March 2006

Today is a big day in telecom policy: the House=20
Commerce Committee considers a new telecom law=20
(see story below), the Senate Commerce Committee=20
ponders Competition and Convergence, New America=20
hosts a conversation on the transforming BBC &=20
PBS, and there's a Town Meeting on the Future of=20
Media in Norfolk (VA). For these and other=20
upcoming media policy events, see http://www.benton.org

TELECOM REFORM LEGISLATION
Barton: Bush Will Sign =9206 Telecom Bill
Barton Rejects Net Neutrality Concerns
Dingell Quizzes AT&T on Franchise Law
Telco, Cable Worlds Apart on Franchises

INTERNET
Verizon Broadband Deregulation Contested by Rivals
The Watchdog Awakes

MEDIA OWNERSHIP
New Power Seen for Mexico's Media Giant
Extra! Are Tribune's Parts Extra?
CNN founder Ted Turner blasts media, Bush
CBS Bid for Univision?
Beasley Buying Las Vegas

BROADCASTING
FCC Cancels Some Proposed Indecency Fines
FCC Proposes Yet More Kids TV Fines
Alternate TV Takes the Hill
TV downloads break new barrier with "Scrubs" deal
RIAA In Digital Radio Talks With NAB

QUICKLY -- Searching for Movies That Speak to=20
Latinos; Intel unveils PCs for India=92s rural=20
areas; Drops in cellular fees to slow

TELECOM REFORM LEGISLATION

BARTON: BUSH WILL SIGN '06 TELECOM BILL
[SOURCE: Multichannel News, AUTHOR: Ted Hearn]
The House Commerce Committee will consider today=20
a telecom reform bill drafted by committee=20
Chairman Joe Barton (R-TX) and he said "the odds=20
are 2 to 1 that the president is going to sign a=20
bill this year." =93Obviously, it=92s going to be=20
modified and amended, but I think it has real=20
power and I believe the president will sign a=20
version very close to this bill sometime this=20
calendar year,=94 Rep Barton said in a conference=20
call with reporters. Rep Barton said that House=20
Speaker Dennis Hastert, who publicly supports the=20
bill, had cleared floor time for the vote=20
sometime in May or June. House Telecommunications=20
Subcommittee Chairman Fred Upton (R-Mich.) said=20
that they were "very close" to getting both the=20
cable and telco sides to sign off on the bill,=20
which creates a national franchising system for=20
both new entrants like telcos and incumbent cable=20
systems. During the same talk with reporters, Rep=20
Barton indicated that a proposed amendment to his=20
bill that would overhaul retransmission consent=20
is unlikely to pass the Commerce Committee. He=20
urged the amendment's author, Rep Nathan Deal=20
(R-GA) not to offer the amendment. Retransmission=20
consent refers to the ability of local TV=20
stations to demand compensation in exchange for=20
cable carriage. Although many cable companies=20
complain that ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox are abusing=20
the process, the programming giants counter that=20
they are playing fair and that the deals are market-driven.
http://www.multichannel.com/article/CA6320367.html?display=3DBreaking+News
* Telecom Bill? Bet on It, Says Barton
http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6320349?display=3DBreaking+News
* Barton: Amendment Won't Pass
http://www.multichannel.com/article/CA6320354.html?display=3DBreaking+News
*** There's a House Commerce Committee hearing=20
today to consider the Communications Opportunity,=20
Promotion, and Enhancement Act of 2006 (see=20
http://energycommerce.house.gov/108/Hearings/03302006hearing1823/hearing...
m).=20
To learn more about the legislation see Benton's=20
Telecom Legislation Tracker (http://www.benton.org/index.php?q=3Dnode/1882)=
***

