Implementation of the Pay Telephone Reclassification and Compensation Provisions of the Telecommunications Act of 1996

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 64

[CC Docket No. 96-128; FCC 02-292]

Implementation of the Pay Telephone Reclassification and Compensation Provisions of the Telecommunications Act of 1996

AGENCY:

Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION:

Final rule.

SUMMARY:

In this document, the Commission implemented certain aspects of per-payphone compensation pursuant to a 1997 remand by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. To implement the remand, the Commission established a new default compensation amount per payphone per month for access code and subscriber toll-free calls, allocated this monthly amount among the designated payors of per-payphone compensation, resolved some compensation offset issues, determined issues regarding the valuation of payphone assets transferred by local exchange carriers to a separate affiliate or division, and resolved a number of issues raised in petitions for reconsideration.

DATES:

Effective January 2, 2003.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Lynne Milne, Wireline Competition Bureau, Pricing Policy Division, (202) 418-1520.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

This is a summary of the Commission's Fifth Order on Reconsideration and Order on Remand (Order) in CC Docket No. 96-128, adopted on October 17, 2002, and released on October 23, 2002. The complete text of this Order is available for public inspection Monday through Thursday from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Friday from 8 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. in the Commission's Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau, Reference Information Center, Room CY-A257, 445 Twelfth Street, SW., Washington, DC 20554. The complete text is available also on the Commission's Internet site at

www.fcc.gov.

Alternative formats are available to persons with disabilities by contacting Brian Millin at (202) 418-7426 or TTY (202) 418-7365. The complete text of the Order may be purchased from the Commission's duplicating contractor, Qualex International, Room CY-B402, 445 Twelfth Street, SW., Washington, DC 20554, telephone 202-863-2893, facsimile 202-863-2898, or e-mail at

qualexint@aol.com.

Synopsis of Fifth Order on Reconsideration and Order on Remand

1. Instead of revising its approach to estimating monthly call volumes at the average payphone, the Commission retained the estimate of 148 monthly compensable calls as determined in the

Fourth Reconsideration Order,

67 FR 9610, March 4, 2002. In this regard, the Commission explicitly rejected the reconsideration arguments of: (1) Sprint and WorldCom that per-payphone compensation should be based on the 131 monthly compensable calls estimated by the Commission in 1996, (2) Sprint that the underlying call volumes were unreliable, (3) WorldCom that the Commission should reduce the monthly estimate by a set factor each year after the Interim Period, and (4) Sprint that the Commission should use a weighted averaged, instead of a straight average as used in the

Fourth Reconsideration Order.

2. The Commission's calculation of a per-call compensation rate in the

Third Report and Order,

64 FR 13701, March 22, 1999, included a component of $0.009 to reflect an assumed average delay in the rendering of payphone compensation according to the quarterly system established by industry consensus and endorsed by the Commission in the

First Report and Order,

61 FR 52307, October 7, 1996. APCC requested that the Commission reconsider its deduction in the

Fourth Reconsideration Order

of this $0.009 from the per-call compensation rate. The Commission in this Order granted APCC's request and reinstated this $0.009 component for the purpose of calculating per-payphone compensation. Granting APCC's reconsideration petition on this issue effectively mooted Sprint's request for clarification that the 22.9 cent rate adopted in the

Fourth Reconsideration Order

be applied to all true-ups for the Intermediate Period, whether a carrier paid on a per-payphone or per-call basis. It also mooted WorldCom's request to clarify that the rate of 22.9 cents applies to payments for payphones that do not transmit payphone-specific coding digits, even if the carrier has compensated on a per-call, rather than per-payphone basis, for those payphones. The same 23.8 cent rate that applied to per-call compensation during the Intermediate Period applies to determine per-payphone compensation.

3. The Colorado Payphone Association (CPA) asked the Commission to reconsider the 24-cent compensation rate established in the

Third Report and Order

arguing that the Commission inappropriately used a “stripped down” coinless phone model for the purpose of calculating payphone capital costs, inappropriately used 11.25% as the interest rate, and

incorrectly calculated maintenance costs. The Commission denied CPA's reconsideration petition with respect to each of these factors.

4. The Commission denied the RBOC Coalition's reconsideration petition request to add some amount of additional compensation to the per-payphone compensation required in this Order as compensation for 1+ calls originated during the Interim Period for which the payphone service providers (PSPs) were not otherwise compensated. The definition provided of a 1+ call was an interLATA toll call originating at a payphone and carried by an interexchange carrier (IXC), where the IXC's operator or its automated rating system directs that calling party to deposit coins for the call.

5. After considering reconsideration requests regarding the per-payphone compensation calculation, the Commission recalculated a per-payphone compensation amount based on a per-call rate of $0.238 cents. The per-call rate of $0.238 multiplied by the call estimate of 148 calls per month equals a compensation amount of $35.224 per payphone per month for the Interim Period (November 7, 1996, through October 6, 1997) and the Intermediate Period (October 7, 1997, through April 20, 1999). The compensation obligations as shown at Appendices A, B and C are calculated using this increased amount.

6. After determining the amount of compensation to be paid per payphone per month, the Commission next allocated this monthly payphone compensation obligation among the payors of per-payphone compensation, to implement the remand by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit in

Illinois Pub. Telecomm. Ass'n

v.

FCC,

117 F.3d 555 (D.C. Cir. 1997),

clarified on reh'g,

123 F.3d 693 (D.C. Cir. 1997),

cert. denied sub nom. Virginia State Corp. Comm'n

v.

FCC,

523 U.S. 1046 (1998) (hereinafter

Illinois

).

See Remand Public Notice,

62 FR 43686, August 15, 1997. During the first four months of 2002, the four Regional Bell Operating Companies (RBOCs) provided the Wireline Competition Bureau with aggregate call data listing the next destination past the RBOC switch of payphone calls placed during 1997, 1998, and October 1, 2000, through September 30, 2001. From that data set, the Commission aggregated the numbers to determine the total number of payphone calls received by each carrier in each of the three time periods, as well as the total number of calls placed in the time period. From there, each carrier's share of the total was calculated, and thus the proportion of the monthly $35.224 per-payphone compensation that each identified carrier should rightfully bear.

7. Once the basic aggregation was completed, the Commission adjusted the data in various ways in order to obtain a reasonable allocation. For example, the Commission excluded unusable data from the final data set, such as, calls routed to destinations not identified in the RBOC data. Another exclusion concerned some RBOC data submitted for payphone calls routed to destinations that were not IXCs or other carriers, including entities with dedicated private line service assigned a carrier identification code (CIC), a four digit number that uniquely identifies the destination of the call, even though they are not “communications carriers.” The Commission also excused governmental entities, such as, the Internal Revenue Service, and various state governments, that were in the RBOC data. Because such non-carrier entities had no notice that they could be responsible for payphone compensation, the Commission decided not to hold them liable and removed those calls from the data set. The non-carrier CIC holders eliminated from consideration are: AmVox, Arco Paypoint, Arthur Anderson & Co., Buypass Corp., California State Lottery, Cam-Net, Card Establishment, Compuserve, Contact America, Dean Witter, Department of Treasury (IRS), Discover & Co., EDS, Envoy Corporation, ETSC, First USA, Full Service Computing, Harmonic Systems, HUB Distributing, Idaho State Government, JC Penney Business Services, Landmark Communications, Legal Aid Society of Orange County, MAG Card, MasterCard International, MCSC Access in Canada, Merchant Link, Mobile Oil Credit Corp., Morgan Stanley, National Data Corp., Nexus Communications, Paradise Communications, PaymentTech, Professional Fusion Enterprises, PSA, Inc., Public Service Company of New Mexico and Gas Company of New Mexico, Resource Technology, Southeast Switch, State of California, Stone & Co., Telemoney Services, Transaction Network Services, United Refining, Vacation Villages of America, Visa USA, Vital Processing Services, VoiceCom Systems, VTA, Inc., and Weeks Communications.

8. The Commission may not have identified all of them; thus, some entities in the Tables of Allocations in Appendices A, B, or C may not in fact be carriers. The Commission made the following provision for entities that are not “communications carriers” and thus not responsible for per-payphone compensation. Any entity named in the Commission's allocation in this Order that then receives a request for per-payphone compensation from a PSP or other entity may, within 90 days of receiving such a request, file a waiver request with the Wireline Competition Bureau for exclusion from the per-payphone allocation, with a demonstration that the entity provides no communications service to others.

9. In the

First Report and Order,

the Commission decided that local exchange carriers (LECs) must pay payphone compensation to the extent that they carry compensable payphone calls. The Commission in this Order allocated to both RBOC and non-RBOC incumbent LECs 2.19% of the calls originating from payphones within their own service territories because it reflects the fact that an incumbent LEC does receive and carry compensable payphone calls originated within its territory. This percentage and the appropriate compensation amount were listed in Appendices A, B and C. Rather than making each incumbent LEC remit payment to each PSP in the nation the Commission required each incumbent LEC to remit the 2.19% payment to PSPs for each payphone located in its service territory, even if the PSP had/has its payphones connected to a competitive LEC.

10. After an examination of the RBOC data showed that the RBOCs themselves sometimes behaved as IXCs, the Commission concluded that incumbent LECs owe compensation for calls where the incumbent LEC performed the function of an IXC. This compensation obligation was allocated in a manner consistent with other payors of per-payphone compensation. The Allocation Tables reflect compensable payphone calls routed to identified incumbent LECs acting in an IXC capacity, and specify the amount of per-payphone compensation to be paid by that incumbent LEC to all PSPs nationwide.

11. In Appendices A, B and C, the Commission identified payors obligated to pay per-payphone compensation by the names of payors and CICs provided by the RBOCs in the payphone call data. The Commission explained in this Order that given consolidation and change in the telecommunications industry over the last several years, the payor names may fail to accurately identify current per-payphone obligations imposed by this Order. Any failure on the Commission's part in the name identification in Appendices A, B and C does not excuse full payment by any entity of its compensation obligation. According to the Commission, the per-payphone

obligation must be paid by each listed entity, or by its successors in interest, assigns, transferees or their entity legally responsible for the listed entity's obligations under this Order.

12. The Commission noted, moreover, that this name identification was provided for the convenience of carriers and PSPs alike, and was not intended to impose a modification to otherwise appropriate intracorporate relationships. If an entity listed in Appendices A, B or C has provided for payment of its payphone compensation allocations through separate subsidiaries or otherwise, it may, absent some other resolution agreeable to the PSPs to which it owes payment, ask for clarification from the Wireline Competition Bureau, which will promptly provide the appropriate attribution of allocation amounts among subsidiaries or other entities, or otherwise provide clarification of the per-payphone compensation obligation required by this Order. An entity listed in Appendices A, B, or C may not, however, avoid its obligation to pay per-payphone compensation by requesting such clarification.

13. KTNT Communications is an exception in the Commission's listing of entities in Appendices A, B, and C according to the RBOC data. The Commission identified KTNT Communications as the company obligated to pay the per-payphone compensation required by this Order for 39 operator service providers. In explaining this decision, the Commission noted that KTNT Communications filed a notice with the Public Utility Commission of Texas on April 18, 1997 that it was the management company responsible for these other operator service providers. In addition, KTNT Communications and each of the 38 other operator service providers submitted “concurring carrier” documentation to qualify to use KTNT Communications tariff submissions. The 38 other operator service providers with payphone call data aggregated with data for KTNT Communications are: Bay TNT Network, Who Ever, U Speak Long Distance, It Doesn't Matter, Zimmer Way, I Don't Care, I Don't Know, Riverbend Communications, Minh Long Distance, Viva Tel L.D., Bryant Service, Rea Long Distance, Signature Network Service, Brown Service Co., Exco Long Distance, Mustang Operators, Far Point, Knox Service Group, Sandell Operator Service, Christine LD Service, Vera Long Distance, Old Laredo Service, Old Home Operator, Andril Service Group, Any One Is Okay, MCV, Brahms Communications, Forest Pine Telcom, Amadeus, Dvorak, KBTN, Callum Long Distance, Sunrise Operator, Wisteria LD Service, World Window, Hickory Grover Group, Alert Operators, and Friendly Voice Network. While KTNT Communications must pay all of the per-payphone compensation required in this Order for itself and each of the 38 entities listed in this paragraph, KTNT Communications has a right of recovery from these listed 38 entities if such recovery does not lead to double recovery by KTNT Communications.

14. In this Order, the Commission granted Sprint's petition for reconsideration regarding the obligation of resellers to pay per-payphone compensation to the following extent. The RBOC call data listed carriers receiving calls by name and by CIC. Because many resellers have their own CICs, numerous resellers are included on these lists, and hence included in the allocation delineated at Appendices A, B and C. Accordingly, the Commission addressed at least part of Sprint's concern by including resellers as well as “first switch” carriers, without regard to the label borne by the carrier. Further, the Commission explicitly held that allocating compensation obligations among carriers through the use of this methodology replaces the more general statements made in the

Fourth Reconsideration Order

about requiring first facilities-based carriers to bear the entire burden of per-payphone compensation. Moreover, the Commission reconsidered its decision to use Carrier Locator Reports to distinguish IXCs from resellers and instead made the allocation without regard to whether a company considers itself to be an IXC, a reseller, or some other type of provider of telecommunications services.

15. In contrast, the Commission recognized in this Order that calls routed to facilities-based carriers' CICs may in fact have been ultimately routed to resellers. Given the inclusion of a significant number of resellers in the allocation methodology, the Commission decided that the ultimate impact on the compensation paid by other carriers will most likely not be significant. Sprint's proposed alternative method for allocating per-payphone compensation proposal effectively would have excluded all resellers from compensation and the Commission did not consider it to be fair compensation to PSPs. The Commission stipulated explicitly that, if a carrier has data that payphone calls allocated to them (

i.e.

, routed to its CIC) were actually carried by resellers, nothing in this Order prevents carriers from seeking reimbursement of the cost of these calls from resellers. The Commission added that carriers may in no way delay payment of compensation to PSPs on account of seeking such reimbursement.

16. In adopting its allocation methodology, the Commission explicitly denied reconsideration petitions asking the Commission to establish alternative ways of calculating compensation for the Interim and Intermediate Periods. The Commission also rejected ITC‸DeltaCom's reconsideration petition request to exempt from Interim Period compensation obligations those carriers with revenues below $100 million. In addition, APCC, Sprint Corporation, MCI and Frontier Corporation filed petitions for reconsideration or review of a Bureau-level decision and a Division-level decision, each related to per-payphone compensation for the Intermediate Period.

See Implementation of the Pay Telephone Reclassification and Compensation Provisions of the Telecommunications Act of 1996,

CC Docket No. 96-128,

Memorandum Opinion & Order,

63 FR 26497, May 13, 1998;

Order,

63 FR 26495, May 13, 1998. These petitions attack various aspects of the waiver process by which per-payphone compensation was paid during the Intermediate Period. After establishing in the

Fourth Reconsideration Order

and this Order the methodology for calculating and apportioning per-payphone compensation for the Interim and Intermediate Periods, and allocating the responsibility for per-payphone compensation to as large a group of carriers as possible, the Commission dismissed these petitions as moot.

17. In its reconsideration petition, Sprint Corporation asserted that it did not believe the obligation created in the

Fourth Reconsideration Order

regarding per-payphone compensation for the Intermediate Period was intended to force carriers that previously paid on a per-call basis to now conduct true ups on a per-payphone basis for the Intermediate Period. The Commission declared in this Order that if carriers have already paid per-call compensation on payphones for which they received coding digits in the Interim, Intermediate or any other period, nothing in the

Fourth Reconsideration Order

or this Order requires carriers to now go back and apply per-payphone compensation to these payphones.

18. CPA requested reconsideration of the decision that PSPs must pay refunds for the Intermediate Period. In this Order, the Commission affirmed its decision in the

Third Report and Order

that PSPs must refund the difference

between payments they received at the 28.4 cent rate established in the

Second Report and Order,

62 FR 58659, October 30, 1997, and payments recalculated at a 23.8 cent rate.

19. The Commission affirmed in this Order the decisions in the

Third Report and Order

and the

Fourth Reconsideration Order

that obligations for payment of outstanding compensation for the Interim and Intermediate Periods, and payment of refunds and any adjustments, shall run from specific carriers to specific PSPs. The Commission declined to adopt APCC's reconsideration petition to the extent it asked for the establishment of a carrier-to-carrier mechanism for resolving payments and refunds. The Commission, however, reiterated its conclusion in the

Fourth Reconsideration Order

that alternative arrangements between or among carriers, with the agreement of the PSP, are not prohibited.

20. The Commission explained how carriers and PSPs should handle the compensation and refund process by providing the following guidelines to clarify the requirements of the

Third Report and Order.

After the effective date of this Order, PSPs and carriers may render bills to one another or otherwise arrange for payment of outstanding Interim and Intermediate Period compensation obligations or refunds. They may use whatever commercially reasonable payment or dispute resolution processes to handle this process they may currently use in their dealings with one another or to which they may otherwise mutually agree, including clearinghouse processes. In accordance with the

Third Report and Order

determination that “IXCs may recover their overpayments to the PSPs at the same time as the PSPs receive payment from the IXCs for the Interim Period,” the Commission clarified in this Order that this means IXCs (or other carriers rendering payment) shall initially claim an offset for refunds of overpayments only against amounts claimed by the PSP for Interim and Intermediate Period compensation. Only after the carrier and the PSP have resolved the offset against this amount may the IXC “deduct the remaining overpayment from future payments to PSPs” as stipulated in the

Third Report and Order.

