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FCC Plans to Erase Key Rule On Local Phone Competition
From: Dave Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Mon, 06 Jan 2003 05:01:59 -1000
------ Forwarded Message From: "the terminal of Geoff Goodfellow" <geoff () iconia com> Date: Mon, 6 Jan 2003 09:59:51 +0100 To: "Dave E-mail Pamphleteer Farber" <farber () cis upenn edu> Subject: FCC Plans to Erase Key Rule On Local Phone Competition FCC Plans to Erase Key Rule On Local Phone Competition By YOCHI J. DREAZEN and SHAWN YOUNG Staff Reporters of THE WALL STREET JOURNAL WASHINGTON -- Federal regulators are preparing to stop making local phone companies rent their networks to rivals at cheap rates, a move that could reduce competition and price-cutting in the local phone market. The expected change by the Federal Communications Commission would be a huge win for the four regional Bell companies, which are trying to continue their domination of the profitable local market. It could be a significant setback for their biggest competitors, the two already beaten-down long-distance giants, AT&T Corp. and WorldCom Inc., who have struggled to make inroads into local phone service. The revisions to the rules would be the most drastic change to the nation's telecommunications laws since Congress passed the Telecommunications Act of 1996, which was predicated on allowing the Bells and the long-distance companies to enter each other's markets. The move would essentially undo the FCC's key rules intended to make it easier for new providers of local service, including long-distance companies, to compete with the Bells. Instead, the plan would force them to pay higher prices to rent network access or buy more of their own equipment. --snip-- http://online.wsj.com/article/0,,SB10418076588657184,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- geoff.goodfellow () iconia com * Prague - CZ * telephone +420 603 706 558 "success is getting what you want & happiness is wanting what you get" http://www.nytimes.com/library/tech/99/01/biztech/articles/17drop.html http://www.tapsns.com/members-bio/geoff-goodfellow.shtml ------ 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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