BARTON REJECTS NET NEUTRALITY CONCERNS
[SOURCE: C-Net|News.com, AUTHOR: Anne Broache]
House Commerce Committee Chairman Joe Barton=20
(R-TX) defended his decision to include limited=20
obligations related to Net neutrality for=20
broadband providers in the latest version of a=20
much-anticipated bill released Monday. "Before we=20
get too far down the road, I want to let the=20
market kind of sort itself out, and I'm not=20
convinced that we really have a problem with Net=20
neutrality," Rep Barton said in a conference call=20
with reporters. "I know the average congressman=20
doesn't know what the term means, and...experts=20
disagree on what the term means."=20
Telecommunications and cable executives say they=20
deserve the right to create a tiered Internet=20
system that would require big bandwidth hogs like=20
Google or Yahoo to pay more for their access in=20
order to recoup the substantial costs they face=20
in launching new services, particularly video.=20
But many content providers that use the broadband=20
providers' pipes argue that plans for such a=20
"fast lane" pose a threat to the Internet's open=20
architecture and could elevate prices for=20
consumers. Consumer groups and Internet companies=20
such as Microsoft, Google and Yahoo have charged=20
that the House's new bill doesn't go far enough=20
to protect surfers from such ills. Chairman=20
Barton dismissed their concerns. "If I'm a Yahoo=20
or an Amazon.com and I'm investing hundreds of=20
millions of dollars into my service, I'm willing=20
to invest 10 cents a video to get it to my=20
customers," he said. The committee's proposal=20
"strikes the right posture" in the debate because=20
it "explicitly" gives the Federal Communications=20
Commission the authority to enforce its own set=20
of broadband principles outlined last August, Rep=20
Barton said. He suggested that enforcing=20
suspected Net neutrality violations on a=20
case-by-case basis is the best way to go until a=20
clearer picture emerges about the reality of the=20
problem. "The market is going to make it a moot=20
issue," he said. "I don't think we'll be gnashing=20
our teeth over Net neutrality two to three years from now."
http://news.com.com/Politico+rejects+Net+neutrality+concerns/2100-1034_3...
55700.html?tag=3Dhtml.alert
* The Barton Bill -- Throwing Out the Baby and the Bathwater
http://www.saschameinrath.com/2006mar28the_barton_bill_throwing_out_the_...
hwater_the_baby
** Your Guide to Network Neutrality **
http://www.hearusnow.org/internet/27/

DINGELL QUIZZES AT&T ON FRANCHISE LAW
[SOURCE: Multichannel News, AUTHOR: Ted Hearn]
Rep. John Dingell (D-Mich) is questioning whether=20
AT&T needs a federal video-franchising law when=20
the company is insisting that its Project=20
Lightspeed video service relies on a technology=20
exempt from all traditional cable rules,=20
including local franchising. Rep Dingell, the top=20
Democrat on the House Commerce Committee,=20
expressed his concerns in a letter Wednesday to=20
AT&T Chairman and CEO Edward Whitacre. Rep=20
Dingell is expected to attend a House=20
subcommittee hearing Thursday on the franchising=20
bill. =93It is unclear why it makes sense for the=20
committee on Energy and Commerce to consider=20
legislation to streamline the cable-franchise=20
process when companies can define themselves out=20
of the process,=94 Rep Dingell wrote. =93The=20
committee clearly needs to receive information=20
sufficient to evaluate whether the Communications=20
Act definitions should be updated so that=20
companies that offer IP-video services can=20
benefit from the national cable franchising.=94
http://www.multichannel.com/article/CA6320114.html?display=3DBreaking+News
* Project Lights Out
[SOURCE: Bunnie Riedel]
[Commentary] Riedel wonders why AT&T has to=20
completely disintegrate local government=20
franchising so they can roll out a product that=20
is already obsolete before they've thrown their first switch?
www.riedelcommunications.blogspot.com
* AT&T COO: Lightspeed Capacity Not an Issue
http://www.ipdemocracy.com/archives/001347att_coo_lightspeed_capacity_no...
n_issue.php