The Commission clarified that IXCs (or other carriers claiming refunds) may only withhold undisputed amounts from future payments. Thus, any carrier wishing to deduct a refund out of future payments to PSPs may only do so after providing that specific PSP notice of the refund claimed, and allowing the PSP adequate time to dispute the claim. To the extent a PSP disputes any portion of the refund claimed, the carrier may not deduct that portion from any future payment until it resolves the dispute with the PSP. Again, carriers and PSPs may use existing commercially reasonable processes to handle these disputes and arrange for payment. The only requirement the Commission placed on these processes is that if a carrier is able to apply undisputed amounts against future payments, the carriers must allow PSPs to make payments of refunds over a reasonable number of future payments, subject to ongoing accrual of interest, if reasonably requested by the PSP.

21. The Commission in this Order rejected reconsideration requests and affirmed its decision in the

Fourth Reconsideration Order

to apply the IRS-prescribed interest rate to payments of Interim and Intermediate Period compensation, as well as to refunds owed by PSPs to carriers. The Commission specified, however, that because it had reinstated the $0.009 interest rate component as described above, the IRS-prescribed interest rate will only begin to accrue after the date payment normally would have been rendered under the quarterly payment system applicable to payphone compensation. Consistent with the Commission's assumptions under prior orders in this proceeding, the IRS-prescribed interest rate for payments that should have been made for the first quarter of the year will begin accruing on July 2 of that same year, for the second quarter of the year on October 2 of that same year, for the third quarter on January 2 of the next year, and for the fourth quarter on April 2 of the next year.

22. WorldCom asked the Commission to clarify that, with the exception of Interim Period inmate calls not otherwise compensated, PSPs may not now submit any new claims for any other type of coinless payphone call after the one year deadline for submitting calls for compensation. The Commission decided it was not necessary to further clarify its holding and rejected WorldCom's clarification request.

23. In this Order, the Commission denied CPA's reconsideration petition asking the Commission to require carriers to implement targeted call blocking, the technological ability of an IXC to not accept (or “block”) a dial-around access code call from one payphone while accepting calls from another payphone.

24. The Commission decided in this Order that it is constrained by the court's holding in

Illinois

to allow LECs to use net book value when valuing payphone assets transferred to a separate affiliate or operating division. The Commission noted that the court's holding, however, was enunciated in the specific context of the transfers at issue in

Illinois.

Thus, to avoid confusion as to the reach of the Commission's implementation of the court's decision, the Commission provided in this Order clarification as follows. If a LEC chooses to retain payphone assets, reclassification of these assets from regulated to nonregulated status must be consistent with § 32.32 and the Commission's part 64 cost allocation rules. If a LEC chooses to make a one-time transfer of payphone assets to a nonregulated affiliate or operating division, then such a transfer would be recorded at net book value. The Commission expressly limited this treatment to only such transfers as may be made pursuant to Commission implementation of section 276(b)(1)(B), as it is only these types of transfers that could reasonably be considered the kind of one-time industry reform contemplated by the court in Illinois. The Commission also explained that, to the extent a transfer of payphone assets does not meet these requirements, the Commission's affiliate transaction rules would apply. In this event, carriers were reminded that they must include in fair market valuations of payphone assets the going concern value associated with location contracts supporting the payphone assets.

25. The Commission also clarified that the effective date of the

Fourth Reconsideration Order

and this Order shall be 30 days after the date that this Order is published in the

Federal Register

. The Commission specifically declined, however, to require compensation payment to be made within thirty days after release of this Order, as the RBOC Coalition requested. According to the Commission, once any PSP or carrier has performed the tasks necessary to render bills for compensation or refunds in accordance with this Order, the PSP or carrier may render such bills as soon as practicable after this Order's effective date, provided that they observe the offset resolution guidelines described in the Order.

26. The Commission delineated the results of its allocations, showing each carrier's pro rata share of the per-payphone payment, in Tables of Allocation located in Appendices A, B and C. In Appendix A, the Commission identified the payors and designated the monthly per-payphone compensation amounts for the Interim Period,

beginning November 7, 1996 through October 6, 1997.

Appendix A.—Interim Period Allocation List

No.

Name

Percentage

Amount

1

AT&T Communications

35.6752385

$12.56624601

2

MCI

27.1012154

9.54613210

3

Sprint

11.8235636

4.16473205

4

WorldCom

11.7792597

4.14912643

5

LCI International

2.5385089

0.89416436

6

Frontier Communications Services

2.3634942

0.83251720

7

ILEC 2.19

2.1900000

0.77140560

8

Cable & Wireless

0.9357654

0.32961401

9

Global Crossing Telecommunications

0.6794139

0.23931675

10

Switched Service Communications

0.5008847

0.17643164

11

U.S. Long Distance

0.4286315

0.15098115

12

Tel America

0.3227813

0.11369647

13

WorldCom Technologies

0.2815205

0.09916277

14

Qwest

0.2801439

0.09867788

15

Long Distance Savers

0.1505964

0.05304608

16

Frontier Communications-North Central Region

0.1446970

0.05096805

17

Pac-West Telecomm dba AmeriCall

0.1425208

0.05020151

18

Frontier Communications Int'l, Inc.

0.1390850

0.04899130

19

Telco Communications Group dba Dial & Save

0.1360130

0.04790920

20

Bell Atlantic Communications

0.1346397

0.04742549

21

Brooks Fiber Communications

0.1134805

0.03997236

22

Business Telecom, Inc. (BTI)

0.1101138

0.03878650

23

NETECH Comm. (US West)

0.0989391

0.03485029

24

One Call Communications

0.0986707

0.03475578

25

ATX Telecommunications Services

0.0941000

0.03314579

26

McLeodUSA

0.0938146

0.03304526

27

WorldXChange

0.0844956

0.02976272

28

American Network Exchange (AMNEX)

0.0666730

0.02348490

29

Broadwing Communications Services Inc.

0.0551409

0.01942282

30

American Telco

0.0534454

0.01882561

31

WesTel

0.0517618

0.01823259

32

West Coast Telecommunications

0.0513034

0.01807112

33

OCI

0.0503072

0.01772023

34

Access Long Distance

0.0448941

0.01581348

35

Total-Tel USA

0.0442117

0.01557311

36

GST Call America

0.0429595

0.01513205

37

NYNEX—Corridor

0.0404028

0.01423148

38

US Long Distance

0.0384286

0.01353608

39

Eastern Telecom International

0.0362242

0.01275963

40

Network Operator Services

0.0351831

0.01239290

41

GTE Communications Corp.

0.0344361

0.01212976

42

Shared Communications Services

0.0329638

0.01161116

43

Long Distance/USA (Sprint)

0.0321199

0.01131393

44

DeltaCom L.D.S.

0.0299628

0.01055411

45

Tandem Access for Database Query

0.0260948

0.00919165

46

The CommuniGroup Of KC

0.0245338

0.00864178

47

Ameritel

0.0244719

0.00861997

48

U.S. WATS

0.0237662

0.00837141

49

LONG DISTANCE OF MICHIGAN

0.0231463

0.00815304

50

Consolidated Network

0.0223181

0.00786132

51

Westinghouse Electric Corp.

0.0210979

0.00743153

52

ICON Communications

0.0205224

0.00722881

53

T-NETIX, Inc.

0.0201631

0.00710224

54

Telecom*USA (MCI)

0.0186833

0.00658099

55

Teltrust

0.0178732

0.00629566

56

EconoPhone

0.0176599

0.00622051

57

Switch 2000

0.0158645

0.00558811

58

VarTec Telecom

0.0153027

0.00539021

59

Chadwick Telephone

0.0149991

0.00528328

60

One Star Long Distance

0.0142973

0.00503608

61

Capital Telecommunications

0.0142091

0.00500501

62

BN1 Telecommunications

0.0141515

0.00498473

63

I-Link Communications

0.0138405

0.00487516

64

American Telecommunications Enterprises

0.0137892

0.00485709

65

Touch America, Inc.

0.0137339

0.00483762

66

U.S. Link

0.0134288

0.00473015

67

Nationwide Communications

0.0133776

0.00471211

68

Deluxe Data Systems

0.0132089

0.00465272

69

Long Distance Management

0.0129085

0.00454690

70

Intermedia Communications

0.0127663

0.00449680

71

XO Communications

0.0127328

0.00448501

72

NATIONAL Telecom of Florida

0.0122282

0.00430726

73

Feist Long Distance

0.0122252

0.00430620

74

Intercontinental Communications Group (ICG)

0.0119296

0.00420207

75

American Long Lines

0.0114326

0.00402701

76

Call America Business Comm. Corp.

0.0095168

0.00335218

77

IBM (Advantis)

0.0091183

0.00321183

78

Valu-Line of Kansas

0.0081410

0.00286759

79

General Communication

0.0079124

0.00278708

80

North American Communications

0.0077779

0.00273969

81

Eastern Telephone Systems

0.0077552

0.00273169

82

MFS Intelnet

0.0077267

0.00272166

83

Fox Communications

0.0076554

0.00269654

84

Global Crossing Telemanagement

0.0073930

0.00260412

85

ATI Telecom

0.0073558

0.00259101

86

Hedges & Associates

0.0073188

0.00257797

87

Cincinnati Bell Long Distance

0.0060972

0.00214766

88

Telemanagement Consultants Corp.

0.0060399

0.00212750

89

U.S. Communications

0.0059806

0.00210660

90

Network Plus

0.0057186

0.00201433

91

Action Telcom Co.

0.0056086

0.00197558

92

GST Telecom

0.0055754

0.00196386

93

Ciera Network Systems

0.0053358

0.00187949

94

Long Distance Discount

0.0049896

0.00175754

95

Frontier Communications of the Great Lakes

0.0049638

0.00174843

96

Electric Lightwave

0.0048339

0.00170270

97

Long Distance Wholesale Club (Excel)

0.0047378

0.00166884

98

Eclipse Communications

0.0047049

0.00165727

99

ConQuest

0.0045662

0.00160842

100

CUSTOMER TELECOM NET dba CTN

0.0045581

0.00160555

101

POPP Telcom

0.0045046

0.00158671

102

Off Campus Telecommunications

0.0043316

0.00152577

103

Long Distance Telephone Savers

0.0043164

0.00152041

104

PSP Marketing Group

0.0042606

0.00150076

105

Telephone Assoc. Long Distance Svcs.

0.0038594

0.00135945

106

Broadwing Telecommunications Inc.

0.0038149

0.00134377

107

Cooperative Communications

0.0037533

0.00132206

108

Cleartel Communications

0.0036203

0.00127523

109

Austin Bestline

0.0034801

0.00122582

110

KLP, Inc. dba Call-America

0.0033858

0.00119262

111

United Communications

0.0032397

0.00114116

112

Cherry Communications

0.0032314

0.00113822

113

South Carolina Network

0.0031970

0.00112610

114

The CommuniGroup

0.0031261

0.00110112

115

Digital Network, Inc.

0.0028377

0.00099956

116

IDS Long Distance

0.0028330

0.00099791

117

Citizens Communications

0.0025995

0.00091563

118

TCG

0.0024981

0.00087993

119

Arcada Communications

0.0023550

0.00082953

120

American Tel Group

0.0022940

0.00080805

121

Countdown Communications

0.0022744

0.00080114

122

Long Distance USA

0.0022334

0.00078671

123

MRC Telecommunications

0.0022097

0.00077833

124

TCA Long Distance

0.0021371

0.00075277

125

Norlight Telecommunications

0.0020836

0.00073392

126

Global Crossing Bandwidth

0.0017834

0.00062817

127

Capital Network Systems (AMNEX)

0.0016996

0.00059868

128

TransNet

0.0016856

0.00059372

129

LCC

0.0016652

0.00058656

130

Iowa Communications Network

0.0016243

0.00057216

131

Parkway Communications

0.0016207

0.00057087

132

TresCom U.S.A.

0.0015496

0.00054582

133

Convergent Communications

0.0015135

0.00053311

134

NEXTLINK

0.0013910

0.00048996

135

Cypress Telecommunications Corp. (Cytel)

0.0013087

0.00046097

136

Yavapai Telephone Exchange

0.0012903

0.00045451

137

MVP Communications

0.0011185

0.00039398

138

C-COM

0.0011021

0.00038821

139

United Telephone Co.

0.0010314

0.00036331

140

US Comm. dba Southwest L.D.N.

0.0010174

0.00035838

141

CTS Telcom of Florida

0.0010157

0.00035776

142

Telescan

0.0010114

0.00035625

143

Ionex Telecommunications

0.0010013

0.00035269

144

Logix Communications

0.0009404

0.00033124

145

Phonetel Technologies

0.0009246

0.00032569

146

AT&T Canada Long Distance Services Co.

0.0009223

0.00032489

147

Mon-Cre Long Distance

0.0009146

0.00032217

148

Connect America Communications

0.0008774

0.00030905

149

Concord Telephone Long Distance

0.0008735

0.00030770

150

WATS/800

0.0008587

0.00030248

151

Athena International

0.0008516

0.00029998

152

First Financial Management Corp.

0.0008481

0.00029873

153

International Telcom, Ltd

0.0008441

0.00029734

154

Sunshine Telephone Inc. dba SUNTEL

0.0008324

0.00029319

155

Keystone Telecom

0.0008213

0.00028929

156

Powercom Corp.

0.0008187

0.00028838

157

Midco Communications

0.0007770

0.00027368

158

T-One Communications

0.0007631

0.00026880

159

Star Tel, Inc.

0.0007553

0.00026604

160

Eastern Telecom dba InterQuest

0.0007479

0.00026343

161

American Telesource International

0.0007413

0.00026112

162

Econo. Call Long Distance Services

0.0007150

0.00025186

163

TELUS Communications (Edmonton)

0.0006984

0.00024599

164

Telehop Communications

0.0006840

0.00024092

165

KTNT Communications

0.0006757

0.00023802

166

AT&T EasyLink Services

0.0006601

0.00023251

167

Valuline Long Distance

0.0006399

0.00022538

168

American Express Travel Related Services

0.0006270

0.00022086

169

Interlink Telecommunications

0.0005725

0.00020165

170

US Link Long Distance

0.0005406

0.00019041

171

Americall Communications

0.0005347

0.00018836

172

Intl.800 Telecom dba Telecall Long Dist. (EGLOBE)

0.0005293

0.00018645

173

Union Telephone Co.

0.0004803

0.00016918

174

Western Telecom, Inc.

0.0004568

0.00016092

175

Uni-Tel of Farmington

0.0004503

0.00015860

176

Euronet Communications Corp.

0.0004437

0.00015629

177

Show-Me Long Distance

0.0004221

0.00014869

178

North American Telephone

0.0004139

0.00014579

179

Dial-Net, Inc.

0.0004132

0.00014553

180

USLINK

0.0004120

0.00014512

181

First Communications

0.0004057

0.00014292

182

TelaMarketing Communications

0.0003922

0.00013815

183

TXU Communications

0.0003481

0.00012261

184

Shoreham Telephone

0.0003353

0.00011809

185

U.S. Connect Corp.

0.0003313

0.00011669

186

AT&T Global Network Services (AGNS)

0.0003161

0.00011133

187

Telephone Communications Corp.

0.0003080

0.00010850

188

Alternate Communications Technology

0.0003071

0.00010817

189

Baystar Satellite Paging

0.0003000

0.00010568

190

JSM Tele-Page

0.0002989

0.00010527

191

Systems 1000

0.0002880

0.00010145

192

Operator Service Co.

0.0002539

0.00008944

193

Autumn Communications

0.0002291

0.00008070

194

Call America/Palm Desert

0.0002226

0.00007842

195

NACT

0.0002222

0.00007827

196

ACC Long Distance Corp.

0.0001873

0.00006597

197

NTS Communications

0.0001863

0.00006564

198

TTI Telecommunications

0.0001830

0.00006446

199

Sound Communications West

0.0001828

0.00006439

200

National Network Corp.

0.0001826

0.00006432

201

ARCADA

0.0001798

0.00006332

202

PT-1 Communications

0.0001798

0.00006332

203

LCI

0.0001658

0.00005840

204

TresCom U.S.A., Inc./TresCom Caribbean

0.0001524

0.00005366

205

Execulines of Sacramento

0.0001521

0.00005359

206

Dancris Comm.

0.0001441

0.00005076

207

Midcom of Arizona, Inc

0.0001432

0.00005043

208

Digital Technologies

0.0001397

0.00004922

209

Connect Americom Corp.

0.0001359

0.00004786

210

Communications Options

0.0001329

0.00004680

211

KRB Telecom

0.0001301

0.00004584

212

Connect America Corp.

0.0001199

0.00004224

213

Oncor Communications

0.0001195

0.00004209

214

Tele Tech

0.0001177

0.00004147

215

ECI Communications

0.0001161

0.00004088

216

NTS Communications/GMW Co.

0.0001116

0.00003930

217

Ameritech

0.0001110

0.00003908

218

Capsule Communications

0.0001063

0.00003743

219

Telenet Comm. Corp.

0.0001055

0.00003717

220

American Telecommunications Holding

0.0001038

0.00003655

221

Citilink of UT

0.0001035

0.00003647

222

NTI

0.0001030

0.00003629

223

Business Discount Plan dba LD Discount Plan

0.0001007

0.00003548

224

Home Owners L.D. dba HOLD Billing Svcs.

0.0000993

0.00003497

225

QCC, Inc.

0.0000964

0.00003394

226

Tele-Sys., Inc.

0.0000953

0.00003357

227

Telecom Affiliates

0.0000894

0.00003148

228

USLink Long Distance

0.0000871

0.00003067

229

Americom Communications

0.0000859

0.00003027

230

L.D. Services

0.0000839

0.00002957

231

Telecommunications Service Center

0.0000824

0.00002902

232

SWITCHED SERVICE

0.0000820

0.00002887

233

Nuestra Telefonica

0.0000715

0.00002520

234

Alternative Long Distance dba Money $avers

0.0000636

0.00002241

235

Call Savers

0.0000592

0.00002086

236

Excel Telecommunications

0.0000554

0.00001950

237

Asia International Services Corp.

