[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 90 (Wednesday, May 11, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24789-24790]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-9211]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[DA 05-1263]


Annual Adjustment of Revenue Thresholds

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This document announces that the 2004 revenue threshold 
between Class A carriers and Class B carriers is increased to $125 
million. The 2004 revenue threshold between larger Class A carriers and 
mid-sized carriers is increased to $7.403 billion.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Debbie Weber, Pricing Policy Division, 
Wireline Competition Bureau at (202) 418-0812.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a summary of the Commission's public 
notice released April 28, 2005. This notice announces the inflation-
adjusted 2004 revenue thresholds used for classifying carrier 
categories for various accounting and reporting purposes: (1)

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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 $125 million. The revenue threshold between larger Class A 
carriers and mid-sized carriers is increased to $7.403 billion. The 
revenue thresholds for 2004 were determined as follows:

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                                                        Larger Class A
                                Mid-sized threshold       threshold
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(1) GDP-CPI Base..............  86.68..............  102.40.
(2) 2004 GDP-CPI..............  108.30.............  108.30.
(3) Inflation Factor (line 2/   1.2494.............  1.0576.
 1).
(4) Original Revenue Threshold  $100 million.......  $7 billion.
(5) 2004 Revenue Threshold      $125 million.......  $7.403 billion.
 (line 3*4).
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Federal Communications Commission.
Tamara L. Preiss,
Chief, Pricing Policy Division.
[FR Doc. 05-9211 Filed 5-10-05; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6712-01-P