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8. Network Usage and Growth To monitor use of the public switched telephone network, the National Exchange Carrier Association (NECA) provides quarterly reports to the Commission on the monthly volume of switched interstate access minutes of use (MOU). To supplement this information, local telephone companies that settle on a cost basis (hereinafter referred to as cost companies) also provide, on an annual basis, their dial equipment minutes (DEM) and factors. The Joint Board recognizes that much of this information is not otherwise collected by any single entity and that reports can be received and consolidated by NECA. The data reported in this section include new data for 1996 and revisions of the data that were contained in our previous reports. 1 The minutes reported here are those minutes that pass through the incumbent local exchange carriers' switches. This report includes monthly data on switched interstate telephone traffic as reflected in the NECA calculations of carrier common line (CCL) access minutes of use from January 1995 through June 1998. Table 8.1 shows the latest available figures on minutes of use for interstate traffic for the total industry as reported by NECA, derived from the Common Line earned revenues. Tables 8.2 and 8.3 show the figures for large (Tier 1) and small (non-Tier 1) companies, respectively. 2 These figures do not include the minutes from the closed end of WATS or 800/888/877 calls. Similar monthly data, extending back to mid-1985, are contained in earlier editions of this report. These are summarized in Table 8.4 on a quarterly basis. Table 8.5 summarizes annual data for the total industry for 1980 through 1996 on local, state, interstate, and total DEM minutes. It also shows annual percentage growth rates and the distribution between categories of usage. Table 8.6 summarizes industry total loops from Table 3.12. Table 8.7 shows the average daily line usage. It is calculated from the values in Tables 8.5 and 8.6. The NECA compilation of data provided at the study area level appears in Tables 8.8 through 8.21. These tables provide annual data for the years 1991 through 1996; similar data (for cost companies) going back to 1984 appear in the May 1993 Monitoring Report, and data going back to 1980 appear in the January 1992 Monitoring Report. In order to be responsive to state concerns, the study areas are sorted by state, and state totals or averages (where applicable) are provided. Within each state's listing, the study areas are arranged in numerical order by their 1 1997 usage data for all companies will not become available until March 1999. Presubscribed line data by study area for the years 1991 through 1996 were provided in the May 1997 Monitoring Report, but these data are no longer collected by NECA. 2 A Tier 1 carrier is a local exchange carrier that had $109 million or more annually in revenue from regulated telecommunications in 1996. The non-Tier 1 companies include both Tier 2 cost companies and average schedule companies. 8 - 1

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  • 8. Network Usage and Growth

    To monitor use of the public switched telephone network, the National Exchange CarrierAssociation (NECA) provides quarterly reports to the Commission on the monthly volume ofswitched interstate access minutes of use (MOU). To supplement this information, localtelephone companies that settle on a cost basis (hereinafter referred to as cost companies) alsoprovide, on an annual basis, their dial equipment minutes (DEM) and factors. The Joint Boardrecognizes that much of this information is not otherwise collected by any single entity and thatreports can be received and consolidated by NECA. The data reported in this section includenew data for 1996 and revisions of the data that were contained in our previous reports.1 Theminutes reported here are those minutes that pass through the incumbent local exchange carriers'switches.

    This report includes monthly data on switched interstate telephone traffic as reflected inthe NECA calculations of carrier common line (CCL) access minutes of use from January 1995through June 1998. Table 8.1 shows the latest available figures on minutes of use for interstatetraffic for the total industry as reported by NECA, derived from the Common Line earnedrevenues. Tables 8.2 and 8.3 show the figures for large (Tier 1) and small (non-Tier 1)companies, respectively.2 These figures do not include the minutes from the closed end ofWATS or 800/888/877 calls. Similar monthly data, extending back to mid-1985, are containedin earlier editions of this report. These are summarized in Table 8.4 on a quarterly basis.

    Table 8.5 summarizes annual data for the total industry for 1980 through 1996 on local,state, interstate, and total DEM minutes. It also shows annual percentage growth rates and thedistribution between categories of usage. Table 8.6 summarizes industry total loops from Table3.12. Table 8.7 shows the average daily line usage. It is calculated from the values in Tables8.5 and 8.6.

    The NECA compilation of data provided at the study area level appears in Tables 8.8through 8.21. These tables provide annual data for the years 1991 through 1996; similar data (forcost companies) going back to 1984 appear in the May 1993 Monitoring Report, and data goingback to 1980 appear in the January 1992 Monitoring Report. In order to be responsive to stateconcerns, the study areas are sorted by state, and state totals or averages (where applicable) areprovided. Within each state's listing, the study areas are arranged in numerical order by their

    1 1997 usage data for all companies will not become available until March 1999.Presubscribed line data by study area for the years 1991 through 1996 were provided inthe May 1997 Monitoring Report, but these data are no longer collected by NECA.

    2 A Tier 1 carrier is a local exchange carrier that had $109 million or more annually inrevenue from regulated telecommunications in 1996. The non-Tier 1 companies includeboth Tier 2 cost companies and average schedule companies.

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  • NECA study area code.3 The second column identifies whether a study area is part of a Tier 1cost company, a Tier 2 cost company, or an average schedule company (designated by a 1, 2, orA, respectively). The data in these tables are revised and supersede the usage data in previousreports.4

    Tables 8.8 through 8.14 provide data on interstate access minutes of use, including datafor the study areas of average schedule companies. Table 8.8 presents data on originatingpremium minutes. Table 8.9 presents data on terminating premium minutes. Table 8.10 presentsdata on total premium minutes. Table 8.11 shows originating non-premium minutes. Table 8.12shows terminating non-premium minutes. Table 8.13 shows total non-premium minutes. Table8.14 has data on total interstate access minutes, calculated as the sum of the values in Tables 8.10and 8.13.

    Tables 8.15 through 8.18 provide data on dial equipment minutes. Table 8.15 has localminutes, Table 8.16 has state minutes, Table 8.17 has interstate minutes, and Table 8.18 has totalminutes.

    Tables 8.19 through 8.21 present data on interstate separations factors. Table 8.19presents DEM factors for the years 1991 through 1996. These are the ratio of interstate DEMto total DEM. Table 8.20 presents weighted (or transitional) DEM factors. Table 8.21 presentstransitional subscriber plant factors (SPF) for the years 1991 through 1996. It provides data onlyfor study areas where the SPF had not completed the transition to 25% by 1996. Similarhistorical data for all cost company study areas appear in the May 1995 Monitoring Report.

    Table 8.22 provides a cross reference table of the NECA state codes that are part of theirstudy area codes.

    The following descriptions of the minutes of use measures are based on informationprovided by NECA:

    Access MOU (both premium and non-premium) are "earned MOU" which are derived bydividing the premium or non-premium earned revenues by the corresponding rate. This definitionof access minutes is in agreement with the tariff review plan and ARMIS reports. Accessminutes of use generating revenues have been discounted, which can produce distortions inrevenue amounts. Further, revenues are normalized to include changes in terminating/originating

    3 A study area is usually an operating company's operations in one state. The first twodigits of the NECA study area code identify the state, and the remaining four digitsidentify the study area. The numerical code for each state is shown in Table 8.22.

    4 In cases where study areas have merged, the historical data have been restated to reflectthe merger.

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  • and percent interstate use factors, billing adjustments, and the imputations of access charges(where applicable). Revenues are also calendarized, which will change derived minutes.

    Premium CCL access MOU consist of feature groups A, B and D traffic originating fromor terminating at offices converted to equal access, and feature group C for non equal access endoffice(s) and interstate intraLATA MOU. Non-premium CCL access MOU consist of featuregroups A and B traffic originating from or terminating at offices not converted to equal access,and feature group C for minutes associated with Other Common Carrier Interim NXX and800/888/877 service.

    Originating and terminating access MOU both include the domestic portions ofinternational calls; i.e., outgoing international calls are counted only in the originating minutesand incoming international calls are counted only in the terminating minutes. Similarly, WATSand 800/888/877 calls are counted only in the terminating minutes, because the access chargesare billed at the terminating rate.5 Finally, originating minutes include time for incomplete callsand setup time, which are not included in terminating minutes.

    Total Dial Equipment Minutes represent all switched holding time minutes in a local dialoffice. DEM is defined in the FCC rules, Part 36, paragraph 125(b). It is composed of alloriginating and terminating exchange, MTS, 800/888/877, and out-WATS MOU. DEMrepresents exchange, LEC intraLATA and corridor toll, and feature group A, B, C, and D MOU.(Please note that due to its unique switching arrangements, feature group A in DEM includes bothserving office and end office MOU.) DEM does not include MOU in directly terminated tollstations or similar facilities, because they do not use local dial office facilities. The interstateDEM include the domestic portions of international calls.

    The state and interstate DEM include both intraLATA and interLATA minutes combined.The DEM differ from access MOU in that they include both ends of WATS and 800/888/877calls, whereas access MOU include only one end of those calls because only one end is subjectto access charges.

    5 However, although WATS calls generate access minutes only at the terminating end ofthe call and 800/888/877 calls generate access minutes only at the originating end of thecall, both types of minutes are counted in the terminating minutes.

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  • TABLE 8.1

    NATIONAL EXCHANGE CARRIER ASSOCIATION, INC. SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT OF COMMON LINE POOL RESULTS HISTORICAL CARRIER COMMON LINE MILLION MINUTES OF USE AS OF AUGUST, 1998

    (TOTAL INDUSTRY)

    PREMIUM NON PREMIUM TOTAL COMMON LINE (TOTAL INDUSTRY)PERIOD ORIGINATING TERMINATING TOTAL ORIGINATING TERMINATING TOTAL ORIGINATING TERMINATING TOTAL

    JAN 1995 14,086.495 21,096.280 35,182.775 40.732 110.161 150.893 14,127.227 21,206.441 35,333.668FEB 1995 13,528.586 20,889.212 34,417.798 42.033 101.856 143.889 13,570.619 20,991.068 34,561.687MAR 1995 14,046.031 21,469.529 35,515.560 44.597 99.070 143.668 14,090.628 21,568.599 35,659.228APR 1995 13,959.051 21,359.319 35,318.370 42.200 98.668 140.868 14,001.251 21,457.987 35,459.238MAY 1995 14,028.003 21,584.890 35,612.894 42.202 98.848 141.050 14,070.205 21,683.738 35,753.944JUN 1995 13,959.575 21,496.752 35,456.328 44.371 96.928 141.299 14,003.946 21,593.680 35,597.627JUL 1995 13,846.611 21,383.492 35,230.103 30.561 104.002 134.563 13,877.172 21,487.494 35,364.666

    AUG 1995 14,402.293 23,075.455 37,477.748 33.389 108.725 142.115 14,435.682 23,184.180 37,619.863SEP 1995 13,976.751 21,899.348 35,876.099 30.039 97.498 127.537 14,006.790 21,996.846 36,003.636OCT 1995 14,258.656 22,505.722 36,764.379 28.732 92.990 121.723 14,287.388 22,598.712 36,886.102NOV 1995 14,261.004 22,502.037 36,763.041 28.484 90.225 118.709 14,289.488 22,592.262 36,881.750DEC 1995 14,441.492 22,250.300 36,691.793 26.623 84.823 111.446 14,468.115 22,335.123 36,803.239JAN 1996 15,097.760 23,241.081 38,338.842 26.682 85.512 112.194 15,124.442 23,326.593 38,451.036FEB 1996 14,696.316 23,986.422 38,682.739 28.605 86.824 115.429 14,724.921 24,073.246 38,798.168MAR 1996 14,582.489 23,712.140 38,294.629 29.022 86.955 115.977 14,611.511 23,799.095 38,410.606APR 1996 14,553.935 23,986.014 38,539.950 26.839 84.462 111.301 14,580.774 24,070.476 38,651.251MAY 1996 14,403.124 23,901.164 38,304.288 26.786 83.404 110.190 14,429.910 23,984.568 38,414.478JUN 1996 14,163.962 23,382.827 37,546.789 24.552 75.553 100.105 14,188.514 23,458.380 37,646.894JUL 1996 14,354.696 23,777.717 38,132.414 23.998 75.834 99.832 14,378.694 23,853.551 38,232.246

    AUG 1996 14,805.727 25,221.260 40,026.987 22.143 70.779 92.922 14,827.870 25,292.039 40,119.909SEP 1996 14,518.738 24,873.456 39,392.194 20.624 65.062 85.686 14,539.362 24,938.518 39,477.880OCT 1996 14,570.488 25,399.262 39,969.751 20.101 63.133 83.235 14,590.589 25,462.395 40,052.986NOV 1996 14,709.811 25,451.137 40,160.948 19.017 60.847 79.864 14,728.828 25,511.984 40,240.812DEC 1996 14,912.017 25,397.760 40,309.777 18.917 58.390 77.308 14,930.934 25,456.150 40,387.085JAN 1997 15,587.481 25,103.878 40,691.360 15.577 52.031 67.609 15,603.058 25,155.909 40,758.969FEB 1997 15,144.940 25,773.574 40,918.515 15.483 47.638 63.122 15,160.423 25,821.212 40,981.637MAR 1997 14,866.840 25,867.629 40,734.469 15.462 46.843 62.305 14,882.302 25,914.472 40,796.774APR 1997 15,412.707 26,940.745 42,353.453 14.584 44.762 59.346 15,427.291 26,985.507 42,412.799MAY 1997 15,014.975 26,316.339 41,331.314 14.846 45.053 59.899 15,029.821 26,361.392 41,391.213JUN 1997 14,994.776 26,055.345 41,050.121 13.956 42.171 56.127 15,008.732 26,097.516 41,106.248JUL 1997 14,976.418 26,024.877 41,001.296 14.098 42.155 56.253 14,990.516 26,067.032 41,057.549

    AUG 1997 15,512.551 26,850.556 42,363.108 12.815 37.515 50.330 15,525.366 26,888.071 42,413.438SEP 1997 15,316.512 26,542.191 41,858.703 12.442 35.200 47.643 15,328.954 26,577.391 41,906.346OCT 1997 15,339.118 27,110.202 42,449.320 11.888 34.128 46.016 15,351.006 27,144.330 42,495.336NOV 1997 15,424.681 27,083.487 42,508.168 11.659 32.810 44.469 15,436.340 27,116.297 42,552.637DEC 1997 14,820.575 26,346.500 41,167.076 12.884 33.327 46.211 14,833.459 26,379.827 41,213.287JAN 1998 14,390.364 30,530.100 44,920.465 9.013 22.175 31.188 14,399.377 30,552.275 44,951.653FEB 1998 15,908.062 27,008.262 42,916.324 9.938 23.799 33.737 15,918.000 27,032.061 42,950.061MAR 1998 15,116.348 25,532.858 40,649.206 9.421 23.956 33.378 15,125.769 25,556.814 40,682.584APR 1998 16,970.444 27,534.243 44,504.687 10.289 25.852 36.142 16,980.733 27,560.095 44,540.829MAY 1998 16,681.855 26,548.778 43,230.633 10.038 26.061 36.100 16,691.893 26,574.839 43,266.733JUN 1998 17,011.986 26,954.371 43,966.357 10.177 24.840 35.018 17,022.163 26,979.211 44,001.375

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  • TABLE 8.2

    NATIONAL EXCHANGE CARRIER ASSOCIATION, INC. SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT OF COMMON LINE POOL RESULTS HISTORICAL CARRIER COMMON LINE MILLION MINUTES OF USE AS OF AUGUST, 1998

    (TIER 1 COMPANIES)

    PREMIUM NON PREMIUM TOTAL (TIER 1 COMPANIES)PERIOD ORIGINATING TERMINATING TOTAL ORIGINATING TERMINATING TOTAL ORIGINATING TERMINATING TOTAL