0.0000554

0.00001950

238

WestCom Inc. (Western Telecom, Inc.)

0.0000501

0.00001763

239

ComCentral dba Southnet Services

0.0000467

0.00001646

240

ABC Telecom

0.0000465

0.00001638

241

Gulf Long Distance

0.0000463

0.00001631

242

SouthTel Corp.

0.0000461

0.00001624

243

Valu-Line of Amarillo

0.0000456

0.00001605

244

TELECOM WEST

0.0000441

0.00001554

245

Sound Communication

0.0000439

0.00001546

246

DeltaCom Long Distance Services

0.0000429

0.00001510

247

Hi-Rim Communications

0.0000428

0.00001506

248

RSL COM U.S.A.

0.0000421

0.00001484

249

Olympic Telecommunications

0.0000419

0.00001477

250

Communication Cable Laying Co.

0.0000404

0.00001421

251

Atlantic Telephone Co.

0.0000393

0.00001385

252

Integrated Systems Corp.

0.0000373

0.00001315

253

FIRSTEL, INC

0.0000371

0.00001308

254

Access Services dba Pacific NW Telecom

0.0000365

0.00001286

255

Amerinet Communications

0.0000348

0.00001227

256

International Cellular

0.0000348

0.00001227

257

NYNEX

0.0000315

0.00001109

258

Coast to Coast Telecommunications

0.0000293

0.00001032

259

VarTec Telecom dba Clear Choice Communicat

0.0000277

0.00000977

260

CCC Communications Corp. (Z-TEL, Inc.)

0.0000267

0.00000940

261

International Telephone Corp.

0.0000264

0.00000929

262

Light Link Inc dba Taylor Comm. Grp.

0.0000260

0.00000915

263

R,D,&J Communications Mgmt.

0.0000254

0.00000896

264

Sprint Canada, Inc.

0.0000242

0.00000852

265

TEL-SPAN COMMUNICATIONS

0.0000235

0.00000826

266

DeltaCom, Inc.

0.0000235

0.00000826

267

BMG/TELEMANAGEMENT SYSTEMS (BMG)

0.0000230

0.00000812

268

Long Distance International

0.0000221

0.00000779

269

Eclipse Telecommunications

0.0000221

0.00000779

270

Telephone Assoc. dba Thief River Falls LD

0.0000217

0.00000764

271

Tel Serv

0.0000215

0.00000757

272

Roseville Telephone Co.

0.0000210

0.00000738

273

Valu-Line of Longview

0.0000208

0.00000731

274

Working Assets

0.0000191

0.00000672

275

Souris River Telecommunications

0.0000188

0.00000661

276

EGLOBE INC dba INTL.800 TELECOM dba TELECAL

0.0000186

0.00000654

277

Call America of Riverside

0.0000184

0.00000646

278

Independent Network Services

0.0000173

0.00000610

279

TSC Communications

0.0000172

0.00000606

280

Fone America

0.0000172

0.00000606

281

Primus

0.0000165

0.00000580

282

Commonwealth Telecom Services

0.0000164

0.00000577

283

WCS Operators

0.0000163

0.00000573

284

WinStar

0.0000159

0.00000558

285

Hertz Technologies

0.0000156

0.00000551

286

Iowa Network Services

0.0000151

0.00000533

287

A & N Telecom

0.0000147

0.00000518

288

Matrix Telecom

0.0000146

0.00000514

289

Fones West Digital Systems

0.0000141

0.00000496

290

Data & Electronic Services

0.0000131

0.00000463

291

Payline Systems

0.0000119

0.00000419

292

MIDCOM Communications

0.0000109

0.00000386

293

Nationwide Emergency Telecomm. System

0.0000108

0.00000382

294

GST Net

0.0000107

0.00000378

295

Hi-Plains NTS Communications

0.0000103

0.00000364

296

North County Communications Corp.

0.0000100

0.00000353

297

Intel Communications

0.0000098

0.00000345

298

Coast International

0.0000095

0.00000334

299

fONOROLA

0.0000093

0.00000327

300

ITC Networks

0.0000091

0.00000320

301

PDQ Communications Source

0.0000086

0.00000301

302

Teleport Communications Group

0.0000084

0.00000298

303

Value Tel

0.0000080

0.00000283

304

The Furst Group

0.0000078

0.00000275

305

NexGen 511

0.0000078

0.00000275

306

Telephone Express

0.0000074

0.00000261

307

U S West Long Distance

0.0000073

0.00000257

308

AUC Communications

0.0000072

0.00000253

309

B.R. Communications

0.0000072

0.00000253

310

U.S. Fibercom

0.0000066

0.00000231

311

MetroLink

0.0000065

0.00000228

312

Budget Call Long Distance

0.0000063

0.00000220

313

DTG Communications

0.0000059

0.00000209

314

American Discount Telecommunications

0.0000057

0.00000202

315

U.S. Communications

0.0000057

0.00000202

316

CEO Telecommunications

0.0000055

0.00000195

317

NET-tel Corp.

0.0000055

0.00000195

318

USN Communications

0.0000052

0.00000184

319

EMI Communications Corp.

0.0000051

0.00000180

320

Pacific Gateway Exchange

0.0000051

0.00000180

321

Extelcom dba Express Tel

0.0000050

0.00000176

322

Premier Long Distance Svcs.

0.0000049

0.00000173

323

National Fibernet, Inc.

0.0000049

0.00000173

324

ADDTEL Communications (SA Tel)

0.0000048

0.00000169

325

Affiliated Telecom Svcs.

0.0000045

0.00000158

326

Comwest Communications

0.0000045

0.00000158

327

TTE OF CHARLESTON

0.0000044

0.00000154

328

CoreComm

0.0000044

0.00000154

329

Priority One Long Distance

0.0000043

0.00000151

330

Digital Network Services

0.0000043

0.00000151

331

Econ-A-Call Inc. of Hays

0.0000043

0.00000151

332

National Telephone Communications

0.0000042

0.00000147

333

Manitoba Telephone System

0.0000041

0.00000143

334

ALLTEL Communications, Inc.

0.0000039

0.00000136

335

AmeriVision Communications

0.0000039

0.00000136

336

Interstate Telecom Svcs.

0.0000039

0.00000136

337

SBS/MCI

0.0000038

0.00000132

338

Call Technology Corp. of Philadelphia

0.0000035

0.00000125

339

METRONET Long Distance Communications

0.0000034

0.00000121

340

Tel-One

0.0000026

0.00000092

341

Century Telecommunications

0.0000025

0.00000088

342

USP Communications

0.0000025

0.00000088

343

Fibernet Telecommunications

0.0000024

0.00000084

344

TelVue Corp.

0.0000024

0.00000084

345

Public Phone

0.0000023

0.00000081

346

Touch 1 Communications

0.0000022

0.00000077

347

Trinet

0.0000022

0.00000077

348

ILD Telecommunications

0.0000020

0.00000070

349

Global Tone Communications

0.0000019

0.00000066

350

HOTEL CONNECT

0.0000019

0.00000066

351

ONE-2-ONE Communications

0.0000018

0.00000062

352

United Telephone Co. dba TELAMERICA L.D.

0.0000018

0.00000062

353

Telco Holdings

0.0000016

0.00000055

354

Caribbean Telecommunications Consortium

0.0000016

0.00000055

355

Axces

0.0000016

0.00000055

356

Fiberline Network Communications

0.0000016

0.00000055

357

WorldCom dba Touch One Long Distance

0.0000016

0.00000055

358

Tel-Optic, Inc. dba Universal Network Services

0.0000016

0.00000055

359

MEANS Telcom

0.0000016

0.00000055

360

United Telephone Long Distance

0.0000016

0.00000055

361

LA CONEXION FAMILIAR, INC.

0.0000014

0.00000048

362

Economy Telephone

0.0000014

0.00000048

363

FiberNet Telemanagement

0.0000013

0.00000044

364

Telecom One

0.0000011

0.00000040

365

National Brands dba Sharenet Communications

0.0000011

0.00000040

366

Empire One Telecommunications

0.0000011

0.00000040

367

American Long Distance Corp.

0.0000010

0.00000037

368

T-NET (Cable & Wireless)

0.0000010

0.00000037

369

North American Telephone Network, Inc.

0.0000010

0.00000037

370

Advanced Telecommunications Network

0.0000010

0.00000037

371

Blue Mountain Cellular dba CellularOne

0.0000010

0.00000037

372

American Long Distance Exchange

0.0000010

0.00000037

373

SB Communications

0.0000010

0.00000037

374

MCI/1-800-COLLECT

0.0000010

0.00000037

375

Telec Inc.

0.0000009

0.00000033

376

LECNet, Inc.

0.0000009

0.00000033

377

L.D. Network, Inc.

0.0000008

0.00000029

378

Aliant Systems

0.0000008

0.00000029

379

EATELNET

0.0000008

0.00000029

380

Trans National Communications

0.0000008

0.00000029

381

Preferred Telecom

0.0000008

0.00000029

382

Star Tel of Abilene

0.0000008

0.00000029

383

First Data Resources, Inc.

0.0000008

0.00000029

384

Central Telephone Co.

0.0000007

0.00000026

385

INFO-TEL, Inc.

0.0000007

0.00000026

386

Commonwealth Telecom, Inc.

0.0000007

0.00000026

387

Phoenix Network

0.0000007

0.00000026

388

Vista Group International

0.0000006

0.00000022

389

VALU-LINE OF ANGLETON

0.0000006

0.00000022

390

Standard Long Distance

0.0000006

0.00000022

391

EqualNet Corp.

0.0000005

0.00000018

392

Farmers Long Distance

0.0000005

0.00000018

393

Select Communications

0.0000005

0.00000018

394

American Fiber Com

0.0000005

0.00000018

395

REAMS COMMUNICATIONS dba VALULINE

0.0000005

0.00000018

396

U.S. Republic Communications

0.0000005

0.00000018

397

The Switchboard

0.0000005

0.00000018

398

Regency Long Distance

0.0000005

0.00000018

399

Future Connect

0.0000005

0.00000018

400

Xtracom

0.0000005

0.00000018

401

TresCom Puerto Rico

0.0000005

0.00000018

402

U.S. Net

0.0000004

0.00000015

403

Thrifty Call

0.0000004

0.00000015

404

KDD America, Inc.

0.0000004

0.00000015

405

ARC Networks

0.0000004

0.00000015

406

Interstate Operators

0.0000004

0.00000015

407

J B Operators

0.0000004

0.00000015

408

Metro One Telecommunications

0.0000004

0.00000015

409

Comtel Tech

0.0000004

0.00000015

410

Telephone Support Systems

0.0000004

0.00000015

411

Century Communications

0.0000004

0.00000015

412

Group Long Distance

0.0000004

0.00000015

413

Call America

0.0000004

0.00000015

414

BC Tel

0.0000004

0.00000015

415

The Phone Co.

0.0000003

0.00000011

416

Century Long Distance

0.0000003

0.00000011

417

STARTEC

0.0000003

0.00000011

418

Friendship Long Distance

0.0000003

0.00000011

419

National Fiber Com

0.0000003

0.00000011

420

Associated Network Partners

0.0000003

0.00000011

421

Northern Arizona Communications Corp.

0.0000003

0.00000011

422

Northwest Telecom

0.0000003

0.00000011

423

Progressive National Telephone Co.

0.0000003

0.00000011

424

World Wide Connect

0.0000003

0.00000011

425

Digital Communications

0.0000003

0.00000011

426

Gala Communications

0.0000003

0.00000011

427

TeleHub Communications Corp.

0.0000003

0.00000011

428

Fastline Communication Network

0.0000003

0.00000011

429

West River Long Distance

0.0000003

0.00000011

430

Cable & Wireless (TDX)

0.0000003

0.00000011

431

Fibernet, Inc.

0.0000003

0.00000011

432

Incomnet Communications Corp.

0.0000002

0.00000007

433

Tel-Share

0.0000002

0.00000007

434

Coastal Long Distance Services

0.0000002

0.00000007

435

Colorado River Communications

0.0000002

0.00000007

436

TMC Long Distance dba Cherry Communications

0.0000002

0.00000007

437

Nationwide Long Distance

0.0000002

0.00000007

438

Heritage Communications

0.0000002

0.00000007

439

Savemore Network

0.0000002

0.00000007

440

OPTICOM ONE CALL

0.0000002

0.00000007

441

Alascom

0.0000002

0.00000007

442

BKC Telecommunications

0.0000002

0.00000007

443

Network Billing & Collection

0.0000002

0.00000007

444

Vortel Communications

0.0000002

0.00000007

445

Rainier Cable

0.0000002

0.00000007

446

St. Pierre Communication Network

0.0000002

0.00000007

447

PNG Telecomms. dba PowerNet Global Commu

0.0000002

0.00000007

448

BellSouth Long Distance

0.0000002

0.00000007

449

Americatel

0.0000002

0.00000007

450

Basico Group

0.0000002

0.00000007

451

United Communications Assn., Inc.

0.0000002

0.00000007

452

Telamerica Communications

0.0000001

0.00000004

453

Cellnet

0.0000001

0.00000004

454

CapRock Telemanagement

0.0000001

0.00000004

455

Advanced Telecom, Inc.

0.0000001

0.00000004

456

US TeleServices

0.0000001

0.00000004

457

Execulines of North Central Region

0.0000001

0.00000004

458

National Telephone Exchange (PA)

0.0000001

0.00000004

459

SouthWest United Communication

0.0000001

0.00000004

460

National Tele-Sav Inc.

0.0000001

0.00000004

461

Discount Long Distance of America

0.0000001

0.00000004

462

Sprint Local Telecommunications Division

0.0000001

0.00000004

463

Sam's Discount Long Distance

0.0000001

0.00000004

464

Scherers Communications Group

0.0000001

0.00000004

465

BT North America

0.0000001

0.00000004

466

Mountainview Communications

0.0000001

0.00000004

467

TELCO

0.0000001

0.00000004

468

OCOM Long Distance

0.0000001

0.00000004

469

STANDARD TELCOM

0.0000001

0.00000004

470

OmniCall

0.0000001

0.00000004

471

RANGER TELECOMMUNICATIONS

0.0000001

0.00000004

472

Long Distance Assistance

0.0000001

0.00000004

473

Roanoke & Botetourt Telephone Co.

0.0000001

0.00000004

474

Fairview Telecom

0.0000001

0.00000004

475

Bluegrass Long Distance

0.0000001

0.00000004

476

Valu-Line of St. Joseph

0.0000001

0.00000004

477

Telelink

0.0000001

0.00000004

478

TeleCable Corp.

0.0000001

0.00000004

479

Federal TransTel, Inc. (FTT)

0.0000001

0.00000004

480

UI Long Distance

0.0000001

0.00000004

481

Texustel

0.0000001

0.00000004

482

Continental Long Distance

0.0000001

0.00000004

483

Marathon Communications

0.0000001

0.00000004

484

Pioneer Telecom

0.0000001

0.00000004

485

Starcom International Optics Corp.

0.0000001

0.00000004

486

TeleData International

0.0000001

0.00000004

487

ZEPTEL

0.0000001

0.00000004

488

SouthEast Telephone, LTD.

0.0000001

0.00000004

489

TRT Telecommunications Corp.

0.0000001

0.00000004

490

Access-Plus

0.0000001

0.00000004

491

Apple Communications

0.0000001

0.00000004

492

Allgood Taylor Telephone

0.0000001

0.00000004

493

Guide Network International

0.0000001

0.00000004

494

Xnet, Inc.

0.0000001

0.00000004

495

LDI Solutions

0.0000001

0.00000004

496

Teleglobe USA

0.0000001

0.00000004

497

Caribsat Telecommunications

0.0000001

0.00000004

498

Innovative Telecom

0.0000001

0.00000004

499

Bethany Telecom

0.0000001

0.00000004

500

Westel Telecommunications, Ltd.

0.0000001

0.00000004

501

Cincinnati Bell Telephone

0.0000001

0.00000004

502

World Access Communications Corp.(WACC)

0.0000001

0.00000004

503

BELL SOUTH BUSINESS SYSTEMS

0.0000001

0.00000004

27. In Appendix B, the Commission identified the payors and designated the monthly per-payphone compensation amounts for the Intermediate Period, beginning October 7, 1997, through April 20, 1999.

Appendix B.—Intermediate Period Allocation List

No.

