IP: Baby Bells Lobby Over Internet Bill

[Dave Farber <dave () farber net>]

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From: Monty Solomon <monty () roscom com>
Date: Sun, 24 Feb 2002 00:16:28 -0500
To: Dave Farber <farber () cis upenn edu>
Subject: Baby Bells Lobby Over Internet Bill

Baby Bells Lobby Over Internet Bill

By D. IAN HOPPER
AP Technology Writer

WASHINGTON (AP) - The four regional Bell telephone companies are
about to get a vote in Congress on whether they can sell high-speed
Internet access without letting competitors use their networks.

Legislation before the House this week would undo parts of a
1996 law that forced the Bells to open those networks to
competitors at a reasonable cost. The phone companies say Internet
access is a new service that requires new rules.

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http://finance.lycos.com/home/news/story.asp?story=26332993



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