 52,407 766,359 507,420 0.015%Action Telcom Company 64,809 233,312 176,044 0.005%Adams Tel Systems, Inc. 252 2,748 2,537 0.000%Advanced Tel., Inc. 3,742 30,688 36,711 0.001%Affinity Corporation 481,591 2,709,298 2,252,147 0.065%AirTouch Communications AirTouch Cellular 219,292 938,572 768,500 0.022% AirTouch Cellular (GA) 65,456 260,496 97,940 0.003% AirTouch Cellular - New Par 601,111 1,981,845 1,177,723 0.034% Los Angeles SMSA Limited Partnership 546,664 3,080,105 2,970,196 0.086% Sacramento-Valley Limited Partnership 14,331 87,826 101,000 0.003%Allcomm Long Distance, Inc. 2,052 12,917 12,837 0.000%American Business Alliance 253,806 1,071,832 1,062,016 0.031%American International Telephone, Inc. 1,841,124 22,263,677 3,579,903 0.104%American Long Lines, Inc. 435,344 1,523,705 1,142,779 0.033%American Network Exchange, Inc. (AMNEX) 1,479,912 8,291,611 3,555,178 0.103%American Telco, Inc. 1,151,603 4,143,042 3,162,320 0.091%American Teletronics Long Distance, Inc. 377,932 2,194,096 1,404,380 0.041%AMSC Subsidiary Corporation 28,278 109,242 221,234 0.006%Antel Inc. 235,991 727,385 581,205 0.017%ARC Networks 16,636 96,936 56,070 0.002%Asian American Telcom 3,005 10,516 2,629 0.000%Associated Network Partners, Inc. 6,056 70,937 66,057 0.002%Atcall Communications, Inc. 436,101 2,042,060 1,001,888 0.029%Atlantic Cellular Atlantic Cellular Company, L.P. 197,460 413,819 252,166 0.007% Atlantic Cellular/New Hampshire RSA Number One, L.P. 14,643 30,687 18,787 0.001%Atlantic Telecom Corporation 14,581 37,508 31,798 0.001%ATX Telecommunications Services 1,627,048 7,061,377 5,379,722 0.156%Bell Atlantic Bell Atlantic Communications, Inc. 11,964 105,120 114,186 0.003%Ben Lomand Communications, Inc. (BLC) 11,286 95,776 103,240 0.003%BPG International, Inc. 6,389,018 16,928,874 6,677,380 0.193%Brittan Communications International Corporation (BCI) 2,003,177 14,799,236 19,072,823 0.552%Brooks Fiber Properties, Inc. ALD Communications, Inc. 391,938 1,242,539 895,360 0.026% Brittel Telecommunications Corporation 5,281,735 1,401,619 2,640,000 0.076% BFC Communications, Inc. 93,913 355,571 421,685 0.012% BFC - LD, Inc. 240,627 738,486 547,019 0.016%BT North America, Inc. 4,287 23,349 20,306 0.001%Business Telecom, Inc (BTI) 3,596,354 13,398,626 8,115,811 0.235%Cellnet Telecommunications of Michigan, L.L.C. d/b/a C-Net Communications 15,349 42,498 17,134 0.000%C-R Long Distance 2 5 6 0.000%Cable & Wireless 169,151,643 690,269,622 298,022,074 8.622%Call America Business Comm. Corp. 498,610 1,705,749 1,069,776 0.031%Call Concepts Corporation 5,704,913 26,217,132 13,434,065 0.389%Cambridge Long Distance Company 146 874 885 0.000%Capital Network International, Inc. Capital Network System, Inc. 1,342,710 6,321,121 30,151,747 0.872%Capital Telecommunications, Inc. 478,423 1,815,295 941,038 0.027%CapRock Communications Corporation 2,059,446 9,710,284 4,216,807 0.122%CARIBSAT Corporation 66,899 416,199 316,060 0.009%CASS Long Distance, Inc. 259 3,137 4,487 0.000%Cellular Long Distance Service Corporation (CLDS), Inc. 3,212 13,607 12,371 0.000%Central Wisconsin Communications Inc d/b/a WCTC All Distance - Wood County Telephone Company 525 4,336 3,997 0.000%Century Enterprises, Inc. 242 4,000 4,874 0.000%Chadwick Telecommunications Corporation 154,982 504,681 382,250 0.011%Chariton Valley Long Distance 595 4,705 5,981 0.000%Chautauqua & Erie Communications, Inc. 7,015 45,586 32,570 0.001%Cherry Communications Incorporated 141,807,214 673,698,496 273,433,852 7.911%Chester Long Distance Services, Inc. 16,159 84,424 96,971 0.003%Chibardun Telephone Cooperative 213 1,888 1,801 0.000%Chickasaw Long Distance Company 6,494 81,226 15,012 0.000%CIMCO Communications, Inc. 306,656 941,043 663,547 0.019%Cincinnati Bell Long Distance (CBLD) 1,303,831 4,846,443 3,229,835 0.093%Cleartel Communications, Inc. 265,155 1,428,515 1,357,089 0.039%Coast International Telecommunications Coast International, Inc. 236,652 1,856,420 1,712,506 0.050%Coastal Telephone Company 2,907,585 12,094,528 7,533,414 0.218%Coastal Utilities, Inc. Coastal Long Distance Services 15,784 131,106 150,914 0.004%Comantel, Inc. 3,758 22,359 7,472 0.000%Commonwealth Long Distance Co., Inc. 385,318 1,614,303 1,137,479 0.033%Communication Services of Colorado 23,162 92,649 68,002 0.002%Communication TeleSystems Int'l., d/b/a/ CTS and WorldxChange Communications 86,574,413 423,697,204 126,103,737 3.648%CommuniGroup of K.C., Inc. (CGI) 66,670 454,117 358,297 0.010%Community Long Distance 22,191 144,685 140,121 0.004%

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CARRIER MESSAGES MINUTES REVENUE REVENUEComtech International 12,894 61,922 11,688 0.000%ComTel Computer Corp. 209,634 1,049,374 892,945 0.026%Connect America Communications, Inc. 55,773 452,048 618,461 0.018%Connecticut Telephone & Communication Systems, Inc. 229 1,879 1,671 0.000%ConQuest Operator Services Corp. 637,968 3,262,547 3,115,283 0.090%Consolidated Communications Telecom Services, Inc. 865,980 3,219,559 2,101,391 0.061%Corporate Services Telcom, Inc 375,654 939,136 385,046 0.011%Crosslink Long Distance 6 55 74 0.000%CTC Communications Corp. 256,292 822,900 539,704 0.016%CTC Long Distance Services, Inc. 69,112 492,600 562,519 0.016%Cyberlink, Inc. 6,986,424 34,383,850 16,642,552 0.481%Datacomm International Co., Ltd. 70,079 300,222 213,624 0.006%DeltaCom, Inc. 508,296 1,818,401 1,140,902 0.033%Dialink Corporation 77,777 290,849 162,684 0.005%Dickeyville Telephone Corporation 1,730 7,243 8,908 0.000%DirectNet Telecommunications 2,379,913 9,908,319 3,807,978 0.110%Eastern Telecom, Inc. d/b/a InterQuest 5,559 175,813 310,433 0.009%Eastern Telephone Systems, Inc 125,364 279,404 260,926 0.008%Egyptian Communication Services, Inc. 74 1,001 1,268 0.000%El Paso Telephone Company 125 2,009 2,452 0.000%Elephant Talk, Inc. 7,156,227 21,110,872 7,624,837 0.221%Empire One Telecommunications, Inc. 307,141 3,126,990 1,027,596 0.030%EqualNet Corporation 1,170,903 4,390,885 5,269,062 0.152%Excel Telecommunications, Inc. 12,442,140 100,607,163 90,713,526 2.624%Executive TeleCard Ltd. 927,392 4,759,809 6,121,131 0.177%Executone Information Systems, Inc. 1,078,634 3,488,132 2,983,174 0.086%Express Communications, Inc. 22,208 151,567 110,209 0.003%FaciliCom International, L.L.C. 3,197,736 21,128,492 12,370,474 0.358%Farmer's Long Distance, Inc. 19,024 152,557 194,598 0.006%FaxSav Incorporated 9,174,204 15,536,638 12,970,988 0.375%Flat Rock Communications, Inc. 87 1,679 2,193 0.000%Fort Bend Long Distance Company 263 1,553 1,366 0.000%Frontier Corporation Allnet Comm. Svcs., Inc. d/b/a Frontier Comm. Svcs. 39,594,306 159,960,998 134,239,270 3.884% Budget Call Long Distance, Inc. 189,058 1,810,743 987,859 0.029% Enhanced Telemgmnt. Inc d/b/a Frontier Telemgmnt. 682,441 2,279,352 1,670,765 0.048% Frontier Comm. International, Inc. 4,651,296 15,554,544 11,401,386 0.330% Frontier Comm.-North Central Reg, Inc. 2,138,355 7,142,104 5,235,162 0.151% Frontier Comm. of the Mid Atlantic, Inc. 337,581 1,128,916 827,489 0.024% Frontier Comm. of New England, Inc. 507,497 1,697,138 1,243,991 0.036% Frontier Comm. of the West, Inc. 1,661,306 5,548,762 4,067,242 0.118% Frontier Comm. of New York, Inc. 154,190 515,632 377,955 0.011% Frontier Long Distance of America, Inc. 165,867 554,683 406,579 0.012% Frontier Telemanagement Inc. 1,695,520 4,917,009 3,001,342 0.087% Link USA, Inc. 407,778 1,361,979 998,330 0.029%Gateway USA Gateway Worldwide Communications Inc. 3,929,091 17,433,461 24,073,006 0.696%General Communications Corp. (GCI) 1,023,019 7,372,316 8,220,648 0.238%Geneseo Long Distance Company 719 5,822 5,564 0.000%Global Telephone Corporation 85,139 390,743 297,691 0.009%GlobalCom International, Inc. 596,267 3,121,101 2,980,964 0.086%Grafton Communications Grafton Long Distance Company 211 1,825 3,277 0.000%Grande River Communications Inc. (GRCI) 32,088 168,374 106,343 0.003%Granite State Long Distance, Inc. 2,219 17,130 14,743 0.000%Gridley Communications, Inc. 182 1,938 2,337 0.000%Group Long Distance Inc. 608,802 2,063,074 1,584,962 0.046%GST Telecommunications, Inc. International Telemangement Group, Inc. 230,237 2,176,201 965,546 0.028% TotalNet Communications, Inc. 842,412 2,903,148 958,039 0.028% Wasatch International Network Services, Inc. 1,093,598 3,926,018 1,491,887 0.043%GTE Contel Cellular Inc. 1,109,127 1,565,155 2,735,930 0.079% GTE Airfone Inc. 119,202 1,107,308 3,291,369 0.095% GTE Card Svcs. Inc. (Inc'l. GTE Long Distance) 1,022,931 8,198,503 8,061,494 0.233% GTE Mobilnet Inc. 1,355,597 1,912,967 3,343,914 0.097% GTE Railfone Inc. 7,744 36,826 136,095 0.004%Hamilton County Long Distance 21 179 239 0.000%Henry County Long Distance 37 745 737 0.000%Heritage Communications Corporation 181,898 520,343 357,969 0.010%Hertz Technologies Incorporated 991,173 2,985,904 2,435,676 0.070%Home Long Distance, Inc. 440 1,779 1,210 0.000%Home Owners Long Distance, Inc. (HOLD) 6,579,139 39,845,318 10,770,592 0.312%Home TeleNetworks, Inc. 107 1,519 2,346 0.000%Horry Telephone Long Distance 39,687 264,579 367,611 0.011%HTC Communications Co. 1,307 15,532 12,689 0.000%IMTS, Inc. d/b/a Telenational Communications 4,031,329 17,951,686 11,023,580 0.319%Inacom Communications 539,098 1,810,340 1,647,649 0.048%Indiantown Telephone Long Distance Co., Inc. 6,040 41,362 38,826 0.001%Intermedia Communications Inc. 5,072,021 17,752,072 8,609,755 0.249%Intetech, L.C. 3,628 27,417 25,176 0.001%Iowa Network Services, Inc. (INS) 10,727 53,209 43,980 0.001%Ironton Long Distance Company 277 1,408 1,053 0.000%IXC Communications, Inc. IXC Long Distance, Inc. 3,897,172 11,691,518 5,994,018 0.173%

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CARRIER MESSAGES MINUTES REVENUE REVENUEL-R Communications 10 178 228 0.000%LaHarpe Networks Company, Inc. 25 204 269 0.000%LCI LCI International Telecom Corp. 77,176,500 308,706,000 154,669,000 4.475%LCT Long Distance 91,628 495,068 623,786 0.018%LDMI Long Distance 193,721 581,162 509,016 0.015%Long Distance Direct, Inc. (LDDI) 137,321 573,118 834,929 0.024%Long Distance International, Inc. (LDI) 1,176,521 9,314,954 6,817,371 0.197%LDS Communications, Inc. Long Distance Savers (LDS) 2,520,642 9,407,721 5,248,902 0.152%Low Country Carriers, Inc. d/b/a Hargray LD Co. 34,060 162,869 219,873 0.006%Madison Network Systems, Inc. 130 2,005 2,665 0.000%MATRIX Telecom 2,886,090 18,699,423 16,965,361 0.491%MCI Telecommunications Corporation MCI International, Inc. 7,641,031 45,958,200 42,139,500 1.219%McLeodUSA Telecommunications Services, Inc. 194,658 644,516 433,461 0.013%McNabb Long Distance, Inc. 13 117 140 0.000%Melbourne Int'l Communications, Ltd. 1,219,134 4,830,094 2,337,749 0.068%Mid-Plains Communications Systems, Inc. d/b/a Mid-Plains Long Distance 19,336 124,848 131,342 0.004%MIDCO Communications, Inc. 26,472 90,018 35,832 0.001%Montrose Mutual Long Distance, Inc 77 486 629 0.000%Moultrie Infocomm, Inc. 56 116 78 0.000%Mountain Cellular, L.P. 3,230 6,769 4,088 0.000%MTC Communications Inc. 919 9,110 8,126 0.000%MTC Telemanagement Corporation 2,585,230 8,780,300 4,065,295 0.118%MTCO Communications 825 874 1,328 0.000%MVP Communications 22,909 79,806 89,651 0.003%National Telecommunications of Florida 4,661,037 15,975,016 9,673,261 0.280%National Telephone & Communications, Inc. 5,102,985 39,758,763 36,196,033 1.047%National Telephone Exchange, Inc. 55,510 228,640 109,074 0.003%National Teleservice, Inc. (NTI) 189,327 887,698 530,484 0.015%NET-tel Corporation 47 417 45 0.000%Network Long Distance, Inc. 385,617 1,072,178 355,391 0.010%Network Plus, Inc. 2,832,583 9,067,101 7,526,600 0.218%NewOp Commun. Corp. d/b/a OTC Long Distance 1,703 13,685 12,500 0.000%NEXTLINK Communications, Inc. NEXTLINK Communications, Inc. - ITC 69,496 236,287 614,345 0.018% NEXTLINK Tennessee, L.L.C. 166 380 170 0.000% NEXTLINK Washington, L.L.C. 545 1,371 668 0.000%North American Telecommunications Corporation 379,712 1,202,272 1,942,508 0.056%NOS NOS Communications Inc. 2,238,771 9,964,048 5,851,836 0.169%NTS Communications, Inc. 835,785 3,635,086 1,330,351 0.038%NYNEX Long Distance 8,411 58,664 42,120 0.001%OCOM Corporation 97,351 266,697 72,787 0.002%Omnipoint Communications, Inc. 255,555 737,672 180,905 0.005%One Call Communications Inc., d/b/a Opticom 4,306,407 15,117,593 3,763,704 0.109%Oneida Network Service, Inc. 184 778 1,203 0.000%Operator Communications Inc. 289,925 1,958,600 1,597,980 0.046%Pac-West Telecomm, Inc. 34,116 134,995 98,669 0.003%Pacific Gateway Exchange, Inc. 89,287,141 397,227,557 127,021,971 3.675%Paragon Services International, Inc. 485,671 2,211,505 1,428,604 0.041%PCI Communications Inc. 936,683 8,937,043 4,506,151 0.130%Pennsylvania Alternative Communications, Inc. 117,742 400,928 182,885 0.005%Peoples Communication, Inc. (PCI) 2,514 24,177 21,997 0.001%PhoneTime, Inc. 40,435,049 222,392,771 81,462,472 2.357%Point Telesystems, Inc. d/b/a Cellular One 2,336 13,027 4,449 0.000%Prairie Systems, Inc. 8,059,269 17,940,521 8,273,485 0.239%Premiere Communications 765,161 4,468,249 4,025,383 0.116%PrimeCo Personal Communications, L.P. 9,083 45,350 34,707 0.001%Primus Telecommunications, Inc. 5,708,859 28,132,085 13,871,137 0.401%Questar InfoComm, Inc. 1,206 6,563 5,865 0.000%Quisqueyana, Inc. 645,024 4,180,824 1,752,448 0.051%Qwest Communications Corporation 4,831,447 22,377,945 11,374,707 0.329%RCN Telecom Services of New York, Inc. 17,186 131,854 132,581 0.004%Red Rose Comm., Inc d/b/a D and E Long Distance 15,484 107,817 157,369 0.005%Reynolds Long Distance, Inc. 100 876 1,044 0.000%RGT Utilities, Inc. 909,179 3,157,489 3,142,396 0.091%RSL COM U.S.A., Inc. 8,419,604 56,057,178 23,823,225 0.689%Rubicon Technologies & Telecommunications, Inc. 228,785 1,908,356 535,330 0.015%ShawneeLink Corporation 191 1,332 1,910 0.000%Souris River Telecomm. Co. d/b/a SRT Long Distance 115,320 461,279 261,257 0.008%Southwest Texas Communications, Inc. 926 5,963 8,215 0.000%Southwestern Bell Comm. Services - Illinois, Inc. 13 140 190 0.000%Sprint 18,522,100 97,141,128 87,178,428 2.522%Star Telecommunications, Inc. 100,435,628 479,681,377 205,693,423 5.951%Star Telephone Long Distance 4,259 39,354 101,540 0.003%STARTEC Inc. 7,057,698 35,288,491 24,349,059 0.704%

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% of TOTAL NUMBER of NUMBER of U.S. CARRIER IMTS RESALE

CARRIER MESSAGES MINUTES REVENUE REVENUET-One Communications Corporation 15,724,708 62,431,009 22,334,538 0.646%Taylor Communications Group, Inc. 26,445 86,473 72,637 0.002%Tel-Save, Inc. 3,454,233 12,253,035 12,138,956 0.351%Telapex Long Distance, Inc. 95 514 805 0.000%Telco Communications Group, Inc. 3,228,471 25,100,526 26,736,068 0.773%Telcorp Ltd. 296,420 1,077,985 963,870 0.028%Telecommunications Co. of The Americas, Inc. 247,935 1,861,950 1,857,633 0.054%TeleData International, Inc. 1,952,981 8,304,360 8,121,094 0.235%Telefonica Larga Distancia (TLD) 981,593 6,590,495 11,706,963 0.339%Teleglobe USA Inc. 864,466 4,521,649 2,688,379 0.078%Telegroup, Inc. 72,750,490 317,192,135 179,809,874 5.202%TelePacific Network, Inc. 96,651 736,126 448,299 0.013%Telephone Express TeleConcepts, Inc. d/b/a Telephone Express 111,740 566,103 736,277 0.021% TeleConcepts of New Mexico d/b/a Telephone Express 62,933 314,572 291,579 0.008%Teleport Communications Group 388,600 1,936,464 1,402,294 0.041%The CommuniGroup (MS) 109,622 501,902 542,108 0.016%The Furst Group, Inc. 2,152,422 8,944,615 7,754,470 0.224%The Long Distance Partnership, L.P. 20,621 68,811 68,803 0.002%Thrifty Call, Inc. 315,629 2,154,794 837,521 0.024%TonCom, Inc. 76 1,223 1,690 0.000%Touch 1 Communications, Inc. 590,502 4,818,462 2,137,486 0.062%Touch America, Inc. 70,963 290,201 292,166 0.008%Transcommunications Inc. 638,912 2,811,214 587,263 0.017%TresCom International, Inc. 46,302,529 227,128,259 110,659,199 3.201%Tri Rural Independent Operations, LLC (TRIO) 87 1,204 1,400 0.000%Tri-County Long Distance 759 7,884 115,259 0.003%Trinet, Inc. d/b/a STC Long Distance 4,351 30,115 49,268 0.001%UniDial Communications UniDial, Incorporated 3,853,876 15,230,442 6,933,142 0.201%Union Telephone Company 2,655 25,542 40,885 0.001%United Telephone Long Distance, Inc. Carolina Telephone Long Distance, Inc. 58,355 467,554 623,161 0.018% United Telephone Long Distance, Inc. - (Florida) 65,417 399,038 60,641 0.002% United Telephone Long Distance, Inc. - (Indiana) 2,103 13,274 17,371 0.001% United Telephone Long Distance, Inc. - (Midwest) 13,680 134,178 138,173 0.004% United Telephone Long Distance, Inc. - (Ohio) 13,296 104,636 135,475 0.004% United Telephone Long Distance, Inc. - (Pennsylvania) 14,932 128,269 129,254 0.004% United Telephone - Southeast, Inc. 22,839 190,777 293,632 0.008%URSUS Telecom Corporation 3,865,017 14,303,909 18,863,956 0.546%USA Global Link, Inc. 106,162,096 360,951,126 241,640,921 6.991%USFI, Inc. 18,250,939 73,710,510 36,499,000 1.056%USN Communications Long Distance, Inc. 418,273 1,306,962 966,582 0.028%USX Consultants, Inc. 55,791 496,217 201,378 0.006%U.S. Link, Inc. 38,013 192,772 208,167 0.006%U.S. Long Distance Inc. 2,856,352 11,095,030 12,113,737 0.350%U.S. Republic Communications, Inc. 5,110 17,741 4,092 0.000%VarTec Telecom, Inc. 3,405,423 26,730,141 19,408,822 0.562%Viatel Global Communications/YYC Corp. 12,024,160 43,809,687 37,818,053 1.094%Visiology, Inc. Rapid Link, USA 3,497,829 42,473,409 8,825,420 0.255%VoCall Communications Corp. 646,908 3,401,363 1,428,676 0.041%Voice Plus International, Inc. 295,955 2,374,227 3,419,440 0.099%Warwick Valley Long Distance Co., Inc. 11,176 83,741 71,598 0.002%Westel, Inc. 1,271,672 6,120,274 2,085,350 0.060%Wilkes Communi., Inc. d/b/a Wilkes Long Distance Svc. 4,383 42,534 29,917 0.001%WinStar Gateway Network, Inc. 634,292 5,433,347 6,957,000 0.201%WinStar Telecommunications, Inc. 19,435 102,505 120,446 0.003%Working Assets Funding Services, Inc. 1,693,301 13,984,085 12,569,936 0.364%WorldCom, Inc. d/b/a LDDS WorldCom 182,997,850 817,597,796 411,320,545 11.900%

TOTAL REPORTING IMTS RESALE CARRIERS: 282

SUM OF FIGURES 1,508,668,533 6,782,779,905 $3,456,563,784 100.000%

MISCELLANEOUS INTERNATIONAL RESALE SERVICES

NUMBER of NUMBER of NUMBER of U.S. CARRIERCARRIER MESSAGES MINUTES WORDS REVENUE

Melbourne Int'l Communications, Ltd. TELEX 196,431 324,522 308,595 Nevadacom TELEGRAPH SERVICE 7,512 220,876 466,825 TELEX 111 5,386 7,059 Sprint TELEX WASHINGTON INT'L. TELEPORT VIDEO 9,743,580 4,844,738

TOTAL REPORTING MISCELLANEOUS RESALE CARRIERS: 4

SUM OF FIGURES 204,054 10,068,102 226,262 $5,627,217

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TABLE 4.11 NET SETTLEMENT PAYMENTS FOR TELEPHONE SERVICE TO SELECTED COUNTRIES 1/(AMOUNTS SHOWN IN MILLIONS)

Country 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996

Australia $1.8 $2.8 $0.7 $0.9 ($1.4) ($0.8) ($6.2) ($19.0) $8.7 $21.9Brazil 25.4 36.7 43.6 51.4 50.1 70.8 90.7 104.2 102.6 131.9Canada (19.3) (0.3) 4.7 36.2 112.8 120.6 130.3 136.6 125.3 99.7China 11.5 19.1 26.3 30.9 45.7 62.7 77.4 151.9 231.1 262.9Colombia 57.8 63.3 70.9 77.6 88.4 95.8 111.7 122.9 131.9 139.2Dominican Rep. 48.0 61.9 75.3 80.8 114.2 125.8 119.2 125.0 125.5 110.8Egypt 16.6 18.2 21.4 22.7 27.7 33.4 33.3 37.0 41.7 55.8El Salvador 26.7 33.0 42.6 52.8 60.3 64.0 65.0 69.6 77.1 74.9France 26.4 31.4 32.9 42.8 38.9 38.7 40.7 41.5 44.3 45.2Germany 2/ 126.1 153.1 167.2 222.5 257.5 187.6 129.5 79.4 64.2 53.0Greece 26.5 28.4 30.2 35.8 43.3 39.6 38.6 36.0 34.0 26.9Guatemala 19.1 22.9 32.3 40.2 47.8 47.5 52.1 56.7 58.7 63.9Hong Kong 17.8 14.0 14.1 15.7 19.5 24.8 33.9 56.7 106.2 207.9India 7.9 8.1 13.8 20.0 27.6 31.9 58.1 109.3 202.9 298.0Israel 44.4 47.4 57.5 67.9 93.2 93.3 104.9 128.4 119.0 103.3Italy 51.5 59.6 69.5 77.7 84.2 59.8 85.1 72.2 65.9 51.7Jamaica 24.9 30.3 32.6 47.5 56.2 64.3 78.3 93.0 99.5 115.3Japan 78.4 91.4 78.5 72.5 45.3 38.5 52.0 76.7 119.2 169.3Korea, Rep. of 85.2 106.2 111.7 110.6 99.3 92.2 103.0 110.9 118.7 122.6Mexico 312.6 410.9 533.9 573.5 613.2 676.9 720.0 818.9 871.7 875.0Netherlands 5.1 7.6 7.0 10.6 10.2 10.2 8.1 10.8 22.2 22.9Nigeria 6.9 5.0 3.5 3.1 10.9 17.0 18.8 9.5 8.5 41.7Pakistan 28.2 32.0 40.1 43.0 58.3 63.8 69.7 88.0 107.3 127.6Peru 24.9 29.8 40.0 51.1 56.6 54.2 53.4 58.7 62.1 72.2Philippines 86.0 94.7 114.8 140.5 158.2 151.4 140.1 145.5 154.2 156.6Poland 27.7 32.2 36.2 46.4 44.9 32.4 31.8 42.1 52.4 57.9Russia 2.8 3.7 3.5 6.5 16.0 39.3 20.8 39.0 60.6 67.2Saudi Arabia 9.7 9.8 11.2 39.0 114.2 30.6 37.7 50.2 66.9 77.6South Africa 2.8 3.9 6.2 6.8 8.0 9.1 13.0 18.1 27.0 35.7Spain 18.8 24.1 23.0 30.3 41.1 48.0 54.9 55.7 52.9 36.6Switzerland 10.4 11.4 10.5 8.2 13.9 13.4 15.6 17.9 19.1 22.7Taiwan 39.5 43.9 45.0 48.1 36.0 43.5 48.8 79.0 95.0 118.5Thailand 22.8 25.9 30.2 31.4 32.0 32.7 36.2 44.8 50.7 64.2United Kingdom 41.5 44.5 46.2 74.8 88.3 72.1 67.3 77.1 55.2 41.1

Sum of the above countries 1,316.4 1,606.9 1,877.0 2,219.8 2,612.4 2,585.1 2,733.9 3,144.4 3,582.3 3,971.7

Four highest for year 609.9 764.9 927.6 1,047.1 1,143.1 1,141.7 1,119.8 1,252.9 1,459.9 1,636.6

Ten highest for year 931.5 1,133.0 1,325.5 1,498.4 1,739.3 1,686.5 1,734.5 1,953.6 2,199.5 2,482.2

Total for all countries $1,675.4 $2,027.9 $2,398.1 $2,762.3 $3,298.2 $3,343.8 $3,703.8 $4,296.1 $4,937.7 $5,647.9

Selected as percent of total 78.6% 79.2% 78.3% 80.4% 79.2% 77.3% 73.8% 73.2% 72.5% 70.3%

Four highest as percent of total 36.4% 37.7% 38.7% 37.9% 34.7% 34.1% 30.2% 29.2% 29.6% 29.0%

Ten highest as percent of total 55.6% 55.9% 55.3% 54.2% 52.7% 50.4% 46.8% 45.5% 44.5% 43.9%

1/ Net payout is the settlement payouts less the settlement receipts. Beginning with 1991the data includes settlements arising from transiting traffic.

2/ Data for Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany) through 1990.

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TABLE 4.12 - TELEPHONE SERVICE ACCOUNTING RATES FOR SELECTED COUNTRIES 1/

Peak Period Accounting Rates 2/

Year End Data Nov. 11987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997

Australia 1.2 SDR 1.2 SDR 1.2 SDR 0.8 SDR 0.68 SDR 0.6 SDR 0.55 SDR 0.4 SDR 0.4 SDR 0.308 SDR 0.308 SDR

Brazil $2.50 $2.50 $2.50 $2.50 $1.60 $1.50 $1.40 $1.30 $1.14 $1.03 $0.85Canada $0.42 $0.42 $0.42 $0.28 $0.28 $0.28 $0.28 $0.26 $0.24 $0.22 $0.20China 9.0 GF 9.0 GF 8.0 GF 8.0 GF 7.5 GF 7.5 GF 6.5 GF 6.0 GF 5.5 GF 4.5 GF 3.8 GF

Colombia $1.90 $1.85 $1.85 $1.75 $1.60 $1.55 $1.50 $1.40 $1.30 $1.27 $1.10Dominican Republic $1.45 $1.45 $1.45 $1.42 $1.39 $1.36 $1.29 $1.30 $1.10 $0.90 $0.80Egypt $2.00 $2.00 $1.95 $1.90 $1.80 $1.70 $1.60 $1.50 $1.40 $1.40 $1.30El Salvador $1.50 $1.50 $1.50 $1.50 $1.40 $1.30 $1.25 $1.20 $1.15 $1.00 $1.00France 1.4 SDR 1.4 SDR 1.2 SDR 1.2 SDR 1.0 SDR 0.7 SDR 0.7 SDR 0.42 SDR 0.36 SDR 0.24 SDR 0.19 SDR

Germany 1.2 SDR 1.2 SDR 1.2 SDR 1.2 SDR 1.0 SDR 0.8 SDR 0.6 SDR 0.34 SDR 0.26 SDR 0.16 SDR 0.15 SDR

Greece 5.0 GF 5.0 GF 5.0 GF 5.0 GF 1.53 SDR 1.21 SDR 1.12 SDR .95 SDR .85 SDR 0.7 SDR 0.7 SDR

Guatemala $1.50 $1.50 $1.50 $1.50 $1.50 $1.40 $1.30 $1.20 $1.18 $1.00 $0.90Hong Kong $2.50 $2.50 $2.35 $2.20 $1.90 $1.60 $1.20 $1.00 $1.00 .65 SDR .58 SDR

India $2.50 $2.25 $2.25 $2.25 $2.25 $2.00 $1.90 $1.80 $1.80 $1.60 $1.58Israel $2.40 $2.40 $2.40 $2.40 $2.40 $2.28 $2.16 $2.16 $1.90 $1.18 $1.18Italy 5.0 GF 5.0 GF 5.0 GF 4.6 GF 4.38 GF 1.2 SDR 1.1 SDR 0.82 SDR 0.48 SDR 0.36 SDR 0.24 SDR

Jamaica $1.75 $1.75 $1.75 $1.65 $1.60 $1.55 $1.50 $1.40 $1.40 $1.30 $1.25Japan $2.35 1.34 SDR 1.34 SDR 1.34 SDR 1.13 SDR 0.95 SDR 0.75 SDR 0.63 SDR 0.63 SDR 0.63 SDR 0.63 SDR

Korea, Rep. $2.52 $2.44 $2.36 $2.10 $1.90 $1.60 $1.44 0.95 SDR 0.85 SDR 0.85 SDR 0.72 SDR

Mexico 3/ N/A N/A $1.45 $1.32 $1.16 $1.10 $1.00 $0.91 $0.67 $0.68 $0.70Netherlands 1.2 SDR 1.2 SDR 1.1 SDR 1.1 SDR 0.9 SDR 0.5 SDR 0.5 SDR 0.4 SDR 0.25 SDR 0.25 SDR 0.2 SDR

Nigeria $1.50 $1.50 $1.50 $1.50 $1.50 $1.50 $1.50 $1.50 $1.50 $1.50 $1.50Pakistan $2.55 $2.55 $2.55 $2.30 $2.30 $2.30 $2.30 $2.30 $2.30 $2.20 $2.00Peru $2.00 $2.00 $2.00 $2.00 $2.00 $1.50 $1.40 $1.30 $1.30 $1.23 $1.06Philippines $2.15 $2.00 $1.98 $1.92 $1.85 $1.68 $1.68 $1.34 $1.23 $1.00 $1.00Poland $1.75 $1.65 $1.50 $1.50 $1.35 $1.30 $1.25 $1.20 $1.15 $0.95 $0.70Russia $9.00 $9.00 $3.00 $3.00 $2.60 $2.60 $2.60 $2.60 $2.60 $2.60 $2.60Saudia Arabia $2.36 $2.36 $2.36 $2.36 $2.20 $2.20 $2.20 $2.20 $2.20 $2.20 1.5 SDR

South Africa $2.00 $2.00 $2.00 $2.00 $1.80 $1.80 $1.50 $1.20 $1.20 $1.00 $1.00Spain 5.3 GF 1.7 SDR 1.6 SDR 1.6 SDR 1.5 SDR 1.5 SDR 1.3 SDR 1.2 SDR 1.0 SDR .44 SDR .44 SDR

Switzerland 1.4 SDR 1.25 SDR 1.12 SDR 1.12 SDR .808 SDR .808 SDR .61 SDR .61 SDR .35 SDR .35 SDR .25 SDR

Taiwan $2.00 $2.00 $1.90 $1.80 $1.60 $1.40 $1.20 $1.20 $1.20 $1.20 $1.14Thailand $2.50 $2.50 $2.30 $2.30 $2.00 $1.75 $1.60 $1.60 $1.55 $1.50 $1.40United Kingdom $1.06 $1.06 $1.06 $1.06 .68 SDR 0.54 SDR 0.44 SDR 0.33 SDR 0.25 SDR 0.25 SDR 0.15 SDR

1/ Where more than one PTT connects with U.S. carriers, the table shows rates for the first carrier providing service. These include Korea Telecom in Korea, Kokusai Denshin Denwa in Japan, PLDT in the Philippines, CODETEL in the Dominican Republic, and British Telecom in the United Kingdom. Accounting rates may vary by time of day, or by volume of traffic.

2/ An accounting rate is part of a compensation agreement negotiated between two correspondents on a particular international route. It is intended to reimburse each carrier for the cost incurred to provide service. Accounting rate agreements state that the two carriers will share the accounting rate on a 50/50 basis. Many accounting rates are defined in monetary units other than U.S. dollars,such as "special drawing rights" (SDRs) and gold francs (GFs).

3/ Accounting rates for service between Mexico and the United States vary by service classification and the originating or terminating locations. Each rate shown in the table represents a simple average for all accounting rates in effect for service between theUnited States and Mexico.

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TABLE 4.13 - ACCOUNTING RATES FOR SELECTED COUNTRIES IN U.S. DOLLARS

Peak Period Accounting Rates

Year End Data Nov. 11987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997

Australia $1.70 $1.61 $1.58 $1.14 $0.97 $0.83 $0.76 $0.59 $0.59 $0.45 $0.43Brazil $2.50 $2.50 $2.50 $2.50 $1.60 $1.50 $1.40 $1.30 $1.14 $1.03 $0.85Canada $0.42 $0.42 $0.42 $0.28 $0.28 $0.28 $0.28 $0.26 $0.24 $0.22 $0.20China $4.17 $3.96 $3.43 $3.72 $3.48 $3.37 $2.93 $2.91 $2.67 $2.13 $1.72Colombia $1.90 $1.85 $1.85 $1.75 $1.60 $1.55 $1.50 $1.40 $1.30 $1.27 $1.10Dominican Republic $1.45 $1.45 $1.45 $1.42 $1.39 $1.36 $1.29 $1.30 $1.10 $0.90 $0.80Egypt $2.00 $2.00 $1.95 $1.90 $1.80 $1.70 $1.60 $1.50 $1.40 $1.40 $1.30El Salvador $1.50 $1.50 $1.50 $1.50 $1.40 $1.30 $1.25 $1.20 $1.15 $1.00 $1.00France $1.99 $1.80 $1.58 $1.71 $1.43 $0.96 $0.97 $0.62 $0.54 $0.35 $0.26Germany $1.70 $1.61 $1.58 $1.71 $1.43 $1.10 $0.83 $0.51 $0.39 $0.23 $0.21Greece $2.32 $2.20 $2.15 $2.32 $2.19 $1.66 $1.55 $1.41 $1.26 $1.01 $0.97Guatemala $1.50 $1.50 $1.50 $1.50 $1.50 $1.40 $1.30 $1.20 $1.18 $1.00 $0.90Hong Kong $2.50 $2.50 $2.35 $2.20 $1.90 $1.60 $1.20 $1.00 $1.00 $0.94 $0.80India $2.50 $2.25 $2.25 $2.25 $2.25 $2.00 $1.90 $1.80 $1.80 $1.60 $1.58Israel $2.40 $2.40 $2.40 $2.40 $2.40 $2.28 $2.16 $2.16 $1.90 $1.18 $1.18Italy $2.32 $2.20 $2.15 $2.13 $2.03 $1.65 $1.52 $1.22 $0.71 $0.52 $0.33Jamaica $2.32 $2.20 $2.15 $2.14 $2.04 $1.65 $1.51 $1.40 $1.40 $1.30 $1.25Japan $2.35 $1.80 $1.76 $1.91 $1.62 $1.31 $1.04 $0.94 $0.94 $0.91 $0.87Korea, Rep. $2.52 $2.44 $2.36 $2.10 $1.90 $1.60 $1.44 $1.41 $1.26 $1.23 $1.00Mexico N/A N/A $1.45 $1.32 $1.16 $1.10 $1.00 $0.91 $0.67 $0.68 $0.70Netherlands $1.70 $1.61 $1.45 $1.56 $1.29 $0.69 $0.69 $0.59 $0.37 $0.36 $0.28Nigeria $1.50 $1.50 $1.50 $1.50 $1.50 $1.50 $1.50 $1.50 $1.50 $1.50 $1.50Pakistan $2.55 $2.55 $2.55 $2.30 $2.30 $2.30 $2.30 $2.30 $2.30 $2.20 $2.00Peru $2.00 $2.00 $2.00 $2.00 $2.00 $1.50 $1.40 $1.30 $1.30 $1.23 $1.06Philippines $2.15 $2.00 $1.98 $1.92 $1.85 $1.68 $1.68 $1.34 $1.23 $1.00 $1.00Poland $1.75 $1.65 $1.50 $1.50 $1.35 $1.30 $1.25 $1.20 $1.15 $0.95 $0.70Russia $9.00 $9.00 $3.00 $3.00 $2.60 $2.60 $2.60 $2.60 $2.60 $2.60 $2.60Saudia Arabia $2.36 $2.36 $2.36 $2.36 $2.20 $2.20 $2.20 $2.20 $2.20 $2.20 $2.08South Africa $2.00 $2.00 $2.00 $2.00 $1.80 $1.80 $1.50 $1.20 $1.20 $1.00 $1.00Spain $2.46 $2.29 $2.10 $2.28 $2.15 $2.06 $1.80 $1.78 $1.44 $0.64 $0.61Switzerland $1.99 $1.68 $1.47 $1.59 $1.16 $1.11 $0.84 $0.91 $0.52 $0.51 $0.35Taiwan $2.00 $2.00 $1.90 $1.80 $1.60 $1.40 $1.20 $1.20 $1.20 $1.20 $1.14Thailand $2.50 $2.50 $2.30 $2.30 $2.00 $1.75 $1.60 $1.60 $1.55 $1.50 $1.40United Kingdom $1.06 $1.06 $1.06 $1.06 $0.97 $0.74 $0.61 $0.49 $0.37 $0.36 $0.21

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TABLE 5.1-AT&T RATES FOR LONG DISTANCE MESSAGE TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICEINTRA-MAINLAND

MAINLAND-ALASKAMAINLAND-HAWAII

DIAL STATION

DAY/PEAK EVENING/OFF-PEAK NIGHT/WEEKEND

EACH EACH EACH

RATE INITIAL ADDITIONAL INITIAL ADDITIONAL INITIAL ADDITIONAL

MILEAGE MINUTE MINUTE MINUTE MINUTE MINUTE MINUTE

RES. BUS. RES. BUS. RES. BUS. RES. BUS. RES. BUS. RES. BUS.

1-10 $0.2800 $0.3635 $0.2800 $0.3635 $0.1600 $0.3635 $0.1600 $0.3635 $0.1300 $0.3635 $0.1300 $0.3635

11-22 0.2800 0.3635 0.2800 0.3635 0.1600 0.3635 0.1600 0.3635 0.1300 0.3635 0.1300 0.3635

23-55 0.2800 0.3635 0.2800 0.3635 0.1600 0.3635 0.1600 0.3635 0.1300 0.3635 0.1300 0.3635

56-124 0.2800 0.3635 0.2800 0.3635 0.1600 0.3635 0.1600 0.3635 0.1300 0.3635 0.1300 0.3635

125-292 0.2800 0.3635 0.2800 0.3635 0.1600 0.3635 0.1600 0.3635 0.1300 0.3635 0.1300 0.3635

293-430 0.2800 0.3635 0.2800 0.3635 0.1600 0.3635 0.1600 0.3635 0.1300 0.3635 0.1300 0.3635

431-925 0.2800 0.3635 0.2800 0.3635 0.1600 0.3635 0.1600 0.3635 0.1300 0.3635 0.1300 0.3635

926-1910 0.2800 0.3635 0.2800 0.3635 0.1600 0.3635 0.1600 0.3635 0.1300 0.3635 0.1300 0.3635

1911-3000 0.2800 0.3635 0.2800 0.3635 0.1600 0.3635 0.1600 0.3635 0.1300 0.3635 0.1300 0.3635

3001-4250 0.2800 0.3635 0.2800 0.3635 0.1600 0.3635 0.1600 0.3635 0.1300 0.3635 0.1300 0.3635

4251-5750 0.2800 0.3635 0.2800 0.3635 0.1600 0.3635 0.1600 0.3635 0.1300 0.3635 0.1300 0.3635

RES. = RESIDENTIAL USAGE

BUS. = COMMERCIAL USAGE

SERVICE CHARGES

3-TIER SERVICE CHARGE PER CALL BY CLASSES 0F SERVICE

CUSTOMER DIALED CALLING CARD STATION SERVICE: CUSTOMER DIALED/AUTOMATED $.60 WITH AT&T CARD; $.95 WITH LEC

CALLING CARD; $1.50 WITH COMMERCIAL CREDIT CARD; CUSTOMER DIALED AND OPERATOR ASSISTED $2.25 WITH EACH CALLING

CARD ; CUSTOMER DIALED AND OPERATOR MUST ASSIST $.60 WITH AT&T CARD; $.95 WITH LEC CALLING CARD; $1.50 WITH

COMMERCIAL CREDIT CARD. OPERATOR DIALED CALLING CARD STATION SERVICE, $2.25 WITH EACH CARD. OPERATOR STATION

SERVICE EXCLUDING AT&T CARD: COLLECT, $2.25; BILLED TO THIRD PARTY, $2.35; SENT PAID, $2.30. PERSON-TO-PERSON SERVICE,

$4.90 INCLUDING AT&T CARD. OPERATOR HANDLED AND CALLING CARD USAGE SCHEDULES DIFFER FROM DIAL STATION SCHEDULE

AND ARE TOO NUMEROUS TO BE INCLUDED.

NOTE: AT&T DISCOUNT CALLING PLANS

AT&T HAS SEVERAL DISCOUNT PLANS FROM WHICH A CUSTOMER CAN CHOOSE. THESE PLANS ARE AVAILABLE TO ANY

CONSUMER WHO CALLS AND REQUESTS A PLAN; HOWEVER, A NON-AT&T CUSTOMER MUST SELECT AT&T AS HIS OR HER

LONG DISTANCE CARRIER. A POPULAR AT&T DISCOUNT PLAN AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME (FALL 1997) IS AT&T ONE RATE,

WITH A FLAT RATE OF 15 CENTS A MINUTE FOR ALL DOMESTIC DIRECT-DIALED CALLS. CONSUMERS SHOULD CHECK ALL

OF AT&T DISCOUNT PLANS FOR THE ONE THAT BEST MATCHES THEIR CALLING PATTERNS, AS DETERMINED BY THEIR

VOLUME OF CALLS, THE TIME OF DAY WHEN THEY MAKE MOST OF THEM, AND THE FREQUENCY WITH WHICH THE SAME

NUMBERS AND PLACES ARE CALLED EACH MONTH.

SOURCE: AT&T COMMUNICATIONS TARIFF F.C.C. NOS. 1 AND 27

RES. RATES IN EFFECT ON OR AFTER NOVEMBER 8, 1997.

BUS. RATES IN EFFECT NOVEMBER 5, 1997.

NOTE -- THE COMMERCIAL RATE STRUCTURE, WHICH WAS INTRODUCED ON NOVEMBER 5, 1997, REPLACED THE EVENING AND

NIGHT/WEEKEND PERIODS WITH A SINGLE RATE PERIOD, RESPECTIVELY. THE RATES APPLY TO DIAL STATION SERVICE CALLS.

THE DAY/PEAK RATE PERIOD IS 7:00 A.M. TO *7:00 P.M. MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. THE EVENING/OFF-PEAK RATE PERIOD IS 12:00

A.M. TO *7:00 A.M. MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY, AND 7:00 P.M. TO *12:00 A.M. MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. THE NIGHT/WEEKEND

RATE PERIOD IS 12:00 A.M. SATURDAY TO *12:00 A.M. MONDAY. PERSON-TO-PERSON AND OPERATOR STATION INCLUDE REAL TIME

RATED CALLS. IN ADDITION, SERVICE CHARGES APPLY AS INDICATED, AND THERE MAY BE MINOR DIFFERENCES IN THE

PER-MINUTE RATES.

* TO BUT NOT INCLUDING.

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TABLE 5.2-AT&T RATES FOR LONG DISTANCE MESSAGE TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICEHAWAII-ALASKA

DIAL STATION

DAY/PEAK EVENING/OFF-PEAK NIGHT/WEEKEND

EACH EACH EACH

RATE INITIAL ADDITIONAL INITIAL ADDITIONAL INITIAL ADDITIONALMILEAGE MINUTE MINUTE MINUTE MINUTE MINUTE MINUTE

RES. BUS. RES. BUS. RES. BUS. RES. BUS. RES. BUS. RES. BUS.

1911-3000 $0.2800 $0.3635 $0.2800 $0.3635 $0.1600 $0.3635 $0.1600 $0.3635 $0.1300 $0.3635 $0.1300 $0.3635

3001-4250 0.2800 0.3635 0.2800 0.3635 0.1600 0.3635 0.1600 0.3635 0.1300 0.3635 0.1300 0.3635

RES. = RESIDENTIAL USAGE

BUS. = COMMERCIAL USAGE

3-TIER SERVICE CHARGE PER CALLSERVICE CHARGE PER CALLCLASSES OF SERVICE AT&T LEC COMMERCIAL

CARD CARD CREDIT CARD

CUSTOMER DIALED CALLING CARD STATION: CUSTOMER DIALED/AUTOMATED $.35/.60 $0.60 $1.50

CUSTOMER DIALED AND OPERATOR ASSISTED 2.25 2.25 2.25

CUSTOMER DIALED AND OPERATOR MUST ASSIST .35/.60 0.60 1.50

OPERATOR DIALED CALLING CARD STATION 2.25 2.25 2.25

OPERATOR STATION: * AT&T ALL OTHER CALLSCARD

COLLECT - $2.25

BILLED TO THIRD PARTY - 2.45 SENT PAID - NON COIN - 2.40

PERSON-TO-PERSON

SENT PAID - COIN - 4.90 ALL OTHER CALLS * 4.90 4.90

SOURCE: AT&T COMMUNICATIONS TARIFF F.C.C. NOS. 1 AND 27RES. RATES IN EFFECT ON OR AFTER NOVEMBER 8, 1997.BUS. RATES IN EFFECT NOVEMBER 5, 1997.

NOTE -- FOR APPLICABILITY OF RATES, SEE NOTE TO TABLE 5.1 ON PAGE 229.

*INCLUDING REAL TIME RATED CALLS.

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TABLE 5.3-AT&T RATES FOR LONG DISTANCE MESSAGE TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICEMAINLAND-PUERTO RICO/U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS

HAWAII-PUERTO RICO/U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS

DIAL STATION

DAY/PEAK EVENING/OFF-PEAK NIGHT/WEEKEND

MILEAGE EACH EACH EACH

RATE INITIAL ADDITIONAL INITIAL ADDITIONAL INITIAL ADDITIONAL

BAND MINUTE MINUTE MINUTE MINUTE MINUTE MINUTE

RES. BUS. RES. BUS. RES. BUS. RES. BUS. RES. BUS. RES. BUS.

BAND 1 $0.2800 $0.3635 $0.2800 $0.3635 $0.1600 $0.3635 $0.1600 $0.3635 $0.1300 $0.3635 $0.1300 $0.3635

BAND 2 0.2800 0.3635 0.2800 0.3635 0.1600 0.3635 0.1600 0.3635 0.1300 0.3635 0.1300 0.3635

BAND 3 0.2800 0.3635 0.2800 0.3635 0.1600 0.3635 0.1600 0.3635 0.1300 0.3635 0.1300 0.3635

BAND 4 0.2800 0.3635 0.2800 0.3635 0.1600 0.3635 0.1600 0.3635 0.1300 0.3635 0.1300 0.3635

RES. = RESIDENTIAL USAGE

BUS. = COMMERCIAL USAGE

3-TIER SERVICE CHARGE PER CALL

CLASSES OF SERVICE AT&T LEC COMMERCIAL

CARD CARD CREDIT CARD

CUSTOMER DIALED CALLING CARD STATION:

CUSTOMER DIALED/AUTOMATED $0.80 $1.20 $1.50

CUSTOMER DIALED AND OPERATOR ASSISTED 2.25 2.25 2.25

CUSTOMER DIALED AND OPERATOR MUST ASSIST 0.80 1.20 1.50

OPERATOR DIALED CALLING CARD STATION 2.25 2.25 2.25

OPERATOR STATION: * AT&T ALL OTHER CALLS

CARD

COLLECT - 2.25

BILLED TO THIRD PARTY - 2.35

SENT PAID - NON COIN - 2.30

PERSON-TO-PERSON

SENT PAID - COIN - 4.90

ALL OTHER CALLS * 4.90 4.90

SOURCE: AT&T COMMUNICATIONS TARIFF F.C.C. NOS. 1 AND 27RES. RATES IN EFFECT ON OR AFTER NOVEMBER 8, 1997.BUS. RATES IN EFFECT NOVEMBER 5, 1997.

NOTE -- FOR APPLICABILITY OF RATES, SEE NOTE TO TABLE 5.1 ON PAGE 229.

*INCLUDING REAL TIME RATED CALLS.

COMMERCIAL MILEAGE RATE BANDS: COMMERCIAL LONG DISTANCE SERVICE MILEAGE RATE BAND 1 CONSISTS OF THE STATES IN RESIDENTIAL MILEAGE RATE BANDS 1 AND 2. RATE BANDS 2 AND 3 ARE EQUIVALENT TO RESIDENTIAL MILEAGE RATE BANDS 3 AND 4, RESPECTIVELY.

RESIDENTIAL MILEAGE RATE BANDS: BAND 1 INCLUDES THE STATES OF ALABAMA, CONNECTICUT, DELAWARE, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, FLORIDA, GEORGIA, INDIANA, KENTUCKY, LOUISIANA, MAINE, MARYLAND, MASSACHUSETTS, MISSISSIPPI, NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEW JERSEY, NEW YORK, MICHIGAN, MINNESOTA, MISSISSIPPI, MISSOURI, NEBRASKA, NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEW JERSEY, NEW MEXICO, NEW YORK, NORTH CAROLINA, OHIO, OKLAHOMA, PENNSYLVANIA, RHODE ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA, TENNESSEE, VERMONT, VIRGINIA, WEST VIRGINIA.

BAND 2 INCLUDES THE STATES OF ARIZONA, ARKANSAS, COLORADO, ILLINOIS, IOWA, KANSAS, MICHIGAN, MINNESOTA, MISSOURI, NEBRASKA, NEW MEXICO, NORTH DAKOTA, OKLAHOMA, SOUTH DAKOTA, TEXAS, UTAH, WISCONSIN, WYOMING.

BAND 3 INCLUDES THE STATES OF CALIFORNIA, IDAHO, MONTANA, NEVADA, OREGON, WASHINGTON.

BAND 4 INCLUDES THE STATE OF HAWAII, GUAM, COMMONWEALTH OF NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS (CNMI).

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TABLE 5.4-AT&T RATES FOR LONG DISTANCE MESSAGE TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICEMAINLAND UNITED STATES-CANADA

DIAL STATION

STANDARD ECONOMY

EACH EACH

RATE INITIAL ADDITIONAL INITIAL ADDITIONAL

MILEAGE MINUTE MINUTE MINUTE MINUTE

RES. BUS. RES. BUS. RES. BUS. RES. BUS.

1-18 $0.34 $0.27 $0.34 $0.27 $0.30 $0.27 $0.30 $0.27

19-80 0.37 0.43 0.37 0.43 0.30 0.43 0.30 0.43

81-140 0.43 0.51 0.43 0.51 0.31 0.51 0.31 0.51

141-220 0.46 0.53 0.46 0.53 0.33 0.53 0.33 0.53

221-345 0.49 0.66 0.49 0.66 0.33 0.66 0.33 0.66

346-630 0.54 0.74 0.54 0.74 0.37 0.74 0.37 0.74

631-1200 0.54 0.87 0.54 0.87 0.37 0.87 0.37 0.87

1201-1610 0.57 0.93 0.57 0.93 0.39 0.93 0.39 0.93

1611-4000 0.61 0.97 0.61 0.97 0.41 0.97 0.41 0.97

RES. = RESIDENTIAL USAGE

BUS. = COMMERCIAL USAGE

NOTE -- AN "OTHER LINE" CHARGE MAY ALSO APPLY (SEE AT&T COMMUNICATIONS TARIFF F.C.C. NO.1, PAGE 41).

3-TIER SERVICE CHARGE PER CALL*

CLASSES OF SERVICE AT&T LEC COMMERCIAL

CARD CARD CREDIT CARD

CUSTOMER DIALED CALLING CARD STATION:

CUSTOMER DIALED/AUTOMATED $1.00 $2.00 $3.00

CUSTOMER DIALED AND OPERATOR ASSISTED 1.50 2.50 3.50

CUSTOMER DIALED AND OPERATOR MUST ASSIST 1.50 2.50 3.50

OPERATOR DIALED:

CALLING CARD STATION 2.75 3.75 4.75

CALLING CARD PERSON-TO-PERSON 4.50 5.50 6.50

PER CALL

OPERATOR STATION: ** U.S. MAINLAND CANADA

ORIGINATED ORIGINATED

COLLECT 2.25 2.25

BILLED TO THIRD PARTY 2.25 2.25

SENT PAID - COIN 2.25 N/A

PERSON-TO-PERSON ** 4.50 4.50

SOURCE: AT&T COMMUNICATIONS TARIFF F.C.C. N0S. 1 AND 27

RES. RATES IN EFFECT MAY 4, 1997.

BUS. RATES IN EFFECT NOVEMBER 5, 1997.

NOTE -- THE RATES APPLY TO DIAL STATION SERVICE CALLS. STANDARD RATE IS APPLICABLE MONDAY -

SUNDAY 8:00 A.M. TO 12:00 MIDN. ECONOMY RATE IS APPLICABLE MONDAY - SUNDAY 12:00 MIDN. -

8:00 A.M.

* CALLING CARD CALLS INCLUDE CALLS BETWEEN CANADA AND THE U.S. MAINLAND, GUAM OR

COMMONWEALTH OF NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS (CNMI).

** INCLUDING REAL TIME RATED CALLS.

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TABLE 5.5-AT&T RATES FOR LONG DISTANCE MESSAGE TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICEMAINLAND UNITED STATES-MEXICO

DIAL STATION

INITIAL ONE-MINUTE PERIOD EACH ADDITIONAL MINUTE

RATE

MILEAGE STANDARD ECONOMY STANDARD ECONOMY

RES. BUS. RES. BUS. RES. BUS. RES. BUS.

1-10 $0.23 $0.20 $0.14 $0.20 $0.23 $0.20 $0.14 $0.20

11-22 0.23 0.26 0.17 0.26 0.23 0.26 0.17 0.26

23-55 0.29 0.48 0.24 0.48 0.29 0.48 0.24 0.48

56-124 0.37 0.56 0.29 0.56 0.37 0.56 0.29 0.56

125-292 0.43 0.79 0.34 0.79 0.43 0.79 0.34 0.79

293-430 0.48 1.04 0.37 1.04 0.48 1.04 0.37 1.04

431-925 0.48 1.41 0.37 1.41 0.48 1.41 0.37 1.41

926-3000 0.48 1.49 0.37 1.49 0.48 1.49 0.37 1.49

RES. = RESIDENTIAL USAGE

BUS. = COMMERCIAL USAGE

3-TIER SERVICE CHARGE PER CALL*

CLASSES OF SERVICE AT&T LEC COMMERCIAL

CARD CARD CREDIT CARD

CUSTOMER DIALED CALLING CARD STATION:

CUSTOMER DIALED/AUTOMATED $1.00 $2.00 $3.00

CUSTOMER DIALED AND OPERATOR ASSISTED 1.50 2.50 3.50

CUSTOMER DIALED AND OPERATOR MUST ASSIST 1.50 2.50 3.50

OPERATOR STATION:** U.S. MAINLAND MEXICO

ORIGINATED ORIGINATED

COLLECT - -

BILLED TO THIRD PARTY 2.25 5.00

SENT PAID (COIN OR NONCOIN) 2.25 N/A

PERSON-TO-PERSON ** 3.75 5.00

SOURCE: AT&T COMMUNICATIONS TARIFF F.C.C. NOS. 1 AND 27

RES. RATES IN EFFECT JULY 29, 1997.

BUS. RATES IN EFFECT NOVEMBER 5, 1997.

NOTE -- THE RATES APPLY TO DIAL STATION AND CUSTOMER DIALED CALLING CARD STATION CLASSES OF SERVICE. IN ADDITION, SERVICE

CHARGES APPLY AS INDICATED. THE RATES ARE FOR CALLS BETWEEN THE U.S. MAINLAND AND MEXICO THAT ARE BILLED IN THE U.S.

THESE RATES APPLY ONLY TO THE PORTION OF THE CALL TO THE INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY. ADDITIONAL CHARGES ARE IMPOSED

BY THE MEXICAN TELECOMMUNICATIONS AUTHORITY FOR THE PORTION OF THE CALL FROM THE BORDER TO ITS DESTINATION IN MEXICO.

THE STANDARD RATE PERIOD IS 7:00 A.M. - 7:00 P.M. MONDAY - FRIDAY AND 5:00 P.M. TO MIDNIGHT SUNDAY. THE ECONOMY RATE PERIOD

IS 7:00 P.M. - 7:00 A.M., MONDAY - FRIDAY, ALL DAY SATURDAY, AND SUNDAY UNTIL 5:00 P.M. FOR BUSINESS, RATES PER MINUTE OR

FRACTION THEREOF APPLY FOR ALL TIMES OF DAY.

* CALLING CARD CALLS INCLUDE CALLS BETWEEN MEXICO AND THE U.S. MAINLAND, GUAM OR COMMONWEALTH OF NORTHERN MARIANA

ISLANDS (CNMI).

** INCLUDING REAL TIME RATED CALLS AND ALL COLLECT CALLS.

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TABLE 5.6-AT&T RATES FOR LONG DISTANCE MESSAGE TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICEUNITED STATES-OVERSEAS

DIAL STATION DIAL STATIONCOUNTRY STANDARD ECONOMY COUNTRY STANDARD ECONOMY

ARGENTINA $1.93 $1.32 ITALY $1.50 $1.07

AUSTRALIA 1.51 1.04 JAMAICA 1.59 1.30

AUSTRIA 1.44 1.03 JAPAN (INCLUDING OKINAWA) 1.45 1.05

BAHAMAS 1.15 0.92 KOREA, REPUBLIC OF 1.82 1.28

BELGIUM 1.55 0.99 NETHERLANDS 1.31 0.86

BERMUDA 1.25 1.03 PAKISTAN 4.13 2.71

BRAZIL 1.84 1.34 PANAMA, REPUBLIC OF 1.75 1.34

CHILE 1.74 1.37 PERU 1.99 1.40

CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 2.60 2.01 PHILIPPINES 2.17 1.46

COLOMBIA 1.86 1.36 POLAND, REPUBLIC OF 1.57 1.27

COSTA RICA 1.65 1.23 PORTUGAL (INCLUDING AZORES 1.65 1.07

DENMARK 1.46 0.96 AND MADEIRA ISLANDS)

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC 1.58 1.32 SAUDI ARABIA 2.10 1.65

ECUADOR 1.85 1.52 SINGAPORE, REPUBLIC OF 1.65 1.09

EGYPT, ARAB REPUBLIC OF 2.17 1.75 SOUTH AFRICA, REPUBLIC OF 1.75 1.31

EL SALVADOR 1.74 1.42 SPAIN (INCLUDING BALEARIC 1.62 1.10

FRANCE 1.33 0.86 ISLANDS, CANARY ISLANDS,

GERMANY, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF 1.25 0.82 CEUTA AND MELILLA)

(INCLUDING FORMER GERMAN SWEDEN 1.31 0.86 DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC) SWITZERLAND 1.41 0.88

GREECE 1.95 1.30 TAIWAN 1.99 1.21

GUAM 2.19 1.07 THAILAND 2.01 1.27

GUATEMALA 1.76 1.41 TRINIDAD & TOBAGO, REPUBLIC OF 1.62 1.28

HAITI 1.75 1.49 TURKEY 1.84 1.31

HONDURAS 1.91 1.41 UNITED KINGDOM (INCLUDING THE 1.09 0.79

HONG KONG 1.84 1.20 CHANNEL ISLANDS, ENGLAND,

INDIA 2.64 2.15 ISLE OF MAN, NORTHERN IRELAND,

IRELAND 1.35 0.89 SCOTLAND AND WALES)

ISRAEL 1.97 1.32 VENEZUELA 1.35 1.02

CLASS OF SERVICE AT&T CARD LEC CARD COMMERCIAL

CREDIT CARD

CUSTOMER DIALED CALLING CARD

STATION:

CUSTOMER DIALED/AUTOMATED $3.00 $4.00 $5.00

CUSTOMER DIALED AND

OPERATOR ASSISTED $4.50 $5.50 $6.50

CUSTOMER DIALED AND

OPERATOR MUST ASSIST $4.50 $5.50 $6.50

OPERATOR DIALED CALLING

CARD STATION: $5.00 $6.00 $7.00

PERSON-TO-PERSON $7.00 $8.00 $9.00

SOURCE: AT&T COMMUNICATIONS TARIFF F.C.C. NO. 27

RATES EFFECTIVE MARCH 1, 1997.

NOTE-- THE STANDARD RATE PERIOD APPLIES MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY 7:00 A.M. - 7:00 P.M., AND SUNDAY 5:00 P.M. - MIDN.

THE ECONOMY RATE PERIOD APPLIES MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY 7:00 P.M. - 7:00 A.M., ALL DAY SATURDAY, AND SUNDAY

MIDN. - 5:00 P.M.

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TABLE 5.7-MCI RATES FOR LONG DISTANCE MESSAGE TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICEINTRA-MAINLAND

MAINLAND-ALASKAMAINLAND-HAWAII

DAY EVENING NIGHT/WEEKEND

EACH EACH EACH

RATE INITIAL ADDITIONAL INITIAL ADDITIONAL INITIAL ADDITIONAL

MILEAGE MINUTE MINUTE MINUTE MINUTE MINUTE MINUTE

RES. BUS. RES. BUS. RES. BUS. RES. BUS. RES. BUS. RES. BUS.

1-10 $0.2599 $0.3780 $0.2599 $0.3780 $0.1299 $0.2835 $0.1299 $0.2835 $0.1299 $0.2835 $0.1299 $0.2835

11-22 0.2599 0.3780 0.2599 0.3780 0.1299 0.2835 0.1299 0.2835 0.1299 0.2835 0.1299 0.2835

23-55 0.2599 0.3780 0.2599 0.3780 0.1299 0.2835 0.1299 0.2835 0.1299 0.2835 0.1299 0.2835

56-124 0.2599 0.3780 0.2599 0.3780 0.1299 0.2835 0.1299 0.2835 0.1299 0.2835 0.1299 0.2835125-292 0.2899 0.3780 0.2899 0.3780 0.1799 0.2835 0.1799 0.2835 0.1799 0.2835 0.1799 0.2835

293-430 0.2899 0.3780 0.2899 0.3780 0.1799 0.2835 0.1799 0.2835 0.1799 0.2835 0.1799 0.2835

431-925 0.2899 0.3780 0.2899 0.3780 0.1799 0.2835 0.1799 0.2835 0.1799 0.2835 0.1799 0.2835

926-1910 0.2899 0.3780 0.2899 0.3780 0.1799 0.2835 0.1799 0.2835 0.1799 0.2835 0.1799 0.2835

1911-3000 0.2899 0.3780 0.2899 0.3780 0.1799 0.2835 0.1799 0.2835 0.1799 0.2835 0.1799 0.2835

3001-4250 0.2899 0.3780 0.2899 0.3780 0.1799 0.2835 0.1799 0.2835 0.1799 0.2835 0.1799 0.2835

4251-5750 0.2899 0.3780 0.2899 0.3780 0.1799 0.2835 0.1799 0.2835 0.1799 0.2835 0.1799 0.2835

RES. = RESIDENTIAL USAGE

BUS. = COMMERCIAL USAGE

SERVICE CHARGES AND DISCOUNT PLANS

SERVICE CHARGE PER CALL BY CLASS OF SERVICE

CUSTOMER DIALED: LOCAL EXCHANGE CARRIER MECHANIZED CALLING CARD, $0.95. OPERATOR ASSISTED: STATION-TO-STATION

(INCLUDING COLLECT), $2.25; THIRD PARTY STATION, $2.35; PERSON-TO-PERSON SERVICES, $4.90.*

NOTE: MCI DISCOUNT CALLING PLANS

MCI HAS SEVERAL DISCOUNT PLANS FROM WHICH A CUSTOMER CAN CHOOSE. THESE PLANS ARE AVAILABLE TO ANY

CONSUMER WHO CALLS AND REQUESTS A PLAN; HOWEVER, A NON-MCI CUSTOMER MUST SELECT MCI AS HIS OR HER

LONG DISTANCE COMPANY. A POPULAR MCI DISCOUNT PLAN AT THIS TIME (FALL 1997) IS MCI ONE SAVINGS, WHICH

IS A FLAT-RATE PLAN DEPENDING ON TIME OF DAY. THE RATE IS 25 CENTS DURING PEAK PERIODS (7:00 AM TO 6:59 PM)

MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY AND 10 CENTS A MINUTE NON-PEAK HOURS AND SATURDAY. THE RATE IS 5 CENTS A

MINUTE ALL DAY SUNDAY. CONSUMERS SHOULD CHECK ALL OF MCI'S DISCOUNT PLANS FOR THE ONE THAT BEST

MATCHES THEIR CALLING PATTERNS, AS DETERMINED BY THEIR VOLUME OF CALLS, THE TIME OF DAY WHEN THEY

MAKE MOST OF THEM, AND THE FREQUENCY WITH WHICH THE SAME NUMBERS AND PLACES ARE CALLED EACH MONTH.

SOURCE: MCI TELECOMMUNICATIONS TARIFF F.C.C. NO. 1RESIDENTIAL RATES EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 13, 1997.BUSINESS RATES EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 1, 1997.

NOTE -- THE COMMERCIAL RATE STRUCTURE, WHICH WAS INTRODUCED IN 1993, REPLACED THE EVENING AND NIGHT/WEEKEND PERIODS WITH A SINGLE OFF-PEAK PERIOD. THE RATES APPLY TO DIAL STATION SERVICE CALLS. THE DAY (PEAK) RATE IS APPLICABLE MONDAY - FRIDAY 7:00A.M. - 6:59 P.M. THE EVENING (OFF-PEAK) RATE IS APPLICABLE MONDAY - FRIDAY 7:00 P.M. - 6:59 A.M., ALL DAY SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. THE NIGHT/WEEKEND (OFF-PEAK) RATE IS APPLICABLE AS DEFINED ABOVE. PERSON-TO-PERSON AND OPERATOR STATION INCLUDE REAL TIME RATED CALLS. IN ADDITION, SERVICE CHARGES APPLY AS INDICATED, AND THERE MAY BE MINOR DIFFERENCES IN THE PER-MINUTE RATES.

* FOR OPERATOR STATION AND PERSON-TO-PERSON SERVICES, A SURCHARGE OF $1.15 APPLIES WHEN THE CUSTOMER HAS THE CAPABILITY OF DIALING ALL THE DIGITS TO COMPLETE A CALL BUT ELECTS TO HAVE THE OPERATOR DIAL THE CALLED STATION.

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TABLE 5.8-SPRINT RATES FOR LONG DISTANCE MESSAGE TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICEINTRA-MAINLAND

MAINLAND-ALASKAMAINLAND-HAWAII

DAY EVENING NIGHT/WEEKEND

EACH EACH EACH

RATE INITIAL ADDITIONAL INITIAL ADDITIONAL INITIAL ADDITIONAL

MILEAGE MINUTE MINUTE MINUTE MINUTE MINUTE MINUTERES. BUS. RES. BUS. RES. BUS. RES. BUS. RES. BUS. RES. BUS.

1-10 $0.2600 $0.2600 $0.2600 $0.2600 $0.1400 $0.1400 $0.1400 $0.1400 $0.1300 $0.1300 $0.1300 $0.1300

11-22 0.2800 0.2800 0.2800 0.2800 0.1600 0.1600 0.1600 0.1600 0.1300 0.1300 0.1300 0.1300

23-55 0.2800 0.2800 0.2800 0.2800 0.1700 0.1700 0.1700 0.1700 0.1300 0.1300 0.1300 0.1300

56-70 0.2800 0.2800 0.2800 0.2800 0.1700 0.1700 0.1700 0.1700 0.1500 0.1500 0.1500 0.1500

71-124 0.2800 0.2800 0.2800 0.2800 0.1700 0.1700 0.1700 0.1700 0.1500 0.1500 0.1500 0.1500

125-292 0.2900 0.2900 0.2900 0.2900 0.1700 0.1700 0.1700 0.1700 0.1500 0.1500 0.1500 0.1500

293-430 0.3000 0.3000 0.3000 0.3000 0.1900 0.1900 0.1900 0.1900 0.1500 0.1500 0.1500 0.1500

431-925 0.3000 0.3000 0.3000 0.3000 0.1900 0.1900 0.1900 0.1900 0.1600 0.1600 0.1600 0.1600

926-1910 0.3000 0.3000 0.3000 0.3000 0.1900 0.1900 0.1900 0.1900 0.1600 0.1600 0.1600 0.1600

1911-3000 0.3100 0.3100 0.3100 0.3100 0.1900 0.1900 0.1900 0.1900 0.1600 0.1600 0.1600 0.1600

3001-4250 0.3200 0.3200 0.3200 0.3200 0.2200 0.2200 0.2200 0.2200 0.1700 0.1700 0.1700 0.1700

4251-5750 0.3500 0.3500 0.3500 0.3500 0.2300 0.2300 0.2300 0.2300 0.1700 0.1700 0.1700 0.1700

5751-7500 0.3700 0.3700 0.3700 0.3700 0.3000 0.3000 0.3000 0.3000 0.2200 0.2200 0.2200 0.2200

7501+ 0.4200 0.4200 0.4200 0.4200 0.3200 0.3200 0.3200 0.3200 0.2400 0.2400 0.2400 0.2400

RES. = RESIDENTIAL USAGE

BUS. = COMMERCIAL USAGE

SERVICE CHARGES AND DISCOUNT PLANS

SERVICE CHARGE PER CALL BY CLASS OF SERVICE

CUSTOMER DIALED: LOCAL EXCHANGE CARRIER MECHANIZED CALLING CARD, $0.95. OPERATOR ASSISTED: STATION-TO-STATION

(INCLUDING COLLECT AND LEC CALLING CARD), $2.25; THIRD PARTY STATION, $2.45; PERSON-TO-PERSON SERVICES, $4.90.**

NOTE: SPRINT DISCOUNT CALLING PLANS

SPRINT HAS SEVERAL DISCOUNT PLANS FROM WHICH A CUSTOMER CAN CHOOSE. THESE PLANS ARE AVAILABLE TO ANY

CONSUMER WHO CALLS AND REQUESTS A PLAN; HOWEVER, THE CUSTOMER MUST SELECT SPRINT AS HIS OR HER LONG

DISTANCE CARRIER. A POPULAR SPRINT DISCOUNT PLAN AT THIS TIME (FALL 1997) IS SPRINT SENSE, A FLAT-RATE

SERVICE WITH PER-MINUTE RESIDENTIAL RATES OF $0.25 DURING THE DAY AND $0.10 AFTER 7 P.M. AND ON WEEKENDS,

REGARDLESS OF DISTANCE OR MONTHLY USAGE. CONSUMERS SHOULD CHECK ALL OF SPRINT'S DISCOUNT PLANS FOR

THE ONE THAT BEST MATCHES THEIR CALLING PATTERNS, AS DETERMINED BY THEIR VOLUME OF CALLS, THE TIME OF

DAY WHEN THEY MAKE MOST OF THEM, AND THE FREQUENCY WITH WHICH THE SAME NUMBERS AND PLACES ARE

CALLED EACH MONTH.

SOURCE: SPRINT COMMUNICATIONS CO. L.P. TARIFF F.C.C. NO. 1 RATES EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 1, 1997 (SEPARATE RATES FOR NEW BUSINESS SUBSCRIBERS WERE ELIMINATED EFFECTIVE AUGUST 1, 1995).

NOTE -- THE RATES APPLY TO DIAL STATION SERVICE CALLS. THE DAY (PEAK) RATE IS APPLICABLE MONDAY - FRIDAY 8:00A.M. - *5:00 P.M. THE EVENING (OFF-PEAK) RATE IS APPLICABLE MONDAY - FRIDAY 5:00 P.M. *11:00 P.M., AND SUNDAY 5:00 P.M. - *11:00 P.M. THE NIGHT/WEEKEND (OFF-PEAK) RATE IS APPLICABLE MONDAY - FRIDAY 11:00 P.M. - *8:00 A.M., ALL DAY SATURDAY, AND SUNDAY 8:00 A.M. - *5:00 P.M. AND 11:00 P.M. - *8:00 A.M. PERSON-TO-PERSON AND OPERATOR STATION INCLUDE REAL TIME RATED CALLS. IN ADDITION, SERVICE CHARGES APPLY AS INDICATED, AND THERE MAY BE MINOR DIFFERENCES IN THE PER-MINUTE RATES.

* TO BUT NOT INCLUDING.

** FOR OPERATOR STATION AND PERSON-TO-PERSON SERVICES, A SURCHARGE OF $1.15 APPLIES WHEN THE CUSTOMER HAS THE CAPABILITY OF DIALING ALL THE DIGITS TO COMPLETE A CALL BUT ELECTS TO HAVE THE OPERATOR DIAL THE CALLED STATION.

