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There were 5,428 telecom carriers operating as of November, compa...

There were 5,428 telecom carriers operating as of November, compared with 5,632 the year before, according to the annual FCC “Telecommunications Provider Locator” report. The report mainly aims to give customers and vendors material useful in contacting carriers. The…

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report notes that only 2,462 of the 5,428 carriers contribute to the Universal Service Fund; the rest are too small.