    JAN 1995 13,035.705 19,810.223 32,845.928 7.403 52.478 59.882 13,043.108 19,862.701 32,905.810FEB 1995 12,484.383 19,627.957 32,112.341 9.411 45.527 54.939 12,493.794 19,673.484 32,167.280MAR 1995 12,992.940 20,196.187 33,189.128 10.556 45.507 56.064 13,003.496 20,241.694 33,245.192APR 1995 12,876.590 20,055.339 32,931.930 9.822 45.680 55.503 12,886.412 20,101.019 32,987.433MAY 1995 12,922.323 20,252.704 33,175.027 10.271 46.955 57.226 12,932.594 20,299.659 33,232.253JUN 1995 12,862.447 20,177.715 33,040.163 9.864 43.277 53.141 12,872.311 20,220.992 33,093.304JUL 1995 12,793.886 19,998.718 32,792.605 9.309 42.095 51.405 12,803.195 20,040.813 32,844.010

    AUG 1995 13,233.599 21,552.231 34,785.830 9.558 42.282 51.841 13,243.157 21,594.513 34,837.671SEP 1995 12,902.581 20,477.762 33,380.344 8.256 36.663 44.920 12,910.837 20,514.425 33,425.264OCT 1995 13,184.847 21,084.467 34,269.314 7.881 36.167 44.049 13,192.728 21,120.634 34,313.363NOV 1995 13,172.363 21,064.516 34,236.879 6.997 32.759 39.756 13,179.360 21,097.275 34,276.635DEC 1995 13,349.932 20,819.766 34,169.699 6.831 30.834 37.665 13,356.763 20,850.600 34,207.364JAN 1996 13,954.123 21,745.157 35,699.280 7.727 31.822 39.549 13,961.850 21,776.979 35,738.829FEB 1996 13,577.149 22,500.431 36,077.580 7.766 30.654 38.421 13,584.915 22,531.085 36,116.001MAR 1996 13,456.083 22,221.343 35,677.426 7.918 30.290 38.208 13,464.001 22,251.633 35,715.634APR 1996 13,406.389 22,449.016 35,855.406 7.436 30.071 37.508 13,413.825 22,479.087 35,892.914MAY 1996 13,286.488 22,406.287 35,692.775 6.807 28.427 35.234 13,293.295 22,434.714 35,728.009JUN 1996 13,018.424 21,855.661 34,874.085 5.684 24.246 29.931 13,024.108 21,879.907 34,904.016JUL 1996 13,156.836 22,187.602 35,344.439 5.949 26.194 32.143 13,162.785 22,213.796 35,376.582

    AUG 1996 13,573.916 23,570.551 37,144.468 5.271 24.772 30.044 13,579.187 23,595.323 37,174.512SEP 1996 13,324.439 23,270.143 36,594.582 4.553 21.159 25.712 13,328.992 23,291.302 36,620.294OCT 1996 13,371.429 23,781.832 37,153.261 5.104 21.949 27.053 13,376.533 23,803.781 37,180.314NOV 1996 13,497.801 23,823.065 37,320.867 4.340 19.583 23.923 13,502.141 23,842.648 37,344.790DEC 1996 13,692.597 23,766.213 37,458.810 3.916 18.125 22.041 13,696.513 23,784.338 37,480.851JAN 1997 14,343.683 23,443.211 37,786.894 3.898 18.654 22.553 14,347.581 23,461.865 37,809.447FEB 1997 13,932.116 24,122.505 38,054.621 3.570 16.384 19.954 13,935.686 24,138.889 38,074.575MAR 1997 13,645.506 24,212.891 37,858.398 3.999 16.944 20.944 13,649.505 24,229.835 37,879.342APR 1997 14,115.563 25,183.788 39,299.352 3.500 16.588 20.089 14,119.063 25,200.376 39,319.441MAY 1997 13,747.287 24,608.826 38,356.113 3.395 16.132 19.528 13,750.682 24,624.958 38,375.641JUN 1997 13,719.553 24,350.209 38,069.762 3.080 14.755 17.835 13,722.633 24,364.964 38,087.597JUL 1997 13,677.301 24,289.581 37,966.883 3.055 14.663 17.719 13,680.356 24,304.244 37,984.602

    AUG 1997 14,179.852 25,077.421 39,257.274 3.076 13.563 16.639 14,182.928 25,090.984 39,273.913SEP 1997 13,988.404 24,782.690 38,771.094 3.005 12.009 15.015 13,991.409 24,794.699 38,786.109OCT 1997 14,021.626 25,333.327 39,354.953 2.832 11.375 14.208 14,024.458 25,344.702 39,369.161NOV 1997 14,113.984 25,328.576 39,442.561 2.560 10.022 12.582 14,116.544 25,338.598 39,455.143DEC 1997 13,518.379 24,641.249 38,159.628 2.819 9.206 12.025 13,521.198 24,650.455 38,171.653JAN 1998 13,181.364 28,933.630 42,114.995 2.300 5.293 7.594 13,183.664 28,938.923 42,122.589FEB 1998 14,638.741 25,337.586 39,976.328 2.873 5.477 8.350 14,641.614 25,343.063 39,984.678MAR 1998 13,832.138 23,808.514 37,640.653 2.107 5.245 7.353 13,834.245 23,813.759 37,648.006APR 1998 15,617.743 25,713.779 41,331.523 2.482 6.559 9.041 15,620.225 25,720.338 41,340.564MAY 1998 15,326.923 24,728.355 40,055.279 2.306 6.784 9.091 15,329.229 24,735.139 40,064.370JUN 1998 15,660.586 25,101.372 40,761.958 2.392 6.188 8.580 15,662.978 25,107.560 40,770.538

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  • TABLE 8.3

    NATIONAL EXCHANGE CARRIER ASSOCIATION, INC. SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT OF COMMON LINE POOL RESULTS HISTORICAL CARRIER COMMON LINE MILLION MINUTES OF USE AS OF AUGUST, 1998

    (NON-TIER 1 COMPANIES)

    PREMIUM NON PREMIUM TOTAL (NON-TIER 1 COMPANIES)PERIOD ORIGINATING TERMINATING TOTAL ORIGINATING TERMINATING TOTAL ORIGINATING TERMINATING TOTAL

    JAN 1995 1,050.789 1,286.056 2,336.846 33.328 57.683 91.011 1,084.117 1,343.739 2,427.857FEB 1995 1,044.202 1,261.255 2,305.457 32.621 56.328 88.950 1,076.823 1,317.583 2,394.407MAR 1995 1,053.090 1,273.341 2,326.432 34.041 53.563 87.604 1,087.131 1,326.904 2,414.036APR 1995 1,082.460 1,303.979 2,386.440 32.377 52.987 85.365 1,114.837 1,356.966 2,471.805MAY 1995 1,105.680 1,332.186 2,437.866 31.931 51.892 83.823 1,137.611 1,384.078 2,521.689JUN 1995 1,097.128 1,319.037 2,416.165 34.507 53.651 88.158 1,131.635 1,372.688 2,504.323JUL 1995 1,052.724 1,384.773 2,437.498 21.251 61.906 83.157 1,073.975 1,446.679 2,520.655

    AUG 1995 1,168.694 1,523.224 2,691.918 23.831 66.443 90.274 1,192.525 1,589.667 2,782.192SEP 1995 1,074.169 1,421.585 2,495.755 21.782 60.834 82.617 1,095.951 1,482.419 2,578.372OCT 1995 1,073.809 1,421.254 2,495.064 20.851 56.822 77.674 1,094.660 1,478.076 2,572.738NOV 1995 1,088.641 1,437.521 2,526.162 21.487 57.466 78.953 1,110.128 1,494.987 2,605.115DEC 1995 1,091.560 1,430.534 2,522.094 19.791 53.989 73.781 1,111.351 1,484.523 2,595.875JAN 1996 1,143.637 1,495.924 2,639.561 18.955 53.689 72.645 1,162.592 1,549.613 2,712.206FEB 1996 1,119.167 1,485.991 2,605.158 20.838 56.169 77.008 1,140.005 1,542.160 2,682.166MAR 1996 1,126.406 1,490.796 2,617.203 21.103 56.664 77.768 1,147.509 1,547.460 2,694.971APR 1996 1,147.546 1,536.997 2,684.543 19.402 54.390 73.793 1,166.948 1,591.387 2,758.336MAY 1996 1,116.635 1,494.877 2,611.512 19.978 54.977 74.955 1,136.613 1,549.854 2,686.467JUN 1996 1,145.537 1,527.166 2,672.704 18.867 51.307 70.174 1,164.404 1,578.473 2,742.878JUL 1996 1,197.860 1,590.115 2,787.975 18.049 49.639 67.689 1,215.909 1,639.754 2,855.664

    AUG 1996 1,231.810 1,650.708 2,882.519 16.871 46.007 62.878 1,248.681 1,696.715 2,945.397SEP 1996 1,194.298 1,603.313 2,797.612 16.070 43.903 59.973 1,210.368 1,647.216 2,857.585OCT 1996 1,199.059 1,617.430 2,816.489 14.997 41.184 56.181 1,214.056 1,658.614 2,872.670NOV 1996 1,212.009 1,628.072 2,840.081 14.676 41.264 55.941 1,226.685 1,669.336 2,896.022DEC 1996 1,219.420 1,631.546 2,850.966 15.001 40.265 55.267 1,234.421 1,671.811 2,906.233JAN 1997 1,243.798 1,660.667 2,904.466 11.678 33.377 45.056 1,255.476 1,694.044 2,949.522FEB 1997 1,212.824 1,651.068 2,863.893 11.913 31.254 43.168 1,224.737 1,682.322 2,907.061MAR 1997 1,221.333 1,654.737 2,876.071 11.463 29.898 41.361 1,232.796 1,684.635 2,917.432APR 1997 1,297.143 1,756.957 3,054.100 11.083 28.173 39.256 1,308.226 1,785.130 3,093.356MAY 1997 1,267.687 1,707.512 2,975.200 11.450 28.921 40.371 1,279.137 1,736.433 3,015.571JUN 1997 1,275.223 1,705.135 2,980.359 10.875 27.416 38.292 1,286.098 1,732.551 3,018.651JUL 1997 1,299.116 1,735.296 3,034.413 11.043 27.491 38.534 1,310.159 1,762.787 3,072.947

    AUG 1997 1,332.699 1,773.134 3,105.834 9.739 23.951 33.691 1,342.438 1,797.085 3,139.525SEP 1997 1,328.107 1,759.500 3,087.608 9.437 23.191 32.628 1,337.544 1,782.691 3,120.236OCT 1997 1,317.491 1,776.874 3,094.366 9.055 22.752 31.808 1,326.546 1,799.626 3,126.174NOV 1997 1,310.696 1,754.910 3,065.607 9.098 22.788 31.887 1,319.794 1,777.698 3,097.494DEC 1997 1,302.196 1,705.251 3,007.448 10.065 24.120 34.186 1,312.261 1,729.371 3,041.634JAN 1998 1,209.000 1,596.470 2,805.470 6.712 16.881 23.594 1,215.712 1,613.351 2,829.064FEB 1998 1,269.321 1,670.675 2,939.996 7.065 18.321 25.387 1,276.386 1,688.996 2,965.383MAR 1998 1,284.209 1,724.344 3,008.553 7.313 18.711 26.024 1,291.522 1,743.055 3,034.577APR 1998 1,352.700 1,820.464 3,173.164 7.807 19.293 27.101 1,360.507 1,839.757 3,200.265MAY 1998 1,354.931 1,820.422 3,175.354 7.732 19.277 27.009 1,362.663 1,839.699 3,202.363JUN 1998 1,351.400 1,852.998 3,204.398 7.785 18.652 26.437 1,359.185 1,871.650 3,230.835

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  • TABLE 8.4

    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

    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

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  • TABLE 8.4

    INTERSTATE SWITCHED PREMIUM AND NON-PREMIUM ACCESS MINUTES(MINUTES SHOWN IN BILLIONS)

    PREMIUM NON-PREMIUM TOTALMINUTES MINUTES MINUTES

    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 0.3 115.7SECOND QUARTER 114.4 0.3 114.7THIRD QUARTER 117.6 0.3 117.8FOURTH QUARTER 120.4 0.2 120.7

    TOTAL 1996 467.7 1.2 468.9

    1997 FIRST QUARTER 122.3 0.2 122.5SECOND QUARTER 124.7 0.2 124.9THIRD QUARTER 125.2 0.2 125.4FOURTH QUARTER 126.1 0.1 126.3

    TOTAL 1997 498.4 0.7 499.1

    1998 FIRST QUARTER 128.5 0.1 128.6SECOND QUARTER 131.7 0.1 131.8

    INCREASE OVER PRIOR YEAR:1986 18.3% -41.0% 9.5%1987 21.0% -18.8% 17.8%1988 15.5% -22.5% 13.4%1989 14.3% -13.0% 13.3%1990 11.6% -11.3% 11.0%1991 7.3% -18.2% 6.7%1992 7.2% -27.4% 6.6%1993 6.6% -29.8% 6.1%1994 8.4% -27.7% 8.1%1995 7.8% -24.3% 7.6%1996 8.7% -26.8% 8.6%1997 6.6% -44.3% 6.4%

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  • TABLE 8.5

    DIAL EQUIPMENT MINUTES(BILLIONS OF MINUTES)

    Year Local Intrastate Interstate Total Toll 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 1,846 298 353 2,4971991 1,860 302 366 2,5271992 1,929 311 381 2,6221993 2,030 317 396 2,7431994 2,128 327 421 2,8771995 2,229 344 452 3,0241996 2,407 371 487 3,266

    Increase over Prior Year

    1981 2% 7% 8% 3%1982 3% 5% 7% 4%1983 3% 5% 10% 4%1984 3% 19% 23% 6%1985 2% 12% 20% 5%1986 2% 7% 8% 3%1987 1% 7% 9% 2%1988 5% 6% 9% 5%1989 2% 6% 7% 3%1990 1% 4% 3% 2%1991 1% 1% 4% 1%1992 4% 3% 4% 4%1993 5% 2% 4% 5%1994 5% 3% 6% 5%1995 5% 5% 7% 5%1996 8% 8% 8% 8%

    Percent Distribution

    1980 84% 8% 8% 100%1981 83% 8% 8% 100%1982 83% 9% 8% 100%1983 83% 9% 9% 100%1984 80% 10% 10% 100%1985 78% 10% 12% 100%1986 77% 11% 12% 100%1987 76% 11% 13% 100%1988 75% 11% 13% 100%1989 74% 12% 14% 100%1990 74% 12% 14% 100%1991 74% 12% 14% 100%1992 74% 12% 15% 100%1993 74% 12% 14% 100%1994 74% 11% 15% 100%1995 74% 11% 15% 100%1996 74% 11% 15% 100%

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  • TABLE 8.6

    TOTAL U.S. TELEPHONE LINES

    AnnualYear Local Loops Growth

    1980 102,216,367 NA1981 105,559,222 3.3%1982 107,519,214 1.9%1983 110,612,689 2.9%1984 112,550,739 1.8%1985 115,985,813 3.1%1986 118,289,121 2.0%1987 122,789,249 3.8%1988 127,086,765 3.5%1989 131,504,568 3.5%1990 136,114,201 3.5%1991 139,412,884 2.4%1992 143,341,581 2.8%1993 148,106,159 3.3%1994 153,447,946 3.6%1995 159,735,212 4.1%1996 166,320,559 4.1%

    TABLE 8.7

    LINE USAGE PER DAY(DIAL EQUIPMENT MINUTES PER LOCAL LOOP)

    Year Local Intrastate Interstate Total Toll Toll

    1980 39 4 4 461981 39 4 4 461982 39 4 4 471983 39 4 4 481984 40 5 5 501985 40 5 6 511986 39 5 6 511987 38 6 7 501988 39 6 7 511989 38 6 7 511990 37 6 7 501991 37 6 7 501992 37 6 7 501993 38 6 7 511994 38 6 8 511995 38 6 8 521996 40 6 8 54

