Telephone subscribership statistics of the U.S. in 2006

This is the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC’s) report on telephone subscribership in the United States. The number and percentage of households that have telephone service represent the most fundamental measures of success of our current universal service policies. Continuing analysis of telephone penetration statistics allows teh FCC to examine the aggregate effects of industry evolution on households' decisions to maintain, acquire or drop telephone service. The report also shows subscribership levels by state, income level, race, age, household size, and employment status.