Table 9 Telephone Service Expenditures Annual Expenditures Monthly Expenditures (Average for All Households) (Households with Telephone Service) Year Telephone Percentage of Basic Local Toll and Othe Total Expenditures Total ExpenditureService Telephone Telephone Charge * Expenditures Expenditures 1980 $325 1.9 % $8.74 $21 $30 1981 360 2.1 9.71 23 33 1982 375 2.1 10.75 23 34 1983 415 2.1 11.58 26 38 1984 435 2.0 13.35 26 40 1985 455 1.9 14.54 27 41 1986 471 2.0 16.11 26 43 1987 499 2.0 16.66 28 45 1988 537 2.1 16.57 32 48 1989 567 2.0 17.53 33 51 1990 592 2.1 17.79 35 53 1991 618 2.1 18.66 36 55 1992 623 2.1 18.70 37 55 1993 658 2.1 18.94 39 58 1994 690 2.2 19.00 42 61 * Monthly service charges for unlimited local service, taxes, and subscriber line charges. ** Calculated as total monthly bill minus the cost of basic local service. Figures may not add due to rounding. The "Toll and Other" category is primarily toll, but also includes charges for equipment, additional access lines, connection, touch-tone, call waiting, 900 service, directory listings, etc.