Name

Percentage

Amount

1

AT&T Communications

35.24391644

$12.41431713

2

MCI

23.61161155

8.31695405

3

WorldCom

12.96694860

4.56747797

4

Sprint

12.51899810

4.40969189

5

Frontier Communications Services

3.92149599

1.38130775

6

LCI International

2.37673530

0.83718124

7

ILEC 2.19%

2.19000001

0.77140560

8

Cable & Wireless

0.97917273

0.34490380

9

Switched Service Communications

0.49097550

0.17294121

10

Global Crossing Telecommunications

0.42983911

0.15140653

11

U.S Long Distance

0.42561847

0.14991985

12

LCI

0.33335911

0.11742241

13

Telco Communications Group dba Dial & Save

0.31307165

0.11027636

14

PT-1 Communications

0.25384298

0.08941365

15

Business Telecom, Inc (BTI)

0.23496687

0.08276473

16

Long Distance Savers

0.21586112

0.07603492

17

Qwest

0.20372964

0.07176173

18

IXC Communication Services

0.19060904

0.06714013

19

Teltrust

0.18761125

0.06608419

20

One Call Communications

0.14547001

0.05124036

21

EconoPhone

0.14188411

0.04997726

22

ATX Telecommunications Services

0.12896413

0.04542633

23

WorldXChange

0.10813630

0.03808993

24

Tel America

0.10673413

0.03759603

25

American Network Exchange (AMNEX)

0.10326189

0.03637297

26

Bell Atlantic Communications

0.09986097

0.03517503

27

American Telco

0.08260508

0.02909681

28

US Long Distance

0.08048481

0.02834997

29

Total-Tel USA

0.07600848

0.02677323

30

Cincinnati Bell Long Distance

0.06237390

0.02197058

31

WesTel

0.06191358

0.02180844

32

DeltaCom L.D.S

0.06105990

0.02150774

33

Consolidated Network

0.05901859

0.02078871

34

OCI

0.05889480

0.02074511

35

Broadwing Communications Services Inc

0.05419353

0.01908913

36

Network Operator Services

0.05175470

0.01823007

37

NETECH Comm (US West)

0.05022277

0.01769047

38

Pac-West Telecomm dba AmeriCall

0.04830760

0.01701587

39

Tandem Access for Database Query

0.04718756

0.01662135

40

GTE Communications Corp

0.04716124

0.01661208

41

Frontier Communications of the Great Lakes

0.04687323

0.01651063

42

NYNEX—Corridor

0.04680553

0.01648678

43

McLeodUSA

0.04342555

0.01529621

44

LONG DISTANCE OF MICHIGAN

0.04219019

0.01486107

45

The CommuniGroup Of KC

0.04049647

0.01426448

46

Telecom*USA (MCI)

0.03835522

0.01351024

47

ACC Long Distance Corp

0.02988201

0.01052564

48

Network Plus

0.02915011

0.01026784

49

Brooks Fiber Communications

0.02861186

0.01007824

50

U.S WATS

0.02782831

0.00980224

51

American Long Lines

0.02735606

0.00963590

52

Access Long Distance

0.02553887

0.00899581

53

Eclipse Communications

0.02337135

0.00823232

54

VarTec Telecom

0.02292436

0.00807488

55

One Star Long Distance

0.02237160

0.00788017

56

American Telecommunications Enterprises

0.02223350

0.00783153

57

Long Distance/USA (Sprint)

0.02133906

0.00751647

58

T-NETIX, Inc

0.02082489

0.00733536

59

Nationwide Communications

0.02071495

0.00729663

60

Intercontinental Communications Group (ICG)

0.02005349

0.00706364

61

Westinghouse Electric Corp

0.01984365

0.00698973

62

Capital Telecommunications

0.01917389

0.00675381

63

NATIONAL Telecom of Florida

0.01833703

0.00645903

64

GST Call America

0.01707555

0.00601469

65

Feist Long Distance

0.01695584

0.00597252

66

Frontier Communications-North Central Region

0.01678545

0.00591251

67

Intermedia Communications

0.01676333

0.00590472

68

WorldCom Technologies

0.01625195

0.00572459

69

Cooperative Communications

0.01598441

0.00563035

70

Chadwick Telephone

0.01517026

0.00534357

71

ATI Telecom

0.01515622

0.00533863

72

BN1 Telecommunications

0.01429701

0.00503598

73

Shared Communications Services

0.01403492

0.00494366

74

Long Distance Management

0.01364685

0.00480697

75

Valu-Line of Kansas

0.01352852

0.00476528

76

ConQuest

0.01224107

0.00431179

77

ICON Communications Corp

0.01171125

0.00412517

78

Long Distance International

0.01170991

0.00412470

79

South Carolina Network

0.01122426

0.00395363

80

Frontier Communications Int'l, Inc

0.00998360

0.00351662

81

Eastern Telephone Systems

0.00966809

0.00340549

82

Electric Lightwave

0.00948198

0.00333993

83

North American Communications

0.00927736

0.00326786

84

Telemanagement Consultants Corp

0.00921237

0.00324496

85

I-Link Communications

0.00892608

0.00314412

86

Action Telcom Co

0.00888023

0.00312797

87

Citizens Telecom

0.00857354

0.00301995

88

Deluxe Data Systems

0.00841646

0.00296461

89

Hedges & Associates

0.00834872

0.00294075

90

PSP Marketing Group

0.00826651

0.00291180

91

Cleartel Communications

0.00788966

0.00277905

92

Telebeam

0.00769037

0.00270885

93

Long Distance Discount

0.00734681

0.00258784

94

Touch America, Inc

0.00694462

0.00244617

95

Cellnet

0.00654483

0.00230535

96

US Link Long Distance

0.00626399

0.00220643

97

XO Communications

0.00608506

0.00214340

98

West Coast Telecommunications

0.00578794

0.00203875

99

LCC

0.00517270

0.00182203

100

The CommuniGroup

0.00471144

0.00165956

101

Austin Bestline

0.00470626

0.00165773

102

CapRock Telemanagement

0.00465249

0.00163879

103

Ameritel

0.00463064

0.00163110

104

FOX COMMUNICATIONS CORP

0.00449544

0.00158347

105

IDT Corp

0.00441009

0.00155341

106

Switch 2000

0.00438008

0.00154284

107

MRC Telecommunications

0.00423041

0.00149012

108

IDS Long Distance

0.00415224

0.00146258

109

VarTec Telecom dba Clear Choice Communications

0.00408850

0.00144013

110

General Communication

0.00383755

0.00135174

111

Global Crossing Telemanagement

0.00370561

0.00130526

112

Excel Telecommunications

0.00369988

0.00130325

113

Amerinet Communications

0.00360841

0.00127103

114

US COMMUNICATIONS, INC

0.00350306

0.00123392

115

GTS Global Link

0.00343038

0.00120832

116

US WATS

0.00316367

0.00111437

117

Call America Business Comm Corp

0.00311844

0.00109844

118

Americatel

0.00300132

0.00105719

119

Coast to Coast Telecommunications

0.00289923

0.00102122

120

Iowa Communications Network

0.00280372

0.00098758

121

Capital Network Systems (AMNEX)

0.00277552

0.00097765

122

TCG

0.00275516

0.00097048

123

Coastal Telephone Co.

0.00274736

0.00096773

124

MVP Communications

0.00265973

0.00093686

125

Communications Options

0.00250057

0.00088080

126

Norlight Telecommunications

0.00243746

0.00085857

127

TresCom U.S.A.

0.00232207

0.00081792

128

Digital Network, Inc.

0.00223911

0.00078870

129

Off Campus Telecommunications

0.00222471

0.00078363

130

GST Telecom

0.00218679

0.00077027

131

Connect America Communications

0.00217267

0.00076530

132

KTNT Communications

0.00203546

0.00071697

133

United Telephone Co.

0.00201083

0.00070830

134

ATLANTIC CELL

0.00198526

0.00069929

135

United Communications

0.00196949

0.00069373

136

IBM (Advantis)

0.00194129

0.00068380

137

Concord Telephone Long Distance

0.00189395

0.00066712

138

PhoneTel Technologies

0.00186928

0.00065843

139

Eastern Telecom dba InterQuest

0.00179777

0.00063325

140

Ionex Telecommunications

0.00165422

0.00058268

141

Cypress Telecommunications Corp. (Cytel)

0.00162880

0.00057373

142

KLP, Inc. dba Call-America

0.00161107

0.00056748

143

FRESH START COMMUNICATIONS

0.00157899

0.00055618

144

Parkway Communications

0.00156769

0.00055220

145

SP Telecom

0.00146132

0.00051474

146

Mon-Cre Long Distance

0.00144332

0.00050839

147

Sunshine Telephone Inc. dba SUNTEL

0.00140869

0.00049620

148

TELUS Communications (Edmonton)

0.00137327

0.00048372

149

CCC GlobalCom Corp.

0.00136758

0.00048172

150

TGEC Communications

0.00128349

0.00045210

151

CTS Telcom of Florida

0.00123434

0.00043478

152

POPP Telcom

0.00123242

0.00043411

153

Midco Communications

0.00118147

0.00041616

154

EMI Communications Corp.

0.00116688

0.00041102

155

Coast International

0.00103921

0.00036605

156

WATS/800

0.00103913

0.00036602

157

Valu-Line of Longview

0.00101234

0.00035659

158

American Tel Group

0.00100932

0.00035552

159

Arcada Communications

0.00099292

0.00034975

160

Athena International

0.00095229

0.00033543

161

Interlink Telecommunications

0.00092801

0.00032688

162

CEO TELECOMM (STAR TELECOMM INC)

0.00090459

0.00031863

163

Broadwing Telecommunications Inc.

0.00087624

0.00030865

164

T-One Communications

0.00086753

0.00030558

165

Fibernet Telecommunications

0.00084713

0.00029839

166

First Financial Management Corp.

0.00084148

0.00029640

167

U.S. Connect Corp.

0.00081999

0.00028883

168

Western Telecom, Inc.

0.00080014

0.00028184

169

Connect Americom Corp.

0.00078634

0.00027698

170

Telescan

0.00077979

0.00027467

171

Digital Technologies

0.00077638

0.00027347

172

SouthTel Corp.

0.00077410

0.00027267

173

Keystone Telecom

0.00069907

0.00024624

174

Euronet Communications Corp.

0.00067698

0.00023846

175

WestCom Inc. (Western Telecom, Inc.)

0.00067687

0.00023842

176

Americall Communications

0.00066004

0.00023249

177

C-COM

0.00064098

0.00022578

178

Convergent Communications

0.00063941

0.00022523

179

Ameritech

0.00063117

0.00022232

180

TRESCOM

0.00060717

0.00021387

181

Autumn Communications

0.00059317

0.00020894

182

Shoreham Telephone

0.00058603

0.00020642

183

TransNet

0.00057438

0.00020232

184

AT&T Global Network Services (AGNS)

0.00056967

0.00020066

185

Star Tel, Inc.

0.00056830

0.00020018

186

U.S. Link

0.00054633

0.00019244

187

Dancris Comm.

0.00054320

0.00019134

188

ATLANTIC CONNECTIONS

0.00052002

0.00018317

189

Kelhorn Comm Inc.

0.00050750

0.00017876

190

US Comm. Inc. dba SOUTHWEST L.D.N.

0.00050566

0.00017811

191

STAR TELECOM/ALLSTAR

0.00048154

0.00016962

192

Alternate Communications Technology

0.00047511

0.00016735

193

Logix Communications

0.00045773

0.00016123

194

Long Distance Wholesale Club (Excel)

0.00044612

0.00015714

195

Econo. Call Long Distance Services

0.00043271

0.00015242

196

Powercom Corp.

0.00042537

0.00014983

197

Dial-Net, Inc.

0.00040497

0.00014265

198

XTEL

0.00040043

0.00014105

199

AT&T EasyLink Services

0.00037344

0.00013154

200

Baystar Satellite Paging

0.00034720

0.00012230

201

North American Telephone

0.00033359

0.00011750

202

Yavapai Telephone Exchange

0.00032767

0.00011542

203

Integrated Systems Corp.

0.00032747

0.00011535

204

JSM Tele-Page

0.00032676

0.00011510

205

Payline Systems

0.00032351

0.00011395

206

TelaMarketing Communications

0.00031512

0.00011100

207

Valuline Long Distance

0.00029570

0.00010416

208

Midcom of Arizona, Inc

0.00028833

0.00010156

209

Citizens Communications

0.00028589

0.00010070

210

Operator Service Co.

0.00028366

0.00009992

211

Call America

0.00027527

0.00009696

212

Uni-Tel of Farmington

0.00025985

0.00009153

213

Telco Holdings

0.00025911

0.00009127

214

Union Telephone Co.

0.00025279

0.00008904

215

First Communications

0.00024095

0.00008487

216

Telehop Communications

0.00022149

0.00007802

217

Cherry Communications

0.00021977

0.00007741

218

Tele-Sys., Inc.

0.00018517

0.00006522

219

American Telesource International

0.00017886

0.00006300

220

Commonwealth Telecom Services

0.00017156

0.00006043

221

Intl.800 Telecom dba Telecall Long Dist. (EGLOBE)

0.00016776

0.00005909

222

R,D,&J Communications Mgmt.

0.00015442

0.00005439

223

Telecommunications Service Center

0.00014881

0.00005242

224

TEL-SPAN COMMUNICATIONS

0.00014720

0.00005185

225

NACT

0.00014709

0.00005181

226

American Express Travel Related Services

0.00014661

0.00005164

227

Gulf Long Distance

0.00014575

0.00005134

228

IntelCom Group

0.00013991

0.00004928

229

USLink Long Distance

0.00013391

0.00004717

230

ECI Communications

0.00012794

0.00004507

231

DeltaCom Long Distance Services

0.00012559

0.00004424

232

ComCentral dba Southnet Services

0.00012355

0.00004352

233

Brooke Telecom Co-operative

0.00012210

0.00004301

234

TresCom U.S.A., Inc./TresCom Caribbean

0.00012045

0.00004243

235

DeltaCom, Inc.

0.00011053

0.00003893

236

Telephone Assoc. Long Distance Svcs.

0.00010523

0.00003707

237

TSC Communications

0.00010488

0.00003694

238

QCC, Inc.

0.00010276

0.00003620

239

Independence Telephone Co.

0.00010029

0.00003533

240

Citilink of UT

0.00009598

0.00003381

241

Home Owners L.D. dba HOLD Billing Svcs.

0.00009225

0.00003249

242

Tele Tech

0.00008876

0.00003127

243

Systems 1000

0.00008186

0.00002883

244

ALLTEL Communications, Inc.

0.00008080

0.00002846

245

Oncor Communications

0.00007911

0.00002787

246

Americom Communications

0.00007739

0.00002726

247

Eclipse Telecommunications

0.00007597

0.00002676

248

NTS Communications

0.00007499

0.00002642

249

TXU Communications

0.00007323

0.00002579

250

L.D. Services

0.00007001

0.00002466

251

PSA, Inc.

0.00006915

0.00002436

252

International Cellular

0.00006735

0.00002372

253

Capsule Communications

0.00006440

0.00002269

254

Execulines of Sacramento

0.00006425

0.00002263

255

ARCADA

0.00006366

0.00002242

256

Caribbean Telecommunications Consortium

0.00006240

0.00002198

257

Olympic Telecommunications

0.00006013

0.00002118

258

Global Crossing Bandwidth

0.00005907

0.00002081

259

ABC Telecom

0.00005707

0.00002010

260

MIDCOM Communications

0.00005570

0.00001962

261

Long Distance Telephone Savers

0.00005472

0.00001927

262

Business Discount Plan dba LD Discount Plan

0.00005236

0.00001844

263

International Telephone Corp.

0.00004773

0.00001681

264

NTI

0.00004722

0.00001663

265

Iowa Network Services

0.00004648

0.00001637

266

TCA Long Distance

0.00004632

0.00001632

267

Premier Long Distance Svcs.

0.00004617

0.00001626

268

Time Warner

0.00004613

0.00001625

269

Communication Cable Laying Co.

0.00004338

0.00001528

270

Tel Serv

0.00004283

0.00001509

271

Intel Communications

0.00003989

0.00001405

272

Axces

0.00003605

0.00001270

273

Lucky Dog Phone Co.

0.00003585

0.00001263

274

Manitoba Telephone System

0.00003514

0.00001238

275

Telephone Communications Corp.

0.00003357

0.00001183

276

Atlantic Telephone Co.

0.00003322

0.00001170

277

TTI Telecommunications

0.00003267

0.00001151

278

Fone America

0.00003020

0.00001064

279

Data & Electronic Services

0.00002938

0.00001035

280

Light Link Inc dba Taylor Comm. Grp.

0.00002851

0.00001004

281

NYNEX

0.00002793

0.00000984

282

RCC Network

0.00002632

0.00000927

283

NET-tel Corp.

0.00002440

0.00000859

284

Incomnet Communications Corp.

0.00002220

0.00000782

285

ITC Networks

0.00002208

0.00000778

286

GST Net

0.00002185

0.00000770

287

AMERICAN TELECOMMUNICATIONS HOLDING

0.00002126

0.00000749

288

Matrix Telecom

0.00002020

0.00000712

289

Show-Me Long Distance

0.00002008

0.00000707

290

Working Assets

0.00001847

0.00000651

291

T-NET (Cable & Wireless)

0.00001800

0.00000634

292

NTS Communications/GMW Co.

0.00001765

0.00000622

293

Asia International Services Corp.

0.00001757

0.00000619

294

Touch 1 Communications

0.00001679

0.00000591

295

TELECOM WEST

0.00001632

0.00000575

296

Teleport Communications Group

0.00001455

0.00000513

297

MetroLink

0.00001432

0.00000504

298

fONOROLA

0.00001424

0.00000502

299

AUC Communications

0.00001408

0.00000496

300

WinStar

0.00001396

0.00000492

301

Call America of Riverside

0.00001369

0.00000482

302

Sprint Canada, Inc.

0.00001357

0.00000478

303

LA CONEXION FAMILIAR, INC.

0.00001334

0.00000470

304

EqualNet Corp.

0.00001294

0.00000456

305

BMG/TELEMANAGEMENT SYSTEMS (BMG)

0.00001294

0.00000456

306

MID ATLANTIC TELECOM

0.00001267

0.00000446

307

National Network Corp.

0.00001181

0.00000416

308

Primus (Primus Telecommunications)

0.00001134

0.00000399

309

Hi-Rim Communications

0.00001106

0.00000390

310

Independent Network Services

0.00001083

0.00000381

311

The Phone Co.

0.00001059

0.00000373

312

Century Telecommunications

0.00001059

0.00000373

313

Roseville Telephone Co.

0.00001047

0.00000369

314

Tel-Share

0.00000992

0.00000350

315

AmeriVision Communications

0.00000992

0.00000350

316

Call Savers

0.00000988

0.00000348

317

Valu-Line of Amarillo

0.00000981

0.00000345

318

AT&T Canada Long Distance Services Co.