    Increase over Prior Year

    1981 -1% 4% 5% 0%1982 1% 3% 5% 2%1983 0% 2% 7% 1%1984 1% 17% 21% 4%1985 -1% 9% 17% 2%1986 -0% 5% 6% 1%1987 -3% 3% 5% -1%1988 1% 2% 5% 2%1989 -1% 3% 4% -0%1990 -2% 1% -1% -2%1991 -2% -1% 1% -1%1992 1% 0% 1% 1%1993 2% -1% 1% 2%1994 1% -0% 3% 1%1995 1% 1% 3% 1%1996 3% 3% 3% 3%

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  • TABLE 8.8ORIGINATING PREMIUM INTERSTATE ACCESS MINUTES

    BY STUDY AREA (IN THOUSANDS)

    SACODE TYPE STUDY AREA NAME 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996

    TOTAL: ALABAMA 1,780,654 1,950,261 2,001,723 2,112,386 2,255,594 2,386,194250281 2 CONTEL OF THE SOUTH, INC. - AL 50,239 70,119 78,077 81,850 93,154 97,575250282 2 BLOUNTSVILLE TEL. CO., INC. 1,158 1,412 1,959 2,356 2,769 3,387250283 A BRINDLEE MOUNTAIN TEL. CO. 2,997 3,277 5,738 11,209 10,437 11,202250284 2 BUTLER TEL. CO., INC. 3,636 4,496 4,754 6,057 6,187 6,540250285 A CASTLEBERRY TEL. CO., INC. 541 548 584 639 605 495250286 A NATIONAL TEL. CO. OF AL 1,759 1,608 1,697 1,785 1,596 1,440250290 A FARMERS TEL. COOP., INC.-AL 8,145 8,799 9,729 13,924 13,222 13,355250293 1 GTE SOUTH INC. - ALABAMA 138,825 154,344 154,596 153,630 167,510 172,445250295 A GRACEBA TOTAL COMM. 2,694 3,006 3,179 4,490 4,536 3,514250296 2 GOSHEN TEL. CO. 279 371 401 455 810 948250297 2 GROVE HILL TEL. CORP. 931 944 960 1,111 1,912 2,261250298 2 GULF TEL. CO.-AL 24,197 40,479 46,402 54,108 61,666 69,420250299 2 HAYNEVILLE TEL. CO., INC. 861 1,042 1,025 1,605 1,659 2,354250300 2 HOPPER TEL. CO., INC. 1,164 1,200 1,250 1,220 1,409 1,934250301 A FRONTIER COMM. OF LAMAR COUNTY, INC. 1,579 1,504 1,503 1,794 1,780 2,772250302 2 ALLTEL ALABAMA 10,371 10,546 11,433 12,552 14,844 17,123250304 2 MILLRY TEL. CO., INC. 4,448 5,384 5,777 6,430 7,462 8,034250305 2 MON-CRE TEL. COOP. INC. 1,209 1,287 1,507 1,992 2,315 2,639250306 2 FRONTIER COMM. OF AL, INC. 9,743 7,263 7,171 8,953 10,433 10,819250307 A MOUNDVILLE TEL. CO. 667 720 742 741 695 650250308 A NEW HOPE TEL. COOP., INC.-AL 1,920 2,211 2,252 2,119 2,403 3,446250311 A OAKMAN TEL. CO., INC. 808 902 1,160 1,579 1,480 1,346250312 A ONEONTA TEL. CO., INC. 3,383 3,602 3,741 4,388 4,557 4,607250314 2 PEOPLES TEL. CO. 7,932 8,736 9,395 11,490 12,536 13,717250315 2 PINE BELT TEL. CO. 1,225 1,431 1,543 2,241 2,424 2,719250316 2 RAGLAND TEL. CO. 439 468 520 563 575 689250317 A ROANOKE TEL. CO., INC. 2,588 2,496 2,727 3,260 3,263 3,064250318 2 FRONTIER COMM. OF THE SOUTH, INC. 8,764 7,770 8,592 9,954 11,667 12,276250322 A UNION SPRINGS TEL. CO. 4,112 4,278 4,974 4,972 4,878 4,467255181 1 SOUTH CENTRAL BELL-AL 1,484,041 1,600,018 1,628,335 1,704,919 1,806,810 1,910,957

    TOTAL: ALASKA 429,014 486,232 509,415 552,433 577,230 617,663613000 2 ANCHORAGE TELEPHONE UTILITY 187,620 206,107 213,950 236,789 245,983 260,496613001 2 ARCTIC SLOPE TEL. ASSOCIATION COOP.INC. 5,244 5,597 7,032 6,957 7,254 7,388613002 2 BETTLES TELEPHONE CO. INC. 63 74 101 100 102 96613003 2 BRISTOL BAY TELEPHONE COOP. INC. 1,616 1,926 1,970 2,028 2,242 2,308613004 2 BUSH-TELL INC. 333 373 383 456 483 582613005 A CIRCLE UTILITIES 8 9 9 9 10 13613006 2 COPPER VALLEY TEL. COOP. INC. 4,901 5,507 6,593 7,034 6,736 7,274613007 2 CORDOVA TELEPHONE COOPERATIVE, INC. 2,399 2,400 2,267 2,615 2,935 3,133613008 2 FAIRBANKS MUNICIPAL UTILITIES SYSTEM 37,793 43,750 44,218 49,169 50,669 53,587613009 2 GTE ALASKA INCORPORATED 18,019 18,732 20,573 21,494 21,136 22,253613010 2 GLACIER STATE TELEPHONE COMPANY 50,090 55,352 58,683 62,487 66,162 68,676613011 2 INTERIOR TELEPHONE COMPANY INC. 8,900 9,830 8,419 9,101 10,411 10,952613012 2 JUNEAU & DOUGLAS TELEPHONE COMPANY 24,608 25,485 27,757 29,611 31,398 33,442613013 2 KETCHIKAN PUBLIC UTILITIES 13,761 16,003 16,882 17,238 18,351 21,117613015 2 MATANUSKA TELEPHONE ASSOC., INC. 39,360 50,067 52,616 56,244 59,799 69,498613016 2 MUKLUK TEL. COMPANY, INC. 440 483 497 617 564 736613017 A ALASKA TELEPHONE COMPANY 3,271 4,070 4,423 5,049 5,576 5,750613018 2 NUSHAGAK TELEPHONE COOPERATIVE, INC. 1,553 1,867 2,001 2,049 2,115 2,241613019 2 OTZ TELEPHONE COOPERATIVE, INC. 1,586 1,940 1,882 2,495 2,529 2,921613020 2 SITKA TELEPHONE COMPANY 15,514 18,556 19,471 20,392 21,757 22,264613022 2 TELEPHONE UTILITIES OF ALASKA 9,700 15,407 16,980 17,318 17,596 19,199613023 2 UNITED UTILITIES INC. 1,669 2,014 2,094 2,548 2,746 3,060613025 2 YUKON TELEPHONE COMPANY, INC. 405 486 394 368 399 399613026 A NORTH COUNTRY TELEPHONE COMPANY 94 104 122 124 96 96613028 2 SUMMIT TEL & TEL CO OF ALASKA 66 92 97 143 181 181

    TOTAL: ARIZONA 3,042,628 3,487,417 3,280,553 2,960,346 3,010,902 3,223,793452171 2 ARIZONA TEL. CO. 1,432 2,180 1,968 2,172 2,071 2,233452172 2 CITIZENS UTILITIES RURAL COMPANY INC. 72,997 80,798 87,660 95,328 124,440 137,086452173 2 PAPAGO TRIBAL UTILITY AUTHORITY 702 772 855 831 800 885452174 2 SOUTHWESTERN TEL. CO. 4,608 5,091 5,422 5,304 4,708 4,930452175 2 CENTURY TELEPHONE OF SOUTHWEST, INC.-AZ 952 892 1,131 1,185 1,380 1,417452176 2 VALLEY TELEPHONE COOPERATIVE INC-AZ 2,085 2,946 3,222 3,558 7,613 10,889452179 2 GILA RIVER TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC. 615 1,274 1,714 1,857 2,333 2,742452200 2 FORT MOJAVE TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC. 28 27 53 278 676 679452226 2 MIDVALE TELEPHONE EXCHANGE, INC.-ARIZONA 0 0 39 95 222 309452302 1 CONTEL OF CALIFORNIA - ARIZONA 8,395 5,889 6,783 6,974 7,786 8,612453334 2 TABLE TOP TELEPHONE COMPANY, INC. 0 0 0 0 5,150 7,652454426 2 CITIZENS UTILITIES CO. DBA CITIZENS-ARIZONA 18,823 17,682 24,823 43,920 48,462 51,399454449 2 NAVAJO COMMUNICATIONS CO INC-AZ 12,321 12,995 13,838 17,914 23,472 14,789455101 1 MOUNTAIN BELL-ARIZONA 2,919,669 3,356,872 3,133,045 2,780,930 2,781,788 2,980,171

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  • TABLE 8.8ORIGINATING PREMIUM INTERSTATE ACCESS MINUTES

    BY STUDY AREA (IN THOUSANDS)

    SACODE TYPE STUDY AREA NAME 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996

    TOTAL: ARKANSAS 1,041,397 1,147,406 1,205,158 1,288,037 1,383,151 1,471,641401691 2 ALLTEL ARKANSAS, INC. 61,317 62,403 70,191 75,035 88,094 107,666401692 2 ARKANSAS TELEPHONE COMPANY 4,652 5,532 7,179 7,887 8,973 8,908401697 2 CENTRAL ARKANSAS TEL. COOP INC. 1,444 1,669 1,993 2,404 2,894 3,520401698 2 CLEVELAND CTY TEL. CO. 1,075 1,284 1,354 1,472 1,655 1,703401699 2 DECATUR TELEPHONE CO INC- ARKANSAS 766 790 1,312 1,498 1,799 2,038401702 2 SOUTH ARKANSAS TEL. CO.,INC. 2,324 2,291 1,970 3,189 2,855 2,558401704 A LAVACA TELEPHONE-AR 723 784 861 919 1,260 1,550401705 2 CENTURY TELEPHONE OF ARKANSAS, INC. 11,617 13,194 16,335 17,029 17,766 21,015401709 2 MADISON COUNTY TEL. CO. INC. 1,829 1,995 2,372 2,793 3,634 4,193401710 A MAGAZINE TELEPHONE COMPANY 530 524 528 640 721 990401711 2 CENTURY TELEPHONE OF MOUNTAIN HOME, INC. 16,118 17,927 19,424 22,431 27,133 29,903401712 A MOUNTAIN VIEW TELEPHONE COMPANY 3,017 3,779 4,744 5,873 7,167 8,746401713 2 NORTHERN ARKANSAS TEL. CO.,INC. 5,255 6,041 6,704 9,620 11,954 12,404401718 A PRAIRIE GROVE TELEPHONE COMPANY 5,312 5,634 6,041 6,794 8,035 7,855401720 2 CENTURY TELEPHONE OF REDFIELD, INC. 868 824 953 1,367 1,331 1,352401721 A RICE BELT TEL. CO.,INC. 538 609 687 661 636 641401722 A E. RITTER TELEPHONE COMPANY 3,155 3,221 3,142 4,075 4,858 5,296401724 2 SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS TEL. COOP. INC. 4,562 4,797 5,808 6,374 7,138 7,366401726 2 TRI-COUNTY TEL. CO. INC.-AR 3,476 4,407 4,259 4,891 5,687 7,277401727 2 CENTURY TELEPHONE OF SOUTH ARKANSAS, INC. 1,173 1,271 1,461 1,562 1,643 1,869401729 2 WALNUT HILL TELEPHONE COMPANY 4,294 4,666 5,546 5,751 6,343 6,083401730 2 CONTEL OF AR, INC. DBA GTE ARKANSAS 56,046 94,574 88,543 82,840 89,866 97,658401733 2 YELCOT TEL. CO.,INC. 2,658 3,033 3,755 4,060 4,890 4,572401734 2 YELL COUNTY TELEPHONE COMPANY 2,548 2,552 2,919 2,707 3,667 4,302401790 2 CONTEL KS DBA GTE SYSTEMS OF ARKANSAS 13,244 15,474 17,454 17,561 19,668 20,932402080 1 GTE SOUTHWEST INC. - ARKANSAS 61,946 63,154 66,197 70,018 81,929 82,467403031 2 SCOTT COUNTY TELEPHONE COMPANY 1 20 106 128 143 176405211 1 SOUTHWESTERN BELL-ARKANSAS 770,912 824,956 863,319 928,458 971,413 1,018,601

    TOTAL: CALIFORNIA 14,156,373 14,431,844 14,794,589 15,110,263 15,312,756 23,697,565542301 2 CALAVERAS TELEPHONE COMPANY 1,189 1,339 1,881 1,779 1,726 1,826542302 1 CONTEL OF CALIFORNIA - CALIFORNIA 252,217 247,273 299,499 250,752 266,477 280,360542308 2 CITIZENS UTILITIES CO. OF CALIF. 42,394 57,258 65,755 76,740 72,439 75,041542311 2 CALIFORNIA-OREGON TELEPHONE CO 2,930 3,132 3,425 3,633 3,931 4,057542313 2 DUCOR TELEPHONE COMPANY 256 332 403 414 447 480542315 2 EVANS TELEPHONE COMPANY 5,968 6,654 7,412 8,508 9,165 8,924542318 2 FORESTHILL TELEPHONE COMPANY 942 1,122 1,533 1,708 2,018 2,203542319 1 GENERAL TEL CO OF CALIFORNIA 3,056,787 3,109,492 3,143,320 3,204,691 3,277,315 3,367,551542321 2 HAPPY VALLEY TELEPHONE COMPANY 1,150 1,398 1,435 1,583 1,691 2,026542322 2 HORNITOS TELEPHONE COMPANY 181 212 252 254 280 296542323 2 WINTERHAVEN TELEPHONE COMPANY 3,522 4,133 3,585 3,697 3,774 4,167542324 2 KERMAN TELEPHONE COMPANY 1,866 2,378 2,596 3,048 3,334 3,763542332 2 THE PONDEROSA TELEPHONE COMPANY 2,107 3,672 4,266 5,118 5,840 6,167542334 2 ROSEVILLE TELEPHONE COMPANY 60,789 71,800 81,993 91,318 96,148 111,668542338 2 SIERRA TELEPHONE COMPANY, INC. 9,270 11,428 14,151 14,672 13,924 15,175542339 2 THE SISKIYOU TELEPHONE CO. 2,913 3,541 3,764 4,130 4,228 4,769542343 2 THE VOLCANO TELEPHONE COMPANY 3,091 3,542 3,762 4,189 4,986 5,412542344 1 WEST COAST TEL. CO. OF CALIFORNIA 8,674 11,908 10,294 10,665 12,244 12,571542346 2 PINNACLES TELEPHONE COMPANY 130 135 120 119 126 128543402 2 CITIZENS TELECOMMUNICATIONS OF GOLDEN STATE 7,341 8,712 8,630 12,755 12,755 7,904544342 2 CITIZENS TELECOMMUNICATIONS CO. OF TUOLUMNE 2,264 2,538 2,803 3,913 3,913 2,549545170 1 PACIFIC BELL 10,690,393 10,879,845 11,133,709 11,406,577 11,515,996 19,780,528

