News media Information 202 / 418-0500 TTY 202 / 418-2555 Fax-On-Demand 202 / 418-2830 Internet: http://www.fcc.gov NEWS ftp.fcc.gov Federal Communications Commission th 445 12 Street, S.W. Washington, D. C. 20554 This is an unofficial announcement of Commission action. Release of the full text of a Commission order constitutes official action. See MCI v. FCC. 515 F 2d 385 (D.C. Circ 1974). FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: NEWS MEDIA CONTACT: June 21, 2005 Mark Wigfield 202-418-0253 Email: [email protected] FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION RELEASES STUDY ON TELEPHONE TRENDS Washington D.C. – Today, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) released its Trends in Telephone Service report, which summarizes in one convenient reference source information published in various reports over the course of the past year. The report provides answers to some of the most frequently asked questions about the telephone industry coming from consumers, members of Congress, other government agencies, telecommunications carriers, and members of the business and academic communities. The report is available for reference in the FCC's Reference Information Center, Courtyard Level, 445 12th Street, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20554. Copies may be purchased by contacting Best Copy and Printing, Inc., Portals II, 445 12th Street S.W., Room CY-B402, Washington, D.C. 20554, telephone 800-378-3160, facsimile 202-488-5563, or via e-mail at [email protected]. This report can be downloaded from the FCC-State Link Internet site at: www.fcc.gov/wcb/iatd/trends.html. - FCC - For additional information, contact Katie Rangos of the Wireline Competition Bureau's Industry Analysis and Technology Division, (202) 418-0940, or for users of TTY equipment, call (202) 418-0484. Trends in Telephone Service Industry Analysis and Technology Division Wireline Competition Bureau Tables Compiled as of April 2005 This report is available for reference in the FCC’s Information Center at 445 12th Street, S.W., Courtyard Level. Copies may be purchased by calling Best Copy and Printing, Inc., Portals II, 445 12th Street S.W., Room CY-B402, Washington DC 20554 at 800-378-3160, facimile 202-488-5563, or via e-mail [email protected]. The report can also be downloaded from the FCC-State Link Internet site at: www.fcc.gov/wcb/trends.html. Table of Contents Introduction.......................................................................................................... 1-1 Access Charges ..................................................................................................... 1-1 Table 1.1 Interstate Per-Line Access Charges.......................................................................1-3 Table 1.2 Interstate Per-Minute Access Charges...................................................................1-4 Table 1.3 Interstate Per-Line Access Charges by Carrier......................................................1-5 Table 1.4 Interstate Per-Minute Access Charges by Carrier .................................................1-6 Advanced Telecommunications .......................................................................... 2-1 Table 2.1 High-Speed Lines ..................................................................................................2-3 Chart 2.1 Total High-Speed Lines .........................................................................................2-3 Chart 2.2 High-Speed Lines by Technology .........................................................................2-3 Table 2.2 Advanced Services Lines.......................................................................................2-4 Chart 2.3 Advanced Services Lines.......................................................................................2-4 Chart 2.4 Advanced Services Lines by Technology..............................................................2-4 Table 2.3 Residential and Small Business High-Speed Lines...............................................2-5 Chart 2.5 Residential and Small Business High-Speed Lines ...............................................2-5 Chart 2.6 Residential and Small Business High-Speed Lines by Technology ......................2-5 Table 2.4 Residential and Small Business Advanced Services Lines ...................................2-6 Chart 2.7 Residential and Small Business Advanced Services Lines....................................2-6 Chart 2.8 Residential and Small Business Advanced Services Lines by Technology ..........2-6 Table 2.5 High-Speed Lines by Technology as of June 30, 2004 .........................................2-8 Table 2.6 High-Speed Lines by State ....................................................................................2-9 Chart 2.9 Percent of U.S. Households with Computers, Internet Access, And High-Speed Access .....................................................................................2-10 Table 2.7 Percent of U.S. Households with Internet and High-Speed Access: Rural versus Urban ...........................................................................................2-11 Chart 2.10 Percent of U.S. Households with Internet and High-Speed Access: Rural versus Urban ...........................................................................................2-11 Consumer Expenditures...................................................................................... 3-1 Table 3.1 Household Expenditures for Telephone Service ...................................................3-3 Table 3.2 Average Monthly Household Telecommunications Expenditures By Type of Provider.............................................................................................3-4 Earnings ................................................................................................................ 4-1 Table 4.1 Interstate Rate-of-Return Summary Years 1997 through 2003.............................4-3 Employment and Labor Productivity................................................................ 5-1 Table 5.1 Annual Average Number of Employees in the Telecommunications Industry.....5-3 Chart 5.1 Annual Average Number of Employees in the Telecommunications Industry .....5-3 Table 5.2 Labor Productivity Index for the Wired and Wireless i Telecommunications Industry Measured in Output per Hour (OPH)...................5-4 Chart 5.2 Wired and Wireless Telecommunications Carriers (NAICS 5171 and 5172) Labor Productivity Index............................................5-4 Table 5.3 Number of Telecommunications Service Providers by Size of Business..............5-5 International Telephone Service......................................................................... 6-1 Table 6.1 International Service from the United States.........................................................6-3 Chart 6.1 Billed Revenues per Minute and per Call..............................................................6-3 Table 6.2 International Telephone Service Settlements ........................................................6-4 Table 6.3 International Message Telephone Service for 2003 ..............................................6-5 Chart 6.2 U.S. Billed Minutes by Country ............................................................................6-5 Table 6.4 U.S. Billed Revenues of Facilities-Based and Facilities-Resale Carriers In 2003 .................................................................................................................6-6 Table 6.5 Top Providers of Pure Resale International MTS in 2003 ....................................6-7 Lines ...................................................................................................................... 7-1 Table 7.1 U.S. Wireline Telephone Lines .............................................................................7-3 Table 7.2 Telephone Loops of Incumbent Local Exchange Carriers by State ......................7-4 Table 7.3 Telephone Loops of Incumbent Local Exchange Carriers by Holding Company.7-5 Chart 7.1 Five Largest Holding Companies’ Share of Loops................................................7-5 Table 7.4 Additional Residential Lines for Households with Telephone Service.................7-6 Table 7.5 Number of Payphones Owned by LECs and Independent Operators....................7-7 Table 7.6 Number of Payphones Over Time .........................................................................7-8 Local Telephone Competition............................................................................. 8-1 Table 8.1 End-User Switched Access Lines Reported ..........................................................8-5 Chart 8.1 End-User Switched Access Lines Reported ..........................................................8-5 Table 8.2 End-User Switched Access Lines by Customer Type ...........................................8-6 Chart 8.2 Percent of Lines that Serve Residential and Small Business Customers...............8-6 Table 8.3 Reporting Competitive Local Exchange Carriers..................................................8-7 Chart 8.3 Competitive Local Exchange Carriers’ End-User Lines .......................................8-7 Table 8.4 Reporting Incumbent Local Exchange Carriers ....................................................8-8 Chart 8.4 ILEC Lines and the Percent Provided to Other Carriers........................................8-8 Table 8.5 End-User Switched Access Lines Served By Reporting Local Exchange Carriers................................................................8-9 Table 8.6 Competitive Local Exchange Carrier Share Of