0.00000969

0.00000341

319

TTE OF CHARLESTON

0.00000969

0.00000341

320

Telec Inc.

0.00000965

0.00000340

321

Coastal Long Distance Services

0.00000957

0.00000337

322

A & N Telecom

0.00000906

0.00000319

323

PDQ Communications Source

0.00000879

0.00000309

324

Hi-Plains NTS Communications

0.00000843

0.00000297

325

EGLOBE INC dba INTL.800 TELECOM dba TELECAL

0.00000843

0.00000297

326

ADDTEL Communications (SA Tel)

0.00000765

0.00000269

327

DTG Communications

0.00000741

0.00000261

328

Access Services dba Pacific NW Telecom

0.00000741

0.00000261

329

Uni Dial

0.00000722

0.00000254

330

Questar InfoComm

0.00000710

0.00000250

331

Century Long Distance

0.00000706

0.00000249

332

Southwestern Bell Telephone

0.00000686

0.00000242

333

Pacific Bell Interactive Media

0.00000675

0.00000238

334

Nationwide Emergency Telecomm. System

0.00000655

0.00000231

335

GCI Globalcom

0.00000635

0.00000224

336

Priority One Long Distance

0.00000588

0.00000207

337

North County Communications Corp.

0.00000577

0.00000203

338

Souris River Telecommunications

0.00000577

0.00000203

339

National Telephone Communications

0.00000569

0.00000200

340

RSL COM U.S.A.

0.00000569

0.00000200

341

North American Telephone Network, Inc.

0.00000561

0.00000198

342

USN Communications

0.00000549

0.00000193

343

Extelcom dba Express Tel

0.00000541

0.00000191

344

Telecom Affiliates

0.00000530

0.00000187

345

Advanced Telecommunications Network

0.00000530

0.00000187

346

Global Tone Communications

0.00000522

0.00000184

347

US TeleServices

0.00000510

0.00000180

348

CCC Communications Corp. (Z-TEL, Inc.)

0.00000510

0.00000180

349

CoreComm

0.00000486

0.00000171

350

Westcom Long Distance

0.00000486

0.00000171

351

L.D. Network, Inc.

0.00000467

0.00000164

352

FiberNet Telemanagement

0.00000443

0.00000156

353

Alternative Long Distance dba Money Savers

0.00000392

0.00000138

354

Dial Long Distance Billing Svcs.

0.00000388

0.00000137

355

Interstate Telecom Svcs.

0.00000377

0.00000133

356

MCI/1-800-COLLECT

0.00000373

0.00000131

357

Call Technology Corp. of Philadelphia

0.00000365

0.00000128

358

National Fibernet, Inc.

0.00000357

0.00000126

359

Nuestra Telefonica

0.00000353

0.00000124

360

Fiberline Network Communications

0.00000341

0.00000120

361

Affiliated Telecom Svcs.

0.00000341

0.00000120

362

WCS Operators

0.00000322

0.00000113

363

Microvoice Applications

0.00000322

0.00000113

364

orldCom dba Touch One Long Distance

0.00000318

0.00000112

365

B.R. Communications

0.00000310

0.00000109

366

Public Phone

0.00000298

0.00000105

367

American Discount Telecommunications

0.00000294

0.00000104

368

Budget Call Long Distance

0.00000294

0.00000104

369

SBS/MCI

0.00000290

0.00000102

370

U.S. Net

0.00000286

0.00000101

371

Thrifty Call

0.00000282

0.00000099

372

Farmers Long Distance

0.00000278

0.00000098

373

KRB Telecom

0.00000275

0.00000097

374

Fones West Digital Systems

0.00000267

0.00000094

375

Hertz Technologies

0.00000263

0.00000093

376

Vista Group International

0.00000255

0.00000090

377

Digital Network Services

0.00000255

0.00000090

378

U.S. Fibercom

0.00000255

0.00000090

379

Aliant Systems

0.00000243

0.00000086

380

CellToll Corp.

0.00000239

0.00000084

381

METRONET Long Distance Communications

0.00000227

0.00000080

382

EATELNET

0.00000204

0.00000072

383

United Telephone Long Distance

0.00000196

0.00000069

384

Trinet

0.00000192

0.00000068

385

ProCom, Inc.

0.00000192

0.00000068

386

Tel-One

0.00000188

0.00000066

387

Escondido Telephone Co.

0.00000188

0.00000066

388

HOTEL CONNECT

0.00000184

0.00000065

389

International Telecommunication Corp.

0.00000180

0.00000064

390

America One Communications

0.00000165

0.00000058

391

Tel-Optic, Inc. dba Universal Network Services

0.00000153

0.00000054

392

Pacific Bell Communications

0.00000153

0.00000054

393

U.S. Communications

0.00000149

0.00000053

394

The Furst Group

0.00000141

0.00000050

395

Easton Telecom Services

0.00000133

0.00000047

396

NTS/HI-PLAINS/MIDCOM AZ

0.00000129

0.00000046

397

Telecom One

0.00000126

0.00000044

398

U S West Long Distance

0.00000126

0.00000044

399

Voice Technology Corp

0.00000122

0.00000043

400

Comwest Communications

0.00000110

0.00000039

401

Telephone Assoc. dba Thief River Falls LD

0.00000110

0.00000039

402

Horry Telephone Long Distance

0.00000110

0.00000039

403

INFO-TEL COMMUNICATIONS

0.00000106

0.00000037

404

BC Tel

0.00000102

0.00000036

405

ONE-2-ONE Communications

0.00000102

0.00000036

406

Pacific Gateway Exchange

0.00000102

0.00000036

407

Long Distance Network

0.00000102

0.00000036

408

Motorola Inc.

0.00000102

0.00000036

409

Star Telecommunications

0.00000102

0.00000036

410

National Telephone Exchange (PA)

0.00000098

0.00000035

411

Economy Telephone

0.00000094

0.00000033

412

North State Telephone Long Distance Co.

0.00000094

0.00000033

413

National Tele-Sav Inc.

0.00000090

0.00000032

414

SouthWest United Communication

0.00000090

0.00000032

415

Central Telephone Co.

0.00000090

0.00000032

416

American Long Distance Corp.

0.00000090

0.00000032

417

Phoenix Network

0.00000086

0.00000030

418

First Data Resources, Inc.

0.00000086

0.00000030

419

Trans National Communications

0.00000082

0.00000029

420

United Telephone Co. dba TELAMERICA L.D.

0.00000082

0.00000029

421

Telaplex Long Distance

0.00000082

0.00000029

422

National Brands dba Sharenet Communications

0.00000078

0.00000028

423

People's Telephone

0.00000078

0.00000028

424

LECNet, Inc.

0.00000075

0.00000026

425

NOS Communications

0.00000075

0.00000026

426

Empire One Telecommunications

0.00000067

0.00000023

427

United States Cellular

0.00000067

0.00000023

428

Associated Telenet

0.00000067

0.00000023

429

Innovative Telecom

0.00000063

0.00000022

430

RCN Long Distance

0.00000063

0.00000022

431

North American Digicom Corp.

0.00000063

0.00000022

432

Discount Long Distance of America

0.00000059

0.00000021

433

Blue Mountain Cellular dba CellularOne

0.00000059

0.00000021

434

ARRIVA Communications

0.00000059

0.00000021

435

TMC Long Distance dba Cherry Communications

0.00000055

0.00000019

436

American Long Distance Exchange

0.00000055

0.00000019

437

TelVue Corp.

0.00000055

0.00000019

438

Frontier Communications International

0.00000055

0.00000019

439

KDD America, Inc.

0.00000051

0.00000018

440

Preferred Telecom

0.00000051

0.00000018

441

MEANS Telcom

0.00000051

0.00000018

442

HSS Vending Distributors

0.00000051

0.00000018

443

Alo-USA Corp.

0.00000051

0.00000018

444

Nationwide Long Distance

0.00000047

0.00000017

445

U S P & C, Inc.

0.00000047

0.00000017

446

Low Country Carrier dba Hargray L.D. Co.

0.00000047

0.00000017

447

Call America/Palm Desert

0.00000043

0.00000015

448

Select Communications

0.00000043

0.00000015

449

Chautauqua & Erie Communications

0.00000043

0.00000015

450

Poka-Lambro Telecommunications

0.00000043

0.00000015

451

Telecare

0.00000043

0.00000015

452

International Telcom, Ltd

0.00000039

0.00000014

453

STARTEC

0.00000039

0.00000014

454

Association Communications

0.00000039

0.00000014

455

Ben Lomand Communications

0.00000039

0.00000014

456

Sprint Local Telecommunications Division

0.00000035

0.00000012

457

American Fiber Com

0.00000035

0.00000012

458

INFO-TEL, Inc.

0.00000035

0.00000012

459

USP Communications

0.00000035

0.00000012

460

PBC Long Distance

0.00000035

0.00000012

461

Advanced Telecommunications

0.00000035

0.00000012

462

Advanced Telecom, Inc.

0.00000031

0.00000011

463

U.S. Republic Communications

0.00000031

0.00000011

464

REAMS COMMUNICATIONS dba VALULINE LONG D

0.00000031

0.00000011

465

CoServ

0.00000031

0.00000011

466

Sam's Discount Long Distance

0.00000027

0.00000010

467

ARC Networks

0.00000027

0.00000010

468

VALU-LINE OF ANGLETON

0.00000027

0.00000010

469

Michigan Independent Network

0.00000027

0.00000010

470

Valley Telephone Long Distance

0.00000027

0.00000010

471

Scherers Communications Group

0.00000024

0.00000008

472

Heritage Communications

0.00000024

0.00000008

473

Friendship Long Distance

0.00000024

0.00000008

474

Interstate Operators

0.00000024

0.00000008

475

TELCO

0.00000020

0.00000007

476

Mountainview Communications

0.00000020

0.00000007

477

BT North America

0.00000020

0.00000007

478

The Basico Group

0.00000020

0.00000007

479

Colorado River Communications

0.00000020

0.00000007

480

National Fiber Com

0.00000020

0.00000007

481

J B Operators

0.00000020

0.00000007

482

Westel Telecommunications, Ltd.

0.00000020

0.00000007

483

Atlas Communications & Telephone C.D.

0.00000020

0.00000007

484

Northern Communications

0.00000020

0.00000007

485

Pencor/Palmerton

0.00000020

0.00000007

486

RANGER TELECOMMUNICATIONS

0.00000016

0.00000006

487

OMNICALL COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION

0.00000016

0.00000006

488

Standard TelCom

0.00000016

0.00000006

489

Alascom

0.00000016

0.00000006

490

OPTICOM ONE CALL

0.00000016

0.00000006

491

Savemore Network

0.00000016

0.00000006

492

Northern Arizona Communications Corp.

0.00000016

0.00000006

493

Associated Network Partners

0.00000016

0.00000006

494

Standard Long Distance

0.00000016

0.00000006

495

ABCO Communications

0.00000016

0.00000006

496

Global Com

0.00000016

0.00000006

497

Oneonta Telephone Co.

0.00000016

0.00000006

498

360° Long Distance

0.00000016

0.00000006

499

Verizon Select Services

0.00000016

0.00000006

500

ITC Networks of Utah

0.00000016

0.00000006

501

Southern New England Telephone (SNET)

0.00000016

0.00000006

502

NEXTLINK

0.00000012

0.00000004

503

Texustel

0.00000012

0.00000004

504

Fairview Telecom

0.00000012

0.00000004

505

Long Distance Assistance

0.00000012

0.00000004

506

Progressive National Telephone Co.

0.00000012

0.00000004

507

Northwest Telecom

0.00000012

0.00000004

508

Comtel Tech

0.00000012

0.00000004

509

Metro One Telecommunications

0.00000012

0.00000004

510

Commonwealth Telecom, Inc.

0.00000012

0.00000004

511

Bethany Telecom

0.00000012

0.00000004

512

Covista, Inc.

0.00000012

0.00000004

513

NetLinx Telecommunications Corp.

0.00000012

0.00000004

514

CFW NETWORK

0.00000012

0.00000004

515

Nextel Communications

0.00000012

0.00000004

516

Mid-Com Communications

0.00000012

0.00000004

517

American Fibernet, Inc.

0.00000012

0.00000004

518

Williams Communications

0.00000012

0.00000004

519

Cellular One 800 & Long Distance Services

0.00000012

0.00000004

520

Telephone Systems of Georgia

0.00000012

0.00000004

521

TeleCable Corp.

0.00000008

0.00000003

522

Telelink

0.00000008

0.00000003

523

Valu-Line of St. Joseph

0.00000008

0.00000003

524

Bluegrass Long Distance

0.00000008

0.00000003

525

OCOM Long Distance

0.00000008

0.00000003

526

Vortel Communications

0.00000008

0.00000003

527

BKC Telecommunications

0.00000008

0.00000003

528

Gala Communications

0.00000008

0.00000003

529

Digital Communications

0.00000008

0.00000003

530

World Wide Connect

0.00000008

0.00000003

531

Telephone Support Systems

0.00000008

0.00000003

532

The Switchboard

0.00000008

0.00000003

533

Econ-A-Call Inc. of Hays

0.00000008

0.00000003

534

Metro Telecomm. Svcs.

0.00000008

0.00000003

535

Diamond Communications

0.00000008

0.00000003

536

Long Distance by Cellular One

0.00000008

0.00000003

537

Econocom Long Distance

0.00000008

0.00000003

538

Genesis Communications Int'l

0.00000008

0.00000003

539

Infonet Long Distance

0.00000008

0.00000003

540

Tel-Central of Jefferson City

0.00000008

0.00000003

541

Chibardun Telephone Cooperative

0.00000008

0.00000003

542

Guam Telephone Authority

0.00000008

0.00000003

543

International Telemedia Associates

0.00000008

0.00000003

544

Cominex

0.00000008

0.00000003

545

Standard Communications Inc. dba SCI

0.00000008

0.00000003

546

Partners Telecom

0.00000008

0.00000003

547

Sisk Communications

0.00000008

0.00000003

548

Telecommunications Consultants

0.00000008

0.00000003

549

Valley Star-Tel

0.00000008

0.00000003

550

Western Telenet

0.00000008

0.00000003

551

Willamette Valley Telecom

0.00000008

0.00000003

552

GTE Telephone Operations

0.00000008

0.00000003

553

Communication TeleSystems Intl. (CTS)

0.00000008

0.00000003

554

OCOM Corp.

0.00000008

0.00000003

555

UI Long Distance

0.00000004

0.00000001

556

Federal TransTel, Inc. (FTT)

0.00000004

0.00000001

557

St. Pierre Communication Network

0.00000004

0.00000001

558

Rainier Cable

0.00000004

0.00000001

559

Network Billing & Collection

0.00000004

0.00000001

560

Fastline Communication Network

0.00000004

0.00000001

561

TeleHub Communications Corp.

0.00000004

0.00000001

562

Future Connect

0.00000004

0.00000001

563

Regency Long Distance

0.00000004

0.00000001

564

Telephone Express

0.00000004

0.00000001

565

Firstel

0.00000004

0.00000001

566

Cincinnati Bell Telephone

0.00000004

0.00000001

567

HTC Communications

0.00000004

0.00000001

568

American Consultants Alliance

0.00000004

0.00000001

569

Branson Telephone

0.00000004

0.00000001

570

Community Long Distance

0.00000004

0.00000001

571

Digi-Cell, Inc.

0.00000004

0.00000001

572

DigiTel

0.00000004

0.00000001

573

Island Tel, PEI

0.00000004

0.00000001

574

London Telecom Network Corp.

0.00000004

0.00000001

575

Meridian Telecom

0.00000004

0.00000001

576

NETWORK ONE

0.00000004

0.00000001

577

Northland Telephone Systems

0.00000004

0.00000001

578

PBT Communications

0.00000004

0.00000001

579

TCAST Communications, Inc.

0.00000004

0.00000001

580

Telecon Communications Corp.

0.00000004

0.00000001

581

TELEFONICA LARGA DISTANCIA

0.00000004

0.00000001

582

TLD DE PUERTO RICO

0.00000004

0.00000001

583

TransWorld Network Corp.

0.00000004

0.00000001

584

U.S.Fiberline Communications

0.00000004

0.00000001

585

WBC Communications, Inc.

0.00000004

0.00000001

586

WORLD-WIDE TELCO

0.00000004

0.00000001

587

American Communications Technology

0.00000004

0.00000001

588

Western Telephone & Television

0.00000004

0.00000001

589

Cimco Communications

0.00000004

0.00000001

590

Cellular XL Associates

0.00000004

0.00000001

591

CityNet Communications

0.00000004

0.00000001

592

Future Telephone Communications

0.00000004

0.00000001

593

Network Technologies

0.00000004

0.00000001

594

Voyager Networks

0.00000004

0.00000001

595

DIGITRAN CORP.

0.00000004

0.00000001

596

CP-Tel Network Services, Inc.

0.00000004

0.00000001

597

CommNet Cellular

0.00000004

0.00000001

598

Carrier Concepts International Corp.

0.00000004

0.00000001

599

Intelenet Commission

0.00000004

0.00000001

600

METRO TELEPHONE

0.00000004

0.00000001

601

U.S. TELE-COMM, INC.

0.00000004

0.00000001

602

Citizens Long Distance

0.00000004

0.00000001

603

TLD, Inc.

0.00000004

0.00000001

604

Ameritech Communications

0.00000004

0.00000001

605

BizTel Long Distance Telephone Co.

0.00000004

0.00000001

606

Redwood Long Distance

0.00000004

0.00000001

607

Contact America

0.00000004

0.00000001

608

MID MCND dba MIDCOM Communications

0.00000004

0.00000001

609

Off Campus Communications

0.00000004

0.00000001

610

Consolidated Comm. Public Services

0.00000004

0.00000001

611

Beehive Telephone Co.