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TABLE 6.1-LOCAL SERVICE REVENUES, 1950-1996*

(DOLLAR AMOUNTS SHOWN IN THOUSANDS)

LOCALNUMBER SUBSCRIBERS' PUBLIC PRIVATE LINE OTHER TOTAL

OF STATION TELEPHONE SERVICE LOCAL SERVICE LOCAL SERVICEYEAR CARRIERS REVENUES REVENUES REVENUES REVENUES REVENUES

(500, 503) (501) (504) (506)

1950 77 $1,933,171 $99,703 $25,380 - $58 $2,058,3121951 56 2,105,071 125,124 28,664 - 67 2,258,9261952 54 2,344,152 139,633 32,873 - 73 2,516,7311953 54 2,582,604 156,542 37,803 - 104 2,777,0541954 52 2,776,554 163,155 43,502 - 106 2,983,317

1955 53 3,028,291 173,050 51,008 - 201 3,252,5501956 56 3,308,820 183,729 61,207 - 434 3,554,1901957 65 3,746,169 195,647 70,878 - 652 4,013,3451958 66 4,082,345 201,189 80,181 - 733 4,364,4481959 66 4,414,724 216,260 94,272 - 789 4,726,045

1960 65 4,732,651 226,959 108,012 - 1,128 5,068,7501961 69 5,013,502 233,547 118,034 - 1,120 5,366,2021962 73 5,329,430 245,003 132,398 - 1,756 5,708,5881963 73 5,657,637 253,246 153,396 - 1,928 6,066,2071964 73 6,013,170 264,603 81,563 - 2,420 6,361,756

1965 70 6,393,491 276,029 85,442 - 3,829 6,758,7921966 73 6,845,513 285,332 95,364 - 2,959 7,229,1681967 75 7,282,518 290,060 108,875 - 3,756 7,685,2091968 73 7,804,985 300,543 123,721 - 4,043 8,233,2921969 75 8,505,804 304,009 135,845 - 11,756 8,957,415

1970 76 9,308,689 299,805 148,411 - 14,550 9,771,4541971 81 10,174,710 311,812 155,847 - 17,611 10,659,9811972 81 11,516,228 330,146 170,389 - 15,404 12,032,1671973 83 12,745,037 351,681 183,023 - 26,485 13,306,2261974 86 14,284,049 371,784 199,875 - 33,489 14,889,197

1975 75 15,558,220 394,518 221,964 - 39,827 16,214,5291976 74 17,278,019 446,074 263,726 - 53,987 18,041,8061977 76 18,911,084 505,370 304,271 - 73,325 19,794,0501978 76 20,699,971 566,629 368,187 - 84,381 21,719,1691979 76 22,302,109 623,607 425,089 - 125,281 23,476,086

1980 75 24,652,977 654,798 531,923 - 154,021 25,993,7191981 77 28,058,482 718,082 689,867 - 169,821 29,636,2521982 78 31,699,454 798,502 838,831 - 231,550 33,568,3371983 78 32,899,446 1,038,357 940,657 - 392,242 35,270,701

1984 75 27,734,421 1,283,504 923,158 - 591,708 30,532,7911985 55 29,032,886 1,473,649 1,012,410 - 773,485 32,292,4311986 57 30,598,533 1,512,958 1,127,495 - 924,508 34,163,4951987 52 30,991,745 1,533,948 1,069,244 - 963,829 34,558,766

TOTALNUMBER BASIC PUBLIC LOCAL CUSTOMER OTHER LOCAL NETWORK

OF LOCAL SERVICE TELEPHONE PRIVATE LINE PREMISES LOCAL SERVICEYEAR CARRIERS REVENUES REVENUES REVENUES REVENUES REVENUES REVENUES

(5001-5004) (5010) (5040) (5050) (5060, 5069)

1988 52 $24,931,608 $1,815,589 $964,412 $316,698 $6,389,194 $34,417,4991989 51 25,613,299 1,850,762 939,339 299,499 6,574,699 35,277,597

1990 51 26,245,925 1,871,841 981,908 180,147 7,228,138 36,507,9641991 52 27,611,980 1,890,124 1,026,752 131,899 7,522,842 38,183,5941992 54 28,889,104 1,960,365 1,024,753 101,833 7,916,054 39,892,1121993 53 30,144,157 1,995,902 1,065,629 104,085 8,373,257 41,683,0311994 52 31,329,853 1,952,471 1,094,099 107,474 8,729,439 43,213,333

1995 53 33,601,624 1,876,739 1,151,314 114,419 9,383,942 46,128,0381996 51 35,763,925 1,805,012 1,290,676 117,915 10,500,336 49,477,860

*1984-1996 EXCLUDE AT&T COMMUNICATIONS AND ALASCOM. (IN 1984, AT&T REPORTED A SMALL CREDIT TO LOCAL PRIVATE LINE SERVICE REVENUES, AND ALASCOM REPORTED SIMILARLY SMALL AMOUNTS OF LOCAL SERVICE REVENUES FOR 1984-88.) SEE ADDITIONAL NOTES FOLLOWING TABLE 6.9.

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TABLE 6.2-ACCESS REVENUES, 1984-1996 1/

(DOLLAR AMOUNTS SHOWN IN THOUSANDS)

CARRIER'S

NUMBER INTERSTATE CARRIER SPECIAL INTRASTATE TOTAL

OF ACCESS END USER FACILITIES ACCESS ACCESS ACCESS

YEAR CARRIERS REVENUES REVENUES REVENUES REVENUES REVENUES REVENUES

(508) (508.1) (508.2) (508.3) (509) (508, 509)

1984 75 $15,065,077 $680,623 $13,297,643 $1,086,811 $5,334,969 $20,400,0461985 55 17,401,682 1,795,611 13,404,068 2,202,004 5,719,726 23,121,4081986 57 18,705,761 2,869,383 12,989,884 2,846,494 5,944,072 24,649,8321987 52 18,880,150 3,728,319 12,126,012 3,025,819 6,136,534 25,016,684

TOTAL

NUMBER INTERSTATE SWITCHED SPECIAL STATE NETWORK

OF ACCESS END USER ACCESS ACCESS ACCESS ACCESS

YEAR CARRIERS REVENUES REVENUES REVENUES REVENUES REVENUES REVENUES

(5081) (5082) (5083) (5084) (5080)

1988 52 $19,455,251 $4,327,029 $12,266,129 $2,862,093 $6,051,521 $25,506,7731989 51 19,449,428 5,310,913 11,574,419 2,564,096 6,122,800 25,572,230

1990 51 19,228,314 5,662,083 11,015,278 2,550,953 6,268,465 25,496,7761991 52 19,284,047 5,868,522 10,952,789 2,462,736 6,433,693 25,717,7401992 54 19,814,496 6,047,211 11,246,355 2,520,930 6,639,188 26,453,6851993 53 20,379,195 6,401,741 11,520,047 2,457,407 6,900,739 27,279,9361994 52 21,387,494 6,798,303 11,995,049 2,594,142 7,111,360 28,498,855

1995 53 22,213,827 7,064,853 12,166,647 2,982,327 7,398,273 29,612,1031996 51 23,348,942 7,280,942 12,420,741 3,647,259 7,626,403 30,975,342

SEE NOTES FOLLOWING TABLE 6.9.

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TABLE 6.3-TOLL SERVICE REVENUES, 1950-1996*

(DOLLAR AMOUNTS SHOWN IN THOUSANDS)

TOLL PRIVATE LINE REVENUES 2/ 3/

VOICE GRADENUMBER WIDE AREA LESS THAN SERVICES PROGRAM PROGRAM

OF MESSAGE TOLL VOICE GRADE OTHER THAN TRANSMISSION TRANSMISSIONYEAR CARRIERS TOLLS SERVICES SERVICES DATA AUDIO VIDEO

(510) (511)4/ 5/

1950 77 $1,177,388 - - $66,995 - - 1951 56 1,320,388 - $29,122 31,157 $14,104 $7,6661952 54 1,436,408 - 32,576 38,181 14,116 12,3861953 54 1,531,259 - 35,151 43,733 13,750 16,8061954 52 1,664,925 - 38,146 49,180 14,852 27,371

1955 53 1,900,602 - 43,034 59,273 15,068 29,0741956 56 2,103,343 - 50,973 73,326 15,170 31,5021957 65 2,325,562 - 60,212 88,416 15,137 32,5301958 66 2,454,155 - 66,063 105,765 15,269 32,7201959 66 2,738,987 - 84,297 129,923 14,653 33,645

1960 65 2,934,338 - 89,734 156,863 14,836 33,8871961 69 3,135,219 $19,673 92,126 180,559 75,316 33,0391962 73 3,366,476 68,233 85,373 199,290 16,146 33,7351963 73 3,619,639 117,955 78,938 211,382 17,536 33,4041964 73 3,988,747 166,097 100,078 277,386 20,571 41,974

1965 70 4,387,942 213,432 105,294 296,535 21,442 44,2001966 73 5,015,106 262,754 103,697 365,602 22,077 47,9221967 75 5,441,666 315,482 105,312 410,635 19,431 47,6891968 73 6,037,808 386,696 110,732 474,020 20,911 50,0271969 75 6,924,489 476,736 118,701 566,691 21,823 58,910

1970 76 7,479,823 523,091 109,615 665,826 18,737 77,2371971 81 8,351,888 616,111 103,939 696,804 18,963 77,7141972 81 9,437,904 791,391 105,295 768,026 18,644 81,0331973 83 10,918,526 1,008,474 92,952 862,491 18,929 71,8731974 86 12,068,500 1,240,595 83,907 925,251 18,934 67,441

1975 75 13,225,157 1,487,675 78,765 1,008,225 19,919 63,4181976 74 15,208,122 1,942,453 77,257 1,111,331 19,688 63,3201977 76 17,066,034 2,428,293 68,996 1,199,723 20,541 60,6191978 76 19,565,574 2,945,669 63,125 1,323,485 22,034 63,5221979 76 21,940,688 3,445,243 56,927 1,473,795 24,476 67,023

1980 75 24,329,517 4,054,322 72,310 1,688,806 74,991 72,1631981 77 27,283,996 4,890,394 84,248 2,003,941 102,935 80,6021982 78 29,051,593 6,077,729 94,165 2,474,370 119,493 107,7551983 78 29,015,881 7,459,010 80,518 2,564,849 138,173 134,360

1984 75 8,263,230 1,428,232 43,023 786,586 16,642 5,4201985 55 8,231,822 1,683,342 44,381 799,323 5,177 1,6631986 57 8,625,528 1,978,274 37,804 767,745 1,486 6461987 52 9,240,657 2,020,543 38,280 736,299 939 1,047

LONG DISTANCE PRIVATE NETWORK REVENUES

NUMBER LONG DISTANCE UNIDIRECTIONAL AUDIO VIDEOOF MESSAGE LONG DISTANCE SUBVOICE VOICE PROGRAM PROGRAM

YEAR CARRIERS REVENUES REVENUES GRADE GRADE GRADE GRADE(5100) (5110) (5121) (5122) (5123) (5124)

1988 52 $10,427,186 $1,699,159 $57,424 $972,830 $1,942 $1,1561989 51 10,895,765 1,484,305 54,270 956,481 674 477

1990 51 11,086,539 1,281,440 50,050 881,817 955 5281991 52 10,981,141 984,557 49,632 797,948 777 7721992 54 10,778,007 859,009 44,061 692,600 812 7711993 53 11,205,083 793,244 41,260 649,633 817 1,0131994 52 11,083,268 702,603 41,438 593,418 924 820

1995 53 9,229,980 572,981 35,736 437,830 797 2,2641996 51 8,863,277 541,406 31,542 403,433 851 2,803

*1984-96 EXCLUDE AT&T COMMUNICATIONS AND ALASCOM.

SEE ADDITIONAL NOTES FOLLOWING TABLE 6.9.

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(DOLLAR AMOUNTS SHOWN IN THOUSANDS)

TOLL PRIVATE LINE REVENUES 2/ 3/

OTHER TOTALTOLL TOLL

DATA OTHER SERVICE SERVICEYEAR SERVICES SERVICES TOTAL REVENUES REVENUES

(512) (516)

1950 - - - $66,995 $970 $1,245,3521951 - - $323 82,373 718 1,403,4791952 - - 388 97,648 798 1,534,8541953 - - 391 109,831 900 1,641,9901954 - - 537 130,087 1,000 1,796,011

1955 - - 668 147,116 1,150 2,048,8681956 - - 879 171,850 1,345 2,276,5381957 - - 1,818 198,111 1,600 2,525,2731958 - - 4,050 223,866 1,953 2,679,9731959 - - 6,545 269,063 433 3,008,483

1960 - - 13,155 308,475 494 3,243,3071961 - - 18,443 339,589 573 3,495,0541962 - - 16,355 350,899 676 3,786,2841963 - - 15,767 357,027 659 4,095,2801964 - - 19,527 459,536 742 4,615,121

1965 - - 21,959 489,429 779 5,091,5821966 - - 25,030 564,327 918 5,843,1051967 - - 33,786 616,852 1,077 6,375,0781968 - - 44,862 700,552 1,196 7,126,2531969 - - 63,187 829,312 1,360 8,231,896

1970 - - 79,649 951,063 1,560 8,955,5381971 - - 94,633 992,054 1,885 9,961,9371972 - - 119,515 1,092,514 1,024 11,322,8341973 - - 151,856 1,198,101 1,111 13,126,2131974 - - 175,464 1,270,998 2,000 14,582,093

1975 - - 212,551 1,382,877 2,561 16,098,2701976 - - 252,879 1,524,475 4,590 18,679,6391977 - - 307,401 1,657,279 7,788 21,159,3941978 - - 430,419 1,902,584 11,819 24,425,6451979 - - 554,090 2,176,312 36,364 27,598,607

1980 - - 613,369 2,521,638 95,820 31,001,2981981 $792,265 - 516,249 3,580,240 339,563 36,094,1931982 1,195,719 - 309,762 4,301,264 439,520 39,870,1061983 1,353,732 - 318,734 4,590,367 703,934 41,769,192

1984 277,860 - 137,504 1,267,036 434,972 11,393,4691985 297,603 - 90,955 1,239,103 135,243 11,289,5091986 346,496 - 123,353 1,277,590 93,163 11,974,5561987 381,835 - 117,238 1,275,046 113,683 12,649,928

LONG DISTANCE PRIVATE NETWORK REVENUESTOTAL

OTHER LONG DISTANCEDIGITAL LONG DISTANCE NETWORK SERVICE

YEAR TRANSMISSION SWITCHING OTHER TOTAL REVENUES REVENUES(5125) (5126) (5128, 5129) (5120) (5160, 5169)

1988 $265,071 $1,005 $104,436 $1,403,863 $133,486 $13,663,6971989 266,329 1,147 50,094 1,329,466 139,044 13,848,578

1990 287,776 856 63,916 1,285,898 131,357 13,785,2361991 320,620 1,199 11,338 1,182,281 118,992 13,266,9721992 324,376 1,373 40,678 1,104,673 133,652 12,875,3421993 345,057 1,139 40,994 1,080,005 (43,884) 13,034,4501994 384,540 3,640 49,201 1,073,978 (133,163) 12,726,694

1995 355,204 5,722 22,525 860,075 134,797 10,797,8311996 435,028 5,854 27,334 906,846 114,301 10,415,830

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TABLE 6.4-MISCELLANEOUS REVENUES, 1950-1996*

(DOLLAR AMOUNTS SHOWN IN THOUSANDS)

REVENUES FROM BILLINGNUMBER DIRECTORY GENERAL AND OTHER TOTAL

OF ADVERTISING RENT SERVICES COLLECTION OPERATING MISCELLANEOUSYEAR CARRIERS AND SALES REVENUES AND LICENSES REVENUES REVENUES REVENUES

(523) (524) (525) (527, 528) (521, 526)6/

1950 77 $131,819 $12,103 $1,154 - - $6,391 $151,4681951 56 143,854 12,856 1,474 - - 7,009 165,1921952 54 165,754 13,683 1,842 - - 7,470 188,7501953 54 196,816 15,028 2,079 - - 7,997 221,9191954 52 222,742 16,522 2,166 - - 8,067 249,498

1955 53 244,325 18,961 2,348 - - 9,224 274,8581956 56 275,762 20,812 2,622 - - 10,009 309,2061957 65 316,943 24,034 2,954 - - 12,149 356,0791958 66 347,951 24,760 3,137 - - 13,056 388,9051959 66 367,337 25,681 3,629 - - 14,139 410,787

1960 65 400,694 28,535 3,881 - - 14,745 447,8551961 69 426,065 30,823 3,976 - - 15,628 476,4921962 73 443,693 33,390 4,112 - - 16,513 497,7071963 73 467,975 37,627 4,381 - - 17,828 527,8111964 73 497,432 37,219 4,725 - - 19,129 558,505

1965 70 525,263 40,762 5,421 - - 20,576 592,0211966 73 562,465 47,016 5,976 - - 22,783 638,2391967 75 597,601 53,480 6,657 - - 24,658 682,3951968 73 639,166 56,754 7,129 - - 29,414 732,4631969 75 696,719 63,655 7,849 - - 34,539 802,763

1970 76 770,560 65,335 10,812 - - 31,786 878,4921971 81 819,420 89,023 10,176 - - 37,162 955,7821972 81 880,921 102,623 11,703 - - 36,736 1,031,9831973 83 957,665 109,045 13,317 - - 37,517 1,117,5431974 86 1,053,802 122,002 15,486 - - 47,300 1,238,590

1975 75 1,155,382 125,455 8,293 - - 69,174 1,358,3041976 74 1,308,802 142,456 550 - - 79,654 1,531,4621977 76 1,507,775 156,348 2,680 - - 99,024 1,765,8261978 76 1,754,261 180,736 3,543 - - 144,324 2,082,8641979 76 2,069,961 219,657 4,710 - - 210,753 2,505,082

1980 75 2,420,021 242,041 5,729 - - 272,379 2,940,1701981 77 2,844,088 97,572 680 - - 175,118 3,117,4581982 78 3,350,854 100,985 9,172 - - (125,492) 3,335,5181983 78 3,849,013 133,488 (5,623) - - 267,695 4,244,574

1984 75 3,126,243 1,423,927 9,850 $2,176,375 - 743,489 7,479,8851985 55 2,637,199 1,452,077 1,216 2,098,469 - 824,768 7,013,7281986 57 2,007,287 1,420,885 1,077 1,687,134 - 889,111 6,005,4941987 52 2,080,281 1,215,661 1,277 1,336,235 - 781,609 5,415,062

CARRIERNUMBER CORPORATE BILLING OTHER TOTAL

OF DIRECTORY RENT OPERATIONS & COLLECTION NONREGULATED MISCELLANEOUS MISCELLANEOUSYEAR CARRIERS REVENUES REVENUES REVENUES REVENUES REVENUES REVENUES REVENUES

(5230) (5240) (5250) (5270) (5280) (5260) (5200)

1988 52 $3,223,939 $1,011,311 $27,884 $1,624,800 $1,905,625 $470,360 $8,263,9191989 51 2,460,532 863,801 51,549 1,541,418 3,120,752 722,498 8,760,547

1990 51 2,614,677 834,822 10,638 1,486,469 3,308,006 672,576 8,927,1901991 52 2,941,413 831,529 15,417 1,333,023 3,521,624 694,250 9,337,2581992 54 2,847,089 754,097 24,905 1,189,778 3,378,307 654,637 8,848,8111993 53 2,891,710 749,547 23,739 1,168,743 3,672,550 770,514 9,276,8011994 52 3,904,909 658,696 24,799 1,137,828 3,042,577 811,072 9,579,879

1995 53 3,969,382 683,406 28,697 1,081,108 3,637,315 878,124 10,278,0391996 51 3,867,952 732,148 33,694 1,055,964 4,466,069 1,085,474 11,241,297

*1984-96 EXCLUDE AT&T COMMUNICATIONS AND ALASCOM.

SEE ADDITIONAL NOTES FOLLOWING TABLE 6.9.

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(DOLLAR AMOUNTS SHOWN IN THOUSANDS)

NUMBER LOCAL TOLL UNCOLLECTIBLE TOTALOF SERVICE ACCESS SERVICE MISCELLANEOUS OPERATING OPERATING

YEAR CARRIERS REVENUES REVENUES REVENUES REVENUES REVENUES REVENUES(500) (508) (510) (520) (530)

1950 77 $2,058,312 - $1,245,352 $151,468 $9,977 $3,445,1541951 56 2,258,926 - 1,403,479 165,192 10,060 3,817,5371952 54 2,516,731 - 1,534,854 188,750 11,585 4,228,7501953 54 2,777,054 - 1,641,990 221,919 12,845 4,628,1181954 52 2,983,317 - 1,796,011 249,498 15,645 5,013,181

1955 53 3,252,550 - 2,048,868 274,858 14,746 5,561,5301956 56 3,554,190 - 2,276,538 309,206 17,661 6,122,2731957 65 4,013,345 - 2,525,273 356,079 25,461 6,869,2371958 66 4,364,448 - 2,679,973 388,905 27,766 7,405,5611959 66 4,726,045 - 3,008,483 410,787 28,742 8,116,573

1960 65 5,068,750 - 3,243,307 447,855 42,215 8,717,6971961 69 5,366,202 - 3,495,054 476,492 45,905 9,291,8431962 73 5,708,588 - 3,786,284 497,707 44,591 9,947,9871963 73 6,066,207 - 4,095,280 527,811 49,844 10,639,4531964 73 6,361,756 - 4,615,121 558,505 51,872 11,483,511

1965 70 6,758,792 - 5,091,582 592,021 58,994 12,383,4001966 73 7,229,168 - 5,843,105 638,239 72,087 13,638,4261967 75 7,685,209 - 6,375,078 682,395 87,776 14,654,9051968 73 8,233,292 - 7,126,253 732,463 86,845 16,005,1631969 75 8,957,415 - 8,231,896 802,763 108,632 17,883,442

1970 76 9,771,454 - 8,955,538 878,492 160,655 19,444,8401971 81 10,659,981 - 9,961,937 955,782 178,313 21,399,3871972 81 12,032,167 - 11,322,834 1,031,983 164,329 24,222,6551973 83 13,306,226 - 13,126,213 1,117,543 182,294 27,367,6881974 86 14,889,197 - 14,582,093 1,238,590 229,603 30,480,276

1975 75 16,214,529 - 16,098,270 1,358,304 261,193 33,409,9101976 74 18,041,806 - 18,679,639 1,531,462 272,712 37,980,1961977 76 19,794,050 - 21,159,394 1,765,826 315,549 42,403,7221978 76 21,719,169 - 24,425,645 2,082,864 408,592 47,819,0861979 76 23,476,086 - 27,598,607 2,505,082 544,625 53,035,149

1980 75 25,993,719 - 31,001,298 2,940,170 602,606 59,332,5801981 77 29,636,252 - 36,094,193 3,117,458 714,732 68,133,1711982 78 33,568,337 - 39,870,106 3,335,518 920,560 75,853,4021983 78 35,270,701 - 41,769,192 4,244,574 1,040,830 80,243,637

1984 75 30,532,791 $20,400,046 11,393,469 7,479,885 484,903 69,321,2861985 55 32,292,431 23,121,408 11,289,509 7,013,728 498,731 73,218,3461986 57 34,163,495 24,649,832 11,974,556 6,005,494 546,271 76,247,1061987 52 34,558,766 25,016,684 12,649,928 5,415,062 669,369 76,971,071

LONG DISTANCENUMBER LOCAL NETWORK NETWORK ACCESS NETWORK UNCOLLECTIBLE TOTAL

OF SERVICE SERVICE SERVICE MISCELLANEOUS OPERATING OPERATINGYEAR CARRIERS REVENUES REVENUES REVENUES REVENUES REVENUES REVENUES

(5080) (5200) (5300)

1988 52 $34,417,499 $25,506,773 $13,663,697 $8,263,919 $680,970 $81,170,9061989 51 35,277,597 25,572,230 13,848,578 8,760,547 765,402 82,693,554

1990 51 36,507,964 25,496,776 13,785,236 8,927,190 827,533 83,889,6311991 52 38,183,594 25,717,740 13,266,972 9,337,258 1,000,391 85,505,1751992 54 39,892,112 26,453,685 12,875,342 8,848,811 1,027,451 87,042,4921993 53 41,683,031 27,279,936 13,034,450 9,276,801 1,068,028 90,206,1921994 52 43,213,333 28,498,855 12,726,694 9,579,879 1,090,856 92,927,905

1995 53 46,128,038 29,612,103 10,797,831 10,278,039 1,169,801 95,646,2071996 51 49,477,860 30,975,342 10,415,830 11,241,297 1,459,836 100,650,497

*1984-96 EXCLUDE AT&T COMMUNICATIONS AND ALASCOM.

SEE ADDITIONAL NOTES FOLLOWING TABLE 6.9.

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(DOLLAR AMOUNTS SHOWN IN THOUSANDS)

DEPRECIATIONNUMBER AND GENERAL OTHER TOTAL

OF MAINTENANCE AMORTIZATION TRAFFIC COMMERCIAL ACCESS OFFICE OPERATING OPERATINGYEAR CARRIERS EXPENSES EXPENSES EXPENSES EXPENSES EXPENSES EXPENSES EXPENSES EXPENSES

(602.1-607, (608, 609, (621-635) (640-650) (657, 658) (661-665) (668-677)610, 612) 613, 614)

1950 77 $720,219 $353,776 $700,487 $298,709 - $212,692 $178,197 $2,464,0801951 56 790,098 372,739 773,095 331,508 - 238,198 192,460 2,698,0981952 54 869,596 401,734 855,201 376,015 - 270,711 213,308 2,986,5651953 54 938,601 433,506 900,736 414,605 - 297,342 238,083 3,222,8731954 52 1,044,495 472,258 894,721 452,316 - 318,510 254,077 3,436,377

1955 53 1,150,096 516,340 940,871 495,283 - 345,702 255,661 3,703,9531956 56 1,300,481 567,289 980,481 553,260 - 388,685 274,179 4,064,3751957 65 1,308,494 839,526 1,019,669 615,265 - 435,033 298,827 4,516,8141958 66 1,323,377 937,694 961,666 637,186 - 451,789 312,951 4,624,6631959 66 1,405,257 1,039,077 963,876 671,530 - 485,843 351,588 4,917,171

1960 65 1,505,201 1,132,502 971,330 725,135 - 530,683 369,342 5,234,1931961 69 1,572,394 1,241,418 955,932 774,593 - 565,073 421,533 5,530,9431962 73 1,683,107 1,377,038 963,684 817,381 - 589,589 438,249 5,869,0481963 73 1,805,068 1,511,607 984,170 863,586 - 629,723 436,944 6,231,0981964 73 1,976,710 1,669,840 1,031,554 917,071 - 675,437 541,263 6,811,875

1965 70 2,176,460 1,852,004 1,114,807 976,367 - 728,653 597,470 7,445,7611966 73 2,398,340 2,035,972 1,213,481 1,050,731 - 797,336 652,154 8,148,0141967 75 2,561,614 2,243,609 1,281,869 1,121,112 - 855,050 739,380 8,802,6341968 73 2,789,496 2,473,771 1,397,582 1,194,629 - 910,629 801,751 9,567,8581969 75 3,324,127 2,697,532 1,512,829 1,344,138 - 1,042,680 996,815 10,918,121

1970 76 3,823,841 2,970,214 1,672,870 1,498,416 - 1,155,927 1,262,302 12,383,5701971 81 4,304,890 3,268,390 1,813,261 1,642,016 - 1,267,598 1,544,113 13,840,2681972 81 4,896,274 3,617,874 1,912,719 1,827,430 - 1,431,677 1,859,551 15,545,5251973 83 5,521,128 3,988,393 2,093,595 2,049,544 - 1,590,892 2,063,436 17,306,9881974 86 6,159,701 4,429,087 2,285,202 2,294,361 - 1,808,153 2,341,955 19,318,459

1975 75 6,723,490 4,866,765 2,409,912 2,559,541 - 2,004,298 2,899,214 21,463,2201976 74 7,562,520 5,358,957 2,513,305 2,937,887 - 2,327,694 3,448,934 24,149,2971977 76 8,620,436 6,026,482 2,640,924 3,435,895 - 2,571,859 3,826,153 27,121,7491978 76 9,805,716 6,655,717 2,807,795 4,119,852 - 2,966,634 4,329,686 30,685,4001979 76 11,269,938 7,401,718 3,008,292 4,938,613 - 3,550,227 4,898,707 35,067,495

1980 75 12,701,431 8,490,899 3,103,069 5,783,297 - 4,071,874 5,592,070 39,742,6401981 77 15,233,261 9,494,629 3,348,591 6,865,858 - 4,568,483 6,115,489 45,626,3111982 78 17,612,113 10,739,357 3,515,788 8,024,410 - 5,245,093 7,437,972 52,574,7331983 78 17,963,623 12,394,132 3,438,705 7,624,608 - 6,119,069 6,881,917 54,422,054

1984 75 14,499,837 11,149,679 2,490,757 5,909,314 $408 4,929,704 6,524,976 45,504,6761985 55 14,693,097 12,709,894 2,441,335 5,923,020 1,649 5,380,922 6,864,443 48,014,3631986 57 14,763,473 14,524,008 2,516,084 5,985,987 79,154 5,753,437 6,430,834 50,052,9771987 52 14,672,811 16,476,318 2,431,743 6,154,278 158,918 5,887,025 5,925,030 51,706,124

PLANT NONSPECIFIC OPERATIONS

PLANT OTHER DEPRECIATIONNUMBER SPECIFIC PROP., PLANT NETWORK AND CUSTOMER CORPORATE TOTAL

OF OPERATIONS & EQUIPMENT OPERATIONS ACCESS AMORTIZATION OPERATIONS OPERATIONS OPERATINGYEAR CARRIERS EXPENSES EXPENSES EXPENSES EXPENSES EXPENSES EXPENSES EXPENSES EXPENSES

(6110-6410) (6510) (6530) (6540) (6560) (6610, 6620) (6710, 6720,6790)

1/

1988 52 $15,808,660 $60,606 $6,721,216 $718,497 $16,876,313 $9,441,571 $8,483,568 $58,110,4311989 51 16,220,097 57,383 6,637,720 830,682 17,100,840 10,144,923 9,502,645 60,494,285

1990 51 16,646,262 54,261 6,607,899 979,313 17,285,191 10,478,723 9,661,802 61,713,4491991 52 16,902,602 79,382 6,848,773 1,136,102 16,910,113 10,982,299 10,585,409 63,444,6811992 54 17,514,161 79,219 6,545,316 1,117,660 17,354,987 11,513,054 9,456,145 63,580,5411993 53 17,812,601 74,280 6,750,055 1,269,418 18,003,460 12,437,839 10,148,259 66,495,9131994 52 18,736,841 79,313 6,840,635 1,433,361 18,994,416 13,043,043 11,135,691 70,263,301

1995 53 19,133,973 83,240 6,965,323 1,300,084 19,756,401 13,484,259 11,454,668 72,177,9531996 51 19,697,126 58,293 6,872,746 1,277,190 20,863,757 13,723,876 11,015,866 73,508,857

*1984-96 EXCLUDE AT&T COMMUNICATIONS AND ALASCOM.

SEE ADDITIONAL NOTES FOLLOWING TABLE 6.9.

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(DOLLAR AMOUNTS SHOWN IN THOUSANDS)

NUMBER TOTAL TOTAL NET NETOF OPERATING OPERATING OPERATING OPERATING OPERATING

YEAR CARRIERS REVENUES EXPENSES REVENUES TAXES INCOME(300) (301) (304-309)

1/

1950 77 $3,445,154 $2,464,080 $981,074 - $526,043 $455,0311951 56 3,817,537 2,698,098 1,119,439 - 659,279 460,1601952 54 4,228,750 2,986,565 1,242,185 - 737,732 504,4521953 54 4,628,118 3,222,873 1,405,245 - 835,053 567,1921954 52 5,013,181 3,436,377 1,576,804 - 929,144 647,660

1955 53 5,561,530 3,703,953 1,857,577 - 1,093,585 763,9931956 56 6,122,273 4,064,375 2,057,898 - 1,217,533 840,3661957 65 6,869,237 4,516,814 2,352,423 - 1,378,194 974,2291958 66 7,405,561 4,624,663 2,780,898 - 1,612,250 1,168,6471959 66 8,116,573 4,917,171 3,199,402 - 1,844,233 1,355,169

1960 65 8,717,697 5,234,193 3,483,504 - 2,019,842 1,463,6641961 69 9,291,843 5,530,943 3,760,900 - 2,166,262 1,594,6371962 73 9,947,987 5,869,048 4,078,939 - 2,316,269 1,762,6711963 73 10,639,453 6,231,098 4,408,355 - 2,482,843 1,925,5121964 73 11,483,511 6,811,875 4,671,636 - 2,637,734 2,033,901

1965 70 12,383,400 7,445,761 4,937,639 - 2,711,975 2,225,6651966 73 13,638,426 8,148,014 5,490,412 - 3,017,460 2,472,9511967 75 14,654,905 8,802,634 5,852,271 - 3,192,647 2,659,6251968 73 16,005,163 9,567,858 6,437,305 - 3,685,801 2,751,5031969 75 17,883,442 10,918,121 6,965,321 - 3,929,506 3,035,817

1970 76 19,444,840 12,383,570 7,061,270 - 3,669,309 3,381,5331971 81 21,399,387 13,840,268 7,559,119 - 3,836,820 3,722,3151972 81 24,222,655 15,545,525 8,677,130 - 4,380,676 4,293,6531973 83 27,367,688 17,306,988 10,060,700 - 5,016,653 5,041,3661974 86 30,480,276 19,318,459 11,161,817 - 5,502,077 5,657,176

1975 75 33,409,910 21,463,220 11,946,690 - 5,850,154 6,093,9061976 74 37,980,196 24,149,297 13,830,899 - 6,846,930 6,981,4901977 76 42,403,722 27,121,749 15,281,973 - 7,599,718 7,679,7711978 76 47,819,086 30,685,400 17,133,686 - 8,444,428 8,686,7801979 76 53,035,149 35,067,495 17,967,654 - 8,346,971 9,618,207

1980 75 59,332,580 39,742,640 19,589,940 - 8,828,492 10,758,9671981 77 68,133,171 45,626,311 22,506,860 - 10,200,835 12,265,4691982 78 75,853,402 52,574,733 23,278,669 - 10,854,248 12,419,7761983 78 80,243,637 54,422,054 25,821,583 - 12,430,767 13,388,708

1984 75 69,321,286 45,504,676 23,816,610 - 11,288,529 12,526,0291985 55 73,218,346 48,014,363 25,203,983 - 11,955,753 13,246,2151986 57 76,247,106 50,052,977 26,194,129 - 12,576,377 13,615,8891987 52 76,971,071 51,706,124 25,264,947 - 11,245,688 14,017,443

OTHERNUMBER TOTAL TOTAL NET OPERATING NET

OF OPERATING OPERATING OPERATING INCOME OPERATING OPERATINGYEAR CARRIERS REVENUES EXPENSES REVENUES AND EXPENSE TAXES INCOME

(7100) (7200)1/

1988 52 $81,170,906 $58,110,431 $23,060,475 $15,378 $8,431,053 $14,644,8001989 51 82,693,554 60,494,285 22,199,269 4,878 8,206,106 13,998,041

1990 51 83,889,631 61,713,449 22,176,182 55,455 8,308,903 13,922,7341991 52 85,505,175 63,444,681 22,060,494 (1,657) 8,453,100 13,605,7371992 54 87,042,492 63,580,541 23,461,951 65,646 9,243,160 14,284,4371993 53 90,206,192 66,495,913 23,710,279 43,025 9,323,827 14,429,4771994 52 92,927,905 70,263,301 22,664,604 (21,345) 9,379,981 13,263,278

1995 53 95,646,207 72,177,953 23,468,254 (30,393) 9,798,872 13,638,9891996 51 100,650,497 73,508,857 27,141,640 65,237 11,427,633 15,779,244

*1984-96 EXCLUDE AT&T COMMUNICATIONS AND ALASCOM.

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(DOLLAR AMOUNTS SHOWN IN THOUSANDS)

INCOMEMISCELLANEOUS AVAILABLE

OTHER DEDUCTIONS FOR FIXED NETYEAR INCOME FROM INCOME FIXED CHARGES CHARGES INCOME

(312-317) (323-327) (335-340)2/

1950 $50,069 $14,270 $490,830 $119,228 - $371,5921951 54,613 14,461 500,312 112,889 - 377,4231952 61,280 21,958 543,744 123,040 - 420,7331953 66,587 14,813 618,966 122,458 - 496,5071954 67,863 8,470 707,053 137,453 - 569,600

1955 77,819 7,787 834,026 139,907 - 694,1191956 105,240 8,126 937,480 154,726 - 782,7541957 126,081 10,080 1,090,229 198,527 - 891,7031958 124,010 11,891 1,280,667 244,629 - 1,036,0391959 134,228 27,085 1,462,312 259,203 - 1,203,109

1960 148,717 15,241 1,597,140 300,453 - 1,296,6861961 156,520 28,801 1,722,356 331,404 - 1,390,9521962 164,699 65,451 1,861,919 362,693 - 1,499,2251963 173,925 92,420 2,007,017 399,255 - 1,607,7621964 212,707 21,039 2,225,568 419,346 - 1,806,222

1965 205,434 27,366 2,403,714 447,083 - 1,956,6521966 211,392 17,023 2,667,321 503,689 - 2,163,6311967 230,260 17,601 2,872,284 605,403 - 2,266,8821968 250,005 28,352 2,973,155 713,059 - 2,260,0971969 297,787 28,575 3,305,029 901,912 - 2,403,117

1970 376,966 84,385 3,674,113 1,258,244 - 2,420,5491971 475,124 91,122 4,106,318 1,576,994 - 2,534,4591972 513,785 83,172 4,724,266 1,827,930 - 2,899,1071973 602,323 106,122 5,537,567 2,119,115 - 3,454,4071974 684,607 115,041 6,226,742 2,511,138 - 3,724,969

1975 582,329 100,729 6,575,496 2,722,985 - 3,859,6671976 573,268 96,493 7,458,263 2,842,289 - 4,591,7161977 812,125 79,238 8,412,657 2,915,632 - 5,420,0931978 913,315 99,319 9,500,776 3,155,828 - 6,338,7911979 811,627 132,573 10,297,261 3,642,298 - 6,487,697

1980 938,532 179,206 11,518,294 4,410,591 - 7,111,4091981 1,097,535 200,156 13,162,917 5,065,876 - 8,043,9871982 1,206,610 356,265 13,270,122 5,281,533 - 7,903,1921983 1,266,209 880,955 13,773,963 5,174,225 - 8,322,636

1984 751,426 217,696 13,059,759 4,479,456 - 8,610,1281985 801,206 217,466 13,829,955 4,507,361 - 9,325,6101986 1,025,852 273,869 14,367,872 4,298,364 - 10,081,6461987 885,651 240,310 14,662,784 4,160,401 - 10,510,914

JURISDICTIONALNONOPERATING INCOME INTEREST DIFFERENCES

INCOME NONOPERATING BEFORE AND RELATED & NONREGULATED NETYEAR AND EXPENSE TAXES INTEREST ITEMS INCOME INCOME

(7300) (7400) (7500) (7910, 7990)3/ 3/ 2/

1988 $268,567 ($24,563) $14,937,930 $4,286,978 $228,169 $10,875,5921989 338,054 (29,685) 14,365,780 4,332,127 340,385 10,363,755

1990 250,889 (46,694) 14,220,317 4,319,540 630,209 10,521,3681991 254,234 (42,665) 13,902,636 4,510,425 627,211 9,938,9101992 732,509 98,322 14,918,624 4,235,052 (1,243,457) 9,304,9401993 (7,165,402) (2,624,232) 9,888,307 4,052,136 286,389 5,399,6921994 2,257,049 784,419 14,735,908 3,748,565 (2,162,416) 8,813,224

1995 2,508,306 775,169 15,372,126 3,889,917 (282,492) 11,061,3531996 2,467,500 753,105 17,493,639 3,793,891 (994,578) 12,852,220

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(DOLLAR AMOUNTS SHOWN IN THOUSANDS)

OTHERNUMBER DEPRECIATION ASSETS

DEC. OF GROSS AND NET CURRENT AND TOTAL31 CARRIERS PLANT AMORTIZATION PLANT ASSETS DEBITS ASSETS

(171, 172, 175) (113-123) (101.1-106,126-139)

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1950 77 $10,704,134 $2,980,061 $7,724,073 $931,198 $521,226 $9,176,4981951 56 11,547,183 3,186,344 8,360,839 1,240,591 537,712 10,139,1421952 54 12,608,841 3,411,441 9,197,400 1,441,035 528,568 11,167,0031953 54 13,750,161 3,618,086 10,132,075 1,716,567 578,543 12,427,1851954 52 14,898,981 3,836,432 11,062,549 1,682,854 599,295 13,344,697

1955 53 16,224,680 4,097,691 12,126,988 2,236,139 706,709 15,069,8361956 56 18,081,317 4,332,267 13,749,051 2,290,867 812,886 16,852,8041957 65 21,194,373 4,744,794 16,449,579 1,908,355 923,535 19,281,4691958 66 23,030,878 5,057,236 17,973,643 2,378,868 1,010,819 21,363,3301959 66 24,888,312 5,424,423 19,463,890 2,411,267 1,034,550 22,909,706

1960 65 27,042,876 5,785,664 21,257,213 2,406,764 1,174,898 24,838,8751961 69 29,210,211 6,193,587 23,016,624 2,851,179 1,275,786 27,143,5891962 73 31,585,182 6,628,591 24,956,592 3,245,063 1,247,863 29,449,5181963 73 34,104,557 7,160,523 26,944,034 3,013,122 1,302,669 31,259,8251964 73 36,986,262 7,805,251 29,181,011 3,586,360 1,384,026 34,151,397

1965 70 40,394,153 8,533,112 31,861,041 3,238,152 1,425,196 36,524,3891966 73 44,169,397 9,399,577 34,769,820 3,266,046 1,469,201 39,505,0671967 75 48,080,932 10,411,079 37,669,853 3,357,330 1,473,517 42,500,7001968 73 52,582,202 11,638,393 40,943,809 3,153,054 1,658,547 45,755,4101969 75 57,927,293 12,858,256 45,069,038 3,603,215 1,724,224 50,396,477

1970 76 64,723,681 14,110,116 50,613,565 4,280,847 2,298,927 57,193,3391971 81 71,917,346 15,464,589 56,452,757 4,342,252 2,716,898 63,511,9071972 81 79,597,085 16,776,018 62,821,067 5,119,626 2,865,627 70,806,3201973 83 88,110,050 18,060,694 70,049,356 5,414,036 3,030,395 78,493,7871974 86 96,778,164 19,209,776 77,568,388 5,809,194 3,284,254 86,661,835

1975 75 103,213,534 20,392,125 82,821,409 6,163,404 3,508,031 92,492,8441976 74 111,379,326 21,990,400 89,388,926 7,096,518 3,874,130 100,359,5741977 76 120,999,584 23,732,447 97,267,137 7,846,739 4,208,114 109,321,9901978 76 132,306,259 25,498,967 106,807,292 9,203,146 4,370,717 120,381,1551979 76 145,466,696 27,355,432 118,111,264 9,609,531 4,993,118 132,713,913

1980 75 159,501,088 29,394,483 130,106,605 10,824,496 5,719,087 146,650,1891981 77 175,057,912 33,263,114 141,794,799 12,610,673 6,549,722 160,955,1941982 78 189,062,772 37,935,712 151,127,060 14,304,838 7,188,776 172,620,6751983 78 198,999,705 43,803,865 155,195,840 18,125,646 10,666,713 183,988,200

1984 75 179,394,646 42,566,857 136,827,789 15,400,752 3,404,931 155,633,4721985 55 191,035,267 48,947,239 142,088,028 15,751,646 3,981,523 161,821,1971986 57 202,858,589 57,229,799 145,628,790 15,389,252 5,526,098 166,544,1401987 52 213,582,314 66,217,775 147,364,539 14,749,408 6,986,663 169,100,608

NUMBER DEPRECIATIONDEC. OF TOTAL AND NET CURRENT NONCURRENT TOTAL

31 CARRIERS PLANT AMORTIZATION PLANT ASSETS ASSETS ASSETS(3100-3600) (1130-1350) (1401-1500)

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1988 52 $223,842,097 $74,865,803 $148,976,294 $16,152,406 $8,821,745 $173,950,4451989 51 233,445,021 83,906,421 149,538,600 17,245,608 10,297,140 177,081,349

1990 51 239,891,799 88,928,436 150,963,363 17,248,125 11,524,266 179,735,7531991 52 246,449,644 93,642,648 152,806,992 18,148,319 12,794,732 183,750,0371992 54 254,298,464 98,992,653 155,305,811 18,222,133 13,013,106 186,541,0471993 53 263,556,374 107,176,325 156,380,052 20,654,331 15,301,331 192,335,7071994 52 272,474,927 115,703,078 156,771,851 20,693,551 18,586,791 196,052,190

1995 53 284,208,280 126,898,462 157,309,822 22,866,613 17,291,081 197,467,5161996 51 296,251,229 138,384,920 157,866,305 24,186,129 16,444,031 198,496,465

*1984-96 EXCLUDE AT&T COMMUNICATIONS AND ALASCOM.

SEE ADDITIONAL NOTES FOLLOWING TABLE 6.9.

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CURRENT OTHEROTHER TOTAL AND LIABILITIES

DEC. CAPITAL PAID-IN RETAINED STOCKHOLDERS' LONG-TERM ACCRUED AND TOTAL31 STOCK CAPITAL EARNINGS EQUITY DEBT LIABILITIES CREDITS LIABILITIES

(150, 151, (152, 179, (180, 181) (154.1-157) (158.1-167) (168-170,153.1, 153.2) LESS 173, 174,

134.1, 134.2) 176.1, 176.2)4/

1950 $3,319,825 $630,967 $444,976 $4,395,768 $3,786,972 $951,376 $42,382 $9,176,4981951 3,757,390 800,035 508,809 5,066,234 3,852,474 1,180,399 40,035 10,139,1421952 4,326,011 1,016,569 575,948 5,918,528 3,964,066 1,243,647 40,762 11,167,0031953 4,784,055 1,143,849 674,997 6,602,901 4,363,828 1,430,333 30,123 12,427,1851954 5,502,207 1,362,333 796,883 7,661,423 4,202,562 1,446,344 34,368 13,344,697

1955 6,043,587 1,641,372 992,032 8,676,991 4,621,099 1,736,665 35,081 15,069,8361956 7,076,888 1,795,238 1,207,294 10,079,420 4,879,074 1,849,936 44,374 16,852,8041957 7,514,602 1,896,620 1,483,726 10,894,948 6,353,741 1,972,637 60,143 19,281,4691958 8,360,024 2,148,396 1,825,472 12,333,892 6,870,531 2,099,927 58,980 21,363,3301959 8,806,306 2,207,626 2,235,611 13,249,543 7,364,198 2,218,820 77,145 22,909,706

1960 9,047,894 2,368,211 2,694,486 14,110,591 8,245,736 2,399,067 83,481 24,838,8751961 9,416,927 3,470,924 3,135,381 16,023,232 8,410,119 2,631,298 78,940 27,143,5891962 9,931,260 3,370,266 3,622,512 16,924,038 9,519,410 2,868,781 137,289 29,449,5181963 10,260,633 3,528,115 4,199,512 17,988,260 9,992,466 3,065,624 213,474 31,259,8251964 10,827,863 4,660,417 4,823,380 20,311,660 10,252,764 3,261,285 325,688 34,151,397

1965 11,131,655 4,960,026 5,506,380 21,598,061 10,860,109 3,655,525 410,694 36,524,3891966 11,309,792 5,302,174 6,297,727 22,909,693 12,417,220 3,692,299 485,854 39,505,0671967 11,663,176 5,433,308 7,156,533 24,253,017 14,087,745 3,597,919 562,019 42,500,7001968 11,690,457 5,663,840 7,884,367 25,238,664 15,616,641 4,230,164 669,940 45,755,4101969 11,861,282 5,738,813 8,686,989 26,287,084 17,416,822 5,889,139 803,433 50,396,477

1970 12,104,725 5,874,452 9,445,754 27,424,931 21,971,904 6,861,807 934,698 57,193,3391971 12,677,914 7,242,080 10,163,488 30,083,482 25,738,815 6,345,202 1,344,408 63,511,9071972 13,035,575 8,027,437 11,023,184 32,086,196 29,017,229 7,528,482 2,174,414 70,806,3201973 13,417,869 9,176,086 12,320,166 34,914,121 31,911,342 7,776,895 3,891,429 78,493,7871974 13,776,612 9,246,350 13,517,757 36,540,719 35,297,696 9,125,307 5,698,113 86,661,835

1975 14,295,499 9,832,014 14,617,167 38,744,680 37,531,917 8,221,097 7,995,150 92,492,8441976 14,655,270 10,988,826 16,165,345 41,809,441 39,013,672 8,960,040 10,576,422 100,359,5741977 15,756,781 12,106,682 18,141,062 46,004,525 39,037,117 10,939,802 13,340,546 109,321,9901978 16,556,131 12,985,762 20,467,053 50,008,946 41,809,886 12,350,606 16,211,717 120,381,1551979 17,485,742 14,267,839 22,570,014 54,323,595 44,874,607 14,067,081 19,448,630 132,713,913

1980 18,469,474 16,041,587 24,777,468 59,288,529 50,306,705 14,219,776 22,835,179 146,650,1891981 19,817,630 18,349,039 27,517,571 65,684,240 53,656,533 15,112,936 26,501,485 160,955,1941982 21,084,640 21,549,282 29,490,849 72,124,771 54,063,833 15,360,468 31,071,603 172,620,6751983 6,904,713 39,806,624 30,868,914 77,580,251 54,731,808 17,316,208 34,359,933 183,988,200

1984 40,271,776 6,064,482 14,147,341 60,483,599 45,945,344 17,690,087 31,514,442 155,633,4721985 40,807,545 6,397,686 15,342,077 62,547,308 46,307,562 18,684,498 34,281,829 161,821,1971986 40,914,219 6,804,331 16,766,541 64,485,091 46,663,804 18,902,070 36,493,175 166,544,1401987 41,323,286 6,829,666 18,186,995 66,339,947 47,085,815 18,966,610 36,708,236 169,100,608

CURRENT OTHEROTHER TOTAL AND LIABILITIES

DEC. CAPITAL PAID-IN RETAINED STOCKHOLDERS' LONG-TERM ACCRUED AND TOTAL31 STOCK CAPITAL EARNINGS EQUITY DEBT LIABILITIES CREDITS LIABILITIES

(4510) (4520-4540) (4550) (4210-4270) (4010-4130) (4310-4370)

1988 $41,521,396 $7,038,478 $22,065,366 $70,625,240 $45,519,398 $21,095,618 $36,710,192 $173,950,4451989 41,867,880 7,141,512 23,023,802 72,033,194 45,760,724 22,504,517 36,782,921 177,081,349

1990 42,463,269 7,592,760 24,278,777 74,334,806 46,524,135 22,880,770 35,996,039 179,735,7531991 43,314,593 7,858,696 24,998,881 76,172,170 46,686,874 25,173,200 35,717,781 183,750,0371992 43,792,576 8,200,839 24,541,082 76,534,495 45,734,042 26,014,263 38,258,251 186,541,0471993 37,859,925 14,501,288 20,527,948 72,889,163 42,684,473 33,478,472 43,283,602 192,335,7071994 38,342,736 14,184,638 19,117,641 71,645,017 45,194,046 30,687,086 48,526,044 196,052,190

1995 32,330,483 19,855,393 19,957,170 72,143,046 44,541,624 33,297,001 47,485,842 197,467,5161996 32,590,076 19,707,433 21,508,798 73,806,309 46,179,958 32,291,477 46,218,717 198,496,465

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(DOLLAR AMOUNTS SHOWN IN THOUSANDS)

FURNITURE VEHICLESNUMBER AND AND CENTRAL

DEC. OF OFFICE OTHER WORK OFFICE31 CARRIERS LAND BUILDINGS EQUIPMENT EQUIPMENT SUBTOTAL EQUIPMENT

(211) (212) (261) (264) (211, 212, (221)261, 264)

1/

1950 77 $93,378 $951,680 $114,125 $160,605 $1,319,788 $3,237,893 - 1951 56 97,057 1,003,950 125,573 169,789 1,396,368 3,493,976 - 1952 54 99,995 1,073,852 140,952 185,554 1,500,353 3,810,767 - 1953 54 105,024 1,168,050 156,713 198,840 1,628,627 4,237,671 - 1954 52 112,512 1,297,680 172,732 212,868 1,795,793 4,657,481 -

1955 53 120,362 1,412,984 192,395 250,651 1,976,392 5,009,183 - 1956 56 129,892 1,566,061 217,207 294,287 2,207,447 5,477,064 - 1957 54 143,981 1,771,842 231,400 310,465 2,457,688 6,209,153 - 1958 54 158,732 1,972,545 241,125 318,382 2,690,783 6,927,299 - 1959 53 171,546 2,128,530 253,168 333,259 2,886,503 7,485,983 -

1960 52 185,476 2,295,870 266,603 356,008 3,103,957 8,148,468 - 1961 56 199,590 2,478,358 276,796 367,108 3,321,852 8,957,213 - 1962 60 216,747 2,657,864 296,637 384,958 3,556,206 9,868,450 - 1963 60 233,948 2,848,117 321,583 406,903 3,810,551 10,819,433 - 1964 60 253,174 3,088,337 344,562 436,670 4,122,744 11,900,562 -

1965 54 270,701 3,375,883 368,133 471,108 4,485,825 13,007,268 - 1966 55 290,075 3,691,345 377,906 512,476 4,871,803 14,265,250 - 1967 57 306,680 3,960,904 396,451 539,515 5,203,549 15,586,708 - 1968 55 322,957 4,281,421 429,170 586,692 5,620,239 17,109,752 - 1969 57 347,880 4,655,156 463,041 659,999 6,126,076 18,834,082 -

1970 56 384,110 5,159,746 508,224 769,175 6,821,255 20,813,750 - 1971 60 430,582 5,804,134 569,557 859,983 7,664,256 23,424,762 - 1972 61 472,119 6,496,713 612,629 960,835 8,542,297 26,331,150 - 1973 63 529,326 7,300,879 671,795 1,081,759 9,583,759 29,433,573 - 1974 63 580,126 7,995,886 767,236 1,188,751 10,531,998 32,337,289 -

1975 62 621,544 8,726,810 949,423 1,241,809 11,539,587 35,279,982 - 1976 62 680,193 9,480,189 1,187,094 1,363,402 12,710,878 37,873,254 - 1977 63 736,103 10,232,878 1,439,971 1,544,679 13,953,631 41,056,240 - 1978 63 774,296 10,819,323 1,785,342 1,762,166 15,141,127 44,034,228 - 1979 61 810,241 11,451,094 2,212,486 2,080,127 16,553,948 46,971,115 -

1980 59 836,570 12,169,084 2,630,375 2,345,815 17,981,843 50,550,419 - 1981 60 891,774 13,169,882 3,124,928 2,629,449 19,816,033 54,737,595 - 1982 61 917,449 14,015,467 3,804,861 2,817,619 21,555,396 59,182,375 - 1983 62 962,403 15,097,034 4,742,328 2,968,959 23,770,723 63,997,168 -

1984 60 897,286 12,998,154 4,863,460 2,872,775 21,631,675 55,077,090 - 1985 56 1,006,224 14,759,834 5,994,607 3,262,713 25,023,378 65,885,165 - 1986 58 1,058,816 15,596,364 6,798,249 3,415,032 26,868,461 71,220,137 - 1987 53 1,079,228 16,268,365 7,617,387 3,690,064 28,655,044 75,762,832 -

TOTALFURNITURE VEHICLES LAND

NUMBER AND AND AND CENTRAL CENTRALDEC. OF OFFICE WORK SUPPORT OFFICE OFFICE

31 CARRIERS LAND BUILDINGS EQUIPMENT EQUIPMENT ASSETS SWITCHING TRANSMISSION(2111) (2121) (2122-2124) (2112-2116) (2110) (2210, 2220) (2230)

2/ 3/

1988 52 $1,110,823 $16,207,647 $10,919,719 $3,912,181 $32,150,370 $46,031,086 $34,499,6961989 51 1,135,311 16,865,842 11,681,712 4,167,375 33,850,238 47,985,169 36,112,628

1990 51 1,178,244 17,676,286 12,402,849 4,401,303 35,658,678 50,035,856 37,596,7441991 52 1,203,699 18,471,719 12,805,236 4,611,183 37,091,839 51,868,575 39,099,4571992 54 1,253,248 19,438,183 13,015,243 4,853,580 38,560,253 53,987,882 41,185,4561993 53 1,267,086 20,113,194 13,286,488 4,950,201 39,616,966 55,107,325 43,477,2081994 52 1,280,782 20,836,203 13,574,402 5,058,319 40,749,709 55,112,800 46,637,205

1995 53 1,298,636 21,662,810 14,080,975 5,165,505 42,207,930 56,423,998 50,033,9821996 51 1,297,543 22,187,562 14,114,956 5,217,335 42,817,398 58,460,181 54,309,655

*1984-96 EXCLUDE AT&T COMMUNICATIONS AND ALASCOM.

SEE ADDITIONAL NOTES FOLLOWING THIS TABLE.

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LARGEPRIVATE PUBLIC OTHER

DEC. STATION STATION BRANCH TELEPHONE COMMUNICATIONS31 APPARATUS CONNECTIONS EXCHANGES EQUIPMENT EQUIPMENT SUBTOTAL

(231) (232) (234) (235) (262) (231, 232, 234,235, 262)

4/ 5/ 6/

1950 $727,652 $720,857 $342,869 $51,570 - $1,842,9481951 787,258 796,540 386,048 59,770 - 2,029,6161952 857,993 882,136 424,589 68,432 - 2,233,1501953 922,916 973,739 463,104 77,767 - 2,437,5261954 994,152 1,067,317 502,353 88,227 - 2,652,048

1955 1,089,110 1,185,883 549,362 100,636 - 2,924,9911956 1,206,810 1,330,339 612,260 115,916 - 3,265,3241957 1,800,983 1,585,647 377,639 1,007 - 3,765,2771958 1,938,482 1,735,540 422,433 - - 4,096,4551959 2,124,255 1,905,508 481,667 - - 4,511,431

1960 2,187,471 2,028,098 715,600 - - 4,931,1691961 2,366,724 2,189,347 825,393 - - 5,381,4641962 2,573,836 2,373,862 944,279 - - 5,891,9761963 2,742,139 2,546,940 1,057,383 - - 6,346,4621964 2,949,631 2,771,353 1,173,706 - - 6,894,689

1965 3,195,309 3,020,319 1,304,147 - - 7,519,7751966 3,465,707 3,296,003 1,476,614 - - 8,238,3241967 3,747,834 3,574,379 1,651,686 - - 8,973,8991968 4,136,257 3,928,381 1,838,683 - - 9,903,3211969 4,608,633 4,343,326 2,088,212 - - 11,040,171

1970 4,997,135 4,758,131 2,331,146 - - 12,086,4121971 5,272,596 5,225,337 2,553,155 - - 13,051,0891972 5,745,684 5,747,932 2,769,377 - - 14,262,9931973 6,259,514 6,328,270 2,980,337 - - 15,568,1211974 6,670,890 6,887,993 3,174,704 - - 16,733,588

1975 7,205,845 7,478,852 3,323,956 - - 18,008,6531976 7,894,699 8,252,241 3,411,459 - - 19,558,3991977 8,887,202 9,368,289 3,507,564 - - 21,763,0551978 9,963,149 10,599,055 3,581,596 - - 24,143,8001979 10,900,424 12,135,760 3,697,491 - - 26,733,674

1980 11,892,002 13,864,035 3,834,626 - - 29,590,6631981 13,044,737 15,931,604 4,050,369 - - 33,026,7101982 13,714,251 16,700,040 4,301,960 - - 34,716,2511983 12,575,290 17,142,022 4,183,769 - - 33,901,082

1984 1,468,450 13,222,430 1,181,106 1,149,772 $2,023,743 19,045,5011985 1,870,666 14,399,357 1,565,433 1,207,581 2,265,806 21,308,8431986 1,594,885 14,296,152 1,601,217 1,276,504 2,495,263 21,264,0211987 1,106,705 14,527,818 1,556,855 1,327,751 2,666,553 21,185,682

TOTALLARGE PUBLIC INFORMATION

CUSTOMER PRIVATE TELEPHONE OTHER ORIGINATION/DEC. STATION PREMISES BRANCH TERMINAL TERMINAL TERMINATION

31 APPARATUS WIRING EXCHANGES EQUIPMENT EQUIPMENT ASSETS(2311) (2321) (2341) (2351) (2362) (2310)

1988 $876,435 $12,928,938 $268,046 $1,379,217 $1,842,620 $17,295,2551989 770,419 12,027,754 246,900 1,436,570 1,966,727 16,448,370

1990 557,271 8,161,875 191,801 1,516,988 1,987,666 12,415,5991991 566,859 4,537,517 190,057 1,564,808 2,050,130 8,909,3701992 542,917 1,234,759 198,533 1,556,328 2,223,368 5,755,9031993 518,006 517,445 200,507 1,608,901 2,475,673 5,320,5321994 526,426 142,672 182,905 1,664,218 2,372,972 4,889,194

1995 415,642 142,752 177,453 1,676,901 2,642,312 5,055,0601996 358,114 142,672 173,105 1,673,400 2,849,153 5,196,449

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(DOLLAR AMOUNTS SHOWN IN THOUSANDS)

DEC. POLE AERIAL UNDERGROUND BURIED SUBMARINE31 LINES CABLE CABLE CABLE CABLE

(241) (242.1) (242.2) (242.3) (242.4)

1950 $802,743 $1,187,007 $843,652 $265,305 $22,532 - 1951 855,442 1,302,681 890,225 287,967 23,577 - 1952 915,548 1,430,784 952,875 319,392 25,002 - 1953 978,645 1,580,790 1,020,090 347,139 26,496 - 1954 1,044,772 1,749,506 1,103,483 367,338 28,702 -

1955 1,115,314 1,942,005 1,178,263 393,385 30,043 - 1956 1,182,406 2,167,421 1,289,118 443,060 51,099 - 1957 1,248,417 2,411,969 1,435,774 503,198 74,857 - 1958 1,303,763 2,629,143 1,566,786 566,832 77,685 - 1959 1,355,595 2,848,930 1,680,919 632,891 92,072 -

1960 1,467,858 3,086,154 1,820,814 733,428 104,837 - 1961 1,507,461 3,282,504 1,939,179 826,990 107,332 - 1962 1,551,472 3,475,056 2,054,840 945,053 110,836 - 1963 1,589,416 3,671,104 2,177,437 1,069,759 135,214 - 1964 1,616,685 3,878,997 2,316,164 1,263,628 169,649 -

1965 1,640,999 4,102,758 2,452,582 1,472,530 177,844 - 1966 1,668,592 4,341,546 2,620,078 1,760,896 181,842 - 1967 1,692,457 4,578,764 2,823,172 2,086,211 184,460 - 1968 1,722,512 4,826,322 3,033,990 2,397,850 208,495 - 1969 1,755,259 5,126,653 3,311,507 2,848,693 211,724 -

1970 1,778,920 5,443,790 3,368,653 231,243 - 1971 1,813,163 5,763,603 4,128,260 3,984,858 240,347 - 1972 1,852,394 6,134,608 4,574,038 4,595,773 243,584 - 1973 1,899,941 6,569,043 5,076,617 5,331,210 245,231 - 1974 1,954,344 7,002,958 5,626,795 6,230,061 285,498 -

1975 2,008,725 7,416,201 6,091,391 7,116,305 321,959 - 1976 2,099,682 7,958,561 6,512,683 7,993,218 378,598 - 1977 2,197,909 8,599,402 7,114,321 9,209,835 374,210 - 1978 2,303,458 9,273,899 7,797,206 10,486,217 370,739 - 1979 2,394,844 9,972,575 8,620,487 11,880,437 373,611 -

1980 2,531,795 10,850,754 9,618,387 13,347,530 397,297 - 1981 2,695,238 11,858,156 10,610,528 14,825,933 392,499 - 1982 2,863,951 12,868,083 11,646,994 16,351,050 380,413 - 1983 3,063,951 13,939,535 12,589,197 17,772,533 447,937 -

1984 3,220,464 16,772,362 13,332,108 20,627,024 153,255 - 1985 3,690,471 19,154,679 15,539,867 24,709,939 136,766 - 1986 3,891,914 20,413,976 16,539,450 26,956,415 130,691 - 1987 4,103,644 21,411,170 17,495,291 28,959,881 132,648 -

INTRABUILDINGDEC. AERIAL UNDERGROUND BURIED SUBMARINE NETWORK

31 POLES CABLE CABLE CABLE CABLE CABLE(2411) (2421) (2422) (2423) (2424, 2425) (2426)

7/

1988 $4,288,101 $20,328,840 $18,312,882 $30,834,618 $130,973 $2,182,4101989 4,463,145 21,337,188 19,092,063 32,699,703 127,046 2,367,102

1990 4,646,215 22,517,976 20,058,233 34,850,325 129,025 2,456,3661991 4,858,764 23,733,869 20,910,428 36,839,434 122,743 2,532,1241992 5,099,209 25,068,899 21,914,234 39,150,235 125,855 2,254,9411993 5,320,859 26,275,610 22,732,530 41,522,954 130,025 2,286,9271994 5,516,721 27,505,691 23,470,233 43,600,292 141,338 2,271,730

1995 5,735,260 28,980,893 24,211,110 45,829,518 141,876 2,229,1411996 5,880,283 30,397,059 25,093,021 48,377,947 158,921 2,262,012

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(DOLLAR AMOUNTS SHOWN IN THOUSANDS)

TELEPHONEPLANT TELEPHONE

DEC. AERIAL UNDERGROUND ACQUIRED/ PLANT31 WIRE CONDUIT SUBTOTAL SOLD INTANGIBLES IN SERVICE

(243) (244) (241-244) (276, 277) (201-203) (100.1)

8/ 9/ 10/

1950 $395,782 $540,698 $4,114,468 $189 $1,208 $10,516,4951951 411,036 561,193 4,390,808 114 1,141 11,312,0241952 426,487 589,685 4,721,428 172 1,135 12,267,0051953 441,052 622,242 5,081,241 34 1,174 13,386,2721954 463,431 659,517 5,484,380 694 1,186 14,591,581

1955 489,209 699,399 5,918,280 376 1,238 15,830,4611956 521,236 762,719 6,491,819 723 1,325 17,443,7021957 552,869 852,126 7,158,206 2,664 2,881 19,595,8691958 573,392 918,686 7,719,443 14,190 2,668 21,450,8381959 594,432 975,642 8,266,331 15,234 2,681 23,168,163

1960 613,140 1,057,777 8,884,008 129 2,694 25,070,4251961 620,612 1,120,707 9,404,784 291 2,711 27,068,3141962 626,984 1,177,455 9,941,695 133 2,757 29,261,2171963 627,021 1,245,562 10,515,514 236 3,336 31,495,5331964 617,858 1,328,729 11,191,709 58 3,304 34,113,066

1965 593,356 1,419,388 11,859,457 218 2,865 36,875,4091966 569,582 1,528,361 12,670,896 4,857 1,377 40,052,5071967 542,503 1,650,569 13,558,136 3,226 1,637 43,327,1551968 519,812 1,778,255 14,487,236 468 1,745 47,122,7621969 495,550 1,971,008 15,720,394 492 2,405 51,723,620

1970 470,519 2,258,487 17,226,419 1,095 2,544 56,951,4751971 450,672 2,566,014 18,946,917 413 3,030 63,090,4671972 433,245 2,894,940 20,728,582 2,102 3,219 69,870,3431973 416,192 3,305,990 22,844,224 4,967 6,968 77,441,6131974 391,815 3,776,055 25,267,525 10,908 6,760 84,888,068

1975 367,014 4,126,331 27,447,926 1,463 6,418 92,284,0281976 352,797 4,433,170 29,728,708 1,239 6,959 99,879,4371977 337,465 4,881,954 32,715,095 941 7,138 109,496,1001978 324,691 5,448,840 36,005,051 4,658 7,060 119,335,9251979 308,852 6,153,363 39,704,169 1,965 6,823 129,971,695

1980 303,039 6,916,233 43,965,034 1,563 6,264 142,095,7871981 301,573 7,577,807 48,261,734 452 2,768 155,845,2921982 303,267 8,202,691 52,616,448 1,376 2,776 168,074,6231983 306,551 8,689,584 56,809,289 2,017 1,837 178,482,115

1984 297,874 9,088,615 63,491,702 713 2,799 159,249,4801985 338,378 10,122,403 73,692,503 1,046 3,047 185,913,9831986 336,817 10,592,637 78,861,900 277 2,760 198,217,3621987 327,171 11,112,520 83,542,325 1 4,653 209,150,536

TOTAL TELE-CABLE AMORTIZABLE COMMUNICATIONS

DEC. AERIAL CONDUIT AND WIRE TANGIBLE PLANT31 WIRE SYSTEMS FACILITIES ASSETS INTANGIBLES IN SERVICE

(2431) (2441) (2410) (2680) (2690) (2001)11/

1988 $327,633 $11,666,203 $88,071,660 $1,818,753 $4,717 $219,871,5361989 330,072 12,226,270 92,642,591 1,760,840 2,708 228,802,536

1990 331,510 12,871,308 97,860,961 1,674,128 4,973 235,246,9341991 341,942 13,538,783 102,878,090 1,762,677 9,653 241,619,6701992 337,901 14,160,274 108,111,548 1,897,674 9,279 249,507,9951993 241,987 14,770,317 113,281,205 1,969,216 9,286 258,781,7421994 247,521 15,327,185 118,080,703 1,962,969 10,803 267,443,392

1995 212,666 14,842,684 123,183,157 2,036,332 5,758 278,946,2131996 212,488 16,445,224 128,826,957 1,151,253 17,191 291,568,976

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TELEPHONE PROPERTY TELEPHONEPLANT HELD PLANT SATELLITE

DEC. UNDER FOR FUTURE ACQUISITION EARTH GROSS31 CONSTRUCTION TELEPHONE USE ADJUSTMENT STATIONS PLANT

(100.2) (100.3) (100.4, 100.7) (100.5)

12/ 13/

1950 $158,908 - $15,575 $13,156 - $10,704,1341951 208,117 - 15,259 11,782 - 11,547,1831952 316,666 - 14,839 10,331 - 12,608,8411953 340,069 - 14,865 8,955 - 13,750,1611954 282,776 - 16,593 8,031 - 14,898,981

1955 373,118 - 15,568 5,534 - 16,224,6801956 615,730 - 17,844 4,042 - 18,081,3171957 699,971 - 17,208 3,760 - 20,316,8081958 527,274 - 16,761 3,601 - 21,998,4741959 501,130 - 20,574 2,938 - 23,692,805

1960 619,131 - 21,250 3,429 - 25,714,2351961 619,052 - 21,796 2,459 - 27,711,6211962 649,862 - 24,408 2,044 - 29,937,5311963 769,782 - 22,548 2,073 - 32,289,9361964 819,275 - 25,353 1,807 - 34,959,501

1965 1,056,480 - 32,805 2,258 - 37,966,9521966 1,219,856 - 38,803 2,507 - 41,313,6731967 1,428,723 - 41,796 2,544 $9,526 44,809,7441968 1,685,904 - 39,144 2,004 16,280 48,866,0941969 1,896,786 - 59,758 3,021 18,606 53,701,791

1970 2,819,257 - 81,775 4,740 16,701 59,873,9481971 3,128,647 - 80,177 6,107 17,372 66,322,7701972 3,334,754 - 81,541 10,987 17,855 73,315,4801973 3,466,021 - 96,999 10,793 18,581 81,034,0071974 3,589,608 - 125,290 6,167 19,431 88,628,564

1975 3,095,652 - 125,707 2,821 31,285 95,539,4931976 3,018,822 - 107,487 6,304 40,427 103,052,4771977 3,478,143 - 91,540 12,812 51,926 113,130,5211978 4,143,416 - 30,420 11,879 79,817 123,601,4571979 4,856,454 - 21,323 10,078 90,264 134,949,814

1980 5,126,257 - 57,400 12,853 104,810 147,397,1071981 5,474,159 - 40,779 11,531 123,063 161,494,8241982 5,575,990 - 76,061 10,976 229,781 173,967,4311983 5,373,473 - 43,304 9,772 273,111 184,181,775

1984 4,499,873 - 27,100 8,370 18,852 163,803,6751985 5,094,209 - 10,461 9,782 6,830 191,035,2671986 4,589,062 - 22,986 21,184 7,995 202,858,5891987 4,374,325 - 29,679 20,002 7,769 213,582,314

TELECOMM. PLANT TELECOMM. PLANT PROPERTY HELDUNDER CONSTR. UNDER CONSTR. FOR FUTURE TELE-

(SHORT-TERM FOR (LONG-TERM FOR TELE- COMMUNICATIONSDEC. 1988-94; 1988-94) COMMUNICATIONS PLANT NONOPERATING TOTAL

31 TOTAL FOR 1995-96) USE ADJUSTMENT PLANT PLANT(2003) (2004) (2002) (2005, 2007) (2006)

14/ 14/ 15/

1988 $2,537,916 $1,137,422 $51,140 $33,707 $210,376 $223,842,0971989 3,137,928 1,182,313 72,806 38,487 210,956 233,445,021

1990 3,100,943 1,194,714 23,470 85,742 239,993 239,891,7991991 3,088,466 1,247,929 25,619 216,241 251,715 246,449,6441992 3,141,673 1,139,682 21,562 210,370 277,186 254,298,4641993 2,858,144 1,213,209 11,029 276,156 416,095 263,556,3741994 2,872,232 1,354,322 9,353 390,703 404,929 272,474,927

1995 4,364,182 - 11,110 320,453 566,323 284,208,2801996 3,897,287 - 17,611 369,974 397,379 296,251,229

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THE HISTORICAL DATA PRESENTED IN THESE TABLES WERE COMPILED FROM PREVIOUS EDITIONS OF "STATISTICS OFCOMMUNICATIONS COMMON CARRIERS" (SOCC), FORMERLY KNOWN AS "STATISTICS OF THE COMMUNICATIONS INDUSTRY IN THEUNITED STATES." FOR THE MOST PART, THE ORIGINAL DATA WERE GATHERED FROM THE ANNUAL REPORTS OF CLASS A TELEPHONECARRIERS AND, BEGINNING IN 1957, INCLUDE THE VOLUNTARY SUBMISSIONS OF SELECTED LARGE TELEPHONE COMPANIES NOTSUBJECT TO THE COMMISSION'S REPORTING REQUIREMENTS. THE 1950 DATA INCLUDE INFORMATION SUBMITTED BY CLASS BCARRIERS, WHICH ARE SMALLER COMPANIES THAT HAVE LESS DETAILED ACCOUNTING REQUIREMENTS THAN CLASS A CARRIERS.

OVER THE YEARS, THE NUMBER OF CARRIERS REPORTING TO THE COMMISSION HAS VARIED BECAUSE OF MERGERS, CARRIERRECLASSIFICATION, AND CHANGES IN THE REPORTING CRITERIA. IN 1985, THE ANNUAL OPERATING REVENUE REQUIREMENT FORTELEPHONE CARRIER REPORTING WAS CHANGED FROM $1 MILLION TO $100 MILLION. AS A RESULT, TWENTY-ONE COMPANIES THATHAD FILED A REPORT FOR 1984 WERE RELIEVED OF THIS REQUIREMENT THE FOLLOWING YEAR. THESE CARRIERS ACCOUNTED FORABOUT $440 MILLION IN TOTAL OPERATING REVENUES IN 1984, WITH TWO-THIRDS OF THEM REPORTING LESS THAN $20 MILLION.

IN THE LAST (1995/96) EDITION OF THIS PUBLICATION, THE 1995 DATA DID NOT INCLUDE AT&T COMMUNICATIONS OR ALASCOM(NEWLY ACQUIRED BY AT&T CORP.) BECAUSE THE DETAILED REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR THESE CARRIERS WERE ELIMINATEDAFTER THE COMMISSION HAD DECIDED THAT AT&T WOULD NO LONGER BE CONSIDERED A DOMINANT CARRIER. THIS YEAR, THESETABLES HAVE BEEN REVISED TO EXCLUDE DATA FOR THE AFOREMENTIONED CARRIERS FOR 1984 AND SUBSEQUENT YEARS--THEPERIOD SINCE AT&T'S DIVESTITURE OF THE BELL OPERATING COMPANIES. (THE DOUBLE LINE IN THE YEAR COLUMN OF EACH TABLEMARKS THE TIME OF DIVESTITURE, WHICH WAS EFFECTIVE JAN. 1, 1984.) THEREFORE, THE DATA FOR 1984-96 ARE NOT COMPARABLETO THE DATA FOR 1950-83. HISTORICAL DATA THAT INCLUDE AT&T COMMUNICATIONS AND ALASCOM APPEAR IN THE 1994/95 ANDEARLIER EDITIONS OF THIS PUBLICATION.

ON JAN. 1, 1988, A REVISED UNIFORM SYSTEM OF ACCOUNTS (USOA) WENT INTO EFFECT. AS A RESULT OF THESE REVISIONS,DATA SUBMITTED UNDER THE NEW RULES MAY NOT BE COMPARABLE ON A ONE-TO-ONE BASIS WITH DATA FILED FOR PREVIOUSYEARS. IN THESE TABLES, USOA ACCOUNT NUMBERS ARE GIVEN FOR EACH COLUMN HEADING (WHERE APPLICABLE). THE THREE-DIGIT NUMBERS REFER TO PART 31 OF THE COMMISSION'S RULES, WHEREAS THOSE WITH FOUR DIGITS REFER TO PART 32--THEREVISED USOA THAT SUPERSEDED PART 31.

