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ip: U.S. Appeals Court Sets Aside FCC Phone Rules
From: David Farber <farber () cis upenn edu>
Date: Sat, 19 Jul 1997 21:17:27 -0400
Friday July 18 6:14 PM EDT U.S. Appeals Court Sets Aside FCC Phone Rules By Roger Fillion WASHINGTON (Reuter) - A federal appeals court Friday overturned key parts of landmark federal rules designed to pry open the $100 billion local telephone market controlled by the regional Baby Bell companies. The Bells and other local phone carriers hailed the decision. But long-distance companies and the nation's top phone regulator said it could further slow efforts to allow consumers to choose their local phone carrier. The St. Louis-based court said the Federal Communications Commission lacked the authority to issue rules governing the pricing of local phone service. State regulators instead have that power, the court said. The rules are part of the agency's bid to open local phone monopolies under last year's telecommunications act. .... http://www.yahoo.com/headlines/970718/business/stories/telephone_2.html
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