SP500207 CLARIT TREC Design, Experiments, and Results chapter D. Evans R. Lefferts G. Grefenstette S. Handerson W. Hersh A. Archbold National Institute of Standards and Technology Donna K. Harman (top> (head> Tipster Topic Description (num> Number: 057 (dom> Domain: U.S. EconoRics (title> Topic: NCI (desc> Description: Document will discuss how NCI has been doing since the Bell System breakup. (narr> Narrative: A relevant document will discuss the financial health of NCI Communications Corp. since the breakup of the Bell System (AT&T and the seven regional Baby Bells) in January 1984. The status indicated may not necessarily be a direct or indirect result of the breakup of the systeR and ensuing regulation and deregulation of Na Bell or of the restrictions placed upon the seven Bells; it Ray result from any number of factors, such as advances in telecommunications technology, NCI initiative, etc. NCI's financial health may be reported directly: a broad statement about its earnings or cash flow, or a report containing financial data such as a quarterly report; or it. Ray be reflected by one or more of the following: credit ratings, share of custoRers, volume growth, cuts in capital spending, $$ figure net loss, pre-tax charge, analysts' or NCI's own forecast about how well they will be doing, or NCI's response to price cuts that AT&T makes at its own initiative or under orders from the Federal Communications Comission (FCC), such as price reductions, layoffs of employees out of a perceived need to cut costs, etc. Daily OTC trading stock Rarket and monthly short interest reports are NOT relevant; the inventory must be longer term, at least quarterly. (con> Concept(s): 1. NCI Comunicat ions Corp. 2. Bell System breakup 3. Federal Communications Comission, FCC 4. regulation, deregulation 5. profits, revenue, net income, net loss, write-downs 6. NOT daily OTC trading, NOT monthly short interest (f ac> Factor(s): Time: after January 1984 (Ifac> (def> Definition(s): (Itop> Figure 9: Sample of Data-Topic 57 262