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FCC divided over telephone competition rules
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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2003 The Federal Communications Commission on Thursday gave the telephone industry a mixed victory. In a 3-2 vote, with chairman Michael Powell dissenting, the FCC maintained rules requiring the four regional Bell companies to lease local networks to rivals at a low cost. The rules are meant to foster competition in the states. But the commission split on a vote affecting high-speed Internet service. The majority swept away rules that require the Bells to offer to rivals low-cost leases on their broadband networks. The FCC homepage, http://www.fcc.gov has a full list of the decisions and the dissent by Powell on the first vote. Get the Story:
FCC Delivers Mixed Vote on Competition (The Washington Post 2/21)
F.C.C. Leaves Most Rules on Network Leasing in Place (The New York Times 2/21)
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