E7-9305. Annual Adjustment of Revenue Thresholds

AGENCY:

Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION:

Notice.

SUMMARY:

This document announces that the 2006 revenue threshold between Class A carriers and Class B carriers is increased to $134 million. The 2005 revenue threshold between larger Class A carriers and mid-sized carriers is increased to $7.950 billion.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Raj Kannan, Pricing Policy Division, Wireline Competition Bureau at [phone].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

This is a summary of the Commission's public notice released April 12, 2007. This notice announces the inflation-adjusted 2006 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 $134 million. The revenue threshold between larger Class A carriers and mid-sized carriers is increased to $7.950 billion. The revenue thresholds for 2006 were determined as follows:

	Class A to Class B threshold	Larger Class A to midsize threshold
(1) GDP-CPI Base	86.68	102.40
(2) 2006 GDP-CPI	116.29	116.29
(3) Inflation Factor (line 2 ÷ 1)	1.3416	1.1356
(4) Original Revenue Threshold	$100 million	$7 billion
(5) 2006 Revenue Threshold (line 3 * 4)	$134 million	$7.950 billion

Federal Communications Commission.

Albert Lewis,

Chief, Pricing Policy Division, Wireline Competition Bureau.