TELCO, CABLE WORLDS APART ON FRANCHISES
[SOURCE: Broadcasting&Cable, AUTHOR: John Eggerton]
The Bush Administration, the FCC, and Congress=20
are essentially on the same page that some video=20
franchise reform is needed to help spur price and=20
service competition to cable and the roll-out of=20
broadband service. Even the cable industry agrees=20
on reform, so long as it is fair to both=20
sides.The FCC has been considering how to=20
streamline the franchising process to speed the=20
roll-out of broadband. While pushing for new=20
franchise legislation and regulation, the=20
telephone industry is looking for a national=20
franchising process that would allow it to bypass=20
the local franchising negotiations. The telcos=20
potentially have two avenues for national=20
franchise regulatory relief. The FCC could decide=20
to exercise its authority under the 1992 Cable=20
Act if it concluded LFA's were being unreasonable=20
in their demands and unduly delaying the process,=20
or Congress could mandate a national franchising=20
scheme as part of its planned rewrite of the 1996 Telecommunications Act.
http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6320032?display=3DBreaking+News

INTERNET

VERIZON BROADBAND DEREGULATION CONTESTED BY RIVALS
[SOURCE: Reuters]
Last week, the Federal Communications Commission=20
exempted Verizon from scores of regulations for=20
its high-capacity data business services,=20
including requirements that it connect to other=20
networks and negotiate deals with competitors.=20
Now Comptel, which represents companies that=20
compete against Verizon, and Sprint Nextel have=20
asked the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District=20
of Columbia to review the FCC decision. "We=20
believe that the FCC has abdicated its=20
responsibility to protect the public interest and=20
instead has chosen to advance the private=20
financial interests of a single giant=20
corporation," said Jason Oxman, senior vice president at Comptel.
http://today.reuters.com/news/newsarticle.aspx?type=3DinternetNews&storyid=
=3D2006-03-29T215625Z_01_N29290715_RTRUKOC_0_US-TELECOMS-VERIZON-APPEAL.xml

THE WATCHDOG AWAKES
[SOURCE: New York Times, AUTHOR: Editorial Staff]
[Commentary] The Federal Election Commission=20
finally did the right thing in ruling that the=20
Internet must not be used as a conduit for=20
unregulated salvos of big-money political=20
advertising. Scolded by a federal judge, the=20
commission reversed its earlier rule that=20
threatened to turn the Web into a giant trough=20
for the six- and seven-figure donations from=20
corporations, unions and fat-cat influence=20
shoppers that Congress banned in the campaign=20
reforms of 2002. The F.E.C. ruling against such=20
"soft money" corruption is welcome as well for=20
its ringing endorsement of the free-speech rights=20
of political bloggers, who had been concerned=20
that they would be unfairly hobbled by any=20
campaign controls on the Web. To the contrary,=20
bloggers have now been assured of the same wide=20
latitude to opine free of government control as=20
newspapers enjoy, so long as they are not paid by=20
a political campaign. The commission's action is=20
timely for effectively skewering a brazen attempt=20
in the House this week to make the Internet a=20
soft money cornucopia beyond the reach of=20
campaign law. The measure was peddled in the name=20
of protecting bloggers' free speech, but that=20
veil has been shredded by the F.E.C.'s rule.=20
House Republican leaders wisely pulled the=20
measure from the agenda rather than laying bare=20
the political greed of trying to make the Web a=20
supermarket for influence peddling.
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/30/opinion/30thur3.html
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MEDIA OWNERSHIP