0.00000004

0.00000001

612

Hawaiian Telephone Co. (GTE)

0.00000004

0.00000001

613

Tel Serve

0.00000004

0.00000001

614

Ray-Tel, Inc.

0.00000004

0.00000001

28. In Appendix C, the Commission identified the payors and designated the monthly per-payphone compensation amounts for the Post-Intermediate Period, beginning April 21, 1999.

Appendix C.—Post-Intermediate Period Allocation List

No.

Name

Percentage

Amount

1

AT&T Communications

33.69552735

$11.96865132

2

MCI

17.02639727

6.04777631

3

Sprint

11.11485111

3.94799511

4

WorldCom

10.23852165

3.63672289

5

Global Crossing Telecommunications

7.15106942

2.54005986

6

Qwest

7.12891379

2.53219018

7

WCOM

3.45572976

1.22747521

8

ILEC 2.19

2.19000000

0.77788800

9

Cable & Wireless

0.87472581

0.31070261

10

Global Crossing

0.73143840

0.25980692

11

Frontier Communications Services

0.67982311

0.24147317

12

Broadwing Communications Services Inc.

0.60573560

0.21515729

13

Telco Communications Group dba Dial & Save

0.57331218

0.20364049

14

Touch America, Inc.

0.52556846

0.18668192

15

IDT Corp.

0.46487055

0.16512202

16

Business Telecom, Inc. (BTI)

0.41529492

0.14751276

17

LCI International

0.38508503

0.13678220

18

WorldXChange

0.24004960

0.08526562

19

PT-1 Communications

0.19235182

0.06832337

20

McLeodUSA

0.18014775

0.06398848

21

One Call Communications

0.16435648

0.05837942

22

ATX Telecommunications Services

0.16231652

0.05765483

23

Excel Telecommunications

0.11654172

0.04139562

24

DeltaCom L.D.S.

0.11205694

0.03980263

25

Network Plus

0.09200160

0.03267897

26

Long Distance of Michigan (LDMI)

0.09124466

0.03241010

27

EconoPhone

0.08965730

0.03184627

28

Switched Service Communications

0.08282780

0.02942043

29

Intermedia Communications

0.08202164

0.02913409

30

VERIZON (not Verizon IntraLATA—LEC)

0.07539638

0.02678080

31

Total-Tel USA

0.06460627

0.02294815

32

Tel America

0.05266606

0.01870698

33

One Star Long Distance

0.05075153

0.01802694

34

The CommuniGroup Of KC

0.04547681

0.01615336

35

Tandem Access for Database Query

0.04360270

0.01548768

36

American Long Lines

0.04159377

0.01477411

37

Logix Communications

0.04139743

0.01470437

38

Bell Atlantic Communications

0.04136967

0.01469451

39

WesTel

0.03890862

0.01382034

40

NETECH Comm. (US West)

0.03875592

0.01376610

41

US WATS

0.02990079

0.01062076

42

Cooperative Communications

0.02482544

0.00881800

43

Pac-West Telecomm dba AmeriCall

0.02391389

0.00849421

44

Global Crossing Telemanagement

0.02192701

0.00778847

45

Capital Telecommunications

0.02078209

0.00738180

46

Broadwing Telecommunications Inc.

0.01993413

0.00708060

47

South Carolina Network

0.01829131

0.00649707

48

ACC Long Distance Corp.

0.01741376

0.00618537

49

Cincinnati Bell Long Distance

0.01660766

0.00589904

50

Long Distance Savers

0.01650078

0.00586108

51

First Communications

0.01497019

0.00531741

52

TXU Communications

0.01421800

0.00505023

53

Southwestern Bell Telephone

0.01407712

0.00500019

54

TCAST Communications, Inc.

0.01311337

0.00465787

55

Shared Communications Services

0.01300293

0.00461864

56

ITC DeltaCom Communications

0.01299003

0.00461406

57

I-Link Communications

0.01274703

0.00452774

58

Birch Telecom

0.01229039

0.00436555

59

Williams Communications

0.01197243

0.00425261

60

CTS Telcom of Florida

0.01189664

0.00422569

61

WinStar

0.01143703

0.00406243

62

US Xchange

0.00998448

0.00354649

63

SBC

0.00983683

0.00349404

64

IDS Long Distance

0.00948736

0.00336991

65

Long Distance Management

0.00869285

0.00308770

66

Long Distance Telephone Savers

0.00839879

0.00298325

67

Long Distance Discount

0.00775520

0.00275465

68

Powercom Corp.

0.00755607

0.00268392

69

GST Telecom

0.00736841

0.00261726

70

Westinghouse Electric Corp.

0.00725440

0.00257676

71

EATELNET

0.00683467

0.00242768

72

Norlight Telecommunications

0.00667620

0.00237138

73

TeleBeam

0.00652307

0.00231700

74

Frontier Communications Int'l, Inc.

0.00630040

0.00223790

75

Austin Bestline

0.00617985

0.00219508

76

Electric Lightwave

0.00601377

0.00213609

77

Eastern Telephone Systems

0.00567334

0.00201517

78

XTEL

0.00563197

0.00200047

79

US Link Long Distance

0.00526181

0.00186900

80

Destia

0.00523810

0.00186057

81

Williams Local Network

0.00495901

0.00176144

82

Southwestern Bell Comms. Svcs. dba Pacific Bell L.D.

0.00484096

0.00171951

83

GCI Globalcom

0.00478277

0.00169884

84

Atlantic Cell. dba Long Distance by Cellular One

0.00452978

0.00160898

85

XO Communications

0.00449589

0.00159694

86

Arcada Communications

0.00423173

0.00150311

87

C-COM

0.00392073

0.00139264

88

RSL COM U.S.A.

0.00379352

0.00134746

89

The CommuniGroup

0.00359706

0.00127768

90

Chadwick Telephone

0.00354778

0.00126017

91

General Communication

0.00352525

0.00125217

92

CapRock Telemanagement

0.00350136

0.00124368

93

Iowa Communications Network

0.00347936

0.00123587

94

FOX COMMUNICATIONS CORP.

0.00305548

0.00108531

95

Capsule Communications

0.00294991

0.00104781

96

COMMUNICATIONS OPTIONS

0.00294503

0.00104608

97

Coast to Coast Telecommunications

0.00279191

0.00099169

98

Cypress Telecommunications Corp. (Cytel)

0.00252727

0.00089769

99

GST ACTION TELECOM

0.00240553

0.00085444

100

Americall Communications

0.00221222

0.00078578

101

KTNT Communications

0.00194140

0.00068959

102

VarTec Telecom

0.00192173

0.00068260

103

Network One

0.00183167

0.00065061

104

QCC, Inc.

0.00173757

0.00061719

105

Valuline Long Distance

0.00171546

0.00060933

106

Concord Telephone Long Distance

0.00155247

0.00055144

107

INFO-TEL COMMUNICATIONS

0.00142883

0.00050752

108

ProCom, Inc.

0.00139191

0.00049441

109

AT&T EasyLink Services

0.00139090

0.00049405

110

RCC Network

0.00136219

0.00048385

111

Digital Telecommunications

0.00111140

0.00039477

112

Midco Communications

0.00111122

0.00039471

113

United Communications

0.00102200

0.00036301

114

Off Campus Telecommunications

0.00096565

0.00034300

115

WorldCom dba Touch One Long Distance

0.00094597

0.00033601

116

BN1 Telecommunications

0.00092659

0.00032913

117

Ionex Telecommunications

0.00085419

0.00030341

118

TresCom U.S.A.

0.00079612

0.00028278

119

American Telco

0.00079392

0.00028200

120

Feist Long Distance

0.00076758

0.00027265

121

Citizens Communications

0.00075159

0.00026697

122

Atlantic Connections

0.00075011

0.00026644

123

MichTel

0.00073091

0.00025962

124

Sunshine Telephone Inc. dba SUNTEL

0.00068983

0.00024503

125

PaeTec Communications

0.00062587

0.00022231

126

Consolidated Comm. Public Services

0.00061838

0.00021965

127

Voice Technology Corp

0.00055514

0.00019718

128

OCI

0.00054735

0.00019442

129

Ameritech

0.00054681

0.00019423

130

Midcom of Arizona, Inc

0.00053647

0.00019055

131

American Telesource International

0.00049450

0.00017565

132

Telescan

0.00048125

0.00017094

133

Long Distance/USA (Sprint)

0.00044856

0.00015933

134

TCG

0.00039761

0.00014123

135

Mon-Cre Long Distance

0.00037193

0.00013211

136

Global Crossing Bandwidth

0.00033686

0.00011965

137

Uni-Tel of Farmington

0.00030690

0.00010901

138

EMI Communications Corp.

0.00030548

0.00010851

139

Shoreham Telephone

0.00030209

0.00010730

140

First Financial Management Corp.

0.00028842

0.00010245

141

Access Point

0.00028663

0.00010181

142

Questar InfoComm

0.00025715

0.00009134

143

Switch 2000

0.00025204

0.00008952

144

Union Telephone Co.

0.00023735

0.00008431

145

Florida Digital Network

0.00022707

0.00008066

146

Motorola Inc.

0.00020811

0.00007392

147

Baystar Satellite Paging

0.00019129

0.00006795

148

NTS Communications/GMW Co.

0.00018778

0.00006670

149

VarTec Telecom dba Clear Choice Communications

0.00018481

0.00006564

150

AT&T Global Network Services (AGNS)

0.00017773

0.00006313

151

NTS Communications

0.00016888

0.00005999

152

Time Warner

0.00016151

0.00005737

153

NACT

0.00014742

0.00005236

154

Full Service Network

0.00014670

0.00005211

155

Primus (Primus Telecommunications)

0.00014445

0.00005131

156

Ameritel

0.00014361

0.00005101

157

ALLTEL Communications, Inc.

0.00014237

0.00005057

158

AT&T Canada Long Distance Services Co.

0.00013880

0.00004930

159

GTE Communications Corp.

0.00012691

0.00004508

160

TELUS Communications (Edmonton)

0.00011496

0.00004083

161

Telecom*USA (MCI)

0.00011449

0.00004067

162

Axces

0.00011229

0.00003988

163

NATIONAL Telecom of Florida

0.00010581

0.00003758

164

POPP Telcom

0.00010373

0.00003684

165

BC Tel

0.00009243

0.00003283

166

U.S. Long Distance

0.00009231

0.00003279

167

Tel Serve

0.00008649

0.00003072

168

Oncor Communications

0.00007638

0.00002713

169

CEO Telecommunications Star Telecommunica

0.00007145

0.00002538

170

Tele-Sys., Inc.

0.00006901

0.00002451

171

IPS Telecom

0.00006509

0.00002312

172

Teleport Communications Group

0.00006390

0.00002270

173

American Express Travel Related Services

0.00005290

0.00001879

174

POPP Telecom

0.00005076

0.00001803

175

Coastal Long Distance Services

0.00004720

0.00001676

176

Fibernet Telecommunications

0.00004702

0.00001670

177

Yavapai Telephone Exchange

0.00004345

0.00001543

178

Advanced Mkg. Svcs. dba Dial Anywhere

0.00004155

0.00001476

179

American Telecommunications Enterprises

0.00004066

0.00001444

180

Citizens

0.00004012

0.00001425

181

Touch America Services

0.00003864

0.00001372

182

Canby Telephone Association

0.00003787

0.00001345

183

EASTERNTEL

0.00003323

0.00001180

184

STAR TELECOM/ALLSTAR

0.00003174

0.00001127

185

Iowa Network Services

0.00003032

0.00001077

186

Alliance Group Services

0.00002592

0.00000921

187

SBC Long Distance

0.00002562

0.00000910

188

Cleartel Communications

0.00002550

0.00000906

189

Interloop, Inc.

0.00002503

0.00000889

190

Incomnet Communications Corp.

0.00002342

0.00000832

191

PSA, Inc.

0.00002128

0.00000756

192

United Telephone Co.

0.00002045

0.00000726

193

U.S. Net

0.00002003

0.00000712

194

NetLinx Telecommunications Corp.

0.00001902

0.00000676

195

Cherry Communications

0.00001807

0.00000642

196

Systems 1000

0.00001551

0.00000551

197

Sprint Canada, Inc.

0.00001504

0.00000534

198

Valu-Line of Longview

0.00001391

0.00000494

199

Baltimore-Washington Telephone

0.00001379

0.00000490

200

Parkway Communications

0.00001183

0.00000420

201

CellToll Corp.

0.00001022

0.00000363

202

MTS Communications

0.00000963

0.00000342

203

Matrix Telecom

0.00000915

0.00000325

204

Eastern Telecom dba InterQuest

0.00000898

0.00000319

205

Century Telecommunications

0.00000886

0.00000315

206

Star Tel, Inc.

0.00000862

0.00000306

207

Trinet

0.00000814

0.00000289

208

Deluxe Data Systems

0.00000761

0.00000270

209

Light Link Inc dba Taylor Comm. Grp.

0.00000737

0.00000262

210

West Coast Telecommunications

0.00000713

0.00000253

211

Pacific Bell Communications

0.00000684

0.00000243

212

Horry Telephone Long Distance

0.00000642

0.00000228

213

Phoenix Network

0.00000642

0.00000228

214

Westcom Long Distance

0.00000630

0.00000224

215

Escondido Telephone Co.

0.00000618

0.00000220

216

WorldCom Technologies

0.00000565

0.00000201

217

Intl.800 Telecom dba Telecall Long Dist. (EGLOBE)

0.00000565

0.00000201

218

NEXTLINK

0.00000499

0.00000177

219

Nationwide Communications

0.00000493

0.00000175

220

Coastal Telephone Co.

0.00000493

0.00000175

221

Access Long Distance

0.00000470

0.00000167

222

Tel-Share

0.00000464

0.00000165

223

Genesis Communications Int'l

0.00000464

0.00000165

224

Gulf Long Distance

0.00000440

0.00000156

225

Hi-Plains NTS Communications

0.00000428

0.00000152

226

ARRIVA Communications

0.00000422

0.00000150

227

Network Operator Services

0.00000404

0.00000144

228

American Network Exchange (AMNEX)

0.00000357

0.00000127

229

Pilgrim Telephone

0.00000357

0.00000127

230

Southern New England Telephone (SNET)

0.00000351

0.00000125

231

Long Distance Wholesale Club (Excel)

0.00000345

0.00000122

232

Low Country Carrier dba Hargray L.D. Co.

0.00000309

0.00000110

233

People's Telephone

0.00000279

0.00000099

234

NOS Communications

0.00000273

0.00000097

235

North State Telephone Long Distance Co.

0.00000262

0.00000093

236

Star Tel Transmission Co.

0.00000256

0.00000091

237

Frontier Communications-North Central Region

0.00000250

0.00000089

238

Call Savers

0.00000250

0.00000089

239

Century Long Distance

0.00000250

0.00000089

240

Souris River Telecommunications

0.00000250

0.00000089

241

SouthWest United Communication

0.00000250

0.00000089

242

Wholesale Telecom Corp.

0.00000250

0.00000089

243

Uni Dial

0.00000232

0.00000082

244

Texustel

0.00000226

0.00000080

245

ITC Networks

0.00000220

0.00000078

246

Eclipse Communications

0.00000208

0.00000074

247

ConQuest

0.00000190

0.00000068

248

EGLOBE INC dba INTL.800 TELECOM dba TELECAL

0.00000178

0.00000063

249

Telergy

0.00000178

0.00000063

250

Long Distance Network

0.00000172

0.00000061

251

Dial Long Distance Billing Svcs.

0.00000166

0.00000059

252

Fones West Digital Systems

0.00000166

0.00000059

253

Home Long Distance

0.00000166

0.00000059

254

Call America of Riverside

0.00000160

0.00000057

255

Aliant Systems

0.00000160

0.00000057

256

USN Communications

0.00000137

0.00000049

257

HSS Vending Distributors

0.00000131

0.00000046

258

Chautauqua & Erie Communications

0.00000131

0.00000046

259

Star Tel Victoria

0.00000131

0.00000046

260

fONOROLA

0.00000119

0.00000042

261

The Phone Co.

0.00000119

0.00000042

262

REAMS COMMUNICATIONS dba VALULINE LONG D

0.00000113

0.00000040

263

Apple Communications

0.00000113

0.00000040

264

Convergent Communications

0.00000107

0.00000038

265

EqualNet Corp.

0.00000107

0.00000038

266

Central Telephone Co.

0.00000101

0.00000036

267

KRB Telecom

0.00000095

0.00000034

268

Ben Lomand Communications

0.00000083

0.00000030

269

Valu-Line of Amarillo

0.00000077

0.00000027

270

Econo. Call Long Distance Services

0.00000065

0.00000023

271

Public Phone

0.00000065

0.00000023

272

United States Cellular

0.00000065

0.00000023

273

PBC Long Distance

0.00000065

0.00000023

274

Alo-USA Corp.

0.00000059

0.00000021

275

USLink Long Distance

0.00000053

0.00000019

276

Show-Me Long Distance

0.00000053

0.00000019

277

Farmers Long Distance

0.00000053

0.00000019

278

Interlink Telecommunications

0.00000048

0.00000017

279

Fiberline Network Communications

0.00000048

0.00000017

280

TelVue Corp.

0.00000048

0.00000017

281

Association Communications

0.00000048

0.00000017

282

American Tel Enterprises

0.00000048

0.00000017

283

Integrated Systems Corp.

0.00000042

0.00000015

284

L.D. Services

0.00000042

0.00000015

285

United Telephone Co. dba TELAMERICA L.D.