    TOTAL: COLORADO 3,093,889 3,519,653 3,268,780 2,867,915 2,967,134 3,076,448461835 2 SUNFLOWER TELEPHONE CO.,INC. - CO 329 374 386 408 435 440462178 A AGATE TELEPHONE CO. 65 58 65 70 83 92462181 2 BIJOU TEL COOPERATIVE ASSOC. INC 984 1,149 1,263 1,283 1,340 1,341462182 2 BLANCA TELEPHONE CO. 863 964 940 1,111 1,210 1,281462184 2 DELTA COUNTY TELE-COMM INC. 5,810 6,710 7,522 8,773 9,755 13,040462185 2 EAGLE TELECOMMUNICATIONS INC. 7,840 8,539 10,957 13,259 85,495 103,731462186 2 EASTERN SLOPE RURAL TEL ASSN INC 2,959 3,375 3,548 3,925 4,235 4,104462187 2 EL PASO COUNTY MUTUAL TEL CO 1,692 1,692 1,692 1,692 1,692 1,692462188 2 FARMERS TEL CO, INC. - COLORADO 283 300 325 378 407 447462190 2 HAXTUN TELEPHONE COMPANY 963 1,121 1,285 1,172 1,308 1,139462192 2 BIG SANDY TELECOM INC. 412 431 522 577 791 851462193 2 NUCLA-NATURITA TEL. CO. 903 968 1,134 1,260 1,441 1,544462194 2 NUNN TEL. COMPANY 273 288 305 318 347 393462196 2 PEETZ COOP. TEL. CO. 270 263 299 345 336 372462197 A PHILLIPS COUNTY TEL. CO. 1,373 1,486 1,601 1,649 2,055 2,302462198 A PINE DRIVE TEL. CO. 450 431 486 569 730 902462199 2 PLAINS COOPERATIVE TEL. ASSOC. INC. 1,268 1,434 1,335 1,690 1,948 2,273462201 2 RICO TEL. CO. 92 118 160 193 216 233462202 2 ROGGEN TELEPHONE COOPERATIVE CO. 128 150 207 168 181 168462203 2 THE RYE TELEPHONE CO. INC. 1,821 1,511 1,673 2,213 1,997 3,030

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  • TABLE 8.8ORIGINATING PREMIUM INTERSTATE ACCESS MINUTES

    BY STUDY AREA (IN THOUSANDS)

    SACODE TYPE STUDY AREA NAME 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996

    COLORADO (CONT.)462204 2 COLUMBINE ACQ CORP DBA COLUMBINE TELECOM CO 812 967 1,153 1,671 1,926 2,204462206 A STONEHAM COOPERATIVE TEL. CO. 41 49 55 66 84 89462207 2 STRASBURG TEL. CO. 969 1,064 1,116 1,288 1,388 1,528462208 2 UNIVERSAL TEL. CO. OF COLORADO 5,856 6,051 7,753 8,894 9,463 12,035462209 2 WIGGINS TEL. ASSOC. 830 776 791 1,119 1,260 1,345462210 A WILLARD TEL. CO. 44 45 51 55 61 71465102 1 MOUNTAIN BELL-COLORADO 3,056,558 3,479,340 3,222,156 2,813,767 2,836,950 2,919,800

    TOTAL: CONNECTICUT 2,571,166 2,727,499 2,819,267 2,910,376 2,974,614 3,114,120132454 A THE WOODBURY TEL. CO. 20,671 24,277 28,335 32,487 33,319 35,232135200 1 SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND TEL. 2,550,495 2,703,222 2,790,932 2,877,889 2,941,295 3,078,888

    TOTAL: DELAWARE 678,796 612,601 648,956 668,877 721,836 777,573565010 1 DIAMOND STATE TEL. CO. 678,796 612,601 648,956 668,877 721,836 777,573

    TOTAL: DISTRICT OF COL 1,051,483 977,266 996,090 974,385 966,411 943,627575020 1 C & P TELEPHONE COMPANY OF WA D.C. 1,051,483 977,266 996,090 974,385 966,411 943,627

    TOTAL: FLORIDA 9,595,270 10,196,329 10,650,105 11,389,550 11,828,330 12,612,567210291 2 FLORALA TELEPHONE COMPANY- FLORIDA 2,823 3,473 4,178 5,027 5,088 5,337210318 2 FRONTIER COMM. OF THE SOUTH-FL 2,414 2,720 3,008 2,578 3,159 3,583210328 1 GTE FLORIDA INCORPORATED 1,944,341 2,088,425 2,155,261 2,239,758 2,358,057 2,495,436210329 2 GULF TEL. CO.- FL 4,330 4,872 6,846 6,547 8,130 8,420210330 2 VISTA-UNITED TELECOMM. SYSTEMS 36,729 40,648 36,691 42,953 53,703 65,952210331 2 INDIANTOWN TEL. SYSTEM 2,200 2,632 2,933 3,791 4,749 4,463210335 2 NORTHEAST FLORIDA TEL. CO., INC. 2,915 3,407 5,429 5,569 6,283 7,039210336 2 ALLTEL FLORIDA INC. 39,172 41,792 52,896 64,037 68,475 64,966210338 2 QUINCY TEL. CO.-FL DIV. 6,148 7,036 6,687 6,801 7,117 9,618210339 2 ST. JOSEPH TEL. AND TELE. CO. 16,567 19,019 28,940 28,790 32,036 33,598210340 1 CENTRAL TEL. CO. OF FLORIDA 302,095 325,739 328,458 374,606 425,827 440,640210341 1 UNITED TEL. CO. OF FLORIDA 1,286,444 1,400,830 1,472,889 1,766,356 1,664,468 1,784,341215191 1 SOUTHERN BELL-FL 5,949,091 6,255,735 6,545,889 6,842,737 7,191,238 7,689,175

    TOTAL: GEORGIA 4,281,008 4,560,854 4,866,635 5,247,496 5,649,174 6,191,347220324 A VALLEY TEL. CO. 2,587 2,445 4,427 7,039 6,007 5,612220338 2 QUINCY TEL. CO.-GA DIV. 781 925 850 917 943 1,243220344 2 ALMA TEL. CO., INC. 2,729 4,076 4,533 4,989 5,590 6,806220346 A BLUE RIDGE TEL. CO. 3,120 3,467 4,637 6,081 6,871 8,120220347 2 BRANTLEY TEL. CO., INC. 2,213 2,771 2,850 2,979 3,301 3,794220348 2 BULLOCH CNTY. RURAL TEL. COOP., INC. 3,192 3,726 5,597 6,237 6,864 8,256220351 2 CAMDEN TEL & TEL CO INC - GEORGIA 22,530 36,755 42,473 45,905 46,813 51,554220354 2 CHICKAMAUGA TEL. CORP. 2,948 2,859 2,791 2,748 3,217 3,546220355 2 CITIZENS TEL. CO., INC.-GA 2,257 2,784 2,883 3,142 3,202 3,377220356 2 COASTAL UTILITIES INC 40,012 45,881 47,304 59,480 80,538 84,952220357 2 ALLTEL GEORGIA INC. 26,011 28,104 32,395 36,948 43,260 49,669220358 2 DARIEN TEL. CO., INC. 2,827 3,289 3,517 4,121 4,946 5,259220360 2 ELLIJAY TEL. CO. 5,242 5,493 5,869 6,924 8,425 10,013220362 2 FAIRMOUNT TELEPHONE CO. INC. 755 954 945 567 1,176 1,385220364 A GEORGIA TEL. CORP. 4,815 4,987 5,463 5,990 5,523 6,259220365 A GLENWOOD TEL. CO. 337 321 346 384 468 286220368 A HART TEL. CO. 4,216 4,742 5,586 6,439 5,839 4,479220369 2 COMSOUTH TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC. 2,088 2,375 2,403 2,421 3,405 5,526220371 2 INTERSTATE TEL. CO. 7,931 8,000 8,698 11,679 13,359 17,198220375 A NELSON-BALL GROUND TEL. CO. 1,620 1,628 2,536 3,533 3,838 3,402220376 A PEMBROKE TEL. CO., INC. 1,334 1,591 1,613 1,687 1,520 1,731220377 2 PINELAND TEL. COOP. 5,788 5,728 6,811 8,560 9,264 9,583220378 2 PLANTERS RURAL TEL. COOP INC. 3,098 3,750 5,017 5,664 5,813 6,476220379 2 PLANT TEL. CO. 4,007 4,753 4,950 5,198 7,288 9,574220380 A PROGRESSIVE RURAL TEL. COOP., INC. 1,496 1,728 1,675 2,199 2,362 2,782220381 2 PUBLIC SERVICE TEL. CO. 3,578 4,912 6,887 7,333 8,131 8,524220382 A RINGGOLD TEL. CO. 7,085 7,592 8,071 9,497 11,184 13,154220386 2 STANDARD TEL. CO. 34,223 40,398 47,067 59,898 64,779 76,531220387 A FRONTIER COMM. OF GEORGIA, INC. 10,659 12,602 19,932 26,686 26,089 25,156220389 A TRENTON TEL. CO. 4,471 4,893 5,167 5,466 5,109 5,176220392 2 WAVERLY HALL TEL. CO., INC. 1,003 1,160 1,361 1,439 1,501 1,528220394 2 WILKES TEL & ELECTRIC CO. 5,274 6,228 5,854 6,082 9,958 11,106220395 A ACCUCOMM TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC. 1,263 1,227 1,690 1,821 1,693 1,973223036 1 GEORGIA ALLTEL TELECOM 38,195 50,101 53,616 70,329 80,905 89,740223037 1 ALLTEL GEORGIA COMMUNICATIONS CORP. 159,953 180,762 216,318 267,259 292,517 340,622225192 1 SOUTHERN BELL-GA 3,861,369 4,067,847 4,294,505 4,549,856 4,867,477 5,306,951

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  • TABLE 8.8ORIGINATING PREMIUM INTERSTATE ACCESS MINUTES

    BY STUDY AREA (IN THOUSANDS)

    SACODE TYPE STUDY AREA NAME 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996

    TOTAL: HAWAII 674,368 696,505 717,895 731,169 776,136 781,987623100 1 GTE HAWAIIAN TEL. CO. INC. 674,368 696,505 717,895 731,169 776,136 781,987

    TOTAL: IDAHO 724,414 884,400 828,675 750,205 777,132 812,855472213 2 ALBION TEL. CO. INC. 1,244 1,329 1,645 1,913 1,998 3,394472215 2 CAMBRIDGE TEL. CO.,INC.-ID 902 938 890 1,069 1,438 1,927472218 2 CUSTER TEL. COOPERATIVE INC. 2,087 2,228 2,373 2,962 3,017 3,115472220 2 FILER MUTUAL TELEPHONE COMPANY - ID 1,626 1,647 1,601 1,793 2,129 3,344472221 A FARMERS MUTUAL TEL CO LTD. - ID 2,010 2,088 2,962 3,907 4,421 4,925472222 2 FREMONT TELECOM COMPANY 0 0 0 0 0 683472223 2 GEM STATE UTILITIES CORP-ID 939 1,108 1,342 1,347 1,394 1,614472225 2 CENTURY TELEPHONE OF IDAHO 3,853 3,820 4,254 5,076 5,619 5,984472226 2 MIDVALE TEL. EXCH. INC. 291 382 523 433 498 736472227 A MUD LAKE TEL. COOP. INC. ASSOC. 1,114 1,155 1,222 1,467 2,384 2,988472230 2 POTLATCH TELEPHONE COMPANY INC. 763 774 1,014 988 1,156 1,271472231 2 PROJECT MUTUAL TEL. COOP. ASSN. 5,812 7,742 7,910 8,586 8,170 8,779472232 2 ROCKLAND TEL. CO.,INC. 373 384 418 362 576 964472233 2 RURAL TELEPHONE COMPANY - ID 282 330 351 346 309 382472234 2 TROY TELEPHONE COMPANY 779 806 990 1,011 1,066 1,162472295 2 SILVER STAR TEL. CO. INC.-ID 401 432 523 582 576 697472416 1 GTE NORTHWEST INC. - IDAHO 130,341 180,007 163,545 174,521 197,634 208,878472423 2 INLAND TELEPHONE COMPANY - ID 302 345 398 454 520 538474427 2 CITIZENS TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMPANY OF IDAHO 9,913 15,324 11,813 13,907 25,091 29,235475103 1 MOUNTAIN BELL-IDAHO 518,020 616,475 586,019 495,403 485,894 498,966475162 1 PACIFIC NORTHWEST BELL-IDAHO 43,363 47,086 38,882 34,080 33,242 33,274

    TOTAL: ILLINOIS 6,702,742 7,096,642 7,119,895 7,374,183 7,771,406 8,193,016340976 A ADAMS TEL. COOP. 2,256 2,630 2,649 3,227 3,252 3,520340978 2 ALHAMBRA-GRANTFORK TEL. CO. 710 786 820 1,017 1,144 1,221340983 A CAMBRIDGE TEL. CO.-IL 1,261 1,358 1,435 1,568 1,699 1,519340984 2 CASS COUNTY TEL. CO. 1,403 1,501 1,622 1,818 2,693 3,140340985 2 CENTRAL TEL. CO. OF IL 174,317 175,798 191,507 193,698 198,849 237,728340990 A CLARKSVILLE MUTUAL TEL. CO. 65 98 122 115 118 129340993 A CROSSVILLE TEL. CO. 579 667 718 785 759 836340998 A FRONTIER COMM. OF DEPUE, INC. 464 506 454 525 557 780341003 2 EGYPTIAN TEL. COOP. ASSN. 1,567 1,585 2,076 2,548 3,122 3,473341004 2 EL PASO TEL. CO. 1,517 1,531 1,508 2,348 2,606 2,164341009 2 C-R TEL. CO. 389 424 711 826 891 833341011 2 FRONTIER COMM. OF LAKESIDE, INC. 490 490 552 502 534 529341012 2 FLAT ROCK MUTUAL TELEPHONE COMPANY 340 369 436 510 544 594341015 1 GTE NORTH INC. - ILLINOIS 421,593 463,160 463,242 472,482 517,611 544,662341016 A GENESEO TEL. CO. 6,932 7,499 8,039 8,866 8,439 7,139341017 A GLASFORD TEL. CO. 483 497 542 760 761 685341020 2 GRAFTON TEL. CO. 704 774 801 811 989 1,000341021 A THE GRANDVIEW MUTUAL TEL. CO. 29 40 69 59 48 50341023 2 GRIDLEY TEL. CO. 896 1,134 1,243 1,351 1,569 1,815341024 A HAMILTON COUNTY TEL. COOP. 1,048 1,039 1,425 1,533 2,111 1,789341025 2 SHAWNEE TEL. CO. 2,275 2,764 3,070 3,478 4,295 4,540341026 2 HARRISONVILLE TEL. CO. 16,078 18,241 22,197 25,687 27,011 30,325341029 A HENRY COUNTY TEL. CO. 1,178 1,281 1,344 1,485 1,542 1,308341032 2 HOME TEL. CO.-ST. JACOB 604 736 690 874 1,011 1,155341036 2 CONTEL OF IL, INC. DBA GTE IL 124,698 148,336 143,164 140,251 162,427 171,811341037 2 ILLINOIS CONS. TEL. CO. 66,194 75,243 82,665 93,974 107,862 116,813341038 2 FRONTIER COMM. OF ILLINOIS, INC. 2,264 2,458 2,913 2,644 2,877 3,437341041 A KINSMAN MUTUAL TEL. CO. 31 42 42 43 64 57341043 2 LA HARPE TEL. CO. 807 993 1,001 1,067 1,191 1,254341045 2 LEAF RIVER TEL. CO. 292 400 470 558 772 877341046 A LEONORE MUTUAL TEL. CO. 127 116 143 191 172 165341047 A MCDONOUGH TEL. COOP., INC. 2,984 3,406 3,546 3,752 3,841 3,664341048 2 MCNABB TEL. CO. 216 250 356 333 453 526341049 2 MADISON TEL. CO. 1,105 1,108 1,236 1,846 1,700 1,819341050 A MARSEILLES TEL. CO. OF MARS. 1,861 1,995 2,503 3,409 3,338 3,784341053 A METAMORA TEL. CO. 2,101 2,504 3,346 3,875 4,033 3,529341054 A MID CENTURY TEL. COOP., INC. 2,193 2,597 2,388 2,989 2,878 2,724341055 2 FRONTIER COMM.-MIDLAND, INC. 1,984 2,184 2,270 2,390 2,493 2,691341058 2 MONTROSE MUTUAL TEL. CO. 547 552 860 1,198 1,339 1,415341060 2 MOULTRIE INDEPENDENT TEL. CO. 380 412 436 475 683 837341061 2 FRONTIER COMM. OF MT. PULASKI, INC. 938 835 976 1,065 1,014 1,071341062 A NEW WINDSOR TEL. CO. 354 362 369 507 563 492341065 2 ODIN TEL. EXCHANGE, INC. 494 616 863 922 1,190 1,294341066 2 ONEIDA TEL. EXCHANGE 260 271 427 456 574 627341067 2 FRONTIER COMM. OF ORION, INC. 672 777 1,657 1,740 1,841 1,983341073 2 FRONTIER COMM.-PRARIE, INC. 498 497 673 640 637 695341075 A REYNOLDS TEL. CO. 441 491 598 708 685 627341079 2 FRONTIER COMM.-SCHUYLER, INC. 1,479 1,976 1,226 1,475 1,639 1,673

