TABLE 24
NUMBER OF CARRIER IDENTIFICATION CODES (CICS)
ASSIGNED BY
BELL COMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH


                                 NUMBER OF
 YEAR  QUARTER                      CICS
                                  ASSIGNED


  1982 FIRST QUARTER                    11
       SECOND QUARTER                   13
       THIRD QUARTER                    13
       FOURTH QUARTER                   11

  1983 FIRST QUARTER                    15
       SECOND QUARTER                   25
       THIRD QUARTER                    33
       FOURTH QUARTER                   42

  1984 FIRST QUARTER                    54
       SECOND QUARTER                   86  *
       THIRD QUARTER                   121
       FOURTH QUARTER                  155

  1985 FIRST QUARTER                   182
       SECOND QUARTER                  212
       THIRD QUARTER                   236
       FOURTH QUARTER                  256

  1986 FIRST QUARTER                   276
       SECOND QUARTER                  331
       THIRD QUARTER                   361
       FOURTH QUARTER                  413

  1987 FIRST QUARTER                   444
       SECOND QUARTER                  495
       THIRD QUARTER                   530
       FOURTH QUARTER                  573

  1988 FIRST QUARTER                   602
       SECOND QUARTER                  621
       THIRD QUARTER                   601
       FOURTH QUARTER                  639

  1989 FIRST QUARTER                   685
       SECOND QUARTER                  714
       THIRD QUARTER                   730
       FOURTH QUARTER                  747

  1990 FIRST QUARTER                   774
       SECOND QUARTER                  794
       THIRD QUARTER                   817
       FOURTH QUARTER                  791

  1991 FIRST QUARTER                   745
       SECOND QUARTER                  766
       THIRD QUARTER                   783
       FOURTH QUARTER                  807

  1992 FIRST QUARTER                   786
       SECOND QUARTER                  831
       THIRD QUARTER                   840
       FOURTH QUARTER                  886

 YEAR  QUARTER                      FGB       FGD

  1993 FIRST QUARTER                 694**    709
       SECOND QUARTER               738       746
       THIRD QUARTER                739       760
       FOURTH QUARTER               753       796

  1994 FIRST QUARTER                781       815
       SECOND QUARTER               795       845
       THIRD QUARTER                805         899***
       FOURTH QUARTER               819       947

  1995 FIRST QUARTER                829     1,016
       SECOND QUARTER               832     1,082
       THIRD QUARTER                843     1,146
       FOURTH QUARTER               852     1,209


*   CONVERSION FROM 2-DIGIT CODES TO 3-DIGIT CODES.
**  CONVERSION FROM 3-DIGIT CODES TO 4-DIGIT CODES.
*** INCLUDES BOTH 3-DIGIT CODES AND 4-DIGIT CODES.