House panel approves bill to curb 'Baby Bell' services

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A bill that would exclude the regional Bell holding companies from the information services and equipment manufacturing sectors of the telecommunications industry for the foreseeable future has been passed by a House Judiciary subcommittee by a vote of 10 to 6. The bill is unlikely to become law in its current form, however. The Bush administration has repeatedly threatened to veto the bill, and it is also a bone of contention over jurisdictional matters between Rep. Jack Brooks (D-TX), the bill's author and chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, and Rep. John D. Dingell (D-MI), chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee. Dingell, who also favors continuing restrictions on the so-called Baby Bells, was unable to wrest jurisdiction over the bill away from Brooks' committee and has been unable to introduce any legislation of his own. The Bell companies and their allies have registered their protest of the bill, but such diverse interests as newspaper publishers, consumer groups, information services and equipment manufacturers have all praised it.

United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary

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Regulators moving to break local telephone monopolies

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The New York State Public Service Commission put rules into place on Nov 25, 1991, allowing more competition in local telephone services. Under the new rules, telecommunications companies can contract to supply services to business customers and fulfill their contracts by running lines to central switches of the New York Telephone Company. Thus, companies that previously were locked out will now be able to access the public network. The commission will allow 90 days for New York Telephone to object. New York is the first locality in the nation to adopt such rules, but similar decisions are expected elsewhere. Industry observers and regulators believe that increased competition will being lower prices and improved services as well as backup arrangements that will improve network reliability.

COMMUNICATION, Deregulation, Monopolies, Telecommunications, Competition, New York (State). Public Service Commission, New York. Public Service Commission

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