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  • TABLE 8.8ORIGINATING PREMIUM INTERSTATE ACCESS MINUTES

    BY STUDY AREA (IN THOUSANDS)

    SACODE TYPE STUDY AREA NAME 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996

    ILLINOIS (CONT.)341086 A TONICA TEL. CO. 392 371 490 618 469 310341087 A VIOLA HOME TEL. CO. 433 449 522 644 646 632341088 2 WABASH TEL. COOP., INC. 2,087 2,061 3,083 3,327 3,981 4,848341091 2 WOODHULL COMMUNITY TEL. CO. 552 626 647 732 758 910341092 A STELLE TEL. CO. 68 85 67 72 54 50341093 2 YATES CITY TEL. CO. 190 212 217 336 412 552343035 2 GTE SOUTH INC. - ILLINOIS 45,110 53,947 29,226 28,641 33,198 35,412345070 1 ILLINOIS BELL TEL CO 5,803,813 6,105,562 6,124,244 6,346,428 6,645,468 6,975,503

    TOTAL: INDIANA 2,481,274 2,657,850 2,738,692 2,861,723 2,977,203 3,165,783320742 2 BLOOMINGDALE HOME TEL. CO. INC. 365 418 460 509 560 592320744 A CAMDEN TEL. CO., INC.-IN 748 762 990 1,190 1,236 1,250320747 2 CENTRAL INDIANA TEL. CO., INC. 1,677 1,814 2,072 2,343 2,559 3,123320750 A FRONTIER COMM. OF INDIANA, INC. 1,186 1,408 1,572 1,876 1,808 1,711320751 A CITIZENS TEL. CORP.-WARREN 799 703 715 799 979 1,298320753 2 CLAY CTY RURAL TEL. COOP. INC. 6,036 6,976 7,766 8,967 10,816 12,499320756 A CRAIGVILLE TEL. CO., INC. 494 406 461 518 538 596320759 2 DAVIESS-MARTIN CTY RURAL TEL CORP 1,246 1,281 1,372 1,488 1,701 1,557320771 A GEETINGSVILLE TEL. CO., INC. 221 280 317 335 339 315320772 1 GTE NORTH INC. - INDIANA 610,496 648,135 656,088 692,099 719,596 797,358320775 A HANCOCK RURAL TEL. CORP. 3,783 4,477 4,551 4,990 5,718 5,574320776 2 COMM. CORP. OF INDIANA 5,457 6,735 8,095 8,541 8,953 9,520320777 A HOME TEL. CO. OF PITTSBORO, INC. 1,365 1,580 1,788 1,896 1,746 1,702320778 A HOME TEL. CO., INC. 935 1,167 1,282 1,394 1,175 1,101320779 2 CONTEL OF INDIANA, INC. 128,815 133,696 113,566 116,904 142,327 149,994320783 A LIGONIER TEL. CO. 1,497 2,115 2,394 3,080 2,763 2,063320788 2 MERCHANTS & FARMERS TEL. CO. 382 547 640 558 667 656320790 A MONON TEL. CO., INC. 1,104 1,442 1,729 1,977 1,708 1,397320792 A MULBERRY COOP. TEL. CO., INC. 985 1,253 1,414 1,573 1,648 1,626320796 A NEW LISBON TEL. CO., INC. 751 919 1,129 937 850 834320797 2 NEW PARIS TEL., INC. 1,509 1,984 2,342 2,549 3,081 3,219320800 2 NORTHWESTERN INDIANA TEL. CO. INC. 9,312 13,616 15,926 17,131 19,460 21,845320801 2 CENTURY TELEPHONE OF ODON, INC. 672 928 1,213 1,376 1,555 1,531320807 A PERRY-SPENCER RURAL TEL. COOP., INC. 3,472 3,417 3,870 4,152 3,906 3,704320809 A COMM. CORP. OF SOUTHERN INDIANA 853 985 1,061 1,268 1,406 1,326320813 A PULASKI-WHITE RURAL TEL. COOP., INC. 930 1,072 1,230 1,440 1,379 1,402320815 A ROCHESTER TEL. CO., INC. 4,180 4,554 5,426 6,018 5,983 5,682320816 A S & W TEL. CO., INC. 209 265 303 351 354 324320818 A SMITHVILLE TEL. CO., INC. 14,026 18,442 20,364 22,253 22,713 22,251320819 2 SOUTHEASTERN IND. RURAL TEL. COOP INC. 3,312 3,581 3,638 4,288 4,795 4,826320825 A SUNMAN TEL. CO., INC. 3,761 3,733 3,979 4,172 4,183 4,220320826 A SWAYZEE TEL. CO., INC. 567 558 639 792 712 633320827 A SWEETSER RURAL TEL. CO., INC. 1,097 1,149 1,345 1,597 1,559 1,379320828 2 FRONTIER COMM. OF THORNTOWN, INC. 1,655 1,543 1,649 1,749 2,029 2,072320829 A TIPTON TEL. CO., INC. 2,641 2,768 3,743 3,627 3,480 3,017320830 A TRI-COUNTY TEL. CO., INC.-IN 1,538 1,648 1,607 1,764 2,381 2,960320832 1 UNITED TEL. CO. OF INDIANA, INC. 150,386 159,980 173,263 167,430 176,501 237,361320834 A WASH. CTY. RURAL TEL. COOP., INC. 2,184 2,499 2,729 3,177 3,152 2,929320837 A WEST POINT TEL. CO., INC. 324 366 405 458 447 458320839 A YEOMAN TEL. CO., INC. 546 687 711 895 804 724323034 2 CONTEL OF SOUTH, INC. DBA GTE SYSTEMS OF IN 0 0 5,814 5,722 6,837 7,223325080 1 INDIANA BELL TEL CO 1,509,758 1,617,962 1,679,032 1,757,541 1,802,797 1,841,932

    TOTAL: IOWA 1,467,399 1,638,575 1,582,045 1,402,473 1,501,171 1,494,569351096 A AMANA COLONIES TEL. CO. 1,022 893 1,024 2,003 1,820 1,439351097 A ANDREW TEL. CO., INC. 151 152 148 156 225 299351098 A ARCADIA TEL. COOP. 170 176 187 187 240 299351101 A ATKINS TEL. CO. 367 377 432 502 608 634351105 2 AYRSHIRE FMRS. MUT. TEL. CO. 232 238 239 240 261 243351107 A BALDWIN-NASHVILLE TEL. CO., INC. 155 169 174 186 247 256351108 A BARNES CITY COOP. TEL. CO. 68 85 84 93 108 137351110 2 BERNARD TEL. CO., INC. 407 770 895 942 931 1,042351112 A BREDA TEL. COOP. 1,665 1,221 1,226 1,453 2,043 2,838351113 A BROOKLYN MUTUAL TEL. CO. 783 748 810 1,009 1,879 2,055351114 A THE BURT TEL. CO. 324 330 343 354 436 471351115 A BUTLER-BREMER MUT. TEL. CO. 940 976 1,036 1,095 1,372 1,644351118 A CASCADE TEL. CO. 867 899 927 1,052 1,443 1,766351119 A CASEY MUTUAL TEL. CO. 417 447 474 452 640 785351121 A CENTER JUNCTION TEL. CO., INC. 64 64 67 67 88 114351125 A CENTRAL SCOTT TEL. 4,548 5,045 5,524 5,914 7,454 9,088351126 A CENTURY TEL. OF CHESTER, INC. 204 200 244 262 262 263351127 2 CENTRAL TELEPHONE COMPANY - IOWA 32,204 35,308 39,701 43,251 45,225 48,422351129 A THE CITIZENS MUTUAL TEL. CO. 2,643 3,305 3,508 3,803 5,135 5,678351130 A CLARENCE TEL. CO., INC. 442 462 513 561 751 939

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  • TABLE 8.8ORIGINATING PREMIUM INTERSTATE ACCESS MINUTES

    BY STUDY AREA (IN THOUSANDS)

    SACODE TYPE STUDY AREA NAME 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996

    IOWA (CONT.)351132 A CLEAR LAKE INDP. TEL. CO. 5,689 6,667 6,855 6,761 7,000 7,169351133 A C-M-L TEL. COOP. ASSN. 558 570 620 627 769 885351134 A COLO TEL. CO. 332 350 345 380 520 773351136 A COON CREEK TEL. CO. 332 326 455 381 479 553351137 A COON VALLEY COOP. TEL. ASSN., INC. 353 365 377 362 471 555351139 A COOP. TEL. CO. 1,149 1,142 1,115 1,156 1,897 2,535351141 A CORN BELT TEL. CO. 479 496 564 585 673 804351146 A CUMBERLAND TEL. CO. 285 290 318 327 448 527351147 A DANVILLE MUT. TEL. CO. 698 689 736 824 1,018 1,179351148 A DEEP RIVER MUT. TEL. CO. 147 156 168 160 201 227351149 A DEFIANCE TEL. CO. 173 193 206 227 288 352351150 A DIXON TEL. CO. 424 447 454 489 579 620351152 A DUMONT TEL. CO. 558 893 1,215 2,196 4,130 4,358351153 A DUNKERTON TEL. COOP., INC. 358 354 357 400 472 617351156 A EAST BUCHANAN TEL. COOP. 869 910 947 817 871 1,016351157 A ELLSWORTH COOP. TEL. ASSN. 427 431 454 436 640 752351160 A FARMERS & BUSINESSMEN'S TEL. CO. 729 704 721 738 811 868351162 A FARMERS COOP. TEL. CO.-DYSART 746 726 767 796 1,054 1,233351166 A FARMERS & MERCHANTS MUTUAL TEL. CO. 454 423 405 478 813 974351168 A FARMERS MUTUAL COOP TEL CO- HARLAN 2,795 3,067 2,932 3,548 5,491 7,051351169 A FARMERS MUTUAL COOP. TEL. CO.-MOULTON 386 386 397 428 506 582351171 A FARMERS MUTUAL TEL. CO.-JESUP 759 750 809 862 1,089 1,313351172 A FARMERS MUTUAL TEL. CO.-NORA SPRINGS 1,528 1,531 1,628 1,744 2,095 2,448351173 A FARMERS MUTUAL TEL. COOP.-SHELLSBURG 1,035 1,018 1,120 1,302 1,741 2,003351174 A FARMERS MUTUAL TEL. CO.-STANTON 815 895 1,320 1,657 1,970 2,245351175 A FARMERS TEL. CO.-BATAVIA 223 237 258 245 317 409351176 A FARMERS TEL. CO.-ESSEX 590 647 806 1,320 2,039 2,301351177 A FARMERS TEL. CO.-RICEVILLE 1,275 1,303 1,334 1,430 1,684 1,924351179 A FENTON COOP. TEL. CO. 268 282 289 289 338 373351186 1 GTE NORTH INC. - IOWA 73,378 100,045 89,814 87,725 96,201 101,560351187 A MID-IOWA TEL. CO. 529 563 767 896 1,067 1,103351188 A GOLDFIELD TEL. CO. 419 414 432 470 581 656351189 A RIVER VALLEY TEL. COOP. 584 774 766 843 1,032 1,121351191 A GRAND MOUND COOP. TEL. ASSN. 362 388 427 449 581 709351195 A GRISWOLD COOP. TEL. CO. 1,298 1,422 1,503 1,570 1,920 2,212351199 A HAWKEYE TEL. CO. 371 340 287 299 365 447351202 A HOSPERS TEL. EXCHANGE, INC. 503 512 512 578 759 903351203 A HUBBARD COOP. TEL. ASSN. 466 443 521 509 745 832351205 A HUXLEY COOP. TEL. CO. 1,318 1,967 2,010 2,102 3,883 4,185351206 A IAMO TEL. CO.-IA 369 399 446 482 502 537351207 2 CONTEL OF IA, INC., DBA GTE IA 49,959 59,695 57,274 58,803 60,804 61,860351209 A INTERSTATE 35 TEL. CO. 674 632 679 725 988 1,157351212 A JEFFERSON TEL. CO.-IA 2,687 5,972 24,187 26,950 11,092 1,668351213 A JORDAN SOLDIER VAL COOP. TEL. CO. 586 1,285 1,480 2,699 3,387 3,087351214 A KALONA COOP. TEL. CO. 1,368 1,427 1,467 1,575 1,944 2,295351217 A KEYSTONE FRMS. COOP. TEL. CO. 571 562 618 653 922 909351220 A LA PORTE CITY TEL. CO. 1,087 1,109 1,190 1,261 1,653 1,880351222 A LA MOTTE TEL. CO. 301 291 290 339 391 470351223 A LAUREL TEL. CO., INC. 138 200 222 226 299 407351225 A LEHIGH VALLEY COOP. TEL. ASSN. 1,032 1,035 1,018 1,132 1,478 1,603351228 A LONE ROCK COOP. TEL. CO. 178 180 186 198 250 251351229 2 LOST NATION - ELWOOD TEL. CO. 793 1,306 1,428 2,392 3,555 3,968351230 A NORTHEAST IOWA TEL. CO. 1,625 2,080 2,137 2,731 2,948 2,343351232 A LYNNVILLE COMM. TEL. CO., INC. 139 144 174 169 219 273351235 A MANILLA TEL. CO. 360 374 408 412 561 647351237 A MARNE & ELK HORN TEL. CO. 915 931 963 1,010 1,267 1,415351238 A MARTELLE COOP. TEL. ASSN. 157 160 176 179 230 303351239 A MASSENA TEL. CO. 381 376 407 400 544 666351241 A MECHANICSVILLE TEL. CO. 477 478 510 522 677 810351242 A MILES COOP. TEL. ASSN. 457 488 497 552 704 784351243 A MILLER TEL. CO.-IA 54 63 67 74 90 98351245 A MINBURN TEL. CO. 326 364 360 334 472 538351246 A MINERVA VALLEY TEL. CO., INC. 492 487 526 560 697 755351247 A MODERN COOP. TEL. CO. 446 438 464 478 653 803351248 A MONTEZUMA MUTUAL TEL. CO. 1,237 1,373 1,480 1,573 1,882 2,019351250 A MUTUAL TEL. CO. OF MORNING SUN 447 420 464 455 593 662351251 A MEDIAPOLIS TEL. CO. 1,601 1,597 1,683 1,814 2,296 2,550351252 A MUTUAL TEL. CO. 3,948 4,327 4,446 5,257 6,036 6,735351257 A NORTH ENGLISH COOP. TEL. CO. 414 414 429 460 571 678351259 A NORTHERN IOWA TEL. CO. 1,972 2,144 2,132 2,516 2,942 3,167351260 A NORTHWEST IOWA TEL. CO., INC. 2,886 4,338 6,260 15,385 69,130 10,338351261 A NORTHWEST TEL. COOP. 828 819 875 869 1,113 1,261351262 A NORWAY RURAL TEL. CO. 442 437 452 511 645 714351263 A OGDEN TEL. CO.-IA 1,049 1,103 1,230 1,287 1,657 1,925351264 A OLIN TEL. CO., INC. 325 325 366 419 589 703351265 A ONSLOW COOP. TEL. ASSN. 119 121 127 119 175 226

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  • TABLE 8.8ORIGINATING PREMIUM INTERSTATE ACCESS MINUTES

    BY STUDY AREA (IN THOUSANDS)

    SACODE TYPE STUDY AREA NAME 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996

