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

 

Item 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
                         
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 Effect Interstate Charges for Switched Access Service
        Carrier Carrier Traffic Non-Traffic Total
        Common Line Common Line Sensitive Sensitive Charge per
From        To per Originating per Terminating per Switched per Switched Conversation
        Access Minute 1 Access Minute 1 Minute Minute 2 Minute 3
                                     
  05/26/84 01/14/85     5.24 ¢   5.24 ¢   3.10 ¢         17.26 ¢
  01/15/85 05/31/85     5.43     5.43     3.10           17.66  
  06/01/85 09/30/85     4.71     4.71     3.10           16.17  
  10/01/85 05/31/86     4.33     4.33     3.10           15.38  
  06/01/86 12/31/86     3.04     4.33     3.10           14.00  
  01/01/87 06/30/87     1.55     4.33     3.10           12.41  
  07/01/87 12/31/87     0.69     4.33     3.10           11.49  
  01/01/88 11/30/88     0.00     4.14     3.10           10.56  
  12/01/88 02/14/89     0.00     3.39     3.00           9.60  
  02/15/89 03/31/89     0.00     3.25     3.00           9.46  
  04/01/89 12/31/89     1.00     1.83     3.00