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Consumer Expenditure Surveys
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Section 4 - UTILITIES AND FUELS FOR OWNED AND RENTED PROPERTIES

Part A - Telephone Expenses

TELEPHONE (OR PAGER) SERVICES INCLUDED IN BILL

  1. Residential Service.
  2. Mobile/Cellular Service
  3. Pager/Beeper Service

OTHER TELEPHONE AND NON-TELEPHONE SERVICE ITEMS

  1. Basic (local) service charge
  2. Domestic long distance charge
  3. International long distance charges
  4. Telephone related services such as caller ID, call waiting, call forwarding or voice mailboxes (Do not include data services)
  5. Installation or repair of telephone line(s)
  6. Telephone or pager purchases or rentals
  7. Internet access or data services
  8. Cable or satellite television services
  9. DSL or ISDN charges
  10. Non-telephone related rentals or purchases

 

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Last Modified Date: January 5, 2005