Telecom Data Mining
 

Telecom Data Nugget: Interstate charges went down from 17 c/min in 1985 to 1.50 c/min in 2005.  Most telecommunication companies did not pass these savings to customers. Many customers pay today still over 5 c/min.  Is it the time to evaluate your telecommunication costs?  YES!


 

Telecom facts:
 

International rates and revenues
Interstate minutes

Interstate costs
Telecom revenues
Telephone CPI 1

Telephone CPI 2
Area codes

Local loops

Employees

Wireless

Patents
Toll free numbers

Toll free revenue
High speed 1

High speed 2

High speed 3
SMS traffic
SMS revenue

Revenue per Minute for Interstate Calls

Revenue per Minute for Interstate Calls

 

Item199219931994199519961997199819992000200120022003
             
Revenue per minute retained by carrier$0.09   $0.09   $0.08   $0.07   $0.08   $0.06   $0.08   $0.08   $0.06   $0.06   $0.05   $0.05  
              
Cost to carrier per minute for access and universal service$0.06   $0.06   $0.06   $0.05   $0.05   $0.04   $0.04   $0.03   $0.03   $0.02   $0.02   $0.02  
             

 


 

Interstate Per-Minute Access Charges (National Average in Cents per Minute) 1
Rates in EffectInterstate Charges for Switched Access Service
    CarrierCarrierTrafficNon-TrafficTotal
    Common LineCommon LineSensitiveSensitiveCharge per
From       Toper Originatingper Terminatingper Switchedper SwitchedConversation
    Access Minute 1Access Minute 1MinuteMinute 2Minute 3
                   
 05/26/8401/14/85  5.24¢ 5.24¢ 3.10¢    17.26¢
 01/15/8505/31/85  5.43  5.43  3.10     17.66 
 06/01/8509/30/85  4.71  4.71  3.10     16.17 
 10/01/8505/31/86  4.33  4.33  3.10     15.38 
 06/01/8612/31/86  3.04  4.33  3.10     14.00 
 01/01/8706/30/87  1.55  4.33  3.10     12.41 
 07/01/8712/31/87  0.69  4.33  3.10     11.49 
 01/01/8811/30/88  0.00  4.14  3.10     10.56 
 12/01/8802/14/89  0.00  3.39  3.00     9.60 
 02/15/8903/31/89  0.00  3.25  3.00     9.46 
 04/01/8912/31/89  1.00  1.83  3.00     9.11 
 01/01/9006/30/90  1.00  1.53  2.50     7.78 
 07/01/9012/31/90  1.00  1.23  2.50     7.48 
 01/01/9106/30/91  1.00  1.14  2.40     7.18 
 07/01/9106/30/92  0.88  1.06  2.40     6.97 
 07/01/9206/30/93  0.79  0.95  2.40     6.76 
 07/01/9306/30/94  0.88  1.16  2.20     6.66 
 07/01/9406/30/95  0.84  1.08  2.10  0.28¢ 6.89 
 07/01/9506/30/96  0.74  0.89  1.96  0.21  6.16 
 07/01/9606/30/97  0.72  0.89  1.95  0.17  6.04 
 07/01/9712/31/97  0.64  0.84  1.63  0.14  5.18 
 01/01/9806/30/98  0.68  0.23  1.29  0.21  4.04 
 07/01/9812/31/98  0.91  0.20  0.99  0.30  3.82 
 01/01/9906/30/99  0.82  0.16  0.98  0.32  3.71 
 07/01/9912/31/99  0.37  0.10  0.86  0.28  2.82 
 01/01/0006/30/00  0.32  0.10  0.86  0.31  2.85 
 08/11/0006/31/004 0.23  0.07  0.52  0.26  1.91 
 07/01/0112/31/01  0.15  0.07  0.48  0.24  1.71 
 01/01/0206/30/02  0.15  0.07  0.47  0.24  1.69 
 07/01/0206/30/03  0.02  0.01  0.48  0.22  1.46 
 07/01/0306/30/04  0.00  0.00  0.48  0.22  1.44 
 07/01/0406/30/05  0.00  0.00  0.50  0.25  1.53 
                  