REVENUES

IN TABLE 6.3, THE TOLL PRIVATE LINE REVENUE CATEGORIES USED FOR THE 1950-87 PERIOD WERE INTRODUCED IN THE 1981 ANNUAL REPORTS, AND ARE NOT COMPLETELY COMPARABLE TO THE CATEGORIES LISTED IN THE REPORTS FOR 1980 AND PRIORYEARS. THE REVENUE BREAKDOWN BEFORE 1981 WAS AS FOLLOWS: TELEPHONE, TELETYPEWRITER, OTHER TELEGRAPH, TELPAK(BEGINNING IN 1961), PROGRAM TRANSMISSION - AUDIO, PROGRAM TRANSMISSION - VIDEO, AND OTHER PRIVATE LINE SERVICES.

1/ ACCESS REVENUES WERE FIRST REPORTED IN 1984 FOLLOWING THE AT&T DIVESTITURE.

2/ IN THE 1957 THROUGH 1973 SOCC BOOKS, DETAILS OF PRIVATE LINE REVENUES WERE NOT TOTALED FOR CARRIERS THAT HAD FILED REPORTS ON A VOLUNTARY BASIS. IN THIS TABULATION, AGGREGATE DATA FOR THOSE CARRIERS ARE INCLUDED IN THE OTHER SERVICES CATEGORY OF TOLL PRIVATE LINE SERVICE REVENUES.

3/ IN 1982 THROUGH 1987, SOME OF THE NON-BELL COMPANIES DID NOT PROVIDE A BREAKDOWN OF THEIR TOLL PRIVATE LINE REVENUES. THESE REVENUES WERE REPORTED AS EITHER VOICE GRADE SERVICE REVENUES OR OTHER PRIVATE LINE SERVICE REVENUES.

4/ WIDE AREA TOLL SERVICE (WATS) BEGAN IN 1961. DURING THE 1961-75 PERIOD, SOME OF THE NON-BELL COMPANIES INCLUDED WATS REVENUES IN THEIR MESSAGE TOLL SERVICE REVENUES. THE WATS FIGURES FOR 1961-65 INCLUDE REVENUES FOR WIDE AREA DATA SERVICE, WHICH WAS OFFERED ON A LIMITED DEVELOPMENTAL BASIS DURING THAT PERIOD.

5/ FOR 1961 THROUGH 1980, INCLUDES TELPAK.

6/ BEGINNING IN 1961, INCLUDES EARTH STATION REVENUES.

EXPENSES

1/ THE PLANT SPECIFIC OPERATIONS EXPENSE ACCOUNTS ARE USED TO RECORD THE EXPENSES ASSOCIATED WITH PARTICULAR KINDS OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS PLANT. FOR DETAILS, SEE TABLE 2.8.

EARNINGS

1/ NET OPERATING INCOME FOR 1950-87 IS AFTER THE ADDITION AND SUBTRACTION OF RENTS FROM AND FOR THE LEASE OF OPERATING PROPERTY FROM NET OPERATING REVENUES. BEGINNING IN 1988, THESE RENTS ARE INCLUDED IN OPERATING REVENUES AND EXPENSES.

2/ BEGINNING IN 1970, NET INCOME IS AFTER EXTRAORDINARY AND DELAYED ITEMS. IN EARLIER YEARS, THESE ITEMS WERE CHARGED OR CREDITED TO RETAINED EARNINGS.

3/ THE SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN NONOPERATING INCOME AND EXPENSE AND NONOPERATING TAXES THAT OCCURRED IN 1993 IS PRIMARILY ATTRIBUTABLE TO BUSINESS RESTRUCTURING AND THE ADOPTION OF NEW ACCOUNTING STANDARDS.

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ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

1/ INCLUDES PREPAID ACCOUNTS.

2/ INCLUDES MISCELLANEOUS PHYSICAL PROPERTY (ACCOUNT 103), WHICH IS REPORTED AS NONOPERATING PLANT (ACCOUNT 2006) UNDER THE REVISED USOA.

3/ INCLUDES OTHER JURISDICTIONAL ASSETS (ACCOUNT 1500), WHICH WERE NOT REPORTED BEFORE 1988.

4/ IN 1983, AT&T CHANGED THE PAR VALUE OF ITS COMMON STOCK FROM $16.67 TO $1 PER SHARE.

PLANT

1/ DURING THE 1957-84 PERIOD, DETAILED PLANT ACCOUNT DATA FOR THOSE CARRIERS THAT REPORTED TO THE COMMISSION ON A VOLUNTARY BASIS WERE NOT INCLUDED IN THE SOCC TABULATIONS. ACCORDINGLY, THE NUMBER OF CARRIERS INCLUDED IN THIS TABLE FOR THAT PERIOD DIFFERS FROM THE NUMBER INCLUDED IN TABLES 6.1 THROUGH 6.8.

2/ INCLUDES OPERATOR SYSTEMS (ACCOUNT 2220).

3/ INCLUDES SATELLITE AND EARTH STATION FACILITIES (ACCOUNT 2231.1).

4/ THIS COLUMN INCLUDES DROP AND BLOCK WIRES (ACCOUNT 233) FOR THE 1950-56 PERIOD. FOLLOWING THE ELIMINATION OF THIS ACCOUNT IN 1957, DROP AND BLOCK WIRES WERE INCLUDED IN ACCOUNT 242.1 OR 242.3, AS APPROPRIATE.

5/ ACCOUNT 235 WAS CALLED "BOOTHS AND SPECIAL FITTINGS" DURING THE 1950-57 PERIOD. BEGINNING IN 1957 AND CONTINUING THROUGH 1983, PUBLIC TELEPHONE EQUIPMENT WAS INCLUDED IN ACCOUNT 231, STATION APPARATUS.

6/ ACCOUNT 262 INCLUDES PBX AND STATION EQUIPMENT INSTALLED FOR OFFICIAL COMPANY USE. UNDER THE NEW RULES, SUCH PLANT IS INCLUDED IN ACCOUNT 2123, OFFICE EQUIPMENT.

7/ INTRABUILDING NETWORK CABLE WAS CALLED "HOUSE CABLE" UNDER THE OLD RULES AND WAS INCLUDED IN THE AERIAL CABLE ACCOUNT (242.1).

8/ INCLUDES ACCOUNT 207, RIGHT-OF-WAY, WHICH WAS ELIMINATED AS A SEPARATE ACCOUNT EFFECTIVE JAN.1, 1960. FROM 1960 THROUGH 1987, RIGHT-OF-WAY WAS INCLUDED PRIMARILY IN THE APPROPRIATE OUTSIDE PLANT ACCOUNT.

9/ INCLUDES UNCLASSIFIED PLANT (REPORTED IN 1969, 1974, 1975, AND 1984).

10/ CONSISTS OF ORGANIZATION, FRANCHISES, AND PATENT RIGHTS.

11/ CONSISTS OF CAPITAL LEASES (ACCOUNT 2681) AND LEASEHOLD IMPROVEMENTS (ACCOUNT 2682).

12/ INCLUDES TELEPHONE PLANT ADJUSTMENT (ACCOUNT 100.7), AN ACCOUNT THAT WAS NOT USED BY ANY OF THE REPORTING CARRIERS AFTER 1955. IN THE 1951 THROUGH 1955 REPORTS, THIS ADJUSTMENT WAS MADE TO NET PLANT RATHER THAN TO TELEPHONE PLANT IN SERVICE.

13/ UNDER THE REVISED USOA, SATELLITE EARTH STATIONS ARE INCLUDED IN CENTRAL OFFICE TRANSMISSION FACILITIES.

14/ BEGINNING IN 1995, THE DISTINCTION BETWEEN SHORT-TERM AND LONG-TERM PLANT UNDER CONSTRUCTION WAS ELIMINATED. ACCOUNT 2003 NOW COMPRISES TOTAL PLANT UNDER CONSTRUCTION; ACCOUNT 2004 WAS DELETED.

15/ INCLUDES GOODWILL (ACCOUNT 2007).

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TABLE 6.10-SELECTED OPERATING STATISTICS, 1984 - 1996

SWITCHED ACCESS LINES

BUSINESS RESIDENTIAL

NUMBEROF

YEAR CARRIERS TOTAL ANALOG DIGITAL TOTAL ANALOG DIGITAL PUBLIC MOBILE TOTALBUSINESS RESIDENTIAL SWITCHED

1984 75 27,603,330 NA NA 77,499,711 NA NA 1,716,904 NA 106,819,945

1985 55 29,223,623 NA NA 79,220,307 NA NA 1,709,914 NA 110,153,8441986 57 30,366,907 NA NA 81,210,464 NA NA 1,715,737 NA 113,293,1081987 52 31,844,171 NA NA 83,384,081 NA NA 1,720,378 NA 116,948,6301988 52 32,422,985 NA NA 85,014,956 NA NA 1,605,476 39,075 119,082,4921989 51 34,371,315 NA NA 86,766,613 NA NA 1,623,946 37,048 122,798,922

1990 51 35,592,942 NA NA 89,057,341 NA NA 1,694,575 44,103 126,388,9611991 52 38,433,693 37,363,953 1,069,740 90,836,057 90,836,051 6 1,680,993 62,252 131,012,9951992 54 38,735,502 37,500,787 1,234,715 93,236,150 93,235,927 223 1,543,776 82,062 133,597,4901993 53 40,731,495 39,138,053 1,593,442 95,599,391 95,599,309 82 1,528,723 116,140 137,975,7491994 52 42,406,369 40,789,515 1,616,854 98,225,105 98,224,590 515 1,524,615 51,773 142,207,862

1995 53 45,589,658 43,432,221 2,157,437 101,333,305 101,329,103 4,202 1,432,843 54,483 148,410,2891996 51 49,247,530 45,940,727 3,306,803 104,314,789 104,259,359 55,430 1,540,813 61,438 155,164,570

ACCESS LINES TOTAL CABLE KM OF FIBER IN CABLE 1/ EMPLOYEES

SPECIAL ACCESS LINES TOTAL(SWITCHED)

AND SHEATH KM SHEATH KM FIBER KM TOTAL FIBER NUMBER OF COMPENSATIONYEAR TOTAL ANALOG DIGITAL SPECIAL) OF COPPER OF FIBER EQUIPPED KM DEPLOYED EMPLOYEES OF EMPLOYEES

(LIT) (LIT & DARK) (THOUSANDS)

1984 1,222,082 NA NA 108,042,027 NA NA NA NA NA $21,156,032

1985 1,390,896 NA NA 111,544,740 NA NA NA NA NA NA 1986 1,920,731 NA NA 115,213,839 NA NA NA NA NA NA 1987 2,148,098 NA NA 119,096,728 NA NA NA NA NA NA 1988 3,192,682 NA NA 122,275,174 NA NA 719,838 2,539,308 601,665 21,488,5541989 3,037,268 NA NA 125,836,190 NA NA 1,059,381 3,979,350 592,254 21,109,475

1990 4,035,297 NA NA 130,424,258 NA NA 1,648,540 5,328,029 569,203 22,632,1191991 5,725,345 1,174,766 4,550,579 136,738,340 5,570,128 255,541 2,477,451 7,249,442 537,826 22,000,4141992 6,708,337 1,237,007 5,471,330 140,305,827 5,653,859 307,503 3,855,726 10,349,921 527,017 21,993,2151993 11,037,217 2,135,307 8,901,910 149,012,966 5,712,100 363,108 4,015,898 13,328,168 507,069 22,683,2611994 14,964,943 1,974,813 12,990,130 157,172,805 5,763,421 408,210 5,713,076 16,121,035 473,782 21,677,067

1995 17,603,651 2,137,734 15,465,917 166,013,940 5,801,044 458,904 5,551,510 17,572,084 447,304 20,851,4331996 22,719,925 1,429,853 21,290,072 177,884,495 5,832,635 567,521 6,466,950 20,357,287 436,717 23,224,492

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NUMBER OF TELEPHONE CALLS INTERLATA BILLED ACCESS MINUTES(THOUSANDS) (ORIGINATING AND TERMINATING)

(THOUSANDS)

TOLL CALLS COMPLETED(ORIGINATING)

NUMBEROF

YEAR CARRIERS LOCAL CALLS TOTAL INTRALATA TOTAL INTERLATA INTERLATA TOTAL INTERSTATE INTRASTATEINTERLATA INTERSTATE INTRASTATE

1984 75 350,391,981 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA

1985 55 365,304,830 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA 1986 57 372,296,473 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA 1987 52 379,864,264 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA 1988 52 379,035,883 67,547,342 18,983,768 48,563,574 36,752,925 11,810,649 NA NA NA 1989 51 389,383,322 68,547,451 19,406,222 49,141,229 37,593,867 11,547,362 NA NA NA

1990 51 402,492,293 63,359,346 20,263,554 43,095,792 31,888,748 11,207,044 NA NA NA 1991 52 416,213,954 67,333,207 23,337,553 43,995,654 32,126,555 11,869,099 405,456,048 305,745,611 99,710,4371992 54 434,175,743 71,502,090 22,612,572 48,889,518 36,036,032 12,853,486 432,356,515 327,821,281 104,535,2341993 53 447,473,714 78,077,246 23,757,662 54,319,584 38,746,788 15,572,796 465,270,369 351,022,599 114,247,7701994 52 465,207,539 83,441,709 23,796,633 59,645,076 43,244,593 16,400,483 500,297,267 374,996,101 125,301,166

1995 53 484,195,345 94,051,667 23,327,801 70,723,866 50,618,771 20,105,095 549,982,263 405,579,546 144,402,7171996 51 504,131,507 94,905,927 21,376,847 73,529,080 52,677,037 20,852,043 598,563,946 438,772,880 159,791,066

NA - NOT AVAILABLE.

SOURCE: THESE HISTORICAL STATISTICS WERE COMPILED FROM PREVIOUS EDITIONS OF "STATISTICS OF COMMUNICATIONS COMMON CARRIERS." TOTALS MAY BE UNDERSTATED BECAUSE CERTAIN DATA PERTAINING TO THE CARRIERS INCLUDED IN THIS TABLE ARE UNAVAILABLE.

NOTE: BETWEEN 1987 AND 1988, THERE WERE SIGNIFICANT CHANGES IN THE DEFINITIONS OF MANY OF THE ITEMS IN THIS TABLE. WITH THE IMPLEMENTATION OF A NEW UNIFORM SYSTEM OF ACCOUNTS (USOA) IN 1988, AS INDICATED IN THE NOTES TO TABLES 6.1-6.9, NEW CATEGORIES FOR REPORTING UNITS OF PHYSICAL PLANT AND NETWORK USAGE WERE CREATED AND DEFINED. SOME OF THESE DEFINITIONS WERE FURTHER REFINED WHEN THE REPORTING MECHANISM OF THE CARRIERS WAS CHANGED IN 1992 FOR THE FILING OF 1991 DATA. FOR THESE REASONS, THERE MAY BE INCONSISTENCIES IN THE DATA REPORTED FOR 1984 - 1987 COMPARED TO WHAT WAS REPORTED FOR 1988. THERE MAY ALSO BE INCONSISTENCIES BETWEEN 1988 AND SUBSEQUENT YEARS WHEN CARRIERS WERE ADAPTING TO THIS NEW USOA AND THE AUTOMATED REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.

1/ FOR THE YEARS 1988-1990, MILES HAVE BEEN CONVERTED TO KILOMETERS BY MULTIPLYING THE NUMBER OF MILES BY 1.6093 AND ROUNDING TO THE NEAREST WHOLE NUMBER.

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TABLE 6.11-SELECTED ECONOMIC INDICATORS, 1950-1996

(DOLLAR AMOUNTS SHOWN IN BILLIONS)

GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCTDISPOSABLE PERSONAL CONSUMER

CURRENT CHAINED PERSONAL PERSONAL CONSUMPTION PRICEYEAR DOLLARS 1992 INCOME INCOME EXPENDITURES INDEX 1/

DOLLARS (1982-84=100)

1950 $294.6 $1,611.3 $229.7 $209.6 $192.7 24.11951 339.7 1,734.0 258.6 230.2 208.7 26.01952 358.6 1,798.7 276.0 242.5 219.7 26.51953 379.7 1,881.4 292.9 258.0 233.5 26.71954 381.3 1,868.2 295.7 263.9 240.7 26.9

1955 415.1 2,001.1 317.3 282.7 259.1 26.81956 438.0 2,040.2 340.5 301.8 271.9 27.21957 461.0 2,078.5 359.6 318.3 286.7 28.11958 467.3 2,057.5 370.3 329.4 296.3 28.91959 507.2 2,210.2 394.4 349.9 318.1 29.1

1960 526.6 2,262.9 412.2 363.8 332.2 29.61961 544.8 2,314.3 430.0 379.7 342.6 29.91962 585.2 2,454.8 457.0 402.2 363.4 30.21963 617.4 2,559.4 480.0 422.0 383.0 30.61964 663.0 2,708.4 514.5 458.5 411.4 31.0

1965 719.1 2,881.1 556.7 494.8 444.3 31.51966 787.8 3,069.2 605.7 534.7 481.9 32.41967 833.6 3,147.2 650.7 572.9 509.5 33.41968 910.6 3,293.9 714.5 622.5 559.8 34.81969 982.2 3,393.6 779.3 669.4 604.7 36.7

1970 1,035.6 3,397.6 837.1 728.1 648.1 38.81971 1,125.4 3,510.0 900.2 791.5 702.5 40.51972 1,237.3 3,702.3 988.8 856.8 770.7 41.81973 1,382.6 3,916.3 1,107.5 967.0 851.6 44.41974 1,496.9 3,891.2 1,215.9 1,056.8 931.2 49.3

1975 1,630.6 3,873.9 1,319.0 1,162.6 1,029.1 53.81976 1,819.0 4,082.9 1,459.4 1,277.1 1,148.8 56.91977 2,026.9 4,273.6 1,616.1 1,406.1 1,277.1 60.61978 2,291.4 4,503.0 1,825.9 1,585.8 1,428.8 65.21979 2,557.5 4,630.6 2,055.8 1,775.7 1,593.5 72.6

1980 2,784.2 4,615.0 2,293.0 1,980.5 1,760.4 82.41981 3,115.9 4,720.7 2,568.5 2,208.3 1,941.3 90.91982 3,242.1 4,620.3 2,727.2 2,355.8 2,076.8 96.51983 3,514.5 4,803.7 2,900.8 2,531.5 2,283.4 99.61984 3,902.4 5,140.1 3,215.3 2,819.8 2,492.3 103.9

1985 4,180.7 5,323.5 3,449.8 3,012.1 2,704.8 107.61986 4,422.2 5,487.7 3,658.4 3,198.5 2,892.7 109.61987 4,692.3 5,649.5 3,888.7 3,374.6 3,094.5 113.61988 5,049.6 5,865.2 4,184.6 3,652.6 3,349.7 118.31989 5,438.7 6,062.0 4,501.0 3,906.1 3,594.8 124.0

1990 5,743.8 6,136.3 4,804.2 4,179.4 3,839.3 130.71991 5,916.7 6,079.4 4,981.6 4,356.8 3,975.1 136.21992 6,244.4 6,244.4 5,277.2 4,626.7 4,219.8 140.31993 6,558.1 6,389.6 5,519.2 4,829.2 4,459.2 144.51994 6,947.0 6,610.7 5,791.8 5,052.7 4,717.0 148.2

1995 7,265.4 6,742.1 6,150.8 5,355.7 4,957.7 152.41996 7,636.0 6,928.4 6,495.2 5,608.3 5,207.6 156.9

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(DOLLAR AMOUNTS SHOWN IN BILLIONS)

INDEX CORPORATE PROFITS 2/ NEW PLANT CORPORATE PRIMEOF AND BOND YIELDS COMMERCIAL

INDUSTRIAL BEFORE AFTER EQUIPMENT (MOODY'S) PAPER,YEAR PRODUCTION TAXES TAXES EXPENDITURES 3/ Aaa 6-MONTH 4/

(1987=100) (%) (%)

1950 25.8 $43.2 $25.3 $21.56 2.62 1.451951 28.0 44.7 22.2 26.81 2.86 2.161952 29.1 40.2 20.8 28.16 2.96 2.331953 31.6 41.6 21.3 29.96 3.20 2.521954 29.9 39.2 21.6 28.86 2.90 1.58

1955 33.7 49.7 27.7 30.94 3.06 2.181956 35.1 50.3 28.3 37.90 3.36 3.311957 35.6 48.9 27.5 40.54 3.89 3.811958 33.3 42.7 23.8 33.84 3.79 2.461959 37.3 53.4 29.7 35.88 4.38 3.97

1960 38.1 51.1 28.4 39.44 4.41 3.851961 38.4 51.0 28.2 38.34 4.35 2.971962 41.6 56.4 32.4 40.86 4.33 3.261963 44.0 61.2 34.9 43.67 4.26 3.551964 47.0 68.0 40.0 51.26 4.40 3.97

1965 51.7 78.8 47.9 59.52 4.49 4.381966 56.3 85.1 51.4 70.40 5.13 5.551967 57.5 81.8 49.2 72.75 5.51 5.101968 60.7 90.6 51.2 76.42 6.18 5.901969 63.5 89.0 49.4 85.74 7.03 7.83

1970 61.4 78.4 44.0 91.91 8.04 7.711971 62.2 90.1 52.4 92.91 7.39 5.111972 68.3 104.5 62.6 103.40 7.21 4.731973 73.8 130.9 81.6 120.03 7.44 8.151974 72.7 142.8 91.0 139.67 8.57 9.84

1975 66.3 140.4 89.5 142.42 8.83 6.321976 72.4 173.8 109.6 158.44 8.43 5.341977 78.2 203.5 130.4 184.82 8.02 5.611978 82.6 238.1 154.6 216.81 8.73 7.991979 85.7 261.8 173.8 255.26 9.63 10.91

1980 84.1 241.4 156.6 286.40 11.94 12.291981 85.7 229.8 148.6 324.73 14.17 14.761982 81.9 176.7 113.6 326.19 13.79 11.891983 84.9 212.8 135.5 321.16 12.04 8.891984 92.8 244.2 150.1 373.83 12.71 10.16

1985 94.4 229.9 133.4 410.12 11.37 8.011986 95.3 222.6 116.1 399.36 9.02 6.391987 100.0 293.6 166.5 410.52 9.38 6.851988 104.4 354.3 217.3 455.49 9.71 7.681989 106.0 348.1 206.8 507.40 9.26 8.80

1990 106.0 371.7 231.2 532.61 9.32 7.951991 104.3 374.2 240.8 528.39 8.77 5.851992 107.6 406.4 263.4 546.60 8.14 3.801993 112.0 464.3 300.5 586.73 7.22 3.301994 118.1 531.2 335.9 638.37 7.97 4.93

1995 121.9 598.9 380.2 NA 7.59 5.931996 125.8 639.9 406.8 NA 7.37 5.42

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(FIGURES SHOWN IN THOUSANDS)

CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE 6/TOTAL NUMBER

U.S. TOTAL OF HOUSINGYEAR POPULATION 5/ TOTAL EMPLOYED HOUSEHOLDS 7/ STARTS 8/

1950 152,271 62,208 58,918 43,554 - 1951 154,878 62,017 59,961 44,673 - 1952 157,553 62,138 60,250 45,538 - 1953 160,184 63,015 61,179 46,385 - 1954 163,026 63,643 60,109 46,962 -

1955 165,931 65,023 62,170 47,874 - 1956 168,903 66,552 63,799 48,902 - 1957 171,984 66,929 64,071 49,673 - 1958 174,882 67,639 63,036 50,474 - 1959 177,830 68,369 64,630 51,435 1,553.7

1960 180,671 69,628 65,778 52,799 1,296.11961 183,691 70,459 65,746 53,557 1,365.01962 186,538 70,614 66,702 54,764 1,492.51963 189,242 71,833 67,762 55,270 1,634.91964 191,889 73,091 69,305 56,149 1,561.0

1965 194,303 74,455 71,088 57,436 1,509.71966 196,560 75,770 72,895 58,406 1,195.81967 198,712 77,347 74,372 59,236 1,321.91968 200,706 78,737 75,920 60,813 1,545.41969 202,677 80,734 77,902 62,214 1,499.5

1970 205,052 82,771 78,678 63,401 1,469.01971 207,661 84,382 79,367 64,778 2,084.51972 209,896 87,034 82,153 66,676 2,378.51973 211,909 89,429 85,064 68,251 2,057.51974 213,854 91,949 86,794 69,859 1,352.5

1975 215,973 93,775 85,846 71,120 1,171.41976 218,035 96,158 88,752 72,867 1,547.61977 220,239 99,009 92,017 74,142 2,001.71978 222,585 102,251 96,048 76,030 2,036.11979 225,055 104,962 98,824 77,330 1,760.0

1980 227,726 106,940 99,303 80,776 1,312.61981 229,966 108,670 100,397 82,368 1,100.31982 232,188 110,204 99,526 83,527 1,072.11983 234,307 111,550 100,834 83,918 1,712.51984 236,348 113,544 105,005 85,407 1,755.8

1985 238,466 115,461 107,150 86,789 1,745.01986 240,651 117,834 109,597 88,458 1,807.11987 242,804 119,865 112,440 89,479 1,622.71988 245,021 121,669 114,968 91,066 1,488.11989 247,342 123,869 117,342 92,830 1,376.1

1990 249,911 124,787 117,914 93,347 1,192.71991 252,643 125,303 116,877 94,312 1,013.91992 255,407 126,982 117,598 95,669 1,199.71993 258,120 128,040 119,306 96,391 1,287.61994 260,660 131,056 123,060 97,107 1,457.0

1995 263,034 132,304 124,900 98,990 1,354.11996 265,455 133,943 126,708 99,627 1,473.7

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NOTES TO TABLE 6.11

NA - NOT AVAILABLE

1/ DATA BEGINNING IN 1978 ARE FOR ALL URBAN CONSUMERS; EARLIER FIGURES ARE FOR URBAN WAGE EARNERS AND CLERICAL WORKERS. BEGINNING IN 1983, THE INDEX INCORPORATES A RENTAL EQUIVALENCE MEASURE FOR HOMEOWNERS' COSTS.

2/ WITHOUT INVENTORY VALUATION AND CAPITAL CONSUMPTION ADJUSTMENTS.

3/ EXPENDITURES BY INDUSTRIES SURVEYED QUARTERLY. COVERS ALL DOMESTIC NONFARM BUSINESS EXCEPT REAL ESTATE; PROFESSIONAL SERVICES; MEMBERSHIP ORGANIZATIONS AND SOCIAL SERVICES; AND FORESTRY, FISHERIES, AND AGRICULTURAL SERVICES. SERIES WAS DISCONTINUED IN 1995.

4/ BANK-DISCOUNT BASIS; PRIOR TO 1979, DATA ARE FOR 4- TO 6-MONTH PAPER.

5/ ESTIMATES AS OF JULY 1. INCLUDES ALASKA AND HAWAII AND ARMED FORCES ABROAD.

6/ FOR CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONAL POPULATION, 16 YEARS OF AGE AND OLDER. ANNUAL AVERAGES OF MONTHLY DATA.

7/ ESTIMATES AS OF MARCH, EXCEPT 1951-1955, AS OF APRIL. PRIOR TO 1960, EXCLUDES ALASKA AND HAWAII.

8/ NEW PRIVATE AND PUBLIC HOUSING UNITS STARTED FROM 1959 THROUGH 1987. BEGINNING IN 1988, FIGURES EXCLUDE PUBLIC HOUSING STARTS, WHICH IN 1987 WERE 2.2 THOUSAND UNITS.

NOTE.--IN 1997, THE BUREAU OF ECONOMIC ANALYSIS (BEA) COMPLETED A COMPREHENSIVE REVISION OF THE NATIONAL INCOME AND PRODUCT ACCOUNTS FOR THE 1929-96 PERIOD. BEA'S REVISED ESTIMATES FOR 1950-96, INCLUDING ITS ANNUAL UPDATE OF DATA FOR THE LATEST FOUR YEARS, HAVE BEEN INCORPORATED INTO THIS TABLE.

SOURCE: U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, BUREAU OF ECONOMIC ANALYSIS AND BUREAU OF THE CENSUS.

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Historical Rate Tables

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INTRODUCTION TO HISTORICAL RATE TABLES 7.1 THROUGH 7.4

THE RATE TABLES THAT FOLLOW LIST THE CHARGES FOR INTERSTATE MESSAGE TOLL TELEPHONE CALLS BETWEEN THE TOP 10 METROPOLITAN STATISTICAL AREAS (MSA'S) AS DETERMINED BY THE 1990 CENSUS:

1) NEW YORK, NY-NJ-CT 2) LOS ANGELES, CA 3) CHICAGO, IL-IN-WI 4) SAN FRANCISCO, CA 5) PHILADELPHIA, PA-NJ-DE-MD 6) DETROIT, MI 7) BOSTON, MA-NH 8) WASHINGTON, DC-MD-VA 9) DALLAS, TX 10) HOUSTON, TX

BEGINNING IN 1970, THE RATES SHOWN ARE FOR CUSTOMER-DIALED STATION-TO-STATION SERVICE, WHICH IS THE LEAST EXPENSIVE TYPE OF LONG DISTANCE CALLING FOR CUSTOMERS NOT ON CALLING PLANS, COMPARED TO OPERATOR-HANDLEDSTATION AND PERSON-TO-PERSON SERVICE. A CALLER DIALS THE CALL DIRECT WITHOUT OPERATOR ASSISTANCE. PRIOR TO 1967, AT&T STATION-TO-STATION RATES WERE FOR CALLS THAT REQUIRED OPERATOR ASSISTANCE FOR COMPLETION. DIAL-DIRECT SERVICE WAS INTRODUCED IN LATE 1967, BUT IT WAS NOT AVAILABLE ON A 24-HOUR BASIS UNTIL 1970.

THE RATE TABLES ARE BASED ON APPROXIMATE RATE DISTANCES BETWEEN PAIRS OF CITIES. RATE DISTANCES ARE AIR-LINE MILEAGES DETERMINED BY THE "V-H SYSTEM." RATE CENTERS ARE DESIGNATED BY VERTICAL (V) AND HORIZONTAL (H)COORDINATES, AND DISTANCES (MILEAGES) ARE MATHEMATICALLY COMPUTED USING THE COORDINATE DIFFERENCES BETWEENRATE CENTERS. RATE MILEAGES ARE USED TO DETERMINE THE PER-MINUTE RATE CHARGED. FROM 1970 TO 1975, AT&T'SCUSTOMER-DIALED DAY, EVENING AND WEEKEND RATES WERE FOR A THREE-MINUTE INITIAL CALLING PERIOD, WITH LOWER RATES FOR EACH ADDITIONAL MINUTE. EFFECTIVE MARCH 9, 1975, AT&T INSTITUTED A ONE-MINUTE INITIAL PERIOD FOR ALL DIAL-DIRECT CALLS, WITH EACH ADDITIONAL MINUTE PRICED AT A LOWER RATE. MCI TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND SPRINT RATES ARE BASED ON A ONE-MINUTE INITIAL PERIOD, ALTHOUGH IT WAS NOT UNTIL 1984 THAT BOTH COMPANIESRESTRUCTURED THEIR TARIFF RATE SCHEDULES SO AS TO CHARGE LOWER RATES FOR EACH ADDITIONAL MINUTE. IN 1996,ALL THREE CARRIERS RESTRUCTURED THEIR BUSINESS RATES TO PEAK AND OFF-PEAK ONLY. PEAK RATE IS APPLICABLE MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY 7:00A.M. - 6:59P.M.; AND OFF-PEAK, MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY 7:00P.M. - 6:59A.M., ALL DAY SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.

APPROXIMATE RATE MILEAGES BETWEEN

NEW YORK CITY, NY AND: PHILADELPHIA, PA AND: BOSTON, MA - 187 DALLAS, TX - 1,309 CHICAGO, IL - 711 DETROIT, MI - 448 DALLAS, TX - 1,369 HOUSTON, TX - 1,345 DETROIT, MI - 495 SAN FRANCISCO, CA - 2,513 HOUSTON, TX - 1,411 LOS ANGELES, CA - 2,452 DETROIT, MI AND: PHILADELPHIA, PA - 82 DALLAS, TX - 999 SAN FRANCISCO, CA - 2,544 HOUSTON, TX - 1,101

SAN FRANCISCO, CA - 2,062LOS ANGELES, CA AND: BOSTON, MA - 2,582 BOSTON, MA AND: CHICAGO, IL - 1,707 DALLAS, TX - 1,556 DALLAS, TX - 1,251 DETROIT, MI - 605 DETROIT, MI - 1,984 HOUSTON, TX - 1,616 HOUSTON, TX - 1,386 PHILADELPHIA, PA - 274 PHILADELPHIA, PA - 2,346 WASHINGTON, DC - 398

CHICAGO, IL AND: WASHINGTON, DC AND: BOSTON, MA - 846 CHICAGO, IL - 598 DALLAS, TX - 796 DALLAS, TX - 1,201 DETROIT, MI - 238 DETROIT, MI - 386 HOUSTON, TX - 923 HOUSTON, TX - 1,240 PHILADELPHIA, PA - 657 LOS ANGELES, CA - 2,307 SAN FRANCISCO, CA - 1,858 NEW YORK, NY - 206

PHILADELPHIA, PA - 127SAN FRANCISCO, CA AND: SAN FRANCISCO, CA - 2,412 BOSTON, MA - 2,717 DALLAS, TX - 1,467 HOUSTON, TX - 1,622

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THE RATE TABLES ARE FOR THE THREE LARGEST INTERSTATE LONG DISTANCE CARRIERS: AT&T COMMUNICATIONS, MCITELECOMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION, AND SPRINT COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY. THE INFORMATION IS BASED ON EACHCOMPANY'S TARIFF F.C.C. NO. 1* AND THE RATES IN EFFECT ON DECEMBER 31 OF EACH YEAR. THE RATES SHOWN MAYDIFFER SLIGHTLY FROM THE AMOUNTS CHARGED DUE TO ROUNDING. IN 1996, ALL THREE CARRIERS RESTRUCTURED THEIR BUSINESS RATES TO PEAK AND OFF-PEAK ONLY. PEAK RATE PERIOD APPLIES MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY 7:00AM TO 6:59 P.M;AND OFF-PEAK, MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY 7:00PM TO 6:59 A.M, ALL DAY SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.

THE INFORMATION IN THIS COMPILATION PRESENTS A SUMMARY OF TRENDS IN INTERSTATE MESSAGE TOLL RATES.HOWEVER, EACH CARRIER OFFERS ALTERNATIVE SERVICES AND DISCOUNT CALLING PLANS WHICH MAY GIVE CUSTOMERSBETTER VALUE FOR THEIR LONG DISTANCE DOLLARS.

_________________________________________

* FOR AT&T, TARIFF NO. 263 PRIOR TO 1984; FOR SPRINT, TARIFF NO. 11 (GTE SPRINT) IN 1984-1985

AND TARIFF NO. 6 (SOUTHERN PACIFIC COMMUNICATIONS) IN 1980-1983.

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TABLE 7.1-AT&T HISTORICAL RATES AT YEAR END, 1950 THROUGH 1996INTERSTATE MESSAGE TOLL TELEPHONE RATES (FIVE AND TEN MINUTE CALLS)

BETWEEN NEW YORK CITY, NY AND

SAN FRANCISCO AND LOS ANGELES, CA CHICAGO, IL PHILADELPHIA, PA

DAY EVENING NIGHT/WEEKEND DAY EVENING NIGHT/WEEKEND DAY EVENING NIGHT/WEEKEND

DEC 31 FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN

1950 1/ 3.70 6.70 3.00 5.50 2.20 3.95 1.60 2.85 0.70 1.20 0.55 1.05 1951 3.70 6.70 3.00 5.50 2.20 3.95 1.60 2.85 0.70 1.20 0.55 1.05 1952 2/ 3.70 6.70 3.00 5.50 2.20 3.95 1.60 2.85 0.70 1.20 0.55 1.05 1953 3/ 3.80 7.05 3.10 5.85 2.30 4.30 1.80 3.30 0.80 1.55 0.60 1.10 1954 3.80 7.05 3.10 5.85 2.30 4.30 1.80 3.30 0.80 1.55 0.60 1.10

1955 3.80 7.05 3.10 5.85 2.30 4.30 1.80 3.30 0.80 1.55 0.60 1.10 1956 3.80 7.05 3.10 5.85 2.30 4.30 1.80 3.30 0.80 1.55 0.60 1.10 1957 3.80 7.05 3.10 5.85 2.30 4.30 1.80 3.30 0.80 1.55 0.60 1.10 1958 3.80 7.05 3.10 5.85 2.30 4.30 1.80 3.30 0.80 1.55 0.60 1.10 1959 4/ 3.45 6.45 2.65 4.90 2.25 4.25 1.75 3.25 0.80 1.55 0.60 1.10

1960 3.45 6.45 2.65 4.90 2.25 4.25 1.75 3.25 0.80 1.55 0.60 1.10 1961 3.45 6.45 2.65 4.90 2.25 4.25 1.75 3.25 0.80 1.55 0.60 1.10 1962 3.45 6.45 2.65 4.90 2.25 4.25 1.75 3.25 0.80 1.55 0.60 1.10 1963 5/ 3.45 6.45 2.65 4.90 1.50 2.75 2.25 4.25 1.75 3.25 1.10 2.10 0.80 1.55 0.60 1.10 0.60 1.10 1964 3.45 6.45 2.65 4.90 1.50 2.75 2.25 4.25 1.75 3.25 1.10 2.10 0.80 1.55 0.60 1.10 0.60 1.10

1965 6/ 3.00 5.50 2.30 4.30 1.50 2.75 2.10 3.85 1.50 2.75 1.10 2.10 0.80 1.55 0.60 1.10 0.60 1.10 1966 3.00 5.50 2.30 4.30 1.50 2.75 2.10 3.85 1.50 2.75 1.10 2.10 0.80 1.55 0.60 1.10 0.60 1.10 1967 7/ 2.65 4.90 1.95 3.70 1.50 2.75 2.10 3.85 1.40 2.65 1.10 2.10 0.80 1.55 0.60 1.10 0.60 1.10 1968 8/ 2.60 4.85 1.95 3.70 1.50 2.75 2.00 3.75 1.40 2.65 1.10 2.10 0.80 1.55 0.60 1.10 0.60 1.10 1969 2.60 4.85 1.95 3.70 1.50 2.75 2.00 3.75 1.40 2.65 1.10 2.10 0.80 1.55 0.60 1.10 0.60 1.10

1970 9/ 2.25 4.50 1.35 2.60 1.15 2.15 1.75 3.50 1.05 2.05 0.80 1.55 0.80 1.55 0.60 1.10 0.55 1.05 1971 10/ 2.25 4.50 1.35 2.60 1.15 2.15 1.75 3.50 1.05 2.05 0.80 1.55 0.87 1.67 0.60 1.10 0.55 1.05 1972 2.25 4.50 1.35 2.60 1.15 2.15 1.75 3.50 1.05 2.05 0.80 1.55 0.87 1.67 0.60 1.10 0.55 1.05 1973 11/ 2.37 4.67 1.35 2.60 1.15 2.15 1.85 3.60 1.05 2.05 0.80 1.55 0.94 1.79 0.60 1.10 0.55 1.05 1974 2.37 4.67 1.35 2.60 1.15 2.15 1.85 3.60 1.05 2.05 0.80 1.55 0.94 1.79 0.60 1.10 0.55 1.05

1975 12/ 2.16 4.16 1.40 2.70 0.86 1.66 1.90 3.65 1.24 2.37 0.76 1.46 1.40 2.65 0.91 1.72 0.56 1.06 1976 13/ 2.06 3.96 1.34 2.57 0.82 1.58 1.86 3.56 1.21 2.31 0.74 1.42 1.55 2.95 1.01 1.92 0.62 1.18 1977 14/ 2.06 3.96 1.34 2.57 0.82 1.58 1.86 3.56 1.21 2.31 0.74 1.42 1.59 3.04 1.03 1.98 0.64 1.22 1978 2.06 3.96 1.34 2.57 0.82 1.58 1.86 3.56 1.21 2.31 0.74 1.42 1.59 3.04 1.03 1.98 0.64 1.22 1979 2.06 3.96 1.34 2.57 0.82 1.58 1.86 3.56 1.21 2.31 0.74 1.42 1.59 3.04 1.03 1.98 0.64 1.22

1980 15/ 2.17 4.17 1.41 2.71 0.87 1.67 1.97 3.77 1.28 2.45 0.79 1.51 1.65 3.15 1.07 2.05 0.66 1.26 1981 16/ 2.50 4.80 1.63 3.12 1.00 1.92 2.29 4.39 1.49 2.85 0.92 1.76 1.92 3.67 1.25 2.39 0.77 1.47 1982 17/ 2.70 5.15 1.62 3.09 1.08 2.06 2.34 4.49 1.40 2.69 0.94 1.80 2.05 3.90 1.23 2.34 0.82 1.56 1983 2.70 5.15 1.62 3.09 1.08 2.06 2.34 4.49 1.40 2.69 0.94 1.80 2.05 3.90 1.23 2.34 0.82 1.56 1984 18/ 2.53 4.83 1.52 2.90 1.01 1.93 2.18 4.18 1.31 2.51 0.87 1.67 1.94 3.69 1.16 2.21 0.78 1.48

1985 19/ 2.33 4.43 1.40 2.66 0.93 1.77 2.07 3.97 1.24 2.38 0.83 1.59 1.83 3.48 1.10 2.09 0.73 1.39 1986 20/ 1.99 3.79 1.19 2.27 0.88 1.67 1.79 3.44 1.07 2.06 0.79 1.51 1.55 2.95 0.93 1.77 0.68 1.30 1987 21/ 1.58 3.08 0.98 1.91 0.74 1.45 1.50 2.95 0.93 1.83 0.71 1.39 1.23 2.38 0.76 1.48 0.58 1.12 1988 22/ 1.40 2.75 0.91 1.79 0.70 1.38 1.34 2.64 0.87 1.72 0.67 1.32 1.11 2.16 0.72 1.40 0.56 1.08 1989 23/ 1.25 2.50 0.84 1.68 0.67 1.33 1.20 2.40 0.80 1.61 0.63 1.26 1.11 2.21 0.74 1.48 0.60 1.20

1990 24/ 1.25 2.49 0.75 1.50 0.68 1.36 1.20 2.39 0.75 1.50 0.65 1.31 1.08 2.15 0.73 1.45 0.60 1.21 1991 25/ 1.23 2.46 0.75 1.50 0.68 1.36 1.15 2.30 0.75 1.50 0.65 1.31 1.05 2.10 0.73 1.45 0.60 1.21 1992 26/ 1.25 2.50 0.75 1.50 0.65 1.30 1.15 2.30 0.70 1.40 0.65 1.30 1.10 2.20 0.70 1.40 0.60 1.20

1993 BUS 27/ 1.29 2.58 0.80 1.60 0.80 1.60 1.20 2.40 0.75 1.50 0.75 1.50 1.20 2.40 0.75 1.50 0.75 1.50 1993 RES 1.25 2.50 0.75 1.50 0.65 1.30 1.20 2.40 0.75 1.50 0.65 1.30 1.15 2.30 0.70 1.40 0.60 1.20 1994 BUS 28/ 1.49 2.98 0.92 1.85 0.92 1.85 1.38 2.77 0.87 1.73 0.87 1.73 1.38 2.77 0.87 1.73 0.87 1.73 1994 RES 1.40 2.80 0.85 1.70 0.75 1.50 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40 1.30 2.60 0.80 1.60 0.70 1.40

1995 BUS 29/ 1.59 3.19 1.00 1.99 1.00 1.99 1.52 3.04 0.95 1.91 0.95 1.91 1.52 3.04 0.95 1.91 0.95 1.91 1995 RES 1.40 2.80 0.85 1.70 0.75 1.50 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40 1.30 2.60 0.80 1.60 0.70 1.40 1996 BUS 30/ 1.75 3.51 1.10 2.19 1.10 2.19 1.67 3.35 1.05 2.10 1.05 2.10 1.67 3.35 1.05 2.10 1.05 2.10 1996 RES 1.55 3.10 0.95 1.90 0.80 1.60 1.50 3.00 0.95 1.90 0.80 1.60 1.40 2.80 0.85 1.70 0.75 1.50

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TABLE 7.1-AT&T HISTORICAL RATES AT YEAR END, 1950 THROUGH 1996INTERSTATE MESSAGE TOLL TELEPHONE RATES (FIVE AND TEN MINUTE CALLS)--CONTINUED

BETWEEN NEW YORK CITY, NY AND

DETROIT, MI BOSTON, MA DALLAS AND HOUSTON, TX

DAY EVENING NIGHT/WEEKEND DAY EVENING NIGHT/WEEKEND DAY EVENING NIGHT/WEEKEND

DEC 31 FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN

1950 1/ 1.85 3.35 1.25 2.25 1.15 2.15 0.65 1.15 3.05 5.55 2.45 4.45 1951 1.85 3.35 1.25 2.25 1.15 2.15 0.65 1.15 3.05 5.55 2.45 4.45 1952 2/ 1.85 3.35 1.25 2.25 1.15 2.15 0.65 1.15 3.05 5.55 2.45 4.45 1953 3/ 1.95 3.70 1.45 2.70 1.15 2.15 0.85 1.60 3.15 5.90 2.55 4.80 1954 1.95 3.70 1.45 2.70 1.15 2.15 0.85 1.60 3.15 5.90 2.55 4.80

1955 1.95 3.70 1.45 2.70 1.15 2.15 0.85 1.60 3.15 5.90 2.55 4.80 1956 1.95 3.70 1.45 2.70 1.15 2.15 0.85 1.60 3.15 5.90 2.55 4.80 1957 1.95 3.70 1.45 2.70 1.15 2.15 0.85 1.60 3.15 5.90 2.55 4.80 1958 1.95 3.70 1.45 2.70 1.15 2.15 0.85 1.60 3.15 5.90 2.55 4.80 1959 4/ 1.85 3.35 1.45 2.70 1.15 2.15 0.85 1.60 2.70 4.95 2.10 3.85

1960 1.85 3.35 1.45 2.70 1.15 2.15 0.85 1.60 2.70 4.95 2.10 3.85 1961 1.85 3.35 1.45 2.70 1.15 2.15 0.85 1.60 2.70 4.95 2.10 3.85 1962 1.85 3.35 1.45 2.70 1.15 2.15 0.85 1.60 2.70 4.95 2.10 3.85 1963 5/ 1.85 3.35 1.45 2.70 1.05 2.05 1.15 2.15 0.85 1.60 0.85 1.60 2.70 4.95 2.10 3.85 1.40 2.65 1964 1.85 3.35 1.45 2.70 1.05 2.05 1.15 2.15 0.85 1.60 0.85 1.60 2.70 4.95 2.10 3.85 1.40 2.65

1965 6/ 1.85 3.35 1.40 2.65 1.05 2.05 1.15 2.15 0.85 1.60 0.85 1.60 2.60 4.85 1.80 3.30 1.40 2.65 1966 1.85 3.35 1.40 2.65 1.05 2.05 1.15 2.15 0.85 1.60 0.85 1.60 2.60 4.85 1.80 3.30 1.40 2.65 1967 7/ 1.80 3.30 1.35 2.60 1.05 2.05 1.15 2.15 0.85 1.60 0.85 1.60 2.40 4.40 1.70 3.20 1.35 2.60 1968 8/ 1.80 3.30 1.35 2.60 1.05 2.05 1.15 2.15 0.85 1.60 0.85 1.60 2.35 4.35 1.70 3.20 1.35 2.60 1969 1.80 3.30 1.35 2.60 1.05 2.05 1.15 2.15 0.85 1.60 0.85 1.60 2.35 4.35 1.70 3.20 1.35 2.60

1970 9/ 1.55 3.05 1.00 2.00 0.80 1.55 1.10 2.10 0.85 1.60 0.80 1.55 2.05 4.05 1.25 2.50 1.05 2.05 1971 10/ 1.60 3.10 1.00 2.00 0.80 1.55 1.17 2.22 0.85 1.60 0.76 1.46 2.05 4.05 1.25 2.50 1.05 2.05 1972 1.60 3.10 1.00 2.00 0.80 1.55 1.17 2.22 0.85 1.60 0.76 1.46 2.05 4.05 1.25 2.50 1.05 2.05 1973 11/ 1.69 3.29 1.00 2.00 0.80 1.55 1.26 2.41 0.85 1.60 0.76 1.46 2.19 4.29 1.25 2.50 1.05 2.05 1974 1.69 3.29 1.00 2.00 0.80 1.55 1.26 2.41 0.85 1.60 0.76 1.46 2.19 4.29 1.25 2.50 1.05 2.05

1975 12/ 1.85 3.55 1.20 2.31 0.74 1.42 1.60 3.05 1.04 1.98 0.64 1.22 2.06 3.96 1.34 2.57 0.82 1.58 1976 13/ 1.86 3.56 1.21 2.31 0.74 1.42 1.60 3.05 1.04 1.98 0.64 1.22 1.96 3.76 1.27 2.44 0.78 1.50 1977 14/ 1.86 3.56 1.21 2.31 0.74 1.42 1.64 3.14 1.07 2.04 0.66 1.26 1.96 3.76 1.27 2.44 0.78 1.50 1978 1.86 3.56 1.21 2.31 0.74 1.42 1.64 3.14 1.07 2.04 0.66 1.26 1.96 3.76 1.27 2.44 0.78 1.50 1979 1.86 3.56 1.21 2.31 0.74 1.42 1.64 3.14 1.07 2.04 0.66 1.26 1.96 3.76 1.27 2.44 0.78 1.50

1980 15/ 1.97 3.77 1.28 2.45 0.79 1.51 1.74 3.34 1.13 2.17 0.70 1.34 2.07 3.97 1.35 2.58 0.83 1.59 1981 16/ 2.29 4.39 1.49 2.85 0.92 1.76 2.01 3.86 1.31 2.51 0.80 1.54 2.40 4.60 1.56 2.99 0.96 1.84 1982 17/ 2.34 4.49 1.40 2.69 0.94 1.80 2.14 4.09 1.28 2.45 0.86 1.64 2.40 4.60 1.44 2.76 0.96 1.84 1983 2.34 4.49 1.40 2.69 0.94 1.80 2.14 4.09 1.28 2.45 0.86 1.64 2.40 4.60 1.44 2.76 0.96 1.84 1984 18/ 2.18 4.18 1.31 2.51 0.87 1.67 2.02 3.87 1.21 2.32 0.81 1.55 2.24 4.29 1.34 2.57 0.90 1.72

1985 19/ 2.07 3.97 1.24 2.38 0.83 1.59 1.91 3.66 1.15 2.20 0.76 1.46 2.12 4.07 1.27 2.44 0.85 1.63 1986 20/ 1.79 3.44 1.07 2.06 0.79 1.51 1.64 3.14 0.98 1.88 0.72 1.38 1.84 3.54 1.10 2.12 0.81 1.56 1987 21/ 1.50 2.95 0.93 1.83 0.71 1.39 1.31 2.56 0.81 1.59 0.62 1.20 1.51 2.96 0.94 1.84 0.71 1.39 1988 22/ 1.34 2.64 0.87 1.72 0.67 1.32 1.19 2.34 0.77 1.52 0.60 1.17 1.34 2.64 0.87 1.72 0.67 1.32 1989 23/ 1.20 2.40 0.80 1.61 0.63 1.26 1.15 2.30 0.77 1.54 0.61 1.22 1.25 2.50 0.84 1.68 0.65 1.30

1990 24/ 1.20 2.39 0.75 1.50 0.65 1.31 1.08 2.15 0.73 1.46 0.61 1.22 1.25 2.49 0.75 1.50 0.67 1.33 1991 25/ 1.15 2.30 0.75 1.50 0.65 1.31 1.05 2.10 0.73 1.45 0.61 1.22 1.22 2.44 0.75 1.50 0.67 1.33 1992 26/ 1.15 2.30 0.70 1.40 0.65 1.30 1.10 2.20 0.70 1.40 0.65 1.30 1.20 2.40 0.75 1.50 0.65 1.30

1993 BUS 27/ 1.20 2.40 0.75 1.50 0.75 1.50 1.20 2.40 0.75 1.50 0.75 1.50 1.29 2.58 0.80 1.60 0.80 1.60 1993 RES 1.20 2.40 0.75 1.50 0.65 1.30 1.20 2.40 0.75 1.50 0.65 1.30 1.25 2.50 0.75 1.50 0.65 1.30 1994 BUS 28/ 1.38 2.77 0.87 1.73 0.87 1.73 1.38 2.77 0.87 1.73 0.87 1.73 1.49 2.98 0.92 1.85 0.92 1.85 1994 RES 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40 1.35 2.70 0.80 1.60 0.70 1.40 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40

1995 BUS 29/ 1.52 3.04 0.95 1.91 0.95 1.91 1.52 3.04 0.95 1.91 0.95 1.91 1.59 3.19 1.00 1.99 1.00 1.99 1995 RES 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40 1.35 2.70 0.80 1.60 0.70 1.40 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40 1996 BUS 30/ 1.67 3.35 1.05 2.10 1.05 2.10 1.67 3.35 1.05 2.10 1.05 2.10 1.75 3.51 1.10 2.19 1.10 2.19 1996 RES 1.50 3.00 0.95 1.90 0.80 1.60 1.45 2.90 0.85 1.70 0.75 1.50 1.50 3.00 0.95 1.90 0.80 1.60

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BETWEEN LOS ANGELES, CA AND

DETROIT, MI CHICAGO, IL PHILADELPHIA, PA

DAY EVENING NIGHT/WEEKEND DAY EVENING NIGHT/WEEKEND DAY EVENING NIGHT/WEEKEND

DEC 31 FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN

1950 1/ 3.55 6.55 2.75 5.00 3.35 6.10 2.70 4.95 3.70 6.70 3.00 5.50 1951 3.55 6.55 2.75 5.00 3.35 6.10 2.70 4.95 3.70 6.70 3.00 5.50 1952 2/ 3.55 6.55 2.75 5.00 3.30 6.05 2.65 4.90 3.70 6.70 3.00 5.50 1953 3/ 3.55 6.55 2.90 5.40 3.30 6.05 2.65 4.90 3.80 7.05 3.10 5.85 1954 3.55 6.55 2.90 5.40 3.30 6.05 2.65 4.90 3.80 7.05 3.10 5.85

1955 3.55 6.55 2.90 5.40 3.30 6.05 2.65 4.90 3.80 7.05 3.10 5.85 1956 3.55 6.55 2.90 5.40 3.30 6.05 2.65 4.90 3.80 7.05 3.10 5.85 1957 3.55 6.55 2.90 5.40 3.30 6.05 2.65 4.90 3.80 7.05 3.10 5.85 1958 3.55 6.55 2.90 5.40 3.30 6.05 2.65 4.90 3.80 7.05 3.10 5.85 1959 4/ 3.20 5.95 2.55 4.80 2.95 5.45 2.30 4.30 3.45 6.45 2.65 4.90

1960 3.20 5.95 2.55 4.80 2.95 5.45 2.30 4.30 3.45 6.45 2.65 4.90 1961 3.20 5.95 2.55 4.80 2.95 5.45 2.30 4.30 3.45 6.45 2.65 4.90 1962 3.20 5.95 2.55 4.80 2.95 5.45 2.30 4.30 3.45 6.45 2.65 4.90 1963 5/ 3.20 5.95 2.55 4.80 1.50 2.75 2.95 5.45 2.30 4.30 1.40 2.65 3.45 6.45 2.65 4.90 1.50 2.75 1964 3.20 5.95 2.55 4.80 1.50 2.75 2.95 5.45 2.30 4.30 1.40 2.65 3.45 6.45 2.65 4.90 1.50 2.75

1965 6/ 2.90 5.40 2.10 3.85 1.50 2.75 2.70 4.95 2.00 3.75 1.40 2.65 3.00 5.50 2.30 4.30 1.50 2.75 1966 2.90 5.40 2.10 3.85 1.50 2.75 2.70 4.95 2.00 3.75 1.40 2.65 3.00 5.50 2.30 4.30 1.50 2.75 1967 7/ 2.65 4.90 1.95 3.70 1.50 2.75 2.40 4.40 1.70 3.20 1.35 2.60 2.65 4.90 1.95 3.70 1.50 2.75 1968 8/ 2.60 4.85 1.95 3.70 1.50 2.75 2.35 4.35 1.70 3.20 1.35 2.60 2.60 4.85 1.95 3.70 1.50 2.75 1969 2.60 4.85 1.95 3.70 1.50 2.75 2.35 4.35 1.70 3.20 1.35 2.60 2.60 4.85 1.95 3.70 1.50 2.75

1970 9/ 2.25 4.50 1.35 2.60 1.15 2.15 2.65 6.15 1.25 2.50 1.05 2.05 2.25 4.50 1.35 2.60 1.15 2.15 1971 10/ 2.25 4.50 1.35 2.60 1.15 2.15 2.05 4.05 1.25 2.50 1.05 2.05 2.25 4.50 1.35 2.60 1.15 2.15 1972 2.25 4.50 1.35 2.60 1.15 2.15 2.05 4.05 1.25 2.50 1.05 2.05 2.25 4.50 1.35 2.60 1.15 2.15 1973 11/ 2.37 4.67 1.35 2.60 1.15 2.15 2.19 4.29 1.25 2.50 1.05 2.05 2.37 4.67 1.35 2.60 1.15 2.15 1974 2.37 4.67 1.35 2.60 1.15 2.15 2.19 4.29 1.25 2.50 1.05 2.05 2.37 4.67 1.35 2.60 1.15 2.15

1975 12/ 2.16 4.16 1.40 2.70 0.86 1.66 2.06 3.96 1.34 2.57 0.82 1.58 2.16 4.16 1.40 2.70 0.86 1.66 1976 13/ 2.06 3.96 1.34 2.57 0.82 1.58 1.96 3.76 1.27 2.44 0.78 1.50 2.06 3.96 1.34 2.57 0.82 1.58 1977 14/ 2.06 3.96 1.34 2.57 0.82 1.58 1.96 3.76 1.27 2.44 0.78 1.50 2.06 3.96 1.34 2.57 0.82 1.58 1978 2.06 3.96 1.34 2.57 0.82 1.58 1.96 3.76 1.27 2.44 0.78 1.50 2.06 3.96 1.34 2.57 0.82 1.58 1979 2.06 3.96 1.34 2.57 0.82 1.58 1.96 3.76 1.27 2.44 0.78 1.50 2.06 3.96 1.34 2.57 0.82 1.58

1980 15/ 2.17 4.17 1.41 2.71 0.87 1.67 2.07 3.97 1.35 2.58 0.83 1.59 2.17 4.17 1.41 2.71 0.87 1.67 1981 16/ 2.50 4.80 1.63 3.12 1.00 1.92 2.40 4.60 1.56 2.99 0.96 1.84 2.50 4.80 1.63 3.12 1.00 1.92 1982 17/ 2.70 5.15 1.62 3.09 1.08 2.06 2.40 4.60 1.44 2.76 0.96 1.84 2.70 5.15 1.62 3.09 1.08 2.06 1983 2.70 5.15 1.62 3.09 1.08 2.06 2.40 4.60 1.44 2.76 0.96 1.84 2.70 5.15 1.62 3.09 1.08 2.06 1984 18/ 2.53 4.83 1.52 2.90 1.01 1.93 2.24 4.29 1.34 2.57 0.90 1.72 2.53 4.83 1.52 2.90 1.01 1.93

1985 19/ 2.33 4.43 1.40 2.66 0.93 1.77 2.12 4.07 1.27 2.44 0.85 1.63 2.33 4.43 1.40 2.66 0.93 1.77 1986 20/ 1.99 3.79 1.19 2.27 0.88 1.67 1.84 3.54 1.10 2.12 0.81 1.56 1.99 3.79 1.19 2.27 0.88 1.67 1987 21/ 1.58 3.08 0.98 1.91 0.74 1.45 1.51 2.96 0.94 1.84 0.71 1.39 1.58 3.08 0.98 1.91 0.74 1.45 1988 22/ 1.40 2.75 0.91 1.79 0.70 1.38 1.34 2.64 0.87 1.72 0.67 1.32 1.40 2.75 0.91 1.79 0.70 1.38 1989 23/ 1.25 2.50 0.84 1.68 0.67 1.33 1.25 2.50 0.84 1.68 0.65 1.30 1.25 2.50 0.84 1.68 0.67 1.33

1990 24/ 1.25 2.49 0.75 1.50 0.68 1.36 1.25 2.49 0.75 1.50 0.67 1.33 1.25 2.49 0.75 1.50 0.68 1.36 1991 25/ 1.23 2.46 0.75 1.50 0.68 1.36 1.22 2.44 0.75 1.50 0.67 1.33 1.23 2.46 0.75 1.50 0.68 1.36 1992 26/ 1.25 2.50 0.75 1.50 0.65 1.30 1.20 2.40 0.75 1.50 0.65 1.30 1.25 2.50 0.75 1.50 0.65 1.30

1993 BUS 27/ 1.29 2.58 0.80 1.60 0.80 1.60 1.29 2.58 0.80 1.60 0.80 1.60 1.29 2.58 0.80 1.60 0.80 1.60 1993 RES 1.25 2.50 0.75 1.50 0.65 1.30 1.25 2.50 0.75 1.50 0.65 1.30 1.25 2.50 0.75 1.50 0.65 1.30 1994 BUS 28/ 1.49 2.98 0.92 1.85 0.92 1.85 1.49 2.98 0.92 1.85 0.92 1.85 1.49 2.98 0.92 1.85 0.92 1.85 1994 RES 1.40 2.80 0.85 1.70 0.75 1.50 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40 1.40 2.80 0.85 1.70 0.75 1.50

1995 BUS 29/ 1.59 3.19 1.00 1.99 1.00 1.99 1.59 3.19 1.00 1.99 1.00 1.99 1.59 3.19 1.00 1.99 1.00 1.99 1995 RES 1.40 2.80 0.85 1.70 0.75 1.50 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40 1.40 2.80 0.85 1.70 0.75 1.50 1996 BUS 30/ 1.75 3.51 1.10 2.19 1.10 2.19 1.75 3.51 1.10 2.19 1.10 2.19 1.75 3.51 1.10 2.19 1.10 2.19 1996 RES 1.55 3.10 0.95 1.90 0.80 1.60 1.50 3.00 0.95 1.90 0.80 1.60 1.55 3.10 0.95 1.90 0.80 1.60

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BETWEEN LOS ANGELES, CA AND

DALLAS, TX HOUSTON, TX BOSTON, MA

DAY EVENING NIGHT/WEEKEND DAY EVENING NIGHT/WEEKEND DAY EVENING NIGHT/WEEKEND

DEC 31 FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN

1950 1/ 2.95 5.45 2.35 4.35 3.05 5.55 2.45 4.45 3.70 6.70 3.00 5.50 1951 2.95 5.45 2.35 4.35 3.05 5.55 2.45 4.45 3.70 6.70 3.00 5.50 1952 2/ 2.80 5.05 2.20 3.95 3.05 5.55 2.45 4.45 3.70 6.70 3.00 5.50 1953 3/ 2.90 5.40 2.30 4.30 3.15 5.90 2.55 4.80 3.80 7.05 3.10 5.85 1954 2.90 5.40 2.30 4.30 3.15 5.90 2.55 4.80 3.80 7.05 3.10 5.85

1955 2.90 5.40 2.30 4.30 3.15 5.90 2.55 4.80 3.80 7.05 3.10 5.85 1956 2.90 5.40 2.30 4.30 3.15 5.90 2.55 4.80 3.80 7.05 3.10 5.85 1957 2.90 5.40 2.30 4.30 3.15 5.90 2.55 4.80 3.80 7.05 3.10 5.85 1958 2.90 5.40 2.30 4.30 3.15 5.90 2.55 4.80 3.80 7.05 3.10 5.85 1959 4/ 2.60 4.85 2.00 3.75 2.70 4.95 2.10 3.85 3.45 6.45 2.65 4.90

1960 2.60 4.85 2.00 3.75 2.70 4.95 2.10 3.85 3.45 6.45 2.65 4.90 1961 2.60 4.85 2.00 3.75 2.70 4.95 2.10 3.85 3.45 6.45 2.65 4.90 1962 2.60 4.85 2.00 3.75 2.70 4.95 2.10 3.85 3.45 6.45 2.65 4.90 1963 5/ 2.60 4.85 2.00 3.75 1.20 2.20 2.70 4.95 2.10 3.85 1.40 2.65 3.45 6.45 2.65 4.90 1.50 2.75 1964 2.60 4.85 2.00 3.75 1.20 2.20 2.70 4.95 2.10 3.85 1.40 2.65 3.45 6.45 2.65 4.90 1.50 2.75

1965 6/ 2.40 4.40 1.75 3.25 1.20 2.20 2.60 4.85 1.80 3.30 1.40 2.65 3.00 5.50 2.30 4.30 1.50 2.75 1966 2.40 4.40 1.75 3.25 1.20 2.20 2.60 4.85 1.80 3.30 1.40 2.65 3.00 5.50 2.30 4.30 1.50 2.75 1967 7/ 2.30 4.30 1.50 2.75 1.15 2.15 2.40 4.40 1.70 3.20 1.35 2.60 2.65 4.90 1.95 3.70 1.50 2.75 1968 8/ 2.20 4.20 1.50 2.75 1.15 2.15 2.35 4.35 1.70 3.20 1.35 2.60 2.60 4.85 1.95 3.70 1.50 2.75 1969 2.20 4.20 1.50 2.75 1.15 2.15 2.35 4.35 1.70 3.20 1.35 2.60 2.60 4.85 1.95 3.70 1.50 2.75

1970 9/ 1.85 3.60 1.10 2.10 1.05 2.05 2.05 4.05 1.25 2.50 1.05 2.05 2.25 4.50 1.35 2.60 1.15 2.15 1971 10/ 1.85 3.60 1.10 2.10 1.05 2.05 2.05 4.05 1.25 2.50 1.05 2.05 2.25 4.50 1.35 2.60 1.15 2.15 1972 1.85 3.60 1.10 2.10 1.05 2.05 2.05 4.05 1.25 2.50 1.05 2.05 2.25 4.50 1.35 2.60 1.15 2.15 1973 11/ 2.03 3.98 1.10 2.10 1.05 2.05 2.19 4.29 1.25 2.50 1.05 2.05 2.37 4.67 1.35 2.60 1.15 2.15 1974 2.03 3.98 1.10 2.10 1.05 2.05 2.19 4.29 1.25 2.50 1.05 2.05 2.37 4.67 1.35 2.60 1.15 2.15

1975 12/ 1.96 3.76 1.27 2.44 0.78 1.50 2.06 3.96 1.34 2.57 0.82 1.58 2.16 4.16 1.40 2.70 0.86 1.66 1976 13/ 1.96 3.76 1.27 2.44 0.78 1.50 1.96 3.76 1.27 2.44 0.78 1.50 2.06 3.96 1.34 2.57 0.82 1.58 1977 14/ 1.96 3.76 1.27 2.44 0.78 1.50 1.96 3.76 1.27 2.44 0.78 1.50 2.06 3.96 1.34 2.57 0.82 1.58 1978 1.96 3.76 1.27 2.44 0.78 1.50 1.96 3.76 1.27 2.44 0.78 1.50 2.06 3.96 1.34 2.57 0.82 1.58 1979 1.96 3.76 1.27 2.44 0.78 1.50 1.96 3.76 1.27 2.44 0.78 1.50 2.06 3.96 1.34 2.57 0.82 1.58

1980 15/ 2.07 3.97 1.35 2.58 0.83 1.59 2.07 3.97 1.35 2.58 0.83 1.59 2.17 4.17 1.41 2.71 0.87 1.67 1981 16/ 2.40 4.60 1.56 2.99 0.96 1.84 2.40 4.60 1.56 2.99 0.96 1.84 2.50 4.80 1.63 3.12 1.00 1.92 1982 17/ 2.40 4.60 1.44 2.76 0.96 1.84 2.40 4.60 1.44 2.76 0.96 1.84 2.70 5.15 1.62 3.09 1.08 2.06 1983 2.40 4.60 1.44 2.76 0.96 1.84 2.40 4.60 1.44 2.76 0.96 1.84 2.70 5.15 1.62 3.09 1.08 2.06 1984 18/ 2.24 4.29 1.34 2.57 0.90 1.72 2.24 4.29 1.34 2.57 0.90 1.72 2.53 4.83 1.52 2.90 1.01 1.93

1985 19/ 2.12 4.07 1.27 2.44 0.85 1.63 2.12 4.07 1.27 2.44 0.85 1.63 2.33 4.43 1.40 2.66 0.93 1.77 1986 20/ 1.84 3.54 1.10 2.12 0.81 1.56 1.84 3.54 1.10 2.12 0.81 1.56 1.99 3.79 1.19 2.27 0.88 1.67 1987 21/ 1.51 2.96 0.94 1.84 0.71 1.39 1.51 2.96 0.94 1.84 0.71 1.39 1.58 3.08 0.98 1.91 0.74 1.45 1988 22/ 1.34 2.64 0.87 1.72 0.67 1.32 1.34 2.64 0.87 1.72 0.67 1.32 1.40 2.75 0.91 1.79 0.70 1.38 1989 23/ 1.25 2.50 0.84 1.68 0.65 1.30 1.25 2.50 0.84 1.68 0.65 1.30 1.25 2.50 0.84 1.68 0.67 1.33

1990 24/ 1.25 2.49 0.75 1.50 0.67 1.33 1.25 2.49 0.75 1.50 0.67 1.33 1.25 2.49 0.75 1.50 0.68 1.36 1991 25/ 1.22 2.44 0.75 1.50 0.67 1.33 1.22 2.44 0.75 1.50 0.67 1.33 1.23 2.46 0.75 1.50 0.68 1.36 1992 26/ 1.20 2.40 0.75 1.50 0.65 1.30 1.20 2.40 0.75 1.50 0.65 1.30 1.25 2.50 0.75 1.50 0.65 1.30

1993 BUS 27/ 1.29 2.58 0.80 1.60 0.80 1.60 1.29 2.58 0.80 1.60 0.80 1.60 1.29 2.58 0.80 1.60 0.80 1.60 1993 RES 1.25 2.50 0.75 1.50 0.65 1.30 1.25 2.50 0.75 1.50 0.65 1.30 1.25 2.50 0.75 1.50 0.65 1.30 1994 BUS 28/ 1.49 2.98 0.92 1.85 0.92 1.85 1.49 2.98 0.92 1.85 0.92 1.85 1.49 2.98 0.92 1.85 0.92 1.85 1994 RES 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40 1.40 2.80 0.85 1.70 0.75 1.50

1995 BUS 29/ 1.59 3.19 1.00 1.99 1.00 1.99 1.59 3.19 1.00 1.99 1.00 1.99 1.59 3.19 1.00 1.99 1.00 1.99 1995 RES 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40 1.40 2.80 0.85 1.70 0.75 1.50 1996 BUS 30/ 1.75 3.51 1.10 2.19 1.10 2.19 1.75 3.51 1.10 2.19 1.10 2.19 1.75 3.51 1.10 2.19 1.10 2.19 1996 RES 1.50 3.00 0.95 1.90 0.80 1.60 1.50 3.00 0.95 1.90 0.80 1.60 1.55 3.10 0.95 1.90 0.80 1.60

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BETWEEN CHICAGO, IL AND

DETROIT, MI SAN FRANCISCO, CA PHILADELPHIA, PA

DAY EVENING NIGHT/WEEKEND DAY EVENING NIGHT/WEEKEND DAY EVENING NIGHT/WEEKEND

DEC 31 FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN

1950 1/ 1.25 2.25 0.85 1.60 3.40 6.15 2.70 4.95 2.15 3.90 1.55 2.80 1951 1.25 2.25 0.85 1.60 3.40 6.15 2.70 4.95 2.15 3.90 1.55 2.80 1952 2/ 1.25 2.25 0.85 1.60 3.30 6.05 2.65 4.90 2.10 3.85 1.50 2.75 1953 3/ 1.35 2.60 1.05 2.05 3.30 6.05 2.65 4.90 2.20 4.20 1.70 3.20 1954 1.35 2.60 1.05 2.05 3.30 6.05 2.65 4.90 2.20 4.20 1.70 3.20

1955 1.35 2.60 1.05 2.05 3.30 6.05 2.65 4.90 2.20 4.20 1.70 3.20 1956 1.35 2.60 1.05 2.05 3.30 6.05 2.65 4.90 2.20 4.20 1.70 3.20 1957 1.35 2.60 1.05 2.05 3.30 6.05 2.65 4.90 2.20 4.20 1.70 3.20 1958 1.35 2.60 1.05 2.05 3.30 6.05 2.65 4.90 2.20 4.20 1.70 3.20 1959 4/ 1.35 2.60 1.05 2.05 2.95 5.45 2.30 4.30 2.10 3.85 1.70 3.20

1960 1.35 2.60 1.05 2.05 2.95 5.45 2.30 4.30 2.10 3.85 1.70 3.20 1961 1.35 2.60 1.05 2.05 2.95 5.45 2.30 4.30 2.10 3.85 1.70 3.20 1962 1.35 2.60 1.05 2.05 2.95 5.45 2.30 4.30 2.10 3.85 1.70 3.20 1963 5/ 1.35 2.60 1.05 2.05 0.90 1.65 2.95 5.45 2.30 4.30 1.40 2.65 2.10 3.85 1.70 3.20 1.10 2.10 1964 1.35 2.60 1.05 2.05 0.90 1.65 2.95 5.45 2.30 4.30 1.40 2.65 2.10 3.85 1.70 3.20 1.10 2.10

1965 6/ 1.35 2.60 1.05 2.05 0.95 1.70 2.70 4.95 2.00 3.75 1.40 2.65 2.05 3.80 1.45 2.70 1.05 2.05 1966 1.35 2.60 1.05 2.05 0.95 1.70 2.70 4.95 2.00 3.75 1.40 2.65 2.05 3.80 1.45 2.70 1.05 2.05 1967 7/ 1.35 2.60 1.05 2.05 0.95 1.70 2.40 4.40 1.70 3.20 1.35 2.60 2.00 3.75 1.35 2.60 1.05 2.05 1968 8/ 1.35 2.60 1.05 2.05 0.95 1.70 2.35 4.35 1.70 3.20 1.35 2.60 1.80 3.30 1.35 2.60 1.05 2.05 1969 1.35 2.60 1.05 2.05 0.95 1.70 2.35 4.35 1.70 3.20 1.35 2.60 1.80 3.30 1.35 2.60 1.05 2.05

1970 9/ 1.10 2.10 0.85 1.60 0.80 1.55 2.05 4.05 1.25 2.50 1.05 2.05 1.55 3.05 1.00 2.00 0.80 1.55 1971 10/ 1.24 2.34 0.85 1.60 0.80 1.55 2.05 4.05 1.25 2.50 1.05 2.05 1.60 3.10 1.00 2.00 0.80 1.55 1972 1.24 2.34 0.85 1.60 0.80 1.55 2.05 4.05 1.25 2.50 1.05 2.05 1.60 3.10 1.00 2.00 0.80 1.55 1973 11/ 1.28 2.48 0.85 1.60 0.76 1.46 2.19 4.29 1.25 2.50 1.05 2.05 1.69 3.29 1.00 2.00 0.80 1.55 1974 1.28 2.48 0.85 1.60 0.76 1.46 2.19 4.29 1.25 2.50 1.05 2.05 1.69 3.29 1.00 2.00 0.80 1.55

1975 12/ 1.65 3.15 1.07 2.05 0.66 1.26 2.06 3.96 1.34 2.57 0.82 1.58 1.85 3.55 1.20 2.31 0.74 1.42 1976 13/ 1.70 3.25 1.11 2.11 0.68 1.30 1.96 3.76 1.27 2.44 0.78 1.50 1.86 3.56 1.21 2.31 0.74 1.42 1977 14/ 1.74 3.34 1.13 2.17 0.70 1.34 1.96 3.76 1.27 2.44 0.78 1.50 1.86 3.56 1.21 2.31 0.74 1.42 1978 1.74 3.34 1.13 2.17 0.70 1.34 1.96 3.76 1.27 2.44 0.78 1.50 1.86 3.56 1.21 2.31 0.74 1.42 1979 1.74 3.34 1.13 2.17 0.70 1.34 1.96 3.76 1.27 2.44 0.78 1.50 1.86 3.56 1.21 2.31 0.74 1.42

