June 5, 1998
                                                                 



             FCC RELEASES REPORT ON LONG DISTANCE MARKET


     The FCC has released a staff report entitled Long Distance Market Shares.  The report summarizes
publicly available data on long distance market shares.

     Total toll revenues earned by long distance carriers have increased consistently since 1984. 
According to revenues reported to the FCC by carriers, AT&T's share of long distance carrier toll revenues
fell from 90% in 1984 to nearly 44% in 1997.  MCI's share increased from just over 4% to 19% during that
period; Sprint's share increased from 3% to 10%; and WorldCom obtained a market share of nearly 7%.  The
market shares of smaller carriers grew even faster, increasing from 3% to 20% during that same period of
time.  

     Switched access minutes have also increased consistently since 1984.  With smaller carriers access
minutes growing faster than AT&T's access minutes, AT&T's share of the overall market for interstate
switched minutes declined from over 80% in late 1984 to under 51% in the fourth quarter of 1997.  

     In addition to information on revenues and minutes, the report contains information on international
revenues, residential revenues, and presubscribed lines.

     The report is available for reference in the Common Carrier Bureau Public Reference Room, 2000
M Street N.W., Room 575.  Copies may be purchased by calling International Transcription Services, Inc.
(ITS) at (202) 857-3800.  The report can be downloaded [file name: MKSH1Q98.ZIP] from the FCC-State
Link internet site at http://www.fcc.gov/ccb/stats on the World Wide Web.  The report can also be
downloaded from the FCC-State Link computer bulletin board system at (202) 418-0241.


                                -FCC-


     For additional information, contact James Zolnierek, Katie Rangos, or James Eisner of the Common
Carrier Bureau's Industry Analysis Division, (202) 418-0940, or for users of TTY equipment, call (202) 418-
0484.