    IOWA (CONT.)351266 A ORAN MUTUAL TEL. CO. 129 123 128 141 192 209351269 A PALO COOP. TEL. ASSN. 369 364 376 349 601 912351270 A PALMER MUTUAL TEL. CO. 184 195 192 204 279 331351271 A PANORA COOP. TEL. ASSN., INC. 1,554 1,807 1,992 2,386 3,809 4,873351273 A PEOPLES TEL. CO.-IA 524 583 586 614 784 926351274 A POSTVILLE TEL. CO. DBA PTI COMM. 1,157 1,213 1,522 1,684 2,145 2,509351275 A PRAIRIEBURG TEL. CO., INC. 104 92 101 110 158 180351276 A PRESTON TEL. CO. 642 641 628 593 710 831351277 A RADCLIFFE TEL. CO., INC. 335 314 327 375 474 528351278 A READLYN TEL. CO. 456 418 420 447 560 657351280 A RINGSTED TEL. CO. 352 380 369 386 456 532351282 A ROCKWELL COOP. TEL. ASSN. 764 733 823 878 1,060 1,250351283 A ROYAL TEL. CO. 286 292 302 291 1,518 3,187351284 A RUTHVEN TEL. EXCH. CO. 525 588 585 595 761 892351285 A SAC COUNTY MUTUAL TEL. CO. 631 652 718 736 915 1,075351291 A SCHALLER TEL. CO. 3,036 4,425 3,735 3,627 4,662 3,560351292 A SEARSBORO TEL. CO. 124 118 116 141 172 354351293 A SHARON TEL. CO. 863 910 910 1,033 1,163 1,280351294 A SCRANTON TEL. CO. 296 297 357 344 438 603351295 A SHELL ROCK TEL. CO. 619 599 640 703 837 892351297 A HEART OF IOWA TEL. COOP. 1,338 1,411 1,416 1,581 1,978 2,335351298 A SOUTH SLOPE COOP. TEL. CO. 4,972 5,098 5,208 5,573 6,920 8,202351301 A SOUTHWEST TEL. EXCH., INC. 614 731 707 745 939 999351302 A SPRINGVILLE COOP. TEL. ASSN. 685 676 731 765 954 1,078351303 A COOPERATIVE TEL. EXCHANGE 469 425 429 483 628 678351304 A SWISHER TEL. CO. 344 365 404 447 655 859351305 A STRATFORD MUTUAL TEL. CO. 1,023 1,287 1,295 2,298 2,135 2,138351306 A SULLY TEL. ASSOC. 532 576 620 635 811 914351307 A SUPERIOR TEL. COOP. 148 173 170 185 210 230351308 A TEMPLETON TEL. CO. 191 188 219 254 301 354351309 A TERRIL TEL. CO. 447 782 999 1,705 3,373 4,715351310 A TITONKA TEL. CO. 394 415 405 449 537 554351316 2 UNITED FARMERS TEL. CO. 959 1,168 1,717 2,174 2,989 3,259351319 A VAN BUREN TEL. CO., INC. 1,449 1,514 1,643 1,809 2,026 2,323351320 A VAN HORNE COOP. TEL. CO. 501 784 1,018 1,732 3,486 4,626351322 A VENTURA TEL. CO., INC. 382 446 473 494 635 662351324 A VILLISCA FARMERS TEL. CO. 896 1,051 1,005 1,098 1,207 1,247351326 A WALNUT TEL. CO. 705 740 762 837 1,044 1,192351327 2 WEBB-DICKENS TEL. CORP. 353 387 412 450 505 475351328 A WEBSTER-CALHOUN COOP. TEL. ASSN. 2,513 2,581 2,588 2,720 3,239 3,661351329 A WELLMAN COOP. TEL. ASSN. 752 783 843 894 1,060 1,224351331 A WEST IOWA TEL. CO. 3,273 3,362 3,537 3,857 4,375 5,162351332 A WEST LIBERTY TEL. CO. 2,951 3,111 3,123 3,455 4,080 4,558351334 A WESTERN IOWA TEL. ASSN. 2,295 2,453 2,574 2,858 3,496 3,692351335 A WESTSIDE INDP. TEL. CO. 247 233 250 252 333 403351336 A WILTON TEL. CO. 1,349 1,307 1,380 1,550 1,880 2,179351337 A WINNEBAGO COOP. TEL. ASSN.-IA 5,183 5,081 5,196 5,709 7,207 7,522351341 2 FRONTIER COMM.-SCHUYLER, INC. 640 796 606 625 678 759351342 A WOOLSTOCK MUT. TEL. ASSN. 152 140 142 150 198 253351343 A WYOMING MUTUAL TEL. CO. 410 364 377 397 534 660351344 A PRAIRIE TEL. CO., INC. 1,737 1,532 1,249 1,475 1,310 1,545351346 2 ACE TEL. ASSN.-IA 2,645 2,903 3,075 3,243 3,674 3,637351405 A HILLS TEL. CO., INC.-IA 2,411 2,512 2,572 2,827 3,437 3,922351424 A MABEL COOP. TEL. CO.-IA 636 664 807 889 1,115 1,409351790 2 CONTEL OF KANSAS DBA CONTEL SYSTEM OF IOWA 38,791 59,301 49,927 53,160 63,025 70,356351888 2 GRAND RIVER MUT. TEL. CORP.-IA 5,864 6,823 6,967 6,838 6,910 6,669355141 1 NORTHWESTERN BELL-IA 1,134,024 1,228,793 1,162,686 946,715 938,932 955,247

    TOTAL: KANSAS 1,412,121 1,492,030 1,547,652 1,629,538 1,706,335 1,793,682411317 2 THE UTC OF IOWA DBA UTC OF EASTERN KANSAS 33,112 35,142 37,368 41,060 44,181 46,960411746 2 BLUE VALLEY TELEPHONE COMPANY 1,427 1,563 2,478 2,800 3,416 3,299411756 A COLUMBUS TELEPHONE COMPANY 1,672 2,015 2,214 2,786 3,321 3,276411758 A COUNCIL GROVE TEL. CO. 962 909 1,017 1,111 2,240 2,383411761 2 CUNNINGHAM TELEPHONE CO. INC. 717 743 826 863 976 1,292411764 2 ELKHART TELEPHONE COMPANY INC. 1,893 2,056 1,989 2,374 2,969 3,070411777 2 GOLDEN BELT TELEPHONE ASSN. INC. 1,905 1,836 1,989 2,520 2,873 3,048411778 A GORHAM TELEPHONE COMPANY INC. 156 154 177 186 202 280411780 A HAVILAND TELEPHONE COMPANY INC. 1,959 2,063 2,323 2,548 3,594 5,508411781 2 H & B COMMUNICATIONS INC. 626 703 915 863 839 928411782 2 HOME TELEPHONE COMPANY INC. 799 835 964 975 1,214 1,829411785 2 J. B. N. TELEPHONE COMPANY INC. 1,432 1,523 1,389 1,411 1,366 1,462411788 2 KANOKLA TEL. ASSOC. INC.- KS 1,599 1,663 1,870 1,961 2,020 2,239411791 A LA HARPE TELEPHONE COMPANY INC. 176 184 210 228 247 288411801 2 MADISON TEL. CO. INC.- KS 390 313 344 387 373 397411807 2 MOKAN DIAL, INC.- KS 1,789 2,135 2,591 2,937 3,397 4,857

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  • TABLE 8.8ORIGINATING PREMIUM INTERSTATE ACCESS MINUTES

    BY STUDY AREA (IN THOUSANDS)

    SACODE TYPE STUDY AREA NAME 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996

    KANSAS (CONT.)411808 2 MOUNDRIDGE TEL. CO. 1,381 1,368 1,689 2,401 4,265 5,136411809 2 MUTUAL TELEPHONE COMPANY 209 228 212 268 386 395411814 2 PEOPLES MUTUAL TEL. CO.-KS 916 1,022 1,170 1,139 1,288 1,434411817 2 PIONEER TELEPHONE ASSOCIATION INC. 14,150 15,686 17,324 19,060 20,547 22,147411818 2 CRAW-KAN TELEPHONE COOP INC- KS 8,713 10,707 15,407 20,334 19,071 17,280411820 A RAINBOW TEL COOPERATIVE ASSN INC. 1,230 1,304 1,460 1,483 1,733 1,719411826 2 RURAL TEL. SERVICE CO.,INC. 5,089 5,266 5,364 7,054 8,316 8,967411827 2 S & T TEL. COOP. ASSN. 1,119 1,182 1,296 1,358 1,458 1,403411829 2 S & A TEL. CO.,INC. 385 381 448 558 569 631411831 2 SOUTH CENTRAL TEL. ASSN. INC.-KS 661 706 791 1,351 2,481 4,674411833 2 SOUTHERN KANSAS TEL. CO.,INC. 2,570 2,809 3,781 5,106 6,118 6,755411835 2 SUNFLOWER TEL. CO.,INC. 3,235 3,331 3,705 3,803 3,612 4,049411839 A TRI-COUNTY TEL. ASSN. INC.-KS 1,845 1,868 2,057 2,348 3,139 3,209411840 2 TWIN VALLEY TEL. INC.-KS 1,010 1,054 1,229 1,180 1,524 1,736411841 2 UNITED TELEPHONE ASSN. INC. 3,958 4,345 4,177 4,942 4,623 5,381411842 2 UNITED TELEPHONE CO OF KS 85,701 86,128 81,722 87,786 84,787 83,558411845 A WAMEGO TELEPHONE COMPANY INC. 2,516 2,650 2,978 3,557 5,467 5,897411847 2 WHEAT STATE TELEPHONE, INC. 1,095 1,253 1,443 1,677 2,135 2,100411849 2 WILSON TELEPHONE COMPANY INC. 837 866 974 987 1,526 1,376411852 2 ZENDA TELEPHONE COMPANY INC. 109 110 107 148 173 157411957 2 THE UTC OF MO DBA UTC OF SE. KS 7,386 7,377 8,235 9,223 8,989 10,612412030 2 TOTAH TELEPHONE CO. INC. 1,193 1,256 1,251 1,386 1,499 1,635415214 1 SOUTHWESTERN BELL-KANSAS 1,216,202 1,287,295 1,332,167 1,387,378 1,449,399 1,522,316

    TOTAL: KENTUCKY 1,501,730 1,622,840 1,733,957 1,846,598 1,947,919 2,045,631260396 A BALLARD RURAL TEL. COOP. CORP., INC. 3,694 4,221 4,387 7,709 6,861 6,031260398 A BRANDENBURG TEL. CO., INC. 17,087 18,533 22,646 29,348 27,469 25,927260401 A DUO COUNTY TEL. COOP., INC. 4,837 5,341 7,706 9,107 9,044 8,866260402 2 ALLTEL KENTUCKY, INC. 9,167 11,863 15,263 18,146 19,637 22,679260406 A FOOTHILLS RURAL TEL. COOP. CORP., INC. 6,744 7,694 8,752 10,337 10,007 9,116260407 1 GTE SOUTH INC. - KENTUCKY 320,682 345,694 370,633 377,535 415,943 436,486260408 A HAROLD TEL. CO., INC. 2,695 2,699 2,874 3,328 4,350 4,317260410 2 CONTEL KY, INC. DBA GTE KENTUCKY 40,520 46,146 51,952 57,064 64,697 66,990260411 2 LESLIE COUNTY TEL. CO., INC. 3,265 3,381 3,367 3,696 5,512 6,269260412 A LEWISPORT TEL. CO., INC. 733 821 1,008 1,291 1,263 1,304260413 A LOGAN TEL. COOP., INC. 3,300 4,575 4,927 5,331 5,430 5,480260414 A MOUNTAIN RURAL TEL. COOP. CORP., INC. 5,985 6,477 8,381 9,351 9,177 8,970260415 A PEOPLES RURAL TEL. COOP. CORP. 2,083 2,187 2,722 3,201 4,225 4,210260417 A SALEM TEL. CO. 861 938 1,033 1,080 1,246 1,313260418 A SOUTH CENTRAL RURAL TEL. COOP. CORP., INC. 10,575 12,839 14,510 16,890 16,487 15,302260419 A THACKER/GRIGSBY TEL. CO., INC. 2,576 2,870 3,206 3,738 4,856 4,914260421 A WEST KY. RURAL TEL. COOP. CORP., INC. 10,018 13,110 14,150 15,165 15,162 14,077265061 1 CINCINNATI BELL-KENTUCKY 125,518 152,355 161,636 174,883 187,841 202,302265182 1 SOUTH CENTRAL BELL-KENTUCKY 931,389 981,095 1,034,804 1,099,398 1,138,713 1,201,079

    TOTAL: LOUISIANA 1,923,627 2,015,967 2,047,248 2,137,959 2,190,142 2,290,410270423 2 CENTRAL LOUISIANA TELEPHONE COMPANY 6,926 7,700 7,852 10,020 12,441 13,488270424 2 CENTURY TEL. OF SOUTHEAST LA, INC. 3,546 3,779 3,905 4,809 6,294 6,878270425 2 CAMERON TEL. CO.- LA 4,977 5,976 7,521 8,536 9,691 11,046270426 A CAMPTI-PLEASANT HILL TEL. CO. 1,050 1,198 1,177 1,496 1,314 1,108270427 2 CENTURY TEL. OF CHATHAM, INC. 497 751 882 987 1,028 1,444270428 A DELCAMBRE TEL. CO. 471 486 489 446 444 421270429 2 EAST ASCENSION TEL. CO. 20,140 22,675 24,374 27,008 30,691 34,430270430 2 ELIZABETH TEL. CO., INC. 1,224 1,411 1,467 2,449 2,774 3,122270431 2 CADDOAN TELEPHONE COMPANY 7,090 9,635 10,056 10,974 11,547 12,305270432 A KAPLAN TEL. CO. 1,739 1,806 1,896 1,935 1,730 2,187270433 2 LAFOURCHE TEL. CO. 5,830 6,705 8,807 10,396 11,887 13,755270434 2 CENTURY TEL. OF EVANGELINE, INC. 11,955 14,646 14,946 18,811 21,373 23,236270435 2 NORTHEAST LOUISIANA TEL. CO., INC. 778 792 761 807 844 778270436 2 CENTURY TEL. OF NORTH LOUISIANA, INC. 4,366 5,637 6,881 7,622 7,443 7,813270438 2 RESERVE TEL. CO. 2,514 3,050 2,948 2,920 3,035 5,264270439 A CENTURY TELEPHONE OF RINGGOLD, INC. 1,003 963 1,004 1,114 1,064 1,478270440 2 CENTURY TEL. CO. OF EAST LA 1,155 1,206 1,258 1,353 1,327 1,907270441 2 STAR TEL. CO., INC. 1,942 2,256 2,212 2,341 2,479 2,638270442 2 CENTURY TEL. OF SOUTHWEST LA, INC. 2,603 3,345 3,466 4,299 4,333 4,740275183 1 SOUTH CENTRAL BELL-LA 1,843,822 1,921,949 1,945,345 2,019,637 2,058,403 2,142,373

    TOTAL: MAINE 661,494 697,391 736,124 814,290 941,349 804,809100002 A BRYANT POND TEL. CO. 292 293 318 412 595 728100003 2 LINCOLNVILLE TEL. CO. 1,136 1,226 1,614 1,709 1,875 1,555100004 2 CHINA TEL. CO. 1,966 2,406 2,632 2,897 3,304 4,101100005 A COBBOSSEECONTEE TEL. CO. 366 374 396 451 649 699100007 2 ISLAND TEL. CO. 59 69 96 176 366 556

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    BY STUDY AREA (IN THOUSANDS)

    SACODE TYPE STUDY AREA NAME 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996

