We recognize that as providers increasingly are engaged in multiple lines of business, characterizing them as entities that provide one type of service may not fully reflect the nature of their business activities. Within each category, Table 1 also notes how many filers can be characterized as “local / long distance” providers. In some cases, filer selections were changed based on supplemental information. Table 1 lists the categories from which the filer can choose and the number of filers that selected each. Although many telecommunications providers offer an extensive menu of services, each filer is asked on Line 105 of FCC Form 499-A to select the five categories that best describe its telecommunications business.
The pool of filers contained in this edition consists of companies that operated and collected revenue during 2007, as well as new companies that file the form to fulfill the Commission’s registration requirement.3 Information from filings received by USAC after October 13, 2008, and from filings that were incomplete has been excluded from this report.
Virtually all providers of telecommunications must file FCC Form 499-A each year.2 These forms are not filed with the FCC but rather with the Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC), which serves as the data collection agent. It can be used by customers to identify and locate telecommunications providers, by telecommunications providers to identify and locate others in the industry, and by equipment vendors to identify potential customers.
The last report was released March 13, 2009.1 The information in this report is drawn from providers’ Telecommunications Reporting Worksheets (FCC Form 499-A). 20554, telephone 80, facsimile 20, or via e-mail at This report can be downloaded and interactively searched on the Wireline Competition Bureau Statistical Reports Internet site located at Telecommunications Provider Locator This report lists the contact information, primary telecommunications business and service(s) offered by 6,493 telecommunications providers. Copies may be purchased by contacting Best Copy and Printing, Inc., Portals II, 445 12th Street S.W., Room CY-B402, Washington, D.C. This report is available for reference in the FCC’s Information Center at 445 12th Street, S.W., Courtyard Level. Industry Analysis & Technology Division Wireline Competition Bureau January 2010
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