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Wireless Facts
| Subscribers: | 935,808 |
| Population: | 590,063 |
| Percentage of Wireless Consumers: | 159% - D.C. Metro Region includes Washington, D.C., Maryland and Virginia Residents, Using Registered '202' Area Codes Numbers |
| Wireless-Only Households: | 23.0% |
Industry in District of Columbia
| Service Providers: | 5 (in urban areas) |
| Wireless Employees in the State: | 293 *NOTE: This number does not include corporate or government affairs employees based in Washington, D.C. |
| Average Annual Wireless Payroll: | $30,317,000 |
| Average Annual Wireless Employee Wage: | $103,323 |
Wireless Subscriber Growth
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Wireless Tax Rate
- State-Local Rate
- 11.58%
- Federal Rate
- 5.05%
- Combined Monthly Tax Rate
- 16.63%
- Rank Nationally
- 14th
Breakdown
- Telecommunications Privilege Tax (Monthly Gross Charge, 11% for non-residential) 10.00%
- 9-1-1 (76 cents per month, levied on carriers but passed on directly to subscribers) 1.52%
Federal Wireless
Issues
Helpful State
Legislative Links
City Homepage link: www.dc.gov
City Council link: www.dccouncil.us
Mayor's link: www.dc.gov/mayor/index.shtm
All Information Compiled from the Following Sources:
- Dr. Robert Roche, CTIA-The Wireless Association’s Vice President for Research, Washington, D.C., http://www.ctia.org.
- Scott Mackey, Partner and Economist, Kimbell Sherman Ellis, LLP, Montpelier, VT, http://www.ksefocus.com/why-kse/people/scott-mackey, from Tax Analysts, Special Report, State Tax Notes, February, 2008, “Excessive Taxes and Fees on Wireless Service: Recent Trends,” by Scott Mackey.
- Federal Communications Commission, FCC’s Industry Analysis and Technology Division, Wireline Competition Bureau, July 2009, “Local Telephone Competition: Status as of June 30, 2008,” http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-292193A1.pdf.
- Data on employment and wages by state are available from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Census of Employment and Wages (CEW) at http://data.bls.gov/PDQ/outside.jsp?survey=en. The wireless industry data is retrievable through NAICS 5172 - Wireless Telecommunications Carriers.
- The data on state population and household income is available via drop down menu from the Fact Sheets available from the U.S. Census Fact Finder page, at http://factfinder.census.gov/home/saff/main.html?_lang=en.