0.00000042

0.00000015

286

Colorado River Communications

0.00000042

0.00000015

287

Metro One Telecommunications

0.00000042

0.00000015

288

Frontier Communications of the Great Lakes

0.00000036

0.00000013

289

Working Assets

0.00000036

0.00000013

290

Brooks Fiber Communications (WorldCom)

0.00000030

0.00000011

291

WATS/800

0.00000030

0.00000011

292

American Tel Group

0.00000030

0.00000011

293

Call America

0.00000030

0.00000011

294

Caribbean Telecommunications Consortium

0.00000030

0.00000011

295

International Telephone Corp.

0.00000030

0.00000011

296

MCI/1-800-COLLECT

0.00000030

0.00000011

297

Verizon Select Services

0.00000030

0.00000011

298

BizTel Long Distance Telephone Co.

0.00000030

0.00000011

299

Cameron Long Distance

0.00000030

0.00000011

300

STARTEC, Inc.

0.00000030

0.00000011

301

Athena International

0.00000024

0.00000008

302

Telephone Assoc. Long Distance Svcs.

0.00000024

0.00000008

303

Home Owners L.D. dba HOLD Billing Svcs.

0.00000024

0.00000008

304

Extelcom dba Express Tel

0.00000024

0.00000008

305

SBS/MCI

0.00000024

0.00000008

306

Easton Telecom Services

0.00000024

0.00000008

307

National Brands dba Sharenet Communications

0.00000024

0.00000008

308

Heart of Iowa Communications

0.00000024

0.00000008

309

Consolidated Network

0.00000018

0.00000006

310

BMG/TELEMANAGEMENT SYSTEMS (BMG)

0.00000018

0.00000006

311

Telecom Affiliates

0.00000018

0.00000006

312

Vista Group International

0.00000018

0.00000006

313

OCOM Long Distance

0.00000018

0.00000006

314

Marietta Fibernet

0.00000018

0.00000006

315

NYNEX Long Distance

0.00000018

0.00000006

316

Intercontinental Communications Group (ICG)

0.00000012

0.00000004

317

Americatel

0.00000012

0.00000004

318

U. S. Link

0.00000012

0.00000004

319

Tele Tech

0.00000012

0.00000004

320

TCA Long Distance

0.00000012

0.00000004

321

Intel Communications

0.00000012

0.00000004

322

AUC Communications

0.00000012

0.00000004

323

AmeriVision Communications

0.00000012

0.00000004

324

OPTICOM ONE CALL

0.00000012

0.00000004

325

ABCO Communications

0.00000012

0.00000004

326

MID SEA dba MIDCOM COMMUNICATIONS

0.00000012

0.00000004

327

PBT Communications

0.00000012

0.00000004

328

USLINK

0.00000012

0.00000004

329

Hotel America

0.00000012

0.00000004

330

Lexington Telephone Long Distance

0.00000012

0.00000004

331

Worldlink Long Distance

0.00000012

0.00000004

332

CTS dba WorldXChange

0.00000012

0.00000004

333

AirTouch Cellular

0.00000012

0.00000004

334

VTA, Inc.

0.00000012

0.00000004

335

US Long Distance

0.00000006

0.00000002

336

GST Call America

0.00000006

0.00000002

337

Valu-Line of Kansas

0.00000006

0.00000002

338

Action Telcom Co.

0.00000006

0.00000002

339

Amerinet Communications

0.00000006

0.00000002

340

Connect Americom Corp.

0.00000006

0.00000002

341

IntelCom Group

0.00000006

0.00000002

342

DeltaCom Long Distance Services

0.00000006

0.00000002

343

ComCentral dba Southnet Services

0.00000006

0.00000002

344

Lucky Dog Phone Co.

0.00000006

0.00000002

345

Manitoba Telephone System

0.00000006

0.00000002

346

Telephone Communications Corp.

0.00000006

0.00000002

347

Asia International Services Corp.

0.00000006

0.00000002

348

Touch 1 Communications

0.00000006

0.00000002

349

MetroLink

0.00000006

0.00000002

350

LA CONEXION FAMILIAR, INC.

0.00000006

0.00000002

351

TTE OF CHARLESTON

0.00000006

0.00000002

352

Advanced Telecommunications Network

0.00000006

0.00000002

353

American Discount Telecommunications

0.00000006

0.00000002

354

METRONET Long Distance Communications

0.00000006

0.00000002

355

Tel-Optic, Inc. dba Universal Network Services

0.00000006

0.00000002

356

American Long Distance Corp.

0.00000006

0.00000002

357

RCN Long Distance

0.00000006

0.00000002

358

TMC Long Distance dba Cherry Communications

0.00000006

0.00000002

359

KDD America, Inc.

0.00000006

0.00000002

360

Startec Global Operating Co.

0.00000006

0.00000002

361

Westel Telecommunications, Ltd.

0.00000006

0.00000002

362

ITC Networks of Utah

0.00000006

0.00000002

363

Nextel Communications

0.00000006

0.00000002

364

Telelink

0.00000006

0.00000002

365

Communication TeleSystems Intl.

0.00000006

0.00000002

366

TLD DE PUERTO RICO

0.00000006

0.00000002

367

American Communications Technology

0.00000006

0.00000002

368

Hawaiian Telephone Co. (GTE)

0.00000006

0.00000002

369

TRT Telecommunications Corp.

0.00000006

0.00000002

370

Allcomm Long Distance

0.00000006

0.00000002

371

Beauzile Devereux Communications

0.00000006

0.00000002

372

CCT (California Catalog and Technology)

0.00000006

0.00000002

373

H.G. Telecom

0.00000006

0.00000002

374

Long Distance Direct

0.00000006

0.00000002

375

O.L.C. Co.

0.00000006

0.00000002

376

Plant Long Distance Co.

0.00000006

0.00000002

377

Skycomm Technologies

0.00000006

0.00000002

378

Tri-Rural Independent Operations

0.00000006

0.00000002

379

Quest Telecommunications

0.00000006

0.00000002

380

American Lightwave Communications

0.00000006

0.00000002

381

Diversified Communications

0.00000006

0.00000002

382

Metropolitan Telecommunications

0.00000006

0.00000002

383

Monroe Telephone Co. dba Monroe Area Comm

0.00000006

0.00000002

384

Plains Cooperative Telephone Association

0.00000006

0.00000002

385

VISTA-UNITED TELECOMMUNICATIONS

0.00000006

0.00000002

386

World Pass Communications Corp.

0.00000006

0.00000002

387

Econ-o-Call, Inc.

0.00000006

0.00000002

388

Fiberlink Communications Corp

0.00000006

0.00000002

389

Wisconsin Communications Network

0.00000006

0.00000002

390

JAS Networks

0.00000006

0.00000002

391

LAKES STATES COMM

0.00000006

0.00000002

392

NexBell

0.00000006

0.00000002

393

Opticall Communications Services

0.00000006

0.00000002

394

Bell Canada

0.00000006

0.00000002

395

Enhanced Services Billing

0.00000006

0.00000002

396

Innovative Communications

0.00000006

0.00000002

397

Consolidated Communications Network

0.00000006

0.00000002

398

Southwestern Bell Comms. Svcs. dba Ameritech

0.00000006

0.00000002

399

Viatel, Inc.

0.00000006

0.00000002

400

Nexus Communications

0.00000006

0.00000002

401

Net Communications Corp.

0.00000006

0.00000002

402

Communication Services of Colorado

0.00000006

0.00000002

403

Frontier Local Services

0.00000006

0.00000002

404

Omni Communications

0.00000006

0.00000002

405

Total Media Technologies, Inc.

0.00000006

0.00000002

406

Centennial De Puerto Rico

0.00000006

0.00000002

407

Massena Telephone Co.

0.00000006

0.00000002

408

Paradise Communications

0.00000006

0.00000002

409

LDC Telecommunications Co.

0.00000006

0.00000002

Paperwork Reduction Act Analysis

29. This Order was analyzed with respect to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13. It contains no new or modified information collections subject to Office of Management and Budget review.

Supplemental Final Regulatory Flexibility Act Analysis

30. As required by the Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA), 5 U.S.C. 603, an Initial Regulatory Flexibility Analysis (IRFA) was provided in the

Notice of Proposed Rulemaking

in CC Docket No. 96-128, 61 FR 31481, June 20, 1996. The Commission sought written public comment on the proposals in the

Notice of Proposed Rulemaking

, including comment on the IRFA. A Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis (FRFA) was provided in the

First Report and Order

, 61 FR 52307, October 7, 1996, the

First Reconsideration Order

, 61 FR 65341, December 12, 1996, the

Second Report and Order

, 62 FR 58659, October 30, 1997, the

Third Report and Order

, 64 FR 13701, March 22, 1999, and the

Fourth Reconsideration Order

, 67 FR 9610, March 4, 2002.

31. This present Supplemental FRFA conforms to the RFA, as amended.

See

5 U.S.C. 604. The RFA, 5 U.S.C. 601

et seq.

, has been amended by the Contract with America Advancement Act of 1996, Public Law No. 104-121, 110 Stat. 847 (1996) (CWAA). Title II of the CWAA is the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996 (SBREFA).

32. To the extent that any statement in this Supplemental FRFA is perceived as creating ambiguity with respect to Commission rules or statements made in the sections of the Order preceding the Supplemental FRFA, the rules and statements set forth in those preceding sections are controlling.

Need for, and Objectives of, the Rules

33. In adopting section 276 in 1996, Public Law No. 104-104, 110 Stat. 56 (1996) (codified at 47 U.S.C. 276), Congress mandated inter alia that the Commission “establish a per call compensation plan to ensure that all payphone service providers are fairly compensated for each and every completed intrastate and interstate call using their payphone. * * *” In this Order, the Commission redetermined certain aspects of the per-payphone compensation to be paid to payphone service providers (PSPs) pursuant to the remand by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit in

Illinois

, 117 F.3d. at 555. To implement the remand, the Commission calculated a per-call allocation for each carrier and clarified the manner in which the true up and offset procedures are to be applied to determine refunds and overpayments.

Summary of Significant Issues Raised by Public Comments in Response to the FRFA

34. The Commission received no comments in direct response to the FRFA in the

Fourth Reconsideration Order

. The Commission believes that the rules as adopted in this Order minimize the burdens of the per-payphone compensation procedure to the benefit of all parties, including small entities.

See

“Steps Taken to Minimize Significant Economic Impact on Small Entities, and Significant Alternatives Considered,”

infra

.

Description and Estimate of the Number of Small Entities to which Rules Will Apply

35. The RFA directs agencies to provide a description of, and an estimate of, the number of small entities that may be affected by the rules adopted herein, where feasible. 5 U.S.C. 604(a)(3). The RFA generally defines “small entity” as having the same meaning as the terms “small business,” “small organization,” and “small governmental jurisdiction.” 5 U.S.C. 601(6). In addition, the term “small business” has the same meaning as the term “small business concern” under the Small Business Act, unless the Commission has developed one or more definitions that are more appropriate to its activities. 5 U.S.C. 601(3) (incorporating by reference the definition of “small business concern” in 5 U.S.C. 632). Under the Small Business Act, a “small business concern” is one that: (1) Is independently owned and operated; (2) is not dominant in its field of operation; and (3) meets any additional criteria established by the Small Business Administration (SBA). 5 U.S.C. 632. Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 601(3), the statutory definition of a small business applies “unless an agency after consultation with the Office of Advocacy of the Small Business Administration and after opportunity for public comment, establishes one or more definitions of such term which are appropriate to the activities of the agency and publishes such definition in the

Federal Register

.”

36. The Commission included small incumbent LECs in this RFA analysis. As noted above, a “small business” under the RFA is one that,

inter alia

, meets the pertinent small business size standard (

e.g.

, a telephone communications business having 1,500 or fewer employees), and “is not dominant in its field of operation.” 5 U.S.C. 601(3). The SBA's Office of Advocacy contends that, for RFA purposes, small incumbent LECs are not dominant in their field of operation because any such dominance is not “national” in scope.

See

letter from Jere W. Glover, Chief Counsel for Advocacy, SBA, to Chairman William E. Kennard, FCC (May 27, 1999). The Small Business Act contains a definition of “small business concern,” which the RFA incorporates into its own definition of “small business.”

See

5 U.S.C. 632(a) (Small Business Act); 5 U.S.C. 601(3) (RFA). SBA regulations interpret “small business concern” to include the concept of dominance on a national basis. 13 CFR 121.102(b). The Commission therefore included small incumbent LECs in this RFA analysis, although the Commission emphasizes that this RFA action has no effect on the Commission's analyses and determinations in other, non-RFA contexts.

37.

Incumbent Local Exchange Carriers.

Neither the Commission nor the SBA has developed a specific size standard for small providers of incumbent local exchange services. The closest applicable size standard under the SBA rules is for Wired Telecommunications Carriers. Under that size standard, such a business is small if it has 1,500 or fewer employees. 13 CFR 121.201, North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code 513310. According to the most recent

Telephone Trends Report

data, 1,329 incumbent local exchange carriers (LECs) reported that they were engaged in the provision of local exchange services. FCC, Wireline Competition Bureau, Industry Analysis and Technology Division,

Trends in Telephone Service

(May 2002) (hereinafter

Telephone Trends Report

), Table 5.3. Of these 1,329 carriers, an estimated 1,024 have 1,500 or fewer employees and 305 have more than 1,500 employees.

Id.

Consequently, the Commission estimates that most providers of local exchange service are small businesses that may be affected by the rules and policies adopted herein.

38.

Competitive Local Exchange Carriers or Competitive Access Providers.

Neither the Commission nor the SBA has developed a size standard for small businesses specifically applicable to providers of competitive local exchange services or to competitive access providers (CAPs) or to “Other Local Exchange Carriers.” The closest applicable size standard under the SBA rules is for Wired Telecommunications Carriers. Under that SBA standard, such a business is small if it has 1,500 or fewer employees. 13 CFR 121.201, NAICS code 513310. According to the Commission's most recent

Telephone Trends Report

data, 532 companies reported that they were engaged in the provision of either competitive access provider services or competitive local exchange carrier services.

Telephone Trends Report,

Table 5.3. Of these 532 companies, an estimated 411 have 1,500 or fewer employees and 121 have more than 1,500 employees.

Id.

In addition, 55 carriers reported that they were “Other Local Exchange Carriers.”

Id.

Of the 55 “Other Local Exchange Carriers,” an estimated 53 have 1,500 or fewer employees and two have more than 1,500 employees.

Id.

Consequently, the Commission estimates that most providers of competitive local exchange service, competitive access providers, and “Other Local Exchange Carriers” are small entities that may be affected by the rules and policies adopted herein.

39.

Local Resellers.

The SBA has developed a size standard for small businesses within the category of Telecommunications Resellers. Under that SBA size standard, such a business is small if it has 1,500 or fewer employees. 13 CFR 121.201, NAICS code 513330. According to the Commission's most recent

Telephone Trends Report

data, 134 companies reported that they were engaged in the provision of local resale services.

Telephone Trends Report,

Table 5.3. Of these 134 companies, an estimated 131 have 1,500 or fewer employees and three have more than 1,500 employees.

Id.

Consequently, the Commission estimates that the great majority of local resellers are small entities that may be affected by the rules and policies adopted herein.

40.

Toll Resellers.

The SBA has developed a size standard for small businesses within the category of Telecommunications Resellers. Under that SBA size standard, such a business is small if it has 1,500 or fewer employees. 13 CFR 121.201, NAICS code 513330. According to the Commission's most recent

Telephone Trends Report

data, 576 companies reported that they were engaged in the provision of toll resale services.

Telephone Trends Report,

Table 5.3. Of these 576 companies, an estimated 538 have 1,500 or fewer employees and 38 have more than 1,500 employees.

Id.

Consequently, the Commission estimates that the great majority of toll resellers are small entities that may be affected by the rules and policies adopted herein.

41.

Payphone Service Providers.

Neither the Commission nor the SBA has developed a size standard for small businesses specifically applicable to payphone service providers (PSPs). The closest applicable size standard under the SBA rules is for Wired Telecommunications Carriers. Under that standard, such a business is small if it has 1,500 or fewer employees. 13 CFR 121.201, NAICS code 513310. According to the Commission's most recent

Telephone Trends Report

data, 936 PSPs reported that they were engaged in the provision of payphone services.

Telephone Trends Report,

Table 5.3. Of these 936 PSPs, an estimated 933 have 1,500 or fewer employees and three have more than 1,500 employees.

Id.

Consequently, the

Commission estimates that the great majority of PSPs are small entities that may be affected by the rules and policies adopted herein.

42.

Interexchange Carriers.

Neither the Commission nor the SBA has developed a size standard for small businesses specifically applicable to providers of interexchange services. The closest applicable size standard under the SBA rules is for Wired Telecommunications Carriers. Under that standard, such a business is small if it has 1,500 or fewer employees. 13 CFR 121.201, NAICS code 513310. According to the most recent

Telephone Trends Report

data, 229 carriers reported that their primary telecommunications service activity was the provision of interexchange services.

Telephone Trends Report,

Table 5.3. Of these 229 carriers, an estimated 181 have 1,500 or fewer employees and 48 have more than 1,500 employees.

Id.

Consequently, the Commission estimates that the majority of interexchange carriers are small entities that may be affected by the rules and policies adopted herein.

43.

Operator Service Providers.

Neither the Commission nor the SBA has developed a size standard for small businesses specifically applicable to operator service providers. The closest applicable size standard under the SBA rules is for Wired Telecommunications Carriers. Under that standard, such a business is small if it has 1,500 or fewer employees. 13 CFR 121.201, NAICS code 513310. According to the Commission's most recent

Telephone Trends Report

data, 22 companies reported that they were engaged in the provision of operator services.

