"c           VAR 0286      03018 OPE RAT 3R 942-948               MD= 1E-37   "
"c           REF 0286         LOC 2535 WIDTH  9             DK  41 COL 17-25  "
"c                                                 EXP DEC=  1                "
"c                                                                            "
"c              TOTAL OPERATING REVENUES, TELEPHONE COMPANIES                 "
"c              ---------------------------------------------                 "
"c                                                                            "
"c              NBER SERIES:  03018                                           "
"c              AREA COVERED:  U.S.                                           "
"c              UNITS:  MILLIONS OF DOLLARS                                   "
"c              ANNUAL COVERAGE:  NONE                                        "
"c              QUARTERLY COVERAGE:  NONE                                     "
"c              MONTHLY COVERAGE:  01/1942-12/1948                            "
"c              SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT:  NONE                                    "
"c              SOURCE:  FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION,"STATISTICS OF     "
"c              THE COMMUNICATIONS INDUSTRY IN THE UNITED STATES, YEAR ENDED  "
"c              DECEMBER 31, 1951", PUBLISHED 1953; SAME PUBLICATION FOR THE  "
"c              YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1952, PUBLISHED 1954.                 "
"c                                                                            "
"c              NOTES:  SERIES 03018 IS PRESENTED HERE AS FOUR                "
"c              VARIABLES--(1)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1915-1934  (2)--ORIGINAL DATA, "
"c              1933-1948  (3)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1942-1948  (4)--ORIGINAL DATA, "
"c              1948-1961.                                                    "
"c                   DATA COVER 100-114 COMPANIES.                            "
"c                   BEGINNING IN 1942, INTERCOMPANY DUPLICATIONS IN REVENUE  "
"c              FOR THE BELL SYSTEM ARE ELIMINATED.                           "
"c                                                                            "
"c              CHECKED MANUALLY; NO CORRECTIONS NECESSARY.                   "
"c                                                                            "
"c           ...............................................................  "