1980 15/ 1.84 3.54 1.20 2.30 0.74 1.42 2.07 3.97 1.35 2.58 0.83 1.59 1.97 3.77 1.28 2.45 0.79 1.51 1981 16/ 2.12 4.07 1.38 2.65 0.85 1.63 2.40 4.60 1.56 2.99 0.96 1.84 2.29 4.39 1.49 2.85 0.92 1.76 1982 17/ 2.14 4.09 1.28 2.45 0.86 1.64 2.40 4.60 1.44 2.76 0.96 1.84 2.34 4.49 1.40 2.69 0.94 1.80 1983 2.14 4.09 1.28 2.45 0.86 1.64 2.40 4.60 1.44 2.76 0.96 1.84 2.34 4.49 1.40 2.69 0.94 1.80 1984 18/ 2.02 3.87 1.21 2.32 0.81 1.55 2.24 4.29 1.34 2.57 0.90 1.72 2.18 4.18 1.31 2.51 0.87 1.67

1985 19/ 1.91 3.66 1.15 2.20 0.76 1.46 2.12 4.07 1.27 2.44 0.85 1.63 2.07 3.97 1.24 2.38 0.83 1.59 1986 20/ 1.64 3.14 0.98 1.88 0.72 1.38 1.84 3.54 1.10 2.12 0.81 1.56 1.79 3.44 1.07 2.06 0.79 1.51 1987 21/ 1.31 2.56 0.81 1.59 0.62 1.20 1.51 2.96 0.94 1.84 0.71 1.39 1.50 2.95 0.93 1.83 0.71 1.39 1988 22/ 1.19 2.34 0.77 1.52 0.60 1.17 1.34 2.64 0.87 1.72 0.67 1.32 1.34 2.64 0.87 1.72 0.67 1.32 1989 23/ 1.15 2.30 0.77 1.54 0.61 1.22 1.25 2.50 0.84 1.68 0.65 1.30 1.20 2.40 0.80 1.61 0.63 1.26

1990 24/ 1.08 2.15 0.73 1.46 0.61 1.22 1.25 2.49 0.75 1.50 0.67 1.33 1.20 2.39 0.75 1.50 0.65 1.31 1991 25/ 1.05 2.10 0.73 1.45 0.61 1.22 1.22 2.44 0.75 1.50 0.67 1.33 1.15 2.30 0.75 1.50 0.65 1.31 1992 26/ 1.10 2.20 0.70 1.40 0.65 1.30 1.20 2.40 0.75 1.50 0.65 1.30 1.15 2.30 0.70 1.40 0.65 1.30

1993 BUS 27/ 1.20 2.40 0.75 1.50 0.75 1.50 1.29 2.58 0.80 1.60 0.80 1.60 1.20 2.40 0.75 1.50 0.75 1.50 1993 RES 1.20 2.40 0.75 1.50 0.65 1.30 1.25 2.50 0.75 1.50 0.65 1.30 1.20 2.40 0.75 1.50 0.65 1.30 1994 BUS 28/ 1.38 2.77 0.87 1.73 0.87 1.73 1.49 2.98 0.92 1.85 0.92 1.85 1.38 2.77 0.87 1.73 0.87 1.73 1994 RES 1.35 2.70 0.80 1.60 0.70 1.40 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40

1995 BUS 29/ 1.52 3.04 0.95 1.91 0.95 1.91 1.59 3.19 1.00 1.99 1.00 1.99 1.52 3.04 0.95 1.91 0.95 1.91 1995 RES 1.35 2.70 0.80 1.60 0.70 1.40 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40 1996 BUS 30/ 1.67 3.35 1.05 2.10 1.05 2.10 1.75 3.51 1.10 2.19 1.10 2.19 1.67 3.35 1.05 2.10 1.05 2.10 1996 RES 1.45 2.90 0.85 1.70 0.75 1.50 1.50 3.00 0.95 1.90 0.80 1.60 1.50 3.00 0.95 1.90 0.80 1.60

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BETWEEN CHICAGO, IL AND

DALLAS, TX HOUSTON, TX BOSTON, MA

DAY EVENING NIGHT/WEEKEND DAY EVENING NIGHT/WEEKEND DAY EVENING NIGHT/WEEKEND

DEC 31 FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN

1950 1/ 2.40 4.40 1.80 3.30 2.50 4.50 1.90 3.40 2.45 4.45 1.85 3.35 1951 2.40 4.40 1.80 3.30 2.50 4.50 1.90 3.40 2.45 4.45 1.85 3.35 1952 2/ 2.20 3.95 1.60 2.85 2.40 4.40 1.80 3.30 2.40 4.40 1.80 3.30 1953 3/ 2.30 4.30 1.80 3.30 2.50 4.75 2.00 3.75 2.50 4.75 2.00 3.75 1954 2.30 4.30 1.80 3.30 2.50 4.75 2.00 3.75 2.50 4.75 2.00 3.75

1955 2.30 4.30 1.80 3.30 2.50 4.75 2.00 3.75 2.50 4.75 2.00 3.75 1956 2.30 4.30 1.80 3.30 2.50 4.75 2.00 3.75 2.50 4.75 2.00 3.75 1957 2.30 4.30 1.80 3.30 2.50 4.75 2.00 3.75 2.50 4.75 2.00 3.75 1958 2.30 4.30 1.80 3.30 2.50 4.75 2.00 3.75 2.50 4.75 2.00 3.75 1959 4/ 2.25 4.25 1.75 3.25 2.30 4.30 1.80 3.30 2.30 4.30 1.80 3.30

1960 2.25 4.25 1.75 3.25 2.30 4.30 1.80 3.30 2.30 4.30 1.80 3.30 1961 2.25 4.25 1.75 3.25 2.30 4.30 1.80 3.30 2.30 4.30 1.80 3.30 1962 2.25 4.25 1.75 3.25 2.30 4.30 1.80 3.30 2.30 4.30 1.80 3.30 1963 5/ 2.25 4.25 1.75 3.25 1.10 2.10 2.30 4.30 1.80 3.30 1.15 2.15 2.30 4.30 1.80 3.30 1.15 2.15 1964 2.25 4.25 1.75 3.25 1.10 2.10 2.30 4.30 1.80 3.30 1.15 2.15 2.30 4.30 1.80 3.30 1.15 2.15

1965 6/ 2.10 3.85 1.50 2.75 1.10 2.10 2.25 4.25 1.65 3.15 1.15 2.15 2.25 4.25 1.65 3.15 1.15 2.15 1966 2.10 3.90 1.50 2.75 1.10 2.10 2.25 4.25 1.65 3.15 1.15 2.15 2.25 4.25 1.65 3.15 1.15 2.15 1967 7/ 2.10 3.85 1.40 2.65 1.10 2.10 2.10 3.85 1.40 2.65 1.10 2.10 2.10 3.85 1.40 2.65 1.10 2.10 1968 8/ 2.00 3.75 1.40 2.65 1.10 2.10 2.00 3.75 1.40 2.65 1.10 2.10 2.00 3.75 1.40 2.65 1.10 2.10 1969 2.00 3.75 1.40 2.65 1.10 2.10 2.00 3.75 1.40 2.65 1.10 2.10 2.00 3.75 1.40 2.65 1.10 2.10

1970 9/ 1.75 3.50 1.05 2.05 0.80 1.55 1.75 3.50 1.05 2.05 0.80 1.55 1.75 3.50 1.05 2.05 0.80 1.55 1971 10/ 1.75 3.50 1.05 2.05 0.80 1.55 1.75 3.50 1.05 2.05 0.80 1.55 1.75 3.50 1.05 2.05 0.80 1.55 1972 1.75 3.50 1.05 2.05 0.80 1.55 1.75 3.50 1.05 2.05 0.80 1.55 1.75 3.50 1.05 2.05 0.80 1.55 1973 11/ 1.85 3.60 1.05 2.05 0.80 1.55 1.85 3.60 1.05 2.05 0.80 1.55 1.85 3.60 1.05 2.05 0.80 1.55 1974 1.85 3.60 1.05 2.05 0.80 1.55 1.85 3.60 1.05 2.05 0.80 1.55 1.85 3.60 1.05 2.05 0.80 1.55

1975 12/ 1.90 3.65 1.24 2.37 0.76 1.46 1.90 3.65 1.24 2.37 0.76 1.46 1.90 3.65 1.24 2.37 0.76 1.46 1976 13/ 1.86 3.56 1.21 2.31 0.74 1.42 1.86 3.56 1.21 2.31 0.74 1.42 1.86 3.56 1.21 2.31 0.74 1.42 1977 14/ 1.86 3.56 1.21 2.31 0.74 1.42 1.86 3.56 1.21 2.31 0.74 1.42 1.86 3.56 1.21 2.31 0.74 1.42 1978 1.86 3.56 1.21 2.31 0.74 1.42 1.86 3.56 1.21 2.31 0.74 1.42 1.86 3.56 1.21 2.31 0.74 1.42 1979 1.86 3.56 1.21 2.31 0.74 1.42 1.86 3.56 1.21 2.31 0.74 1.42 1.86 3.56 1.21 2.31 0.74 1.42

1980 15/ 1.97 3.77 1.28 2.45 0.79 1.51 1.97 3.77 1.28 2.45 0.79 1.51 1.97 3.77 1.28 2.45 0.79 1.51 1981 16/ 2.29 4.39 1.49 2.85 0.92 1.76 2.29 4.39 1.49 2.85 0.92 1.76 2.29 4.39 1.49 2.85 0.92 1.76 1982 17/ 2.34 4.49 1.40 2.69 0.94 1.80 2.34 4.49 1.40 2.69 0.94 1.80 2.34 4.49 1.40 2.69 0.94 1.80 1983 2.34 4.49 1.40 2.69 0.94 1.80 2.34 4.49 1.40 2.69 0.94 1.80 2.34 4.49 1.40 2.69 0.94 1.80 1984 18/ 2.18 4.18 1.31 2.51 0.87 1.67 2.18 4.18 1.31 2.51 0.87 1.67 2.18 4.18 1.31 2.51 0.87 1.67

1985 19/ 2.07 3.97 1.24 2.38 0.83 1.59 2.07 3.97 1.24 2.38 0.83 1.59 2.07 3.97 1.24 2.38 0.83 1.59 1986 20/ 1.79 3.44 1.07 2.06 0.79 1.51 1.79 3.44 1.07 2.06 0.79 1.51 1.79 3.44 1.07 2.06 0.79 1.51 1987 21/ 1.50 2.95 0.93 1.83 0.71 1.39 1.50 2.95 0.93 1.83 0.71 1.39 1.50 2.95 0.93 1.83 0.71 1.39 1988 22/ 1.34 2.64 0.87 1.72 0.67 1.32 1.34 2.64 0.87 1.72 0.67 1.32 1.34 2.64 0.87 1.72 0.67 1.32 1989 23/ 1.20 2.40 0.80 1.61 0.63 1.26 1.20 2.40 0.80 1.61 0.63 1.26 1.20 2.40 0.80 1.61 0.63 1.26

1990 24/ 1.20 2.39 0.75 1.50 0.65 1.31 1.20 2.39 0.75 1.50 0.65 1.31 1.20 2.39 0.75 1.50 0.65 1.31 1991 25/ 1.15 2.30 0.75 1.50 0.65 1.31 1.15 2.30 0.75 1.50 0.65 1.31 1.15 2.30 0.75 1.50 0.65 1.31 1992 26/ 1.15 2.30 0.70 1.40 0.65 1.30 1.15 2.30 0.70 1.40 0.65 1.30 1.15 2.30 0.70 1.40 0.65 1.30

1993 BUS 27/ 1.20 2.40 0.75 1.50 0.75 1.50 1.20 2.40 0.75 1.50 0.75 1.50 1.20 2.40 0.75 1.50 0.75 1.50 1993 RES 1.20 2.40 0.75 1.50 0.65 1.30 1.20 2.40 0.75 1.50 0.65 1.30 1.20 2.40 0.75 1.50 0.65 1.30 1994 BUS 28/ 1.38 2.77 0.87 1.73 0.87 1.73 1.38 2.77 0.87 1.73 0.87 1.73 1.38 2.77 0.87 1.73 0.87 1.73 1994 RES 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40

1995 BUS 29/ 1.52 3.04 0.95 1.91 0.95 1.91 1.52 3.04 0.95 1.91 0.95 1.91 1.52 3.04 0.95 1.91 0.95 1.91 1995 RES 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40 1996 BUS 30/ 1.67 3.35 1.05 2.10 1.05 2.10 1.67 3.35 1.05 2.10 1.05 2.10 1.67 3.35 1.05 2.10 1.05 2.10 1996 RES 1.50 3.00 0.95 1.90 0.80 1.60 1.50 3.00 0.95 1.90 0.80 1.60 1.50 3.00 0.95 1.90 0.80 1.60

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BETWEEN PHILADELPHIA, PA AND

DETROIT, MI SAN FRANCISCO, CA DALLAS AND HOUSTON, TX

DAY EVENING NIGHT/WEEKEND DAY EVENING NIGHT/WEEKEND DAY EVENING NIGHT/WEEKEND

DEC 31 FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN

1950 1/ 1.80 3.30 1.20 2.20 3.70 6.70 3.00 5.50 3.00 5.50 2.40 4.40 1951 1.80 3.30 1.20 2.20 3.70 6.70 3.00 5.50 3.00 5.50 2.40 4.40 1952 2/ 1.80 3.30 1.20 2.20 3.70 6.70 3.00 5.50 2.80 5.05 2.20 3.95 1953 3/ 1.80 3.30 1.40 2.65 3.80 7.05 3.10 5.85 2.90 5.40 2.30 4.30 1954 1.80 3.30 1.40 2.65 3.80 7.05 3.10 5.85 2.90 5.40 2.30 4.30

1955 1.80 3.30 1.40 2.65 3.80 7.05 3.10 5.85 2.90 5.40 2.30 4.30 1956 1.80 3.30 1.40 2.65 3.80 7.05 3.10 5.85 2.90 5.40 2.30 4.30 1957 1.80 3.30 1.40 2.65 3.80 7.05 3.10 5.85 2.90 5.40 2.30 4.30 1958 1.80 3.30 1.40 2.65 3.80 7.05 3.10 5.85 2.90 5.40 2.30 4.30 1959 4/ 1.80 3.30 1.40 2.65 3.45 6.45 2.65 4.90 2.60 4.85 2.00 3.75

1960 1.80 3.30 1.40 2.65 3.45 6.45 2.65 4.90 2.60 4.85 2.00 3.75 1961 1.80 3.30 1.40 2.65 3.45 6.45 2.65 4.90 2.60 4.85 2.00 3.75 1962 1.80 3.30 1.40 2.65 3.45 6.45 2.65 4.90 2.60 4.85 2.00 3.75 1963 5/ 1.80 3.30 1.40 2.65 1.05 2.05 3.45 6.45 2.65 4.90 1.50 2.75 2.60 4.85 2.00 3.75 1.20 2.20 1964 1.80 3.30 1.40 2.65 1.05 2.05 3.45 6.45 2.65 4.90 1.50 2.75 2.60 4.85 2.00 3.75 1.20 2.20

1965 6/ 1.80 3.30 1.35 2.60 1.05 2.05 3.00 5.50 2.30 4.30 1.50 2.75 2.40 4.40 1.75 3.25 1.20 2.20 1966 1.80 3.30 1.35 2.60 1.05 2.05 3.00 5.50 2.30 4.30 1.50 2.75 2.40 4.40 1.75 3.25 1.20 2.20 1967 7/ 1.80 3.30 1.35 2.60 1.05 2.05 2.65 4.90 1.95 3.70 1.50 2.75 2.30 4.30 1.50 2.75 1.15 2.15 1968 8/ 1.80 3.30 1.35 2.60 1.05 2.05 2.60 4.85 1.95 3.70 1.50 2.75 2.20 4.20 1.50 2.75 1.15 2.15 1969 1.80 3.30 1.35 2.60 1.05 2.05 2.60 4.85 1.95 3.70 1.50 2.75 2.20 4.20 1.50 2.75 1.15 2.15

1970 9/ 1.55 3.05 1.00 2.00 0.80 1.55 2.25 4.50 1.35 2.60 1.15 2.15 1.85 3.60 1.10 2.10 1.05 2.05 1971 10/ 1.60 3.10 1.00 2.00 0.80 1.55 2.25 4.50 1.35 2.60 1.15 2.15 1.85 3.60 1.10 2.10 1.05 2.05 1972 1.60 3.10 1.00 2.00 0.80 1.55 2.25 4.50 1.35 2.60 1.15 2.15 1.85 3.60 1.10 2.10 1.05 2.05 1973 11/ 1.69 3.29 1.00 2.00 0.80 1.55 2.37 4.67 1.35 2.60 1.15 2.15 2.03 3.98 1.10 2.10 1.05 2.05 1974 1.69 3.29 1.00 2.00 0.80 1.55 2.37 4.67 1.35 2.60 1.15 2.15 2.03 3.98 1.10 2.10 1.05 2.05

1975 12/ 1.85 3.55 1.20 2.31 0.74 1.42 2.16 4.16 1.40 2.70 0.86 1.66 1.96 3.76 1.27 2.44 0.78 1.50 1976 13/ 1.86 3.56 1.21 2.31 0.74 1.42 2.06 3.96 1.34 2.57 0.82 1.58 1.96 3.76 1.27 2.44 0.78 1.50 1977 14/ 1.86 3.56 1.21 2.31 0.74 1.42 2.06 3.96 1.34 2.57 0.82 1.58 1.96 3.76 1.27 2.44 0.78 1.50 1978 1.86 3.56 1.21 2.31 0.74 1.42 2.06 3.96 1.34 2.57 0.82 1.58 1.96 3.76 1.27 2.44 0.78 1.50 1979 1.86 3.56 1.21 2.31 0.74 1.42 2.06 3.96 1.34 2.57 0.82 1.58 1.96 3.76 1.27 2.44 0.78 1.50

1980 15/ 1.97 3.77 1.28 2.45 0.79 1.51 2.17 4.17 1.41 2.71 0.87 1.67 2.07 3.97 1.35 2.58 0.83 1.59 1981 16/ 2.29 4.39 1.49 2.85 0.92 1.76 2.50 4.80 1.63 3.12 1.00 1.92 2.40 4.60 1.56 2.99 0.96 1.84 1982 17/ 2.34 4.49 1.40 2.69 0.94 1.80 2.70 5.15 1.62 3.09 1.08 2.06 2.40 4.60 1.44 2.76 0.96 1.84 1983 2.34 4.49 1.40 2.69 0.94 1.80 2.70 5.15 1.62 3.09 1.08 2.06 2.40 4.60 1.44 2.76 0.96 1.84 1984 18/ 2.18 4.18 1.31 2.51 0.87 1.67 2.53 4.83 1.52 2.90 1.01 1.93 2.24 4.29 1.34 2.57 0.90 1.72

1985 19/ 2.07 3.97 1.24 2.38 0.83 1.59 2.33 4.43 1.40 2.66 0.93 1.77 2.12 4.07 1.27 2.44 0.85 1.63 1986 20/ 1.79 3.44 1.07 2.06 0.79 1.51 1.99 3.79 1.19 2.27 0.88 1.67 1.84 3.54 1.10 2.12 0.81 1.56 1987 21/ 1.50 2.95 0.93 1.83 0.71 1.39 1.58 3.08 0.98 1.91 0.74 1.45 1.51 2.96 0.94 1.84 0.71 1.39 1988 22/ 1.34 2.64 0.87 1.72 0.67 1.32 1.40 2.75 0.91 1.79 0.70 1.38 1.34 2.64 0.87 1.72 0.67 1.32 1989 23/ 1.20 2.40 0.80 1.61 0.63 1.26 1.25 2.50 0.84 1.68 0.67 1.33 1.25 2.50 0.84 1.68 0.65 1.30

1990 24/ 1.20 2.39 0.75 1.50 0.65 1.31 1.25 2.49 0.75 1.50 0.68 1.36 1.25 2.49 0.75 1.50 0.67 1.33 1991 25/ 1.15 2.30 0.75 1.50 0.65 1.31 1.23 2.46 0.75 1.50 0.68 1.36 1.22 2.44 0.75 1.50 0.67 1.33 1992 26/ 1.15 2.30 0.70 1.40 0.65 1.30 1.25 2.50 0.75 1.50 0.65 1.30 1.20 2.40 0.75 1.50 0.65 1.30

1993 BUS 27/ 1.20 2.40 0.75 1.50 0.75 1.50 1.29 2.58 0.80 1.60 0.80 1.60 1.29 2.58 0.80 1.60 0.80 1.60 1993 RES 1.20 2.40 0.75 1.50 0.65 1.30 1.25 2.50 0.75 1.50 0.65 1.30 1.25 2.50 0.75 1.50 0.65 1.30 1994 BUS 28/ 1.38 2.77 0.87 1.73 0.87 1.73 1.49 2.98 0.92 1.85 0.92 1.85 1.49 2.98 0.92 1.85 0.92 1.85 1994 RES 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40 1.40 2.80 0.85 1.70 0.75 1.50 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40

1995 BUS 29/ 1.52 3.04 0.95 1.91 0.95 1.91 1.59 3.19 1.00 1.99 1.00 1.99 1.59 3.19 1.00 1.99 1.00 1.99 1995 RES 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40 1.40 2.80 0.85 1.70 0.75 1.50 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40 1996 BUS 30/ 1.67 3.35 1.05 2.10 1.05 2.10 1.75 3.51 1.10 2.19 1.10 2.19 1.75 3.51 1.10 2.19 1.10 2.19 1996 RES 1.50 3.00 0.95 1.90 0.80 1.60 1.55 3.10 0.95 1.90 0.80 1.60 1.50 3.00 0.95 1.90 0.80 1.60

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BETWEEN DETROIT, MI AND

SAN FRANCISCO, CA DALLAS, TX HOUSTON, TX

DAY EVENING NIGHT/WEEKEND DAY EVENING NIGHT/WEEKEND DAY EVENING NIGHT/WEEKEND

DEC 31 FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN

1950 1/ 3.60 6.60 2.80 5.05 2.65 4.90 2.05 3.80 2.75 5.00 2.15 3.90 1951 3.60 6.60 2.80 5.05 2.65 4.90 2.05 3.80 2.75 5.00 2.15 3.90 1952 2/ 3.55 6.55 2.75 5.00 2.50 4.50 1.90 3.40 2.70 4.95 2.10 3.85 1953 3/ 3.55 6.55 2.90 5.40 2.60 4.85 2.05 3.80 2.80 5.30 2.25 4.25 1954 3.55 6.55 2.90 5.40 2.60 4.85 2.05 3.80 2.80 5.30 2.25 4.25

1955 3.55 6.55 2.90 5.40 2.60 4.85 2.05 3.80 2.80 5.30 2.25 4.25 1956 3.55 6.55 2.90 5.40 2.60 4.85 2.05 3.80 2.80 5.30 2.25 4.25 1957 3.55 6.55 2.90 5.40 2.60 4.85 2.05 3.80 2.80 5.30 2.25 4.25 1958 3.55 6.55 2.90 5.40 2.60 4.85 2.05 3.80 2.80 5.30 2.25 4.25 1959 4/ 3.20 5.95 2.55 4.80 2.35 4.35 1.80 3.30 2.40 4.40 1.85 3.35

1960 3.20 5.95 2.55 4.80 2.35 4.35 1.80 3.30 2.40 4.40 1.85 3.35 1961 3.20 5.95 2.55 4.80 2.35 4.35 1.80 3.30 2.40 4.40 1.85 3.35 1962 3.20 5.95 2.55 4.80 2.35 4.35 1.80 3.30 2.40 4.40 1.85 3.35 1963 5/ 3.20 5.95 2.55 4.80 1.50 2.75 2.35 4.35 1.80 3.30 1.15 2.15 2.40 4.40 1.85 3.35 1.20 2.20 1964 3.20 5.95 2.55 4.80 1.50 2.75 2.35 4.35 1.80 3.30 1.15 2.15 2.40 4.40 1.85 3.35 1.20 2.20

1965 6/ 2.90 5.40 2.10 3.85 1.50 2.75 2.30 4.30 1.65 3.15 1.15 2.15 2.35 4.35 1.70 3.20 1.20 2.20 1966 2.90 5.40 2.10 3.85 1.50 2.75 2.30 4.30 1.65 3.15 1.15 2.15 2.35 4.35 1.70 3.20 1.20 2.20 1967 7/ 2.65 4.90 1.95 3.70 1.50 2.75 2.30 4.30 1.50 2.75 1.15 2.15 2.30 4.30 1.50 2.75 1.15 2.15 1968 8/ 2.60 4.85 1.95 3.70 1.50 2.75 2.20 4.20 1.50 2.75 1.15 2.15 2.20 4.20 1.50 2.75 1.15 2.15 1969 2.60 4.85 1.95 3.70 1.50 2.75 2.20 4.20 1.50 2.75 1.15 2.15 2.20 4.20 1.50 2.75 1.15 2.15

1970 9/ 2.25 4.50 1.35 2.60 1.15 2.15 1.85 3.60 1.10 2.10 1.05 2.05 1.85 3.60 1.10 2.10 1.05 2.05 1971 10/ 2.25 4.50 1.35 2.60 1.15 2.15 1.85 3.60 1.10 2.10 1.05 2.05 1.85 3.60 1.10 2.10 1.05 2.05 1972 2.25 4.50 1.35 2.60 1.15 2.15 1.85 3.60 1.10 2.10 1.05 2.05 1.85 3.60 1.10 2.10 1.05 2.05 1973 11/ 2.37 4.67 1.35 2.60 1.15 2.15 2.03 3.98 1.10 2.10 1.05 2.05 2.03 3.98 1.10 2.10 1.05 2.05 1974 2.37 4.67 1.35 2.60 1.15 2.15 2.03 3.98 1.10 2.10 1.05 2.05 2.03 3.98 1.10 2.10 1.05 2.05

1975 12/ 2.16 4.16 1.40 2.70 0.86 1.66 1.96 3.76 1.27 2.44 0.78 1.50 1.96 3.76 1.27 2.44 0.78 1.50 1976 13/ 2.06 3.96 1.34 2.57 0.82 1.58 1.96 3.76 1.27 2.44 0.78 1.50 1.96 3.76 1.27 2.44 0.78 1.50 1977 14/ 2.06 3.96 1.34 2.57 0.82 1.58 1.96 3.76 1.27 2.44 0.78 1.50 1.96 3.76 1.27 2.44 0.78 1.50 1978 2.06 3.96 1.34 2.57 0.82 1.58 1.96 3.76 1.27 2.44 0.78 1.50 1.96 3.76 1.27 2.44 0.78 1.50 1979 2.06 3.96 1.34 2.57 0.82 1.58 1.96 3.76 1.27 2.44 0.78 1.50 1.96 3.76 1.27 2.44 0.78 1.50

1980 15/ 2.17 4.17 1.41 2.71 0.87 1.67 2.07 3.97 1.35 2.58 0.83 1.59 2.07 3.97 1.35 2.58 0.83 1.59 1981 16/ 2.50 4.80 1.63 3.12 1.00 1.92 2.40 4.60 1.56 2.99 0.96 1.84 2.40 4.60 1.56 2.99 0.96 1.84 1982 17/ 2.70 5.15 1.62 3.09 1.08 2.06 2.40 4.60 1.44 2.76 0.96 1.84 2.40 4.60 1.44 2.76 0.96 1.84 1983 2.70 5.15 1.62 3.09 1.08 2.06 2.40 4.60 1.44 2.76 0.96 1.84 2.40 4.60 1.44 2.76 0.96 1.84 1984 18/ 2.53 4.83 1.52 2.90 1.01 1.93 2.24 4.29 1.34 2.57 0.90 1.72 2.24 4.29 1.34 2.57 0.90 1.72

1985 19/ 2.33 4.43 1.40 2.66 0.93 1.77 2.12 4.07 1.27 2.44 0.85 1.63 2.12 4.07 1.27 2.44 0.85 1.63 1986 20/ 1.99 3.79 1.19 2.27 0.88 1.67 1.84 3.54 1.10 2.12 0.81 1.56 1.84 3.54 1.10 2.12 0.81 1.56 1987 21/ 1.58 3.08 0.98 1.91 0.74 1.45 1.51 2.96 0.94 1.84 0.71 1.39 1.51 2.96 0.94 1.84 0.71 1.39 1988 22/ 1.40 2.75 0.91 1.79 0.70 1.38 1.34 2.64 0.87 1.72 0.67 1.32 1.34 2.64 0.87 1.72 0.67 1.32 1989 23/ 1.25 2.50 0.84 1.68 0.67 1.33 1.25 2.50 0.84 1.68 0.65 1.30 1.25 2.50 0.84 1.68 0.65 1.30

1990 24/ 1.25 2.49 0.75 1.50 0.68 1.36 1.25 2.49 0.75 1.50 0.67 1.33 1.25 2.49 0.75 1.50 0.67 1.33 1991 25/ 1.23 2.46 0.75 1.50 0.68 1.36 1.22 2.44 0.75 1.50 0.67 1.33 1.22 2.44 0.75 1.50 0.67 1.33 1992 26/ 1.25 2.50 0.75 1.50 0.65 1.30 1.20 2.40 0.75 1.50 0.65 1.30 1.20 2.40 0.75 1.50 0.65 1.30

1993 BUS 27/ 1.29 2.58 0.80 1.60 0.80 1.60 1.29 2.58 0.80 1.60 0.80 1.60 1.29 2.58 0.80 1.60 0.80 1.60 1993 RES 1.25 2.50 0.75 1.50 0.65 1.30 1.25 2.50 0.75 1.50 0.65 1.30 1.25 2.50 0.75 1.50 0.65 1.30 1994 BUS 28/ 1.49 2.98 0.92 1.85 0.92 1.85 1.49 2.98 0.92 1.85 0.92 1.85 1.49 2.98 0.92 1.85 0.92 1.85 1994 RES 1.40 2.80 0.85 1.70 0.75 1.50 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40

1995 BUS 29/ 1.59 3.19 1.00 1.99 1.00 1.99 1.59 3.19 1.00 1.99 1.00 1.99 1.59 3.19 1.00 1.99 1.00 1.99 1995 RES 1.40 2.80 0.85 1.70 0.75 1.50 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40 1996 BUS 30/ 1.75 3.51 1.10 2.19 1.10 2.19 1.75 3.51 1.10 2.19 1.10 2.19 1.75 3.51 1.10 2.19 1.10 2.19 1996 RES 1.55 3.10 0.95 1.90 0.80 1.60 1.50 3.00 0.95 1.90 0.80 1.60 1.50 3.00 0.95 1.90 0.80 1.60

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BETWEEN SAN FRANCISCO, CA AND

DALLAS, TX HOUSTON, TX BOSTON, MA

DAY EVENING NIGHT/WEEKEND DAY EVENING NIGHT/WEEKEND DAY EVENING NIGHT/WEEKEND

DEC 31 FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN

1950 1/ 3.10 5.60 2.45 4.45 3.30 6.05 2.65 4.90 3.70 6.70 3.00 5.50 1951 3.10 5.60 2.45 4.45 3.30 6.05 2.65 4.90 3.70 6.70 3.00 5.50 1952 2/ 3.05 5.55 2.45 4.45 3.30 6.05 2.65 4.90 3.70 6.70 3.00 5.50 1953 3/ 3.15 5.90 2.55 4.80 3.30 6.05 2.65 4.90 3.80 7.05 3.10 5.85 1954 3.15 5.90 2.55 4.80 3.30 6.05 2.65 4.90 3.80 7.05 3.10 5.85

1955 3.15 5.90 2.55 4.80 3.30 6.05 2.65 4.90 3.80 7.05 3.10 5.85 1956 3.15 5.90 2.55 4.80 3.30 6.05 2.65 4.90 3.80 7.05 3.10 5.85 1957 3.15 5.90 2.55 4.80 3.30 6.05 2.65 4.90 3.80 7.05 3.10 5.85 1958 3.15 5.90 2.55 4.80 3.30 6.05 2.65 4.90 3.80 7.05 3.10 5.85 1959 4/ 2.70 4.95 2.10 3.85 2.95 5.45 2.30 4.30 3.45 6.45 2.65 4.90

1960 2.70 4.95 2.10 3.85 2.95 5.45 2.30 4.30 3.45 6.45 2.65 4.90 1961 2.70 4.95 2.10 3.85 2.95 5.45 2.30 4.30 3.45 6.45 2.65 4.90 1962 2.70 4.95 2.10 3.85 2.95 5.45 2.30 4.30 3.45 6.45 2.65 4.90 1963 5/ 2.70 4.95 2.10 3.85 1.40 2.65 2.95 5.45 2.30 4.30 1.40 2.65 3.45 6.45 2.65 4.90 1.50 2.75 1964 2.70 4.95 2.10 3.85 1.40 2.65 2.95 5.45 2.30 4.30 1.40 2.65 3.45 6.45 2.65 4.90 1.50 2.75

1965 6/ 2.60 4.85 1.80 3.30 1.40 2.65 2.70 4.95 2.00 3.75 1.40 2.65 3.00 5.50 2.30 4.30 1.50 2.75 1966 2.60 4.85 1.80 3.30 1.40 2.65 2.70 4.95 2.00 3.75 1.40 2.65 3.00 5.50 2.30 4.30 1.50 2.75 1967 7/ 2.40 4.40 1.70 3.20 1.35 2.60 2.40 4.40 1.70 3.20 1.35 2.60 2.65 4.90 1.95 3.70 1.50 2.75 1968 8/ 2.35 4.35 1.70 3.20 1.35 2.60 2.35 4.35 1.70 3.20 1.35 2.60 2.60 4.85 1.95 3.70 1.50 2.75 1969 2.35 4.35 1.70 3.20 1.35 2.60 2.35 4.35 1.70 3.20 1.35 2.60 2.60 4.85 1.95 3.70 1.50 2.75

1970 9/ 2.05 4.05 1.25 2.50 1.05 2.05 2.05 4.05 1.25 2.50 1.05 2.05 2.25 4.50 1.35 2.60 1.15 2.15 1971 10/ 2.05 4.05 1.25 2.50 1.05 2.05 2.05 4.05 1.25 2.50 1.05 2.05 2.25 4.50 1.35 2.60 1.15 2.15 1972 2.05 4.05 1.25 2.50 1.05 2.05 2.05 4.05 1.25 2.50 1.05 2.05 2.25 4.50 1.35 2.60 1.15 2.15 1973 11/ 2.19 4.29 1.25 2.50 1.05 2.05 2.19 4.29 1.25 2.50 1.05 2.05 2.37 4.67 1.35 2.60 1.15 2.15 1974 2.19 4.29 1.25 2.50 1.05 2.05 2.19 4.29 1.25 2.50 1.05 2.05 2.37 4.67 1.35 2.60 1.15 2.15

1975 12/ 2.06 3.96 1.34 2.57 0.82 1.58 2.06 3.96 1.34 2.57 0.82 1.58 2.16 4.16 1.40 2.70 0.86 1.66 1976 13/ 1.96 3.76 1.27 2.44 0.78 1.50 1.96 3.76 1.27 2.44 0.78 1.50 2.06 3.96 1.34 2.57 0.82 1.58 1977 14/ 1.96 3.76 1.27 2.44 0.78 1.50 1.96 3.76 1.27 2.44 0.78 1.50 2.06 3.96 1.34 2.57 0.82 1.58 1978 1.96 3.76 1.27 2.44 0.78 1.50 1.96 3.76 1.27 2.44 0.78 1.50 2.06 3.96 1.34 2.57 0.82 1.58 1979 1.96 3.76 1.27 2.44 0.78 1.50 1.96 3.76 1.27 2.44 0.78 1.50 2.06 3.96 1.34 2.57 0.82 1.58

1980 15/ 2.07 3.97 1.35 2.58 0.83 1.59 2.07 3.97 1.35 2.58 0.83 1.59 2.17 4.17 1.41 2.71 0.87 1.67 1981 16/ 2.40 4.60 1.56 2.99 0.96 1.84 2.40 4.60 1.56 2.99 0.96 1.84 2.50 4.80 1.63 3.12 1.00 1.92 1982 17/ 2.40 4.60 1.44 2.76 0.96 1.84 2.40 4.60 1.44 2.76 0.96 1.84 2.70 5.15 1.62 3.09 1.08 2.06 1983 2.40 4.60 1.44 2.76 0.96 1.84 2.40 4.60 1.44 2.76 0.96 1.84 2.70 5.15 1.62 3.09 1.08 2.06 1984 18/ 2.24 4.29 1.34 2.57 0.90 1.72 2.24 4.29 1.34 2.57 0.90 1.72 2.53 4.83 1.52 2.90 1.01 1.93

1985 19/ 2.12 4.07 1.27 2.44 0.85 1.63 2.12 4.07 1.27 2.44 0.85 1.63 2.33 4.43 1.40 2.66 0.93 1.77 1986 20/ 1.84 3.54 1.10 2.12 0.81 1.56 1.84 3.54 1.10 2.12 0.81 1.56 1.99 3.79 1.19 2.27 0.88 1.67 1987 21/ 1.51 2.96 0.94 1.84 0.71 1.39 1.51 2.96 0.94 1.84 0.71 1.39 1.58 3.08 0.98 1.91 0.74 1.45 1988 22/ 1.34 2.64 0.87 1.72 0.67 1.32 1.34 2.64 0.87 1.72 0.67 1.32 1.40 2.75 0.91 1.79 0.70 1.38 1989 23/ 1.25 2.50 0.84 1.68 0.65 1.30 1.25 2.50 0.84 1.68 0.65 1.30 1.25 2.50 0.84 1.68 0.67 1.33

1990 24/ 1.25 2.49 0.75 1.50 0.67 1.33 1.25 2.49 0.75 1.50 0.67 1.33 1.25 2.49 0.75 1.50 0.68 1.36 1991 25/ 1.22 2.44 0.75 1.50 0.67 1.33 1.22 2.44 0.75 1.50 0.67 1.33 1.23 2.46 0.75 1.50 0.68 1.36 1992 26/ 1.20 2.40 0.75 1.50 0.65 1.30 1.20 2.40 0.75 1.50 0.65 1.30 1.25 2.50 0.75 1.50 0.65 1.30

1993 BUS 27/ 1.29 2.58 0.80 1.60 0.80 1.60 1.29 2.58 0.80 1.60 0.80 1.60 1.29 2.58 0.80 1.60 0.80 1.60 1993 RES 1.25 2.50 0.75 1.50 0.65 1.30 1.25 2.50 0.75 1.50 0.65 1.30 1.25 2.50 0.75 1.50 0.65 1.30 1994 BUS 28/ 1.49 2.98 0.92 1.85 0.92 1.85 1.49 2.98 0.92 1.85 0.92 1.85 1.49 2.98 0.92 1.85 0.92 1.85 1994 RES 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40 1.40 2.80 0.85 1.70 0.75 1.50

1995 BUS 29/ 1.59 3.19 1.00 1.99 1.00 1.99 1.59 3.19 1.00 1.99 1.00 1.99 1.59 3.19 1.00 1.99 1.00 1.99 1995 RES 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40 1.40 2.80 0.85 1.70 0.75 1.50 1996 BUS 30/ 1.75 3.51 1.10 2.19 1.10 2.19 1.75 3.51 1.10 2.19 1.10 2.19 1.75 3.51 1.10 2.19 1.10 2.19 1996 RES 1.50 3.00 0.95 1.90 0.80 1.60 1.50 3.00 0.95 1.90 0.80 1.60 1.55 3.10 0.95 1.90 0.80 1.60

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BETWEEN WASHINGTON, DC AND

NEW YORK CITY, NY CHICAGO, IL SAN FRANCISCO AND LOS ANGELES, CA

DAY EVENING NIGHT/WEEKEND DAY EVENING NIGHT/WEEKEND DAY EVENING NIGHT/WEEKEND

DEC 31 FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN

1950 1/ 1.20 2.20 0.70 1.20 2.10 3.85 1.50 2.75 3.70 6.70 3.00 5.50 1951 1.20 2.20 0.70 1.20 2.10 3.85 1.50 2.75 3.70 6.70 3.00 5.50 1952 2/ 1.20 2.20 0.70 1.20 2.10 3.85 1.50 2.75 3.70 6.70 3.00 5.50 1953 3/ 1.20 2.20 0.90 1.65 2.05 3.80 1.65 3.15 3.80 7.05 3.10 5.85 1954 1.20 2.20 0.90 1.65 2.05 3.80 1.65 3.15 3.80 7.05 3.10 5.85

1955 1.20 2.20 0.90 1.65 2.05 3.80 1.65 3.15 3.80 7.05 3.10 5.85 1956 1.20 2.20 0.90 1.65 2.05 3.80 1.65 3.15 3.80 7.05 3.10 5.85 1957 1.20 2.20 0.90 1.65 2.05 3.80 1.65 3.15 3.80 7.05 3.10 5.85 1958 1.20 2.20 0.90 1.65 2.05 3.80 1.65 3.15 3.80 7.05 3.10 5.85 1959 4/ 1.20 2.20 0.90 1.65 2.05 3.80 1.65 3.15 3.45 6.45 2.65 4.90

1960 1.20 2.20 0.90 1.65 2.05 3.80 1.65 3.15 3.45 6.45 2.65 4.90 1961 1.20 2.20 0.90 1.65 2.05 3.80 1.65 3.15 3.45 6.45 2.65 4.90 1962 1.20 2.20 0.90 1.65 2.05 3.80 1.65 3.15 3.45 6.45 2.65 4.90 1963 5/ 1.20 2.20 0.90 1.65 0.90 1.65 2.05 3.80 1.65 3.15 1.05 2.05 3.45 6.45 2.65 4.90 1.50 2.75 1964 1.20 2.20 0.90 1.65 0.90 1.65 2.05 3.80 1.65 3.15 1.05 2.05 3.45 6.45 2.65 4.90 1.50 2.75

1965 6/ 1.20 2.20 0.90 1.65 0.90 1.65 2.05 3.80 1.45 2.70 1.05 2.05 3.00 5.50 2.30 4.30 1.50 2.75 1966 1.20 2.20 0.90 1.65 0.90 1.65 2.05 3.80 1.45 2.70 1.05 2.05 3.00 5.50 2.30 4.30 1.50 2.75 1967 7/ 1.20 2.20 0.90 1.65 0.90 1.65 2.00 3.75 1.35 2.60 1.05 2.05 2.65 4.90 1.95 3.70 1.50 2.75 1968 8/ 1.20 2.20 0.90 1.65 0.90 1.65 1.80 3.30 1.35 2.60 1.05 2.05 2.60 4.85 1.95 3.70 1.50 2.75 1969 1.20 2.20 0.90 1.65 0.90 1.65 1.80 3.30 1.35 2.60 1.05 2.05 2.60 4.85 1.95 3.70 1.50 2.75

1970 9/ 1.10 2.10 0.85 1.60 0.80 1.55 1.55 3.05 1.00 2.00 0.80 1.55 2.25 4.50 1.35 2.60 1.15 2.15 1971 10/ 1.24 2.34 0.85 1.60 0.76 1.46 1.60 3.10 1.00 2.00 0.80 1.55 2.25 4.50 1.35 2.60 1.15 2.15 1972 1.24 2.34 0.85 1.60 0.76 1.46 1.60 3.10 1.00 2.00 0.80 1.55 2.25 4.50 1.35 2.60 1.15 2.15 1973 11/ 1.28 2.48 0.85 1.60 0.76 1.46 1.69 3.29 1.00 2.00 0.80 1.55 2.37 4.67 1.35 2.60 1.15 2.15 1974 1.28 2.48 0.85 1.60 0.76 1.46 1.69 3.29 1.00 2.00 0.80 1.55 2.37 4.67 1.35 2.60 1.15 2.15

1975 12/ 1.65 3.15 1.07 2.05 0.66 1.26 1.85 3.55 1.20 2.31 0.74 1.42 2.16 4.16 1.40 2.70 0.86 1.66 1976 13/ 1.70 3.25 1.11 2.11 0.68 1.30 1.86 3.56 1.21 2.31 0.74 1.42 2.06 3.96 1.34 2.57 0.82 1.58 1977 14/ 1.74 3.34 1.13 2.17 0.70 1.34 1.86 3.56 1.21 2.31 0.74 1.42 2.06 3.96 1.34 2.57 0.82 1.58 1978 1.74 3.34 1.13 2.17 0.70 1.34 1.86 3.56 1.21 2.31 0.74 1.42 2.06 3.96 1.34 2.57 0.82 1.58 1979 1.74 3.34 1.13 2.17 0.70 1.34 1.86 3.56 1.21 2.31 0.74 1.42 2.06 3.96 1.34 2.57 0.82 1.58

1980 15/ 1.84 3.54 1.20 2.30 0.74 1.42 1.89 3.59 1.23 2.33 0.76 1.44 2.17 4.17 1.41 2.71 0.87 1.67 1981 16/ 1.84 3.54 1.20 2.30 0.74 1.42 2.29 4.39 1.49 2.85 0.92 1.76 2.50 4.80 1.63 3.12 1.00 1.92 1982 17/ 2.14 4.09 1.28 2.45 0.86 1.64 2.34 4.49 1.40 2.69 0.94 1.80 2.70 5.15 1.62 3.09 1.08 2.06 1983 2.14 4.09 1.28 2.45 0.86 1.64 2.34 4.49 1.40 2.69 0.94 1.80 2.70 5.15 1.62 3.09 1.08 2.06 1984 18/ 2.02 3.87 1.21 2.32 0.81 1.55 2.18 4.18 1.31 2.51 0.87 1.67 2.53 4.83 1.52 2.90 1.01 1.93

1985 19/ 1.91 3.66 1.15 2.20 0.76 1.46 2.07 3.97 1.24 2.38 0.83 1.59 2.33 4.43 1.40 2.66 0.93 1.77 1986 20/ 1.64 3.14 0.98 1.88 0.72 1.38 1.79 3.44 1.07 2.06 0.79 1.51 1.99 3.79 1.19 2.27 0.88 1.67 1987 21/ 1.31 2.56 0.81 1.59 0.62 1.20 1.50 2.95 0.93 1.83 0.71 1.39 1.58 3.08 0.98 1.91 0.74 1.45 1988 22/ 1.19 2.34 0.77 1.52 0.60 1.17 1.34 2.64 0.87 1.72 0.67 1.32 1.40 2.75 0.91 1.79 0.70 1.38 1989 23/ 1.15 2.30 0.77 1.54 0.61 1.22 1.20 2.40 0.80 1.61 0.63 1.26 1.25 2.50 0.84 1.68 0.67 1.33

1990 24/ 1.08 2.15 0.73 1.46 0.61 1.22 1.20 2.39 0.75 1.50 0.65 1.31 1.25 2.49 0.75 1.50 0.68 1.36 1991 25/ 1.05 2.10 0.73 1.45 0.61 1.22 1.15 2.30 0.75 1.50 0.65 1.31 1.23 2.46 0.75 1.50 0.68 1.36 1992 26/ 1.10 2.20 0.70 1.40 0.65 1.30 1.15 2.30 0.70 1.40 0.65 1.30 1.25 2.50 0.75 1.50 0.65 1.30

1993 BUS 27/ 1.20 2.40 0.75 1.50 0.75 1.50 1.20 2.40 0.75 1.50 0.75 1.50 1.29 2.58 0.80 1.60 0.80 1.60 1993 RES 1.20 2.40 0.75 1.50 0.65 1.30 1.20 2.40 0.75 1.50 0.65 1.30 1.25 2.50 0.75 1.50 0.65 1.30 1994 BUS 28/ 1.38 2.77 0.87 1.73 0.87 1.73 1.38 2.77 0.87 1.73 0.87 1.73 1.49 2.98 0.92 1.85 0.92 1.85 1994 RES 1.35 2.70 0.80 1.60 0.70 1.40 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40 1.40 2.80 0.85 1.70 0.75 1.50

1995 BUS 29/ 1.52 3.04 0.95 1.91 0.95 1.91 1.52 3.04 0.95 1.91 0.95 1.91 1.59 3.19 1.00 1.99 1.00 1.99 1995 RES 1.35 2.70 0.80 1.60 0.70 1.40 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40 1.40 2.80 0.85 1.70 0.75 1.50 1996 BUS 30/ 1.67 3.35 1.05 2.10 1.05 2.10 1.67 3.35 1.05 2.10 1.05 2.10 1.75 3.51 1.10 2.19 1.10 2.19 1996 RES 1.45 2.90 0.85 1.70 0.75 1.50 1.50 3.00 0.95 1.90 0.80 1.60 1.55 3.10 0.95 1.90 0.80 1.60

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BETWEEN WASHINGTON, DC AND

PHILADELPHIA, PA DETROIT, MI DALLAS AND HOUSTON, TX

DAY EVENING NIGHT/WEEKEND DAY EVENING NIGHT/WEEKEND DAY EVENING NIGHT/WEEKEND

DEC 31 FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN

1950 1/ 0.90 1.65 0.60 1.10 1.60 2.85 1.15 2.15 2.80 5.05 2.20 3.95 1951 0.90 1.65 0.60 1.10 1.60 2.85 1.15 2.15 2.80 5.05 2.20 3.95 1952 2/ 0.95 1.70 0.60 1.10 1.60 2.85 1.15 2.15 2.80 5.05 2.20 3.95 1953 3/ 1.05 2.05 0.80 1.55 1.70 3.20 1.35 2.60 2.90 5.40 2.30 4.30 1954 1.05 2.05 0.80 1.55 1.70 3.20 1.35 2.60 2.90 5.40 2.30 4.30

1955 1.05 2.05 0.80 1.55 1.70 3.20 1.35 2.60 2.90 5.40 2.30 4.30 1956 1.05 2.05 0.80 1.55 1.70 3.20 1.35 2.60 2.90 5.40 2.30 4.30 1957 1.05 2.05 0.80 1.55 1.70 3.20 1.35 2.60 2.90 5.40 2.30 4.30 1958 1.05 2.05 0.80 1.55 1.70 3.20 1.35 2.60 2.90 5.40 2.30 4.30 1959 4/ 1.05 2.05 0.80 1.55 1.70 3.20 1.35 2.60 2.60 4.85 2.00 3.75

1960 1.05 2.05 0.80 1.55 1.70 3.20 1.35 2.60 2.60 4.85 2.00 3.75 1961 1.05 2.05 0.80 1.55 1.70 3.20 1.35 2.60 2.60 4.85 2.00 3.75 1962 1.05 2.05 0.80 1.55 1.70 3.20 1.35 2.60 2.60 4.85 2.00 3.75 1963 5/ 1.05 2.05 0.80 1.55 0.80 1.55 1.70 3.20 1.35 2.60 1.05 2.05 2.60 4.85 2.00 3.75 1.20 2.20 1964 1.05 2.05 0.80 1.55 0.80 1.55 1.70 3.20 1.35 2.60 1.05 2.05 2.60 4.85 2.00 3.75 1.20 2.20

1965 6/ 1.05 2.05 0.80 1.55 0.80 1.55 1.70 3.20 1.35 2.60 1.05 2.05 2.40 4.40 1.75 3.25 1.20 2.20 1966 1.05 2.05 0.80 1.55 0.80 1.55 1.70 3.20 1.35 2.60 1.05 2.05 2.40 4.40 1.75 3.25 1.20 2.20 1967 7/ 1.05 2.05 0.80 1.55 0.80 1.55 1.70 3.20 1.35 2.60 1.05 2.05 2.30 4.30 1.50 2.75 1.15 2.15 1968 8/ 1.05 2.05 0.80 1.55 0.80 1.55 1.70 3.20 1.35 2.60 1.05 2.05 2.20 4.20 1.50 2.75 1.15 2.15 1969 1.05 2.05 0.80 1.55 0.80 1.55 1.70 3.20 1.35 2.60 1.05 2.05 2.20 4.20 1.50 2.75 1.15 2.15

1970 9/ 1.05 2.05 0.80 1.55 0.80 1.55 1.35 2.60 1.00 2.00 0.80 1.55 1.85 3.60 1.10 2.10 1.05 2.05 1971 10/ 1.10 2.10 0.80 1.55 0.72 1.37 1.45 2.70 1.00 2.00 0.80 1.55 1.85 3.60 1.10 2.10 1.05 2.05 1972 1.10 2.10 0.80 1.55 0.72 1.37 1.45 2.70 1.00 2.00 0.80 1.55 1.85 3.60 1.10 2.10 1.05 2.05 1973 11/ 1.19 2.29 0.80 1.55 0.72 1.37 1.53 2.98 1.00 2.00 0.80 1.55 2.03 3.98 1.10 2.10 1.05 2.05 1974 1.19 2.29 0.80 1.55 0.72 1.37 1.53 2.98 1.00 2.00 0.80 1.55 2.03 3.98 1.10 2.10 1.05 2.05

1975 12/ 1.55 2.95 1.01 1.92 0.62 1.18 1.80 3.45 1.17 2.24 0.72 1.38 1.96 3.76 1.27 2.44 0.78 1.50 1976 13/ 1.60 3.05 1.04 1.98 0.64 1.22 1.80 3.45 1.17 2.24 0.72 1.38 1.96 3.76 1.27 2.44 0.78 1.50 1977 14/ 1.64 3.14 1.07 2.04 0.66 1.26 1.84 3.54 1.20 2.30 0.74 1.42 1.96 3.76 1.27 2.44 0.78 1.50 1978 1.64 3.14 1.07 2.04 0.66 1.26 1.84 3.54 1.20 2.30 0.74 1.42 1.96 3.76 1.27 2.44 0.78 1.50 1979 1.64 3.14 1.07 2.04 0.66 1.26 1.84 3.54 1.20 2.30 0.74 1.42 1.96 3.76 1.27 2.44 0.78 1.50

1980 15/ 1.74 3.34 1.13 2.17 0.70 1.34 1.94 3.74 1.26 2.43 0.78 1.50 2.07 3.97 1.35 2.58 0.83 1.59 1981 16/ 2.01 3.86 1.31 2.51 0.80 1.54 2.26 4.36 1.47 2.83 0.90 1.74 2.40 4.60 1.56 2.99 0.96 1.84 1982 17/ 2.14 4.09 1.28 2.45 0.86 1.64 2.27 4.37 1.36 2.62 0.91 1.75 2.40 4.60 1.44 2.76 0.96 1.84 1983 2.14 4.09 1.28 2.45 0.86 1.64 2.27 4.37 1.36 2.62 0.91 1.75 2.40 4.60 1.44 2.76 0.96 1.84 1984 18/ 2.02 3.87 1.21 2.32 0.81 1.55 2.11 4.06 1.27 2.44 0.84 1.62 2.24 4.29 1.34 2.57 0.90 1.72

1985 19/ 1.91 3.66 1.15 2.20 0.76 1.46 2.00 3.85 1.20 2.31 0.80 1.54 2.12 4.07 1.27 2.44 0.85 1.63 1986 20/ 1.64 3.14 0.98 1.88 0.72 1.38 1.73 3.33 1.04 2.00 0.76 1.47 1.84 3.54 1.10 2.12 0.81 1.56 1987 21/ 1.31 2.56 0.81 1.59 0.62 1.20 1.40 2.75 0.87 1.71 0.66 1.29 1.51 2.96 0.94 1.84 0.71 1.39 1988 22/ 1.19 2.34 0.77 1.52 0.60 1.17 1.23 2.43 0.80 1.58 0.62 1.22 1.34 2.64 0.87 1.72 0.67 1.32 1989 23/ 1.15 2.30 0.77 1.54 0.61 1.22 1.16 2.31 0.78 1.55 0.62 1.23 1.25 2.50 0.84 1.68 0.65 1.30

1990 24/ 1.08 2.15 0.73 1.46 0.61 1.22 1.15 2.30 0.73 1.46 0.63 1.26 1.25 2.49 0.75 1.50 0.67 1.33 1991 25/ 1.05 2.10 0.73 1.45 0.61 1.22 1.15 2.30 0.73 1.46 0.63 1.26 1.22 2.44 0.75 1.50 0.67 1.33 1992 26/ 1.10 2.20 0.70 1.40 0.65 1.30 1.15 2.30 0.70 1.40 0.65 1.30 1.20 2.40 0.75 1.50 0.65 1.30

1993 BUS 27/ 1.20 2.40 0.75 1.50 0.75 1.50 1.20 2.40 0.75 1.50 0.75 1.50 1.29 2.58 0.80 1.60 0.80 1.60 1993 RES 1.20 2.40 0.75 1.50 0.65 1.30 1.20 2.40 0.75 1.50 0.65 1.30 1.25 2.50 0.75 1.50 0.65 1.30 1994 BUS 28/ 1.38 2.77 0.87 1.73 0.87 1.73 1.38 2.77 0.87 1.73 0.87 1.73 1.49 2.98 0.92 1.85 0.92 1.85 1994 RES 1.35 2.70 0.80 1.60 0.70 1.40 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40

1995 BUS 29/ 1.52 3.04 0.95 1.91 0.95 1.91 1.52 3.04 0.95 1.91 0.95 1.91 1.59 3.19 1.00 1.99 1.00 1.99 1995 RES 1.35 2.70 0.80 1.60 0.70 1.40 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40 1996 BUS 30/ 1.67 3.35 1.05 2.10 1.05 2.10 1.67 3.35 1.05 2.10 1.05 2.10 1.75 3.51 1.10 2.19 1.10 2.19 1996 RES 1.45 2.90 0.85 1.70 0.75 1.50 1.50 3.00 0.95 1.90 0.75 1.50 1.50 3.00 0.95 1.90 0.80 1.60

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BETWEEN BOSTON, MA AND

DETROIT, MI WASHINGTON, DC PHILADELPHIA, PA

DAY EVENING NIGHT/WEEKEND DAY EVENING NIGHT/WEEKEND DAY EVENING NIGHT/WEEKEND

DEC 31 FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN

1950 1/ 2.10 3.85 1.50 2.75 1.75 3.25 1.15 2.15 1.45 2.70 0.90 1.65 1951 2.10 3.85 1.50 2.75 1.75 3.25 1.15 2.15 1.45 2.70 0.90 1.65 1952 2/ 2.10 3.85 1.50 2.75 1.75 3.25 1.15 2.15 1.45 2.70 0.90 1.65 1953 3/ 2.20 4.20 1.70 3.20 1.75 3.25 1.35 2.60 1.45 2.70 1.10 2.10 1954 2.20 4.20 1.70 3.20 1.75 3.25 1.35 2.60 1.45 2.70 1.10 2.10

1955 2.20 4.20 1.70 3.20 1.75 3.25 1.35 2.60 1.45 2.70 1.10 2.10 1956 2.20 4.20 1.70 3.20 1.75 3.25 1.35 2.60 1.45 2.70 1.10 2.10 1957 2.20 4.20 1.70 3.20 1.75 3.25 1.35 2.60 1.45 2.70 1.10 2.10 1958 2.20 4.20 1.70 3.20 1.75 3.25 1.35 2.60 1.45 2.70 1.10 2.10 1959 4/ 2.10 3.85 1.70 3.20 1.75 3.25 1.35 2.60 1.45 2.70 1.10 2.10

1960 2.10 3.85 1.70 3.20 1.75 3.25 1.35 2.60 1.45 2.70 1.10 2.10 1961 2.10 3.85 1.70 3.20 1.75 3.25 1.35 2.60 1.45 2.70 1.10 2.10 1962 2.10 3.85 1.70 3.20 1.75 3.25 1.35 2.60 1.45 2.70 1.10 2.10 1963 5/ 2.10 3.85 1.70 3.20 1.10 2.10 1.75 3.25 1.35 2.60 1.05 2.05 1.45 2.70 1.10 2.10 0.90 1.65 1964 2.10 3.85 1.70 3.20 1.10 2.10 1.75 3.25 1.35 2.60 1.05 2.05 1.45 2.70 1.10 2.10 0.90 1.65

1965 6/ 2.05 3.80 1.45 2.70 1.05 2.05 1.75 3.25 1.35 2.60 1.05 2.05 1.45 2.70 1.10 2.10 0.90 1.65 1966 2.05 3.80 1.45 2.70 1.05 2.05 1.75 3.25 1.35 2.60 1.05 2.05 1.45 2.70 1.10 2.10 0.90 1.65 1967 7/ 2.00 3.75 1.35 2.60 1.05 2.05 1.75 3.25 1.35 2.60 1.05 2.05 1.45 2.70 1.10 2.10 0.90 1.65 1968 8/ 1.80 3.30 1.35 2.60 1.05 2.05 1.75 3.25 1.35 2.60 1.05 2.05 1.45 2.70 1.10 2.10 0.90 1.65 1969 1.80 3.30 1.35 2.60 1.05 2.05 1.75 3.25 1.35 2.60 1.05 2.05 1.45 2.70 1.10 2.10 0.90 1.65

1970 9/ 1.55 3.05 1.00 2.00 0.80 1.55 1.35 2.60 1.00 2.00 0.80 1.55 1.25 2.50 0.85 1.60 0.80 1.55 1971 10/ 1.60 3.10 1.00 2.00 0.80 1.55 1.45 2.70 1.00 2.00 0.80 1.55 1.35 2.60 0.85 1.60 0.80 1.55 1972 1.60 3.10 1.00 2.00 0.80 1.55 1.45 2.70 1.00 2.00 0.80 1.55 1.35 2.60 0.85 1.60 0.80 1.55 1973 11/ 1.69 3.29 1.00 2.00 0.80 1.55 1.53 2.98 1.00 2.00 0.80 1.55 1.35 2.60 0.85 1.60 0.80 1.55 1974 1.69 3.29 1.00 2.00 0.80 1.55 1.53 2.98 1.00 2.00 0.80 1.55 1.35 2.60 0.85 1.60 0.80 1.55

1975 12/ 1.85 3.55 1.20 2.31 0.74 1.42 1.80 3.45 1.17 2.24 0.72 1.38 1.70 3.25 1.11 2.11 0.68 1.30 1976 13/ 1.86 3.56 1.21 2.31 0.74 1.42 1.80 3.45 1.17 2.24 0.72 1.38 1.70 3.25 1.11 2.11 0.68 1.30 1977 14/ 1.86 3.56 1.21 2.31 0.74 1.42 1.84 3.54 1.20 2.30 0.74 1.42 1.74 3.34 1.13 2.17 0.70 1.34 1978 1.86 3.56 1.21 2.31 0.74 1.42 1.84 3.54 1.20 2.30 0.74 1.42 1.74 3.34 1.13 2.17 0.70 1.34 1979 1.86 3.56 1.21 2.31 0.74 1.42 1.84 3.54 1.20 2.30 0.74 1.42 1.74 3.34 1.13 2.17 0.70 1.34

1980 15/ 1.97 3.77 1.28 2.45 0.79 1.51 1.94 3.74 1.26 2.43 0.78 1.50 1.84 3.54 1.20 2.30 0.74 1.42 1981 16/ 2.29 4.39 1.49 2.85 0.92 1.76 2.26 4.36 1.47 2.83 0.90 1.74 2.12 4.07 1.38 2.65 0.85 1.63 1982 17/ 2.34 4.49 1.40 2.69 0.94 1.80 2.27 4.37 1.36 2.62 0.91 1.75 2.14 4.09 1.28 2.45 0.86 1.64 1983 2.34 4.49 1.40 2.69 0.94 1.80 2.27 4.37 1.36 2.62 0.91 1.75 2.14 4.09 1.28 2.45 0.86 1.64 1984 18/ 2.18 4.18 1.31 2.51 0.87 1.67 2.11 4.06 1.27 2.44 0.84 1.62 2.02 3.87 1.21 2.32 0.81 1.55

1985 19/ 2.07 3.97 1.24 2.38 0.83 1.59 2.00 3.85 1.20 2.31 0.80 1.54 1.91 3.66 1.15 2.20 0.76 1.46 1986 20/ 1.79 3.44 1.07 2.06 0.79 1.51 1.73 3.33 1.04 2.00 0.76 1.47 1.64 3.14 0.98 1.88 0.72 1.38 1987 21/ 1.50 2.95 0.93 1.83 0.71 1.39 1.40 2.75 0.87 1.71 0.66 1.29 1.31 2.56 0.81 1.59 0.62 1.20 1988 22/ 1.34 2.64 0.87 1.72 0.67 1.32 1.23 2.43 0.80 1.58 0.62 1.22 1.19 2.34 0.77 1.52 0.60 1.17 1989 23/ 1.20 2.40 0.80 1.61 0.63 1.26 1.16 2.31 0.78 1.55 0.62 1.23 1.15 2.30 0.77 1.54 0.61 1.22

1990 24/ 1.20 2.39 0.75 1.50 0.65 1.31 1.15 2.30 0.73 1.46 0.63 1.26 1.08 2.15 0.73 1.46 0.61 1.22 1991 25/ 1.15 2.30 0.75 1.50 0.65 1.31 1.15 2.30 0.73 1.46 0.63 1.26 1.05 2.10 0.73 1.45 0.61 1.22 1992 26/ 1.15 2.30 0.70 1.40 0.65 1.30 1.15 2.30 0.70 1.40 0.65 1.30 1.10 2.20 0.70 1.40 0.65 1.30

1993 BUS 27/ 1.20 2.40 0.75 1.50 0.75 1.50 1.20 2.40 0.75 1.50 0.75 1.50 1.20 2.40 0.75 1.50 0.75 1.50 1993 RES 1.20 2.40 0.75 1.50 0.65 1.30 1.20 2.40 0.75 1.50 0.65 1.30 1.20 2.40 0.75 1.50 0.65 1.30 1994 BUS 28/ 1.38 2.77 0.87 1.73 0.87 1.73 1.38 2.77 0.87 1.73 0.87 1.73 1.38 2.77 0.87 1.73 0.87 1.73 1994 RES 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40 1.35 2.70 0.80 1.60 0.70 1.40

1995 BUS 29/ 1.52 3.04 0.95 1.91 0.95 1.91 1.52 3.04 0.95 1.91 0.95 1.91 1.52 3.04 0.95 1.91 0.95 1.91 1995 RES 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40 1.35 2.70 0.80 1.60 0.70 1.40 1996 BUS 30/ 1.67 3.35 1.05 2.10 1.05 2.10 1.67 3.35 1.05 2.10 1.05 2.10 1.67 3.35 1.05 2.10 1.05 2.10 1996 RES 1.50 3.00 0.95 1.90 0.80 1.60 1.50 3.00 0.95 1.90 0.75 1.50 1.45 2.90 0.85 1.70 0.75 1.50

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BETWEEN BOSTON, MA AND

DALLAS, TX HOUSTON, TX

DAY EVENING NIGHT/WEEKEND DAY EVENING NIGHT/WEEKEND

DEC 31 FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN

1950 1/ 3.25 6.00 2.50 4.50 3.30 6.05 2.65 4.90 1951 3.25 6.00 2.50 4.50 3.30 6.05 2.65 4.90 1952 2/ 3.05 5.55 2.45 4.45 3.30 6.05 2.65 4.90 1953 3/ 3.15 5.90 2.55 4.80 3.30 6.05 2.65 4.90 1954 3.15 5.90 2.55 4.80 3.30 6.05 2.65 4.90

1955 3.15 5.90 2.55 4.80 3.30 6.05 2.65 4.90 1956 3.15 5.90 2.55 4.80 3.30 6.05 2.65 4.90 1957 3.15 5.90 2.55 4.80 3.30 6.05 2.65 4.90 1958 3.15 5.90 2.55 4.80 3.30 6.05 2.65 4.90 1959 4/ 2.70 4.95 2.10 3.85 2.95 5.45 2.30 4.30

1960 2.70 4.95 2.10 3.85 2.95 5.45 2.30 4.30 1961 2.70 4.95 2.10 3.85 2.95 5.45 2.30 4.30 1962 2.70 4.95 2.10 3.85 2.95 5.45 2.30 4.30 1963 5/ 2.70 4.95 2.10 3.85 1.40 2.65 2.95 5.45 2.30 4.30 1.40 2.65 1964 2.70 4.95 2.10 3.85 1.40 2.65 2.95 5.45 2.30 4.30 1.40 2.65

1965 6/ 2.60 4.85 1.80 3.30 1.40 2.65 2.70 4.95 2.00 3.75 1.40 2.65 1966 2.60 4.85 1.80 3.30 1.40 2.65 2.70 4.95 2.00 3.75 1.40 2.65 1967 7/ 2.40 4.40 1.70 3.20 1.35 2.60 2.40 4.40 1.70 3.20 1.35 2.60 1968 8/ 2.35 4.35 1.70 3.20 1.35 2.60 2.35 4.35 1.70 3.20 1.35 2.60 1969 2.35 4.35 1.70 3.20 1.35 2.60 2.35 4.35 1.70 3.20 1.35 2.60

1970 9/ 2.05 4.05 1.25 2.50 1.05 2.05 2.05 4.05 1.25 2.50 1.05 2.05 1971 10/ 2.05 4.05 1.25 2.50 1.05 2.05 2.05 4.05 1.25 2.50 1.05 2.05 1972 2.05 4.05 1.25 2.50 1.05 2.05 2.05 4.05 1.25 2.50 1.05 2.05 1973 11/ 2.19 4.29 1.25 2.50 1.05 2.05 2.19 4.29 1.25 2.50 1.05 2.05 1974 2.19 4.29 1.25 2.50 1.05 2.05 2.19 4.29 1.25 2.50 1.05 2.05

1975 12/ 2.06 3.96 1.34 2.57 0.82 1.58 2.06 3.96 1.34 2.57 0.82 1.58 1976 13/ 1.96 3.76 1.27 2.44 0.78 1.50 1.96 3.76 1.27 2.44 0.78 1.50 1977 14/ 1.96 3.76 1.27 2.44 0.78 1.50 1.96 3.76 1.27 2.44 0.78 1.50 1978 1.96 3.76 1.27 2.44 0.78 1.50 1.96 3.76 1.27 2.44 0.78 1.50 1979 1.96 3.76 1.27 2.44 0.78 1.50 1.96 3.76 1.27 2.44 0.78 1.50

1980 15/ 2.07 3.97 1.35 2.58 0.83 1.59 2.07 3.97 1.35 2.58 0.83 1.59 1981 16/ 2.40 4.60 1.56 2.99 0.96 1.84 2.40 4.60 1.56 2.99 0.96 1.84 1982 17/ 2.40 4.60 1.44 2.76 0.96 1.84 2.40 4.60 1.44 2.76 0.96 1.84 1983 2.40 4.60 1.44 2.76 0.96 1.84 2.40 4.60 1.44 2.76 0.96 1.84 1984 18/ 2.24 4.29 1.34 2.57 0.90 1.72 2.24 4.29 1.34 2.57 0.90 1.72

1985 19/ 2.12 4.07 1.27 2.44 0.85 1.63 2.12 4.07 1.27 2.44 0.85 1.63 1986 20/ 1.84 3.54 1.10 2.12 0.81 1.56 1.84 3.54 1.10 2.12 0.81 1.56 1987 21/ 1.51 2.96 0.94 1.84 0.71 1.39 1.51 2.96 0.94 1.84 0.71 1.39 1988 22/ 1.34 2.64 0.87 1.72 0.67 1.32 1.34 2.64 0.87 1.72 0.67 1.32 1989 23/ 1.25 2.50 0.84 1.68 0.65 1.30 1.25 2.50 0.84 1.68 0.65 1.30

1990 24/ 1.25 2.49 0.75 1.50 0.67 1.33 1.25 2.49 0.75 1.50 0.67 1.33 1991 25/ 1.22 2.44 0.75 1.50 0.67 1.33 1.22 2.44 0.75 1.50 0.67 1.33 1992 26/ 1.20 2.40 0.75 1.50 0.65 1.30 1.20 2.40 0.75 1.50 0.65 1.30

1993 BUS 27/ 1.29 2.58 0.80 1.60 0.80 1.60 1.29 2.58 0.80 1.60 0.80 1.60 1993 RES 1.25 2.50 0.75 1.50 0.65 1.30 1.25 2.50 0.75 1.50 0.65 1.30 1994 BUS 28/ 1.49 2.98 0.92 1.85 0.92 1.85 1.49 2.98 0.92 1.85 0.92 1.85 1994 RES 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40

1995 BUS 29/ 1.59 3.19 1.00 1.99 1.00 1.99 1.59 3.19 1.00 1.99 1.00 1.99 1995 RES 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40 1996 BUS 30/ 1.75 3.51 1.10 2.19 1.10 2.19 1.75 3.51 1.10 2.19 1.10 2.19 1996 RES 1.50 3.00 0.95 1.90 0.80 1.60 1.50 3.00 0.95 1.90 0.80 1.60

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1950-1969: THE RATES ARE FOR OPERATOR-ASSISTED STATION-TO-STATION PAID AND COLLECT CALLS WITH A

THREE-MINUTE INITIAL CALLING PERIOD. HIGHER RATES APPLY TO PERSON-TO-PERSON CALLS.

1/ EFFECTIVE DEC. 31, 1950. DAY RATES ARE FOR MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY 4:30A TO 6:00P. NIGHT/WEEKEND RATES

ARE FOR MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY 6:00P TO 4:30A AND ALL DAY SUNDAY.

2/ EFFECTIVE MAR. 1, 1952.

3/ EFFECTIVE OCT. 1, 1953.

4/ EFFECTIVE SEPT. 19, 1959.

5/ EFFECTIVE APR. 4, 1963. "AFTER 9" RATES WERE INTRODUCED. THE DAY RATE PERIOD REMAINS THE SAME. EVENING RATES ARE FOR MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY 6:00P TO 9:00P AND SUNDAY 4:30A TO 9:00P. NIGHT RATES APPLY

9:00P TO 4:30A DAILY.

6/ EFFECTIVE APR. 1, 1965. DAY RATES ARE FOR MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY 4:30A TO 6:00P. EVENING RATES ARE FOR MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY 6:00P TO 8:00P AND SATURDAY 4:30A TO 8:00P. NIGHT RATES ARE FOR MONDAY

THROUGH SATURDAY 8:00P TO 4:30A AND ALL DAY SUNDAY.

7/ EFFECTIVE NOV. 1, 1967. DAY RATES ARE FOR MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY 7:00A TO 5:00P. EVENING RATES ARE FOR

MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY 5:00P TO 7:00P. NIGHT/WEEKEND RATES ARE FOR MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY 7:00P TO 7:00A

AND ALL DAY SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. DIRECT DISTANCE DIALING BECAME AVAILABLE BUT ONLY BETWEEN MIDNIGHT

AND 7:00A DAILY. (DDD RATES ARE NOT SHOWN IN THIS TABLE UNTIL 1970.)

8/ EFFECTIVE AUG. 1, 1968.

1970-1974: THE RATES ARE FOR DIAL-DIRECT STATION-TO-STATION SERVICE WITH A THREE-MINUTE INITIAL CALLING

PERIOD FOR DAY, EVENING AND WEEKEND CALLS AND A ONE-MINUTE PERIOD FOR NIGHT CALLS. HIGHER RATES APPLY

TO OPERATOR-ASSISTED STATION-TO-STATION AND PERSON-TO-PERSON CALLS.

9/ EFFECTIVE FEB. 1, 1970. DAY RATES ARE FOR MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY 8:00A TO 5:00P. EVENING RATES ARE FOR

SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY 5:00P TO 11:00P. NIGHT RATES APPLY 11:00P TO 8:00A DAILY, AND WEEKEND RATES ARE

IN EFFECT SATURDAY 8:00A TO 11:00P AND SUNDAY 8:00A TO 5:00P; THE RATES SHOWN ARE FOR THE NIGHT PERIOD.

10/ EFFECTIVE JAN. 26, 1971.

11/ EFFECTIVE JAN. 22, 1973.

1975-1981: THE RATES ARE FOR DIAL-DIRECT STATION-TO-STATION SERVICE WITH A ONE-MINUTE INITIAL CALLING

PERIOD. HIGHER RATES APPLY TO OPERATOR-ASSISTED STATION-TO-STATION AND PERSON-TO-PERSON CALLS.

12/ EFFECTIVE MAR. 9, 1975. DAY RATES ARE FOR MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY 8:00A TO 5:00P. EVENING RATES ARE

FOR MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY AND SUNDAY 5:00P TO 11:00P WITH A 35% DISCOUNT FROM THE WEEKDAY FULL RATE. NIGHT/WEEKEND RATES ARE FOR MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY 11:00P TO 8:00A, ALL DAY SATURDAY, AND SUNDAY

8:00A TO 5:00P AND 11:00P to 8:00A WITH A 60% DISCOUNT.

13/ EFFECTIVE MAR. 29, 1976.

14/ EFFECTIVE SEPT. 13, 1977.

15/ EFFECTIVE JUNE 6, 1980.

16/ EFFECTIVE JUNE 28, 1981.

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1982-1988: THE RATES APPLY TO ALL CLASSES OF SERVICE WITH A ONE-MINUTE INITIAL CALLING PERIOD. SERVICE

CHARGES ARE ADDED FOR CUSTOMER-DIALED CALLING CARD AND OPERATOR-ASSISTED CALLS. RATE APPLICATION

PERIODS REMAIN THE SAME.

17/ EFFECTIVE APR. 2, 1982. THE DISCOUNT FOR EVENING CALLS WAS INCREASED TO 40%.

18/ EFFECTIVE DEC. 14, 1984.