    MAINE (CONT.)100010 2 HAMPDEN TEL. CO. 2,133 2,146 2,441 2,653 3,270 3,153100011 2 HARTLAND & ST. ALBANS TEL. CO. 1,894 1,737 1,958 2,094 2,443 2,738100015 A COMMUNITY SERVICE TEL. CO. 4,939 5,483 5,851 7,206 9,536 10,942100019 A OXFORD COUNTY TEL. & TELE. CO. 2,618 2,709 2,947 3,116 5,453 6,040100020 A PINE TREE TEL. & TELE. CO. 3,560 3,550 3,958 5,366 6,764 7,701100022 A SACO RIVER TEL. & TELE. CO. 4,771 5,609 6,156 7,089 8,581 10,394100024 2 SOMERSET TEL. CO. 6,249 6,208 7,549 8,148 9,257 9,910100025 2 STANDISH TEL. CO. 5,644 6,315 6,872 7,669 8,552 9,188100027 2 UNION RIVER TEL. CO. 581 628 633 625 936 1,047100029 2 UNITY TEL. CO., INC. 2,702 3,170 3,394 3,527 5,028 5,943100031 2 WARREN TEL. CO. 1,011 1,003 1,125 1,367 1,475 1,586100034 2 WEST PENOBSCOT TEL. & TEL. CO. 1,085 1,070 1,206 1,354 1,604 1,840103316 2 MAINE TELECOM GROUP INC. 30,776 39,254 36,482 52,207 61,340 61,340105111 1 NEW ENGLAND TEL.-MAINE 589,713 614,139 650,495 706,226 810,323 665,349

    TOTAL: MARYLAND 3,497,985 3,259,550 3,481,865 3,559,616 3,707,540 3,840,877180216 A ARMSTRONG TEL. CO. OF MD 6,428 6,941 7,278 8,207 10,847 12,327185030 1 C & P TEL. CO. OF MD 3,491,557 3,252,609 3,474,587 3,551,409 3,696,693 3,828,550

    TOTAL: MASSACHUSETTS 4,376,463 4,404,184 4,585,474 5,069,062 5,485,120 5,095,365110036 A GRANBY TEL. & TELE. CO.-MA 1,816 1,968 2,099 2,357 2,467 2,793110037 2 RICHMOND TEL. CO. 1,290 1,443 1,478 1,625 1,842 2,030115112 1 NEW ENGLAND TEL.-MA 4,373,357 4,400,773 4,581,897 5,065,081 5,480,810 5,090,542

    TOTAL: MICHIGAN 3,762,250 3,960,095 4,035,190 4,236,100 4,480,986 4,721,200310669 A ALLENDALE TEL. CO. 2,490 2,724 3,456 3,963 3,902 3,484310671 2 CENTURY TEL. MIDWEST, INC. 10,508 11,131 12,963 15,894 15,210 15,798310672 A COMM. CORP. OF MICHIGAN 2,911 3,038 3,059 3,603 3,378 3,220310675 A BARAGA TEL. CO. 2,876 3,035 3,525 4,104 3,902 3,866310676 A BARRY COUNTY TEL. CO. 2,976 3,607 3,973 4,508 4,213 3,974310677 2 ISLAND TEL. CO. 255 259 346 399 673 716310678 A BLANCHARD TEL. ASSOC., INC. 483 636 882 861 791 731310679 2 BLOOMINGDALE TEL. CO. 1,145 1,373 1,469 1,479 1,714 1,925310680 2 CHIPPEWA COUNTY TEL. CO. 433 447 527 632 1,126 1,215310682 2 C, C & S TELCO, INC. - MICHIGAN 18,311 16,285 14,329 14,715 18,068 20,210310683 2 CARR TEL. CO. 454 592 865 944 1,093 914310685 2 CHATHAM TEL. CO.-MI 1,305 1,587 1,984 2,151 2,181 2,351310688 A CLIMAX TEL. CO. 478 500 580 728 742 632310691 2 DEERFIELD FARMERS TEL. CO. 2,214 2,658 2,846 3,035 3,338 3,476310692 A DRENTHE TEL. CO. 185 226 301 360 355 339310694 A FARMERS MUT. OF CHAPIN DBA CHAPIN TEL. CO. 161 176 208 207 202 269310695 1 GTE NORTH INC. - MICHIGAN 346,805 379,835 347,708 400,226 442,491 471,984310702 2 CENTURY TEL. OF MICHIGAN, INC. 21,888 21,733 24,725 30,862 28,640 31,080310703 A KALEVA TEL. CO. 888 1,001 1,226 1,294 1,373 1,250310704 2 ACE TEL. CO. OF MI, INC. 2,353 2,807 2,755 2,630 2,852 3,162310705 A CENTURY TELEPHONE OF NORTHERN MICHIGAN, INC. 674 757 1,328 1,702 1,574 1,295310708 A LENNON TEL. CO. 972 1,081 1,284 1,389 1,375 1,301310711 2 MIDWAY TEL. CO. 428 381 520 496 579 652310713 2 HIAWATHA TEL. CO. 2,667 3,221 3,520 3,493 4,451 5,335310714 2 OGDEN TEL. CO. 365 474 536 557 603 602310717 2 ONTONAGON COUNTY TEL. CO. 2,835 2,733 2,894 3,180 3,827 3,725310720 2 PENINSULA TEL. CO.-MI 665 737 975 1,044 1,117 1,137310721 2 PIGEON TEL. CO. 1,189 1,351 1,929 2,464 2,839 3,366310725 A SAND CREEK TEL. CO. 733 932 1,057 1,081 1,064 971310726 A SHIAWASSEE TEL. CO. 2,964 3,199 3,662 4,171 3,613 3,155310728 2 SPRINGPORT TEL. CO. 1,205 1,126 1,113 1,493 1,574 1,624310732 2 UPPER PENINSULA TEL. CO. 3,601 4,106 4,438 4,216 5,001 5,829310734 2 WALDRON TEL. CO. 585 644 677 721 774 781310735 A WESTPHALIA TEL. CO. 269 422 496 546 490 414310737 2 WINN TEL. CO. 423 498 421 734 966 1,109310738 2 WOLVERINE TEL. CO. 4,169 4,650 4,732 5,913 6,264 5,932313033 2 CONTEL OF SOUTH, INC. DBA GTE SYSTEMS OF MI 31,741 33,213 33,066 32,229 38,418 42,443315090 1 MICHIGAN BELL TEL CO 3,287,645 3,446,919 3,544,815 3,678,079 3,870,213 4,070,932

    TOTAL: MINNESOTA 2,442,396 2,685,154 2,513,905 2,291,950 2,419,844 2,587,694361140 2 CONTEL OF MINNESOTA, INC. 53,486 76,166 72,387 77,234 86,122 90,500361186 1 GTE NORTH INC. - MINNESOTA 2,379 3,109 2,712 3,084 4,458 3,177361337 A WINNEBAGO COOP. TEL. ASSN.-MN 654 640 655 689 721 865361346 2 ACE TEL. ASSN.-MN 8,015 9,287 11,165 12,842 13,265 14,042361347 A ALBANY MUTUAL TEL. ASSN., INC. 843 1,080 1,046 1,702 2,015 2,438361350 2 ARVIG TEL. CO. 4,351 7,343 8,049 9,744 10,709 8,173361353 A CITY OF BARNESVILLE TEL. CO. 645 860 1,106 1,220 1,596 1,813

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  • TABLE 8.8ORIGINATING PREMIUM INTERSTATE ACCESS MINUTES

    BY STUDY AREA (IN THOUSANDS)

    SACODE TYPE STUDY AREA NAME 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996

    MINNESOTA (CONT.)361356 A BENTON COOP. TEL. CO. 1,919 1,904 2,000 2,066 2,260 2,440361357 2 BLACKDUCK TEL. CO. 686 1,038 1,237 1,372 1,432 1,667361358 A BLUE EARTH VALLEY TEL. CO. 3,267 4,730 6,223 6,248 6,896 7,365361362 A BRIDGEWATER TEL. CO. 16,006 5,001 5,081 5,491 5,285 4,532361365 A CALLAWAY TEL. CO. 135 268 318 291 371 524361367 2 CENTRAL TELEPHONE COMPANY - MN 65,937 73,262 82,638 93,959 104,010 114,676361370 2 CLARA CITY TEL. EXCH. CO. 713 786 806 874 889 1,209361372 A CLEMENTS TEL. CO. 79 87 92 104 143 280361373 A CONSOLIDATED TEL. CO.-MN 2,949 4,099 4,698 5,072 6,409 7,870361374 2 ARROWHEAD COMM. CORP. 284 395 416 469 476 496361375 A MID-COMMUNICATIONS, INC. 4,519 5,298 5,862 6,207 7,412 9,033361377 A DANUBE TEL. CO. 172 215 304 358 284 229361379 2 DEER RIVER TELEPHONE COMPANY 989 1,451 1,592 1,751 1,977 1,977361380 A DELAVAN TEL. CO. 148 264 326 344 378 443361381 A DUNNELL TEL. CO., INC. 199 245 292 378 496 582361383 A EAGLE VALLEY TEL. CO. 286 396 438 482 580 647361384 A EASTON TEL. CO. 96 169 272 245 270 281361385 2 EAST OTTER TAIL TEL. CO. 7,724 11,242 12,256 13,639 14,617 15,387361386 A ECKLES TEL. CO. 1,247 1,862 2,297 2,417 3,067 3,336361387 2 EMILY COOP. TEL. CO. 338 353 407 486 755 797361389 A FARMERS MUTUAL TEL. CO.-BELLINGHAM 689 981 1,009 1,123 1,388 1,617361390 A FEDERATED TEL. COOP. 1,039 1,467 1,524 1,610 3,253 3,762361391 2 FELTON TEL. CO., INC. 479 566 620 669 700 752361395 2 GARDEN VALLEY TEL. CO. 8,450 10,887 13,893 14,592 14,686 14,329361396 A GARDONVILLE COOP. TEL. ASSN. 1,082 1,414 1,488 1,616 1,914 2,144361399 2 GRANADA TEL. CO. 126 148 189 214 216 257361401 A HALSTAD TEL. CO. 1,232 1,569 1,954 1,941 2,186 2,358361403 A HANCOCK TEL. CO.-MN 430 506 620 626 822 973361404 A HARMONY TEL. CO. 608 735 880 937 1,120 1,385361405 A HILLS TEL. CO., INC.-MN 597 635 739 740 1,009 1,218361408 A HOME TEL. CO.-MN 921 1,236 1,438 1,550 1,673 1,785361409 A HUTCHINSON TELEPHONE COMPANY 4,250 6,603 7,693 8,339 9,948 12,039361410 2 JOHNSON TELEPHONE COMPANY 756 1,096 1,376 1,361 1,454 1,428361412 A KASSON & MANTORVILLE TEL. CO. 394 472 472 523 638 988361413 A K M P TELEPHONE COMPANY 711 845 1,190 1,284 1,072 808361414 2 LAKEDALE TELEPHONE COMPANY 3,196 5,813 7,497 8,143 9,282 9,705361419 A LISMORE COOPERATIVE TELEPHONE CO. 245 258 272 278 370 494361422 A LONSDALE TELEPHONE COMPANY 395 467 470 531 791 1,322361423 A LOWRY TELEPHONE COMPANY 347 433 444 487 617 794361424 A MABEL COOPERATIVE TELEPHONE CO.- MN 530 599 778 816 1,048 1,362361425 A MADELIA TELEPHONE COMPANY 760 798 850 935 1,031 1,795361426 A MANCHESTER-HARTLAND TELEPHONE CO. 349 350 378 396 467 773361427 A MANKATO CITIZENS TELEPHONE CO. 28,040 33,692 35,944 38,904 47,573 54,019361430 A MELROSE TELEPHONE COMPANY 2,320 3,787 3,981 4,374 4,912 6,218361431 A MIDWEST TEL. CO. 1,201 1,660 1,985 2,290 2,772 2,968361433 2 MID STATE TELEPHONE COMPANY 2,792 3,188 3,539 4,090 5,389 5,680361437 A MINNESOTA LAKE TELEPHONE COMPANY 198 331 455 427 528 591361439 A MINNESOTA VALLEY TEL. CO. INC. 369 395 396 462 677 912361440 A CANNON VALLEY TELECOM, INC. 951 1,272 1,507 1,626 2,652 4,014361442 2 NEW ULM TELECOM, INC. 4,842 5,732 6,293 7,885 11,679 12,120361443 A LORETEL SYSTEMS, INC. 2,716 8,062 9,536 11,005 13,820 15,744361445 A NORTHLAND TELEPHONE CO DBA PTI COMMUNICATIONS 325 436 491 471 446 372361448 A OSAKIS TELEPHONE COMPANY 727 1,063 1,298 1,398 1,672 1,807361450 A PARK REGION MUTUAL TEL. CO. 1,768 2,305 2,540 2,895 5,517 8,518361451 2 PAUL BUNYAN RURAL TEL. COOP. 3,590 5,265 6,161 6,907 9,138 9,099361454 2 PINE ISLAND TELEPHONE COMPANY 1,430 1,820 2,239 2,355 2,464 2,571361456 2 UNITED TELEPHONE CO OF MINN 73,822 78,621 86,589 96,095 103,570 114,592361472 A REDWOOD COUNTY TEL. CO. 2,189 2,352 2,473 3,658 4,841 5,708361474 A ROTHSAY TELEPHONE COMPANY INC. 259 363 402 446 612 698361475 A RUNESTONE TEL. ASSN. 1,861 2,556 3,288 3,418 3,661 3,988361476 A SACRED HEART TEL. CO. 229 240 247 275 325 609361479 A SCOTT RICE TEL. CO. 7,146 8,946 10,414 11,802 14,495 18,003361482 A SHERBURNE COUNTY RURAL TEL. CO. 2,860 4,509 5,526 7,953 11,320 13,815361483 2 SLEEPY EYE TEL. CO. 2,198 2,951 3,212 3,323 4,536 4,965361485 A SPRING GROVE COOP TEL CO 882 968 1,211 1,532 1,724 2,029361487 A STARBUCK TEL. CO. 603 630 681 977 1,200 1,206361491 2 TWIN VALLEY-ULEN TEL CO INC. 1,788 1,912 2,210 4,383 3,889 2,987361494 A UPSALA COOPERATIVE TELEPHONE ASSN. 204 214 223 265 319 385361495 A VALLEY TEL. CO.-MN 613 783 844 928 1,171 5,391361499 A CROSSLAKE TELEPHONE COMPANY 581 981 1,011 1,414 1,697 1,999361500 A NORTHERN TELEPHONE COMPANY OF MN 15 16 13 11 21 19361501 A WEST CENTRAL TELEPHONE ASSN. 1,561 2,183 2,457 2,735 3,383 4,188361502 A WESTERN TELEPHONE COMPANY 828 985 1,041 1,003 1,190 1,791361505 A WIKSTROM TELEPHONE COMPANY INC. 3,013 3,267 4,323 4,821 5,649 6,564361507 A WINSTED TELEPHONE COMPANY 558 1,031 1,325 1,552 1,213 1,079361508 A WINTHROP TEL. CO. 303 371 409 591 920 1,166

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  • TABLE 8.8ORIGINATING PREMIUM INTERSTATE ACCESS MINUTES

    BY STUDY AREA (IN THOUSANDS)

    SACODE TYPE STUDY AREA NAME 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996

    MINNESOTA (CONT.)361510 A WOODSTOCK TELEPHONE COMPANY 687 723 801 855 971 1,124361512 A WOLVERTON TELEPHONE COMPANY 126 154 163 179 231 293361515 A ZUMBROTA TELEPHONE COMPANY 1,291 1,539 1,866 2,171 2,338 2,636361654 A INTERSTATE TELECOMMUNICATIONS COOP., INC.-MN 1,022 1,240 1,331 1,288 1,582 1,901365142 1 NORTHWESTERN BELL-MINNESOTA 2,080,836 2,249,183 2,035,029 1,757,707 1,807,169 1,909,056

