NEWS
                                                                           August 1, 1995



                FCC RELEASES TELEPHONE SUBSCRIBERSHIP DATA




       The FCC has released the latest available data on telephone subscribership levels in the
United States.

       Between March 1994 and March 1995, 1.7 million households were added to the
nation's telephone system.  Census Bureau figures for March 1995 indicate that 93.9% of all
households in the United States have a telephone.  The proportion of households subscribing
to telephone service is unchanged from the March 1994 survey.

       The report includes figures showing subscribership percentages by state, by
householder's age and race, by household size, by family income, and for individual adult
persons by labor force status.  The data for individual adults show that 94.9% of those in the
adult civilian noninstitutionalized population have a telephone in their household.

       This report is updated every four months and is available for reference in the reference
room of the Industry Analysis Division, Common Carrier Bureau, Room 533, 1919 M Street,
N.W.  Copies may be purchased by calling International Transcription Service at (202) 857-
3800.  The text and tables of this report can also be downloaded from the FCC-State Link
computer bulletin board at (202) 418-0241 [file name: SUBS0395.ZIP].



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For further information, contact Alexander Belinfante at (202) 418-0944.