TABLE 25


ALTERNATE SOURCES OF LONG DISTANCE CARRIER DATA


                      CARRIERS     CARRIERS   FIRMS WITH       FIRMS
 YEAR     MONTH         WITH      PURCHASING  CARRIER       PURCHASING
                    PRESUBSCRIBEDEQUAL ACCESS IDENTIFICATIO   ACCESS
                        LINES         1/       CODES

1986  MARCH                *          169        231              *
      JUNE                 *          183        276              *
      SEPTEMBER            *          190        302            506
      DECEMBER             *          210        334            533


1987  MARCH                *          211        360            561
      JUNE                 *          213        397              *
      SEPTEMBER            *          224        421              *
      DECEMBER           223          239        451            540


1988  MARCH                *          238        471            511
      JUNE               242          248        489            519
      SEPTEMBER            *          256        464            506
      DECEMBER           253          266        493            510


1989  MARCH                *          274        520            519
      JUNE               276          287        544              *
      SEPTEMBER            *          304        560              *
      DECEMBER           302          318        577            514


1990  MARCH                *          289        594            512
      JUNE               314          288        611            506
      SEPTEMBER            *          304        636            511
      DECEMBER           325          304        601            499


1991  MARCH                *          306        571            505
      JUNE               355          327        597            542
      SEPTEMBER            *          337        605            538
      DECEMBER           388          351        631            576


1992  MARCH                *          361        616            595
      JUNE               425          370        659            577
      SEPTEMBER            *          379        654            587
      DECEMBER           414          394        692            599


1993  MARCH                *            *        *                *
      JUNE               412          401        *                *
      SEPTEMBER            *          401        *                *
      DECEMBER           436          420        *                *


1994  MARCH                *          433        *                *
      JUNE               454          444        *                *
      SEPTEMBER            *          458        *                *
      DECEMBER           511          465        *                *


1995  MARCH                *            *        *                *
      JUNE               549            *        *                *



* DATA NOT AVAILABLE

1/  DATA FOR THE PERIODS PRIOR TO MARCH 1990 INCLUDE A SMALL NUMBER OF FIRMS PURCHASING
    EQUAL ACCESS THAT WERE NOT CARRIERS.