19/ EFFECTIVE OCT. 4, 1985.

20/ EFFECTIVE JULY 11, 1986. THE DISCOUNT FOR NIGHT/WEEKEND CALLS WAS DECREASED TO 56%.

21/ EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 1987. THE DISCOUNTS FOR THE EVENING AND NIGHT/WEEKEND RATE PERIODS WERE LOWERED TO 38% AND 53%, RESPECTIVELY.

22/ EFFECTIVE DEC. 1, 1988. THE DISCOUNTS FOR THE EVENING AND NIGHT/WEEKEND RATE PERIODS WERE LOWERED

TO 35% AND 50%, RESPECTIVELY.

1989-1996: THE RATES ARE FOR DIAL STATION CALLS WITH A ONE-MINUTE INITIAL CALLING PERIOD. SERVICE CHARGES

APPLY TO OPERATOR STATION, PERSON-TO-PERSON, AND CUSTOMER-DIALED CALLING CARD CALLS. RATE APPLICATION PERIODS REMAIN THE SAME.

23/ EFFECTIVE NOV. 29, 1989. IN LIEU OF SPECIFIC PERCENTAGE DISCOUNTS FROM THE WEEKDAY FULL RATE, LOWER

CHARGES FOR EVENING AND NIGHT/WEEKEND SERVICE ARE ENUMERATED IN THE TARIFF RATE SCHEDULE.

24/ EFFECTIVE DEC. 31, 1990.

25/ EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 1991.

26/ EFFECTIVE DEC. 22, 1992.

27/ SEPARATE BUSINESS AND RESIDENTIAL RATES BECAME EFFECTIVE OCT. 1 AND NOV. 13, 1993, RESPECTIVELY.

28/ BUSINESS RATES EFFECTIVE JUNE 11,1994; RESIDENTIAL RATES, DEC. 15, 1994.

29/ BUSINESS RATES EFFECTIVE DEC. 2, 1995; RESIDENTIAL RATES, DEC. 30, 1995.

30/ BUSINESS RATES EFFECTIVE NOV. 7, 1996; RESIDENTIAL RATES , DEC. 1, 1996.

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TABLE 7.2-MCI HISTORICAL RATES AT YEAR END, 1980 THROUGH 1996INTERSTATE MESSAGE TOLL TELEPHONE RATES (FIVE AND TEN MINUTE CALLS)

BETWEEN NEW YORK CITY, NY AND

SAN FRANCISCO, CA LOS ANGELES, CA CHICAGO, IL

DAY EVENING NIGHT/WEEKEND DAY EVENING NIGHT/WEEKEND DAY EVENING NIGHT/WEEKEND

DEC 31 FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN

1980 1/ 1.90 3.81 0.57 1.14 1.89 3.78 0.57 1.13 1.64 3.29 0.49 0.99 1981 2/ 2.00 4.00 0.92 1.85 0.66 1.33 2.00 4.00 0.92 1.85 0.66 1.33 1.83 3.66 0.84 1.69 0.61 1.21 1982 3/ 2.16 4.32 0.97 1.93 0.75 1.50 2.16 4.32 0.97 1.93 0.75 1.50 1.87 3.74 0.85 1.69 0.66 1.31 1983 4/ 2.16 4.32 1.07 2.13 0.83 1.66 2.16 4.32 1.07 2.13 0.83 1.66 1.87 3.74 0.93 1.86 0.72 1.45 1984 5/ 2.31 4.47 1.40 2.73 0.94 1.82 2.31 4.47 1.40 2.73 0.94 1.82 1.97 3.84 1.23 2.40 0.82 1.60

1985 6/ 2.20 4.28 1.34 2.59 0.88 1.71 2.20 4.28 1.34 2.59 0.88 1.71 1.97 3.84 1.19 2.32 0.79 1.55 1986 7/ 1.89 3.68 1.16 2.24 0.84 1.62 1.89 3.68 1.16 2.24 0.84 1.62 1.72 3.35 1.04 2.03 0.76 1.48 1987 8/ 1.53 3.02 0.96 1.89 0.71 1.42 1.53 3.02 0.96 1.89 0.71 1.42 1.46 2.90 0.90 1.80 0.69 1.37 1988 9/ 1.41 2.80 0.94 1.85 0.71 1.41 1.41 2.80 0.94 1.85 0.71 1.41 1.35 2.69 0.88 1.75 0.68 1.35 1989 10/ 1.22 2.45 0.77 1.55 0.62 1.25 1.22 2.45 0.77 1.55 0.62 1.25 1.17 2.35 0.77 1.55 0.61 1.22

1990 11/ 1.20 2.40 0.70 1.40 0.62 1.25 1.20 2.40 0.70 1.40 0.62 1.25 1.15 2.30 0.70 1.40 0.61 1.22 1991 12/ 1.20 2.40 0.70 1.40 0.65 1.30 1.20 2.40 0.70 1.40 0.65 1.30 1.15 2.30 0.70 1.40 0.65 1.30 1992 13/ 1.24 2.48 0.74 1.48 0.63 1.25 1.24 2.48 0.74 1.48 0.63 1.25 1.15 2.30 0.70 1.40 0.63 1.25

1993 BUS 14/ 1.27 2.53 0.80 1.60 0.80 1.60 1.27 2.53 0.80 1.60 0.80 1.60 1.18 2.36 0.75 1.50 0.75 1.50 1993 RES 1.25 2.50 0.74 1.49 0.64 1.29 1.25 2.50 0.74 1.49 0.64 1.29 1.20 2.40 0.74 1.48 0.64 1.29 1994 BUS 15/ 1.31 2.63 0.91 1.82 0.91 1.82 1.31 2.63 0.91 1.82 0.91 1.82 1.25 2.51 0.87 1.74 0.87 1.74 1994 RES 1.40 2.80 0.85 1.70 0.75 1.50 1.40 2.80 0.85 1.70 0.75 1.50 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40

1995 BUS 16/ 1.47 2.95 0.92 1.84 0.92 1.84 1.47 2.95 0.92 1.84 0.92 1.84 1.41 2.82 0.88 1.77 0.88 1.77 1995 RES 1.40 2.80 0.85 1.70 0.75 1.50 1.40 2.80 0.85 1.70 0.75 1.50 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40 1996 BUS 17/ 1.74 3.50 1.08 2.18 1.08 2.18 1.74 3.50 1.08 2.18 1.08 2.18 1.66 3.34 1.04 2.09 1.04 2.09 1996 RES 1.55 3.10 0.95 1.90 0.80 1.60 1.55 3.10 0.95 1.90 0.80 1.60 1.45 2.90 0.95 1.90 0.80 1.60

BETWEEN NEW YORK CITY, NY AND

PHILADELPHIA, PA DETROIT, MI BOSTON, MA

DAY EVENING NIGHT/WEEKEND DAY EVENING NIGHT/WEEKEND DAY EVENING NIGHT/WEEKEND

DEC 31 FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN

1980 1/ 1.19 2.37 0.36 0.71 1.49 2.97 0.45 0.89 1.25 2.50 0.38 0.75 1981 2/ 1.54 3.07 0.70 1.41 0.51 1.01 1.83 3.66 0.84 1.69 0.61 1.21 1.61 3.22 0.74 1.49 0.53 1.07 1982 3/ 1.64 3.28 0.73 1.46 0.57 1.14 1.87 3.74 0.85 1.69 0.66 1.31 1.71 3.42 0.77 1.54 0.60 1.20 1983 4/ 1.64 3.28 0.81 1.61 0.63 1.25 1.87 3.74 0.93 1.86 0.72 1.45 1.71 3.42 0.85 1.70 0.66 1.32 1984 5/ 1.68 3.33 1.04 2.05 0.68 1.34 1.97 3.84 1.23 2.40 0.82 1.60 1.75 3.48 1.10 2.19 0.72 1.44

1985 6/ 1.66 3.29 1.00 1.98 0.67 1.32 1.97 3.84 1.19 2.32 0.79 1.55 1.75 3.48 1.05 2.09 0.70 1.39 1986 7/ 1.46 2.85 0.86 1.70 0.62 1.23 1.72 3.35 1.04 2.03 0.76 1.48 1.55 3.04 0.91 1.80 0.66 1.31 1987 8/ 1.17 2.32 0.71 1.43 0.55 1.09 1.46 2.90 0.90 1.80 0.69 1.37 1.27 2.51 0.72 1.44 0.60 1.18 1988 9/ 1.07 2.12 0.69 1.37 0.53 1.06 1.35 2.69 0.88 1.75 0.68 1.35 1.20 2.40 0.72 1.44 0.59 1.18 1989 10/ 1.07 2.15 0.72 1.45 0.57 1.15 1.17 2.35 0.77 1.55 0.61 1.22 1.07 2.15 0.72 1.45 0.57 1.15

1990 11/ 1.05 2.10 0.69 1.38 0.57 1.15 1.15 2.30 0.70 1.40 0.61 1.22 1.05 2.10 0.69 1.38 0.57 1.15 1991 12/ 1.05 2.10 0.67 1.35 0.60 1.20 1.15 2.30 0.70 1.40 0.65 1.30 1.05 2.10 0.67 1.35 0.60 1.20 1992 13/ 1.10 2.20 0.67 1.34 0.59 1.17 1.15 2.30 0.70 1.40 0.63 1.25 1.10 2.20 0.67 1.35 0.59 1.18

1993 BUS 14/ 1.18 2.36 0.75 1.50 0.75 1.50 1.18 2.36 0.75 1.50 0.75 1.50 1.18 2.36 0.75 1.50 0.75 1.50 1993 RES 1.15 2.30 0.70 1.40 0.59 1.17 1.20 2.40 0.74 1.48 0.64 1.29 1.20 2.40 0.74 1.48 0.59 1.18 1994 BUS 15/ 1.23 2.45 0.82 1.65 0.82 1.65 1.25 2.51 0.87 1.74 0.87 1.74 1.23 2.45 0.82 1.65 0.82 1.65 1994 RES 1.30 2.60 0.80 1.60 0.70 1.40 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40 1.35 2.70 0.80 1.60 0.70 1.40

1995 BUS 16/ 1.41 2.82 0.88 1.77 0.88 1.77 1.41 2.82 0.88 1.77 0.88 1.77 1.41 2.82 0.88 1.77 0.88 1.77 1995 RES 1.30 2.60 0.80 1.60 0.70 1.40 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40 1.35 2.70 0.80 1.60 0.70 1.40 1996 BUS 17/ 1.66 3.34 1.04 2.09 1.04 2.09 1.66 3.34 1.04 2.09 1.04 2.09 1.66 3.34 1.04 2.09 1.04 2.09 1996 RES 1.40 2.80 0.85 1.70 0.75 1.50 1.45 2.90 0.95 1.90 0.80 1.60 1.40 2.80 0.85 1.70 0.75 1.50

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BETWEEN NEW YORK CITY, NY AND

DALLAS, TX HOUSTON, TX

DAY EVENING NIGHT/WEEKEND DAY EVENING NIGHT/WEEKEND

DEC 31 FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN

1980 1/ 1.74 3.47 0.52 1.04 1.74 3.49 0.52 1.05 1981 2/ 1.92 3.84 0.88 1.77 0.63 1.27 1.92 3.84 0.88 1.77 0.63 1.27 1982 3/ 1.92 3.84 0.87 1.73 0.67 1.35 1.92 3.84 0.87 1.73 0.67 1.35 1983 4/ 1.92 3.84 0.95 1.91 0.74 1.48 1.92 3.84 0.95 1.91 0.74 1.48 1984 5/ 2.03 3.96 1.27 2.47 0.84 1.63 2.03 3.96 1.27 2.47 0.84 1.63

1985 6/ 2.03 3.96 1.24 2.40 0.83 1.60 2.03 3.96 1.24 2.40 0.83 1.60 1986 7/ 1.77 3.46 1.07 2.09 0.79 1.54 1.77 3.46 1.07 2.09 0.79 1.54 1987 8/ 1.47 2.91 0.91 1.81 0.69 1.37 1.47 2.91 0.91 1.81 0.69 1.37 1988 9/ 1.37 2.71 0.89 1.77 0.69 1.36 1.37 2.71 0.89 1.77 0.69 1.36 1989 10/ 1.22 2.45 0.77 1.55 0.62 1.25 1.22 2.45 0.77 1.55 0.62 1.25

1990 11/ 1.20 2.40 0.70 1.40 0.62 1.25 1.20 2.40 0.70 1.40 0.62 1.25 1991 12/ 1.20 2.40 0.70 1.40 0.65 1.30 1.20 2.40 0.70 1.40 0.65 1.30 1992 13/ 1.19 2.39 0.74 1.48 0.63 1.25 1.19 2.39 0.74 1.48 0.63 1.25

1993 BUS 14/ 1.26 2.52 0.80 1.60 0.80 1.60 1.26 2.52 0.80 1.60 0.80 1.60 1993 RES 1.25 2.50 0.74 1.49 0.64 1.29 1.25 2.50 0.74 1.49 0.64 1.29 1994 BUS 15/ 1.31 2.62 0.91 1.82 0.91 1.82 1.31 2.62 0.91 1.82 0.91 1.82 1994 RES 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40

1995 BUS 16/ 1.47 2.95 0.92 1.84 0.92 1.84 1.47 2.95 0.92 1.84 0.92 1.84 1995 RES 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40 1996 BUS 17/ 1.74 3.50 1.08 2.18 1.08 2.18 1.74 3.50 1.08 2.18 1.08 2.18 1996 RES 1.45 2.90 0.95 1.90 0.80 1.60 1.45 2.90 0.95 1.90 0.80 1.60

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BETWEEN LOS ANGELES, CA AND

DETROIT, MI CHICAGO, IL PHILADELPHIA, PA

DAY EVENING NIGHT/WEEKEND DAY EVENING NIGHT/WEEKEND DAY EVENING NIGHT/WEEKEND

DEC 31 FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN

1980 1/ 1.82 3.65 0.55 1.09 1.79 3.57 0.54 1.07 1.88 3.75 0.56 1.13 1981 2/ 2.00 4.00 0.92 1.85 0.66 1.33 1.92 3.84 0.88 1.77 0.63 1.27 2.00 4.00 0.92 1.85 0.66 1.33 1982 3/ 2.16 4.32 0.97 1.93 0.75 1.50 1.92 3.84 0.87 1.73 0.67 1.35 2.16 4.32 0.97 1.93 0.75 1.50 1983 4/ 2.16 4.32 1.07 2.13 0.83 1.66 1.92 3.84 0.95 1.91 0.74 1.48 2.16 4.32 1.07 2.13 0.83 1.66 1984 5/ 2.31 4.47 1.40 2.73 0.94 1.82 2.03 3.96 1.27 2.47 0.84 1.63 2.31 4.47 1.40 2.73 0.94 1.82

1985 6/ 2.20 4.28 1.34 2.59 0.88 1.71 2.03 3.96 1.24 2.40 0.83 1.60 2.20 4.28 1.34 2.59 0.88 1.71 1986 7/ 1.89 3.68 1.16 2.24 0.84 1.62 1.77 3.46 1.07 2.09 0.79 1.54 1.89 3.68 1.16 2.24 0.84 1.62 1987 8/ 1.53 3.02 0.96 1.89 0.71 1.42 1.47 2.91 0.91 1.81 0.69 1.37 1.53 3.02 0.96 1.89 0.71 1.42 1988 9/ 1.41 2.80 0.94 1.85 0.71 1.41 1.37 2.71 0.89 1.77 0.69 1.36 1.41 2.80 0.94 1.85 0.71 1.41 1989 10/ 1.22 2.45 0.77 1.55 0.62 1.25 1.22 2.45 0.77 1.55 0.62 1.25 1.22 2.45 0.77 1.55 0.62 1.25

1990 11/ 1.20 2.40 0.70 1.40 0.62 1.25 1.20 2.40 0.70 1.40 0.62 1.25 1.20 2.40 0.70 1.40 0.62 1.25 1991 12/ 1.20 2.40 0.70 1.40 0.65 1.30 1.20 2.40 0.70 1.40 0.65 1.30 1.20 2.40 0.70 1.40 0.65 1.30 1992 13/ 1.24 2.48 0.74 1.48 0.63 1.25 1.19 2.39 0.74 1.48 0.63 1.25 1.24 2.48 0.74 1.48 0.63 1.25

1993 BUS 14/ 1.27 2.53 0.80 1.60 0.80 1.60 1.26 2.52 0.80 1.60 0.80 1.60 1.27 2.53 0.80 1.60 0.80 1.60 1993 RES 1.25 2.50 0.74 1.49 0.64 1.29 1.25 2.50 0.74 1.49 0.64 1.29 1.25 2.50 0.74 1.49 0.64 1.29 1994 BUS 15/ 1.31 2.63 0.91 1.82 0.91 1.82 1.31 2.62 0.91 1.82 0.91 1.82 1.31 2.63 0.91 1.82 0.91 1.82 1994 RES 1.40 2.80 0.85 1.70 0.75 1.50 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40 1.40 2.80 0.85 1.70 0.75 1.50

1995 BUS 16/ 1.47 2.95 0.92 1.84 0.92 1.84 1.47 2.95 0.92 1.84 0.92 1.84 1.47 2.95 0.92 1.84 0.92 1.84 1995 RES 1.40 2.80 0.85 1.70 0.75 1.50 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40 1.40 2.80 0.85 1.70 0.75 1.50 1996 BUS 17/ 1.74 3.50 1.08 2.18 1.08 2.18 1.74 3.50 1.08 2.18 1.08 2.18 1.74 3.50 1.08 2.18 1.08 2.18 1996 RES 1.55 3.10 0.95 1.90 0.80 1.60 1.45 2.90 0.95 1.90 0.80 1.60 1.55 3.10 0.95 1.90 0.80 1.60

BETWEEN LOS ANGELES, CA AND

DALLAS, TX HOUSTON, TX BOSTON, MA

DAY EVENING NIGHT/WEEKEND DAY EVENING NIGHT/WEEKEND DAY EVENING NIGHT/WEEKEND

DEC 31 FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN

1980 1/ 1.72 3.44 0.52 1.03 1.74 3.48 0.52 1.04 1.91 3.82 0.57 1.15 1981 2/ 1.92 3.84 0.88 1.77 0.63 1.27 1.92 3.84 0.88 1.77 0.63 1.27 2.00 4.00 0.92 1.85 0.66 1.33 1982 3/ 1.92 3.84 0.87 1.73 0.67 1.35 1.92 3.84 0.87 1.73 0.67 1.35 2.16 4.32 0.97 1.93 0.75 1.50 1983 4/ 1.92 3.84 0.95 1.91 0.74 1.48 1.92 3.84 0.95 1.91 0.74 1.48 2.16 4.32 1.07 2.13 0.83 1.66 1984 5/ 2.03 3.96 1.27 2.47 0.84 1.63 2.03 3.96 1.27 2.47 0.84 1.63 2.31 4.47 1.40 2.73 0.94 1.82

1985 6/ 2.03 3.96 1.24 2.40 0.83 1.60 2.03 3.96 1.24 2.40 0.83 1.60 2.20 4.28 1.34 2.59 0.88 1.71 1986 7/ 1.77 3.46 1.07 2.09 0.79 1.54 1.77 3.46 1.07 2.09 0.79 1.54 1.89 3.68 1.16 2.24 0.84 1.62 1987 8/ 1.47 2.91 0.91 1.81 0.69 1.37 1.47 2.91 0.91 1.81 0.69 1.37 1.53 3.02 0.96 1.89 0.71 1.42 1988 9/ 1.37 2.71 0.89 1.77 0.69 1.36 1.37 2.71 0.89 1.77 0.69 1.36 1.41 2.80 0.94 1.85 0.71 1.41 1989 10/ 1.22 2.45 0.77 1.55 0.62 1.25 1.22 2.45 0.77 1.55 0.62 1.25 1.22 2.45 0.77 1.55 0.62 1.25

1990 11/ 1.20 2.40 0.70 1.40 0.62 1.25 1.20 2.40 0.70 1.40 0.62 1.25 1.20 2.40 0.70 1.40 0.62 1.25 1991 12/ 1.20 2.40 0.70 1.40 0.65 1.30 1.20 2.40 0.70 1.40 0.65 1.30 1.20 2.40 0.70 1.40 0.65 1.30 1992 13/ 1.19 2.39 0.74 1.48 0.63 1.25 1.19 2.39 0.74 1.48 0.63 1.25 1.24 2.48 0.74 1.48 0.63 1.25

1993 BUS 14/ 1.26 2.52 0.80 1.60 0.80 1.60 1.26 2.52 0.80 1.60 0.80 1.60 1.27 2.53 0.80 1.60 0.80 1.60 1993 RES 1.25 2.50 0.74 1.49 0.64 1.29 1.25 2.50 0.74 1.49 0.64 1.29 1.25 2.50 0.74 1.49 0.64 1.29 1994 BUS 15/ 1.31 2.62 0.91 1.82 0.91 1.82 1.31 2.62 0.91 1.82 0.91 1.82 1.31 2.63 0.91 1.82 0.91 1.82 1994 RES 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40 1.40 2.80 0.85 1.70 0.75 1.50

1995 BUS 16/ 1.47 2.95 0.92 1.84 0.92 1.84 1.47 2.95 0.92 1.84 0.92 1.84 1.47 2.95 0.92 1.84 0.92 1.84 1995 RES 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40 1.40 2.80 0.85 1.70 0.75 1.50 1996 BUS 17/ 1.74 3.50 1.08 2.18 1.08 2.18 1.74 3.50 1.08 2.18 1.08 2.18 1.74 3.50 1.08 2.18 1.08 2.18 1996 RES 1.45 2.90 0.95 1.90 0.80 1.60 1.45 2.90 0.95 1.90 0.80 1.60 1.55 3.10 0.95 1.90 0.80 1.60

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BETWEEN CHICAGO, IL AND

DETROIT, MI SAN FRANCISCO, CA PHILADELPHIA, PA

DAY EVENING NIGHT/WEEKEND DAY EVENING NIGHT/WEEKEND DAY EVENING NIGHT/WEEKEND

DEC 31 FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN

1980 1/ 1.29 2.58 0.39 0.77 1.81 3.61 0.54 1.08 1.61 3.22 0.48 0.97 1981 2/ 1.70 3.39 0.78 1.57 0.56 1.12 1.92 3.84 0.88 1.77 0.63 1.27 1.83 3.66 0.84 1.69 0.61 1.21 1982 3/ 1.71 3.42 0.77 1.54 0.60 1.20 1.92 3.84 0.87 1.73 0.67 1.35 1.87 3.74 0.85 1.69 0.66 1.31 1983 4/ 1.71 3.42 0.85 1.70 0.66 1.32 1.92 3.84 0.95 1.91 0.74 1.48 1.87 3.74 0.93 1.86 0.72 1.45 1984 5/ 1.75 3.48 1.10 2.19 0.72 1.44 2.03 3.96 1.27 2.47 0.84 1.63 1.97 3.84 1.23 2.40 0.82 1.60

1985 6/ 1.75 3.48 1.05 2.09 0.70 1.39 2.03 3.96 1.24 2.40 0.83 1.60 1.97 3.84 1.19 2.32 0.79 1.55 1986 7/ 1.55 3.04 0.91 1.80 0.66 1.31 1.77 3.46 1.07 2.09 0.79 1.54 1.72 3.35 1.04 2.03 0.76 1.48 1987 8/ 1.27 2.51 0.72 1.44 0.60 1.18 1.47 2.91 0.91 1.81 0.69 1.37 1.46 2.90 0.90 1.80 0.69 1.37 1988 9/ 1.20 2.40 0.72 1.44 0.59 1.35 1.37 2.71 0.89 1.77 0.69 1.36 1.35 2.69 0.88 1.75 0.68 1.35 1989 10/ 1.07 2.15 0.72 1.45 0.57 1.15 1.22 2.45 0.77 1.55 0.62 1.25 1.17 2.35 0.77 1.55 0.61 1.22

1990 11/ 1.05 2.10 0.69 1.38 0.57 1.15 1.20 2.40 0.70 1.40 0.62 1.25 1.15 2.30 0.70 1.40 0.61 1.22 1991 12/ 1.05 2.10 0.67 1.35 0.60 1.20 1.20 2.40 0.70 1.40 0.65 1.30 1.15 2.30 0.70 1.40 0.65 1.30 1992 13/ 1.10 2.20 0.67 1.35 0.59 1.18 1.19 2.39 0.74 1.48 0.63 1.25 1.15 2.30 0.70 1.40 0.63 1.25

1993 BUS 14/ 1.18 2.36 0.75 1.50 0.75 1.50 1.26 2.52 0.80 1.60 0.80 1.60 1.18 2.36 0.75 1.50 0.75 1.50 1993 RES 1.20 2.40 0.74 1.48 0.59 1.18 1.25 2.50 0.74 1.49 0.64 1.29 1.20 2.40 0.74 1.48 0.64 1.29 1994 BUS 15/ 1.23 2.45 0.82 1.65 0.82 1.65 1.31 2.62 0.91 1.82 0.91 1.82 1.25 2.51 0.87 1.74 0.87 1.74 1994 RES 1.35 2.70 0.80 1.60 0.70 1.40 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40

1995 BUS 16/ 1.41 2.82 0.88 1.77 0.88 1.77 1.47 2.95 0.92 1.84 0.92 1.84 1.41 2.82 0.88 1.77 0.88 1.77 1995 RES 1.35 2.70 0.80 1.60 0.70 1.40 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40 1996 BUS 17/ 1.66 3.34 1.04 2.09 1.04 2.09 1.74 3.50 1.08 2.18 1.08 2.18 1.66 3.34 1.04 2.09 1.04 2.09 1996 RES 1.40 2.80 0.85 1.70 0.75 1.50 1.45 2.90 0.95 1.90 0.80 1.60 1.45 2.90 0.95 1.90 0.80 1.60

BETWEEN CHICAGO, IL AND

DALLAS, TX HOUSTON, TX BOSTON, MA

DAY EVENING NIGHT/WEEKEND DAY EVENING NIGHT/WEEKEND DAY EVENING NIGHT/WEEKEND

DEC 31 FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN

1980 1/ 1.66 3.31 0.50 0.99 1.67 3.35 0.50 1.00 1.66 3.33 0.50 1.00 1981 2/ 1.83 3.66 0.84 1.69 0.61 1.21 1.83 3.66 0.84 1.69 0.61 1.21 1.83 3.66 0.84 1.69 0.61 1.21 1982 3/ 1.87 3.74 0.85 1.69 0.66 1.31 1.87 3.74 0.85 1.69 0.66 1.31 1.87 3.74 0.85 1.69 0.66 1.31 1983 4/ 1.87 3.74 0.93 1.86 0.72 1.45 1.87 3.74 0.93 1.86 0.72 1.45 1.87 3.74 0.93 1.86 0.72 1.45 1984 5/ 1.97 3.84 1.23 2.40 0.82 1.60 1.97 3.84 1.23 2.40 0.82 1.60 1.97 3.84 1.23 2.40 0.82 1.60

1985 6/ 1.97 3.84 1.19 2.32 0.79 1.55 1.97 3.84 1.19 2.32 0.79 1.55 1.97 3.84 1.19 2.32 0.79 1.55 1986 7/ 1.72 3.35 1.04 2.03 0.76 1.48 1.72 3.35 1.04 2.03 0.76 1.48 1.72 3.35 1.04 2.03 0.76 1.48 1987 8/ 1.46 2.90 0.90 1.80 0.69 1.37 1.46 2.90 0.90 1.80 0.69 1.37 1.46 2.90 0.90 1.80 0.69 1.37 1988 9/ 1.35 2.69 0.88 1.75 0.68 1.35 1.35 2.69 0.88 1.75 0.68 1.35 1.35 2.69 0.88 1.75 0.68 1.35 1989 10/ 1.17 2.35 0.77 1.55 0.61 1.22 1.17 2.35 0.77 1.55 0.61 1.22 1.17 2.35 0.77 1.55 0.61 1.22

1990 11/ 1.15 2.30 0.70 1.40 0.61 1.22 1.15 2.30 0.70 1.40 0.61 1.22 1.15 2.30 0.70 1.40 0.61 1.22 1991 12/ 1.15 2.30 0.70 1.40 0.65 1.30 1.15 2.30 0.70 1.40 0.65 1.30 1.15 2.30 0.70 1.40 0.65 1.30 1992 13/ 1.15 2.30 0.70 1.40 0.63 1.25 1.15 2.30 0.70 1.40 0.63 1.25 1.15 2.30 0.70 1.40 0.63 1.25

1993 BUS 14/ 1.18 2.36 0.75 1.50 0.75 1.50 1.18 2.36 0.75 1.50 0.75 1.50 1.18 2.36 0.75 1.50 0.75 1.50 1993 RES 1.20 2.40 0.74 1.48 0.64 1.29 1.20 2.40 0.74 1.48 0.64 1.29 1.20 2.40 0.74 1.48 0.64 1.29 1994 BUS 15/ 1.25 2.51 0.87 1.74 0.87 1.74 1.25 2.51 0.87 1.74 0.87 1.74 1.25 2.51 0.87 1.74 0.87 1.74 1994 RES 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40

1995 BUS 16/ 1.41 2.82 0.88 1.77 0.88 1.77 1.41 2.82 0.88 1.77 0.88 1.77 1.41 2.82 0.88 1.77 0.88 1.77 1995 RES 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40 1996 BUS 17/ 1.66 3.34 1.04 2.09 1.04 2.09 1.66 3.34 1.04 2.09 1.04 2.09 1.66 3.34 1.04 2.09 1.04 2.09 1996 RES 1.45 2.90 0.95 1.90 0.80 1.60 1.45 2.90 0.95 1.90 0.80 1.60 1.45 2.90 0.95 1.90 0.80 1.60

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BETWEEN PHILADELPHIA, PA AND

DETROIT, MI SAN FRANCISCO, CA DALLAS, TX

DAY EVENING NIGHT/WEEKEND DAY EVENING NIGHT/WEEKEND DAY EVENING NIGHT/WEEKEND

DEC 31 FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN

1980 1/ 1.45 2.90 0.44 0.87 1.90 3.80 0.57 1.14 1.73 3.46 0.52 1.04 1981 2/ 1.83 3.66 0.84 1.69 0.61 1.21 2.00 4.00 0.92 1.85 0.66 1.33 1.92 3.84 0.88 1.77 0.63 1.27 1982 3/ 1.87 3.74 0.85 1.69 0.66 1.31 2.16 4.32 0.97 1.93 0.75 1.50 1.92 3.84 0.87 1.73 0.67 1.35 1983 4/ 1.87 3.74 0.93 1.86 0.72 1.45 2.16 4.32 1.07 2.13 0.83 1.66 1.92 3.84 0.95 1.91 0.74 1.48 1984 5/ 1.97 3.84 1.23 2.40 0.82 1.60 2.31 4.47 1.40 2.73 0.94 1.82 2.03 3.96 1.27 2.47 0.84 1.63

1985 6/ 1.97 3.84 1.19 2.32 0.79 1.55 2.20 4.28 1.34 2.59 0.88 1.71 2.03 3.96 1.24 2.40 0.83 1.60 1986 7/ 1.72 3.35 1.04 2.03 0.76 1.48 1.89 3.68 1.16 2.24 0.84 1.62 1.77 3.46 1.07 2.09 0.79 1.54 1987 8/ 1.46 2.90 0.90 1.80 0.69 1.37 1.53 3.02 0.96 1.89 0.71 1.42 1.47 2.91 0.91 1.81 0.69 1.37 1988 9/ 1.35 2.69 0.88 1.75 0.68 1.35 1.41 2.80 0.94 1.85 0.71 1.41 1.37 2.71 0.89 1.77 0.69 1.36 1989 10/ 1.17 2.35 0.77 1.55 0.61 1.22 1.22 2.45 0.77 1.55 0.62 1.25 1.22 2.45 0.77 1.55 0.62 1.25

1990 11/ 1.15 2.30 0.70 1.40 0.61 1.22 1.20 2.40 0.70 1.40 0.62 1.25 1.20 2.40 0.70 1.40 0.62 1.25 1991 12/ 1.15 2.30 0.70 1.40 0.65 1.30 1.20 2.40 0.70 1.40 0.65 1.30 1.20 2.40 0.70 1.40 0.65 1.30 1992 13/ 1.15 2.30 0.70 1.40 0.63 1.25 1.24 2.48 0.74 1.48 0.63 1.25 1.19 2.39 0.74 1.48 0.63 1.25

1993 BUS 14/ 1.18 2.36 0.75 1.50 0.75 1.50 1.27 2.53 0.80 1.60 0.80 1.60 1.26 2.52 0.80 1.60 0.80 1.60 1993 RES 1.20 2.40 0.74 1.48 0.64 1.29 1.25 2.50 0.74 1.49 0.64 1.29 1.25 2.50 0.74 1.49 0.64 1.29 1994 BUS 15/ 1.25 2.51 0.87 1.74 0.87 1.74 1.31 2.63 0.91 1.82 0.91 1.82 1.31 2.62 0.91 1.82 0.91 1.82 1994 RES 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40 1.40 2.80 0.85 1.70 0.75 1.50 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40

1995 BUS 16/ 1.41 2.82 0.88 1.77 0.88 1.77 1.47 2.95 0.92 1.84 0.92 1.84 1.47 2.95 0.92 1.84 0.92 1.84 1995 RES 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40 1.40 2.80 0.85 1.70 0.75 1.50 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40 1996 BUS 17/ 1.66 3.34 1.04 2.09 1.04 2.09 1.74 3.50 1.08 2.18 1.08 2.18 1.74 3.50 1.08 2.18 1.08 2.18 1996 RES 1.45 2.90 0.95 1.90 0.80 1.60 1.55 3.10 0.95 1.90 0.80 1.60 1.45 2.90 0.95 1.90 0.80 1.60

BETWEEN PHILADELPHIA, PA AND

HOUSTON, TX

DAY EVENING NIGHT/WEEKEND

DEC 31 FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN

1980 1/ 1.73 3.47 0.52 1.04 1981 2/ 1.92 3.84 0.88 1.77 0.63 1.27 1982 3/ 1.92 3.84 0.87 1.73 0.67 1.35 1983 4/ 1.92 3.84 0.95 1.91 0.74 1.48 1984 5/ 2.03 3.96 1.27 2.47 0.84 1.63

1985 6/ 2.03 3.96 1.24 2.40 0.83 1.60 1986 7/ 1.77 3.46 1.07 2.09 0.79 1.54 1987 8/ 1.47 2.91 0.91 1.81 0.69 1.37 1988 9/ 1.37 2.71 0.89 1.77 0.69 1.36 1989 10/ 1.22 2.45 0.77 1.55 0.62 1.25

1990 11/ 1.20 2.40 0.70 1.40 0.62 1.25 1991 12/ 1.20 2.40 0.70 1.40 0.65 1.30 1992 13/ 1.19 2.39 0.74 1.48 0.63 1.25

1993 BUS 14/ 1.26 2.52 0.80 1.60 0.80 1.60 1993 RES 1.25 2.50 0.74 1.49 0.64 1.29 1994 BUS 15/ 1.31 2.62 0.91 1.82 0.91 1.82 1994 RES 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40

1995 BUS 16/ 1.47 2.95 0.92 1.84 0.92 1.84 1995 RES 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40 1996 BUS 17/ 1.74 3.50 1.08 2.18 1.08 2.18 1996 RES 1.45 2.90 0.95 1.90 0.80 1.60

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BETWEEN DETROIT, MI AND

SAN FRANCISCO, CA DALLAS, TX HOUSTON, TX

DAY EVENING NIGHT/WEEKEND DAY EVENING NIGHT/WEEKEND DAY EVENING NIGHT/WEEKEND

DEC 31 FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN

1980 1/ 1.84 3.67 0.55 1.10 1.68 3.37 0.51 1.01 1.70 3.40 0.51 1.02 1981 2/ 2.00 4.00 0.92 1.85 0.66 1.33 1.92 3.84 0.88 1.77 0.63 1.27 1.92 3.84 0.88 1.77 0.63 1.27 1982 3/ 2.16 4.32 0.97 1.93 0.75 1.50 1.92 3.84 0.87 1.73 0.67 1.35 1.92 3.84 0.87 1.73 0.67 1.35 1983 4/ 2.16 4.32 1.07 2.13 0.83 1.66 1.92 3.84 0.95 1.91 0.74 1.48 1.92 3.84 0.95 1.91 0.74 1.48 1984 5/ 2.31 4.47 1.40 2.73 0.94 1.82 2.03 3.96 1.27 2.47 0.84 1.63 2.03 3.96 1.27 2.47 0.84 1.63

1985 6/ 2.20 4.28 1.34 2.59 0.88 1.71 2.03 3.96 1.24 2.40 0.83 1.60 2.03 3.96 1.24 2.40 0.83 1.60 1986 7/ 1.89 3.68 1.16 2.24 0.84 1.62 1.77 3.46 1.07 2.09 0.79 1.54 1.77 3.46 1.07 2.09 0.79 1.54 1987 8/ 1.53 3.02 0.96 1.89 0.71 1.42 1.47 2.91 0.91 1.81 0.69 1.37 1.47 2.91 0.91 1.81 0.69 1.37 1988 9/ 1.41 2.80 0.94 1.85 0.71 1.41 1.37 2.71 0.89 1.77 0.69 1.36 1.37 2.71 0.89 1.77 0.69 1.36 1989 10/ 1.22 2.45 0.77 1.55 0.62 1.25 1.22 2.45 0.77 1.55 0.62 1.25 1.22 2.45 0.77 1.55 0.62 1.25

1990 11/ 1.20 2.40 0.70 1.40 0.62 1.25 1.20 2.40 0.70 1.40 0.62 1.25 1.20 2.40 0.70 1.40 0.62 1.25 1991 12/ 1.20 2.40 0.70 1.40 0.65 1.30 1.20 2.40 0.70 1.40 0.65 1.30 1.20 2.40 0.70 1.40 0.65 1.30 1992 13/ 1.24 2.48 0.74 1.48 0.63 1.25 1.19 2.39 0.74 1.48 0.63 1.25 1.19 2.39 0.74 1.48 0.63 1.25

1993 BUS 14/ 1.27 2.53 0.80 1.60 0.80 1.60 1.26 2.52 0.80 1.60 0.80 1.60 1.26 2.52 0.80 1.60 0.80 1.60 1993 RES 1.25 2.50 0.74 1.49 0.64 1.29 1.25 2.50 0.74 1.49 0.64 1.29 1.25 2.50 0.74 1.49 0.64 1.29 1994 BUS 15/ 1.31 2.63 0.91 1.82 0.91 1.82 1.31 2.62 0.91 1.82 0.91 1.82 1.31 2.62 0.91 1.82 0.91 1.82 1994 RES 1.40 2.80 0.85 1.70 0.75 1.50 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40

1995 BUS 16/ 1.47 2.95 0.92 1.84 0.92 1.84 1.47 2.95 0.92 1.84 0.92 1.84 1.47 2.95 0.92 1.84 0.92 1.84 1995 RES 1.40 2.80 0.85 1.70 0.75 1.50 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40 1996 BUS 17/ 1.74 3.50 1.08 2.18 1.08 2.18 1.74 3.50 1.08 2.18 1.08 2.18 1.74 3.50 1.08 2.18 1.08 2.18 1996 RES 1.55 3.10 0.95 1.90 0.80 1.60 1.45 2.90 0.95 1.90 0.80 1.60 1.45 2.90 0.95 1.90 0.80 1.60

BETWEEN SAN FRANCISCO, CA AND

DALLAS, TX HOUSTON, TX BOSTON, MA

DAY EVENING NIGHT/WEEKEND DAY EVENING NIGHT/WEEKEND DAY EVENING NIGHT/WEEKEND

DEC 31 FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN

1980 1/ 1.75 3.50 0.53 1.05 1.77 3.55 0.53 1.06 1.93 3.85 0.58 1.16 1981 2/ 1.92 3.84 0.88 1.77 0.63 1.27 1.92 3.84 0.88 1.77 0.63 1.27 2.00 4.00 0.92 1.85 0.66 1.33 1982 3/ 1.92 3.84 0.87 1.73 0.67 1.35 1.92 3.84 0.87 1.73 0.67 1.35 2.16 4.32 0.97 1.93 0.75 1.50 1983 4/ 1.92 3.84 0.95 1.91 0.74 1.48 1.92 3.84 0.95 1.91 0.74 1.48 2.16 4.32 1.07 2.13 0.83 1.66 1984 5/ 2.03 3.96 1.27 2.47 0.84 1.63 2.03 3.96 1.27 2.47 0.84 1.63 2.31 4.47 1.40 2.73 0.94 1.82

1985 6/ 2.03 3.96 1.24 2.40 0.83 1.60 2.03 3.96 1.24 2.40 0.83 1.60 2.20 4.28 1.34 2.59 0.88 1.71 1986 7/ 1.77 3.46 1.07 2.09 0.79 1.54 1.77 3.46 1.07 2.09 0.79 1.54 1.89 3.68 1.16 2.24 0.84 1.62 1987 8/ 1.47 2.91 0.91 1.81 0.69 1.37 1.47 2.91 0.91 1.81 0.69 1.37 1.53 3.02 0.96 1.89 0.71 1.42 1988 9/ 1.37 2.71 0.89 1.77 0.69 1.36 1.37 2.71 0.89 1.77 0.69 1.36 1.41 2.80 0.94 1.85 0.71 1.41 1989 10/ 1.22 2.45 0.77 1.55 0.62 1.25 1.22 2.45 0.77 1.55 0.62 1.25 1.22 2.45 0.77 1.55 0.62 1.25

1990 11/ 1.20 2.40 0.70 1.40 0.62 1.25 1.20 2.40 0.70 1.40 0.62 1.25 1.20 2.40 0.70 1.40 0.62 1.25 1991 12/ 1.20 2.40 0.70 1.40 0.65 1.30 1.20 2.40 0.70 1.40 0.65 1.30 1.20 2.40 0.70 1.40 0.65 1.30 1992 13/ 1.19 2.39 0.74 1.48 0.63 1.25 1.19 2.39 0.74 1.48 0.63 1.25 1.24 2.48 0.74 1.48 0.63 1.25

1993 BUS 14/ 1.26 2.52 0.80 1.60 0.80 1.60 1.26 2.52 0.80 1.60 0.80 1.60 1.27 2.53 0.80 1.60 0.80 1.60 1993 RES 1.25 2.50 0.74 1.49 0.64 1.29 1.25 2.50 0.74 1.49 0.64 1.29 1.25 2.50 0.74 1.49 0.64 1.29 1994 BUS 15/ 1.31 2.62 0.91 1.82 0.91 1.82 1.31 2.62 0.91 1.82 0.91 1.82 1.31 2.63 0.91 1.82 0.91 1.82 1994 RES 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40 1.40 2.80 0.85 1.70 0.75 1.50

1995 BUS 16/ 1.47 2.95 0.92 1.84 0.92 1.84 1.47 2.95 0.92 1.84 0.92 1.84 1.47 2.95 0.92 1.84 0.92 1.84 1995 RES 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40 1.40 2.80 0.85 1.70 0.75 1.50 1996 BUS 17/ 1.74 3.50 1.08 2.18 1.08 2.18 1.74 3.50 1.08 2.18 1.08 2.18 1.74 3.50 1.08 2.18 1.08 2.18 1996 RES 1.45 2.90 0.95 1.90 0.80 1.60 1.45 2.90 0.95 1.90 0.80 1.60 1.55 3.10 0.95 1.90 0.80 1.60

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BETWEEN WASHINGTON, DC AND

NEW YORK CITY, NY CHICAGO, IL SAN FRANCISCO, CA

DAY EVENING NIGHT/WEEKEND DAY EVENING NIGHT/WEEKEND DAY EVENING NIGHT/WEEKEND

DEC 31 FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN

1980 1/ 1.27 2.53 0.38 0.76 1.56 3.13 0.47 0.94 1.89 3.77 0.57 1.13 1981 2/ 1.70 3.39 0.78 1.57 0.56 1.12 1.83 3.66 0.84 1.69 0.61 1.21 2.00 4.00 0.92 1.85 0.66 1.33 1982 3/ 1.71 3.42 0.77 1.54 0.60 1.20 1.87 3.74 0.85 1.69 0.66 1.31 2.16 4.32 0.97 1.93 0.75 1.50 1983 4/ 1.71 3.42 0.85 1.70 0.66 1.32 1.87 3.74 0.93 1.86 0.72 1.45 2.16 4.32 1.07 2.13 0.83 1.66 1984 5/ 1.75 3.48 1.10 2.19 0.72 1.44 1.97 3.84 1.23 2.40 0.82 1.60 2.31 4.47 1.40 2.73 0.94 1.82

1985 6/ 1.75 3.48 1.05 2.09 0.70 1.39 1.97 3.84 1.19 2.32 0.79 1.55 2.20 4.28 1.34 2.59 0.88 1.71 1986 7/ 1.55 3.04 0.91 1.80 0.66 1.31 1.72 3.35 1.04 2.03 0.76 1.48 1.89 3.68 1.16 2.24 0.84 1.62 1987 8/ 1.27 2.51 0.72 1.44 0.60 1.18 1.46 2.90 0.90 1.80 0.69 1.37 1.53 3.02 0.96 1.89 0.71 1.42 1988 9/ 1.20 2.40 0.72 1.44 0.59 1.18 1.35 2.69 0.88 1.75 0.68 1.35 1.41 2.80 0.94 1.85 0.71 1.41 1989 10/ 1.07 2.15 0.72 1.45 0.57 1.15 1.17 2.35 0.77 1.55 0.61 1.22 1.22 2.45 0.77 1.55 0.62 1.25

1990 11/ 1.05 2.10 0.69 1.45 0.57 1.15 1.15 2.30 0.70 1.40 0.61 1.22 1.20 2.40 0.70 1.40 0.62 1.25 1991 12/ 1.05 2.10 0.67 1.35 0.60 1.20 1.15 2.30 0.70 1.40 0.65 1.30 1.20 2.40 0.70 1.40 0.65 1.30 1992 13/ 1.10 2.20 0.67 1.35 0.59 1.18 1.15 2.30 0.70 1.40 0.63 1.25 1.24 2.48 0.74 1.48 0.63 1.25

1993 BUS 14/ 1.18 2.36 0.75 1.50 0.75 1.50 1.18 2.36 0.75 1.50 0.75 1.50 1.27 2.53 0.80 1.60 0.80 1.60 1993 RES 1.20 2.40 0.74 1.48 0.59 1.18 1.20 2.40 0.74 1.48 0.64 1.29 1.25 2.50 0.74 1.49 0.64 1.29 1994 BUS 15/ 1.23 2.45 0.82 1.65 0.82 1.65 1.25 2.51 0.87 1.74 0.87 1.74 1.31 2.63 0.91 1.82 0.91 1.82 1994 RES 1.35 2.70 0.80 1.60 0.70 1.40 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40 1.40 2.80 0.85 1.70 0.75 1.50

1995 BUS 16/ 1.41 2.82 0.88 1.77 0.88 1.77 1.41 2.82 0.88 1.77 0.88 1.77 1.47 2.95 0.92 1.84 0.92 1.84 1995 RES 1.35 2.70 0.80 1.60 0.70 1.40 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40 1.40 2.80 0.85 1.70 0.75 1.50 1996 BUS 17/ 1.66 3.34 1.04 2.09 1.04 2.09 1.66 3.34 1.04 2.09 1.04 2.09 1.74 3.50 1.08 2.18 1.08 2.18 1996 RES 1.40 2.80 0.85 1.70 0.75 1.50 1.45 2.90 0.95 1.90 0.80 1.60 1.55 3.10 0.95 1.90 0.80 1.60

BETWEEN WASHINGTON, DC AND

LOS ANGELES, CA PHILADELPHIA, PA DETROIT, MI

DAY EVENING NIGHT/WEEKEND DAY EVENING NIGHT/WEEKEND DAY EVENING NIGHT/WEEKEND

DEC 31 FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN

1980 1/ 1.87 3.74 0.56 1.12 1.21 2.41 0.36 0.72 1.40 2.81 0.42 0.84 1981 2/ 2.00 4.00 0.92 1.85 0.66 1.33 1.61 3.22 0.74 1.49 0.53 1.07 1.81 3.62 0.84 1.68 0.60 1.21 1982 3/ 2.16 4.32 0.97 1.93 0.75 1.50 1.71 3.42 0.77 1.54 0.60 1.20 1.82 3.63 0.82 1.65 0.64 1.28 1983 4/ 2.16 4.32 1.07 2.13 0.83 1.66 1.71 3.42 0.85 1.70 0.66 1.32 1.82 3.63 0.91 1.81 0.71 1.41 1984 5/ 2.31 4.47 1.40 2.73 0.94 1.82 1.75 3.48 1.10 2.19 0.72 1.44 1.90 3.72 1.13 2.25 0.75 1.50

1985 6/ 2.20 4.28 1.34 2.59 0.88 1.71 1.75 3.48 1.05 2.09 0.70 1.39 1.90 3.72 1.07 2.14 0.72 1.44 1986 7/ 1.89 3.68 1.16 2.24 0.84 1.62 1.55 3.04 0.91 1.80 0.66 1.31 1.66 3.25 0.95 1.91 0.67 1.34 1987 8/ 1.53 3.02 0.96 1.89 0.71 1.42 1.27 2.51 0.72 1.44 0.60 1.18 1.35 2.70 0.72 1.45 0.64 1.27 1988 9/ 1.41 2.80 0.94 1.85 0.71 1.41 1.20 2.40 0.72 1.44 0.59 1.18 1.25 2.50 0.72 1.44 0.63 1.25 1989 10/ 1.22 2.45 0.77 1.55 0.62 1.25 1.07 2.15 0.72 1.45 0.57 1.15 1.07 2.15 0.76 1.52 0.57 1.15

1990 11/ 1.20 2.40 0.70 1.40 0.62 1.25 1.05 2.10 0.69 1.38 0.57 1.15 1.05 2.10 0.70 1.40 0.57 1.15 1991 12/ 1.20 2.40 0.70 1.40 0.65 1.30 1.05 2.10 0.67 1.35 0.60 1.20 1.15 2.30 0.67 1.35 0.60 1.20 1992 13/ 1.24 2.48 0.74 1.48 0.63 1.25 1.10 2.20 0.67 1.35 0.59 1.18 1.14 2.29 0.67 1.35 0.62 1.25

1993 BUS 14/ 1.27 2.53 0.80 1.60 0.80 1.60 1.18 2.36 0.75 1.50 0.75 1.50 1.18 2.36 0.75 1.50 0.75 1.50 1993 RES 1.25 2.50 0.74 1.49 0.64 1.29 1.20 2.40 0.74 1.48 0.62 1.23 1.20 2.40 0.74 1.48 0.64 1.29 1994 BUS 15/ 1.31 2.63 0.91 1.82 0.91 1.82 1.23 2.45 0.82 1.65 0.82 1.65 1.25 2.51 0.87 1.74 0.87 1.74 1994 RES 1.40 2.80 0.85 1.70 0.75 1.50 1.35 2.70 0.80 1.60 0.70 1.40 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40

1995 BUS 16/ 1.47 2.95 0.92 1.84 0.92 1.84 1.41 2.82 0.88 1.77 0.88 1.77 1.41 2.82 0.88 1.77 0.88 1.77 1995 RES 1.40 2.80 0.85 1.70 0.75 1.50 1.35 2.70 0.80 1.60 0.70 1.40 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40 1996 BUS 17/ 1.74 3.50 1.08 2.18 1.08 2.18 1.66 3.34 1.04 2.09 1.04 2.09 1.66 3.34 1.04 2.09 1.04 2.09 1996 RES 1.55 3.10 0.95 1.90 0.80 1.60 1.40 2.80 0.85 1.70 0.75 1.50 1.45 2.90 0.95 1.90 0.75 1.50

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BETWEEN WASHINGTON, DC AND

DALLAS, TX HOUSTON, TX

DAY EVENING NIGHT/WEEKEND DAY EVENING NIGHT/WEEKEND

DEC 31 FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN

1980 1/ 1.71 3.43 0.51 1.03 1.72 3.44 0.52 1.03 1981 2/ 1.92 3.84 0.88 1.77 0.63 1.27 1.92 3.84 0.88 1.77 0.63 1.27 1982 3/ 1.92 3.84 0.87 1.73 0.67 1.35 1.92 3.84 0.87 1.73 0.67 1.35 1983 4/ 1.92 3.84 0.95 1.91 0.74 1.48 1.92 3.84 0.95 1.91 0.74 1.48 1984 5/ 2.03 3.96 1.27 2.47 0.84 1.63 2.03 3.96 1.27 2.47 0.84 1.63

1985 6/ 2.03 3.96 1.24 2.40 0.83 1.60 2.03 3.96 1.24 2.40 0.83 1.60 1986 7/ 1.77 3.46 1.07 2.09 0.79 1.54 1.77 3.46 1.07 2.09 0.79 1.54 1987 8/ 1.47 2.91 0.91 1.81 0.69 1.37 1.47 2.91 0.91 1.81 0.69 1.37 1988 9/ 1.37 2.71 0.89 1.77 0.69 1.36 1.37 2.71 0.89 1.77 0.69 1.36 1989 10/ 1.22 2.45 0.77 1.55 0.62 1.25 1.22 2.45 0.77 1.55 0.62 1.25

1990 11/ 1.20 2.40 0.70 1.40 0.62 1.25 1.20 2.40 0.70 1.40 0.62 1.25 1991 12/ 1.20 2.40 0.70 1.40 0.65 1.30 1.20 2.40 0.70 1.40 0.65 1.30 1992 13/ 1.19 2.39 0.74 1.48 0.63 1.25 1.19 2.39 0.74 1.48 0.63 1.25

1993 BUS 14/ 1.26 2.52 0.80 1.60 0.80 1.60 1.26 2.52 0.80 1.60 0.80 1.60 1993 RES 1.25 2.50 0.74 1.49 0.64 1.29 1.25 2.50 0.74 1.49 0.64 1.29 1994 BUS 15/ 1.31 2.62 0.91 1.82 0.91 1.82 1.31 2.62 0.91 1.82 0.91 1.82 1994 RES 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40

1995 BUS 16/ 1.47 2.95 0.92 1.84 0.92 1.84 1.47 2.95 0.92 1.84 0.92 1.84 1995 RES 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40 1996 BUS 17/ 1.74 3.50 1.08 2.18 1.08 2.18 1.74 3.50 1.08 2.18 1.08 2.18 1996 RES 1.45 2.90 0.95 1.90 0.80 1.60 1.45 2.90 0.95 1.90 0.80 1.60

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BETWEEN BOSTON, MA AND

DETROIT, MI WASHINGTON, DC PHILADELPHIA, PA

DAY EVENING NIGHT/WEEKEND DAY EVENING NIGHT/WEEKEND DAY EVENING NIGHT/WEEKEND

DEC 31 FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN

1980 1/ 1.57 3.14 0.47 0.94 1.41 2.83 0.42 0.85 1.32 2.64 0.40 0.79 1981 2/ 1.83 3.66 0.84 1.69 0.61 1.21 1.81 3.62 0.84 1.68 0.60 1.21 1.70 3.39 0.78 1.57 0.56 1.12 1982 3/ 1.87 3.74 0.85 1.69 0.66 1.31 1.82 3.63 0.82 1.65 0.64 1.28 1.71 3.42 0.77 1.54 0.60 1.20 1983 4/ 1.87 3.74 0.93 1.86 0.72 1.45 1.82 3.63 0.91 1.81 0.71 1.41 1.71 3.42 0.85 1.70 0.66 1.32 1984 5/ 1.97 3.84 1.23 2.40 0.82 1.60 1.90 3.72 1.13 2.25 0.75 1.50 1.75 3.48 1.10 2.19 0.72 1.44

1985 6/ 1.97 3.84 1.19 2.32 0.79 1.55 1.90 3.72 1.07 2.14 0.72 1.44 1.75 3.48 1.05 2.09 0.70 1.39 1986 7/ 1.72 3.35 1.04 2.03 0.76 1.48 1.66 3.25 0.95 1.91 0.67 1.34 1.55 3.04 0.91 1.80 0.66 1.31 1987 8/ 1.46 2.90 0.90 1.80 0.69 1.37 1.35 2.70 0.72 1.45 0.64 1.27 1.27 2.51 0.72 1.44 0.60 1.18 1988 9/ 1.35 2.69 0.88 1.75 0.68 1.35 1.25 2.50 0.72 1.44 0.63 1.25 1.20 2.40 0.72 1.44 0.59 1.18 1989 10/ 1.17 2.35 0.77 1.55 0.61 1.22 1.07 2.15 0.76 1.52 0.57 1.15 1.07 2.15 0.72 1.45 0.57 1.15

1990 11/ 1.15 2.30 0.70 1.40 0.61 1.22 1.05 2.10 0.70 1.40 0.57 1.15 1.05 2.10 0.69 1.38 0.57 1.15 1991 12/ 1.15 2.30 0.70 1.40 0.65 1.30 1.15 2.30 0.67 1.35 0.60 1.20 1.05 2.10 0.67 1.35 0.60 1.20 1992 13/ 1.15 2.30 0.70 1.40 0.63 1.25 1.14 2.29 0.67 1.35 0.62 1.25 1.10 2.20 0.67 1.35 0.59 1.18

1993 BUS 14/ 1.18 2.36 0.75 1.50 0.75 1.50 1.18 2.36 0.75 1.50 0.75 1.50 1.18 2.36 0.75 1.50 0.75 1.50 1993 RES 1.20 2.40 0.74 1.48 0.64 1.29 1.20 2.40 0.74 1.48 0.64 1.29 1.20 2.40 0.74 1.48 0.62 1.23 1994 BUS 15/ 1.25 2.51 0.87 1.74 0.87 1.74 1.25 2.51 0.87 1.74 0.87 1.74 1.23 2.45 0.82 1.65 0.82 1.65 1994 RES 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40 1.35 2.70 0.80 1.60 0.70 1.40

1995 BUS 16/ 1.41 2.82 0.88 1.77 0.88 1.77 1.41 2.82 0.88 1.77 0.88 1.77 1.41 2.82 0.88 1.77 0.88 1.77 1995 RES 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40 1.35 2.70 0.80 1.60 0.70 1.40 1996 BUS 17/ 1.66 3.34 1.04 2.09 1.04 2.09 1.66 3.34 1.04 2.09 1.04 2.09 1.66 3.34 1.04 2.09 1.04 2.09 1996 RES 1.45 2.90 0.95 1.90 0.80 1.60 1.45 2.90 0.95 1.90 0.75 1.50 1.40 2.80 0.85 1.70 0.75 1.50

BETWEEN BOSTON, MA AND

DALLAS, TX HOUSTON, TX

DAY EVENING NIGHT/WEEKEND DAY EVENING NIGHT/WEEKEND

DEC 31 FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN

1980 1/ 1.76 3.53 0.53 1.06 1.77 3.54 0.53 1.06 1981 2/ 1.92 3.84 0.88 1.77 0.63 1.27 1.92 3.84 0.88 1.77 0.63 1.27 1982 3/ 1.92 3.84 0.87 1.73 0.67 1.35 1.92 3.84 0.87 1.73 0.67 1.35 1983 4/ 1.92 3.84 0.95 1.91 0.74 1.48 1.92 3.84 0.95 1.91 0.74 1.48 1984 5/ 2.03 3.96 1.27 2.47 0.84 1.63 2.03 3.96 1.27 2.47 0.84 1.63

1985 6/ 2.03 3.96 1.24 2.40 0.83 1.60 2.03 3.96 1.24 2.40 0.83 1.60 1986 7/ 1.77 3.46 1.07 2.09 0.79 1.54 1.77 3.46 1.07 2.09 0.79 1.54 1987 8/ 1.47 2.91 0.91 1.81 0.69 1.37 1.47 2.91 0.91 1.81 0.69 1.37 1988 9/ 1.37 2.71 0.89 1.77 0.69 1.36 1.37 2.71 0.89 1.77 0.69 1.36 1989 10/ 1.22 2.45 0.77 1.55 0.62 1.25 1.22 2.45 0.77 1.55 0.62 1.25

1990 11/ 1.20 2.40 0.70 1.40 0.62 1.25 1.20 2.40 0.70 1.40 0.62 1.25 1991 12/ 1.20 2.40 0.70 1.40 0.65 1.30 1.20 2.40 0.70 1.40 0.65 1.30 1992 13/ 1.19 2.39 0.74 1.48 0.63 1.25 1.19 2.39 0.74 1.48 0.63 1.25

1993 BUS 14/ 1.26 2.52 0.80 1.60 0.80 1.60 1.26 2.52 0.80 1.60 0.80 1.60 1993 RES 1.25 2.50 0.74 1.49 0.64 1.29 1.25 2.50 0.74 1.49 0.64 1.29 1994 BUS 15/ 1.31 2.62 0.91 1.82 0.91 1.82 1.31 2.62 0.91 1.82 0.91 1.82 1994 RES 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40

1995 BUS 16/ 1.47 2.95 0.92 1.84 0.92 1.84 1.47 2.95 0.92 1.84 0.92 1.84 1995 RES 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40 1996 BUS 17/ 1.74 3.50 1.08 2.18 1.08 2.18 1.74 3.50 1.08 2.18 1.08 2.18 1996 RES 1.45 2.90 0.95 1.90 0.80 1.60 1.45 2.90 0.95 1.90 0.80 1.60

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NOTES FOR TABLE 7.2

EXCEPT AS NOTED, RATES ARE BASED ON METERED USE OPTION A (EXECUNET) PER-MINUTE USAGE CHARGES. RESIDENTIAL RATES ARE FOR MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY 8:00A TO 5:00P. EVENING RATES ARE FOR MONDAY THROUGHFRIDAY AND SUNDAY 5:00P TO 11:00P. NIGHT/WEEKEND RATES ARE FOR MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY 11:00P TO 8:00A, ALLDAY SATURDAY, AND SUNDAY 8:00A TO 5:00P AND 11:00P TO 8:00A. FOR 1980-1983 AND BEGINNING AGAIN IN 1989,RATES FOR THE FIRST MINUTE AND EACH ADDITIONAL MINUTE ARE THE SAME (EXCEPT FOR SOME MINOR VARIATION IN1992). FOR 1984-1988, THE CHARGE FOR EACH ADDITIONAL MINUTE OF USE IS LOWER THAN THE INITIAL-MINUTE RATE.VOLUME DISCOUNTS BASED ON A SLIDING SCALE OF USAGE DURING EACH RATE PERIOD WERE INTRODUCED IN 1984.IN 1996, BUSINESS RATES WERE RESTRUCTURED TO PEAK AND OFF-PEAK ONLY. PEAK RATE IS APPLICABLE MONDAYTHROUGH FRIDAY 7:00A.M. - 6:59P.M.; AND OFF-PEAK, MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY 7:00P.M - 6:59A.M., ALL DAY SATURDAYAND SUNDAY.

1/ EFFECTIVE JUNE 28, 1980. THE RATES ARE FOR METERED USE LONG-HAUL SERVICE. NIGHT/WEEKEND RATES APPLY MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY 5:00P TO 8:00A AND ALL DAY SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.

2/ EFFECTIVE OCT. 1, 1981.

3/ EFFECTIVE DEC. 15, 1982. THE RATES ARE BASED ON OPTION A TIER 1 CHARGES, WHICH APPLY TO ALL MINIMUM CHARGE AND STANDARD SUBSCRIPTION FEE CALLS.

4/ EFFECTIVE DEC. 22, 1983. TIER 1 CHARGES APPLY.

5/ EFFECTIVE OCT. 15, 1984. VOLUME DISCOUNTS ARE AVAILABLE FOR TOTAL MONTHLY USAGE OF $20 OR MORE; SOME RESTRICTIONS APPLY.

6/ EFFECTIVE AUG. 26, 1985.

7/ EFFECTIVE NOV. 7, 1986. VOLUME DISCOUNTS FOR NIGHT/WEEKEND USAGE WERE DISCONTINUED.

8/ EFFECTIVE AUG. 1, 1987. VOLUME DISCOUNTS FOR EVENING USAGE WERE DISCONTINUED. THE MINIMUM BUSINESS DAY USAGE REQUIRED TO QUALIFY FOR A DISCOUNT WAS INCREASED TO $50 PER MONTH.

9/ EFFECTIVE APR. 1, 1988.

10/ EFFECTIVE DEC. 1, 1989. THE MINIMUM BUSINESS DAY USAGE REQUIRED FOR A VOLUME DISCOUNT WAS INCREASED TO $100 PER MONTH.

11/ EFFECTIVE AUG. 1, 1990.

12/ EFFECTIVE DEC. 1, 1991.

13/ EFFECTIVE NOV. 1, 1992.

14/ SEPARATE BUSINESS AND RESIDENTIAL RATES BECAME EFFECTIVE SEPT. 1 AND DEC. 1, 1993, RESPECTIVELY.

15/ BUSINESS RATES EFFECTIVE JUNE 17, 1994; RESIDENTIAL RATES, DEC. 16, 1994.

16/ BUSINESS RATES EFFECTIVE DEC. 11, 1995; RESIDENTIAL RATES, NOV. 1, 1995.

17/ BUSINESS RATES EFFECTIVE NOV. 1, 1996; RESIDENTIAL RATES, DEC. 6, 1996.

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BETWEEN NEW YORK CITY, NY AND

SAN FRANCISCO AND LOS ANGELES, CA CHICAGO, IL PHILADELPHIA, PA

DAY EVENING NIGHT/WEEKEND DAY EVENING NIGHT/WEEKEND DAY EVENING NIGHT/WEEKEND

DEC 31 FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN

1980 1/ 1.65 3.30 0.66 1.32 1.45 2.90 0.58 1.16 1.15 2.30 0.46 0.92 1981 2/ 1.91 3.83 0.77 1.53 1.68 3.36 0.67 1.35 1.33 2.67 0.53 1.07 1982 3/ 2.16 4.32 0.91 1.82 0.66 1.31 1.87 3.74 0.80 1.60 0.64 1.27 1.64 3.27 0.70 1.39 0.50 1.00 1983 4/ 2.16 4.32 1.00 1.99 0.78 1.56 1.87 3.74 0.90 1.80 0.70 1.40 1.65 3.29 0.80 1.59 0.60 1.20 1984 5/ 2.39 4.61 1.39 2.69 0.94 1.81 2.06 3.98 1.26 2.43 0.83 1.61 1.80 3.49 1.08 2.09 0.71 1.36

1985 6/ 2.17 4.10 1.34 2.56 0.91 1.73 1.93 3.70 1.20 2.30 0.81 1.56 1.76 3.34 1.07 2.05 0.71 1.36 1986 7/ 1.88 3.67 1.15 2.23 0.83 1.61 1.71 3.34 1.03 2.02 0.75 1.47 1.45 2.84 0.85 1.68 0.61 1.22 1987 8/ 1.54 3.04 0.96 1.89 0.73 1.43 1.37 2.92 0.92 1.81 0.69 1.37 1.19 2.34 0.74 1.45 0.52 1.04 1988 9/ 1.44 2.84 0.95 1.86 0.72 1.42 1.37 2.71 0.89 1.77 0.68 1.36 1.08 2.13 0.72 1.40 0.52 1.04 1989 10/ 1.22 2.45 0.77 1.55 0.62 1.25 1.17 2.35 0.77 1.55 0.61 1.22 1.10 2.20 0.72 1.45 0.57 1.15

1990 11/ 1.20 2.40 0.70 1.40 0.65 1.30 1.15 2.30 0.70 1.40 0.62 1.25 1.05 2.10 0.70 1.40 0.60 1.20 1991 12/ 1.20 2.40 0.70 1.40 0.65 1.30 1.15 2.30 0.70 1.40 0.65 1.30 1.05 2.10 0.70 1.40 0.60 1.20 1992 13/ 1.25 2.50 0.75 1.50 0.65 1.30 1.15 2.30 0.70 1.40 0.65 1.30 1.10 2.20 0.70 1.40 0.60 1.20

1993 BUS 14/ 1.27 2.53 0.80 1.60 0.80 1.60 1.18 2.36 0.75 1.50 0.75 1.50 1.18 2.36 0.75 1.50 0.75 1.50 1993 RES 1.25 2.50 0.75 1.50 0.65 1.30 1.20 2.40 0.75 1.50 0.65 1.30 1.15 2.30 0.70 1.40 0.60 1.20 1994 BUS 15/ 1.31 2.63 0.91 1.82 0.91 1.82 1.25 2.51 0.87 1.74 0.87 1.74 1.23 2.45 0.82 1.65 0.82 1.65 1994 RES 1.40 2.80 0.85 1.70 0.75 1.50 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40 1.30 2.60 0.80 1.60 0.70 1.40

1995 BUS 16/ 1.40 2.80 0.85 1.70 0.75 1.50 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40 1.30 2.60 0.80 1.60 0.70 1.40 1995 RES 1.40 2.80 0.85 1.70 0.75 1.50 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40 1.30 2.60 0.80 1.60 0.70 1.40 1996 BUS 17/ 1.55 3.10 0.95 1.90 0.80 1.60 1.50 3.00 0.95 1.90 0.80 1.60 1.40 2.80 0.85 1.70 0.75 1.50 1996 RES 1.55 3.10 0.95 1.90 0.80 1.60 1.50 3.00 0.95 1.90 0.80 1.60 1.40 2.80 0.85 1.70 0.75 1.50

BETWEEN NEW YORK CITY, NY AND

DETROIT, MI BOSTON, MA DALLAS AND HOUSTON, TX

DAY EVENING NIGHT/WEEKEND DAY EVENING NIGHT/WEEKEND DAY EVENING NIGHT/WEEKEND

DEC 31 FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN

1980 1/ 1.45 2.90 0.58 1.16 1.20 2.40 0.48 0.96 1.60 3.20 0.64 1.28 1981 2/ 1.68 3.36 0.67 1.35 1.39 2.78 0.56 1.11 1.86 3.71 0.74 1.49 1982 3/ 1.87 3.74 0.80 1.60 0.64 1.27 1.72 3.43 0.72 1.44 0.60 1.19 1.93 3.85 0.82 1.63 0.65 1.29 1983 4/ 1.87 3.74 0.90 1.80 0.70 1.40 1.72 3.43 0.84 1.68 0.65 1.30 1.92 3.83 0.91 1.82 0.74 1.48 1984 5/ 2.06 3.98 1.26 2.43 0.83 1.61 1.87 3.63 1.15 2.23 0.77 1.49 2.10 4.06 1.29 2.49 0.85 1.64

1985 6/ 1.93 3.70 1.20 2.30 0.81 1.56 1.81 3.45 1.11 2.13 0.75 1.45 1.98 3.80 1.23 2.36 0.83 1.59 1986 7/ 1.71 3.34 1.03 2.02 0.75 1.47 1.54 3.03 0.90 1.79 0.65 1.30 1.76 3.45 1.06 2.08 0.78 1.52 1987 8/ 1.47 2.92 0.92 1.81 0.69 1.37 1.27 2.52 0.79 1.56 0.52 1.04 1.48 2.93 0.92 1.82 0.69 1.38 1988 9/ 1.37 2.71 0.89 1.77 0.68 1.36 1.20 2.40 0.79 1.56 0.52 1.04 1.38 2.73 0.90 1.78 0.69 1.36 1989 10/ 1.17 2.35 0.77 1.55 0.61 1.22 1.12 2.25 0.72 1.45 0.57 1.15 1.22 2.45 0.77 1.55 0.62 1.25

1990 11/ 1.15 2.30 0.70 1.40 0.62 1.25 1.05 2.10 0.70 1.40 0.60 1.20 1.20 2.40 0.70 1.40 0.65 1.30 1991 12/ 1.15 2.30 0.70 1.40 0.65 1.30 1.05 2.10 0.70 1.40 0.60 1.20 1.20 2.40 0.70 1.40 0.65 1.30 1992 13/ 1.15 2.30 0.70 1.40 0.65 1.30 1.10 2.20 0.70 1.40 0.65 1.30 1.20 2.40 0.75 1.50 0.65 1.30

1993 BUS 14/ 1.18 2.36 0.75 1.50 0.75 1.50 1.18 2.36 0.75 1.50 0.75 1.50 1.26 2.52 0.80 1.60 0.80 1.60 1993 RES 1.20 2.40 0.75 1.50 0.65 1.30 1.20 2.40 0.75 1.50 0.65 1.30 1.25 2.50 0.75 1.50 0.65 1.30 1994 BUS 15/ 1.25 2.51 0.87 1.74 0.87 1.74 1.23 2.45 0.82 1.65 0.82 1.65 1.31 2.62 0.91 1.82 0.91 1.82 1994 RES 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40 1.35 2.70 0.80 1.60 0.70 1.40 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40

1995 BUS 16/ 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40 1.35 2.70 0.80 1.60 0.70 1.40 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40 1995 RES 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40 1.35 2.70 0.80 1.60 0.70 1.40 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40 1996 BUS 17/ 1.50 3.00 0.95 1.90 0.80 1.60 1.45 2.90 0.85 1.70 0.75 1.50 1.50 3.00 0.95 1.90 0.80 1.60 1996 RES 1.50 3.00 0.95 1.90 0.80 1.60 1.45 2.90 0.85 1.70 0.75 1.50 1.50 3.00 0.95 1.90 0.80 1.60

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BETWEEN LOS ANGELES, CA AND

DETROIT, MI CHICAGO, IL PHILADELPHIA, PA

DAY EVENING NIGHT/WEEKEND DAY EVENING NIGHT/WEEKEND DAY EVENING NIGHT/WEEKEND

DEC 31 FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN

1980 1/ 1.65 3.30 0.66 1.32 1.60 3.20 0.64 1.28 1.65 3.30 0.66 1.32 1981 2/ 1.91 3.83 0.77 1.53 1.86 3.71 0.74 1.49 1.91 3.83 0.77 1.53 1982 3/ 2.16 4.32 0.91 1.82 0.66 1.31 1.93 3.85 0.82 1.63 0.65 1.29 2.16 4.32 0.91 1.82 0.66 1.31 1983 4/ 2.16 4.32 1.00 1.99 0.78 1.56 1.92 3.83 0.91 1.82 0.74 1.48 2.16 4.32 1.00 1.99 0.78 1.56 1984 5/ 2.39 4.61 1.39 2.69 0.94 1.81 2.10 4.06 1.29 2.49 0.85 1.64 2.39 4.61 1.39 2.69 0.94 1.81

1985 6/ 2.17 4.10 1.34 2.56 0.91 1.73 1.98 3.80 1.23 2.36 0.83 1.59 2.17 4.10 1.34 2.56 0.91 1.73 1986 7/ 1.88 3.67 1.15 2.23 0.83 1.61 1.76 3.45 1.06 2.08 0.78 1.52 1.88 3.67 1.15 2.23 0.83 1.61 1987 8/ 1.54 3.04 0.96 1.89 0.73 1.43 1.48 2.93 0.92 1.82 0.69 1.38 1.54 3.04 0.96 1.89 0.73 1.43 1988 9/ 1.44 2.84 0.95 1.86 0.72 1.42 1.38 2.73 0.90 1.78 0.69 1.36 1.44 2.84 0.95 1.86 0.72 1.42 1989 10/ 1.22 2.45 0.77 1.55 0.62 1.25 1.22 2.45 0.77 1.55 0.62 1.25 1.22 2.45 0.77 1.55 0.62 1.25

1990 11/ 1.20 2.40 0.70 1.40 0.65 1.30 1.20 2.40 0.70 1.40 0.65 1.30 1.20 2.40 0.70 1.40 0.65 1.30 1991 12/ 1.20 2.40 0.70 1.40 0.65 1.30 1.20 2.40 0.70 1.40 0.65 1.30 1.20 2.40 0.70 1.40 0.65 1.30 1992 13/ 1.25 2.50 0.75 1.50 0.65 1.30 1.20 2.40 0.75 1.50 0.65 1.30 1.25 2.50 0.75 1.50 0.65 1.30

1993 BUS 14/ 1.27 2.53 0.80 1.60 0.80 1.60 1.26 2.52 0.80 1.60 0.80 1.60 1.18 2.36 0.75 1.50 0.75 1.50 1993 RES 1.25 2.50 0.75 1.50 0.65 1.30 1.25 2.50 0.75 1.50 0.65 1.30 1.25 2.50 0.75 1.50 0.65 1.30 1994 BUS 15/ 1.31 2.63 0.91 1.82 0.91 1.82 1.31 2.62 0.91 1.82 0.91 1.82 1.31 2.63 0.91 1.82 0.91 1.82 1994 RES 1.40 2.80 0.85 1.70 0.75 1.50 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40 1.40 2.80 0.85 1.70 0.75 1.50

1995 BUS 16/ 1.40 2.80 0.85 1.70 0.75 1.50 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40 1.40 2.80 0.85 1.70 0.75 1.50 1995 RES 1.40 2.80 0.85 1.70 0.75 1.50 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40 1.40 2.80 0.85 1.70 0.75 1.50 1996 BUS 17/ 1.55 3.10 0.95 1.90 0.80 1.60 1.50 3.00 0.95 1.90 0.80 1.60 1.55 3.10 0.95 1.90 0.80 1.60 1996 RES 1.55 3.10 0.95 1.90 0.80 1.60 1.50 3.00 0.95 1.90 0.80 1.60 1.55 3.10 0.95 1.90 0.80 1.60