NEW POWER SEEN FOR MEXICO'S MEDIA GIANT
[SOURCE: New York Times, AUTHOR: Elisabeth Malkin]
Mexico's largest media company, Grupo Televisa,=20
is at the center of a bitter debate over proposed=20
laws that critics say strengthen the company's=20
dominant position. The Mexican Senate is=20
scheduled to vote Thursday on the legislation,=20
which was passed unanimously by the lower house=20
in December. Despite opposition that has since=20
emerged, it is expected to clear the Senate and=20
be signed into law by President Vicente Fox.=20
Televisa has lobbied heavily for the new law =97=20
something that critics say explains the speed=20
with which the legislation moved through a=20
divided Congress that has failed in the last few=20
years to pass many major bills. "In my opinion,=20
it shows an example of subordination to=20
Televisa's power," said Ra=FAl Trejo, a professor=20
at the Institute of Social Research at the=20
National Autonomous University of Mexico and a=20
longtime media critic. The furor has created a=20
test case over how willing the government is to=20
rein in the powerful monopolies or duopolies that=20
control many of the country's most important=20
industries. That business elite has remained=20
untouched over the last decade even as the=20
political party that nurtured it, the long-ruling=20
Institutional Revolutionary Party, lost control of Congress and the preside=
ncy.
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/30/business/worldbusiness/30tele.html?pag...
nted=3Dall
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EXTRA! ARE TRIBUNE'S PARTS EXTRA?
[SOURCE: Wall Street Journal, AUTHOR: Joseph T. Hallinan joe.hallinan( at )wsj.c=
om]
With speculation mounting that Tribune could be=20
the newspaper industry's next takeover play, the=20
media company faces increasing pressure to do=20
something. Tribune's stock price has slumped to=20
multiyear lows, Wall Street analysts have slapped=20
the company with rare "sell" ratings, and the=20
company's strategy of corralling advertisers by=20
owning newspapers and television stations in the=20
same markets seems to have flopped. Tribune's two=20
primary businesses -- newspapers and TV stations=20
-- are concentrated in big-city markets that have=20
taken a pounding from competitors. Its TV=20
stations, such as KTLA in Los Angeles, have lost=20
viewers, and its newspapers, like the Los Angeles=20
Times and Chicago Tribune, have lost readers and=20
advertising, largely to the Internet. Selling the=20
Cubs is tempting. (Say it ain't so, Joe!) While=20
the club hasn't won a World Series since 1908,=20
its legendary Wrigley Field home is packed for=20
most games. Estimates put the team's value at=20
around $500 million. Tribune bought the Cubs in=20
1981 for $21 million. Other healthy investments=20
include Tribune's 31% interest in the TV Food=20
Network, a 24-hour television network focusing on=20
food and entertaining, and a one-third stake in=20
CareerBuilder, the online recruitment company.=20
(CareerBuilder's other two stakeholders are=20
Gannett Co. and Knight Ridder Inc., the nation's=20
top two newspaper publishers, respectively, each also with a one-third stak=
e.)
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB114369241605012061.html?mod=3Dtodays_us_...
ey_and_investing
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CNN FOUNDER TED TURNER BLASTS MEDIA, BUSH
[SOURCE: The Associated Press]
Ted Turner took shots Tuesday at the media for=20
its coverage of sex and violence, at himself for=20
losing control of the cable network he founded=20
and at the Bush administration for its decision=20
to go to war in Iraq. "There's an awful lot of=20
superfluous news, the pervert of the day and=20
someone that shot seven people at a fraternity=20
party," Turner told a crowd gathered at a=20
downtown hotel. "Who needs it all?" Turner, 67,=20
said he regrets losing control of CNN, which he=20
founded in 1980, to Time Warner Inc. after its=20
merger with America Online. "I lost control of it=20
and I lost it a long time ago when the AOL merger=20
went through, and I apologize for that," Turner=20
said. "I had a sacred trust there and I let it=20
go. I thought there was no way they could phase=20
me out, and I was wrong." In 2003, Turner=20
resigned as vice chairman of what was then known=20
as AOL Time Warner Inc. Then, last month, he said=20
he wouldn't seek re-election to the board of what=20
is now known simply as Time Warner.
http://www.accessnorthga.com/news/ap_newfullstory.asp?ID=3D73298

RUMOR OF LES IS MORE
[SOURCE: New York Post, AUTHOR: Paul Tharp & Zachery Kouwe]
CBS chief Les Moonves is rumored to be searching=20
for a partner to make an offer for Univision.=20
Univision has been on the block for more than=20
three weeks, drawing wide interest from several=20
suitors, including private-equity firms working=20
with two of the world's wealthiest Hispanic=20
families who want to expand their Latin American=20
empires into the US. First-round bids are due in=20
about two weeks. Univision serves about 98=20
percent of Hispanic households in the U.S.=20
through its 62 TV stations, 69 radio stations and=20
Galavision cable network. Among other rumored=20
suitors have been billionaire television producer=20
Haim Saban, Goldman Sachs Capital Partners, Texas=20
Pacific Group and Thomas H. Lee Partners.
http://www.nypost.com/business/66129.htm