1 This table shows average rates (weighted by minutes of use) for all local exchange carriers (LECs) that file access tariffs subject to price-cap regulation and all LECs in the National Exchange Carrier Association (NECA) pool.  The average rates reported here do not include the average revenue per minute from subscriber line charges (SLCs) or primary interexchange carrier charges (PICCs), both of which are reported in Table 1.1.  Effective 07/01/03, the carrier common line (CCL) rates for NECA carriers were eliminated.
2 Non-traffic-sensitive charges include charges assessed on a per-month, per-unit basis.  Prior to 07/01/94, these charges were included in the average traffic-sensitive rates.
3 The total charge per conversation minute consists of charges on the originating end of the call, which are adjusted for dialing and call setup time, plus charges on the terminating end.  Originating charges per conversation minute equal the carrier common line charge per originating access minute plus the traffic-sensitive charge per switched minute, both multiplied by 1.07 to account for dialing and call setup time, plus the non-traffic-sensitive charge per switched minute.  Terminating charges per conversation minute equal carrier common line charges per terminating access minute plus both traffic-sensitive and non-traffic-sensitive charges per switched minute.
4 Although the charges took effect on July 1, 2000, some companies made adjustments to the tariffs which did not take effect until August 11, 2000.  
Source:  Access tariff filings.

 

Interstate Per-Minute Access Charges by Carrier (In Cents per Minute) 1
                
 Rates Effective from 7/1/04 to 06/30/05 Year 2003 Minutes of Use
 CarrierCarrierSwitchedSwitched   (Millions)
 CommonCommonTrafficNon-Traffic       
 Line perLine perSensitive SensitiveTotalCarrier Common 
Company OriginatingTerminatingperperCharge perLine 
 AccessAccessAccessAccess Conversation    Local
 Minute 2Minute 2MinuteMinute 3Minute 4Originating Terminating Switching
                
ALLTEL (KY & NE)0.00¢0.00¢0.49¢0.44¢1.90¢691    1,507    2,245  
BellSouth0.00 0.00 0.39 0.27 1.34 19,691    60,348    60,285  
CenturyTel 50.01 0.00 0.53 0.73 2.55 454    1,524    1,978  
Cincinnati Bell0.00 0.00 0.52 0.31 1.69 769    2,175    2,944  
Citizens0.04 0.00 0.57 0.41 1.99 2,133    4,129    6,264  
Iowa Telecom0.00 0.00 1.15 0.61 3.60 274    429    704  
Qwest0.00 0.00 0.62 0.16 1.61 16,077    29,870    46,146  
SBC0.00 0.00 0.42 0.24 1.35 57,523    62,245    118,294  
Sprint0.00 0.00 0.61 0.14 1.54 4,656    17,943    21,559  
Valor0.00 0.00 0.77 0.38 2.34 306    994    1,301  
Verizon0.00 0.00 0.45 0.20 1.32 36,547    102,421    139,757  
Price-cap Carriers0.00 0.00 0.46 0.22 1.41 139,121    283,585    401,476  
NECA0.00 0.00 1.26 0.71 4.03                    *                    * 18,994  
                
All Price-cap Carriers               
and NECA0.00¢0.00¢0.50¢0.25¢1.53¢                   *                    * 420,470  
                
               
* NECA no longer files information regarding originating and terminating Carrier Common Line (CCL) charges.    
               
1 This table shows average rates (weighted by minutes of use) for all local exchange carriers (LECs) that file access tariffs subject to price-cap regulation and all LECs in the National Exchange Carrier Association (NECA) pool.  Rates are composites of all regions and subsidiaries of each local exchange carrier.  No information is available for those carriers that are not in the NECA pool, but are subject to rate-of-return regulation.  The average rates reported here do not include the average revenue per minute from subscriber line charges (SLCs) or primary interexchange carrier charges (PICCs), both of which are reported in Table 1.1.
2 Effective 07/01/03, the carrier common line (CCL) rates for NECA carriers were eliminated.
3 Non-traffic sensitive charges include charges assessed on a per-month, per-unit basis.  Prior to 07/01/94 these charges were included in the average traffic-sensitive rates.
4 The total charge per conversation minute consists of charges on the originating end of the call, which are adjusted for dialing and call setup time, plus charges on the terminating end.  Originating charges per conversation minute equal the carrier common line charge per originating access minute plus the traffic-sensitive charge per switched minute, both multiplied by 1.07 to account for dialing and call setup time, plus the non-traffic-sensitive charge per switched minute.  Terminating charges per conversation minute equal carrier common line charges per terminating access minute plus both traffic-sensitive and non-traffic-sensitive charges per switched minute.
5 Data reflect only those company study areas subject to price-cap regulation.
Source:  Access tariff filings.  

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