BETWEEN LOS ANGELES, CA AND

DALLAS AND HOUSTON, TX BOSTON, MA

DAY EVENING NIGHT/WEEKEND DAY EVENING NIGHT/WEEKEND

DEC 31 FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN

1980 1/ 1.60 3.20 0.64 1.28 1.65 3.30 0.66 1.32 1981 2/ 1.86 3.71 0.74 1.49 1.91 3.83 0.77 1.53 1982 3/ 2.16 4.32 0.91 1.82 0.66 1.31 2.16 4.32 0.91 1.82 0.66 1.31 1983 4/ 2.16 4.32 1.00 1.99 0.78 1.56 2.16 4.32 1.00 1.99 0.78 1.56 1984 5/ 2.10 4.06 1.29 2.49 0.85 1.64 2.39 4.61 1.39 2.69 0.94 1.81

1985 6/ 1.98 3.80 1.23 2.36 0.83 1.59 2.17 4.10 1.34 2.56 0.91 1.73 1986 7/ 1.76 3.45 1.06 2.08 0.78 1.52 1.88 3.67 1.15 2.23 0.83 1.61 1987 8/ 1.48 2.93 0.92 1.82 0.69 1.38 1.54 3.04 0.96 1.89 0.73 1.43 1988 9/ 1.38 2.73 0.90 1.78 0.69 1.36 1.44 2.84 0.95 1.86 0.72 1.42 1989 10/ 1.22 2.45 0.77 1.55 0.62 1.25 1.22 2.45 0.77 1.55 0.62 1.25

1990 11/ 1.20 2.40 0.70 1.40 0.65 1.30 1.20 2.40 0.70 1.40 0.65 1.30 1991 12/ 1.20 2.40 0.70 1.40 0.65 1.30 1.20 2.40 0.70 1.40 0.65 1.30 1992 13/ 1.20 2.40 0.75 1.50 0.65 1.30 1.25 2.50 0.75 1.50 0.65 1.30

1993 BUS 14/ 1.26 2.52 0.80 1.60 0.80 1.60 1.27 2.53 0.80 1.60 0.80 1.60 1993 RES 1.25 2.50 0.75 1.50 0.65 1.30 1.25 2.50 0.75 1.50 0.65 1.30 1994 BUS 15/ 1.31 2.62 0.91 1.82 0.91 1.82 1.31 2.63 0.91 1.82 0.91 1.82 1994 RES 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40 1.40 2.80 0.85 1.70 0.75 1.50

1995 BUS 16/ 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40 1.40 2.80 0.85 1.70 0.75 1.50 1995 RES 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40 1.40 2.80 0.85 1.70 0.75 1.50 1996 BUS 17/ 1.50 3.00 0.95 1.90 0.80 1.60 1.55 3.10 0.95 1.90 0.80 1.60 1996 RES 1.50 3.00 0.95 1.90 0.80 1.60 1.55 3.10 0.95 1.90 0.80 1.60

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BETWEEN CHICAGO, IL AND

DETROIT, MI SAN FRANCISCO, CA PHILADELPHIA, PA

DAY EVENING NIGHT/WEEKEND DAY EVENING NIGHT/WEEKEND DAY EVENING NIGHT/WEEKEND

DEC 31 FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN

1980 1/ 1.25 2.50 0.50 1.00 1.60 3.20 0.64 1.28 1.45 2.90 0.58 1.16 1981 2/ 1.45 2.90 0.58 1.16 1.86 3.71 0.74 1.49 1.68 3.36 0.67 1.35 1982 3/ 1.72 3.43 0.72 1.44 0.60 1.19 1.93 3.85 0.82 1.63 0.65 1.29 1.87 3.74 0.80 1.60 0.64 1.27 1983 4/ 1.72 3.43 0.84 1.68 0.65 1.30 1.92 3.83 0.91 1.82 0.74 1.48 1.87 3.74 0.90 1.80 0.70 1.40 1984 5/ 1.87 3.63 1.15 2.23 0.77 1.49 2.10 4.06 1.29 2.49 0.85 1.64 2.06 3.98 1.26 2.43 0.83 1.61

1985 6/ 1.81 3.45 1.11 2.13 0.75 1.45 1.98 3.80 1.23 2.36 0.83 1.59 1.93 3.70 1.20 2.30 0.81 1.56 1986 7/ 1.54 3.03 0.90 1.79 0.65 1.30 1.76 3.45 1.06 2.08 0.78 1.52 1.71 3.34 1.03 2.02 0.75 1.47 1987 8/ 1.27 2.52 0.79 1.56 0.52 1.04 1.48 2.93 0.92 1.82 0.69 1.38 1.37 2.92 0.92 1.81 0.69 1.37 1988 9/ 1.20 2.40 0.79 1.56 0.52 1.04 1.38 2.73 0.90 1.78 0.69 1.36 1.37 2.71 0.89 1.77 0.68 1.36 1989 10/ 1.12 2.25 0.72 1.45 0.57 1.15 1.22 2.45 0.77 1.55 0.62 1.25 1.17 2.35 0.77 1.55 0.61 1.22

1990 11/ 1.05 2.10 0.70 1.40 0.60 1.20 1.20 2.40 0.70 1.40 0.65 1.30 1.15 2.30 0.70 1.40 0.62 1.25 1991 12/ 1.05 2.10 0.70 1.40 0.60 1.20 1.20 2.40 0.70 1.40 0.65 1.30 1.15 2.30 0.70 1.40 0.65 1.30 1992 13/ 1.10 2.20 0.70 1.40 0.65 1.30 1.20 2.40 0.75 1.50 0.65 1.30 1.15 2.30 0.70 1.40 0.65 1.30

1993 BUS 14/ 1.18 2.36 0.75 1.50 0.75 1.50 1.26 2.52 0.80 1.60 0.80 1.60 1.18 2.36 0.75 1.50 0.75 1.50 1993 RES 1.20 2.40 0.75 1.50 0.65 1.30 1.25 2.50 0.75 1.50 0.65 1.30 1.20 2.40 0.75 1.50 0.65 1.30 1994 BUS 15/ 1.23 2.45 0.82 1.65 0.82 1.65 1.31 2.62 0.91 1.82 0.91 1.82 1.25 2.51 0.87 1.74 0.87 1.74 1994 RES 1.35 2.70 0.80 1.60 0.70 1.40 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40

1995 BUS 16/ 1.35 2.70 0.80 1.60 0.70 1.40 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40 1995 RES 1.35 2.70 0.80 1.60 0.70 1.40 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40 1996 BUS 17/ 1.45 2.90 0.85 1.70 0.75 1.50 1.50 3.00 0.95 1.90 0.80 1.60 1.50 3.00 0.95 1.90 0.80 1.60 1996 RES 1.45 2.90 0.85 1.70 0.75 1.50 1.50 3.00 0.95 1.90 0.80 1.60 1.50 3.00 0.95 1.90 0.80 1.60

BETWEEN CHICAGO, IL AND

DALLAS AND HOUSTON, TX BOSTON, MA

DAY EVENING NIGHT/WEEKEND DAY EVENING NIGHT/WEEKEND

DEC 31 FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN

1980 1/ 1.45 2.90 0.58 1.16 1.45 2.90 0.58 1.16 1981 2/ 1.68 3.36 0.67 1.35 1.68 3.36 0.67 1.35 1982 3/ 1.87 3.74 0.80 1.60 0.64 1.27 1.87 3.74 0.80 1.60 0.64 1.27 1983 4/ 1.87 3.74 0.90 1.80 0.70 1.40 1.87 3.74 0.90 1.80 0.70 1.40 1984 5/ 2.06 3.98 1.26 2.43 0.83 1.61 2.06 3.98 1.26 2.43 0.83 1.61

1985 6/ 1.93 3.70 1.20 2.30 0.81 1.56 1.93 3.70 1.20 2.30 0.81 1.56 1986 7/ 1.71 3.34 1.03 2.02 0.75 1.47 1.71 3.34 1.03 2.02 0.75 1.47 1987 8/ 1.37 2.92 0.92 1.81 0.69 1.37 1.37 2.92 0.92 1.81 0.69 1.37 1988 9/ 1.37 2.71 0.89 1.77 0.68 1.36 1.37 2.71 0.89 1.77 0.68 1.36 1989 10/ 1.17 2.35 0.77 1.55 0.61 1.22 1.17 2.35 0.77 1.55 0.61 1.22

1990 11/ 1.15 2.30 0.70 1.40 0.62 1.25 1.15 2.30 0.70 1.40 0.62 1.25 1991 12/ 1.15 2.30 0.70 1.40 0.65 1.30 1.15 2.30 0.70 1.40 0.65 1.30 1992 13/ 1.15 2.30 0.70 1.40 0.65 1.30 1.15 2.30 0.70 1.40 0.65 1.30

1993 BUS 14/ 1.18 2.36 0.75 1.50 0.75 1.50 1.18 2.36 0.75 1.50 0.75 1.50 1993 RES 1.20 2.40 0.75 1.50 0.65 1.30 1.20 2.40 0.75 1.50 0.65 1.30 1994 BUS 15/ 1.25 2.51 0.87 1.74 0.87 1.74 1.25 2.51 0.87 1.74 0.87 1.74 1994 RES 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40

1995 BUS 16/ 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40 1995 RES 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40 1996 BUS 17/ 1.50 3.00 0.95 1.90 0.80 1.60 1.50 3.00 0.95 1.90 0.80 1.60 1996 RES 1.50 3.00 0.95 1.90 0.80 1.60 1.50 3.00 0.95 1.90 0.80 1.60

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BETWEEN PHILADELPHIA, PA AND

DETROIT, MI SAN FRANCISCO, CA DALLAS AND HOUSTON, TX

DAY EVENING NIGHT/WEEKEND DAY EVENING NIGHT/WEEKEND DAY EVENING NIGHT/WEEKEND

DEC 31 FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN

1980 1/ 1.45 2.90 0.58 1.16 1.65 3.30 0.66 1.32 1.60 3.20 0.64 1.28 1981 2/ 1.68 3.36 0.67 1.35 1.91 3.83 0.77 1.53 1.86 3.71 0.74 1.49 1982 3/ 1.87 3.74 0.80 1.60 0.64 1.27 2.16 4.32 0.91 1.82 0.66 1.31 1.93 3.85 0.82 1.63 0.65 1.29 1983 4/ 1.87 3.74 0.90 1.80 0.70 1.40 2.16 4.32 1.00 1.99 0.78 1.56 1.92 3.83 0.91 1.82 0.74 1.48 1984 5/ 2.06 3.98 1.26 2.43 0.83 1.61 2.39 4.61 1.39 2.69 0.94 1.81 2.10 4.06 1.29 2.49 0.85 1.64

1985 6/ 1.93 3.70 1.20 2.30 0.81 1.56 2.17 4.10 1.34 2.56 0.91 1.73 1.98 3.80 1.23 2.36 0.83 1.59 1986 7/ 1.71 3.34 1.03 2.02 0.75 1.47 1.88 3.67 1.15 2.23 0.83 1.61 1.76 3.45 1.06 2.08 0.78 1.52 1987 8/ 1.37 2.92 0.92 1.81 0.69 1.37 1.54 3.04 0.96 1.89 0.73 1.43 1.48 2.93 0.92 1.82 0.69 1.38 1988 9/ 1.37 2.71 0.89 1.77 0.68 1.36 1.44 2.84 0.95 1.86 0.72 1.42 1.38 2.73 0.90 1.78 0.69 1.36 1989 10/ 1.17 2.35 0.77 1.55 0.61 1.22 1.22 2.45 0.77 1.55 0.62 1.25 1.22 2.45 0.77 1.55 0.62 1.25

1990 11/ 1.15 2.30 0.70 1.40 0.62 1.25 1.20 2.40 0.70 1.40 0.65 1.30 1.20 2.40 0.70 1.40 0.65 1.30 1991 12/ 1.15 2.30 0.70 1.40 0.65 1.30 1.20 2.40 0.70 1.40 0.65 1.30 1.20 2.40 0.70 1.40 0.65 1.30 1992 13/ 1.15 2.30 0.70 1.40 0.65 1.30 1.25 2.50 0.75 1.50 0.65 1.30 1.20 2.40 0.75 1.50 0.65 1.30

1993 BUS 14/ 1.18 2.36 0.75 1.50 0.75 1.50 1.27 2.53 0.80 1.60 0.80 1.60 1.26 2.52 0.80 1.60 0.80 1.60 1993 RES 1.20 2.40 0.75 1.50 0.65 1.30 1.25 2.50 0.75 1.50 0.65 1.30 1.25 2.50 0.75 1.50 0.65 1.30 1994 BUS 15/ 1.25 2.51 0.87 1.74 0.87 1.74 1.31 2.63 0.91 1.82 0.91 1.82 1.31 2.62 0.91 1.82 0.91 1.82 1994 RES 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40 1.40 2.80 0.85 1.70 0.75 1.50 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40

1995 BUS 16/ 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40 1.40 2.80 0.85 1.70 0.75 1.50 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40 1995 RES 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40 1.40 2.80 0.85 1.70 0.75 1.50 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40 1996 BUS 17/ 1.50 3.00 0.95 1.90 0.80 1.60 1.55 3.10 0.95 1.90 0.80 1.60 1.50 3.00 0.95 1.90 0.80 1.60 1996 RES 1.50 3.00 0.95 1.90 0.80 1.60 1.55 3.10 0.95 1.90 0.80 1.60 1.50 3.00 0.95 1.90 0.80 1.60

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BETWEEN DETROIT, MI AND

SAN FRANCISCO, CA DALLAS AND HOUSTON, TX

DAY EVENING NIGHT/WEEKEND DAY EVENING NIGHT/WEEKEND

DEC 31 FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN

1980 1/ 1.65 3.30 0.66 1.32 1.60 3.20 0.64 1.28 1981 2/ 1.91 3.83 0.77 1.53 1.86 3.71 0.74 1.49 1982 3/ 2.16 4.32 0.91 1.82 0.66 1.31 1.93 3.85 0.82 1.63 0.65 1.29 1983 4/ 2.16 4.32 1.00 1.99 0.78 1.56 1.92 3.83 0.91 1.82 0.74 1.48 1984 5/ 2.39 4.61 1.39 2.69 0.94 1.81 2.10 4.06 1.29 2.49 0.85 1.64

1985 6/ 2.17 4.10 1.34 2.56 0.91 1.73 1.98 3.80 1.23 2.36 0.83 1.59 1986 7/ 1.88 3.67 1.15 2.23 0.83 1.61 1.76 3.45 1.06 2.08 0.78 1.52 1987 8/ 1.54 3.04 0.96 1.89 0.73 1.43 1.48 2.93 0.92 1.82 0.69 1.38 1988 9/ 1.44 2.84 0.95 1.86 0.72 1.42 1.38 2.73 0.90 1.78 0.69 1.36 1989 10/ 1.22 2.45 0.77 1.55 0.62 1.25 1.22 2.45 0.77 1.55 0.62 1.25

1990 11/ 1.20 2.40 0.70 1.40 0.65 1.30 1.20 2.40 0.70 1.40 0.65 1.30 1991 12/ 1.20 2.40 0.70 1.40 0.65 1.30 1.20 2.40 0.70 1.40 0.65 1.30 1992 13/ 1.25 2.50 0.75 1.50 0.65 1.30 1.20 2.40 0.75 1.50 0.65 1.30

1993 BUS 14/ 1.27 2.53 0.80 1.60 0.80 1.60 1.26 2.52 0.80 1.60 0.80 1.60 1993 RES 1.25 2.50 0.75 1.50 0.65 1.30 1.25 2.50 0.75 1.50 0.65 1.30 1994 BUS 15/ 1.31 2.63 0.91 1.82 0.91 1.82 1.31 2.62 0.91 1.82 0.91 1.82 1994 RES 1.40 2.80 0.85 1.70 0.75 1.50 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40

1995 BUS 16/ 1.40 2.80 0.85 1.70 0.75 1.50 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40 1995 RES 1.40 2.80 0.85 1.70 0.75 1.50 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40 1996 BUS 17/ 1.55 3.10 0.95 1.90 0.80 1.60 1.50 3.00 0.95 1.90 0.80 1.60 1996 RES 1.55 3.10 0.95 1.90 0.80 1.60 1.50 3.00 0.95 1.90 0.80 1.60

BETWEEN SAN FRANCISCO, CA AND

DALLAS AND HOUSTON, TX BOSTON, MA

DAY EVENING NIGHT/WEEKEND DAY EVENING NIGHT/WEEKEND

DEC 31 FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN

1980 1/ 1.60 3.20 0.64 1.28 1.65 3.30 0.66 1.32 1981 2/ 1.86 3.71 0.74 1.49 1.91 3.83 0.77 1.53 1982 3/ 1.93 3.85 0.82 1.63 0.65 1.29 2.16 4.32 0.91 1.82 0.66 1.31 1983 4/ 1.92 3.83 0.91 1.82 0.74 1.48 2.16 4.32 1.00 1.99 0.78 1.56 1984 5/ 2.10 4.06 1.29 2.49 0.85 1.64 2.39 4.61 1.39 2.69 0.94 1.81

1985 6/ 1.98 3.80 1.23 2.36 0.83 1.59 2.17 4.10 1.34 2.56 0.91 1.73 1986 7/ 1.76 3.45 1.06 2.08 0.78 1.52 1.88 3.67 1.15 2.23 0.83 1.61 1987 8/ 1.48 2.93 0.92 1.82 0.69 1.38 1.54 3.04 0.96 1.89 0.73 1.43 1988 9/ 1.38 2.73 0.90 1.78 0.69 1.36 1.44 2.84 0.95 1.86 0.72 1.42 1989 10/ 1.22 2.45 0.77 1.55 0.62 1.25 1.22 2.45 0.77 1.55 0.62 1.25

1990 11/ 1.20 2.40 0.70 1.40 0.65 1.30 1.20 2.40 0.70 1.40 0.65 1.30 1991 12/ 1.20 2.40 0.70 1.40 0.65 1.30 1.20 2.40 0.70 1.40 0.65 1.30 1992 13/ 1.20 2.40 0.75 1.50 0.65 1.30 1.25 2.50 0.75 1.50 0.65 1.30

1993 BUS 14/ 1.26 2.52 0.80 1.60 0.80 1.60 1.27 2.53 0.80 1.60 0.80 1.60 1993 RES 1.25 2.50 0.75 1.50 0.65 1.30 1.25 2.50 0.75 1.50 0.65 1.30 1994 BUS 15/ 1.31 2.62 0.91 1.82 0.91 1.82 1.31 2.63 0.91 1.82 0.91 1.82 1994 RES 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40 1.40 2.80 0.85 1.70 0.75 1.50

1995 BUS 16/ 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40 1.40 2.80 0.85 1.70 0.75 1.50 1995 RES 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40 1.40 2.80 0.85 1.70 0.75 1.50 1996 BUS 17/ 1.50 3.00 0.95 1.90 0.80 1.60 1.55 3.10 0.95 1.90 0.80 1.60 1996 RES 1.50 3.00 0.95 1.90 0.80 1.60 1.55 3.10 0.95 1.90 0.80 1.60

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BETWEEN WASHINGTON, DC AND

NEW YORK CITY, NY CHICAGO, IL SAN FRANCISCO AND LOS ANGELES, CA

DAY EVENING NIGHT/WEEKEND DAY EVENING NIGHT/WEEKEND DAY EVENING NIGHT/WEEKEND

DEC 31 FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN

1980 1/ 1.25 2.50 0.50 1.00 1.45 2.90 0.58 1.16 1.65 3.30 0.66 1.32 1981 2/ 1.45 2.90 0.58 1.16 1.68 3.36 0.67 1.35 1.91 3.83 0.77 1.53 1982 3/ 1.72 3.43 0.72 1.44 0.60 1.19 1.87 3.74 0.80 1.60 0.64 1.27 2.16 4.32 0.91 1.82 0.66 1.31 1983 4/ 1.72 3.43 0.84 1.68 0.65 1.30 1.87 3.74 0.90 1.80 0.70 1.40 2.16 4.32 0.97 1.94 0.78 1.56 1984 5/ 1.87 3.63 1.15 2.23 0.77 1.49 2.06 3.98 1.26 2.43 0.83 1.61 2.39 4.61 1.39 2.69 0.94 1.81

1985 6/ 1.81 3.45 1.11 2.13 0.75 1.45 1.93 3.70 1.20 2.30 0.81 1.56 2.17 4.10 1.34 2.56 0.91 1.73 1986 7/ 1.54 3.03 0.90 1.79 0.65 1.30 1.71 3.34 1.03 2.02 0.75 1.47 1.88 3.67 1.15 2.23 0.83 1.61 1987 8/ 1.27 2.52 0.79 1.56 0.52 1.04 1.37 2.92 0.92 1.81 0.69 1.37 1.54 3.04 0.96 1.89 0.73 1.43 1988 9/ 1.20 2.40 0.79 1.56 0.52 1.04 1.37 2.71 0.89 1.77 0.68 1.36 1.44 2.84 0.95 1.86 0.72 1.42 1989 10/ 1.12 2.25 0.72 1.45 0.57 1.15 1.17 2.35 0.77 1.55 0.61 1.22 1.22 2.45 0.77 1.55 0.62 1.25

1990 11/ 1.05 2.10 0.70 1.40 0.60 1.20 1.15 2.30 0.70 1.40 0.62 1.25 1.20 2.40 0.70 1.40 0.65 1.30 1991 12/ 1.05 2.10 0.70 1.40 0.60 1.20 1.15 2.30 0.70 1.40 0.65 1.30 1.20 2.40 0.70 1.40 0.65 1.30 1992 13/ 1.10 2.20 0.70 1.40 0.65 1.30 1.15 2.30 0.70 1.40 0.65 1.30 1.25 2.50 0.75 1.50 0.65 1.30

1993 BUS 14/ 1.18 2.36 0.75 1.50 0.75 1.50 1.18 2.36 0.75 1.50 0.75 1.50 1.27 2.53 0.80 1.60 0.80 1.60 1993 RES 1.20 2.40 0.75 1.50 0.65 1.30 1.20 2.40 0.75 1.50 0.65 1.30 1.25 2.50 0.75 1.50 0.65 1.30 1994 BUS 15/ 1.23 2.45 0.82 1.65 0.82 1.65 1.25 2.51 0.87 1.74 0.87 1.74 1.31 2.63 0.91 1.82 0.91 1.82 1994 RES 1.35 2.70 0.80 1.60 0.70 1.40 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40 1.40 2.80 0.85 1.70 0.75 1.50

1995 BUS 16/ 1.35 2.70 0.80 1.60 0.70 1.40 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40 1.40 2.80 0.85 1.70 0.75 1.50 1995 RES 1.35 2.70 0.80 1.60 0.70 1.40 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40 1.40 2.80 0.85 1.70 0.75 1.50 1996 BUS 17/ 1.45 2.90 0.85 1.70 0.75 1.50 1.50 3.00 0.95 1.90 0.80 1.60 1.55 3.10 0.95 1.90 0.80 1.60 1996 RES 1.45 2.90 0.85 1.70 0.75 1.50 1.50 3.00 0.95 1.90 0.80 1.60 1.55 3.10 0.95 1.90 0.80 1.60

BETWEEN WASHINGTON, DC AND

PHILADELPHIA, PA DETROIT, MI DALLAS AND HOUSTON, TX

DAY EVENING NIGHT/WEEKEND DAY EVENING NIGHT/WEEKEND DAY EVENING NIGHT/WEEKEND

DEC 31 FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN

1980 1/ 1.20 2.40 0.48 0.96 1.35 2.70 0.54 1.08 1.60 3.20 0.64 1.28 1981 2/ 1.39 2.78 0.56 1.11 1.57 3.13 0.63 1.25 1.86 3.71 0.74 1.49 1982 3/ 1.72 3.43 0.72 1.44 0.60 1.19 1.81 3.62 0.77 1.54 0.60 1.20 1.93 3.85 0.82 1.63 0.65 1.29 1983 4/ 1.72 3.43 0.84 1.68 0.65 1.30 1.81 3.62 0.86 1.72 0.66 1.33 1.92 3.83 0.91 1.82 0.74 1.48 1984 5/ 1.87 3.63 1.15 2.23 0.77 1.49 1.96 3.80 1.21 2.33 0.81 1.58 2.10 4.06 1.29 2.49 0.85 1.64

1985 6/ 1.81 3.45 1.11 2.13 0.75 1.45 1.89 3.63 1.17 2.25 0.78 1.52 1.98 3.80 1.23 2.36 0.83 1.59 1986 7/ 1.54 3.03 0.90 1.79 0.65 1.30 1.65 3.24 0.94 1.90 0.66 1.33 1.76 3.45 1.06 2.08 0.78 1.52 1987 8/ 1.27 2.52 0.79 1.56 0.52 1.04 1.35 2.70 0.84 1.68 0.53 1.05 1.48 2.93 0.92 1.82 0.69 1.38 1988 9/ 1.20 2.40 0.79 1.56 0.52 1.04 1.25 2.50 0.82 1.63 0.53 1.05 1.38 2.73 0.90 1.78 0.69 1.36 1989 10/ 1.12 2.25 0.72 1.45 0.57 1.15 1.15 2.30 0.76 1.52 0.57 1.15 1.22 2.45 0.77 1.55 0.62 1.25

1990 11/ 1.05 2.10 0.70 1.40 0.60 1.20 1.15 2.30 0.70 1.40 0.60 1.20 1.20 2.40 0.70 1.40 0.65 1.30 1991 12/ 1.05 2.10 0.70 1.40 0.60 1.20 1.15 2.30 0.70 1.40 0.60 1.20 1.20 2.40 0.70 1.40 0.65 1.30 1992 13/ 1.10 2.10 0.70 1.40 0.65 1.30 1.15 2.30 0.70 1.40 0.65 1.30 1.20 2.40 0.75 1.50 0.65 1.30

1993 BUS 14/ 1.18 2.36 0.75 1.50 0.75 1.50 1.18 2.36 0.75 1.50 0.75 1.50 1.26 2.52 0.80 1.60 0.80 1.60 1993 RES 1.20 2.40 0.75 1.50 0.65 1.30 1.20 2.40 0.75 1.50 0.65 1.30 1.25 2.50 0.75 1.50 0.65 1.30 1994 BUS 15/ 1.23 2.45 0.82 1.65 0.82 1.65 1.25 2.51 0.87 1.74 0.87 1.74 1.31 2.62 0.91 1.82 0.91 1.82 1994 RES 1.35 2.70 0.80 1.60 0.70 1.40 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40

1995 BUS 16/ 1.35 2.70 0.80 1.60 0.70 1.40 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40 1995 RES 1.35 2.70 0.80 1.60 0.70 1.40 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40 1996 BUS 17/ 1.45 2.90 0.85 1.70 0.75 1.50 1.50 3.00 0.95 1.90 0.75 1.50 1.50 3.00 0.95 1.90 0.80 1.60 1996 RES 1.45 2.90 0.85 1.70 0.75 1.50 1.50 3.00 0.95 1.90 0.75 1.50 1.50 3.00 0.95 1.90 0.80 1.60

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TABLE 7.3-SPRINT HISTORICAL RATES AT YEAR END, 1980 THROUGH 1996INTERSTATE MESSAGE TOLL TELEPHONE RATES (FIVE AND TEN MINUTE CALLS)--CONTINUED

BETWEEN BOSTON, MA AND

DETROIT, MI WASHINGTON, DC PHILADELPHIA, PA

DAY EVENING NIGHT/WEEKEND DAY EVENING NIGHT/WEEKEND DAY EVENING NIGHT/WEEKEND

DEC 31 FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN

1980 1/ 1.45 2.90 0.58 1.16 1.35 2.70 0.54 1.08 1.25 2.50 0.50 1.00 1981 2/ 1.68 3.36 0.67 1.35 1.57 3.13 0.63 1.25 1.45 2.90 0.58 1.16 1982 3/ 1.87 3.74 0.80 1.60 0.64 1.27 1.81 3.62 0.77 1.54 0.60 1.20 1.72 3.43 0.72 1.44 0.60 1.19 1983 4/ 1.87 3.74 0.90 1.80 0.70 1.40 1.81 3.62 0.86 1.72 0.66 1.33 1.72 3.43 0.84 1.68 0.65 1.30 1984 5/ 2.06 3.98 1.26 2.43 0.83 1.61 1.96 3.80 1.21 2.33 0.81 1.58 1.87 3.63 1.15 2.23 0.77 1.49

1985 6/ 1.93 3.70 1.20 2.30 0.81 1.56 1.89 3.63 1.17 2.25 0.78 1.52 1.81 3.45 1.11 2.13 0.75 1.45 1986 7/ 1.71 3.34 1.03 2.02 0.75 1.47 1.65 3.24 0.94 1.90 0.66 1.33 1.54 3.03 0.90 1.79 0.65 1.30 1987 8/ 1.37 2.92 0.92 1.81 0.69 1.37 1.35 2.70 0.84 1.68 0.53 1.05 1.27 2.52 0.79 1.56 0.52 1.04 1988 9/ 1.37 2.71 0.89 1.77 0.68 1.36 1.25 2.50 0.82 1.63 0.53 1.05 1.20 2.40 0.79 1.56 0.52 1.04 1989 10/ 1.17 2.35 0.77 1.55 0.61 1.22 1.15 2.30 0.76 1.52 0.57 1.15 1.12 2.25 0.72 1.45 0.57 1.15

1990 11/ 1.15 2.30 0.70 1.40 0.62 1.25 1.15 2.30 0.70 1.40 0.60 1.20 1.05 2.10 0.70 1.40 0.60 1.20 1991 12/ 1.15 2.30 0.70 1.40 0.65 1.30 1.15 2.30 0.70 1.40 0.60 1.20 1.05 2.10 0.70 1.40 0.60 1.20 1992 13/ 1.15 2.30 0.70 1.40 0.65 1.30 1.15 2.30 0.70 1.40 0.65 1.30 1.10 2.20 0.70 1.40 0.65 1.30

1993 BUS 14/ 1.18 2.36 0.75 1.50 0.75 1.50 1.18 2.36 0.75 1.50 0.75 1.50 1.18 2.36 0.75 1.50 0.75 1.50 1993 RES 1.20 2.40 0.75 1.50 0.65 1.30 1.20 2.40 0.75 1.50 0.65 1.30 1.20 2.40 0.75 1.50 0.65 1.30 1994 BUS 15/ 1.25 2.51 0.87 1.74 0.87 1.74 1.25 2.51 0.87 1.74 0.87 1.74 1.23 2.45 0.82 1.65 0.82 1.65 1994 RES 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40 1.35 2.70 0.80 1.60 0.70 1.40

1995 BUS 16/ 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40 1.35 2.70 0.80 1.60 0.70 1.40 1995 RES 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40 1.35 2.70 0.80 1.60 0.70 1.40 1996 BUS 17/ 1.50 3.00 0.95 1.90 0.80 1.60 1.50 3.00 0.95 1.90 0.75 1.50 1.45 2.90 0.85 1.70 0.75 1.50 1996 RES 1.50 3.00 0.95 1.90 0.80 1.60 1.50 3.00 0.95 1.90 0.75 1.50 1.45 2.90 0.85 1.70 0.75 1.50

BETWEEN BOSTON, MA AND

DALLAS AND HOUSTON, TX

DAY EVENING NIGHT/WEEKEND

DEC 31 FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN

1980 1/ 1.60 3.20 0.64 1.28 1981 2/ 1.86 3.71 0.74 1.49 1982 3/ 1.93 3.85 0.82 1.63 0.66 1.31 1983 4/ 1.92 3.83 0.91 1.82 0.74 1.48 1984 5/ 2.10 4.06 1.29 2.49 0.85 1.64

1985 6/ 1.98 3.80 1.23 2.36 0.83 1.59 1986 7/ 1.76 3.45 1.06 2.08 0.78 1.52 1987 8/ 1.48 2.93 0.92 1.82 0.69 1.38 1988 9/ 1.38 2.73 0.90 1.78 0.69 1.36 1989 10/ 1.22 2.45 0.77 1.55 0.62 1.25

1990 11/ 1.20 2.40 0.70 1.40 0.65 1.30 1991 12/ 1.20 2.40 0.70 1.40 0.65 1.30 1992 13/ 1.20 2.40 0.75 1.50 0.65 1.30

1993 BUS 14/ 1.26 2.52 0.80 1.60 0.80 1.60 1993 RES 1.25 2.50 0.75 1.50 0.65 1.30 1994 BUS 15/ 1.31 2.62 0.91 1.82 0.91 1.82 1994 RES 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40

1995 BUS 16/ 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40 1995 RES 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40 1996 BUS 17/ 1.50 3.00 0.95 1.90 0.80 1.60 1996 RES 1.50 3.00 0.95 1.90 0.80 1.60

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NOTES FOR TABLE 7.3

1980-1983: THE RATES ARE FOR SOUTHERN PACIFIC COMMUNICATIONS SWITCHED PRIVATE LINE SERVICE TERMINATING INAN OFF-NETWORK ACCESS LINE, BASED ON PER-MINUTE USAGE CHARGES. RATES FOR THE FIRST MINUTE AND EACHADDITIONAL MINUTE ARE THE SAME.

1/ EFFECTIVE AUG. 1, 1980. DAY RATES ARE FOR MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY 8:00A TO 5:00P. NIGHT/WEEKEND RATES ARE FOR MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY 5:00P TO 8:00A, ALL DAY SATURDAY, AND ALL DAY SUNDAY.

2/ EFFECTIVE JUNE 1, 1981.

3/ EFFECTIVE OCT. 15, 1982. EVENING RATES WERE INTRODUCED AND APPLY SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY 5:00P TO 11:00P.

4/ EFFECTIVE JULY 15, 1983.

1984-1996: THE RATES ARE BASED ON GTE DOMESTIC SPRINT (1984-1985), US SPRINT (1986-1991), AND SPRINTCOMMUNICATIONS (1992-1996) PER-MINUTE USAGE CHARGES. FOR 1984-1989, ADDITIONAL MINUTES OF USE ARE PRICEDLOWER THAN THE FIRST MINUTE (BUT ONLY FRACTIONALLY SO IN 1989). BEGINNING IN 1990, RATES FOR THE FIRSTMINUTE AND EACH ADDITIONAL MINUTE ARE THE SAME. RESIDENTIAL RATES ARE FOR MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY 8:00A.M. TO 5:00P.M. EVENING RATES ARE FOR MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY AND SUNDAY 5:00P.M. TO 11:00P.M. NIGHT/WEEKENDRATES ARE FOR MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY 11:00P.M. TO 8:00A.M., ALL DAY SATURDAY, AND SUNDAY 8:00A.M. TO 5:00P.M. AND 11:00P.M. TO 8:00A.M. VOLUME DISCOUNTS ARE AVAILABLE AS INDICATED BELOW; SOME RESTRICTIONS APPLY. IN 1996, BUSINESS RATES WERE RESTRUCTURED TO PEAK AND OFF-PEAK. PEAK RATE IS APPLICABLE MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY7:00A.M. - 6:59P.M.; AND OFF-PEAK, MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY 7:00P.M. - 6:59A.M., ALL DAY SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.

5/ EFFECTIVE DEC. 17, 1984. VOLUME DISCOUNTS ARE AVAILABLE FOR TOTAL MONTHLY USAGE OF DOMESTIC SERVICE AND SERVICE TO CANADA OF $20 OR MORE. THE DISCOUNTS ARE BASED ON A SLIDING SCALE OF USAGE DURING EACH RATE PERIOD.

6/ EFFECTIVE JULY 15, 1985.

7/ EFFECTIVE OCT. 15, 1986. VOLUME DISCOUNTS ARE AVAILABLE FOR TOTAL MONTHLY USAGE OF DIAL-1 AND DIAL-UP SERVICES OF $20 OR MORE, INCLUDING CALLS TO ALASKA AND U.S. OFFSHORE POINTS.

8/ EFFECTIVE AUG. 1, 1987. THE MINIMUM TOTAL USAGE REQUIRED FOR A VOLUME DISCOUNT WAS INCREASED TO $25 PER MONTH.

9/ EFFECTIVE MAR. 1, 1988.

10/ EFFECTIVE DEC. 15, 1989.

11/ EFFECTIVE SEPT. 1, 1990. THE PERCENTAGE DISCOUNT APPLIES TO ALL USAGE OF $25 OR MORE PER MONTH.

12/ EFFECTIVE APRIL 1, 1991.

13/ EFFECTIVE NOV. 1, 1992.

14/ SEPARATE BUSINESS AND RESIDENTIAL RATES BECAME EFFECTIVE SEPT. 1 AND OCT. 1, 1993, RESPECTIVELY.

15/ BUSINESS RATES EFFECTIVE DEC. 16, 1994; RESIDENTIAL RATES, DEC. 16, 1994.

16/ SEPARATE RATES FOR NEW BUSINESS SUBSCRIBERS WERE ELIMINATED EFFECTIVE AUG. 1, 1995.

17/ EFFECTIVE DEC. 18, 1996.

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TABLE 7.4-COMPARATIVE HISTORICAL RATES AT YEAR END, 1980 THROUGH 1996INTERSTATE MESSAGE TOLL TELEPHONE RATES (FIVE AND TEN MINUTE CALLS)

BETWEEN NEW YORK CITY, NY AND

SAN FRANCISCO AND LOS ANGELES, CA CHICAGO, IL PHILADELPHIA, PADAY EVENING NIGHT/WEEKEND DAY EVENING NIGHT/WEEKEND DAY EVENING NIGHT/WEEKEND

DEC 31 FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN1980

AT&T 2.17 4.17 1.41 2.71 0.87 1.67 1.97 3.77 1.28 2.45 0.79 1.51 1.65 3.15 1.07 2.05 0.66 1.26MCI 1.90 3.81 0.57 1.14 1.64 3.29 0.49 0.99 1.18 2.37 0.36 0.71

SPRINT 1.65 3.30 0.66 1.32 1.45 2.90 0.58 1.16 1.15 2.30 0.46 0.921981

AT&T 2.50 4.80 1.63 3.12 1.00 1.92 2.29 4.39 1.49 2.85 0.92 1.76 1.92 3.67 1.25 2.39 0.77 1.47MCI 2.00 4.00 0.92 1.85 0.66 1.33 1.83 3.66 0.84 1.69 0.61 1.21 1.54 3.07 0.70 1.41 0.51 1.01

SPRINT 1.91 3.83 0.77 1.53 1.68 3.36 0.67 1.35 1.33 2.67 0.53 1.071982

AT&T 2.70 5.15 1.62 3.09 1.08 2.06 2.34 4.49 1.40 2.69 0.94 1.80 2.05 3.90 1.23 2.34 0.82 1.56MCI 2.16 4.32 0.97 1.93 0.75 1.50 1.87 3.74 0.85 1.69 0.66 1.31 1.64 3.28 0.73 1.46 0.57 1.14

SPRINT 2.16 4.32 0.91 1.82 0.66 1.31 1.87 3.74 0.80 1.60 0.64 1.27 1.63 3.27 0.70 1.39 0.50 1.001983

AT&T 2.70 5.15 1.62 3.09 1.08 2.06 2.34 4.49 1.40 2.69 0.94 1.80 2.05 3.90 1.23 2.34 0.82 1.56MCI 2.16 4.32 1.07 2.13 0.83 1.66 1.87 3.74 0.93 1.86 0.72 1.45 1.64 3.28 0.81 1.61 0.63 1.25

SPRINT 2.16 4.32 1.00 1.99 0.78 1.56 1.87 3.74 0.90 1.80 0.70 1.40 1.64 3.29 0.80 1.59 0.60 1.201984

AT&T 2.53 4.83 1.52 2.90 1.01 1.93 2.18 4.18 1.31 2.51 0.87 1.67 1.94 3.69 1.16 2.21 0.78 1.48MCI 2.31 4.47 1.40 2.73 0.94 1.82 1.97 3.84 1.23 2.40 0.82 1.60 1.68 3.33 1.04 2.05 0.68 1.34

SPRINT 2.39 4.61 1.39 2.69 0.94 1.81 2.06 3.98 1.26 2.43 0.83 1.61 1.80 3.49 1.08 2.09 0.71 1.361985

AT&T 2.33 4.43 1.40 2.66 0.93 1.77 2.07 3.97 1.24 2.38 0.83 1.59 1.83 3.48 1.10 2.09 0.73 1.39MCI 2.20 4.28 1.34 2.59 0.88 1.71 1.97 3.84 1.19 2.32 0.79 1.55 1.66 3.29 1.00 1.98 0.67 1.32

SPRINT 2.17 4.10 1.34 2.56 0.91 1.73 1.93 3.70 1.20 2.30 0.81 1.56 1.76 3.34 1.07 2.05 0.71 1.361986

AT&T 1.99 3.79 1.19 2.27 0.88 1.67 1.79 3.44 1.07 2.06 0.79 1.51 1.55 2.95 0.93 1.77 0.68 1.30MCI 1.89 3.68 1.16 2.24 0.84 1.62 1.72 3.35 1.04 2.03 0.76 1.48 1.46 2.85 0.86 1.70 0.62 1.23

SPRINT 1.88 3.67 1.15 2.23 0.83 1.61 1.71 3.34 1.03 2.02 0.75 1.47 1.45 2.84 0.85 1.68 0.61 1.221987

AT&T 1.58 3.08 0.98 1.91 0.74 1.45 1.50 2.95 0.93 1.83 0.71 1.39 1.23 2.38 0.76 1.48 0.58 1.12MCI 1.53 3.02 0.96 1.89 0.71 1.42 1.46 2.90 0.90 1.80 0.69 1.37 1.17 2.32 0.71 1.43 0.55 1.09

SPRINT 1.54 3.04 0.96 1.89 0.73 1.43 1.37 2.92 0.92 1.81 0.69 1.37 1.19 2.34 0.74 1.45 0.52 1.041988

AT&T 1.40 2.75 0.91 1.79 0.70 1.38 1.34 2.64 0.87 1.72 0.67 1.32 1.11 2.16 0.72 1.40 0.56 1.08MCI 1.41 2.80 0.94 1.85 0.71 1.41 1.35 2.69 0.88 1.75 0.68 1.35 1.07 2.12 0.69 1.37 0.53 1.06

SPRINT 1.44 2.84 0.95 1.86 0.72 1.42 1.37 2.71 0.89 1.77 0.68 1.36 1.08 2.13 0.72 1.40 0.52 1.041989

AT&T 1.25 2.50 0.84 1.68 0.67 1.33 1.20 2.40 0.80 1.61 0.63 1.26 1.11 2.21 0.74 1.48 0.60 1.20MCI 1.22 2.45 0.77 1.55 0.62 1.25 1.17 2.35 0.77 1.55 0.61 1.22 1.07 2.15 0.72 1.45 0.57 1.15

SPRINT 1.22 2.45 0.77 1.55 0.62 1.25 1.17 2.35 0.77 1.55 0.61 1.22 1.10 2.20 0.72 1.45 0.57 1.151990

AT&T 1.25 2.49 0.75 1.50 0.68 1.36 1.20 2.39 0.75 1.49 0.65 1.31 1.08 2.15 0.73 1.45 0.60 1.21MCI 1.20 2.40 0.70 1.40 0.62 1.25 1.15 2.30 0.70 1.40 0.61 1.22 1.05 2.10 0.69 1.38 0.57 1.15

SPRINT 1.20 2.40 0.70 1.40 0.65 1.30 1.15 2.30 0.70 1.40 0.62 1.25 1.05 2.10 0.70 1.40 0.60 1.201991

AT&T 1.23 2.46 0.75 1.50 0.68 1.36 1.15 2.30 0.75 1.50 0.65 1.31 1.05 2.10 0.73 1.45 0.60 1.21MCI 1.20 2.40 0.70 1.40 0.65 1.30 1.15 2.30 0.70 1.40 0.65 1.30 1.05 2.10 0.67 1.35 0.60 1.20

SPRINT 1.20 2.40 0.70 1.40 0.65 1.30 1.15 2.30 0.70 1.40 0.65 1.30 1.05 2.10 0.70 1.40 0.60 1.201992

AT&T 1.25 2.50 0.75 1.50 0.65 1.30 1.15 2.30 0.70 1.40 0.65 1.30 1.10 2.20 0.70 1.40 0.60 1.20MCI 1.24 2.48 0.74 1.48 0.63 1.25 1.15 2.30 0.70 1.40 0.63 1.25 1.10 2.20 0.67 1.34 0.59 1.17

SPRINT 1.25 2.50 0.75 1.50 0.65 1.30 1.15 2.30 0.70 1.40 0.65 1.30 1.10 2.20 0.70 1.40 0.60 1.201993AT&T BUS 1.29 2.58 0.80 1.60 0.80 1.60 1.20 2.40 0.75 1.50 0.75 1.50 1.20 2.40 0.75 1.50 0.75 1.50

MCI BUS 1.27 2.53 0.80 1.60 0.80 1.60 1.18 2.36 0.75 1.50 0.75 1.50 1.18 2.36 0.75 1.50 0.75 1.50SPRINT BUS 1.27 2.53 0.80 1.60 0.80 1.60 1.18 2.36 0.75 1.50 0.75 1.50 1.18 2.36 0.75 1.50 0.75 1.50

AT&T RES 1.25 2.50 0.75 1.50 0.65 1.30 1.20 2.40 0.75 1.50 0.65 1.30 1.15 2.30 0.70 1.40 0.60 1.20MCI RES 1.25 2.50 0.74 1.49 0.64 1.29 1.20 2.40 0.74 1.48 0.64 1.29 1.15 2.30 0.70 1.40 0.59 1.17

SPRINT RES 1.25 2.50 0.75 1.50 0.65 1.30 1.20 2.40 0.75 1.50 0.65 1.30 1.15 2.30 0.70 1.40 0.60 1.201994AT&T BUS 1.49 2.98 0.92 1.85 0.92 1.85 1.38 2.77 0.87 1.73 0.87 1.73 1.38 2.77 0.87 1.73 0.87 1.73

MCI BUS 1.31 2.63 0.91 1.82 0.91 1.82 1.25 2.51 0.87 1.74 0.87 1.74 1.23 2.45 0.82 1.65 0.82 1.65SPRINT BUS 1.31 2.63 0.91 1.82 0.91 1.82 1.25 2.51 0.87 1.74 0.87 1.74 1.23 2.45 0.82 1.65 0.82 1.65

AT&T RES 1.40 2.80 0.85 1.70 0.75 1.50 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40 1.30 2.60 0.80 1.60 0.70 1.40MCI RES 1.40 2.80 0.85 1.70 0.75 1.50 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40 1.30 2.60 0.80 1.60 0.70 1.40

SPRINT RES 1.40 2.80 0.85 1.70 0.75 1.50 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40 1.30 2.60 0.80 1.60 0.70 1.401995AT&T BUS 1.59 3.19 1.00 1.99 1.00 1.99 1.52 3.04 0.95 1.91 0.95 1.91 1.52 3.04 0.95 1.91 0.95 1.91

MCI BUS 1.47 2.95 0.92 1.84 0.92 1.84 1.41 2.82 0.88 1.77 0.88 1.77 1.41 2.82 0.88 1.77 0.88 1.77SPRINT BUS 1.40 2.80 0.85 1.70 0.75 1.50 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40 1.30 2.60 0.80 1.60 0.70 1.40

AT&T RES 1.40 2.80 0.85 1.70 0.75 1.50 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40 1.30 2.60 0.80 1.60 0.70 1.40MCI RES 1.40 2.80 0.85 1.70 0.75 1.50 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40 1.30 2.60 0.80 1.60 0.70 1.40

SPRINT RES 1.40 2.80 0.85 1.70 0.75 1.50 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40 1.30 2.60 0.80 1.60 0.70 1.401996AT&T BUS 1.75 3.51 1.10 2.19 1.10 2.19 1.67 3.35 1.05 2.10 1.05 2.10 1.67 3.35 1.05 2.10 1.05 2.10

MCI BUS 1.74 3.50 1.08 2.18 1.08 2.18 1.66 3.34 1.04 2.09 1.04 2.09 1.66 3.34 1.04 2.09 1.04 2.09SPRINT BUS 1.55 3.10 0.95 1.90 0.80 1.60 1.50 3.00 0.95 1.90 0.80 1.60 1.40 2.80 0.85 1.70 0.75 1.50

AT&T RES 1.55 3.10 0.95 1.90 0.80 1.60 1.50 3.00 0.95 1.90 0.80 1.60 1.40 2.80 0.85 1.70 0.75 1.50MCI RES 1.55 3.10 0.95 1.90 0.80 1.60 1.45 2.90 0.95 1.90 0.80 1.60 1.40 2.80 0.85 1.70 0.75 1.50

SPRINT RES 1.55 3.10 0.95 1.90 0.80 1.60 1.50 3.00 0.95 1.90 0.80 1.60 1.40 2.80 0.85 1.70 0.75 1.50

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BETWEEN NEW YORK CITY, NY AND

DETROIT, MI BOSTON, MA DALLAS AND HOUSTON, TXDAY EVENING NIGHT/WEEKEND DAY EVENING NIGHT/WEEKEND DAY EVENING NIGHT/WEEKEND

DEC 31 FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN1980

AT&T 1.97 3.77 1.28 2.45 0.79 1.51 1.74 3.34 1.13 2.17 0.70 1.34 2.07 3.97 1.35 2.58 0.83 1.59MCI 1.48 2.97 0.45 0.89 1.25 2.50 0.38 0.75 1.74 3.49 0.52 1.05

SPRINT 1.45 2.90 0.58 1.16 1.20 2.40 0.48 0.96 1.60 3.20 0.64 1.281981

AT&T 2.29 4.39 1.49 2.85 0.92 1.76 2.01 3.86 1.31 2.51 0.80 1.54 2.40 4.60 1.56 2.99 0.96 1.84MCI 1.83 3.66 0.84 1.69 0.61 1.21 1.61 3.22 0.74 1.48 0.53 1.70 1.92 3.84 0.88 1.77 0.63 1.27

SPRINT 1.68 3.36 0.67 1.35 1.39 2.78 0.56 1.11 1.85 3.71 0.74 1.481982

AT&T 2.34 4.49 1.40 2.69 0.94 1.80 2.14 4.09 1.28 2.45 0.86 1.64 2.40 4.60 1.44 2.76 0.96 1.84MCI 1.87 3.74 0.85 1.69 0.66 1.31 1.71 3.42 0.77 1.54 0.60 1.20 1.92 3.84 0.87 1.73 0.67 1.35

SPRINT 1.87 3.74 0.80 1.60 0.64 1.27 1.71 3.43 0.72 1.44 0.60 1.19 1.92 3.85 0.82 1.63 0.65 1.291983

AT&T 2.34 4.49 1.40 2.69 0.94 1.80 2.14 4.09 1.28 2.45 0.86 1.64 2.40 4.60 1.44 2.76 0.96 1.84MCI 1.87 3.74 0.93 1.86 0.72 1.45 1.71 3.42 0.85 1.70 0.66 1.32 1.92 3.84 0.95 1.91 0.74 1.48

SPRINT 1.87 3.74 0.90 1.80 0.70 1.40 1.71 3.43 0.84 1.68 0.65 1.30 1.91 3.83 0.91 1.82 0.74 1.481984

AT&T 2.18 4.18 1.31 2.51 0.87 1.67 2.02 3.87 1.21 2.32 0.81 1.55 2.24 4.29 1.34 2.57 0.90 1.72MCI 1.97 3.84 1.23 2.40 0.82 1.60 1.75 3.48 1.10 2.19 0.72 1.44 2.03 3.96 1.27 2.47 0.84 1.63

SPRINT 2.06 3.98 1.26 2.43 0.83 1.61 1.87 3.63 1.15 2.23 0.77 1.49 2.10 4.06 1.29 2.49 0.85 1.641985

AT&T 2.07 3.97 1.24 2.38 0.83 1.59 1.91 3.66 1.15 2.20 0.76 1.46 2.12 4.07 1.27 2.44 0.85 1.63MCI 1.97 3.84 1.19 2.32 0.79 1.55 1.75 3.48 1.05 2.09 0.70 1.39 2.03 3.96 1.24 2.40 0.83 1.60

SPRINT 1.93 3.70 1.20 2.30 0.81 1.56 1.81 3.45 1.11 2.13 0.75 1.45 1.98 3.80 1.23 2.36 0.83 1.591986

AT&T 1.79 3.44 1.07 2.06 0.79 1.51 1.64 3.14 0.98 1.88 0.72 1.38 1.84 3.54 1.10 2.12 0.81 1.56MCI 1.72 3.35 1.04 2.03 0.76 1.48 1.55 3.04 0.91 1.80 0.66 1.31 1.77 3.46 1.07 2.09 0.79 1.54

SPRINT 1.71 3.34 1.03 2.02 0.75 1.47 1.54 3.03 0.90 1.79 0.65 1.30 1.76 3.45 1.06 2.08 0.78 1.521987

AT&T 1.50 2.95 0.93 1.83 0.71 1.39 1.31 2.56 0.81 1.59 0.62 1.20 1.51 2.96 0.94 1.84 0.71 1.39MCI 1.46 2.90 0.90 1.80 0.69 1.37 1.27 2.51 0.72 1.44 0.60 1.18 1.47 2.91 0.91 1.81 0.69 1.37

SPRINT 1.47 2.92 0.92 1.81 0.69 1.37 1.27 2.52 0.79 1.56 0.52 1.04 1.48 2.93 0.92 1.82 0.69 1.381988

AT&T 1.34 2.64 0.87 1.72 0.67 1.32 1.19 2.34 0.77 1.52 0.60 1.17 1.34 2.64 0.87 1.72 0.67 1.32MCI 1.35 2.69 0.88 1.75 0.68 1.35 1.20 2.40 0.72 1.44 0.59 1.18 1.37 2.71 0.89 1.77 0.69 1.36

SPRINT 1.37 2.71 0.89 1.77 0.68 1.36 1.20 2.40 0.79 1.56 0.52 1.04 1.38 2.73 0.90 1.78 0.69 1.361989

AT&T 1.20 2.40 0.80 1.61 0.63 1.26 1.15 2.30 0.77 1.54 0.61 1.22 1.25 2.50 0.84 1.68 0.65 1.30MCI 1.17 2.35 0.77 1.55 0.61 1.22 1.07 2.15 0.72 1.45 0.57 1.15 1.22 2.45 0.77 1.55 0.62 1.25

SPRINT 1.17 2.35 0.77 1.55 0.61 1.22 1.12 2.25 0.72 1.45 0.57 1.15 1.22 2.45 0.77 1.55 0.62 1.251990

AT&T 1.20 2.39 0.75 1.49 0.65 1.31 1.08 2.15 0.73 1.46 0.61 1.22 1.25 2.49 0.75 1.50 0.67 1.33MCI 1.15 2.30 0.70 1.40 0.61 1.22 1.05 2.10 0.69 1.38 0.57 1.15 1.20 2.40 0.70 1.40 0.62 1.25

SPRINT 1.15 2.30 0.70 1.40 0.62 1.25 1.05 2.10 0.70 1.40 0.60 1.20 1.20 2.40 0.70 1.40 0.65 1.301991

AT&T 1.15 2.30 0.75 1.50 0.65 1.31 1.05 2.10 0.73 1.45 0.61 1.22 1.22 2.44 0.75 1.50 0.67 1.33MCI 1.15 2.30 0.70 1.40 0.65 1.30 1.05 2.10 0.67 1.35 0.60 1.20 1.20 2.40 0.70 1.40 0.65 1.30

SPRINT 1.15 2.30 0.70 1.40 0.65 1.30 1.05 2.10 0.70 1.40 0.60 1.20 1.20 2.40 0.70 1.40 0.65 1.301992

AT&T 1.15 2.30 0.70 1.40 0.65 1.30 1.10 2.20 0.70 1.40 0.65 1.30 1.20 2.40 0.75 1.50 0.65 1.30MCI 1.15 2.30 0.70 1.40 0.63 1.25 1.10 2.20 0.67 1.35 0.59 1.18 1.19 2.39 0.74 1.48 0.63 1.25

SPRINT 1.15 2.30 0.70 1.40 0.65 1.30 1.10 2.20 0.70 1.40 0.65 1.30 1.20 2.40 0.75 1.50 0.65 1.301993

AT&T BUS 1.20 2.40 0.75 1.50 0.75 1.50 1.20 2.40 0.75 1.50 0.75 1.50 1.29 2.58 0.80 1.60 0.80 1.60MCI BUS 1.18 2.36 0.75 1.50 0.75 1.50 1.18 2.35 0.75 1.50 0.75 1.50 1.26 2.52 0.80 1.60 0.80 1.60

SPRINT BUS 1.18 2.36 0.75 1.50 0.75 1.50 1.18 2.36 0.75 1.50 0.75 1.50 1.26 2.52 0.80 1.60 0.80 1.60AT&T RES 1.20 2.00 0.75 1.50 0.65 1.30 1.20 2.40 0.75 1.50 0.65 1.30 1.25 2.50 0.75 1.50 0.65 1.30

MCI RES 1.20 2.40 0.74 1.48 0.64 1.29 1.20 2.40 0.74 1.48 0.62 1.29 1.25 2.50 0.74 1.49 0.64 1.29SPRINT RES 1.20 2.40 0.75 1.50 0.65 1.30 1.20 2.40 0.75 1.50 0.65 1.30 1.25 2.50 0.75 1.50 0.65 1.30

1994AT&T BUS 1.38 2.77 0.87 1.73 0.87 1.73 1.38 2.77 0.87 1.73 0.87 1.73 1.49 2.98 0.92 1.85 0.92 1.85

MCI BUS 1.25 2.51 0.87 1.74 0.87 1.74 1.23 2.45 0.82 1.65 0.82 1.65 1.31 2.62 0.91 1.82 0.91 1.82SPRINT BUS 1.25 2.51 0.87 1.74 0.87 1.74 1.23 2.45 0.82 1.65 0.82 1.65 1.31 2.62 0.91 1.82 0.91 1.82

AT&T RES 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40 1.35 2.70 0.80 1.60 0.70 1.40 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40MCI RES 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40 1.35 2.70 0.80 1.60 0.70 1.40 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40

SPRINT RES 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40 1.35 2.70 0.80 1.60 0.70 1.40 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.401995

AT&T BUS 1.52 3.04 0.95 1.91 0.95 1.91 1.52 3.04 0.95 1.91 0.95 1.91 1.59 3.19 1.00 1.99 1.00 1.99MCI BUS 1.41 2.82 0.88 1.77 0.88 1.77 1.41 2.82 0.88 1.77 0.88 1.77 1.47 2.95 0.92 1.84 0.92 1.84

SPRINT BUS 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40 1.35 2.70 0.80 1.60 0.70 1.40 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40AT&T RES 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40 1.35 2.70 0.80 1.60 0.70 1.40 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40

MCI RES 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40 1.35 2.70 0.80 1.60 0.70 1.40 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40SPRINT RES 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40 1.35 2.70 0.80 1.60 0.70 1.40 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40

1996AT&T BUS 1.67 3.35 1.05 2.10 1.05 2.10 1.67 3.35 1.05 2.10 1.05 2.10 1.75 3.51 1.10 2.19 1.10 2.19

MCI BUS 1.66 3.34 1.04 2.09 1.04 2.09 1.66 3.34 1.04 2.09 1.04 2.09 1.74 3.50 1.08 2.18 1.08 2.18SPRINT BUS 1.50 3.00 0.95 1.90 0.80 1.60 1.45 2.90 0.85 1.70 0.75 1.50 1.50 3.00 0.95 1.90 0.80 1.60

AT&T RES 1.50 3.00 0.95 1.90 0.80 1.60 1.45 2.90 0.85 1.70 0.75 1.50 1.50 3.00 0.95 1.90 0.80 1.60MCI RES 1.45 2.90 0.95 1.90 0.80 1.60 1.40 2.80 0.85 1.70 0.75 1.50 1.45 2.90 0.95 1.90 0.80 1.60

SPRINT RES 1.50 3.00 0.95 1.90 0.80 1.60 1.45 2.90 0.85 1.70 0.75 1.50 1.50 3.00 0.95 1.90 0.80 1.60

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BETWEEN LOS ANGELES, CA AND

DETROIT, MI CHICAGO, IL PHILADELPHIA, PADAY EVENING NIGHT/WEEKEND DAY EVENING NIGHT/WEEKEND DAY EVENING NIGHT/WEEKEND

DEC 31 FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN1980

AT&T 2.17 4.17 1.41 2.71 0.87 1.67 2.07 3.97 1.35 2.58 0.83 1.59 2.17 4.17 1.41 2.71 0.87 1.67MCI 1.82 3.65 0.55 1.09 1.78 3.57 0.54 1.07 1.87 3.75 0.56 1.13

SPRINT 1.65 3.30 0.66 1.32 1.60 3.20 0.64 1.28 1.65 3.30 0.66 1.321981

AT&T 2.50 4.80 1.63 3.12 1.00 1.92 2.40 4.60 1.56 2.99 0.96 1.84 2.50 4.80 1.63 3.12 1.00 1.92MCI 2.00 4.00 0.92 1.85 0.66 1.33 1.92 3.84 0.88 1.77 0.63 1.27 2.00 4.00 0.92 1.85 0.66 1.33

SPRINT 1.91 3.83 0.77 1.53 1.85 3.71 0.74 1.48 1.91 3.83 0.77 1.531982

AT&T 2.70 5.15 1.62 3.09 1.08 2.06 2.40 4.60 1.44 2.76 0.96 1.84 2.70 5.15 1.62 3.09 1.08 2.06MCI 2.16 4.32 0.97 1.93 0.75 1.50 1.92 3.84 0.87 1.73 0.67 1.35 2.16 4.32 0.97 1.93 0.75 1.50

SPRINT 2.16 4.32 0.91 1.82 0.66 1.31 1.92 3.85 0.82 1.63 0.65 1.29 2.16 4.32 0.91 1.82 0.66 1.311983

AT&T 2.70 5.15 1.62 3.09 1.08 2.06 2.40 4.60 1.44 2.76 0.96 1.84 2.70 5.15 1.62 3.09 1.08 2.06MCI 2.16 4.32 1.07 2.13 0.83 1.66 1.92 3.84 0.95 1.91 0.74 1.48 2.16 4.32 1.07 2.13 0.83 1.66

SPRINT 2.16 4.32 1.00 1.99 0.78 1.56 1.91 3.83 0.91 1.82 0.74 1.48 2.16 4.32 1.00 1.99 0.78 1.561984

AT&T 2.53 4.83 1.52 2.90 1.01 1.93 2.24 4.29 1.34 2.57 0.90 1.72 2.53 4.83 1.52 2.90 1.01 1.93MCI 2.31 4.47 1.40 2.73 0.94 1.82 2.03 3.96 1.27 2.47 0.84 1.63 2.31 4.47 1.40 2.73 0.94 1.82

SPRINT 2.39 4.61 1.39 2.69 0.94 1.81 2.10 4.06 1.29 2.49 0.85 1.64 2.39 4.61 1.39 2.69 0.94 1.811985

AT&T 2.33 4.43 1.40 2.66 0.93 1.77 2.12 4.07 1.27 2.44 0.85 1.63 2.33 4.43 1.40 2.66 0.93 1.77MCI 2.20 4.28 1.34 2.59 0.88 1.71 2.03 3.96 1.24 2.40 0.83 1.60 2.20 4.28 1.34 2.59 0.88 1.71

SPRINT 2.17 4.10 1.34 2.56 0.91 1.73 1.98 3.80 1.23 2.36 0.83 1.59 2.17 4.10 1.34 2.56 0.91 1.731986

AT&T 1.99 3.79 1.19 2.27 0.88 1.67 1.84 3.54 1.10 2.12 0.81 1.56 1.99 3.79 1.19 2.27 0.88 1.67MCI 1.89 3.68 1.16 2.24 0.84 1.62 1.77 3.46 1.07 2.09 0.79 1.54 1.89 3.68 1.16 2.24 0.84 1.62

SPRINT 1.88 3.67 1.15 2.23 0.83 1.61 1.76 3.45 1.06 2.08 0.78 1.52 1.88 3.67 1.15 2.23 0.86 1.611987

AT&T 1.58 3.08 0.98 1.91 0.74 1.45 1.51 2.96 0.94 1.84 0.71 1.39 1.58 3.08 0.98 1.91 0.74 1.45MCI 1.53 3.02 0.96 1.89 0.71 1.42 1.47 2.91 0.91 1.81 0.69 1.37 1.53 3.02 0.96 1.89 0.71 1.42

SPRINT 1.54 3.04 0.96 1.89 0.73 1.43 1.48 2.93 0.92 1.82 0.69 1.38 1.54 3.04 0.96 1.89 0.73 1.431988

AT&T 1.40 2.75 0.91 1.79 0.70 1.38 1.34 2.64 0.87 1.72 0.67 1.32 1.40 2.75 0.91 1.79 0.70 1.38MCI 1.41 2.80 0.94 1.85 0.71 1.41 1.37 2.71 0.89 1.77 0.69 1.36 1.41 2.80 0.94 1.85 0.71 1.41

SPRINT 1.44 2.84 0.95 1.86 0.72 1.42 1.38 2.73 0.90 1.78 0.69 1.36 1.44 2.84 0.95 1.86 0.72 1.421989

AT&T 1.25 2.50 0.84 1.68 0.67 1.33 1.25 2.50 0.84 1.68 0.65 1.30 1.25 2.50 0.84 1.68 0.67 1.33MCI 1.22 2.45 0.77 1.55 0.62 1.25 1.22 2.45 0.77 1.55 0.62 1.25 1.22 2.45 0.77 1.55 0.62 1.25

SPRINT 1.22 2.45 0.77 1.55 0.62 1.25 1.22 2.45 0.77 1.55 0.62 1.25 1.22 2.45 0.77 1.55 0.62 1.251990

AT&T 1.25 2.49 0.75 1.50 0.68 1.36 1.25 2.49 0.75 1.50 0.67 1.33 1.25 2.49 0.75 1.50 0.68 1.36MCI 1.20 2.40 0.70 1.40 0.62 1.25 1.20 2.40 0.70 1.40 0.62 1.25 1.20 2.40 0.70 1.40 0.62 1.25

SPRINT 1.20 2.40 0.70 1.40 0.65 1.30 1.20 2.40 0.70 1.40 0.65 1.30 1.20 2.40 0.70 1.40 0.65 1.301991

AT&T 1.23 2.46 0.75 1.50 0.68 1.36 1.22 2.44 0.75 1.50 0.67 1.33 1.23 2.46 0.75 1.50 0.68 1.36MCI 1.20 2.40 0.70 1.40 0.65 1.30 1.20 2.40 0.70 1.40 0.65 1.30 1.20 2.40 0.70 1.40 0.65 1.30

SPRINT 1.20 2.40 0.70 1.40 0.65 1.30 1.20 2.40 0.70 1.40 0.65 1.30 1.20 2.40 0.70 1.40 0.65 1.301992

AT&T 1.25 2.50 0.75 1.50 0.65 1.30 1.20 2.40 0.75 1.50 0.65 1.30 1.25 2.50 0.75 1.50 0.65 1.30MCI 1.24 2.48 0.74 1.48 0.63 1.25 1.19 2.39 0.74 1.48 0.63 1.25 1.24 2.48 0.74 1.48 0.63 1.25

SPRINT 1.25 2.50 0.75 1.50 0.65 1.30 1.20 2.40 0.75 1.50 0.65 1.30 1.25 2.50 0.75 1.50 0.65 1.301993

AT&T BUS 1.29 2.58 0.80 1.60 0.80 1.60 1.29 2.58 0.80 1.60 0.80 1.60 1.29 2.58 0.80 1.60 0.80 1.60MCI BUS 1.27 2.53 0.80 1.60 0.80 1.60 1.26 2.52 0.80 1.60 0.80 1.60 1.27 2.53 0.80 1.60 0.80 1.60

SPRINT BUS 1.27 2.53 0.80 1.60 0.80 1.60 1.26 2.52 0.80 1.60 0.80 1.60 1.18 2.36 0.75 1.50 0.75 1.50AT&T RES 1.25 2.50 0.75 1.50 0.65 1.30 1.25 2.50 0.75 1.50 0.65 1.30 1.25 2.50 0.75 1.50 0.65 1.30

MCI RES 1.25 2.50 0.74 1.49 0.64 1.29 1.25 2.50 0.74 1.49 0.64 1.29 1.25 2.50 0.74 1.49 0.64 1.29SPRINT RES 1.25 2.50 0.75 1.50 0.65 1.30 1.25 2.50 0.75 1.50 0.65 1.30 1.25 2.50 0.75 1.50 0.65 1.30

1994AT&T BUS 1.49 2.98 0.92 1.85 0.92 1.85 1.49 2.98 0.92 1.85 0.92 1.85 1.49 2.98 0.92 1.85 0.92 1.85

MCI BUS 1.31 2.63 0.91 1.82 0.91 1.82 1.31 2.62 0.91 1.82 0.91 1.82 1.31 2.63 0.91 1.82 0.91 1.82SPRINT BUS 1.31 2.63 0.91 1.82 0.91 1.82 1.31 2.62 0.91 1.82 0.91 1.82 1.31 2.63 0.91 1.82 0.91 1.82

AT&T RES 1.40 2.80 0.85 1.70 0.75 1.50 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40 1.40 2.80 0.85 1.70 0.75 1.50MCI RES 1.40 2.80 0.85 1.70 0.75 1.50 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40 1.40 2.80 0.85 1.70 0.75 1.50

SPRINT RES 1.40 2.80 0.85 1.70 0.75 1.50 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40 1.40 2.80 0.85 1.70 0.75 1.501995

AT&T BUS 1.59 3.19 1.00 1.99 1.00 1.99 1.59 3.19 1.00 1.99 1.00 1.99 1.59 3.19 1.00 1.99 1.00 1.99MCI BUS 1.47 2.95 0.92 1.84 0.92 1.84 1.47 2.95 0.92 1.84 0.92 1.84 1.47 2.95 0.92 1.84 0.92 1.84

SPRINT BUS 1.40 2.80 0.85 1.70 0.75 1.50 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40 1.40 2.80 0.85 1.70 0.75 1.50AT&T RES 1.40 2.80 0.85 1.70 0.75 1.50 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40 1.40 2.80 0.85 1.70 0.75 1.50

MCI RES 1.40 2.80 0.85 1.70 0.75 1.50 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40 1.40 2.80 0.85 1.70 0.75 1.50SPRINT RES 1.40 2.80 0.85 1.70 0.75 1.50 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40 1.40 2.80 0.85 1.70 0.75 1.50

1996AT&T BUS 1.75 3.51 1.10 2.19 1.10 2.19 1.75 3.51 1.10 2.19 1.10 2.19 1.75 3.51 1.10 2.19 1.10 2.19

MCI BUS 1.74 3.50 1.08 2.18 1.08 2.18 1.74 3.50 1.08 2.18 1.08 2.18 1.74 3.50 1.08 2.18 1.08 2.18SPRINT BUS 1.55 3.10 0.95 1.90 0.80 1.60 1.50 3.00 0.95 1.90 0.80 1.60 1.55 3.10 0.95 1.90 0.80 1.60

AT&T RES 1.55 3.10 0.95 1.90 0.80 1.60 1.50 3.00 0.95 1.90 0.80 1.60 1.55 3.10 0.95 1.90 0.80 1.60MCI RES 1.55 3.10 0.95 1.90 0.80 1.60 1.45 2.90 0.95 1.90 0.80 1.60 1.55 3.10 0.95 1.90 0.80 1.60

SPRINT RES 1.55 3.10 0.95 1.90 0.80 1.60 1.50 3.00 0.95 1.90 0.80 1.60 1.55 3.10 0.95 1.90 0.80 1.60

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BETWEEN LOS ANGELES, CA AND

DALLAS AND HOUSTON, TX BOSTON, MADAY EVENING NIGHT/WEEKEND DAY EVENING NIGHT/WEEKEND

DEC 31 FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN1980

AT&T 2.07 3.97 1.35 2.58 0.83 1.59 2.17 4.17 1.41 2.71 0.87 1.67MCI 1.73 3.48 0.52 1.04 1.90 3.82 0.57 1.15

SPRINT 1.60 3.20 0.64 1.28 1.65 3.30 0.66 1.321981

AT&T 2.40 4.60 1.56 2.99 0.96 1.84 2.50 4.80 1.63 3.12 1.00 1.92MCI 1.92 3.84 0.88 1.77 0.63 1.27 2.00 4.00 0.92 1.85 0.66 1.33

SPRINT 1.85 3.71 0.74 1.48 1.91 3.83 0.77 1.531982

AT&T 2.40 4.60 1.44 2.76 0.96 1.84 2.70 5.15 1.62 3.09 1.08 2.06MCI 1.92 3.84 0.87 1.73 0.67 1.35 2.16 4.32 0.97 1.93 0.75 1.50

SPRINT 2.16 4.32 0.91 1.82 0.66 1.31 2.16 4.32 0.91 1.82 0.66 1.311983

AT&T 2.40 4.60 1.44 2.76 0.96 1.84 2.70 5.15 1.62 3.09 1.08 2.06MCI 1.92 3.84 0.95 1.91 0.74 1.48 2.16 4.32 1.07 2.13 0.83 1.66

SPRINT 2.16 4.32 1.00 1.99 0.78 1.56 2.16 4.32 1.00 1.99 0.78 1.561984

AT&T 2.24 4.29 1.34 2.57 0.90 1.72 2.53 4.83 1.52 2.90 1.01 1.93MCI 2.03 3.96 1.27 2.47 0.84 1.63 2.31 4.47 1.40 2.73 0.94 1.82

SPRINT 2.10 4.06 1.29 2.49 0.85 1.64 2.39 4.61 1.39 2.69 0.94 1.811985

AT&T 2.12 4.07 1.27 2.44 0.85 1.63 2.33 4.43 1.40 2.66 0.93 1.77MCI 2.03 3.96 1.24 2.40 0.83 1.60 2.20 4.28 1.34 2.59 0.88 1.71

SPRINT 1.98 3.80 1.23 2.36 0.83 1.59 2.17 4.10 1.34 2.56 0.91 1.731986

AT&T 1.84 3.54 1.10 2.12 0.81 1.56 1.99 3.79 1.19 2.27 0.88 1.67MCI 1.77 3.46 1.07 2.09 0.79 1.54 1.89 3.68 1.16 2.24 0.84 1.62

SPRINT 1.76 3.45 1.06 2.08 0.78 1.52 1.88 3.67 1.15 2.23 0.83 1.611987

AT&T 1.51 2.96 0.94 1.84 0.71 1.39 1.58 3.08 0.98 1.91 0.74 1.45MCI 1.47 2.91 0.91 1.81 0.69 1.37 1.53 3.02 0.96 1.89 0.71 1.42

SPRINT 1.48 2.93 0.92 1.82 0.69 1.38 1.54 3.04 0.96 1.89 0.73 1.431988

AT&T 1.34 2.64 0.87 1.72 0.67 1.32 1.40 2.75 0.91 1.79 0.70 1.38MCI 1.37 2.71 0.89 1.77 0.69 1.36 1.41 2.80 0.94 1.85 0.71 1.41

SPRINT 1.38 2.73 0.90 1.78 0.69 1.36 1.44 2.84 0.95 1.86 0.72 1.421989

AT&T 1.25 2.50 0.84 1.68 0.65 1.30 1.25 2.50 0.84 1.68 0.67 1.33MCI 1.22 2.45 0.77 1.55 0.62 1.25 1.22 2.45 0.77 1.55 0.62 1.25

SPRINT 1.22 2.45 0.77 1.55 0.62 1.25 1.22 2.45 0.77 1.55 0.62 1.251990

AT&T 1.25 2.49 0.75 1.50 0.67 1.33 1.25 2.49 0.75 1.50 0.68 1.36MCI 1.20 2.40 0.70 1.40 0.62 1.25 1.20 2.40 0.70 1.40 0.62 1.25

SPRINT 1.20 2.40 0.70 1.40 0.65 1.30 1.20 2.40 0.70 1.40 0.65 1.301991

AT&T 1.22 2.44 0.75 1.50 0.67 1.33 1.23 2.46 0.75 1.50 0.68 1.36MCI 1.20 2.40 0.70 1.40 0.65 1.30 1.20 2.40 0.70 1.40 0.65 1.30

SPRINT 1.20 2.40 0.70 1.40 0.65 1.30 1.20 2.40 0.70 1.40 0.65 1.301992

AT&T 1.20 2.40 0.75 1.50 0.65 1.30 1.25 2.50 0.75 1.50 0.65 1.30MCI 1.19 2.39 0.74 1.48 0.63 1.25 1.24 2.48 0.74 1.48 0.63 1.25

