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           9.11  
  01/01/90 06/30/90     1.00     1.53     2.50           7.78  
  07/01/90 12/31/90     1.00     1.23     2.50           7.48  
  01/01/91 06/30/91     1.00     1.14     2.40           7.18  
  07/01/91 06/30/92     0.88     1.06     2.40           6.97  
  07/01/92 06/30/93     0.79     0.95     2.40           6.76  
  07/01/93 06/30/94     0.88     1.16     2.20           6.66  
  07/01/94 06/30/95     0.84     1.08     2.10     0.28 ¢   6.89  
  07/01/95 06/30/96     0.74     0.89     1.96     0.21     6.16  
  07/01/96 06/30/97     0.72     0.89     1.95     0.17     6.04  
  07/01/97 12/31/97     0.64     0.84     1.63     0.14     5.18  
  01/01/98 06/30/98     0.68     0.23     1.29     0.21     4.04  
  07/01/98 12/31/98     0.91     0.20     0.99     0.30     3.82  
  01/01/99 06/30/99     0.82     0.16     0.98     0.32     3.71  
  07/01/99 12/31/99     0.37     0.10     0.86     0.28     2.82  
  01/01/00 06/30/00     0.32     0.10     0.86     0.31     2.85  
  08/11/00 06/31/00 4   0.23     0.07     0.52     0.26     1.91  
  07/01/01 12/31/01     0.15     0.07     0.48     0.24     1.71  
  01/01/02 06/30/02     0.15     0.07     0.47     0.24     1.69  
  07/01/02 06/30/03     0.02     0.01     0.48     0.22     1.46  
  07/01/03 06/30/04     0.00     0.00     0.48     0.22     1.44  
  07/01/04 06/30/05     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
  Carrier Carrier Switched Switched      (Millions)
  Common Common Traffic Non-Traffic              
  Line per Line per Sensitive  Sensitive Total Carrier Common  
Company  Originating Terminating per per Charge per Line  
  Access Access Access Access  Conversation         Local
  Minute 2 Minute 2 Minute Minute 3 Minute 4 Originating   Terminating   Switching
                               
ALLTEL (KY & NE) 0.00 ¢ 0.00 ¢ 0.49 ¢ 0.44 ¢ 1.90 ¢ 691     1,507     2,245  
BellSouth 0.00   0.00   0.39   0.27   1.34   19,691     60,348     60,285  
CenturyTel 5 0.01   0.00   0.53   0.73   2.55   454     1,524     1,978  
Cincinnati Bell 0.00   0.00   0.52   0.31   1.69   769     2,175     2,944  
Citizens 0.04   0.00   0.57   0.41   1.99   2,133     4,129     6,264  
Iowa Telecom 0.00   0.00   1.15   0.61   3.60   274     429     704  
Qwest 0.00   0.00   0.62   0.16   1.61   16,077     29,870     46,146  
SBC 0.00   0.00   0.42   0.24   1.35   57,523     62,245     118,294  
Sprint 0.00   0.00   0.61   0.14   1.54   4,656     17,943     21,559  
Valor 0.00   0.00   0.77   0.38   2.34   306     994     1,301  
Verizon 0.00   0.00   0.45   0.20   1.32   36,547     102,421     139,757  
Price-cap Carriers 0.00   0.00   0.46   0.22   1.41   139,121     283,585     401,476  
NECA 0.00   0.00   1.26   0.71   4.03                      *                      *   18,994  
                               
All Price-cap Carriers                              
and NECA 0.00 ¢ 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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