FCC order may foster competition; new access reform order's success will depend on whether access charges are reduced, not shifted, among local carriers

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The FCC issued its Access Reform Order on May 7, 1997. The order, which partially implements the Telecommunications Act of 1996, is intended to reduce access charges paid by long-distance companies to local exchange carriers and foster local competition. Access charges help pay for the wiring and hardware that connect customers to the local exchange and the network. The FCC order is designed to force access charges to cost-based levels and encourage flat instead of usage-based rates. Internet service providers remain exempted from access charges under the FCC's order.

United States, Management, Telecommunications services industry, Telecommunications industry, United States. Federal Communications Commission, Deregulation, Telecommunication policy, Telecommunications policy, Access charges (Telephone), Telephone access charges

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Reflections by Vincent Foster on law and his life

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Attorneys and other people should not rush through life without pausing to remember where they came from and where they hope to go. Once attorneys start to practice they will be judged and remembered by their intellectual and ethical integrity. There is nothing worth sacrificing this integrity for. The first concern of lawyers should be their families and the choice of a professional life that is fulfilling and helps others.

Foster, Vincent M., Jr.

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Putting the blame on no-fault

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No-fault divorce laws have been criticized as contributing to rising divorce rates, but family lawyers have mixed opinions on the issue. A survey of 1,400 lawyers found almost 84% supported no-fault laws and 69% did not see no-fault as a direct cause of rising divorce rates. However, a growing movement of state lawmakers is proposing changes to divorce laws, including curtailment of no-fault divorce.

Statistics, Divorce, No-fault divorce, No fault divorce, states

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