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number, 3,083 operated with fewer than 1,000 employees. Based on these data, the Commission concludes that the majority of Competitive LECS, CAPs, Shared-Tenant Service Providers, and Other Local Service Providers, are small entities. According to Commission data, 1,442 carriers reported that they were engaged in the provision of either competitive local exchange services or competitive access provider services. Of these 1,442 carriers, an estimated 1,256
have 1,500 or fewer employees. In addition, 17 carriers have reported that they are Shared-Tenant Service Providers, and all 17 are estimated to have 1,500 or fewer employees. Also, 72
carriers have reported that they are Other Local Service Providers. Of this total, 70 have 1,500 or fewer employees.
Consequently, based on internally researched FCC data, the Commission estimates that most providers of competitive local exchange service, competitive access providers, SharedTenant Service Providers, and Other Local Service Providers are small entities.
13. Interexchange Carriers IXCs.
Neither the Commission nor the SBA
has developed a small business size standard specifically for Interexchange Carriers. The closest applicable NAICS
Code category is Wired Telecommunications Carriers. The applicable size standard under SBA
rules is that such a business is small if it has 1,500 or fewer employees. U.S.
Census Bureau data for 2012 indicate that 3,117 firms operated for the entire year. Of that number, 3,083 operated with fewer than 1,000 employees.
According to internally developed Commission data, 359 companies reported that their primary telecommunications service activity was the provision of interexchange services.
Of this total, an estimated 317 have 1,500 or fewer employees.
Consequently, the Commission estimates that the majority of interexchange service providers are small entities.
14. Prepaid Calling Card Providers.
Neither the Commission nor the SBA
has developed a small business size standard specifically for prepaid calling card providers. The appropriate NAICS
code category for prepaid calling card providers is Telecommunications Resellers. This industry comprises establishments engaged in purchasing access and network capacity from owners and operators of telecommunications networks and reselling wired and wireless telecommunications services except satellite to businesses and households.
Establishments in this industry resell
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telecommunications; they do not operate transmission facilities and infrastructure. Mobile virtual network operators MVNOs are included in this industry. The SBA has developed a small business size standard for the category of Telecommunications Resellers. Under that size standard, such a business is small if it has 1,500 or fewer employees. U.S. Census Bureau data for 2012 show that 1,341 firms provided resale services during that year. Of that number, 1,341 operated with fewer than 1,000 employees. Thus, under this category and the associated small business size standard, the majority of these resellers can be considered small entities. According to Commission data, 193 carriers have reported that they are engaged in the provision of prepaid calling cards. All 193 carriers have 1,500 or fewer employees. Consequently, the Commission estimates that the majority of prepaid calling card providers are small.
15. Local Resellers. The SBA has not developed a small business size standard specifically for Local Resellers.
The SBA category of Telecommunications Resellers is the closest NAICs code category for local resellers. The Telecommunications Resellers industry comprises establishments engaged in purchasing access and network capacity from owners and operators of telecommunications networks and reselling wired and wireless telecommunications services except satellite to businesses and households.
Establishments in this industry resell telecommunications; they do not operate transmission facilities and infrastructure. Mobile virtual network operators MVNOs are included in this industry. Under the SBAs size standard, such a business is small if it has 1,500 or fewer employees. U.S.
Census Bureau data from 2012 show that 1,341 firms provided resale services during that year. Of that number, all operated with fewer than 1,000
employees. Thus, under this category and the associated small business size standard, the majority of these resellers can be considered small entities.
According to Commission data, 213
carriers have reported that they are engaged in the provision of local resale services. Of these, an estimated 211
have 1,500 or fewer employees and two have more than 1,500 employees.
Consequently, the Commission estimates that the majority of local resellers are small entities.
16. Toll Resellers. The Commission has not developed a definition for Toll Resellers. The closest NAICS Code
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Category is Telecommunications Resellers. The Telecommunications Resellers industry comprises establishments engaged in purchasing access and network capacity from owners and operators of telecommunications networks and reselling wired and wireless telecommunications services except satellite to businesses and households.
Establishments in this industry resell telecommunications; they do not operate transmission facilities and infrastructure. MVNOs are included in this industry. The SBA has developed a small business size standard for the category of Telecommunications Resellers. Under that size standard, such a business is small if it has 1,500 or fewer employees. 2012 Census Bureau data show that 1,341 firms provided resale services during that year. Of that number, 1,341 operated with fewer than 1,000 employees. Thus, under this category and the associated small business size standard, the majority of these resellers can be considered small entities. According to Commission data, 881 carriers have reported that they are engaged in the provision of toll resale services. Of this total, an estimated 857
have 1,500 or fewer employees.
Consequently, the Commission estimates that the majority of toll resellers are small entities.
17. Other Toll Carriers. Neither the Commission nor the SBA has developed a size standard for small businesses specifically applicable to Other Toll Carriers. This category includes toll carriers that do not fall within the categories of interexchange carriers, operator service providers, prepaid calling card providers, satellite service carriers, or toll resellers. The closest applicable NAICS code category is for Wired Telecommunications Carriers, as defined in paragraph 6 of this IRFA.
Under that size standard, such a business is small if it has 1,500 or fewer employees. U.S. Census Bureau data for 2012 show that there were 3,117 firms that operated that year. Of this total, 3,083 operated with fewer than 1,000
employees. Thus, under this size standard, the majority of firms in this industry can be considered small.
According to Commission data, 284
companies reported that their primary telecommunications service activity was the provision of other toll carriage. Of these, an estimated 279 have 1,500 or fewer employees. Consequently, the Commission estimates that most Other Toll Carriers are small entities.
18. Wireless Telecommunications Carriers except Satellite. This industry comprises establishments engaged in operating and maintaining switching
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