United States yearbook - 1982 (1)

556 Communications
No. 936. B ell T elepho n e Co m p a n ie s — S u m m a r y : I9 6 0 t o 1981
[As of Dec. 31 or for calendar year, as applicable. Comprises American Telephone and Telegraph Company and its principal
telephone subsidiaries, plus Southern New England and Cincinnati Bell Telephone Companies. See also H is to ric a l S ta tis tic s
C o lo n ia l T im & s to 1 97 0, series R 17-30]
ITEM Unit 1960 1965 1970 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1961
Central offices 1................... ....................
Miles of—Wire..........................................
Coaxial tube.........................................
Telephone grade carrier channel8..........
Microwave radio relay3..........................
Book value of plant (cost).........................
Depredation reserves4..............................
Operating revenues3................................
Local exchange.
Toll...................
Operating expenses ...............................
Net income......
Dividends declared?................................
Net Income ‘........
Average common equity...........................
Return to average common equity...........
Employees, number.................................
Wages and salaries..................................
1,000............
Million..........
1,000............
Million..........
1,000............
Bil. dol..........
Bit. dol..........
Bil. dol..........
Bil. dol..........
Bil. dol..........
Bil. dol.... ......
Bil. dol.........
Bil. dol..........
Bil. dol.........
Bil. dol.........
Ratio...........
1,000...........
Bil. dol.........
11.2
308
97
76
298
24.7
5.4
8.1
4.7
3.1
5.0
1.3
.8
1.2
12.1
10.0
595
3.3
13.4
423
169
167
728
36.2
7.8
11.3
6.1
4.7
7.9
1.9
1.1
1.8
18.9
9.5
627
4.2
15.1
602
287
414
1,181
56.2
12.6
17.4
8.7
8.0
12.9
2.3
1.5
2.2
23.9
9.2
793
6.6
17.2
832
333
645
1,389
89.2
17.6
29.6
14.4
14.2
22.2
3.3
2.2
2.9
29.6
9.7
789
11.1
17.5
871
338
672
1,370
95.8
18.7
33.5
16.0
16.4
24.8
4.0
2.6
3.6
32.1
11.1
778
12.2
17.8
610
337
715
1,407
103.6
19.9
37.3
17.5
18.5
27.7
4.7
2.9
4.3
36.3
12.2
785
13.4
18.1
962
331
758
1,402
113.0
21.2
42.0
19.2
21.2
31.0
5.6
3.3
5.1
39.0
13.1
623
15.1
18.7
1,018
332
854
1,402
123.9
22.6
46.4
20.8
23.8
34.9
5.6
3.8
5.5
42.6
12.9
855
17.3
19.2
1,068
334
079
1,470
135.5
24.0
51.9
23.0
26.7
39.3
6.1
4.0
5.9
46.7
12.7
868
19.3
19.7
1,113
330
1,091
1,705
148,5
27.2
59.4
26.3
30.9
45.0
6.9
4.5
‘ I960 not fully comparable with later years. 2Message circuits added to existing wire mileage, but not requiring additional
wire. Also includes microwave radio. 3Broadband, 1-way channel. includes amortization reserves. ‘ Includes miscellaneous
and uncollectible, not shown separately. ‘ Includes operating taxes other than Federal income tax. 7Excludes
Intercompany dividends. ‘ Beginning 1975, applicable to ATT common (excludes preferred dividend requirement).
Source: American Telephone and Telegraph Company, New York, N.Y., unpublished data compiled from reports of Bell System
and Southern New England and Cincinnati Bell Companies.
6.7
52.1
12.9
874
21.5
No. 937. In d e p e n d e n t T e le p h o n e C om p a n ie s— S u m m a ry : 1951 t o 1981
[As of Dec. 31 or calendar year, as applicable. See also H is to ric a l S ta tis tic s , C o lo n ia l T im e s to 1 9 7 0 , series R 31-45]
ITEM Unit 1951 1955 1960 1965 1970 1975 1978 1979 1960 1981
All companies 1............................