Telephone Trends Report,

Table 5.3. Of these 22 companies, an estimated 20 have 1,500 or fewer employees and two have more than 1,500 employees.

Id.

Consequently, the Commission estimates that the great majority of operator service providers are small entities that may be affected by the rules and policies adopted herein.

44.

Prepaid Calling Card Providers.

The SBA has developed a size standard for small businesses within the category of Telecommunications Resellers. Under that SBA size standard, such a business is small if it has 1,500 or fewer employees. 13 CFR 121.201, NAICS code 513330. According to the Commission's most recent

Telephone Trends Report

data, 32 companies reported that they were engaged in the provision of prepaid calling cards.

Telephone Trends Report,

Table 5.3. Of these 32 companies, an estimated 31 have 1,500 or fewer employees and one has more than 1,500 employees.

Id.

Consequently, the Commission estimates that the great majority of prepaid calling card providers are small entities that may be affected by the rules and policies adopted herein.

45.

Satellite Service Carriers.

The SBA has developed a size standard for small businesses within the category of Satellite Telecommunications. Under that SBA size standard, such a business is small if it has $12.5 million or less in average annual receipts. 13 CFR 121.201, NAICS code 513340. According to the Commission's most recent

Telephone Trends Report

data, 31 carriers reported that they were engaged in the provision of satellite services.

Telephone Trends Report,

Table 5.3. Of these 31 carriers, an estimated 25 have 1,500 or fewer employees and six have more than 1,500 employees.

Id.

Consequently, the Commission estimates that most satellite service carriers are small entities that may be affected by the rules and policies adopted herein.

46.

Other Toll Carriers.

Neither the Commission nor the SBA has developed a size standard for small businesses specifically applicable to “Other Toll Carriers.” This category includes toll carriers that do not fall within the categories of interexchange carriers, operator service providers, prepaid calling card providers, satellite service carriers, or toll resellers. The closest applicable size standard under the SBA rules is for Wired Telecommunications Carriers. Under that standard, such a business is small if it has 1,500 or fewer employees. 13 CFR 121.201, NAICS code 513310. According to the Commission's most recent

Telephone Trends Report

data, 42 carriers reported that they were engaged in the provision of “Other Toll” services.

Telephone Trends Report,

Table 5.3. Of these 42 carriers, an estimated 37 have 1,500 or fewer employees and five have more than 1,500 employees.

Id.

Consequently, the Commission estimates that most “Other Toll Carriers” are small entities that may be affected by the rules and policies adopted herein.

47.

Wireless Service Providers.

The SBA has developed a size standard for wireless small businesses within the two separate categories of Paging and of Cellular and Other Wireless Telecommunications. Under those SBA size standards, such a business is small if it has 1,500 or fewer employees. 13 CFR 121.201, NAICS code 513322. According to the Commission's most recent

Telephone Trends Report

data, 1,761 companies reported that they were engaged in the provision of wireless service.

Telephone Trends Report,

Table 5.3. Of these 1,761 companies, an estimated 1,175 have 1,500 or fewer employees and 586 have more than 1,500 employees.

Id.

Consequently, the Commission estimates that most wireless service providers are small entities that may be affected by the rules and policies adopted herein.

48.

Broadband Personal Communications Service.

The broadband personal communications service (PCS) spectrum is divided into six frequency blocks designated A through F, and the Commission has held auctions for each block. The Commission defined “small entity” for Blocks C and F as an entity that has average gross revenues of $40 million or less in the three previous calendar years.

See Amendment of Parts 20 and 24 of the Commission's Rules—Broadband PCS Competitive Bidding and the Commercial Mobile Radio Service Spectrum Cap,

WT Docket No. 96-59,

Report and Order,

61 FR 33859, July 1, 1996; see also 47 CFR 24.720(b). For Block F, an additional classification for “very small business” was added and is defined as an entity that, together with affiliates, has average gross revenues of not more than $15 million for the preceding three calendar years.

See Amendment of Parts 20 and 24 of the Commission's Rules—Broadband PCS Competitive Bidding and the Commercial Mobile Radio Service Spectrum Cap,

WT Docket No. 96-59,

Report and Order,

61 FR 33859, July 1, 1996. These standards defining “small entity” in the context of broadband PCS auctions have been approved by the SBA.

See, e.g., Implementation of Section 309(j) of the Communications Act—Competitive Bidding,

PP Docket No. 93-253,

Fifth Report and Order,

59 FR 37566, July 22, 1994. No small businesses within the SBA-approved small business size standards bid successfully for licenses in Blocks A and B. There were 90 winning bidders that qualified as small entities in the Block C auctions. A total of 93 small and very small business bidders won approximately 40 percent of the 1,479 licenses for Blocks D, E, and F. FCC News, Broadband PCS, D, E and F Block Auction Closes, No. 71744 (rel. Jan. 14, 1997);

see also Amendment of the Commission's Rules Regarding Installment Payment Financing for Personal Communications Services (PCS) Licensees,

WT Docket No. 97-82,

Second Report and Order,

62 FR 55348, October 24, 1997. On March 23, 1999, the Commission reauctioned 347 C, D, E, and F Block licenses. There were 48 small business winning bidders. On January 26, 2001, the Commission

completed the auction of 422 C and F Broadband PCS licenses in Auction No. 35. Of the 35 winning bidders in this auction, 29 qualified as “small” or “very small” businesses. Based on this information, the Commission concludes that the number of small broadband PCS licensees will include the 90 winning C Block bidders, the 93 qualifying bidders in the D, E, and F Block auctions, the 48 winning bidders in the 1999 re-auction, and the 29 winning bidders in the 2001 re-auction, for a total of 260 small entity broadband PCS providers, as defined by the SBA small business size standards and the Commission's auction rules. Consequently, the Commission estimates that 260 broadband PCS providers are small entities that may be affected by the rules and policies adopted herein.

49.

800 MHz and 900 MHz Specialized Mobile Radio Licensees.

The Commission awards “small entity” and “very small entity” bidding credits in auctions for Specialized Mobile Radio (SMR) geographic area licenses in the 800 MHz and 900 MHz bands to firms that had revenues of no more than $15 million in each of the three previous calendar years, or that had revenues of no more than $3 million in each of the three previous calendar years, respectively. 47 CFR 90.814. In the context of both the 800 MHz and 900 MHz SMR service, the definitions of “small entity” and “very small entity” have been approved by the SBA. These bidding credits apply to SMR providers in the 800 MHz and 900 MHz bands that either hold geographic area licenses or have obtained extended implementation authorizations. The Commission does not know how many firms provide 800 MHz or 900 MHz geographic area SMR service pursuant to extended implementation authorizations, nor how many of these providers have annual revenues of no more than $15 million. One firm has over $15 million in revenues. The Commission assumes, for its purposes here, that all of the remaining existing extended implementation authorizations are held by small entities, as that term is defined by the SBA. The Commission has held auctions for geographic area licenses in the 800 MHz and 900 MHz SMR bands. There were 60 winning bidders that qualified as small and very small entities in the 900 MHz auctions. Of the 1,020 licenses won in the 900 MHz auction, bidders qualifying as small and very small entities won 263 licenses. In the 800 MHz SMR auction, 38 of the 524 licenses won were won by small and very small entities. Consequently, the Commission estimates that there are 301 or fewer small entity SMR licensees in the 800 MHz and 900 MHz bands that may be affected by the rules and policies adopted herein.

50.

Rural Radiotelephone Service.

The Commission has not adopted a size standard for small businesses specific to the Rural Radiotelephone Service. The service is defined in 47 CFR 22.99. A significant subset of the Rural Radiotelephone Service is the Basic Exchange Telephone Radio Systems (BETRS). BETRS is defined in 47 CFR 22.757, 22.759. For purposes of this Supplemental FRFA, the Commission uses the SBA's size standard applicable to wireless service providers,

supra

—an entity employing no more than 1,500 persons. 13 CFR 121.201, NAICS codes 513321, 513322. There are approximately 1,000 licensees in the Rural Radiotelephone Service, and the Commission estimates that almost all of them qualify as small entities under the SBA's size standard. Consequently, the Commission estimates that there are 1,000 or fewer small entity licensees in the Rural Radiotelphone Service that may be affected by the rules and policies adopted herein.

51.

Fixed Microwave Services.

Microwave services include common carrier, private-operational fixed, and broadcast auxiliary radio services. For common carrier fixed microwave services (except Multipoint Distribution Service),

see

47 CFR part 101 (formerly 47 CFR part 21). Persons eligible under parts 80 and 90 of the Commission's rules can use Private Operational-Fixed Microwave services.

See

47 CFR parts 80, 90. Stations in this service are called operational-fixed to distinguish them from common carrier and public fixed stations. Only the licensee may use the operational-fixed station, and only for communications related to the licensee's commercial, industrial, or safety operations. Auxiliary Microwave Service is governed by 47 CFR part 74. The Auxiliary Microwave Service is available to licensees of broadcast stations and to broadcast and cable network entities. Broadcast auxiliary microwave stations are used for relaying broadcast television signals from the studio to the transmitter, or between two points, such as, a main studio and an auxiliary studio. The service also includes mobile TV pickups, which relay signals from a remote location back to the studio.

52. At present, there are approximately 22,015 common carrier fixed licensees and 61,670 private operational-fixed licensees and broadcast auxiliary radio licensees in the microwave services. The Commission has not created a size standard for a small business specifically with respect to microwave services. For purposes of this Supplemental FRFA, the Commission uses the SBA's size standard applicable to wireless service providers,

supra

—an entity with no more than 1,500 persons. 13 CFR 121.201, NAICS codes 513321, 513322. The Commission does not have data specifying the number of these licensees that have more than 1,500 employees, and thus is unable at this time to estimate with greater precision the number of fixed microwave service licensees that would qualify as small business concerns under the SBA's definition. Consequently, the Commission estimates that there are 22,015 or fewer small common carrier fixed microwave licensees and 61,670 or fewer small private operational-fixed microwave licensees and small broadcast auxiliary radio licensees in the microwave services that may be affected by the rules and policies adopted herein. The Commission notes, however, that the common carrier microwave fixed licensee category includes some large entities.

53.

39 GHz Licensees.

The Commission has created a special small business size standard for 39 GHz licenses—an entity that has average gross revenues of $40 million or less in the three previous calendar years.

See Amendment of the Commission's Rules Regarding the 37.0-38.6 GHz and 38.6-40.0 GHz Bands,

ET Docket No. 95-183,

Report and Order,

63 FR 6079, February 6, 1998. An additional size standard for “very small business” is: An entity that, together with affiliates, has average gross revenues of not more than $15 million for the preceding three calendar years.

Id.

The SBA has approved these size standards.

See

Letter to Kathleen O'Brien Ham, Chief, Auctions and Industry Analysis Division, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, FCC, from Aida Alvarez, Administrator, SBA (Feb. 4, 1998). The auction of the 2,173 39 GHz licenses began on April 12, 2000 and closed on May 8, 2000. The 18 bidders who claimed small business status won 849 licenses. Consequently, the Commission estimates that 18 or fewer 39 GHz licensees are small entities that may be affected by the rules and policies adopted herein.

Description of Projected Reporting, Recordkeeping, and Other Compliance Requirements

54. As mandated by the court in the

Illinois

decision, the Commission established in this Order a compensation procedure for resolving monthly payments and refunds between PSPs and carriers for the Interim Period,

beginning November 7, 1996, through October 6, 1997, where PSPs and carriers may have been overpaid or underpaid for per-payphone compensation. The Commission also applied the Interim Period procedures to cover the subsequent Intermediate Period, beginning October 7, 1997, through April 20, 1999. With this exception, this Order imposes no new reporting, recordkeeping or other compliance requirements not previously adopted in this or related payphone proceedings.

Steps Taken To Minimize Significant Economic Impact on Small Entities, and Significant Alternatives Considered

55. Although the Commission rejected a proposal to establish a carrier-to-carrier payment mechanism for resolving payments and refunds due to the degree of regulatory intervention it would require, the Commission specified carrier-specific per-call costs that can be used by carriers and PSPs to calculate total overpayments or underpayments. The Commission also affirmed the conclusions reached in the

Fourth Reconsideration Order

that alternative payment arrangements can be made between or among carriers, provided affected PSPs agree. Adoption of this payment scheme will minimize the economic impact and administrative burden for both payors and recipients of per-payphone compensation, including small entities.

56. The Commission recognized in this Order that small entities such as PSPs would be disadvantaged by true up and offset mechanisms used in the per-call compensation process because carriers could use a self-help remedy of withholding future payments from PSPs and would have no incentive to resolve such disputes in a timely manner.

See

paragraph 20,

supra.

The Commission affirmed the conclusion reached in the

Third Report and Order

that carriers may deduct the remaining overpayments from future payments to PSPs, but clarified that it may only be done as follows: (1) Carriers may only withhold undisputed amounts from future payments; (2) carriers may not withhold any amounts from future payments until PSPs and carriers have had an opportunity to apply the refund against Interim and Intermediate Period compensation claimed by the PSP; and (3) carriers must allow PSPs to make payments of refunds over multiple future payments subject to ongoing accrual of interest, if reasonably requested by the PSP. These procedural safeguards will restore necessary measures of fairness to the process for small entities.

Report to Congress

57. The Commission will send a copy of this Order, including this Supplemental FRFA, in a report to Congress pursuant to the Congressional Review Act. 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A). In addition, the Commission will send a copy of this Order, including this Supplemental FRFA, to the Chief Counsel for Advocacy of the Small Business Administration.

See

5 U.S.C. 604(b).

Ordering Clauses

58. Accordingly, pursuant to the authority contained in 47 U.S.C. 151, 154, 201-205, 215, 218, 219, 220, 226, 276 and 405, it is ordered that the policies, rules and requirements set forth herein are adopted.

59. It is further ordered that the Commission's Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau, Reference Information Center, shall send a copy of this Fifth Order on Reconsideration and Order on Remand, including the Supplemental Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis, to the Chief Counsel for Advocacy of the Small Business Administration.

List of Subjects in 47 CFR Part 64

Communications common carriers, Telecommunications, Telephone.

Federal Communications Commission.

Marlene H. Dortch,

Secretary.

Rules Changes

For the reasons discussed in the preamble, the Federal Communications Commission amends 47 CFR part 64 as follows:

PART 64—MISCELLANEOUS RULES RELATING TO COMMON CARRIERS

1. The authority citation for part 64 continues to read as follows:

Authority:

47 U.S.C. 154, 47 U.S.C. 225, 47 U.S.C. 251(e)(1), 47 U.S.C. 276. 151, 154, 201, 202, 205, 218-220, 254, 276, 302, 303, and 337 unless otherwise noted. Interpret or apply sections 201, 218, 225, 226, 227, 229, 332, 48 Stat. 1070, as amended. 47 U.S.C. 201-204, 208, 225, 226, 227, 229, 332, 501 and 503 unless otherwise noted.

2. Revise § 64.1301 to read as follows:

§ 64.1301

Per-payphone compensation.

(a)

Interim access code and subscriber 800 calls.

In the absence of a negotiated agreement to pay a different amount, each entity listed in Appendix A of the

Fifth Order on Reconsideration and Order on Remand

in CC Docket No. 96-128, FCC 02-292, must pay default compensation to payphone service providers for payphone access code calls and payphone subscriber 800 calls for the period beginning November 7, 1996, and ending October 6, 1997, in the amount listed in Appendix A per payphone per month. A complete copy of Appendix A is available at

www.fcc.gov.

(b)

Interim payphone compensation for inmate calls.

In the absence of a negotiated agreement to pay a different amount, if a payphone service provider providing inmate service was not compensated for calls originating at an inmate telephone during the period starting on November 7, 1996, and ending on October 6, 1997, an interexchange carrier to which the inmate telephone was presubscribed during this same time period must compensate the payphone service provider providing inmate service at the default rate of $0.238 per inmate call originating during the same time period, except that a payphone service provider that is affiliated with a local exchange carrier is not eligible to receive payphone compensation prior to April 16, 1997, or, in the alternative, the first day following both the termination of subsidies and payphone reclassification and transfer, whichever date is latest.

(c)

Interim compensation for 0+ payphone calls.

In the absence of a negotiated agreement to pay a different amount, if a payphone service provider was not compensated for 0+ calls originating during the period starting on November 7, 1996, and ending on October 6, 1997, an interexchange carrier to which the payphone was presubscribed during this same time period must compensate the payphone service provider in the default amount of $4.2747 per payphone per month during the same time period, except that a payphone service provider that is affiliated with a local exchange carrier is not eligible to receive payphone compensation prior to April 16, 1997, or, in the alternative, the first day following both the termination of subsidies and payphone reclassification and transfer, whichever date is latest.

(d)

Intermediate access code and subscriber 800 calls.

In the absence of a negotiated agreement to pay a different amount, each entity listed in Appendix B of the

Fifth Order on Reconsideration and Order on Remand

in CC Docket No. 96-128, FCC 02-292, must pay default compensation to payphone service providers for access code calls and payphone subscriber 800 calls for the period beginning October 7, 1997, and ending April 20, 1999, in the amount listed in Appendix B for any payphone for any month during which per-call compensation for that payphone for that month was not paid by the listed entity.

A complete copy of Appendix B is available at

www.fcc.gov.

(e)

Post-intermediate access code and subscriber 800 calls.

In the absence of a negotiated agreement to pay a different amount, each entity listed in Appendix C of the

Fifth Order on Reconsideration and Order on Remand

in CC Docket No. 96-128, FCC 02-292, must pay default compensation to payphone service providers for access code calls and payphone subscriber 800 calls for the period beginning April 21, 1999, in the amount listed in Appendix C for any payphone for any month during which per-call compensation for that payphone for that month was or is not paid by the listed entity. A complete copy of Appendix C is available at

www.fcc.gov.

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