04-10836. Annual Adjustment of Revenue Thresholds

AGENCY:

Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION:

Notice.

SUMMARY:

This document announces that the 2003 revenue threshold between Class A carriers and Class B carriers is increased to $123 million. The 2003 revenue threshold between larger Class A carriers and mid-sized carriers is increased to $7.240 billion.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Debbie Weber, Pricing Policy Division, Wireline Competition Bureau at [phone].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

This is a summary of the Commission's public notice released May 4, 2004. This notice announces the inflation-adjusted 2003 revenue thresholds used for classifying carrier categories for various accounting and reporting purposes: (1) Distinguishing Class A carriers from Class B carriers; and (2) distinguishing larger Class A carriers from mid-sized carriers. The revenue threshold between Class A carriers and Class B carriers is increased to $123 million. The revenue threshold between larger Class A carriers and mid-sized carriers is increased to $7.240 billion. The revenue thresholds for 2003 were determined as follows:

	Mid-sized Threshold	Larger Class A Threshold
(1) GDP-CPI Base	85.59	102.18
(2) 2003 GDP-CPI	105.69	105.69
(3) Inflation Factor (line 2 ÷ 1)	1.2348	1.0343
(4) Original Revenue Threshold	1 $100	2 $7
(5) 2003 Revenue Threshold (line 3 * 4)	1 $123	2 $7.240
1 Million.
2 Billion.

Federal Communications Commission.

Tamara L. Preiss,

Chief, Pricing Policy Division.