Telephones................................
Total telephone plant................
Operating revenues....................
Reporting companies ’ ................
Telephones................................
Telephone plant In service.........
Depredation reserves................
Operating revenues....................
Operating expenses 3.......... ,.....
Net income................................
Common stock and surplus........
Net income to common stock
and surplus...........................
Employees................................
Wages and salaries.......... .......
Number.... 8,541
1,000......... 6,338
Mil. dol...... 1,096
Mil. dol...... 317
Number.... 379
1,000........ 4,922
Mil. dol...... 878
Mil. dol...... 203
Mil. dol...... 270
Mil. dol...... 211
Mil. dol...... 29
Mil. dol..... (NA)
Percent....
1,000........
Mil. dol.....
(NA)
63
147
4,713
8,461
2,043
590
406
6,750
1,656
326
503
354
67
555
12.0
72
224
3,299
11,428
4.019
1.020
550
9,718
3.396
600
1,040
630
117
1,111
10.5
85
359
2,421
15,027
6,826
1,670
669
13,648
6,056
1,168
1,530
1,040
225
1,894
11.9
101
537
1,841
20,312
12,390
2.953
684
19,182
11,175
2,203
2,791
1.953
356
3,733
9.8
142
1,001
1,618
26,823
21,200
5,500
731
25,548
19,520
4,120
5,294
3,639
711
6,181
11.6
152
1,737
1,527
31,549
27,788
8,065
761
30,323
25,640
6,063
7.807
5,405
1,073
7,751
13.8
172
2,579
1,488
33,226
31,644
9,240
755
32,511
29,379
6,980
9,073
6,415
1,210
8,719
13.9
187
3,015
1,483
34,665
36,300
10,475
765
33,748
32.491
7,820
10,177
7,279
1,268
9,623
13.2
189
3,373
1,459
35,341
38,298
12,206
768
34,593
35,986
8,905
11,860
8,449
1,505
10,641
14.2
192
3,775
NA Not available. ‘All telephone companies Independent of Bell System. ‘ Comprises only companies submitting
operating information to source cited below. ‘ Excludes Federal income tax.
Source: United States Independent Telephone Association, Washington, D.C., S ta tis tic s o f th e In d e p e n d e n t T e le p h o n e In d u s try ,
annual. (Copyright.)
No. 9 38. REA a n d R u r a l T e l e p h o n e Ba n k Pr o g r a m — S u m m a r y : 1 9 6 0 t o 1981
ITEM Unit 1960 1965 1970 1975 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981
Loans and guarantees approved, Dec. 31:1
Borrowers.......................... Number..... 727 845 862 921 950 966 961 990 1,010
REA amount...................... Mil. dol...... 737 1,200 1,816 2,576 3,043 3,354 3,606 3,845 4,076
Guaranteed amount........... Mil. dol...... - - _ 237 394 392 392 418 553
Rural Telephone Bank amount................................ Mil. dol...... - - _ 610 979 1,121 1,262 1,388 1,529
Route miles of line,3 Dec. 31.. 1,000........ 287 460 547 653 726 748 772 798 805
1,000........ 1,142
1,280 1,726 2,335
2,046 2,989 3,045
4,355 3,599 3,877 4,073
1,000.........
5,368 5,925 6,335
Employees....... .'....................................................
Mil. dol......
1,000.........
94
635
9.7
187
1,168
11.6 2,085
15.4 3,650
20.0
1,087
5,074
23.5
1,305
5,770
26.3
1,540
27.9
- Represents zero. 1Cumulative net loans (cancellations deducted). ‘ Line in service.
Source: U.S. Rural Electrification Administration, S ta tis tic a l R e p o rt— R u ra l T e le p h o n e B o rro w e rs , annual.
4,262
6,770
1,768
7,388
28.4
4,375
6,953
2,042
8,034
20.7