SPRINT 1.20 2.40 0.75 1.50 0.65 1.30 1.25 2.50 0.75 1.50 0.65 1.301993

AT&T BUS 1.29 2.58 0.80 1.60 0.80 1.60 1.29 2.58 0.80 1.60 0.80 1.60MCI BUS 1.26 2.52 0.80 1.60 0.80 1.60 1.27 2.53 0.80 1.60 0.80 1.60

SPRINT BUS 1.26 2.52 0.80 1.60 0.80 1.60 1.27 2.53 0.80 1.60 0.80 1.60AT&T RES 1.25 2.50 0.75 1.50 0.65 1.30 1.25 2.50 0.75 1.50 0.65 1.30

MCI RES 1.20 2.40 0.74 1.48 0.64 1.29 1.20 2.40 0.74 1.48 0.64 1.29SPRINT RES 1.25 2.50 0.75 1.50 0.65 1.30 1.20 2.40 0.75 1.50 0.65 1.30

1994AT&T BUS 1.49 2.98 0.92 1.85 0.92 1.85 1.49 2.98 0.92 1.85 0.92 1.85

MCI BUS 1.31 2.62 0.91 1.82 0.91 1.82 1.31 2.63 0.91 1.82 0.91 1.82SPRINT BUS 1.31 2.62 0.91 1.82 0.91 1.82 1.31 2.63 0.91 1.82 0.91 1.82

AT&T RES 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40 1.40 2.80 0.85 1.70 0.75 1.50MCI RES 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40 1.40 2.80 0.85 1.70 0.75 1.50

SPRINT RES 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40 1.40 2.80 0.85 1.70 0.75 1.501995

AT&T BUS 1.59 3.19 1.00 1.99 1.00 1.99 1.59 3.19 1.00 1.99 1.00 1.99MCI BUS 1.47 2.95 0.92 1.84 0.92 1.84 1.47 2.95 0.92 1.84 0.92 1.84

SPRINT BUS 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40 1.40 2.80 0.85 1.70 0.75 1.50AT&T RES 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40 1.40 2.80 0.85 1.70 0.75 1.50

MCI RES 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40 1.40 2.80 0.85 1.70 0.75 1.50SPRINT RES 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40 1.40 2.80 0.85 1.70 0.75 1.50

1996AT&T BUS 1.75 3.51 1.10 2.19 1.10 2.19 1.75 3.51 1.10 2.19 1.10 2.19

MCI BUS 1.74 3.50 1.08 2.18 1.08 2.18 1.74 3.50 1.08 2.18 1.08 2.18SPRINT BUS 1.50 3.00 0.95 1.90 0.80 1.60 1.55 3.10 0.95 1.90 0.80 1.60

AT&T RES 1.50 3.00 0.95 1.90 0.80 1.60 1.55 3.10 0.95 1.90 0.80 1.60MCI RES 1.45 2.90 0.95 1.90 0.80 1.60 1.55 3.10 0.95 1.90 0.80 1.60

SPRINT RES 1.50 3.00 0.95 1.90 0.80 1.60 1.55 3.10 0.95 1.90 0.80 1.60

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BETWEEN CHICAGO, IL AND

DETROIT, MI SAN FRANCISCO, CA PHILADELPHIA, PADAY EVENING NIGHT/WEEKEND DAY EVENING NIGHT/WEEKEND DAY EVENING NIGHT/WEEKEND

DEC 31 FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN1980

AT&T 1.84 3.54 1.20 2.30 0.74 1.42 2.07 3.97 1.35 2.58 0.83 1.59 1.97 3.77 1.28 2.45 0.79 1.51MCI 1.29 2.58 0.39 0.77 1.80 3.61 0.54 1.08 1.60 3.22 0.48 0.97

SPRINT 1.25 2.50 0.50 1.00 1.60 3.20 0.64 1.28 1.45 2.90 0.58 1.161981

AT&T 2.12 4.07 1.38 2.65 0.85 1.63 2.40 4.60 1.56 2.99 0.96 1.84 2.29 4.39 1.49 2.85 0.92 1.76MCI 1.70 3.39 0.78 1.57 0.56 1.12 1.92 3.84 0.88 1.77 0.63 1.27 1.83 3.66 0.84 1.69 0.61 1.21

SPRINT 1.45 2.90 0.58 1.16 1.85 3.71 0.74 1.48 1.68 3.36 0.67 1.351982

AT&T 2.14 4.09 1.28 2.45 0.86 1.64 2.40 4.60 1.44 2.76 0.96 1.84 2.34 4.49 1.40 2.69 0.94 1.80MCI 1.71 3.42 0.77 1.54 0.60 1.20 1.92 3.84 0.87 1.73 0.67 1.35 1.87 3.74 0.85 1.69 0.66 1.31

SPRINT 1.72 3.43 0.72 1.44 0.60 1.19 1.92 3.85 0.82 1.63 0.65 1.29 1.87 3.74 0.80 1.60 0.64 1.271983

AT&T 2.14 4.09 1.28 2.45 0.86 1.64 2.40 4.60 1.44 2.76 0.96 1.84 2.34 4.49 1.40 2.69 0.94 1.80MCI 1.71 3.42 0.85 1.70 0.66 1.32 1.92 3.84 0.95 1.91 0.74 1.48 1.87 3.74 0.93 1.86 0.72 1.45

SPRINT 1.72 3.43 0.84 1.68 0.65 1.30 1.91 3.83 0.91 1.82 0.74 1.48 1.87 3.74 0.90 1.80 0.70 1.401984

AT&T 2.02 3.87 1.21 2.32 0.81 1.55 2.24 4.29 1.34 2.57 0.90 1.72 2.18 4.18 1.31 2.51 0.87 1.67MCI 1.75 3.48 1.10 2.19 0.72 1.44 2.03 3.96 1.27 2.47 0.84 1.63 1.97 3.84 1.23 2.40 0.82 1.60

SPRINT 1.87 3.63 1.15 2.23 0.77 1.49 2.10 4.06 1.29 2.49 0.85 1.64 2.06 3.98 1.26 2.43 0.83 1.611985

AT&T 1.91 3.66 1.15 2.20 0.76 1.46 2.12 4.07 1.27 2.44 0.85 1.63 2.07 3.97 1.24 2.38 0.83 1.59MCI 1.75 3.48 1.05 2.09 0.70 1.39 2.03 3.96 1.24 2.40 0.83 1.60 1.97 3.84 1.19 2.32 0.79 1.55

SPRINT 1.81 3.45 1.11 2.13 0.75 1.45 1.98 3.80 1.23 2.36 0.83 1.59 1.93 3.70 1.20 2.30 0.81 1.561986

AT&T 1.64 3.14 0.98 1.88 0.72 1.38 1.84 3.54 1.10 2.12 0.81 1.56 1.79 3.44 1.07 2.06 0.79 1.51MCI 1.55 3.04 0.91 1.80 0.66 1.31 1.77 3.46 1.07 2.09 0.79 1.54 1.72 3.35 1.04 2.03 0.76 1.48

SPRINT 1.54 3.03 0.90 1.79 0.65 1.30 1.76 3.45 1.06 2.08 0.78 1.52 1.71 3.34 1.03 2.02 0.75 1.471987

AT&T 1.31 2.56 0.81 1.59 0.62 1.20 1.51 2.96 0.94 1.84 0.71 1.39 1.50 2.95 0.93 1.83 0.71 1.39MCI 1.27 2.51 0.72 1.44 0.60 1.18 1.47 2.91 0.91 1.81 0.69 1.37 1.46 2.90 0.90 1.80 0.69 1.37

SPRINT 1.27 2.52 0.79 1.56 0.52 1.04 1.48 2.93 0.92 1.82 0.69 1.38 1.37 2.92 0.92 1.81 0.69 1.371988

AT&T 1.19 2.34 0.77 1.52 0.60 1.17 1.34 2.64 0.87 1.72 0.67 1.32 1.34 2.64 0.87 1.72 0.67 1.32MCI 1.20 2.40 0.72 1.44 0.59 1.35 1.37 2.71 0.89 1.77 0.69 1.36 1.35 2.69 0.88 1.75 0.68 1.35

SPRINT 1.20 2.40 0.79 1.56 0.52 1.04 1.38 2.73 0.90 1.78 0.69 1.36 1.37 2.71 0.89 1.77 0.68 1.361989

AT&T 1.15 2.30 0.77 1.54 0.61 1.22 1.25 2.50 0.84 1.68 0.65 1.30 1.20 2.40 0.80 1.61 0.63 1.26MCI 1.07 2.15 0.72 1.45 0.57 1.15 1.22 2.45 0.77 1.55 0.62 1.25 1.17 2.35 0.77 1.55 0.61 1.22

SPRINT 1.12 2.25 0.72 1.45 0.57 1.15 1.22 2.45 0.77 1.55 0.62 1.25 1.17 2.35 0.77 1.55 0.61 1.221990

AT&T 1.08 2.15 0.73 1.46 0.61 1.22 1.25 2.49 0.75 1.50 0.67 1.33 1.20 2.39 0.75 1.49 0.65 1.31MCI 1.05 2.10 0.69 1.38 0.57 1.15 1.20 2.40 0.70 1.40 0.62 1.25 1.15 2.30 0.70 1.40 0.61 1.22

SPRINT 1.05 2.10 0.70 1.40 0.60 1.20 1.20 2.40 0.70 1.40 0.65 1.30 1.15 2.30 0.70 1.40 0.62 1.251991

AT&T 1.05 2.10 0.73 1.45 0.61 1.22 1.22 2.44 0.75 1.50 0.67 1.33 1.15 2.30 0.75 1.50 0.65 1.31MCI 1.05 2.10 0.67 1.35 0.60 1.20 1.20 2.40 0.70 1.40 0.65 1.30 1.15 2.30 0.70 1.40 0.65 1.30

SPRINT 1.05 2.10 0.70 1.40 0.60 1.20 1.20 2.40 0.70 1.40 0.65 1.30 1.15 2.30 0.70 1.40 0.65 1.301992

AT&T 1.10 2.20 0.70 1.40 0.65 1.30 1.20 2.40 0.75 1.50 0.65 1.30 1.15 2.30 0.70 1.40 0.65 1.30MCI 1.10 2.20 0.67 1.35 0.59 1.18 1.19 2.39 0.74 1.48 0.63 1.25 1.15 2.30 0.70 1.40 0.63 1.25

SPRINT 1.10 2.20 0.70 1.40 0.65 1.30 1.20 2.40 0.75 1.50 0.65 1.30 1.15 2.30 0.70 1.40 0.65 1.301993

AT&T BUS 1.20 2.40 0.75 1.50 0.75 1.50 1.29 2.58 0.80 1.60 0.80 1.60 1.20 2.40 0.75 1.50 0.75 1.50MCI BUS 1.18 2.36 0.75 1.50 0.75 1.50 1.26 2.52 0.80 1.60 0.80 1.60 1.18 2.36 0.75 1.50 0.75 1.50

SPRINT BUS 1.18 2.36 0.75 1.50 0.75 1.50 1.26 2.52 0.80 1.60 0.80 1.60 1.18 2.36 0.75 1.50 0.75 1.50AT&T RES 1.20 2.40 0.75 1.50 0.65 1.30 1.25 2.50 0.75 1.50 0.65 1.30 1.20 2.40 0.75 1.50 0.65 1.30

MCI RES 1.20 2.40 0.74 1.48 0.62 1.18 1.25 2.50 0.74 1.49 0.64 1.29 1.20 2.40 0.74 1.48 0.64 1.29SPRINT RES 1.20 2.40 0.75 1.50 0.65 1.30 1.25 2.50 0.75 1.50 0.65 1.30 1.20 2.40 0.75 1.50 0.65 1.30

1994AT&T BUS 1.38 2.77 0.87 1.73 0.87 1.73 1.49 2.98 0.92 1.85 0.92 1.85 1.38 2.77 0.87 1.73 0.87 1.73

MCI BUS 1.23 2.45 0.82 1.65 0.82 1.65 1.31 2.62 0.91 1.82 0.91 1.82 1.25 2.51 0.87 1.74 0.87 1.74SPRINT BUS 1.23 2.45 0.82 1.65 0.82 1.65 1.31 2.62 0.91 1.82 0.91 1.82 1.25 2.51 0.87 1.74 0.87 1.74

AT&T RES 1.35 2.70 0.80 1.60 0.70 1.40 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40MCI RES 1.35 2.70 0.80 1.60 0.70 1.40 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40

SPRINT RES 1.35 2.70 0.80 1.60 0.70 1.40 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.401995

AT&T BUS 1.52 3.04 0.95 1.91 0.95 1.91 1.59 3.19 1.00 1.99 1.00 1.99 1.52 3.04 0.95 1.91 0.95 1.91MCI BUS 1.41 2.82 0.88 1.77 0.88 1.77 1.47 2.95 0.92 1.84 0.92 1.84 1.41 2.82 0.88 1.77 0.88 1.77

SPRINT BUS 1.35 2.70 0.80 1.60 0.70 1.40 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40AT&T RES 1.35 2.70 0.80 1.60 0.70 1.40 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40

MCI RES 1.35 2.70 0.80 1.60 0.70 1.40 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40SPRINT RES 1.35 2.70 0.80 1.60 0.70 1.40 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40

1996AT&T BUS 1.67 3.35 1.05 2.10 1.05 2.10 1.75 3.51 1.10 2.19 1.10 2.19 1.67 3.35 1.05 2.10 1.05 2.10

MCI BUS 1.66 3.34 1.04 2.09 1.04 2.09 1.74 3.50 1.08 2.18 1.08 2.18 1.66 3.34 1.04 2.09 1.04 2.09SPRINT BUS 1.45 2.90 0.85 1.70 0.75 1.50 1.50 3.00 0.95 1.90 0.80 1.60 1.50 3.00 0.95 1.90 0.80 1.60

AT&T RES 1.45 2.90 0.85 1.70 0.75 1.50 1.50 3.00 0.95 1.90 0.80 1.60 1.50 3.00 0.95 1.90 0.80 1.60MCI RES 1.40 2.80 0.85 1.70 0.75 1.50 1.45 2.90 0.95 1.90 0.80 1.60 1.45 2.90 0.95 1.90 0.80 1.60

SPRINT RES 1.45 2.90 0.85 1.70 0.75 1.50 1.50 3.00 0.95 1.90 0.80 1.60 1.50 3.00 0.95 1.90 0.80 1.60

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BETWEEN CHICAGO, IL AND

DALLAS AND HOUSTON, TX BOSTON, MADAY EVENING NIGHT/WEEKEND DAY EVENING NIGHT/WEEKEND

DEC 31 FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN1980

AT&T 1.97 3.77 1.28 2.45 0.79 1.51 1.97 3.77 1.28 2.45 0.79 1.51MCI 1.67 3.35 0.50 1.00 1.66 3.33 0.50 1.00

SPRINT 1.45 2.90 0.58 1.16 1.45 2.90 0.58 1.161981

AT&T 2.29 4.39 1.49 2.85 0.92 1.76 2.29 4.39 1.49 2.85 0.92 1.76MCI 1.83 3.66 0.84 1.69 0.61 1.21 1.83 3.66 0.84 1.69 0.61 1.21

SPRINT 1.68 3.36 0.67 1.35 1.68 3.36 0.67 1.351982

AT&T 2.34 4.49 1.40 2.69 0.94 1.80 2.34 4.49 1.40 2.69 0.94 1.80MCI 1.87 3.74 0.85 1.69 0.66 1.31 1.87 3.74 0.85 1.69 0.66 1.31

SPRINT 1.87 3.74 0.80 1.60 0.64 1.27 1.87 3.74 0.80 1.60 0.64 1.271983

AT&T 2.34 4.49 1.40 2.69 0.94 1.80 2.34 4.49 1.40 2.69 0.94 1.80MCI 1.87 3.74 0.93 1.86 0.72 1.45 1.87 3.74 0.93 1.86 0.72 1.45

SPRINT 1.87 3.74 0.90 1.80 0.70 1.40 1.87 3.74 0.90 1.80 0.70 1.401984

AT&T 2.18 4.18 1.31 2.51 0.87 1.67 2.18 4.18 1.31 2.51 0.87 1.67MCI 1.97 3.84 1.23 2.40 0.82 1.60 1.97 3.84 1.23 2.40 0.82 1.60

SPRINT 2.06 3.98 1.26 2.43 0.83 1.61 2.06 3.98 1.26 2.43 0.83 1.611985

AT&T 2.07 3.97 1.24 2.38 0.83 1.59 2.07 3.97 1.24 2.38 0.83 1.59MCI 1.97 3.84 1.19 2.32 0.79 1.55 1.97 3.84 1.19 2.32 0.79 1.55

SPRINT 1.93 3.70 1.20 2.30 0.81 1.56 1.93 3.70 1.20 2.30 0.81 1.561986

AT&T 1.79 3.44 1.07 2.06 0.79 1.51 1.79 3.44 1.07 2.06 0.79 1.51MCI 1.72 3.35 1.04 2.03 0.76 1.48 1.72 3.35 1.04 2.03 0.76 1.48

SPRINT 1.71 3.34 1.03 2.02 0.75 1.47 1.71 3.34 1.03 2.02 0.75 1.471987

AT&T 1.50 2.95 0.93 1.83 0.71 1.39 1.50 2.95 0.93 1.83 0.71 1.39MCI 1.46 2.90 0.90 1.80 0.69 1.37 1.46 2.90 0.90 1.80 0.69 1.37

SPRINT 1.37 2.92 0.92 1.81 0.69 1.37 1.37 2.92 0.92 1.81 0.69 1.371988

AT&T 1.34 2.64 0.87 1.72 0.67 1.32 1.34 2.64 0.87 1.72 0.67 1.32MCI 1.35 2.69 0.88 1.75 0.68 1.35 1.35 0.69 0.88 1.75 0.68 1.35

SPRINT 1.37 2.71 0.89 1.77 0.68 1.36 1.37 2.71 0.89 1.77 0.68 1.361989

AT&T 1.20 2.40 0.80 1.61 0.63 1.26 1.20 2.40 0.80 1.61 0.63 1.26MCI 1.17 2.35 0.77 1.55 0.61 1.22 1.17 2.35 0.77 1.55 0.61 1.22

SPRINT 1.17 2.35 0.77 1.55 0.61 1.22 1.17 2.35 0.77 1.55 0.61 1.221990

AT&T 1.20 2.39 0.75 1.49 0.65 1.31 1.20 2.39 0.75 1.49 0.65 1.31MCI 1.15 2.30 0.70 1.40 0.61 1.22 1.15 2.30 0.70 1.40 0.61 1.22

SPRINT 1.15 2.30 0.70 1.40 0.62 1.25 1.15 2.30 0.70 1.40 0.62 1.251991

AT&T 1.15 2.30 0.75 1.50 0.65 1.31 1.15 2.30 0.75 1.50 0.65 1.31MCI 1.15 2.30 0.70 1.40 0.65 1.30 1.15 2.30 0.70 1.40 0.65 1.30

SPRINT 1.15 2.30 0.70 1.40 0.65 1.30 1.15 2.30 0.70 1.40 0.65 1.301992

AT&T 1.15 2.30 0.70 1.40 0.65 1.30 1.15 2.30 0.70 1.40 0.65 1.30MCI 1.15 2.30 0.70 1.40 0.63 1.25 1.15 2.30 0.70 1.40 0.63 1.25

SPRINT 1.15 2.30 0.70 1.40 0.65 1.30 1.15 2.30 0.70 1.40 0.65 1.301993

AT&T BUS 1.20 2.40 0.75 1.50 0.75 1.50 1.20 2.40 0.75 1.50 0.75 1.50MCI BUS 1.18 2.36 0.75 1.50 0.75 1.50 1.18 2.36 0.75 1.50 0.75 1.50

SPRINT BUS 1.18 2.36 0.75 1.50 0.75 1.50 1.18 2.36 0.75 1.50 0.75 1.50AT&T RES 1.20 2.40 0.75 1.50 0.65 1.30 1.20 2.40 0.75 1.50 0.65 1.30

MCI RES 1.20 2.40 0.74 1.48 0.64 1.29 1.20 2.40 0.74 1.48 0.64 1.29SPRINT RES 1.20 2.40 0.75 1.50 0.65 1.30 1.25 2.40 0.75 1.50 0.65 1.30

1994AT&T BUS 1.38 2.77 0.87 1.73 0.87 1.73 1.38 2.77 0.87 1.73 0.87 1.73

MCI BUS 1.25 2.51 0.87 1.74 0.87 1.74 1.25 2.51 0.87 1.74 0.87 1.74SPRINT BUS 1.25 2.51 0.87 1.74 0.87 1.74 1.25 2.51 0.87 1.74 0.87 1.74

AT&T RES 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40MCI RES 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40

SPRINT RES 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.401995

AT&T BUS 1.52 3.04 0.95 1.91 0.95 1.91 1.52 3.04 0.95 1.91 0.95 1.91MCI BUS 1.41 2.82 0.88 1.77 0.88 1.77 1.41 2.82 0.88 1.77 0.88 1.77

SPRINT BUS 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40AT&T RES 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40

MCI RES 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40SPRINT RES 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40

1996AT&T BUS 1.67 3.35 1.05 2.10 1.05 2.10 1.67 3.35 1.05 2.10 1.05 2.10

MCI BUS 1.66 3.34 1.04 2.09 1.04 2.09 1.66 3.34 1.04 2.09 1.04 2.09SPRINT BUS 1.50 3.00 0.95 1.90 0.80 1.60 1.50 3.00 0.95 1.90 0.80 1.60

AT&T RES 1.50 3.00 0.95 1.90 0.80 1.60 1.50 3.00 0.95 1.90 0.80 1.60MCI RES 1.45 2.90 0.95 1.90 0.80 1.60 1.45 2.90 0.95 1.90 0.80 1.60

SPRINT RES 1.50 3.00 0.95 1.90 0.80 1.60 1.50 3.00 0.95 1.90 0.80 1.60

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TABLE 7.4-COMPARATIVE HISTORICAL RATES AT YEAR END, 1980 THROUGH 1996INTERSTATE MESSAGE TOLL TELEPHONE RATES (FIVE AND TEN MINUTE CALLS)--CONTINUED

BETWEEN PHILADELPHIA, PA AND

DETROIT, MI SAN FRANCISCO, CA DALLAS AND HOUSTON, TXDAY EVENING NIGHT/WEEKEND DAY EVENING NIGHT/WEEKEND DAY EVENING NIGHT/WEEKEND

DEC 31 FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN1980

AT&T 1.97 3.77 1.28 2.45 0.79 1.51 2.17 4.17 1.41 2.71 0.87 1.67 2.07 3.97 1.35 2.58 0.83 1.59MCI 1.45 2.90 0.44 0.87 1.90 3.80 0.57 1.14 1.73 3.47 0.52 1.04

SPRINT 1.45 2.90 0.58 1.16 1.65 3.30 0.66 1.32 1.60 3.20 0.64 1.281981

AT&T 2.29 4.39 1.49 2.85 0.92 1.76 2.50 4.80 1.63 3.12 1.00 1.92 2.40 4.60 1.56 2.99 0.96 1.84MCI 1.83 3.66 0.84 1.69 0.61 1.21 2.00 4.00 0.92 1.85 0.66 1.33 1.92 3.84 0.88 1.77 0.63 1.27

SPRINT 1.68 3.36 0.67 1.35 1.91 3.83 0.77 1.53 1.85 3.71 0.74 1.481982

AT&T 2.34 4.49 1.40 2.69 0.94 1.80 2.70 5.15 1.62 3.09 1.08 2.06 2.40 4.60 1.44 2.76 0.96 1.84MCI 1.87 3.74 0.85 1.69 0.66 1.31 2.16 4.32 0.97 1.93 0.75 1.50 1.92 3.84 0.87 1.73 0.67 1.35

SPRINT 1.87 3.74 0.80 1.60 0.64 1.27 2.16 4.32 0.91 1.82 0.66 1.31 1.92 3.85 0.82 1.63 0.65 1.291983

AT&T 2.34 4.49 1.40 2.69 0.94 1.80 2.70 5.15 1.62 3.09 1.08 2.06 2.40 4.60 1.44 2.76 0.96 1.84MCI 1.87 3.74 0.93 1.86 0.72 1.45 2.16 4.32 1.07 2.13 0.83 1.66 1.92 3.84 0.95 1.91 0.74 1.48

SPRINT 1.87 3.74 0.90 1.80 0.70 1.40 2.16 4.32 1.00 1.99 0.78 1.56 1.91 3.83 0.91 1.82 0.74 1.481984

AT&T 2.18 4.18 1.31 2.51 0.87 1.67 2.53 4.83 1.52 2.90 1.01 1.93 2.24 4.29 1.34 2.57 0.90 1.72MCI 1.97 3.84 1.23 2.40 0.82 1.60 2.31 4.47 1.40 2.73 0.94 1.82 2.03 3.96 1.27 2.47 0.84 1.63

SPRINT 2.06 3.98 1.26 2.43 0.83 1.61 2.39 4.61 1.39 2.69 0.94 1.81 2.10 4.06 1.29 2.49 0.85 1.641985

AT&T 2.07 3.97 1.24 2.38 0.83 1.59 2.33 4.43 1.40 2.66 0.93 1.77 2.12 4.07 1.27 2.44 0.85 1.63MCI 1.97 3.84 1.19 2.32 0.79 1.55 2.20 4.28 1.34 2.59 0.88 1.71 2.03 3.96 1.24 2.40 0.83 1.60

SPRINT 1.93 3.70 1.20 2.30 0.81 1.56 2.17 4.10 1.34 2.56 0.91 1.73 1.98 3.80 1.23 2.36 0.83 1.591986

AT&T 1.79 3.44 1.07 2.06 0.79 1.51 1.99 3.79 1.19 2.27 0.88 1.67 1.84 3.54 1.10 2.12 0.81 1.56MCI 1.72 3.35 1.04 2.03 0.76 1.48 1.89 3.68 1.16 2.24 0.84 1.62 1.77 3.46 1.07 2.09 0.79 1.54

SPRINT 1.71 3.34 1.03 2.02 0.75 1.47 1.88 3.67 1.15 2.23 0.83 1.61 1.76 3.45 1.06 2.08 0.78 1.521987

AT&T 1.50 2.95 0.93 1.83 0.71 1.39 1.58 3.08 0.98 1.91 0.74 1.45 1.51 2.96 0.94 1.84 0.71 1.39MCI 1.46 2.90 0.90 1.80 0.69 1.37 1.53 3.02 0.96 1.89 0.71 1.42 1.47 2.91 0.91 1.81 0.69 1.37

SPRINT 1.37 2.92 0.92 1.81 0.69 1.37 1.54 3.04 0.96 1.89 0.73 1.43 1.48 2.93 0.92 1.82 0.69 1.381988

AT&T 1.34 2.64 0.87 1.72 0.67 1.32 1.40 2.75 0.91 1.79 0.70 1.38 1.34 2.64 0.87 1.72 0.67 1.32MCI 1.35 2.69 0.88 1.75 0.68 1.35 1.41 2.80 0.94 1.85 0.71 1.41 1.37 2.71 0.89 1.77 0.69 1.36

SPRINT 1.37 2.71 0.89 1.77 0.68 1.36 1.44 2.84 0.95 1.86 0.72 1.42 1.38 2.73 0.90 1.78 0.68 1.361989

AT&T 1.20 2.40 0.80 1.61 0.63 1.26 1.25 2.50 0.84 1.68 0.67 1.33 1.25 2.50 0.84 1.68 0.65 1.30MCI 1.17 2.35 0.77 1.55 0.61 1.22 1.22 2.45 0.77 1.55 0.62 1.25 1.22 2.45 0.77 1.55 0.62 1.25

SPRINT 1.17 2.35 0.77 1.55 0.61 1.22 1.22 2.45 0.77 1.55 0.62 1.25 1.22 2.45 0.77 1.55 0.62 1.251990

AT&T 1.20 2.39 0.75 1.49 0.65 1.31 1.25 2.49 0.75 1.50 0.68 1.36 1.25 2.49 0.75 1.50 0.67 1.33MCI 1.15 2.30 0.70 1.40 0.61 1.22 1.20 2.40 0.70 1.40 0.62 1.25 1.20 2.40 0.70 1.40 0.62 1.25

SPRINT 1.15 2.30 0.70 1.40 0.62 1.25 1.20 2.40 0.70 1.40 0.65 1.30 1.20 2.40 0.70 1.40 0.65 1.301991

AT&T 1.15 2.30 0.75 1.50 0.65 1.31 1.23 2.46 0.75 1.50 0.68 1.36 1.22 2.44 0.75 1.50 0.67 1.33MCI 1.15 2.30 0.70 1.40 0.65 1.30 1.20 2.40 0.70 1.40 0.65 1.30 1.20 2.40 0.70 1.40 0.65 1.30

SPRINT 1.15 2.30 0.70 1.40 0.65 1.30 1.20 2.40 0.70 1.40 0.65 1.30 1.20 2.40 0.70 1.40 0.65 1.301992

AT&T 1.15 2.30 0.70 1.40 0.65 1.30 1.25 2.50 0.75 1.50 0.65 1.30 1.20 2.40 0.75 1.50 0.65 1.30MCI 1.15 2.30 0.70 1.40 0.63 1.25 1.24 2.48 0.74 1.48 0.63 1.25 1.19 2.39 0.74 1.48 0.63 1.25

SPRINT 1.15 2.30 0.70 1.40 0.65 1.30 1.25 2.50 0.75 1.50 0.65 1.30 1.20 2.40 0.75 1.50 0.65 1.301993

AT&T BUS 1.20 2.40 0.75 1.50 0.75 1.50 1.29 2.58 0.80 1.60 0.80 1.60 1.29 2.58 0.80 1.60 0.80 1.60MCI BUS 1.18 2.36 0.75 1.50 0.75 1.50 1.27 2.53 0.80 1.60 0.80 1.60 1.26 2.52 0.80 1.60 0.80 1.60

SPRINT BUS 1.18 2.36 0.75 1.50 0.75 1.50 1.26 2.52 0.80 1.60 0.80 1.60 1.80 2.36 0.75 1.50 0.75 1.50AT&T RES 1.20 2.40 0.75 1.50 0.65 1.30 1.25 2.50 0.75 1.50 0.65 1.30 1.25 2.50 0.75 1.50 0.65 1.30

MCI RES 1.20 2.40 0.74 1.48 0.64 1.29 1.25 2.50 0.74 1.49 0.64 1.29 1.25 2.50 0.74 1.49 0.64 1.29SPRINT RES 1.20 2.40 0.75 1.50 0.65 1.30 1.25 2.50 0.75 1.50 0.65 1.30 1.25 2.50 0.75 1.50 0.65 1.30

1994AT&T BUS 1.38 2.77 0.87 1.73 0.87 1.73 1.49 2.98 0.92 1.85 0.92 1.85 1.49 2.98 0.92 1.85 0.92 1.85

MCI BUS 1.25 2.51 0.87 1.74 0.87 1.74 1.31 2.63 0.91 1.82 0.91 1.82 1.31 2.62 0.91 1.82 0.91 1.82SPRINT BUS 1.25 2.51 0.87 1.74 0.87 1.74 1.31 2.63 0.91 1.82 0.91 1.82 1.31 2.62 0.91 1.82 0.91 1.82

AT&T RES 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40 1.40 2.80 0.85 1.70 0.75 1.50 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40MCI RES 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40 1.40 2.80 0.85 1.70 0.75 1.50 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40

SPRINT RES 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40 1.40 2.80 0.85 1.70 0.75 1.50 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.401995

AT&T BUS 1.52 3.04 0.95 1.91 0.95 1.91 1.59 3.19 1.00 1.99 1.00 1.99 1.59 3.19 1.00 1.99 1.00 1.99MCI BUS 1.41 2.82 0.88 1.77 0.88 1.77 1.47 2.95 0.92 1.84 0.92 1.84 1.47 2.95 0.92 1.84 0.92 1.84

SPRINT BUS 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40 1.40 2.80 0.85 1.70 0.75 1.50 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40AT&T RES 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40 1.40 2.80 0.85 1.70 0.75 1.50 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40

MCI RES 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40 1.40 2.80 0.85 1.70 0.75 1.50 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40SPRINT RES 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40 1.40 2.80 0.85 1.70 0.75 1.50 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40

1996AT&T BUS 1.67 3.35 1.05 2.10 1.05 2.10 1.75 3.51 1.10 2.19 1.10 2.19 1.75 3.51 1.10 2.19 1.10 2.19

MCI BUS 1.66 3.34 1.04 2.09 1.04 2.09 1.74 3.50 1.08 2.18 1.08 2.18 1.74 3.50 1.08 2.18 1.08 2.18SPRINT BUS 1.50 3.00 0.95 1.90 0.80 1.60 1.55 3.10 0.95 1.90 0.80 1.60 1.50 3.00 0.95 1.90 0.80 1.60

AT&T RES 1.50 3.00 0.95 1.90 0.80 1.60 1.55 3.10 0.95 1.90 0.80 1.60 1.50 3.00 0.95 1.90 0.80 1.60MCI RES 1.45 2.90 0.95 1.90 0.80 1.60 1.55 3.10 0.95 1.90 0.80 1.60 1.45 2.90 0.95 1.90 0.80 1.60

SPRINT RES 1.50 3.00 0.95 1.90 0.80 1.60 1.55 3.10 0.95 1.90 0.80 1.60 1.50 3.00 0.95 1.90 0.80 1.60

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TABLE 7.4-COMPARATIVE HISTORICAL RATES AT YEAR END, 1980 THROUGH 1996INTERSTATE MESSAGE TOLL TELEPHONE RATES (FIVE AND TEN MINUTE CALLS)--CONTINUED

BETWEEN DETROIT, MI AND

SAN FRANCISCO, CA DALLAS AND HOUSTON, TXDAY EVENING NIGHT/WEEKEND DAY EVENING NIGHT/WEEKEND

DEC 31 FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN1980

AT&T 2.17 4.17 1.41 2.71 0.87 1.67 2.07 3.97 1.35 2.58 0.83 1.59MCI 1.83 3.67 0.55 1.10 1.69 3.40 0.51 1.02

SPRINT 1.65 3.30 0.66 1.32 1.60 3.20 0.64 1.281981

AT&T 2.50 4.80 1.63 3.12 1.00 1.92 2.40 4.60 1.56 2.99 0.96 1.84MCI 2.00 4.00 0.92 1.85 0.66 1.33 1.92 3.84 0.88 1.77 0.63 1.27

SPRINT 1.91 3.83 0.77 1.53 1.85 3.71 0.74 1.481982

AT&T 2.70 5.15 1.62 3.09 1.08 2.06 2.40 4.60 1.44 2.76 0.96 1.84MCI 2.16 4.32 0.97 1.93 0.75 1.50 1.92 3.84 0.87 1.73 0.67 1.35

SPRINT 2.16 4.32 0.91 1.82 0.66 1.31 1.92 3.85 0.82 1.63 0.65 1.291983

AT&T 2.70 5.15 1.62 3.09 1.08 2.06 2.40 4.60 1.44 2.76 0.96 1.84MCI 2.16 4.32 1.07 2.13 0.83 1.66 1.92 3.84 0.95 1.91 0.74 1.48

SPRINT 2.16 4.32 1.00 1.99 0.78 1.56 1.91 3.83 0.91 1.82 0.74 1.481984

AT&T 2.53 4.83 1.52 2.90 1.01 1.93 2.24 4.29 1.34 2.57 0.90 1.72MCI 2.31 4.47 1.40 2.73 0.94 1.82 2.03 3.96 1.27 2.47 0.84 1.63

SPRINT 2.39 4.61 1.39 2.69 0.94 1.81 2.10 4.06 1.29 2.49 0.85 1.641985

AT&T 2.33 4.43 1.40 2.66 0.93 1.77 2.12 4.07 1.27 2.44 0.85 1.63MCI 2.20 4.28 1.34 2.59 0.88 1.71 2.03 3.96 1.24 2.40 0.83 1.60

SPRINT 2.17 4.10 1.34 2.56 0.91 1.73 1.98 3.80 1.23 2.36 0.83 1.591986

AT&T 1.99 3.79 1.19 2.27 0.88 1.67 1.84 3.54 1.10 2.12 0.84 1.56MCI 1.89 3.68 1.16 2.24 0.84 1.62 1.77 3.46 1.07 2.09 0.79 1.54

SPRINT 1.88 3.67 1.15 2.23 0.83 1.61 1.76 3.45 1.06 2.08 0.78 1.521987

AT&T 1.58 3.08 0.98 1.91 0.74 1.45 1.51 2.96 0.94 1.84 0.71 1.39MCI 1.53 3.02 0.96 1.89 0.71 1.42 1.47 2.91 0.91 1.81 0.69 1.37

SPRINT 1.54 3.04 0.96 1.89 0.73 1.43 1.48 2.93 0.92 1.82 0.69 1.381988

AT&T 1.40 2.75 0.91 1.79 0.70 1.38 1.34 2.64 0.87 1.72 0.67 1.32MCI 1.41 2.80 0.94 1.85 0.71 1.41 1.37 2.71 0.89 1.77 0.69 1.36

SPRINT 1.44 2.84 0.95 1.86 0.72 1.42 1.38 2.73 0.90 1.78 0.69 1.361989

AT&T 1.25 2.50 0.84 1.68 0.67 1.33 1.25 2.50 0.84 1.68 0.65 1.30MCI 1.22 2.45 0.77 1.55 0.62 1.25 1.22 2.45 0.77 1.55 0.62 1.25

SPRINT 1.22 2.45 0.77 1.55 0.62 1.25 1.22 2.45 0.77 1.55 0.62 1.251990

AT&T 1.25 2.49 0.75 1.50 0.68 1.36 1.25 2.49 0.75 1.50 0.67 1.33MCI 1.20 2.40 0.70 1.40 0.62 1.25 1.20 2.40 0.70 1.40 0.62 1.25

SPRINT 1.20 2.40 0.70 1.40 0.65 1.30 1.20 2.40 0.70 1.40 0.65 1.301991

AT&T 1.23 2.46 0.75 1.50 0.68 1.36 1.22 2.44 0.75 1.50 0.67 1.33MCI 1.20 2.40 0.70 1.40 0.65 1.30 1.20 2.40 0.70 1.40 0.65 1.30

SPRINT 1.20 2.40 0.70 1.40 0.65 1.30 1.20 2.40 0.70 1.40 0.65 1.301992

AT&T 1.25 2.50 0.75 1.50 0.65 1.30 1.20 2.40 0.75 1.50 0.65 1.30MCI 1.24 2.48 0.74 1.48 0.63 1.25 1.19 2.39 0.74 1.48 0.63 1.25

SPRINT 1.25 2.50 0.75 1.50 0.65 1.30 1.20 2.40 0.75 1.50 0.65 1.301993

AT&T BUS 1.29 2.58 0.80 1.60 0.80 1.60 1.29 2.58 0.80 1.60 0.80 1.60MCI BUS 1.27 2.53 0.80 1.60 0.80 1.60 1.26 2.52 0.80 1.60 0.80 1.60

SPRINT BUS 1.27 2.53 0.80 1.60 0.80 1.60 1.26 2.52 0.80 1.60 0.80 1.60AT&T RES 1.25 2.50 0.75 1.50 0.65 1.30 1.25 2.50 0.75 1.50 0.65 1.30

MCI RES 1.25 2.50 0.74 1.49 0.64 1.29 1.25 2.50 0.74 1.49 0.64 1.30SPRINT RES 1.25 2.50 0.75 1.50 0.65 1.30 1.25 2.50 0.75 1.50 0.65 1.30

1994AT&T BUS 1.49 2.98 0.92 1.85 0.92 1.85 1.49 2.98 0.92 1.85 0.92 1.85

MCI BUS 1.31 2.63 0.91 1.82 0.91 1.82 1.31 2.62 0.91 1.82 0.91 1.82SPRINT BUS 1.31 2.63 0.91 1.82 0.91 1.82 1.31 2.62 0.91 1.82 0.91 1.82

AT&T RES 1.40 2.80 0.85 1.70 0.75 1.50 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40MCI RES 1.40 2.80 0.85 1.70 0.75 1.50 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40

SPRINT RES 1.40 2.80 0.85 1.70 0.75 1.50 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.401995

AT&T BUS 1.59 3.19 1.00 1.99 1.00 1.99 1.59 3.19 1.00 1.99 1.00 1.99MCI BUS 1.47 2.95 0.92 1.84 0.92 1.84 1.47 2.95 0.92 1.84 0.92 1.84

SPRINT BUS 1.40 2.80 0.85 1.70 0.75 1.50 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40AT&T RES 1.40 2.80 0.85 1.70 0.75 1.50 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40

MCI RES 1.40 2.80 0.85 1.70 0.75 1.50 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40SPRINT RES 1.40 2.80 0.85 1.70 0.75 1.50 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40

1996AT&T BUS 1.75 3.51 1.10 2.19 1.10 2.19 1.75 3.51 1.10 2.19 1.10 2.19

MCI BUS 1.74 3.50 1.08 2.18 1.08 2.18 1.74 3.50 1.08 2.18 1.08 2.18SPRINT BUS 1.55 3.10 0.95 1.90 0.80 1.60 1.50 3.00 0.95 1.90 0.80 1.60

AT&T RES 1.55 3.10 0.95 1.90 0.80 1.60 1.50 3.00 0.95 1.90 0.80 1.60MCI RES 1.55 3.10 0.95 1.90 0.80 1.60 1.45 2.90 0.95 1.90 0.80 1.60

SPRINT RES 1.55 3.10 0.95 1.90 0.80 1.60 1.50 3.00 0.95 1.90 0.80 1.60

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BETWEEN SAN FRANCISCO, CA AND

DALLAS AND HOUSTON, TX BOSTON, MADAY EVENING NIGHT/WEEKEND DAY EVENING NIGHT/WEEKEND

DEC 31 FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN1980

AT&T 2.07 3.97 1.35 2.58 0.83 1.59 2.17 4.17 1.41 2.71 0.87 1.67MCI 1.75 6.50 0.53 1.05 1.92 3.85 0.58 1.16

SPRINT 1.60 3.20 0.64 1.28 1.65 3.30 0.66 1.321981

AT&T 2.40 4.60 1.56 2.99 0.96 1.84 2.50 4.80 1.63 3.12 1.00 1.92MCI 1.92 3.84 0.88 1.77 0.63 1.27 2.00 4.00 0.92 1.85 0.66 1.33

SPRINT 1.85 3.71 0.74 1.48 1.91 3.83 0.77 1.531982

AT&T 2.40 4.60 1.44 2.76 0.96 1.84 2.70 5.15 1.62 3.09 1.08 2.06MCI 1.92 3.84 0.87 1.73 0.67 1.35 2.16 4.32 0.97 1.93 0.75 1.50

SPRINT 1.92 3.85 0.82 1.63 0.65 1.29 2.16 4.32 0.91 1.82 0.66 1.311983

AT&T 2.40 4.60 1.44 2.76 0.96 1.84 2.70 5.15 1.62 3.09 1.08 2.06MCI 1.92 3.84 0.95 1.91 0.74 1.48 2.16 4.32 1.07 2.13 0.83 1.66

SPRINT 1.91 3.83 0.91 1.82 0.74 1.48 2.16 4.32 1.00 1.99 0.78 1.561984

AT&T 2.24 4.29 1.34 2.57 0.90 1.72 2.53 4.83 1.52 2.90 1.01 1.93MCI 2.03 3.96 1.27 2.47 0.84 1.63 2.31 4.47 1.40 2.73 0.94 1.82

SPRINT 2.10 4.06 1.29 2.49 0.85 1.64 2.39 4.61 1.39 2.69 0.94 1.811985

AT&T 2.12 4.07 1.27 2.44 0.85 1.63 2.33 4.43 1.40 2.66 0.93 1.77MCI 2.03 3.96 1.24 2.40 0.83 1.60 2.20 4.28 1.34 2.59 0.88 1.71

SPRINT 1.98 3.80 1.23 2.36 0.83 1.59 2.17 4.10 1.34 2.56 0.91 1.731986

AT&T 1.84 3.54 1.10 2.12 0.81 1.56 1.99 3.79 1.19 2.27 0.88 1.67MCI 1.77 3.46 1.07 2.09 0.79 1.54 1.89 3.68 1.16 2.24 0.84 1.62

SPRINT 1.76 3.45 1.06 2.08 0.78 1.52 1.88 3.67 1.15 2.23 0.83 1.611987

AT&T 1.51 2.96 0.94 1.84 0.71 1.39 1.58 3.08 0.98 1.91 0.74 1.45MCI 1.47 2.91 0.91 1.81 0.69 1.37 1.53 3.02 0.96 1.89 0.71 1.42

SPRINT 1.48 2.93 0.92 1.82 0.69 1.38 1.54 3.04 0.96 1.89 0.73 1.431988

AT&T 1.34 2.64 0.87 1.72 0.67 1.32 1.40 2.75 0.91 1.79 0.70 1.38MCI 1.37 2.71 0.89 1.77 0.69 1.36 1.41 2.80 0.94 1.85 0.71 1.41

SPRINT 1.38 2.73 0.90 1.78 0.69 1.36 1.44 2.84 0.95 1.86 0.72 1.421989

AT&T 1.25 2.50 0.84 1.68 0.65 1.30 1.25 2.50 0.84 1.68 0.67 1.33MCI 1.22 2.45 0.77 1.55 0.62 1.25 1.22 2.45 0.77 1.55 0.62 1.25

SPRINT 1.22 2.45 0.77 1.55 0.62 1.25 1.22 2.45 0.77 1.55 0.62 1.251990

AT&T 1.25 2.49 0.75 1.50 0.67 1.33 1.25 2.49 0.75 1.50 0.68 1.36MCI 1.20 2.40 0.70 1.40 0.62 1.25 1.20 2.40 0.70 1.40 0.62 1.25

SPRINT 1.20 2.40 0.70 1.40 0.65 1.30 1.20 2.40 0.70 1.40 0.65 1.301991

AT&T 1.22 2.44 0.75 1.50 0.67 1.33 1.23 2.46 0.75 1.50 0.68 1.36MCI 1.20 2.40 0.70 1.40 0.65 1.30 1.20 2.40 0.70 1.40 0.65 1.30

SPRINT 1.20 2.40 0.70 1.40 0.65 1.30 1.20 2.40 0.70 1.40 0.65 1.301992

AT&T 1.20 2.40 0.75 1.50 0.65 1.30 1.25 2.50 0.75 1.50 0.65 1.30MCI 1.19 2.39 0.74 1.48 0.63 1.25 1.24 2.48 0.74 1.48 0.63 1.25

SPRINT 1.20 2.40 0.75 1.50 0.65 1.30 1.25 2.50 0.75 1.50 0.65 1.301993

AT&T BUS 1.29 2.58 0.80 1.60 0.80 1.60 1.29 2.58 0.80 1.60 0.80 1.60MCI BUS 1.26 2.52 0.80 1.60 0.80 1.60 1.27 2.53 0.80 1.60 0.80 1.60

SPRINT BUS 1.26 2.52 0.80 1.60 0.80 1.60 1.27 2.53 0.80 1.60 0.80 1.60AT&T RES 1.25 2.50 0.75 1.50 0.65 1.30 1.25 2.50 0.75 1.50 0.65 1.30

MCI RES 1.25 2.50 0.74 1.49 0.64 1.29 1.25 2.50 0.74 1.49 0.64 1.29SPRINT RES 1.25 2.50 0.75 1.50 0.65 1.30 1.25 2.50 0.75 1.50 0.65 1.30

1994AT&T BUS 1.49 2.98 0.92 1.85 0.92 1.85 1.49 2.98 0.92 1.85 0.92 1.85

MCI BUS 1.31 2.62 0.91 1.82 0.91 1.82 1.31 2.63 0.91 1.82 0.91 1.82SPRINT BUS 1.31 2.62 0.91 1.82 0.91 1.82 1.31 2.63 0.91 1.82 0.91 1.82

AT&T RES 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40 1.40 2.80 0.85 1.70 0.75 1.50MCI RES 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40 1.40 2.80 0.85 1.70 0.75 1.50

SPRINT RES 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40 1.40 2.80 0.85 1.70 0.75 1.501995

AT&T BUS 1.59 3.19 1.00 1.99 1.00 1.99 1.59 3.19 1.00 1.99 1.00 1.99MCI BUS 1.47 2.95 0.92 1.84 0.92 1.84 1.47 2.95 0.92 1.84 0.92 1.84

SPRINT BUS 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40 1.40 2.80 0.85 1.70 0.75 1.50AT&T RES 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40 1.40 2.80 0.85 1.70 0.75 1.50

MCI RES 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40 1.40 2.80 0.85 1.70 0.75 1.50SPRINT RES 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40 1.40 2.80 0.85 1.70 0.75 1.50

1996AT&T BUS 1.75 3.51 1.10 2.19 1.10 2.19 1.75 3.51 1.10 2.19 1.10 2.19

MCI BUS 1.74 3.50 1.08 2.18 1.08 2.18 1.74 3.50 1.08 2.18 1.08 2.18SPRINT BUS 1.50 3.00 0.95 1.90 0.80 1.60 1.55 3.10 0.95 1.90 0.80 1.60

AT&T RES 1.50 3.00 0.95 1.90 0.80 1.60 1.55 3.10 0.95 1.90 0.80 1.60MCI RES 1.45 2.90 0.95 1.90 0.80 1.60 1.55 3.10 0.95 1.90 0.80 1.60

SPRINT RES 1.50 3.00 0.95 1.90 0.80 1.60 1.55 3.10 0.95 1.90 0.80 1.60

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BETWEEN WASHINGTON, DC AND

NEW YORK CITY, NY CHICAGO, IL SAN FRANCISCO AND LOS ANGELES, CADAY EVENING NIGHT/WEEKEND DAY EVENING NIGHT/WEEKEND DAY EVENING NIGHT/WEEKEND

DEC 31 FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN1980

AT&T 1.84 3.54 1.20 2.30 0.74 1.42 1.89 3.59 1.23 2.33 0.76 1.44 2.17 4.17 1.41 2.71 0.87 1.67MCI 1.27 2.53 0.38 0.76 1.56 3.13 0.47 0.94 1.89 3.77 0.57 1.13

SPRINT 1.25 2.50 0.50 1.00 1.45 2.90 0.58 1.16 1.65 3.30 0.66 1.321981

AT&T 1.84 3.54 1.20 2.30 0.74 1.42 2.29 4.39 1.49 2.85 0.92 1.76 2.50 4.80 1.63 3.12 1.00 1.92MCI 1.70 3.39 0.78 1.57 0.56 1.12 1.83 3.66 0.84 1.69 0.61 1.21 2.00 4.00 0.92 1.85 0.66 1.33

SPRINT 1.45 2.90 0.58 1.16 1.68 3.36 0.67 1.35 1.91 3.83 0.77 1.531982

AT&T 2.14 4.09 1.28 2.45 0.86 1.64 2.34 4.49 1.40 2.69 0.94 1.80 2.70 5.15 1.62 3.09 1.08 2.06MCI 1.71 3.42 0.77 1.54 0.60 1.20 1.87 3.74 0.85 1.69 0.66 1.31 2.16 4.32 0.97 1.93 0.75 1.50

SPRINT 1.72 3.43 0.72 1.44 0.60 1.19 1.87 3.74 0.80 1.60 0.64 1.27 2.16 4.32 0.91 1.82 0.66 1.311983

AT&T 2.14 4.09 1.28 2.45 0.86 1.64 2.34 4.49 1.40 2.69 0.94 1.80 2.70 5.15 1.62 3.09 1.08 2.06MCI 1.71 3.42 0.85 1.70 0.66 1.32 1.87 3.74 0.93 1.86 0.72 1.45 2.16 4.32 1.07 2.13 0.83 1.66

SPRINT 1.72 3.43 0.84 1.68 0.65 1.30 1.87 3.74 0.90 1.80 0.70 1.40 2.16 4.32 0.97 1.94 0.78 1.561984

AT&T 2.02 3.87 1.21 2.32 0.81 1.55 2.18 4.18 1.31 2.51 0.87 1.67 2.53 4.83 1.52 2.90 1.01 1.93MCI 1.75 3.48 1.10 2.19 0.72 1.44 1.97 3.84 1.23 2.40 0.82 1.60 2.31 4.47 1.40 2.73 0.94 1.82

SPRINT 1.87 3.63 1.15 2.23 0.77 1.49 2.06 3.98 1.26 2.43 0.83 1.61 2.39 4.61 1.39 2.69 0.94 1.811985

AT&T 1.91 3.66 1.15 2.20 0.76 1.46 2.07 3.97 1.24 2.38 0.83 1.59 2.33 4.43 1.40 2.66 0.93 1.77MCI 1.75 3.48 1.05 2.09 0.70 1.39 1.97 3.84 1.19 2.32 0.79 1.55 2.20 4.28 1.34 2.59 0.88 1.71

SPRINT 1.81 3.45 1.11 2.13 0.75 1.45 1.93 3.70 1.20 2.30 0.81 1.56 2.17 4.10 1.34 2.56 0.91 1.731986

AT&T 1.64 3.14 0.98 1.88 0.72 1.38 1.79 3.44 1.07 2.06 0.79 1.51 1.99 3.79 1.19 2.27 0.88 1.67MCI 1.55 3.04 0.91 1.80 0.66 1.31 1.72 3.35 1.04 2.03 0.76 1.48 1.89 3.68 1.16 2.24 0.84 1.62

SPRINT 1.54 3.03 0.90 1.79 0.65 1.30 1.71 3.34 1.03 2.02 0.75 1.47 1.88 3.67 1.15 2.23 0.83 1.611987

AT&T 1.31 2.56 0.81 1.59 0.62 1.20 1.50 2.95 0.93 1.83 0.71 1.39 1.58 3.08 0.98 1.91 0.74 1.45MCI 1.27 2.51 0.72 1.44 0.60 1.18 1.46 2.90 0.90 1.80 0.69 1.37 1.53 3.02 0.96 1.89 0.71 1.42

SPRINT 1.27 2.52 0.79 1.56 0.52 1.04 1.47 2.92 0.92 1.81 0.69 1.37 1.54 3.04 0.96 1.89 0.73 1.431988

AT&T 1.19 2.34 0.77 1.52 0.60 1.17 1.34 2.64 0.87 1.72 0.67 1.32 1.40 2.75 0.91 1.79 0.70 1.38MCI 1.20 2.40 0.72 1.44 0.59 1.18 1.35 2.69 0.88 1.75 0.68 1.35 1.41 2.80 0.94 1.85 0.71 1.41

SPRINT 1.20 2.40 0.79 1.56 0.52 1.04 1.37 2.71 0.89 1.77 0.68 1.36 1.44 2.84 0.95 1.86 0.72 1.421989

AT&T 1.15 2.30 0.77 1.54 0.61 1.22 1.20 2.40 0.80 1.61 0.63 1.26 1.25 2.50 0.84 1.68 0.67 1.33MCI 1.07 2.15 0.72 1.45 0.57 1.15 1.17 2.35 0.77 1.55 0.61 1.22 1.22 2.45 0.77 1.55 0.62 1.25

SPRINT 1.12 2.25 0.72 1.45 0.57 1.15 1.17 2.35 0.77 1.55 0.61 1.22 1.22 2.45 0.77 1.55 0.62 1.251990

AT&T 1.08 2.15 0.73 1.46 0.61 1.22 1.20 2.39 0.75 1.49 0.65 1.31 1.25 2.49 0.75 1.50 0.68 1.36MCI 1.05 2.10 0.69 1.45 0.57 1.15 1.15 2.30 0.70 1.40 0.61 1.22 1.20 2.40 0.70 1.40 0.62 1.25

SPRINT 1.05 2.10 0.70 1.40 0.60 1.20 1.15 2.30 0.70 1.40 0.62 1.25 1.20 2.40 0.70 1.40 0.65 1.301991

AT&T 1.05 2.10 0.73 1.45 0.61 1.22 1.15 2.30 0.75 1.50 0.65 1.31 1.23 2.46 0.75 1.50 0.68 1.36MCI 1.05 2.10 0.67 1.35 0.60 1.20 1.15 2.30 0.70 1.40 0.65 1.30 1.20 2.40 0.70 1.40 0.65 1.30

SPRINT 1.05 2.10 0.70 1.40 0.60 1.20 1.15 2.30 0.70 1.40 0.65 1.30 1.20 2.40 0.70 1.40 0.65 1.301992

AT&T 1.10 2.20 0.70 1.40 0.65 1.30 1.15 2.30 0.70 1.40 0.65 1.30 1.25 2.50 0.75 1.50 0.65 1.30MCI 1.10 2.20 0.67 1.35 0.59 1.18 1.15 2.30 0.70 1.40 0.63 1.25 1.24 2.48 0.74 1.48 0.63 1.25

SPRINT 1.10 2.20 0.70 1.40 0.65 1.30 1.15 2.30 0.70 1.40 0.65 1.30 1.25 2.50 0.75 1.50 0.65 1.301993

AT&T BUS 1.20 2.40 0.75 1.50 0.75 1.50 1.20 2.40 0.75 1.50 0.75 1.50 1.29 2.58 0.80 1.60 0.80 1.60MCI BUS 1.18 2.36 0.75 1.50 0.75 1.50 1.18 2.36 0.75 1.50 0.75 1.50 1.27 2.53 0.80 1.60 0.80 1.60

SPRINT BUS 1.18 2.36 0.75 1.50 0.75 1.50 1.18 2.36 0.75 1.50 0.75 1.50 1.27 2.53 0.80 1.60 0.80 1.60AT&T RES 1.20 2.40 0.75 1.50 0.65 1.30 1.20 2.40 0.75 1.50 0.65 1.30 1.25 2.50 0.75 1.50 0.65 1.30

MCI RES 1.20 2.40 0.74 1.48 0.59 1.18 1.20 2.40 0.74 1.48 0.64 1.29 1.25 2.50 0.74 1.19 0.64 1.29SPRINT RES 1.20 2.40 0.75 1.50 0.65 1.30 1.20 2.40 0.75 1.50 0.65 1.30 1.25 2.50 0.75 1.50 0.65 1.30

1994AT&T BUS 1.38 2.77 0.87 1.73 0.87 1.73 1.38 2.77 0.87 1.73 0.87 1.73 1.49 2.98 0.92 1.85 0.92 1.85

MCI BUS 1.23 2.45 0.82 1.65 0.82 1.65 1.25 2.51 0.87 1.74 0.87 1.74 1.31 2.63 0.91 1.82 0.91 1.82SPRINT BUS 1.23 2.45 0.82 1.65 0.82 1.65 1.25 2.51 0.87 1.74 0.87 1.74 1.31 2.63 0.91 1.82 0.91 1.82

AT&T RES 1.35 2.70 0.80 1.60 0.70 1.40 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40 1.40 2.80 0.85 1.70 0.75 1.50MCI RES 1.35 2.70 0.80 1.60 0.70 1.40 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40 1.40 2.80 0.85 1.70 0.75 1.50

SPRINT RES 1.35 2.70 0.80 1.60 0.70 1.40 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40 1.40 2.80 0.85 1.70 0.75 1.501995

AT&T BUS 1.52 3.04 0.95 1.91 0.95 1.91 1.52 3.04 0.95 1.91 0.95 1.91 1.59 3.19 1.00 1.99 1.00 1.99MCI BUS 1.41 2.82 0.88 1.77 0.88 1.77 1.41 2.82 0.88 1.77 0.88 1.77 1.47 2.95 0.92 1.84 0.92 1.84

SPRINT BUS 1.35 2.70 0.80 1.60 0.70 1.40 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40 1.40 2.80 0.85 1.70 0.75 1.50AT&T RES 1.35 2.70 0.80 1.60 0.70 1.40 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40 1.40 2.80 0.85 1.70 0.75 1.50

MCI RES 1.35 2.70 0.80 1.60 0.70 1.40 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40 1.40 2.80 0.85 1.70 0.75 1.50SPRINT RES 1.35 2.70 0.80 1.60 0.70 1.40 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40 1.40 2.80 0.85 1.70 0.75 1.50

1996AT&T BUS 1.67 3.35 1.05 2.10 1.05 2.10 1.67 3.35 1.05 2.10 1.05 2.10 1.75 3.51 1.10 2.19 1.10 2.19

MCI BUS 1.66 3.34 1.04 2.09 1.04 2.09 1.66 3.34 1.04 2.09 1.04 2.09 1.74 3.50 1.08 2.18 1.08 2.18SPRINT BUS 1.45 2.90 0.85 1.70 0.75 1.50 1.50 3.00 0.95 1.90 0.80 1.60 1.55 3.10 0.95 1.90 0.80 1.60

AT&T RES 1.45 2.90 0.85 1.70 0.75 1.50 1.50 3.00 0.95 1.90 0.80 1.60 1.55 3.10 0.95 1.90 0.80 1.60MCI RES 1.40 2.80 0.85 1.70 0.75 1.50 1.45 2.90 0.95 1.90 0.80 1.60 1.55 3.10 0.95 1.90 0.80 1.60

SPRINT RES 1.45 2.90 0.85 1.70 0.75 1.50 1.50 3.00 0.95 1.90 0.80 1.60 1.55 3.10 0.95 1.90 0.80 1.60

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BETWEEN WASHINGTON, DC AND

PHILADELPHIA, PA DETROIT, MI DALLAS AND HOUSTON, TXDAY EVENING NIGHT/WEEKEND DAY EVENING NIGHT/WEEKEND DAY EVENING NIGHT/WEEKEND

DEC 31 FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN1980

AT&T 1.74 3.34 1.13 2.17 0.70 1.34 1.94 3.74 1.26 2.43 0.78 1.50 2.07 3.97 1.35 2.58 0.83 1.59MCI 1.21 2.41 0.36 0.72 1.40 2.81 0.42 0.84 1.71 3.43 0.51 1.03

SPRINT 1.20 2.40 0.48 0.96 1.35 2.70 0.54 1.08 1.60 3.20 0.64 1.281981

AT&T 2.01 3.86 1.31 2.51 0.80 1.54 2.26 4.36 1.47 2.83 0.90 1.74 2.40 4.60 1.56 2.99 0.96 1.84MCI 1.61 3.22 0.74 1.49 0.53 1.07 1.81 3.62 0.84 1.68 0.60 1.21 1.92 3.84 0.88 1.77 0.63 1.27

SPRINT 1.39 2.78 0.56 1.11 1.57 3.13 0.63 1.25 1.85 3.71 0.74 1.481982

AT&T 2.14 4.09 1.28 2.45 0.86 1.64 2.27 4.37 1.36 2.62 0.91 1.75 2.40 4.60 1.44 2.76 0.96 1.84MCI 1.71 3.42 0.77 1.54 0.60 1.20 1.82 3.63 0.82 1.65 0.64 1.28 1.92 3.84 0.87 1.73 0.67 1.35

SPRINT 1.72 3.43 0.72 1.44 0.60 1.19 1.81 3.62 0.77 1.54 0.60 1.20 1.92 3.85 0.82 1.63 0.65 1.291983

AT&T 2.14 4.09 1.28 2.45 0.86 1.64 2.27 4.37 1.36 2.62 0.91 1.75 2.40 4.60 1.44 2.76 0.96 1.84MCI 1.71 3.42 0.85 1.70 0.66 1.32 1.82 3.63 0.91 1.81 0.71 1.41 1.92 3.84 0.95 1.91 0.74 1.48

SPRINT 1.72 3.43 0.84 1.68 0.65 1.30 1.81 3.62 0.86 1.72 0.66 1.33 1.91 3.83 0.91 1.82 0.74 1.481984

AT&T 2.02 3.87 1.21 2.32 0.81 1.55 2.11 4.06 1.27 2.44 0.84 1.62 2.24 4.29 1.34 2.57 0.90 1.72MCI 1.75 3.48 1.10 2.19 0.72 1.44 1.90 3.72 1.13 2.25 0.75 1.50 2.03 3.96 1.27 2.47 0.84 1.63

SPRINT 1.87 3.63 1.15 2.23 0.77 1.49 1.96 3.80 1.21 2.33 0.81 1.58 2.10 4.06 1.29 2.49 0.85 1.641985

AT&T 1.91 3.66 1.15 2.20 0.76 1.46 2.00 3.85 1.20 2.31 0.80 1.54 2.12 4.07 1.27 2.44 0.85 1.63MCI 1.75 3.48 1.05 2.09 0.70 1.39 1.90 3.72 1.07 2.14 0.72 1.44 2.03 3.96 1.24 2.40 0.83 1.60

SPRINT 1.81 3.45 1.11 2.13 0.75 1.45 1.89 3.63 1.17 2.25 0.78 1.52 1.98 3.80 1.23 2.36 0.83 1.591986

AT&T 1.64 3.14 0.98 1.88 0.72 1.38 1.73 3.33 1.04 2.00 0.76 1.47 1.84 3.54 1.10 2.12 0.81 1.56MCI 1.55 3.04 0.91 1.80 0.66 1.31 1.66 3.25 0.95 1.91 0.67 1.34 1.77 3.46 1.07 2.09 0.79 1.54

SPRINT 1.54 3.03 0.90 1.79 0.65 1.30 1.65 3.24 0.94 1.90 0.66 1.33 1.76 3.45 1.06 2.08 0.78 1.521987

AT&T 1.31 2.56 0.81 1.59 0.62 1.20 1.40 2.75 0.87 1.71 0.66 1.29 1.51 2.96 0.94 1.84 0.71 1.39MCI 1.27 2.51 0.72 1.44 0.60 1.18 1.35 2.70 0.72 1.45 0.64 1.27 1.47 2.91 0.91 1.81 0.69 1.37

SPRINT 1.27 2.52 0.79 1.56 0.52 1.04 1.35 2.70 0.84 1.68 0.53 1.05 1.48 2.93 0.92 1.82 0.69 1.381988

AT&T 1.19 2.34 0.77 1.52 0.60 1.17 1.23 2.43 0.80 1.58 0.62 1.22 1.34 2.64 0.87 1.72 0.67 1.32MCI 1.20 2.40 0.72 1.44 0.59 1.18 1.25 2.50 0.72 1.44 0.63 1.25 1.37 2.71 0.89 1.77 0.69 1.36

SPRINT 1.20 2.40 0.79 1.56 0.52 1.04 1.25 2.50 0.82 1.63 0.53 1.05 1.38 2.73 0.90 1.78 0.69 1.361989

AT&T 1.15 2.30 0.77 1.54 0.61 1.22 1.16 2.31 0.78 1.55 0.62 1.23 1.25 2.50 0.84 1.68 0.65 1.30MCI 1.07 2.15 0.72 1.45 0.57 1.15 1.07 2.15 0.76 1.52 0.57 1.15 1.22 2.45 0.77 1.55 0.62 1.25

SPRINT 1.12 2.25 0.72 1.45 0.57 1.15 1.15 2.30 0.76 1.52 0.57 1.15 1.22 2.45 0.77 1.55 0.62 1.251990

AT&T 1.08 2.15 0.73 1.46 0.61 1.22 1.15 2.30 0.73 1.46 0.63 1.26 1.25 2.49 0.75 1.50 0.67 1.33MCI 1.05 2.10 0.69 1.38 0.57 1.15 1.05 2.10 0.70 1.40 0.57 1.15 1.20 2.40 0.70 1.40 0.62 1.25

SPRINT 1.05 2.10 0.70 1.40 0.60 1.20 1.15 2.30 0.70 1.40 0.60 1.20 1.20 2.40 0.70 1.40 0.65 1.301991

AT&T 1.05 2.10 0.73 1.45 0.61 1.22 1.15 2.30 0.73 1.46 0.63 1.26 1.22 2.44 0.75 1.50 0.67 1.33MCI 1.05 2.10 0.67 1.35 0.60 1.20 1.15 2.30 0.67 1.35 0.60 1.20 1.20 2.40 0.70 1.40 0.65 1.30

SPRINT 1.05 2.10 0.70 1.40 0.60 1.20 1.15 2.30 0.70 1.40 0.60 1.20 1.20 2.40 0.70 1.40 0.65 1.301992

AT&T 1.10 2.20 0.70 1.40 0.65 1.30 1.15 2.30 0.70 1.40 0.65 1.30 1.20 2.40 0.75 1.50 0.65 1.30MCI 1.10 2.20 0.67 1.35 0.59 1.18 1.14 2.29 0.67 1.35 0.62 1.25 1.19 2.39 0.74 1.48 0.63 1.25

SPRINT 1.10 2.10 0.70 1.40 0.65 1.30 1.15 2.30 0.70 1.40 0.65 1.30 1.20 2.40 0.75 1.50 0.65 1.301993

AT&T BUS 1.20 2.40 0.75 1.50 0.75 1.50 1.20 2.40 0.75 1.50 0.75 1.50 1.29 2.58 0.80 1.60 0.80 1.60MCI BUS 1.18 2.36 0.75 1.50 0.75 1.50 1.18 2.36 0.75 1.50 0.75 1.50 1.26 2.52 0.80 1.60 0.80 1.60

SPRINT BUS 1.18 2.36 0.75 1.50 0.75 1.50 1.18 2.36 0.75 1.50 0.75 1.50 1.26 2.52 0.80 1.60 0.80 1.60AT&T RES 1.20 2.40 0.75 1.50 0.65 1.30 1.20 2.40 0.75 1.50 0.65 1.30 1.25 2.50 0.75 1.50 0.65 1.30

MCI RES 1.20 2.40 0.74 1.48 0.62 1.17 1.20 2.40 0.74 1.48 0.64 1.29 1.25 2.50 0.74 1.49 0.64 1.29SPRINT RES 1.20 2.40 0.75 1.50 0.65 1.30 1.20 2.40 0.75 1.50 0.65 1.30 1.25 2.50 0.75 1.50 0.65 1.30

1994AT&T BUS 1.38 2.77 0.87 1.73 0.87 1.73 1.38 2.77 0.87 1.73 0.87 1.73 1.49 2.98 0.92 1.85 0.92 1.85

MCI BUS 1.23 2.45 0.82 1.65 0.82 1.65 1.25 2.51 0.87 1.74 0.87 1.74 1.31 2.62 0.91 1.82 0.91 1.82SPRINT BUS 1.23 2.45 0.82 1.65 0.82 1.65 1.25 2.51 0.87 1.74 0.87 1.74 1.31 2.62 0.91 1.82 0.91 1.82

AT&T RES 1.35 2.70 0.80 1.60 0.70 1.40 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40MCI RES 1.35 2.70 0.80 1.60 0.70 1.40 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40

SPRINT RES 1.35 2.70 0.80 1.60 0.70 1.40 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.401995

AT&T BUS 1.52 3.04 0.95 1.91 0.95 1.91 1.52 3.04 0.95 1.91 0.95 1.91 1.59 3.19 1.00 1.99 1.00 1.99MCI BUS 1.41 2.82 0.88 1.77 0.88 1.77 1.41 2.82 0.88 1.77 0.88 1.77 1.47 2.95 0.92 1.84 0.92 1.84

SPRINT BUS 1.35 2.70 0.80 1.60 0.70 1.40 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40AT&T RES 1.35 2.70 0.80 1.60 0.70 1.40 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40

MCI RES 1.35 2.70 0.80 1.60 0.70 1.40 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40SPRINT RES 1.35 2.70 0.80 1.60 0.70 1.40 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40

1996AT&T BUS 1.67 3.35 1.05 2.10 1.05 2.10 1.67 3.35 1.05 2.10 1.05 2.10 1.75 3.51 1.10 2.19 1.10 2.19

MCI BUS 1.66 3.34 1.04 2.09 1.04 2.09 1.66 3.34 1.04 2.09 1.04 2.09 1.74 3.50 1.08 2.18 1.08 2.18SPRINT BUS 1.45 2.90 0.85 1.70 0.75 1.50 1.50 3.00 0.95 1.90 0.75 1.50 1.50 3.00 0.95 1.90 0.80 1.60

AT&T RES 1.45 2.90 0.85 1.70 0.75 1.50 1.50 3.00 0.95 1.90 0.75 1.50 1.50 3.00 0.95 1.90 0.80 1.60MCI RES 1.40 2.80 0.85 1.70 0.75 1.50 1.45 2.90 0.95 1.90 0.75 1.50 1.45 2.90 0.95 1.90 0.80 1.60

SPRINT RES 1.45 2.90 0.85 1.70 0.75 1.50 1.50 3.00 0.95 1.90 0.75 1.50 1.50 3.00 0.95 1.90 0.80 1.60

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TABLE 7.4-COMPARATIVE HISTORICAL RATES AT YEAR END, 1980 THROUGH 1996INTERSTATE MESSAGE TOLL TELEPHONE RATES (FIVE AND TEN MINUTE CALLS)--CONTINUED

BETWEEN BOSTON, MA AND

DETROIT, MI WASHINGTON, DC PHILADELPHIA, PADAY EVENING NIGHT/WEEKEND DAY EVENING NIGHT/WEEKEND DAY EVENING NIGHT/WEEKEND

DEC 31 FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN1980

AT&T 1.97 3.77 1.28 2.45 0.79 1.51 1.94 3.74 1.26 2.43 0.78 1.50 2.07 3.97 1.35 2.58 0.83 1.59MCI 1.57 3.14 0.47 0.94 1.25 2.50 0.38 0.75 1.31 2.64 0.40 0.79

SPRINT 1.45 2.90 0.58 1.16 1.35 2.70 0.54 1.08 1.25 2.50 0.50 1.001981

AT&T 2.29 4.39 1.49 2.85 0.92 1.76 2.26 4.36 1.47 2.83 0.90 1.74 2.40 4.60 1.56 2.99 0.96 1.84MCI 1.83 3.66 0.84 1.69 0.61 1.21 1.61 3.22 0.74 1.48 0.53 1.07 1.70 3.39 0.78 1.57 0.56 1.12

SPRINT 1.68 3.36 0.67 1.35 1.56 3.13 0.63 1.25 1.45 2.90 0.58 1.161982

AT&T 2.34 4.49 1.40 2.69 0.94 1.80 2.27 4.37 1.36 2.62 0.91 1.75 2.40 4.60 1.44 2.76 0.96 1.84MCI 1.87 3.74 0.85 1.69 0.66 1.31 1.71 3.42 0.77 1.54 0.60 1.20 1.71 3.42 0.77 1.54 0.60 1.20

SPRINT 1.87 3.74 0.80 1.60 0.64 1.27 1.81 3.62 0.77 1.54 0.60 1.20 1.71 3.43 0.72 1.44 0.60 1.191983

AT&T 2.34 4.49 1.40 2.69 0.94 1.80 2.27 4.37 1.36 2.62 0.91 1.75 2.40 4.60 1.44 2.74 0.96 1.84MCI 1.87 3.74 0.93 1.86 0.72 1.45 1.71 3.42 0.85 1.70 0.66 1.32 1.71 3.42 0.85 1.70 0.66 1.32

SPRINT 1.87 3.74 0.90 1.80 0.70 1.40 1.81 3.62 0.86 1.72 0.66 1.33 1.71 3.43 0.84 1.68 0.65 1.301984

AT&T 2.18 4.18 1.31 2.51 0.87 1.67 2.11 4.06 1.27 2.44 0.84 1.62 2.24 4.29 1.34 2.57 0.90 1.72MCI 1.97 3.84 1.23 2.40 0.82 1.60 1.75 3.48 1.10 2.19 0.72 1.44 1.75 3.48 1.10 2.19 0.72 1.44

SPRINT 2.06 3.98 1.26 2.43 0.83 1.61 1.96 3.80 1.21 2.33 0.81 1.58 1.87 3.63 1.15 2.23 0.77 1.491985

AT&T 2.07 3.97 1.24 2.38 0.83 1.59 2.00 3.85 1.20 2.31 0.80 1.54 2.12 4.07 1.27 2.44 0.85 1.63MCI 1.97 3.84 1.19 2.32 0.79 1.55 1.75 3.48 1.05 2.09 0.70 1.39 1.75 3.48 1.05 2.09 0.70 1.39

SPRINT 1.93 3.70 1.20 2.30 0.81 1.56 1.89 3.63 1.17 2.25 0.78 1.52 1.81 3.45 1.11 2.13 0.75 1.451986

AT&T 1.79 3.44 1.07 2.06 0.79 1.51 1.73 3.33 1.04 2.00 0.76 1.47 1.84 3.54 1.10 2.12 0.81 1.56MCI 1.72 3.35 1.04 2.03 0.76 1.48 1.55 3.04 0.91 1.80 0.66 1.31 1.55 0.04 0.91 1.80 0.66 1.31

SPRINT 1.71 3.34 1.03 2.02 0.75 1.47 1.65 3.24 0.94 1.90 0.66 1.33 1.54 3.03 0.90 1.79 0.65 1.301987

AT&T 1.50 2.95 0.93 1.83 0.71 1.39 1.40 2.75 0.87 1.71 0.66 1.29 1.51 2.96 0.94 1.84 0.74 1.39MCI 1.46 2.90 0.90 1.80 0.69 1.37 1.27 2.51 0.72 1.44 0.60 1.18 1.27 2.51 0.72 1.44 0.59 1.18