    TOTAL: MISSISSIPPI 1,155,161 1,197,012 1,256,983 1,363,928 1,397,661 1,457,963280446 2 BAY SPRINGS TEL. CO., INC. 6,213 5,559 5,994 6,771 7,034 7,609280447 A BRUCE TEL. CO.-MS 1,593 1,810 2,001 2,148 1,932 1,801280448 A CALHOUN CITY TEL. CO., INC. 1,806 2,001 2,723 2,815 2,818 2,481280451 A DECATUR TEL. CO., INC.-MS 728 936 1,049 1,263 1,242 1,281280452 2 DELTA TEL. CO., INC. 2,258 2,393 2,617 4,033 4,286 4,809280453 2 ALLTEL MISSISSIPPI INC. 4,642 5,177 6,087 6,812 8,118 8,674280454 2 FRANKLIN TEL. CO., INC.-MS 4,466 5,305 5,704 8,083 8,508 9,398280455 A FULTON TEL. CO., INC. 3,908 3,808 4,417 4,744 5,116 5,393280456 2 GEORGETOWN TELE. CO., INC. 156 166 200 223 230 228280457 2 LAKESIDE TEL. CO., INC. 271 297 312 327 309 456280458 2 CENTURY TEL. OF NORTH MISSISSIPPI, INC. 14,964 12,900 13,888 15,498 16,456 17,784280460 A FRONTIER COMM. OF MISSISSIPPI, INC. 2,272 2,408 2,694 3,156 3,105 3,245280461 2 NOXAPATER TEL. CO. 1,300 412 466 494 485 572280462 A MOUND BAYOU TEL. & COMM., INC. 1,189 1,038 1,154 1,259 1,225 1,144280466 2 SLEDGE TEL. CO., INC. 385 374 419 574 697 725280467 A SMITHVILLE TEL. CO. 405 468 515 518 646 671283301 2 SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI TEL. CO. 1,090 2,315 2,462 2,861 3,192 3,852285184 1 SOUTH CENTRAL BELL-MISSISSIPPI 1,107,515 1,149,645 1,204,282 1,302,349 1,332,262 1,387,699287449 A MYRTLE TELEPHONE COMPANY 0 0 0 0 0 142

    TOTAL: MISSOURI 2,571,190 2,767,157 2,836,889 2,983,275 3,149,097 3,289,370420463 2 BPS TELEPHONE COMPANY 0 0 0 0 0 3,067420472 2 CASS COUNTY TELEPHONE COMPANY 0 0 0 0 0 5,004421186 1 GTE NORTH INC. - MISSOURI 96,296 98,840 100,601 107,587 113,215 118,263421206 A IAMO TELEPHONE COMPANY - MO 848 913 983 1,000 1,092 1,198421759 A CRAW-KAN TELEPHONE COOP INC - MO 1,624 1,787 2,014 2,265 2,896 3,198421789 2 THE KS STATE TEL CO DBA CONTEL OF E. MO 3,750 5,188 5,344 5,669 5,733 3,348421807 2 MOKAN DIAL, INC.- MO 583 563 572 516 504 495421846 2 CONTEL SYSTEMS MO DBA GTE SYSTEMS OF MO 24,347 43,010 44,072 41,686 45,172 46,961421859 A BOURBEUSE TELEPHONE COMPANY 810 766 826 831 913 1,481421860 A ALMA TELEPHONE COMPANY 142 145 161 160 168 343421864 2 CHARITON VALLEY TELEPHONE CO. 2,920 2,872 3,834 4,418 4,704 5,013421865 2 CITIZENS TELEPHONE CO - MISSOURI 1,517 1,405 1,554 1,711 2,940 3,283421866 2 OZARK TELEPHONE COMPANY 0 0 0 0 0 2,329421874 A ELLINGTON TELEPHONE COMPANY 627 595 653 823 914 993421876 A FARBER TELEPHONE COMPANY 108 101 120 153 163 226421882 2 FIDELITY TELEPHONE COMPANY 5,303 5,625 6,449 6,314 6,412 10,295421885 2 ALLTEL MISSOURI INC. 26,742 31,090 33,754 45,992 63,528 50,762421886 2 GOODMAN TEL. CO. 1,379 1,679 1,825 2,012 2,125 2,109421887 A GRANBY TEL CO - MISSOURI 1,617 1,691 1,696 1,989 3,210 3,614421888 2 GRAND RIVER MUTUAL TEL CORP - MO 8,278 8,875 10,033 10,795 11,831 11,893421890 A GREEN HILLS TELEPHONE CORP. 173 179 186 187 266 1,672421893 A CHOCTAW TELEPHONE COMPANY 242 250 275 329 373 391421900 A KLM TEL. CO. 870 843 974 987 1,125 1,164421901 2 KINGDOM TELEPHONE COMPANY 1,603 1,772 1,972 2,163 2,534 3,548421908 2 LE-RU TELEPHONE COMPANY 1,104 1,289 1,541 1,622 1,681 1,556421912 A MCDONALD COUNTY TELEPHONE CO. 2,539 2,722 3,306 3,657 4,184 4,922421914 2 MARK TWAIN RURAL TELEPHONE CO. 2,508 2,563 2,851 3,201 3,688 3,809421917 A MID-MISSOURI TELEPHONE CO. 1,728 2,003 2,280 2,795 3,167 3,317421920 A MILLER TELEPHONE COMPANY - MO 469 457 481 610 743 862421922 2 CONTEL OF MISSOURI, INC. 104,999 195,879 192,879 196,094 221,003 220,574421927 A NEW FLORENCE TELEPHONE CO. 177 168 202 217 226 438421928 2 NEW LONDON TEL. CO. 427 564 665 681 739 637421929 2 HOLWAY TELEPHONE COMPANY 298 323 379 376 382 405421931 2 NORTHEAST MISSOURI RURAL TEL. CO. 2,321 2,727 4,098 4,797 4,660 5,941421932 A LATHROP TELEPHONE COMPANY 700 782 967 1,043 1,207 1,258421934 2 ORCHARD FARM TELEPHONE COMPANY 372 412 436 409 447 397421935 A OREGON FARMERS MUTUAL TEL. CO. 523 568 604 692 1,036 1,079421936 A PEACE VALLEY TELEPHONE CO. 213 226 238 277 378 604421942 A ROCK PORT TEL. CO. 1,904 1,766 2,132 2,125 2,313 2,519421945 A SENECA TEL. CO. 2,225 2,638 3,020 3,399 3,528 3,746421949 2 STEELVILLE TEL. EXCH. INC. 1,284 1,462 1,804 2,292 2,982 3,013421951 2 STOUTLAND TELEPHONE COMPANY 627 724 910 942 954 961421957 2 UNITED TELEPHONE CO. OF MISSOURI 188,740 184,896 187,972 191,711 188,821 210,160425213 1 SOUTHWESTERN BELL-MISSOURI 2,078,252 2,156,801 2,212,226 2,328,748 2,437,140 2,542,523

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  • TABLE 8.8ORIGINATING PREMIUM INTERSTATE ACCESS MINUTES

    BY STUDY AREA (IN THOUSANDS)

    SACODE TYPE STUDY AREA NAME 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996

    TOTAL: MONTANA 541,141 621,353 609,250 563,370 595,937 650,288482235 2 BLACKFOOT TEL. COOPERATIVE INC. 6,297 8,217 9,568 10,227 12,813 14,824482241 2 HOT SPRINGS TEL. CO. 440 518 627 841 944 949482242 2 INTERBEL TEL. COOPERATIVE INC. 1,293 1,609 1,979 2,260 2,273 2,554482244 2 LINCOLN TEL. CO. INC. 775 928 940 1,119 1,346 1,590482246 2 MID-RIVERS TEL. COOPERATIVE INC. 5,304 5,808 7,139 12,486 15,088 17,937482247 2 NEMONT TELEPHONE COOP.- MONTANA 2,424 3,111 2,845 8,913 12,761 21,149482248 2 NORTHERN TEL. COOP INC.- MT 1,623 1,627 1,558 1,606 1,798 1,664482249 2 NORTHWESTERN TELEPHONE SYSTEMS, INC. 45,276 49,619 54,862 60,392 63,658 69,556482250 2 PROJECT TEL. CO. 2,878 3,152 3,414 5,159 7,447 8,914482251 2 RANGE TEL. COOP INC.-MT 3,700 4,115 4,296 4,879 5,217 6,040482252 A RONAN TEL. CO. 2,125 2,361 2,874 3,333 3,882 4,287482254 2 SOUTHERN MONTANA TEL. CO. 651 777 977 1,039 1,271 1,471482255 2 3-RIVERS TEL. COOPERATIVE INC. 8,613 10,097 12,579 18,317 22,863 27,250482257 2 TRIANGLE TEL. COOPERATIVE ASSN. INC. 7,037 7,566 7,783 7,993 8,331 12,086483308 2 CLARK FORK TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC. 0 0 0 7,162 13,302 15,863483310 2 CENTRAL MONTANA COMMUNICATIONS, INC. 0 0 0 4,052 6,379 10,051484322 2 CITIZENS TELECOMMUNICATIONS CO. OF MONTANA 6,868 11,007 7,248 7,453 10,247 12,869485104 1 MOUNTAIN BELL-MONTANA 445,836 510,840 490,561 406,140 406,319 421,238

    TOTAL: NEBRASKA 955,452 1,018,759 993,392 912,310 952,043 986,906371186 1 GTE NORTH INC. - NEBRASKA 36,948 47,038 47,363 45,938 47,313 47,928371516 2 ARAPAHOE TELEPHONE COMPANY 663 898 1,070 1,238 1,340 1,389371517 2 ARLINGTON TELEPHONE COMPANY 558 547 538 764 1,022 1,067371524 2 BLAIR TELEPHONE COMPANY 5,869 5,745 6,106 7,256 9,931 12,196371525 2 THREE RIVER TELCO 830 865 886 988 1,040 1,053371526 2 CAMBRIDGE TELEPHONE COMPANY - NE 631 646 857 1,133 1,289 1,309371530 A CONSOLIDATED TELCO, INC. 936 1,003 1,061 1,071 1,220 1,402371531 2 CLARKS TELEPHONE COMPANY 561 665 736 830 839 905371532 A CONSOLIDATED TELEPHONE COMPANY- NE 1,659 1,840 1,870 1,882 2,178 2,421371534 2 COZAD TELEPHONE COMPANY 1,529 1,651 1,653 1,710 3,034 3,224371536 2 CURTIS TELEPHONE COMPANY 426 456 481 569 588 586371537 2 DALTON TEL. CO.,INC. 1,015 1,082 1,181 1,304 1,348 1,453371540 2 DILLER TELEPHONE COMPANY 431 464 491 526 852 868371542 2 EASTERN NEBRASKA TELEPHONE COMPANY 1,733 2,042 2,269 2,454 2,473 2,793371545 A EUSTIS TELEPHONE EXCHANGE INC. 181 198 207 223 311 616371553 2 GLENWOOD TELEPHONE MEMBERSHIP CORP. 1,256 1,464 1,512 1,682 1,713 1,674371555 A HAMILTON TELEPHONE COMPANY 3,519 3,775 5,501 6,605 8,405 11,042371556 A HARTINGTON TEL. CO. 3,385 3,262 3,431 4,775 6,138 8,030371557 2 HARTMAN TELEPHONE EXCHANGES INC. 552 605 615 644 696 663371558 2 HEMINGFORD COOP. TELEPHONE COMPANY 682 629 629 670 741 749371559 A HENDERSON CO-OP TELEPHONE COMPANY 654 694 721 765 1,299 1,464371561 A HERSHEY COOPERATIVE TELEPHONE CO 569 653 760 931 1,100 1,267371562 A HOME TEL. CO. OF NE 490 547 532 613 867 1,472371563 A HOOPER TELEPHONE COMPANY 551 565 588 608 769 876371565 A K & M TELEPHONE COMPANY INC. 477 466 446 493 603 651371567 2 KEYSTONE-ARTHUR TELEPHONE COMPANY 342 418 503 735 851 927371568 1 ALIANT COMMUNICATIONS CO. 202,705 200,945 213,928 223,963 237,756 234,159371574 2 NEBRASKA CENTRAL TELEPHONE COMPANY 3,712 4,161 4,331 4,110 4,514 7,499371576 A NORTHEAST NEBRASKA TELEPHONE COMPANY 2,348 2,468 2,474 2,659 3,151 3,373371577 2 GREAT PLAINS COMMUNICATIONS, INC. 17,698 17,653 19,086 22,331 24,696 25,690371580 2 PETERSBURG TELEPHONE COMPANY 148 158 155 181 206 206371581 A PIERCE TELEPHONE COMPANY 644 698 746 956 1,645 1,918371582 A PLAINVIEW TELEPHONE COMPANY INC. 542 533 612 950 1,087 1,332371586 2 ROCK COUNTY TEL. CO. 540 543 545 557 557 927371590 A SODTOWN TEL. CO. 37 39 46 51 54 62371591 2 SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA TEL. CO. 3,872 4,042 4,378 4,578 4,905 5,663371592 2 STANTON TEL. CO.,INC. 1,813 1,250 1,587 3,417 3,457 4,867371595 2 UNITED TELEPHONE CO. OF THE WEST-NE 25,477 26,617 30,185 31,896 32,779 34,202371597 2 WAUNETA TEL. CO. 458 429 482 584 662 638372455 2 BENKELMAN TELEPHONE COMPANY INC. 991 985 1,075 1,197 1,459 1,481375143 1 NORTHWESTERN BELL-NEBRASKA 628,018 680,022 631,754 528,473 537,156 556,863

    TOTAL: NEVADA 1,338,168 1,447,570 1,541,983 1,699,703 1,823,921 2,024,394552220 2 FILER MUTUAL TELEPHONE COMPANY - NV 1,720 1,828 1,631 1,721 1,762 1,948552223 2 GEM STATE UTILITIES CORP-NV 368 564 593 615 610 688552233 2 RURAL TELEPHONE COMPANY - NV 607 644 757 912 1,044 1,209552284 2 BEEHIVE TELEPHONE COMPANY, INC., NV 302 302 358 177 172 134552302 1 CONTEL OF CALIFORNIA - NEVADA 57,095 59,685 58,597 55,608 58,494 61,228552348 1 CENTRAL TELEPHONE COMPANY - NEVADA 793,776 856,135 902,293 994,340 1,089,278 1,245,720552349 2 CHURCHILL CO. TEL. & TEL. SYSTEM 14,558 15,894 17,185 20,080 22,012 23,873552351 2 LINCOLN COUNTY TELEPHONE SYSTEM INC. 1,797 2,135 2,136 2,217 2,276 2,333552353 2 MOAPA VALLEY TELEPHONE COMPANY 3,142 4,186 4,318 4,534 5,250 5,942552356 2 RIO VIRGIN TELEPHONE COMPANY 2,681 4,203 5,935 7,384 9,495 11,693

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  • TABLE 8.8ORIGINATING PREMIUM INTERSTATE ACCESS MINUTES

    BY STUDY AREA (IN THOUSANDS)

    SACODE TYPE STUDY AREA NAME 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996

    NEVADA (CONT.)553304 2 HUMBOLDT TELEPHONE COMPANY 0 0 0 0 647 816554431 2 CITIZENS TELECOMMUNICATIONS OF NEVADA-NO 25,288 33,206 38,268 46,230 46,230 30,215554432 2 CITIZENS TELECOMMUNICAITONS OF NEVADA-SO 3,521 2,799 2,104 2,252 2,252 2,154555173 1 NEVADA BELL 433,312 465,989 507,808 563,633 584,400 636,441

    TOTAL: NEW HAMPSHIRE 1,037,113 1,094,079 1,137,999 1,255,481 1,366,690 1,283,989120038 2 BRETTON WOODS TEL. CO. 266 259 315 453 597 627120039 2 GRANITE STATE TEL., INC. 8,867 10,710 12,526 13,834 15,712 17,590120040 2 CHICHESTER TEL. CO. 1,233 1,352 1,614 1,645 1,880 2,051120042 A DIXVILLE TEL. CO. 257 605 219 250 244 202120043 A DUNBARTON TEL. CO. 1,201 1,163 1,209 1,363 1,893 2,116120045 2 KEARSARGE TEL. CO. 7,506 8,687 10,349 10,048 11,641 12,499120046 2 MERIDEN TE