[!tag=IN] [tag=JJ] [lemma=cost] □
[!tag=IN] [tag=JJ] [lemma=cost] □ □
[!tag=IN] [tag=JJ] [lemma=cost] □+
To illustrate the potential of this proprietary technology : the internal cost of AT & T to complete a call is calculated at approximately 3 cents per minute ; MCI and Sprint the second and third largest competitor based on cost of approximately 4 cents per minute . In addition to converting its remaining assets to cash , pursuing any claims it may have against third parties and satisfying the liabilities currently on its balance sheet , the company anticipates using cash in the next several months for a number of items including ongoing operating costs of at least $ 1.4 million , employee severance and related costs of at least $ 4.7 million , and payments to the company 's contract manufacturer of at least $ 2.3 million . Purchases of equipment of a durable nature with an initial cost of at least $ 5,000 and an expected minimum life of two years will be recorded in the University ’ s Property Control System and tagged with a bar-code asset tag . We find that the proposal will impose annual administrative cost burdens of $ 271.7 million to $ 779.5 million on affected employers in the initial year and annual costs of at least $ 169 million to $ 338 million each year thereafter .