SPECIAL REPORT ENTERPRISE: Technology: Telecommunications

TABLE: ISDN: The On-Ramp to the Info-Highway

INSTALLATION

AVAILABILITY PRICE FEE

AMERITECH All major metropolitan areas $44* $165

BELL ATLANTIC Entire region $37* $130

BELLSOUTH More than 80% of region $52-66 $220-225

NYNEX New York City, Mass., entire

region by yearend $25-68 $70-200

PACIFIC TELESIS 90% of territory $24.50 $165

SBC COMMUNICATIONS Missouri and Texas $26.80-104.30 $400-485

U S WEST Ariz., Colo., Iowa, Nev.,

S.D., Mont., Ore., Wash. $55-84 $67-110

*Average DATA: COMPANY REPORTS

MARIS BISHOFS