FCC RELEASES FIBER DEPLOYMENT ANALYSIS

[David Farber <farber () central cis upenn edu>]

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Date: Fri, 13 May 1994 13:09:00 EDT
From: Bob Keller <rjk () telcomlaw com>
Subject: FCC Releases Fiber Deployment Analysis




                  FCC RELEASES FIBER DEPLOYMENT ANALYSIS


The FCC has released a report entitled "Fiber Deployment Update - End
of Year 1993."


This report presents fiber deployment data and associated information
on interexchange carriers, regional Bell holding companies, urban
fiber systems, and non-Bell local operating companies.


Current estimates indicate that interexchange carriers increased their
deployed fiber by about 5.6% during 1993.  The local Bell operating
companies' deployed fiber grew by about 27% during 1993 and stood at
approximately 6.3 million fiber miles at the end of the year.  Total
1993 fiber reported by local operating companies exceeded 7.2 million
fiber miles.  Twenty urban fiber entities listed in this year's study
have deployed about 242,000 fiber miles by the end of 1993.


Other local operating company data in the study include data on fiber
rings, fiber trials and investment, as well as limited information on
deployed subscriber copper and fiber.


This report is available in the reference room maintained by the
Common Carrier Bureau's Industry Analysis Division at 1250 23rd
Street, N. W., Plaza Level.  Copies may be purchased by calling
International Transcription Service, Inc. (ITS) at (202) 857-3800.


For further information, contact Jonathan Kraushaar at (202) 632-0745 or
632-1368.


                                -FCC-


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