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FCC Votes on Telco/Broadband Overhaul
From: Dave Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Thu, 20 Feb 2003 14:39:26 -0500
------ Forwarded Message From: Richard Forno <rforno () infowarrior org> Date: Thu, 20 Feb 2003 14:36:52 -0500 To: Dave Farber <dave () farber net> Subject: FCC Votes on Telco/Broadband Overhaul FCC Votes on Telco/Broadband Overhaul http://news.com.com/2100-1033-985313.html?tag=fd_top The Federal Communications Commission on Thursday created new ground rules for the telecommunications industry by giving states more power to enforce telephone competition regulations. The agency also eliminated some requirements, namely that the Bells--Verizon Communications, BellSouth, SBC Communications and Qwest Communications International--give their rivals both access and discounted rates for new broadband networks built in the future. < snip> What the FCC decided Thursday amounts to a compromise of the Powell proposal, as well as a big political defeat for the commissioner. The Bells will still have to open up their phone lines to local competitors--at the steeply discounted rates the regulations require. But the rules will be off-limits to any new broadband networks the Bells plan to build, the FCC decided. Also, the states will get more clout in deciding whether the Bells should be required to open up their networks, and in what locations. The FCC had been the only agency with the authority to handle requests to offer service in new markets. Under the new rules, the states' Public Utility Commissions will do most of the deciding instead. States had been clamoring in the past few weeks for just such a decision, and insiders believe their push for power helped topple what seemed like a Powell victory. < snip> ------ End of Forwarded Message ------------------------------------- You are subscribed as interesting-people () lists elistx com To unsubscribe or update your address, click http://v2.listbox.com/member/?listname=ip Archives at: http://www.interesting-people.org/archives/interesting-people/
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