SPRINT 1.37 2.92 0.92 1.81 0.69 1.37 1.35 2.70 0.84 1.68 0.53 1.05 1.27 2.52 0.79 1.56 0.52 1.401988

AT&T 1.34 2.64 0.87 1.72 0.67 1.32 1.23 2.43 0.80 1.58 0.62 1.22 1.34 2.64 0.87 1.72 0.67 1.32MCI 1.65 2.69 0.88 1.75 0.68 1.35 1.20 2.40 0.72 1.44 0.59 1.18 1.20 2.40 0.72 1.44 0.59 1.18

SPRINT 1.37 2.71 0.89 1.77 0.68 1.36 1.25 2.50 0.82 1.63 0.53 1.05 1.20 2.40 0.79 1.56 0.52 1.041989

AT&T 1.20 2.40 0.80 1.61 0.63 1.26 1.16 2.31 0.78 1.55 0.62 1.23 1.15 2.30 0.77 1.54 0.61 1.22MCI 1.17 2.35 0.77 1.55 0.61 1.22 1.07 2.15 0.76 1.52 0.57 1.15 1.07 2.15 0.72 1.45 0.57 1.15

SPRINT 1.17 2.35 0.77 1.55 0.61 1.22 1.15 2.30 0.76 1.52 0.57 1.15 1.12 2.25 0.72 1.45 0.57 1.151990

AT&T 1.20 2.39 0.75 1.49 0.65 1.31 1.15 2.30 0.73 1.46 0.63 1.26 1.08 2.15 0.73 1.46 0.61 1.22MCI 1.15 2.30 0.70 1.40 0.61 1.22 1.05 2.10 0.70 1.40 0.57 1.15 1.05 2.10 0.69 1.38 0.57 1.15

SPRINT 1.15 2.30 0.70 1.40 0.62 1.25 1.15 2.30 0.70 1.40 0.60 1.20 1.05 2.10 0.70 1.40 0.60 1.201991

AT&T 1.15 2.30 0.75 1.50 0.65 1.31 1.15 2.30 0.73 1.46 0.63 1.26 1.05 2.10 0.73 1.45 0.61 1.22MCI 1.15 2.30 0.70 1.40 0.65 1.30 1.15 2.30 0.67 1.35 0.60 1.20 1.05 2.10 0.67 1.35 0.60 1.20

SPRINT 1.15 2.30 0.70 1.40 0.65 1.30 1.15 2.30 0.70 1.40 0.60 1.20 1.05 2.10 0.70 1.40 0.60 1.201992

AT&T 1.15 2.30 0.70 1.40 0.65 1.30 1.15 2.30 0.70 1.40 0.65 1.30 1.10 2.20 0.70 1.40 0.65 1.30MCI 1.15 2.30 0.70 1.40 0.63 1.25 1.14 2.29 0.67 1.35 0.62 1.25 1.10 2.20 0.67 1.35 0.59 1.18

SPRINT 1.15 2.30 0.70 1.40 0.65 1.30 1.15 2.30 0.70 1.40 0.65 1.30 1.10 2.20 0.70 1.40 0.65 1.301993

AT&T BUS 1.20 2.40 0.75 1.50 0.75 1.50 1.20 2.40 0.75 1.50 0.75 1.50 1.20 2.40 0.75 1.50 0.75 1.50MCI BUS 1.18 2.36 0.75 1.50 0.75 1.50 1.18 2.36 0.75 1.50 0.75 1.50 1.18 2.36 0.75 1.50 0.75 1.50

SPRINT BUS 1.18 2.36 0.75 1.50 0.75 1.50 1.18 2.36 0.75 1.50 0.75 1.50 1.18 2.36 0.75 1.50 0.75 1.50AT&T RES 1.20 2.40 0.75 1.50 0.65 1.30 1.20 2.40 0.75 1.50 0.65 1.30 1.20 2.40 0.75 1.50 0.65 1.30

MCI RES 1.20 2.40 0.74 1.48 0.64 1.29 1.20 2.40 0.74 1.48 0.64 1.29 1.20 2.40 0.74 1.48 0.62 1.17SPRINT RES 1.20 2.40 0.75 1.50 0.65 1.30 1.20 2.40 0.75 1.50 0.65 1.30 1.20 2.40 0.75 1.50 0.65 1.30

1994AT&T BUS 1.38 2.77 0.87 1.73 0.87 1.73 1.38 2.77 0.87 1.73 0.87 1.73 1.38 2.77 0.87 1.73 0.87 1.73

MCI BUS 1.25 2.51 0.87 1.74 0.87 1.74 1.25 2.51 0.87 1.74 0.87 1.74 1.23 2.45 0.82 1.65 0.82 1.65SPRINT BUS 1.25 2.51 0.87 1.74 0.87 1.74 1.25 2.51 0.87 1.74 0.87 1.74 1.23 2.45 0.82 1.65 0.82 1.65

AT&T RES 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40 1.35 2.70 0.80 1.60 0.70 1.40MCI RES 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40 1.35 2.70 0.80 1.60 0.70 1.40

SPRINT RES 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40 1.35 2.70 0.80 1.60 0.70 1.401995

AT&T BUS 1.52 3.04 0.95 1.91 0.95 1.91 1.52 3.04 0.95 1.91 0.95 1.91 1.52 3.04 0.95 1.91 0.95 1.91MCI BUS 1.41 2.82 0.88 1.77 0.88 1.77 1.41 2.82 0.88 1.77 0.88 1.77 1.41 2.82 0.88 1.77 0.88 1.77

SPRINT BUS 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40 1.35 2.70 0.80 1.60 0.70 1.40AT&T RES 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40 1.35 2.70 0.80 1.60 0.70 1.40

MCI RES 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40 1.35 2.70 0.80 1.60 0.70 1.40SPRINT RES 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40 1.35 2.70 0.80 1.60 0.70 1.40

1996AT&T BUS 1.67 3.35 1.05 2.10 1.05 2.10 1.67 3.35 1.05 2.10 1.05 2.10 1.67 3.35 1.05 2.10 1.05 2.10

MCI BUS 1.66 3.34 1.04 2.09 1.04 2.09 1.66 3.34 1.04 2.09 1.04 2.09 1.66 3.34 1.04 2.09 1.04 2.09SPRINT BUS 1.50 3.00 0.95 1.90 0.80 1.60 1.50 3.00 0.95 1.90 0.75 1.50 1.45 2.90 0.85 1.70 0.75 1.50

AT&T RES 1.50 3.00 0.95 1.90 0.80 1.60 1.50 3.00 0.95 1.90 0.75 1.50 1.45 2.90 0.85 1.70 0.75 1.50MCI RES 1.45 2.90 0.95 1.90 0.80 1.60 1.45 2.90 0.95 1.90 0.75 1.50 1.40 2.80 0.85 1.70 0.75 1.50

SPRINT RES 1.50 3.00 0.95 1.90 0.80 1.60 1.50 3.00 0.95 1.90 0.75 1.50 1.45 2.90 0.85 1.70 0.75 1.50

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BETWEEN BOSTON, MA AND

DALLAS AND HOUSTON, TXDAY EVENING NIGHT/WEEKEND

DEC 31 FIVE TEN FIVE TEN FIVE TEN1980

AT&T 2.07 3.97 1.35 2.58 0.83 1.59MCI 1.77 3.54 0.53 1.06

SPRINT 1.60 3.20 0.64 1.281981

AT&T 2.40 4.60 1.56 2.99 0.96 1.84MCI 1.92 3.84 0.88 1.77 0.63 1.27

SPRINT 1.85 3.71 0.74 1.481982

AT&T 2.40 4.60 1.44 2.76 0.96 1.84MCI 1.92 3.84 0.87 1.73 0.67 1.35

SPRINT 1.92 3.85 0.82 1.63 0.66 1.311983

AT&T 2.40 4.60 1.44 2.76 0.96 1.84MCI 1.92 3.84 0.95 1.91 0.74 1.48

SPRINT 1.91 3.83 0.91 1.82 0.74 1.481984

AT&T 2.24 4.29 4.34 2.57 0.90 1.72MCI 2.03 3.96 1.27 2.47 0.84 1.63

SPRINT 2.10 4.06 1.29 2.49 0.85 1.641985

AT&T 2.12 4.07 1.27 2.44 0.85 1.63MCI 2.03 3.96 1.24 2.40 0.83 1.60

SPRINT 1.98 3.80 1.23 2.36 0.83 1.591986

AT&T 1.84 3.54 1.10 2.12 0.81 1.56MCI 1.77 3.46 1.07 2.09 0.79 1.54

SPRINT 1.76 3.45 1.06 2.08 0.78 1.521987

AT&T 1.51 2.96 0.94 1.84 0.71 1.39MCI 1.47 2.91 0.91 1.81 0.69 1.37

SPRINT 1.48 2.93 0.92 1.82 0.69 1.381988

AT&T 1.34 2.64 0.87 1.72 0.67 1.32MCI 1.37 2.71 0.89 1.77 0.69 1.36

SPRINT 1.38 2.73 0.90 1.78 0.69 1.361989

AT&T 1.25 2.50 0.84 1.68 0.65 1.30MCI 1.22 2.45 0.77 1.55 0.62 1.25

SPRINT 1.22 2.45 0.77 1.55 0.62 1.251990

AT&T 1.25 2.49 0.75 1.50 0.67 1.33MCI 1.20 2.40 0.70 1.40 0.62 1.25

SPRINT 1.20 2.40 0.70 1.40 0.65 1.301991

AT&T 1.22 2.44 0.75 1.50 0.67 1.33MCI 1.20 2.40 0.70 1.40 0.65 1.30

SPRINT 1.20 2.40 0.70 1.40 0.65 1.301992

AT&T 1.20 2.40 0.75 1.50 0.65 1.30MCI 1.19 2.39 0.74 1.48 0.63 1.30

SPRINT 1.20 2.40 0.75 1.50 0.65 1.301993

AT&T BUS 1.29 2.58 0.80 1.60 0.80 1.60MCI BUS 1.26 2.52 0.80 1.60 0.80 1.60

SPRINT BUS 1.26 2.52 0.80 1.60 0.80 1.60AT&T RES 1.25 2.50 0.75 1.50 0.65 1.30

MCI RES 1.25 2.50 0.74 1.49 0.64 1.29SPRINT RES 1.25 2.50 0.75 1.50 0.65 1.30

1994AT&T BUS 1.49 2.98 0.92 1.85 0.92 1.85

MCI BUS 1.31 2.62 0.91 1.82 0.91 1.82SPRINT BUS 1.31 2.62 0.91 1.82 0.91 1.82

AT&T RES 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40MCI RES 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40

SPRINT RES 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.401995

AT&T BUS 1.59 3.19 1.00 1.99 1.00 1.99MCI BUS 1.47 2.95 0.92 1.84 0.92 1.84

SPRINT BUS 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40AT&T RES 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40

MCI RES 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40SPRINT RES 1.35 2.70 0.85 1.70 0.70 1.40

1996AT&T BUS 1.75 3.51 1.10 2.19 1.10 2.19

MCI BUS 1.74 3.50 1.08 2.18 1.08 2.18SPRINT BUS 1.50 3.00 0.95 1.90 0.80 1.60

AT&T RES 1.50 3.00 0.95 1.90 0.80 1.60MCI RES 1.45 2.90 0.95 1.90 0.80 1.60

SPRINT RES 1.50 3.00 0.95 1.90 0.80 1.60

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Trends and Monitoring Tables

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TABLE 8.1-TELEPHONE PENETRATION IN THE UNITED STATES

HOUSEHOLDS PERCENTAGE HOUSEHOLDS PERCENTAGEHOUSEHOLDS WITH WITH WITHOUT WITHOUT

(MILLIONS) TELEPHONES TELEPHONES TELEPHONES TELEPHONES(MILLIONS) (MILLIONS)

1983 NOVEMBER 85.8 78.4 91.4 % 7.4 8.6 %

1984 MARCH 86.0 78.9 91.8 7.1 8.2JULY 86.6 79.3 91.6 7.3 8.4NOVEMBER 87.4 79.9 91.4 7.5 8.6

1985 MARCH 87.4 80.2 91.8 7.2 8.2JULY 88.2 81.0 91.8 7.2 8.2NOVEMBER 88.8 81.6 91.9 7.2 8.1

1986 MARCH 89.0 82.1 92.2 6.9 7.8JULY 89.5 82.5 92.2 7.0 7.8NOVEMBER 89.9 83.1 92.4 6.8 7.6

1987 MARCH 90.2 83.4 92.5 6.8 7.5JULY 90.7 83.7 92.3 7.0 7.7NOVEMBER 91.3 84.3 92.3 7.0 7.7

1988 MARCH 91.8 85.3 92.9 6.5 7.1JULY 92.4 85.7 92.8 6.7 7.2NOVEMBER 92.6 85.7 92.5 6.9 7.5

1989 MARCH 93.6 87.0 93.0 6.6 7.0JULY 93.8 87.5 93.3 6.3 6.7NOVEMBER 93.9 87.3 93.0 6.6 7.0

1990 MARCH 94.2 87.9 93.3 6.3 6.7JULY 94.8 88.4 93.3 6.4 6.7NOVEMBER 94.7 88.4 93.3 6.3 6.7

1991 MARCH 95.3 89.2 93.6 6.1 6.4JULY 95.5 89.1 93.3 6.4 6.7NOVEMBER 95.7 89.4 93.4 6.3 6.6

1992 MARCH 96.6 90.7 93.9 5.9 6.1JULY 96.6 90.6 93.8 6.0 6.2NOVEMBER 97.0 91.0 93.8 6.0 6.2

1993 MARCH 97.3 91.6 94.2 5.7 5.8JULY 97.9 92.2 94.2 5.7 5.8NOVEMBER 98.8 93.0 94.2 5.8 5.8

1994 MARCH 98.1 92.1 93.9 6.0 6.1JULY 98.6 92.4 93.7 6.2 6.3NOVEMBER 99.8 93.7 93.8 6.2 6.2

1995 MARCH 99.9 93.8 93.9 6.1 6.1JULY 100.0 94.0 94.0 6.0 6.0NOVEMBER 100.4 94.2 93.9 6.2 6.1

1996 MARCH 100.6 94.4 93.8 6.2 6.2JULY 101.2 95.0 93.9 6.1 6.1NOVEMBER 101.3 95.1 93.9 6.2 6.1

1997 MARCH 102.0 95.8 93.9 6.2 6.1JULY 102.3 96.1 93.9 6.2 6.1

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TABLE 8.2-LONG TERM TRENDS IN PRICE INDEXES(ANNUAL RATE OF CHANGE)

1935 1982TO TO

PRICE INDEX 1996 1996

CPI - ALL GOODS AND SERVICES 4.1 % 3.7 %

CPI - ALL SERVICES 4.5 4.2

CPI - TELEPHONE SERVICES 2.0 0.7

CPI - MAJOR CATEGORIES: FOOD & BEVERAGES * 3.5 HOUSING * 3.3 APPAREL & UPKEEP 3.1 2.2 TRANSPORTATION 3.9 3.4 MEDICAL CARE 5.2 6.5 ENTERTAINMENT * 3.6 OTHER GOODS & SERVICES * 5.9

CPI - PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION 5.0 4.5

CPI - PIPED GAS 3.5 0.7

CPI - ELECTRICITY 2.4 1.8 CPI - SEWER & WATER MAINTENANCE * 5.5

CPI - POSTAGE 4.2 3.8

NOTE -- THE BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS COLLECTS A VARIETY OF INFORMATION ON TELEPHONE SERVICE AS PART OF THREE SEPARATE PROGRAMS: THE CONSUMER PRICE INDEX (CPI), THE PRODUCER PRICE INDEX (PPI), AND THE CONSUMER EXPENDITURE SURVEY.

* SERIES NOT ESTABLISHED UNTIL AFTER 1935.

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TABLE 8.3-ANNUAL RATE OF CHANGE IN MAJOR PRICE INDEXES

CONSUMER PRICE INDEX (CPI) PRODUCER PRICE INDEX (PPI)

PUBLIC

GDP ALL INTERSTATE INTRASTATE LOCAL LOCAL SWITCHED

CHAIN-TYPE ALL TELEPHONE LOCAL TOLL TOLL RESIDENTIAL BUSINESS TOLL

YEAR PRICE INDEX ITEMS SERVICES SERVICES SERVICE SERVICE SERVICES SERVICES SERVICE

1978 7.3 % 9.0 % 0.9 % 1.4 % -0.8 % 1.3 % 3.1 % 4.4 % -0.3 %1979 8.5 13.3 0.7 1.7 -0.7 0.1 1.6 2.2 -0.5

1980 9.3 12.5 4.6 7.0 3.4 -0.6 7.1 5.8 4.11981 9.4 8.9 11.7 12.6 14.6 6.2 15.6 15.7 10.81982 6.3 3.8 7.2 10.8 2.6 4.2 9.0 5.8 3.81983 4.3 3.8 3.6 3.1 1.5 7.4 0.2 2.2 1.61984 3.8 3.9 9.2 17.2 -4.3 3.6 10.4 24.1 -1.6

1985 3.4 3.8 4.7 8.9 -3.7 0.6 12.4 5.6 -0.81986 2.6 1.1 2.7 7.1 -9.4 0.3 8.9 2.5 -7.01987 3.1 4.4 -1.3 3.3 -12.4 -3.0 2.6 -0.8 -7.91988 3.7 4.4 1.3 4.5 -4.2 -4.2 4.6 0.5 -2.31989 4.2 4.6 -0.3 0.6 -1.3 -2.6 1.9 0.6 -0.1

1990 4.4 6.1 -0.4 1.0 -3.7 -2.2 1.5 0.0 -1.81991 3.9 3.1 3.5 5.1 1.3 -1.5 -2.1 0.0 -1.81992 2.8 2.9 -0.3 0.5 -1.3 -2.4 -0.2 -0.2 -2.41993 2.6 2.7 1.8 1.0 6.5 0.2 0.8 2.3 0.81994 2.4 2.7 0.7 -0.3 5.4 -1.0 0.7 -0.2 2.3

1995 2.5 2.8 0.7 2.2 -0.4 -4.7 N.A. N.A. N.A.1996 2.1 3.0 1.5 0.2 4.0 4.0 0.2 0.3 -0.3

1997* 2.2 2.2 0.3 1.2 -4.8 3.8 0.1 0.0 -0.3

NOTE -- THE GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT (GNP) FIXED WEIGHT CHAIN INDEX REFLECTS INFLATION THROUGHOUT THE ECONOMY, AND THE CPI FOR ALL ITEMS

MEASURES THE IMPACT OF INFLATION ON CONSUMERS. THE CPI INDEX OF ALL TELEPHONE SERVICES IS BASED ON A "MARKET BASKET" INTENDED

TO REPRESENT THE TELEPHONE RELATED EXPENDITURES OF A TYPICAL URBAN HOUSEHOLD. IT INCLUDES BOTH LOCAL AND LONG DISTANCE SERVICES.

THE CPI INDEX OF LOCAL TELEPHONE CHARGES IS BASED ON MONTHLY SERVICE CHARGES, MESSAGE UNIT CHARGES, LEASED EQUIPMENT,

INSTALLATION, ENHANCED SERVICES (SUCH AS TONE DIALING AND CALL WAITING), TAXES, SUBSCRIBER LINE CHARGES, AND ALL OTHER CONSUMER

EXPENDITURES ASSOCIATED WITH TELEPHONE SERVICES EXCEPT LONG DISTANCE CHARGES. IN CONTRAST, THE PPI INDEX OF LOCAL RESIDENTIAL

SERVICES IS BASED ONLY ON SERVICE CHARGES FOR RESIDENTIAL SERVICE, OPTIONAL TOUCH-TONE SERVICE, AND SUBSCRIBER LINE CHARGES. THE

PPI TELEPHONE INDEXES WERE REVISED IN JULY 1995. INDEX VALUES AFTER JULY 1995 ARE NOT COMPARABLE TO INDEX VALUES PUBLISHED FROM

1972 THROUGH JULY 1995.

* THE 1997 CPI CHANGES ARE MEASURED SEPTEMBER THROUGH SEPTEMBER. THE 1997 GDP PRICE INDEX CHANGES ARE MEASURED SECOND QUARTER THROUGH

SECOND QUARTER.

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TABLE 8.4-AVERAGE MONTHLY RESIDENTIAL RATES(IN OCTOBER OF EACH YEAR)

1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996

RESIDENTIAL RATES*UNLIMITED LOCAL CALLING $12.10 $12.17 $12.58 $12.44 $12.32 $12.30 $12.39 $13.10 $13.12 $13.22 $13.28 $13.62 $13.70SUBSCRIBER LINE CHARGES 0.00 1.01 2.04 2.66 2.67 3.53 3.55 3.56 3.55 3.55 3.55 3.54 3.54TAXES AND 911 CHARGES 1.25 1.36 1.51 1.56 1.58 1.70 1.85 2.00 2.03 2.17 2.24 2.34 2.34

TOTAL $13.35 $14.54 $16.13 $16.66 $16.57 $17.53 $17.79 $18.66 $18.70 $18.94 $19.07 $19.49 $19.58

LOWEST GENERALLY AVAILABLE RATE $5.62 $5.75 $5.96 $5.81 $5.67 $5.67 $5.68 $6.18 $6.22 $6.43 $6.47 $6.68 $7.06SUBSCRIBER LINE CHARGES 0.00 1.01 2.04 2.66 2.67 3.53 3.55 3.56 3.55 3.55 3.55 3.54 3.54TAXES AND 911 CHARGES 0.58 0.70 0.84 0.94 0.91 1.03 1.15 1.28 1.31 1.45 1.50 1.56 1.62

TOTAL $6.20 $7.46 $8.84 $9.41 $9.25 $10.23 $10.38 $11.02 $11.08 $11.43 $11.52 $11.79 $12.22

MINIMUM CONNECTION CHARGE** $43.71 $44.32 $45.63 $44.04 $42.94 $42.71 $43.06 $42.00 $41.52 $41.38 $41.26 $40.91 $41.08TAXES 2.19 2.22 2.28 2.20 2.11 2.24 2.32 2.19 2.18 2.21 2.27 2.42 2.35

TOTAL $45.90 $46.54 $47.91 $46.24 $45.05 $44.95 $45.38 $44.19 $43.70 $43.59 $43.53 $43.33 $43.42

NOTE -- AVERAGE MONTHLY LOCAL RATES ARE BASED ON SURVEYS BY FCC STAFF USING THE SAME SAMPLING AREAS AND WEIGHTS USED BY THE BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS IN CONSTRUCTING THE CONSUMER PRICE INDEX.

*THE RESIDENTIAL RATES DO NOT INCLUDE ADDITIONAL CHARGES FOR TOUCH-TONE SERVICE, IF APPLICABLE.

** CONNECTION CHARGES DO NOT INCLUDE DROP LINE AND BLOCK CHARGES. RESIDENTIAL CONNECTION CHARGES DO NOT INCLUDE ADDITIONAL CHARGES FOR TOUCH-TONE SERVICE, IF APPLICABLE.

TABLE 8.5-AVERAGE MONTHLY SINGLE-LINE BUSINESS RATES(IN OCTOBER OF EACH YEAR)

1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996

REPRESENTATIVE RATE * $32.74 $33.42 $34.26 $33.71 $31.03 $31.06 $30.97 $32.29 $32.45 $32.70 $32.25 $32.46 $32.54TOUCH-TONE SERVICE * * * * 2.45 2.43 2.35 1.84 1.71 1.67 1.21 0.97 0.89SUBSCRIBER LINE CHARGES 0.00 1.01 2.04 2.68 2.69 3.55 3.57 3.57 3.56 3.57 3.57 3.57 3.56TAXES AND 911 CHARGES $3.77 $3.96 $4.17 $4.18 $3.95 $4.21 $4.32 $4.42 $4.57 $4.63 $4.61 $4.77 $4.84

TOTAL $36.51 $38.39 $40.47 $40.57 $40.12 $41.25 $41.21 $42.12 $42.29 $42.57 $41.64 $41.77 $41.83

AVERAGE CHARGE FOR 5 MINUTE SAME ZONE DAYTIME BUSINESS CALL 0.090 0.090 0.092 0.092 0.091 0.093 0.093 0.091 0.093 0.094 0.092 0.091 0.091

MINIMUM CONNECTION CHARGE** $68.84 $70.82 $72.94 $72.15 $70.48 $71.05 $71.36 $72.75 $72.55 $71.41 $69.88 $67.87 $68.45TOUCH-TONE SERVICE * * * * 2.03 1.70 1.89 1.13 1.19 1.17 0.92 0.27 0.17TAXES 3.79 3.90 4.01 3.97 3.92 4.06 4.15 4.32 4.33 4.25 4.13 4.18 4.19

TOTAL $72.63 $74.72 $76.95 $76.12 $76.43 $76.81 $77.40 $78.20 $78.07 $76.83 $74.93 $72.32 $72.81

5 MINUTE PAYPHONE CALL 0.212 0.222 0.223 0.226 0.228 0.228 0.228 0.228 0.228 0.235 $0.24 0.248 0.253

NOTE -- AVERAGE MONTHLY LOCAL RATES ARE BASED ON SURVEYS BY FCC STAFF USING THE SAME SAMPLING AREAS AND WEIGHTS USED BY THE BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS IN CONSTRUCTING THE CONSUMER PRICE INDEX.

* THE REPRESENTATIVE RATE IS THE MONTHLY SINGLE-LINE RATE FOR TOUCH-TONE SERVICE WITH UNLIMITED LOCAL CALLS (WHERE OFFERED) OR THE MEASURED SERVICE RATE PLUS ADDITIONAL CHARGES FOR THE FIRST 200 MESSAGES IN OTHER CITIES. THE REPRESENTATIVE BUSINESS RATE INCLUDES THE ADDITIONAL MONTHLY COST FOR TOUCH-TONE SERVICE FOR 1983 THROUGH 1987. THE ADDITIONAL CHARGE IS SHOWN SEPARATELY THEREAFTER.

**CONNECTION CHARGES DO NOT INCLUDE DROP LINE AND BLOCK CHARGES. BUSINESS CONNECTION CHARGES FOR 1983 THROUGH 1987 INCLUDE THE ADDITIONAL CONNECTION CHARGE FOR INSTALLING TOUCH-TONE SERVICE. THE CHARGE IS SHOWN SEPARATELY THEREAFTER.

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TABLE 8.6-DIAL EQUIPMENT MINUTES(MINUTES SHOWN IN BILLIONS)

LOCAL INTRASTATE INTERSTATE TOTALTOLL TOLL

1980 1,458 141 133 1,7331981 1,492 151 144 1,7871982 1,540 158 154 1,8531983 1,587 166 169 1,9231984 1,639 198 208 2,0451985 1,673 222 250 2,1451986 1,699 237 270 2,2071987 1,713 253 295 2,2611988 1,795 269 321 2,3841989 1,829 286 344 2,4591990 1,854 300 355 2,5101991 1,868 304 368 2,5401992 1,950 318 387 2,6541993 2,052 323 402 2,7761994 2,142 331 424 2,8981995 2,228 344 451 3,023

INCREASE OVER PRIOR YEAR

1981 2 % 7 % 8 % 3 %1982 3 5 7 41983 3 5 10 41984 3 19 23 61985 2 12 20 51986 2 7 8 31987 1 7 9 21988 5 6 9 51989 2 6 7 31990 1 5 3 21991 1 1 4 11992 4 5 5 41993 5 2 4 51994 4 2 5 41995 5 5 7 5

PERCENT DISTRIBUTION

1980 84 % 8 % 8 % 100 %1981 83 8 8 1001982 83 9 8 1001983 83 9 9 1001984 80 10 10 1001985 78 10 12 1001986 77 11 12 1001987 76 11 13 1001988 75 11 13 1001989 74 12 14 1001990 74 12 14 1001991 74 12 14 1001992 73 12 15 1001993 74 12 14 1001994 74 11 15 1001995 74 11 15 100

NOTE -- DIAL EQUIPMENT MINUTES (DEMS) ARE MEASURED AS CALLS ENTER AND LEAVE TELEPHONE SWITCHES. THEREFORE, TWO DEMS ARE COUNTED FOR EVERY CONVERSATION MINUTE.

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TABLE 8.7-EQUAL ACCESS CONVERSION: JUNE 1984 - DECEMBER 31, 1996(ACCESS LINES IN THOUSANDS)

BELL COMPANIES OTHER COMPANIES TOTAL

LINES % EQUAL LINES % EQUAL LINES % EQUALACCESS ACCESS ACCESS

1984 JUNE 84,321 0.0 26,278 0.0 110,599 0.0DECEMBER 85,457 3.8 26,633 1.0 112,090 3.1

1985 JUNE 86,609 26.9 26,992 2.5 113,601 21.1DECEMBER 87,777 50.9 27,355 3.4 115,132 39.6

1986 JUNE 88,960 61.9 27,724 13.6 116,684 50.4DECEMBER 90,159 74.3 28,098 28.0 118,257 63.3

1987 JUNE 91,374 77.7 28,477 37.7 119,851 68.2DECEMBER 92,606 84.7 28,860 47.8 121,467 75.9

1988 JUNE 93,520 87.4 29,145 51.6 122,665 78.9DECEMBER 94,813 91.3 29,548 56.3 124,361 83.0

1989 JUNE 96,632 93.4 30,115 59.6 126,747 85.4DECEMBER 98,214 94.1 30,268 60.8 128,482 86.2

1990 JUNE 99,815 95.0 30,962 63.8 130,777 87.6DECEMBER 100,993 96.8 31,416 70.6 132,409 90.6

1991 JUNE 102,027 97.4 31,870 73.5 133,896 91.7DECEMBER 103,102 98.4 32,185 77.5 135,287 93.4

1992 JUNE 104,060 98.9 32,643 80.7 136,704 94.5DECEMBER 105,744 99.3 32,981 84.5 138,725 95.8

1993 JUNE 107,084 99.4 33,531 86.6 140,615 96.3DECEMBER 108,847 99.6 33,963 89.1 142,809 97.1

1994 JUNE 110,583 99.8 34,646 90.6 145,229 97.6DECEMBER 113,092 99.9 35,387 92.2 148,479 98.0

1995 JUNE 114,827 99.9 35,518 94.4 150,335 98.6DECEMBER 116,344 99.9 36,258 95.7 152,602 98.9

1996 JUNE 119,119 100.0 36,883 96.8 156,002 99.2DECEMBER 120,910 100.0 37,763 97.6 158,672 99.4

SOURCE: "DISTRIBUTION OF EQUAL ACCESS LINES AND PRESUBSCRIBED LINES," RELEASED NOVEMBER 1997, BY THE INDUSTRY ANALYSIS DIVISION.

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TABLE 8.8-INTERSTATE SWITCHED ACCESS MINUTES(MINUTES SHOWN IN BILLIONS)

TOTAL INDUSTRY AT&T'S MINUTES AT&T'S SHARE OF

ACCESS TERMINATING ACCESS TERMINATING ACCESS TERMINATINGMINUTES MINUTES MINUTES MINUTES MINUTES MINUTES

1984 THIRD QUARTER 37.5 31.6 18.1 84.2 %FOURTH QUARTER 39.6 31.8 18.2 80.2

1985 FIRST QUARTER 39.6 32.8 19.0 83.0SECOND QUARTER 41.5 33.3 19.2 80.3THIRD QUARTER 42.8 33.8 19.4 78.9FOURTH QUARTER 43.3 33.4 19.2 77.1

TOTAL 1985 167.1 133.3 77.0

1986 FIRST QUARTER 43.0 34.2 19.9 79.5SECOND QUARTER 44.8 34.7 20.2 77.5THIRD QUARTER 46.7 26.7 35.8 20.7 76.6 77.7 %FOURTH QUARTER 48.5 27.6 35.9 20.6 74.0 74.7

TOTAL 1986 183.1 54.3 140.6 81.5

1987 FIRST QUARTER 51.2 28.9 37.4 21.4 72.9 74.2SECOND QUARTER 52.5 29.7 38.6 22.1 73.7 74.2THIRD QUARTER 55.0 30.9 39.2 22.3 71.2 72.1FOURTH QUARTER 57.0 32.3 40.1 22.6 70.4 70.1

TOTAL 1987 215.7 121.8 155.3 88.4

1988 FIRST QUARTER 59.0 33.4 41.2 23.3 69.8 69.9SECOND QUARTER 59.6 33.6 41.1 23.0 69.0 68.5THIRD QUARTER 62.1 34.9 42.3 23.6 68.2 67.6FOURTH QUARTER 64.0 35.9 43.0 23.6 67.2 65.8

TOTAL 1988 244.6 137.8 167.6 93.6

1989 FIRST QUARTER 66.2 37.3 44.2 24.5 66.8 65.7SECOND QUARTER 68.5 38.1 44.4 24.5 64.8 64.4THIRD QUARTER 69.7 38.6 44.9 24.7 64.4 64.1FOURTH QUARTER 72.6 40.0 46.4 25.3 63.9 63.3

TOTAL 1989 277.1 153.9 179.9 99.0

1990 FIRST QUARTER 74.7 41.2 47.1 25.8 63.0 62.5SECOND QUARTER 75.8 41.9 47.1 25.7 62.1 61.5THIRD QUARTER 77.9 43.4 48.7 26.4 62.5 60.9FOURTH QUARTER 79.1 43.1 49.8 27.8 63.0 64.5

TOTAL 1990 307.4 169.6 192.6 105.8

1991 FIRST QUARTER 79.2 43.4 49.9 27.1 63.0 62.4SECOND QUARTER 81.9 44.9 50.5 26.8 61.7 59.6THIRD QUARTER 82.6 45.1 51.2 27.1 61.9 60.1FOURTH QUARTER 84.4 46.4 52.4 27.9 62.1 60.0

TOTAL 1991 328.0 179.8 204.0 108.8

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TABLE 8.8-INTERSTATE SWITCHED ACCESS MINUTES--CONTINUED(MINUTES SHOWN IN BILLIONS)

TOTAL INDUSTRY AT&T'S MINUTES AT&T'S SHARE OF

ACCESS TERMINATING ACCESS TERMINATING ACCESS TERMINATINGMINUTES MINUTES MINUTES MINUTES MINUTES MINUTES

1992 FIRST QUARTER 85.6 47.7 53.3 28.6 62.2 59.9SECOND QUARTER 86.5 48.2 51.9 27.9 60.0 57.8THIRD QUARTER 87.9 49.1 53.0 28.4 60.3 57.9FOURTH QUARTER 89.8 50.4 53.5 28.8 59.7 57.1

TOTAL 1992 349.7 195.4 211.7 113.6

1993 FIRST QUARTER 90.6 51.0 55.5 29.7 61.3 58.1SECOND QUARTER 91.2 51.9 55.0 29.9 60.3 57.6THIRD QUARTER 93.6 54.8 56.3 31.4 60.2 57.2FOURTH QUARTER 95.9 56.4 56.8 31.9 59.3 56.6

TOTAL 1993 371.2 214.1 223.6 122.8

1994 FIRST QUARTER 98.7 58.2 59.0 31.4 59.8 53.9SECOND QUARTER 97.9 58.3 57.7 31.1 59.0 53.3THIRD QUARTER 101.9 60.9 58.5 32.6 57.4 53.5FOURTH QUARTER 102.9 62.0 59.5 33.3 57.9 53.6

TOTAL 1994 401.4 239.4 234.7 128.3

1995 FIRST QUARTER 105.6 63.8 59.9 33.6 56.7 52.7SECOND QUARTER 106.8 64.7 59.3 33.5 55.5 51.8THIRD QUARTER 109.0 66.7 59.8 34.4 54.8 51.6FOURTH QUARTER 110.6 67.5 60.8 34.6 55.0 51.2

TOTAL 1995 431.9 262.7 239.8 136.1

1996 FIRST QUARTER 115.7 71.2 62.4 35.9 54.0 50.5SECOND QUARTER 114.7 71.5 60.2 35.1 52.4 49.0THIRD QUARTER 117.9 74.1 60.7 35.5 51.5 48.0FOURTH QUARTER 120.5 76.2 61.7 35.6 51.2 46.7

TOTAL 1996 468.7 293.0 244.9 142.1

1997 FIRST QUARTER 122.6 76.9 63.9 37.1 52.1 48.3SECOND QUARTER 124.7 79.3 63.2 37.1 50.7 46.7

NOTE -- SWITCHED ACCESS MINUTES ARE THOSE MINUTES TRANSMITTED BY LONG DISTANCE CARRIERS THAT ALSO USE THE DISTRIBUTION NETWORKS OF LOCAL TELEPHONE COMPANIES. THE MEASURE INCLUDES MINUTES ASSOCIATED WITH ORDINARY LONG DISTANCE CALLS AND THE "OPEN END" OF WATS-LIKE CALLS. IT EXCLUDES CALLS MADE ON PRIVATE TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS, ON LEASED LINES, AND MINUTES ON THE "CLOSED END" OF WATS-LIKE CALLS.

'SOURCE: "LONG DISTANCE MARKET SHARES," RELEASED OCTOBER 10, 1997, BY THE INDUSTRY ANALYSIS DIVISION.

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TABLE 8.9-INTERSTATE SWITCHED PREMIUM AND NON-PREMIUM ACCESS MINUTES(MINUTES SHOWN IN BILLIONS)

PREMIUM NON-PREMIUM TOTALMINUTES MINUTES MINUTES

1984 THIRD QUARTER 32.0 5.5 37.5FOURTH QUARTER 33.6 6.0 39.6

1985 FIRST QUARTER 32.9 6.6 39.6SECOND QUARTER 34.9 6.6 41.5THIRD QUARTER 36.6 6.2 42.8FOURTH QUARTER 38.0 5.3 43.3

TOTAL 1985 142.4 24.7 167.1

1986 FIRST QUARTER 38.8 4.3 43.0SECOND QUARTER 41.0 3.8 44.8THIRD QUARTER 43.2 3.5 46.7FOURTH QUARTER 45.5 3.0 48.5

TOTAL 1986 168.5 14.6 183.1

1987 FIRST QUARTER 48.0 3.2 51.2SECOND QUARTER 49.3 3.1 52.5THIRD QUARTER 52.1 2.9 55.0FOURTH QUARTER 54.4 2.6 57.0

TOTAL 1987 203.9 11.9 215.7

1988 FIRST QUARTER 56.6 2.4 59.0SECOND QUARTER 57.3 2.3 59.6THIRD QUARTER 59.8 2.3 62.1FOURTH QUARTER 61.8 2.2 64.0

TOTAL 1988 235.4 9.2 244.6

1989 FIRST QUARTER 64.1 2.1 66.2SECOND QUARTER 66.5 2.0 68.5THIRD QUARTER 67.7 2.0 69.7FOURTH QUARTER 70.7 1.9 72.6

TOTAL 1989 269.1 8.0 277.1

1990 FIRST QUARTER 72.9 1.9 74.7SECOND QUARTER 74.0 1.8 75.8THIRD QUARTER 76.1 1.8 77.9FOURTH QUARTER 77.4 1.6 79.1

TOTAL 1990 300.4 7.1 307.4

1991 FIRST QUARTER 77.7 1.5 79.2SECOND QUARTER 80.4 1.5 81.9THIRD QUARTER 81.2 1.4 82.6FOURTH QUARTER 83.0 1.4 84.4

TOTAL 1991 322.2 5.8 328.0

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TABLE 8.9-INTERSTATE SWITCHED PREMIUM AND NON-PREMIUM ACCESS MINUTES--CONTINUED(MINUTES SHOWN IN BILLIONS)

PREMIUM NON-PREMIUM TOTALMINUTES MINUTES MINUTES

1992 FIRST QUARTER 84.5 1.2 85.6SECOND QUARTER 85.4 1.1 86.5THIRD QUARTER 86.8 1.0 87.9FOURTH QUARTER 88.8 1.0 89.8

TOTAL 1992 345.5 4.2 349.7

1993 FIRST QUARTER 89.8 0.9 90.6SECOND QUARTER 90.4 0.8 91.2THIRD QUARTER 92.9 0.7 93.6FOURTH QUARTER 95.2 0.6 95.9

TOTAL 1993 368.3 3.0 371.2

1994 FIRST QUARTER 98.1 0.6 98.7SECOND QUARTER 97.4 0.5 97.9THIRD QUARTER 101.4 0.5 101.9FOURTH QUARTER 102.4 0.5 102.9

TOTAL 1994 399.3 2.1 401.4

1995 FIRST QUARTER 105.1 0.4 105.6SECOND QUARTER 106.4 0.4 106.8THIRD QUARTER 108.6 0.4 109.0FOURTH QUARTER 110.2 0.4 110.6

TOTAL 1995 430.3 1.6 431.9

1996 FIRST QUARTER 115.3 0.4 139.3SECOND QUARTER 116.3 0.3 140.3THIRD QUARTER 117.3 0.3 141.3FOURTH QUARTER 118.3 0.3 142.3

TOTAL 1996 467.5 1.3 468.7

1997 FIRST QUARTER 122.4 0.2 122.6SECOND QUARTER 124.6 0.2 124.7

NOTE -- SWITCHED ACCESS MINUTES ARE THOSE MINUTES TRANSMITTED BY LONG DISTANCE CARRIERS THAT ALSO USE THE DISTRIBUTION NETWORKS OF LOCAL TELEPHONE COMPANIES. THE MEASURE INCLUDES MINUTES ASSOCIATED WITH ORDINARY LONG DISTANCE CALLS AND THE "OPEN END" OF WATS-LIKE CALLS. IT EXCLUDES CALLS MADE ON PRIVATE TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS, ON LEASED LINES, AND MINUTES ON THE "CLOSED END" OF WATS-LIKE CALLS. NON- PREMIUM MINUTES ARE THOSE HANDLED BY AT&T'S COMPETITORS IN AREAS WHERE EQUAL ACCESS HAS NOT YET BEEN PROVIDED.

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TABLE 8.10 - PRESUBSCRIBED TELEPHONE LINES BY CARRIER

DECEMBER 1996 JUNE 96 DECEMBER 1995 JUNE 95 DECEMBER 1994 JUNE 94

TOTAL NUMBER OF CARRIERSWITH PRESUBSCRIBED LINES 621 582 583 549 511 454TOTAL NUMBER OF QUALIFYING CARRIERS 45 43 44 36 35 29TOTAL NUMBER OF NON-QUALIFYING CARRIERS 576 539 539 513 476 425

QUALIFYING CARRIERS 1/AT&T COMPANIES: AT&T COMMUNICATIONS 100,177,257 99,599,355 101,138,792 102,502,271 103,957,425 102,421,583 AT&T ALASCOM, INC. 2/ 224,192 222,144 218,135 232,525 226,974 222,142MCI TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP. 22,938,608 24,338,086 23,911,437 23,459,534 22,040,062 22,286,410 SOUTHERNET TELECOM*USA TELECONNECTSPRINT 11,788,717 10,905,940 9,784,388 9,589,788 9,467,999 9,244,159 LA CONEXION FAMILIAR, INC. LONG DISTANCE/USAWORLDCOM 3/ 4,297,498 4,110,753 4,088,816 3,683,433 1,954,198 1,831,304 ADVANCED TELECOM CORP. (ATC) AMERICAN NETWORK CLAYDESTA DIGITAL COM SYSTEMS DBA SUN DIAL ITT METROMEDIA MICROTEL MID-AMERICAN NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS NTS (NATIONAL TELEPHONE SYSTEMS) TELUS/TELTEC SAVING TOUCH-1 LONG DISTANCE 320,571 161,143 WILTEL 4/ 960,004 677,430 MFS INTELENET, INC. 211,085 177,648 106,489EXCEL TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC. 3,792,171 3,313,287 1,486,953 223,235 75,543LCI COMPANIES: LCI INTERNATIONAL/LITEL 5/ 2,244,192 1,965,532 1,227,925 840,968 638,464 614,937 LCI CORPORATE TELEMANAGEMENT GROUP 85,868 LCI/US SIGNAL CORP. 6/ 128,305 121,445 114,026FRONTIER COMPANIES: 7/ 2,050,019 2,097,182 2,348,301 FRONTIER dba ALLNET COMM. SVC., INC. 8/ (1,334,100) (1,317,313) (1,548,658) 1,650,296 1,334,360 1,078,577 FRONTIER COMMUNICATIONS INT'L 9/ (488,074) (441,493) (436,609) 365,841 283,372 278,542 FRONTIER COMM-NORTH CENTRAL REGION 10/ (134,721) (150,661) (161,242) 154,038 132,946 FRONTIER OF THE GREAT LAKES 11/ (93,124) (97,277) (95,633) 88,043 84,141 80,573 FRONTIER OF THE WEST 12/ (90,438) (106,159) 133,300 137,489 144,240SNET AMERICA LONG DISTANCE 783,135 597,251 304,391 223,844 105,855GTE LONG DISTANCE CO. 733,558 169,609CABLE & WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS 625,367 584,802 543,617 524,014 524,153 537,919TELEFONICA LARGA DISTANCIA 470,267 458,783 452,017 444,205 441,467 446,390U.S. LONG DISTANCE/ZERO PLUS 356,932 276,153 212,611 149,308 116,602UNITED TELEPHONE LONG DISTANCE 289,380 471,687 517,379 545,189 572,010 612,991TOUCH 1 COMMUNICATIONS 209,905 149,392 134,779 108,550CITIZENS TELECOM 206,698 141,636LONG DISTANCE SAVERS 185,247 170,359 158,001 151,473 141,697 128,716BUSINESS TELECOM , INC. (BTI) 177,423 171,239 146,118 132,196 121,822 100,808INTER CONTINENTAL TELEPHONE 160,084 117,780 134,572 120,932 99,033 84,534L.D. SERVICES, INC. 143,601 116,239 99,557 90,774COASTAL TELEPHONE COMPANY 141,358 133,108 97,917NATIONAL TELEPHONE COMMUNICATIONS, INC. 139,185VARTEC TELECOM, INC. 137,594 116,898 120,832 136,568 122,991 130,738CINCINNATI BELL LONG DISTANCE INC. 134,506 120,710 115,398 102,634 102,163 92,302GENERAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC. 130,994 124,969 119,883 102,813 102,528 102,202ALLTEL LONG DISTANCE 127,563 78,401SWITCHED SERVICES COMMUNICATIONS 13/ 126,721TELAMERICA, INC. 124,628 122,093 115,403 109,463 105,053 100,282ATX TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES 122,297 119,843 118,637 113,466 107,979 110,023ONE CALL COMMUNICATIONS 120,952 110,352 93,613 78,328AMERIVISION COMMUNICATIONS 117,120CENTURY AREA LONG LINES 116,708 104,143ACCESS LONG DISTANCE 107,423 101,914 90,562 81,438OCI (ONCOR) 106,742 116,046 128,209 148,918 161,085 163,972 INTERNATIONAL TELECHARGECOMMONWEALTH LONG DISTANCE (CLD) 103,421 109,349 139,414 146,663 147,045 125,682AMERICAN TELCO, INC. 99,806 89,783 83,402TWT-HEARTLINE 97,531 118,455 117,739 72,803ACC LONG DISTANCE CORPORATION 87,667 80,795 79,652 74,482MATRIX TELECOM 85,971 89,689 91,031TRESCOM INTERNATIONAL, INC. 84,766DELTACOM L.D.S. 83,580WINSTAR GATEWAY NETWORK, INC 109,991 86,652MIDCOM COMMUNICATIONS 79,472 81,386 102,076 COMMUNIQUE TELECOM 188,295 197,874WORLDXCHANGE 14/ 140,610 127,839 156,055 79,270CHERRY COMMUNICATIONS 104,367 93,746ALIANT SYSTEMS (FORMERLY LINTEL - LINCOLN) 79,281 81,010 85,496 88,136SONIC COMMUNICATIONS 15/ 114,041TELESPHERE NETWORK 15/PUERTO RICO TEL-COMNETECH COMM, US WEST

TOTAL QUALIFYING CARRIERS 154,461,869 152,080,868 149,232,439 146,960,164 145,317,426 142,215,682

NON-QUALIFYING CARRIERS 4,210,374 3,920,356 3,368,738 3,384,888 3,161,902 3,013,060

TOTAL INDUSTRY PRESUBSCRIBED LINES 158,672,243 156,001,224 152,601,177 150,345,052 148,479,328 145,228,742

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TABLE 8.10 - PRESUBSCRIBED TELEPHONE LINES BY CARRIER--CONTINUED

DECEMBER 1993 JUNE 93 DECEMBER 1992 JUNE 92 DECEMBER 1991 JUNE 91

TOTAL NUMBER OF CARRIERSWITH PRESUBSCRIBED LINES 436 412 414 425 388 355TOTAL NUMBER OF QUALIFYING CARRIERS 27 28 28 24 22 24TOTAL NUMBER OF NON-QUALIFYING CARRIERS 409 384 386 401 366 331

QUALIFYING CARRIERS 1/AT&T COMPANIES: AT&T COMMUNICATIONS 101,711,178 101,770,741 101,203,888 101,384,413 101,498,260 101,013,529 AT&T ALASCOM, INC. 2/ 216,964 218,225 209,850 203,832 203,105 196,244MCI TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP. 21,818,212 21,170,832 20,167,298 19,189,649 18,329,870 17,603,453 SOUTHERNET TELECOM*USA TELECONNECTSPRINT 9,212,993 8,621,177 8,856,004 8,424,303 8,353,583 8,702,085 LA CONEXION FAMILIAR, INC. 71,327 72,555 LONG DISTANCE/USAWORLDCOM 3/ 1,752,616 931,553 482,043 338,820 332,244 134,043 ADVANCED TELECOM CORP. (ATC) 440,961 331,136 333,152 334,157 AMERICAN NETWORK CLAYDESTA DIGITAL COM SYSTEMS DBA SUN DIAL 134,950 126,190 117,571 116,326 119,034 ITT METROMEDIA 538,362 494,864 468,698 476,128 497,187 MICROTEL MID-AMERICAN NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS 91,417 NTS (NATIONAL TELEPHONE SYSTEMS) TELUS/TELTEC SAVING TOUCH-1 LONG DISTANCE 98,044 105,244 110,929 WILTEL 4/ 432,844 339,960 191,076 116,501 87,758 MFS INTELENET, INC.EXCEL TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC.LCI COMPANIES: LCI INTERNATIONAL/LITEL 5/ 405,644 359,575 338,496 226,350 186,884 163,089 LCI CORPORATE TELEMANAGEMENT GROUP LCI/US SIGNAL CORP. 6/ 109,071 93,155 77,096FRONTIER COMPANIES: 7/ FRONTIER dba ALLNET COMM. SVC., INC. 8/ 891,577 846,961 859,499 830,548 813,748 775,847 FRONTIER COMMUNICATIONS INT'L 9/ 279,304 260,760 252,495 240,670 190,382 180,321 FRONTIER COMM-NORTH CENTRAL REGION 10/ FRONTIER OF THE GREAT LAKES 11/ 77,699 76,521 71,059 FRONTIER OF THE WEST 12/ 96,539SNET AMERICA LONG DISTANCEGTE LONG DISTANCE CO.CABLE & WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS 529,398 522,112 513,419 490,228 466,935 448,951TELEFONICA LARGA DISTANCIA 442,922 436,695 432,701 425,334 419,293 393,034U.S. LONG DISTANCE/ZERO PLUSUNITED TELEPHONE LONG DISTANCE 648,131 625,831 639,341 626,850 596,114 590,187TOUCH 1 COMMUNICATIONSCITIZENS TELECOMLONG DISTANCE SAVERS 112,905 98,514 87,687 80,839 77,568 73,696BUSINESS TELECOM , INC. (BTI) 79,396INTER CONTINENTAL TELEPHONEL.D. SERVICES, INC.COASTAL TELEPHONE COMPANYNATIONAL TELEPHONE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.VARTEC TELECOM, INC. 117,692 77,258CINCINNATI BELL LONG DISTANCE INC. 93,659 93,014 90,841 85,974 79,182 74,387GENERAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC. 99,911 91,812 97,798 94,229 93,233 90,252ALLTEL LONG DISTANCESWITCHED SERVICES COMMUNICATIONS 13/TELAMERICA, INC. 94,114 92,719 92,860 91,460 85,801 90,887ATX TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES 104,971 86,186 82,303 70,246ONE CALL COMMUNICATIONSAMERIVISION COMMUNICATIONSCENTURY AREA LONG LINESACCESS LONG DISTANCEOCI (ONCOR) 144,511 106,625 87,593 INTERNATIONAL TELECHARGE 72,813 82,085COMMONWEALTH LONG DISTANCE (CLD) 113,072 103,407 103,684 93,241AMERICAN TELCO, INC.TWT-HEARTLINEACC LONG DISTANCE CORPORATIONMATRIX TELECOMTRESCOM INTERNATIONAL, INC.DELTACOM L.D.S.WINSTAR GATEWAY NETWORK, INCMIDCOM COMMUNICATIONS COMMUNIQUE TELECOM 189,781 161,398 148,865 133,090 106,892 93,809WORLDXCHANGE 14/CHERRY COMMUNICATIONSALIANT SYSTEMS (FORMERLY LINTEL - LINCOLN) 90,146 91,420 93,427 93,562 94,183 96,415SONIC COMMUNICATIONS 15/TELESPHERE NETWORK 15/ 94,666PUERTO RICO TEL-COM 79,146NETECH COMM, US WEST 107,063

TOTAL QUALIFYING CARRIERS 139,963,294 138,162,070 136,423,594 134,230,099 133,013,454 132,017,921

NON-QUALIFYING CARRIERS 2,845,986 2,452,609 2,301,446 2,473,551 2,273,128 1,878,542

TOTAL INDUSTRY PRESUBSCRIBED LINES 142,809,280 140,614,679 138,725,040 136,703,650 135,286,582 133,896,463

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TABLE 8.10 - PRESUBSCRIBED TELEPHONE LINES BY CARRIER--CONTINUED

DECEMBER 1990 JUNE 90 DECEMBER 1989 JUNE 89 DECEMBER 1988 JUNE 88 DECEMBER 1987

TOTAL NUMBER OF CARRIERS WITH PRESUBSCRIBED LINES 325 314 302 276 253 242 223

TOTAL NUMBER OF QUALIFYING CARRIERS 21 20 20 21 21 20 19TOTAL NUMBER OF NON-QUALIFYING CARRIERS 304 294 282 255 232 222 204

QUALIFYING CARRIERS 1/

AT&T COMPANIES: AT&T COMMUNICATIONS 100,061,611 99,612,725 99,396,609 100,006,827 100,205,677 100,832,869 101,652,678 AT&T ALASCOM, INC. 2/ 182,341 179,175 168,095 165,332 161,572 157,250 152,040MCI TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP. 17,434,898 16,864,001 15,055,643 13,671,625 12,149,921 10,941,207 9,990,561 SOUTHERNET 215,384 199,093 183,769 TELECOM*USA 712,263 646,084 533,516 TELECONNECT 247,042 211,949 156,614SPRINT 8,743,988 8,148,013 8,167,638 7,674,605 7,197,136 6,382,372 5,836,179 LA CONEXION FAMILIAR, INC. LONG DISTANCE/USA 81,692 85,680WORLDCOM 3/ 116,864 70,781 66,576 ADVANCED TELECOM CORP. (ATC) 355,518 372,260 396,319 262,542 AMERICAN NETWORK 95,926 CLAYDESTA DIGITAL 96,914 78,804 71,794 COM SYSTEMS DBA SUN DIAL 118,963 118,225 89,081 87,520 62,773 ITT 360,551 412,197 425,109 420,793 394,707 279,549 METROMEDIA 515,711 198,374 207,599 209,036 215,181 211,210 215,485 MICROTEL 70,273 63,587 MID-AMERICAN 89,367 97,526 100,113 96,384 NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS NTS (NATIONAL TELEPHONE SYSTEMS) 67,129 77,667 65,692 TELUS/TELTEC SAVING 134,150 125,339 117,191 105,243 TOUCH-1 LONG DISTANCE WILTEL 4/ MFS INTELENET, INC.EXCEL TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC.LCI COMPANIES: LCI INTERNATIONAL/LITEL 5/ 144,926 137,164 123,748 107,302 92,014 LCI CORPORATE TELEMANAGEMENT GROUP LCI/US SIGNAL CORP. 6/FRONTIER COMPANIES: 7/ FRONTIER dba ALLNET COMM. SVC., INC. 8/ 744,452 709,876 677,531 687,097 763,680 818,080 726,974 FRONTIER COMMUNICATIONS INT'L 9/ 171,198 150,069 113,329 98,334 83,383 63,574 FRONTIER COMM-NORTH CENTRAL REGION 10/ FRONTIER OF THE GREAT LAKES 11/ FRONTIER OF THE WEST 12/SNET AMERICA LONG DISTANCEGTE LONG DISTANCE CO.CABLE & WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS 422,534 407,906 394,020 358,290 304,976 256,786 236,000TELEFONICA LARGA DISTANCIA 375,694U.S. LONG DISTANCE/ZERO PLUSUNITED TELEPHONE LONG DISTANCE 548,303 524,477 513,033 430,550 285,385 167,025 82,602TOUCH 1 COMMUNICATIONSCITIZENS TELECOMLONG DISTANCE SAVERSBUSINESS TELECOM , INC. (BTI)INTER CONTINENTAL TELEPHONEL.D. SERVICES, INC.COASTAL TELEPHONE COMPANYNATIONAL TELEPHONE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.VARTEC TELECOM, INC.CINCINNATI BELL LONG DISTANCE INC. 67,689GENERAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC. 88,360 82,386 86,089 85,773 83,468 84,807 89,338ALLTEL LONG DISTANCESWITCHED SERVICES COMMUNICATIONS 13/TELAMERICA, INC. 101,968 102,530 100,213 99,038 90,570 94,654 94,292ATX TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICESONE CALL COMMUNICATIONSAMERIVISION COMMUNICATIONSCENTURY AREA LONG LINESACCESS LONG DISTANCEOCI (ONCOR) INTERNATIONAL TELECHARGE 83,725 87,751 95,252 71,346COMMONWEALTH LONG DISTANCE (CLD)AMERICAN TELCO, INC.TWT-HEARTLINEACC LONG DISTANCE CORPORATIONMATRIX TELECOMTRESCOM INTERNATIONAL, INC.DELTACOM L.D.S.WINSTAR GATEWAY NETWORK, INCMIDCOM COMMUNICATIONS COMMUNIQUE TELECOMWORLDXCHANGE 14/CHERRY COMMUNICATIONSALIANT SYSTEMS (FORMERLY LINTEL - LINCOLN) 99,594 95,126 96,966 93,353 94,031 92,636 93,352SONIC COMMUNICATIONS 15/TELESPHERE NETWORK 15/ 111,386PUERTO RICO TEL-COM 99,821NETECH COMM, US WEST

TOTAL QUALIFYING CARRIERS 130,589,544 129,000,782 126,883,689 125,356,404 123,063,038 121,349,606 120,244,460

NON-QUALIFYING CARRIERS 1,819,064 1,776,233 1,598,790 1,390,131 1,297,791 1,315,809 1,222,040

TOTAL INDUSTRY PRESUBSCRIBED LINES 132,408,608 130,777,015 128,482,479 126,746,535 124,360,829 122,665,415 121,466,500

SEE NOTES FOLLOWING TABLE 8.12.

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TABLE 8.11 - MARKET SHARE OF PRESUBSCRIBED LINES

OTHERAT&T MCI SPRINT WORLDCOM CARRIERS

1987 DEC 83.7 % 8.2 % 4.8 % 3.3 %

1988 JUNE 82.2 8.9 5.2 3.7DEC 80.6 9.8 5.8 3.9

1989 JUNE 78.9 10.8 6.1 0.0 % 4.3DEC 77.4 11.7 6.4 0.1 4.5

1990 JUNE 76.2 12.9 6.2 0.1 4.7DEC 75.6 13.2 6.6 0.1 4.6

1991 JUNE 75.4 13.1 6.5 0.1 4.8DEC 75.0 13.5 6.2 0.2 5.0

1992 JUNE 74.2 14.0 6.2 0.2 5.4DEC 73.0 14.5 6.4 0.3 5.8

1993 JUNE 72.4 15.1 6.1 0.7 5.8DEC 71.2 15.3 6.5 1.2 5.8

1994 JUNE 70.5 15.3 6.4 1.3 6.5DEC 70.0 14.8 6.4 1.3 7.4

1995 JUNE 68.2 15.6 6.4 2.4 7.4DEC 66.4 15.7 6.4 2.7 8.8

1996 JUNE 64.0 15.6 7.0 2.6 10.8DEC 63.3 14.5 7.4 2.7 12.1

TABLE 8.12 - ANNUAL RATES OF GROWTH OF PRESUBSCRIBED LINES

OTHER TOTALAT&T MCI SPRINT WORLDCOM CARRIERS INDUSTRY

LINES

1987 DEC

1988 JUNEDEC -1.4 % 21.6 % 23.3 % 22.1 % 2.4 %

1989 JUNE -0.8 25.0 20.2 21.1 3.3DEC -0.8 23.9 13.5 18.7 3.3

1990 JUNE -0.4 23.4 6.2 10.6 3.2DEC 0.7 15.8 7.1 75.5 % 17.3 3.1

1991 JUNE 1.4 4.4 6.8 89.4 19.7 2.4DEC 1.4 5.1 -4.5 184.3 11.8 2.2

1992 JUNE 0.4 9.0 -3.2 152.8 13.2 2.1DEC -0.3 10.0 6.0 45.1 17.2 2.5

1993 JUNE 0.4 10.3 2.3 174.9 11.3 2.9DEC 0.5 8.2 4.0 263.6 4.7 2.9

1994 JUNE 0.6 5.3 7.2 96.6 16.1 3.3DEC 2.2 1.0 2.8 11.5 32.7 4.0

1995 JUNE 0.1 5.3 3.7 101.1 17.6 3.5DEC -2.5 8.5 3.3 109.2 21.8 2.8

1996 JUNE -2.6 3.7 13.7 11.6 51.6 3.8DEC -0.9 -4.1 20.5 5.1 43.0 4.0

NOTES FOR TABLES 8.10.

1/ QUALIFYING CARRIERS' DATA ARE SHOWN ONLY FOR YEARS IN WHICH THE CARRIER HAD AT LEAST .05% OF OVERALL PRESUBSCRIBED LINES.2/ PURCHASED BY AT&T IN 1995.3/ LDDS/WORLDCOM CHANGED ITS NAME TO WORLDCOM, INC. IN MAY 1995.4/ LDDS AND WILTEL MERGED ON JANUARY 5, 1995.5/ NAME CHANGED FROM LITEL, DECEMBER 1994.6/ NAME CHANGED FROM TELEDIAL AMERICA, DECEMBER 1994.7/ THE TOTAL NUMBER OF PRESUBSCRIBED LINES REPORTED FOR FRONTIER FOR 1995 AND 1996 ARE ONLY FOR THOSE SUBSIDIARIES WHICH MEET THE QUALIFYING COMPANIES' THRESHOLD NOTED IN FOOTNOTE 1 ABOVE.8/ PURCHASED BY FRONTIER IN 1995.9/ NAME CHANGED FROM RCI, DECEMBER 1994.10/ FORMERLY AMERICAN SHARECOM; PURCHASED BY FRONTIER IN 1995.11/ FORMERLY SCHNEIDER COMMUNICATIONS; PURCHASED BY FRONTIER IN 1995.12/ FORMERLY WEST COAST TELECOMMUNICATIONS; PURCHASED BY FRONTIER IN 1995.13/ SUBSIDIARY OF IXC COMMUNICATIONS, INC.14/ NAME CHANGED FROM COMMUNICATIONS TELESYSTEMS INT'L (CTI) IN 1995.15/ COMPANY WENT BANKRUPT.

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TABLE 8.13NUMBER OF CARRIER IDENTIFICATION CODES (CICS)

ASSIGNED BYBELL COMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH

1982 - 1992

NUMBER OF NUMBER OFYEAR QUARTER CICS YEAR QUARTER CICS

ASSIGNED ASSIGNED

1982 FIRST QUARTER 11 1988 FIRST QUARTER 602SECOND QUARTER 13 SECOND QUARTER 621THIRD QUARTER 13 THIRD QUARTER 601FOURTH QUARTER 11 FOURTH QUARTER 639

1983 FIRST QUARTER 15 1989 FIRST QUARTER 685SECOND QUARTER 25 SECOND QUARTER 714THIRD QUARTER 33 THIRD QUARTER 730FOURTH QUARTER 42 FOURTH QUARTER 747

1984 FIRST QUARTER 54 1990 FIRST QUARTER 774SECOND QUARTER 86 * SECOND QUARTER 794THIRD QUARTER 121 THIRD QUARTER 817FOURTH QUARTER 155 FOURTH QUARTER 791

1985 FIRST QUARTER 182 1991 FIRST QUARTER 745SECOND QUARTER 212 SECOND QUARTER 766THIRD QUARTER 236 THIRD QUARTER 783FOURTH QUARTER 256 FOURTH QUARTER 807

1986 FIRST QUARTER 276 1992 FIRST QUARTER 786SECOND QUARTER 331 SECOND QUARTER 831THIRD QUARTER 361 THIRD QUARTER 840FOURTH QUARTER 413 FOURTH QUARTER 886

1987 FIRST QUARTER 444SECOND QUARTER 495THIRD QUARTER 530FOURTH QUARTER 573

NUMBER OF CARRIER IDENTIFICATION CODES (CICS)ASSIGNED BY

BELL COMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH1993 - 1997

YEAR QUARTER FGB FGD

1993 FIRST QUARTER 694 ** 709SECOND QUARTER 738 746THIRD QUARTER 739 760FOURTH QUARTER 753 796

1994 FIRST QUARTER 781 815SECOND QUARTER 795 845THIRD QUARTER 805 899***FOURTH QUARTER 819 947

1995 FIRST QUARTER 829 1,016 SECOND QUARTER 832 1,082 THIRD QUARTER 843 1,146 FOURTH QUARTER 852 1,209

1996 FIRST QUARTER 865 1,253 SECOND QUARTER 876 1,300 THIRD QUARTER 875 1,315 FOURTH QUARTER 878 1,337

1997 FIRST QUARTER 882 1,395 SECOND QUARTER 896 1,427 THIRD QUARTER 908 1,481

* CONVERSION FROM 2-DIGIT CODES TO 3-DIGIT CODES.** CONVERSION FROM 3-DIGIT CODES TO 4-DIGIT CODES.*** INCLUDES BOTH 3-DIGIT CODES AND 4-DIGIT CODES.

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TABLE 8.14-TELEPHONE NUMBERS ASSIGNED FOR 800 SERVICE

WORKING MISC* TOTAL SPARE 800YEAR MONTH 800 800 800 NUMBERS

NUMBERS NUMBERS NUMBERS STILLASSIGNED AVAILABLE

1993 APRIL 2,448,985 642,725 3,091,710 4,618,290MAY 2,511,933 708,192 3,220,125 4,489,875JUNE 2,589,123 722,006 3,311,129 4,398,871JULY 2,675,483 705,416 3,380,899 4,329,101AUGUST 2,738,259 701,009 3,439,268 4,270,732SEPTEMBER 2,818,262 639,547 3,457,809 4,252,191OCTOBER 2,891,994 660,544 3,552,538 4,157,462NOVEMBER 3,083,250 728,514 3,811,764 3,898,236DECEMBER 3,155,955 731,438 3,887,393 3,822,607

1994 JANUARY 3,257,540 580,216 3,837,756 3,872,244FEBRUARY 3,381,646 731,005 4,112,651 3,597,349MARCH 3,516,620 743,813 4,260,433 3,449,567APRIL 3,659,129 699,212 4,358,341 3,351,659MAY 3,793,865 738,767 4,532,632 3,177,368JUNE 3,933,037 792,698 4,725,735 2,984,265JULY 4,099,174 699,803 4,798,977 2,911,023AUGUST 4,312,486 807,881 5,120,367 2,589,633SEPTEMBER 4,506,014 841,381 5,347,395 2,362,605OCTOBER 4,611,014 871,684 5,482,698 2,227,302NOVEMBER 4,817,854 875,416 5,693,270 2,016,730DECEMBER 4,948,605 763,235 5,711,840 1,998,160

1995 JANUARY 5,096,646 807,294 5,903,940 1,806,060FEBRUARY 5,278,800 811,221 6,090,021 1,619,979MARCH 5,528,723 793,771 6,322,494 1,387,506APRIL 5,741,780 797,902 6,539,682 1,170,318MAY 5,980,848 843,093 6,823,941 886,059JUNE 6,340,534 481,633 6,822,167 887,833JULY 6,402,785 443,717 6,846,502 863,498AUGUST 6,428,120 442,270 6,870,390 839,610SEPTEMBER 6,503,018 437,215 6,940,233 769,767OCTOBER 6,583,344 396,605 6,979,949 730,051NOVEMBER 6,647,880 310,043 6,957,923 752,077DECEMBER 6,700,576 286,487 6,987,063 722,937

1996 JANUARY 6,766,607 297,001 7,063,608 646,392FEBRUARY 6,861,093 335,557 7,196,650 513,350MARCH 6,907,098 293,244 7,200,342 509,658APRIL 6,934,085 280,927 7,215,012 494,988MAY 6,943,620 333,140 7,276,760 433,240JUNE 6,986,821 324,899 7,311,720 398,280JULY 7,022,309 339,900 7,362,209 347,791AUGUST 7,074,772 311,273 7,386,045 323,955SEPTEMBER 7,119,167 310,562 7,429,729 280,271OCTOBER 7,185,135 325,088 7,510,223 199,777NOVEMBER 7,242,377 337,502 7,579,879 130,121DECEMBER 7,272,819 343,905 7,616,724 93,276

1997 JANUARY 7,333,632 323,804 7,657,436 52,564FEBRUARY 7,388,696 318,571 7,707,267 2,733MARCH 7,402,769 305,362 7,708,131 1,869APRIL 7,411,118 296,925 7,708,043 1,957MAY 7,411,291 294,320 7,705,611 4,389JUNE 7,415,591 293,802 7,709,393 607JULY 7,421,288 283,794 7,705,082 4,918AUGUST 7,430,733 276,024 7,706,757 3,243SEPTEMBER 7,427,717 280,668 7,708,385 1,615OCTOBER 7,432,295 275,316 7,707,611 2,389

* MISCELLANEOUS NUMBERS INCLUDE THOSE IN THE 800 SERVICE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM MAINTAINED BY DATA SERVICE MANAGEMENT, INC., AND CATEGORIZED AS RESERVED, ASSIGNED BUT NOT YET ACTIVATED, RECENTLY DISCONNECTED, OR SUSPENDED.

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TABLE 8.15-TELEPHONE NUMBERS ASSIGNED FOR 888 SERVICE

WORKING MISC* TOTAL SPARE 888YEAR MONTH 888 888 888 NUMBERS

NUMBERS NUMBERS NUMBERS STILLASSIGNED AVAILABLE

1996 FEBRUARY 67,399 560,598 627,997 7,352,003MARCH 267,874 568,574 836,448 7,143,552APRIL 442,005 565,402 1,007,407 6,972,593MAY 707,374 542,428 1,249,802 6,730,198JUNE 922,849 544,079 1,466,928 6,513,072JULY 1,157,770 549,845 1,707,615 6,272,385AUGUST 1,437,660 576,399 2,014,059 5,965,941SEPTEMBER 1,641,519 590,345 2,231,864 5,748,136OCTOBER 1,886,663 629,365 2,516,028 5,463,972NOVEMBER 2,074,600 622,375 2,696,975 5,283,025DECEMBER 2,255,163 601,766 2,856,929 5,123,071

1997 JANUARY 2,457,250 591,533 3,048,783 4,931,217FEBRUARY 2,654,984 629,997 3,284,981 4,695,019MARCH 2,857,608 661,164 3,518,772 4,461,228APRIL 3,097,015 646,709 3,743,724 4,236,276MAY 3,399,856 657,615 4,057,471 3,922,529JUNE 3,660,984 681,981 4,342,965 3,637,035JULY 3,990,769 696,331 4,687,100 3,292,900AUGUST 4,345,910 742,755 5,088,665 2,891,335SEPTEMBER 4,776,888 774,231 5,551,119 2,428,881OCTOBER 5,139,798 725,754 5,865,552 2,114,448

* MISCELLANEOUS NUMBERS INCLUDE THOSE IN THE 888 SERVICE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM MAINTAINED BY DATA SERVICE MANAGEMENT INC., AND CATEGORIZED AS RESERVED, ASSIGNED BUT NOT YET ACTIVATED, RECENTLY DISCONNECTED, OR SUSPENDED.

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TABLE 8.16-REVENUE REPORTED ON TELECOMMUNICATIONS RELAY SERVICE FUND WORKSHEETS(AMOUNTS SHOWN IN MILLIONS)

1992 1993 1994 1995 1996

Local ServiceLocal Exchange $39,235 $40,176 $42,245 $45,194 $48,717Local Private Line 1,049 1,088 1,138 1,226 1,616Cellular, PCS, Paging & Other Mobile 7,285 10,237 14,293 18,759 26,049Other Local 7,687 8,002 8,302 10,428 10,543

Total Local Service 55,256 59,503 65,977 75,607 86,924

Interstate & Intrastate Access Service 29,353 30,832 32,759 33,911 35,641

Long Distance ServiceOperator (including Pay Telephone & Card) 9,465 10,772 10,539 11,170 10,975Non-Operator Switched Toll 54,300 58,294 60,819 64,431 71,467Long Distance Private Line 7,783 8,067 9,043 9,719 10,665Other Long Distance 4,196 5,392 4,078 4,309 6,583

Total Long Distance 75,744 82,525 84,478 89,629 99,691

Total Reported Revenue 160,353 172,860 183,214 199,147 222,256

Percentage of Revenue Reported as Interstate

Local ServiceLocal Exchange 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% 0.1% 0.1%Local Private Line 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% 0.4% 6.9%Cellular, PCS, Paging & Other Mobile 6.2% 6.0% 5.8% 5.8% 5.3%Other Local 14.9% 14.0% 13.9% 11.2% 11.8%

Total Local Service 2.9% 3.0% 3.0% 3.0% 3.2%

Interstate & Intrastate Access Service 72.3% 72.9% 73.1% 73.2% 73.3%

Long Distance ServiceOperator (including Pay Telephone & Card) 76.2% 65.5% 62.3% 61.6% 58.8%Non-Operator Switched Toll 59.1% 59.9% 63.2% 64.8% 64.8%Long Distance Private Line 70.2% 71.4% 73.0% 73.9% 73.1%Other Long Distance 82.0% 73.2% 74.6% 75.8% 75.2%

Total Long Distance 63.6% 62.6% 64.7% 65.9% 65.7%

Total Reported Revenue 44.3% 43.9% 44.0% 43.3% 42.5%

Source: "Telecommunications Industry Revenue: TRS Fund Worksheet Data", released November 1997 by the Industry AnalysisDivision.

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TABLE 8.17-NUMBER OF CARRIERS PAYING INTO THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS RELAY SERVICE FUNDBY TYPE OF CARRIER

1992 1993 1994 1995 1996

Competitive Access Providers (CAPs) 20 30 57 109 & Competitive LECs (CLECs)Cellular Service Carriers & Personal 798 790 792 804 Communications Services (PCS)Interexchange Carriers (IXCs) 83 97 130 143Local Exchange Carriers (LECs) 1,281 1,347 1,347 1,371Paging and Other Mobile Carriers 126 117 138 172Operator Service Providers (OSPs) 35 29 25 27Other Toll Carriers 32 34 30 38Pay Telephone Providers 163 197 271 441Pre paid Calling Card Providers 8 15Toll Resellers 171 206 260 339

Total 2,558 2,709 2,847 3,058 3,459

TABLE 8.18-GROSS REVENUE REPORTED BY TYPE OF CARRIER(MILLIONS)

1992 1993 1994 1995 1996

Competitive Access Providers (CAPs) $69 $191 $281 $623 $1,011 & Competitive LECs (CLECs)Cellular Service Carriers & Personal 6,718 9,215 13,259 17,208 23,778 Communications Services (PCS)Interexchange Carriers (IXCs) 57,341 61,118 66,381 70,938 79,057Local Exchange Carriers (LECs) 91,584 95,228 98,431 102,820 107,905Paging and Other Mobile Carriers 670 964 938 1,419 2,121Operator Service Providers (OSPs) 558 695 536 500 461Other Toll Carriers 2,186 711 709 773 577Pay Telephone Providers 183 175 300 349 357Prepaid Calling Card Providers 16 238Toll Resellers 1,293 1,869 2,840 4,220 6,564

Total of above detail data 1/ $160,601 $170,166 $183,675 $198,867 $222,069

Total all carriers 2/ $160,353 $172,860 $183,214 $199,147 $222,256

Source: "Telecommunications Industry Revenue: TRS Fund Worksheet Data," released November 1997, by theIndustry Analysis Division.

1/ Sum of detail revenue as originally reported. This total excludes some amounts of carrier revenue witheld to preserve confidentiality.

2/ These totals include all reported revenue and reflect late filings and revisions.

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