RADIO DEAL PART OF EXPANSION PLAN
[SOURCE: Las Vegas Review Journal, AUTHOR: Jennifer Robinson]
Beasley Broadcast Group expands its presence in=20
Las Vegas by buying another radio station. "We=20
have three FM stations in the (Las Vegas) market,=20
and we want more stations in the market," said=20
George Beasley, chairman and chief executive of=20
the Naples, Fla., company. "We think KDWN will=20
complement our present cluster. We'd like to=20
continue to add more stations in Las Vegas,=20
because we're excited about the high growth in=20
the market. It's a dynamic market, and one of the=20
Top 50 radio markets in the country -- none of=20
which seem to be growing faster than Las Vegas."=20
At 50,000 watts, and with its signal-boosting=20
position on the lower end of the spectrum, KDWN=20
is "about as big an AM station as you can build=20
in the United States," said Dave Garland, owner=20
of Dave Garland Media Brokerage in Houston.=20
Garland said 50,000-watt stations are a rarity in=20
America; of the 13,000 radio stations nationwide,=20
fewer than 100 carry a 50,000-watt AM signal.=20
KDWN is the only such station in Las Vegas. Its=20
wattage means its broadcast range during the day=20
is 200 miles. At night, when atmospheric=20
conditions change, KDWN's signal spans the=20
Western United States and into Canada, Mexico and sometimes Hawaii and Guam.
http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2006/Mar-29-Wed-2006/business/657...
7.html

BROADCASTING

FCC CANCELS SOME PROPOSED INDECENCY FINES
[SOURCE: Broadcasting&Cable, AUTHOR: John Eggerton]
The FCC, without elaboration, has vacated over a=20
quarter of a million dollars in proposed=20
indecency fines against a number of Indiana and=20
Tennessee stations. In Indiana, the stations,=20
which had aired CBS' Without a Trace, including a=20
scene of teen-sex party, were ones that aired=20
the broadcast at 10 p.m., when indecency=20
broadcasts are protected, rather than the 9 p.m.=20
airing in the Central and Mountain zones, where=20
the broadcast could be fined (the indecency "safe=20
harbor is 6 a.m. to 10 p.m.). The mix-up was that=20
while some Indiana stations make the switch to=20
Daylight Saving Time, the majority don't, which=20
means the majority were airing it after 10 p.m.=20
That will change, though, since the state has=20
passed a law to regularize the observance=20
starting this weekend. The Tennessee stations are=20
all in the Eastern time zone, so they appeared to=20
have simply been inadvertently included in the=20
111 stations fined for the program.
http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6320280?display=3DBreaking+News

FCC PROPOSES YET MORE KIDS TV FINES
[SOURCE: Broadcasting&Cable, AUTHOR: John Eggerton]
The FCC has proposed fining three TV stations a=20
total of $39,000 for violations of its children's=20
TV reporting rules. The Commission has been=20
reprimanding and fining numerous stations for=20
similar violations as it works through a backlog=20
of license renewals. The FCC found all the=20
violations, which the stations volunteered in=20
their applications for license renewal, "willful=20
and repeated." It has tended only to warn=20
stations over what it decides are isolated=20
incidents, but omissions of several years are=20
likely to draw a fine, and inadvertence is=20
generally no defense. The stations now have to=20
either pay the fines or tell the FCC why it thinks it shouldn't have to.
http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6320081?display=3DBreaking+News

ALTERNATIVE TV TAKES THE HILL
[SOURCE: Broadcasting&Cable, AUTHOR: John Eggerton]
The House Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and=20
Consumer Protection held a hearing on alternative=20
ways to receive television content. The=20
committee, which has held a series of hearings on=20
fair use and digital rights management, said it=20
wanted to hear about some of the content-delivery=20
systems currently in use from the supply and=20
consumer side as the Congress tries to balance=20
fair use rights with content protection, which=20
will happen either through legislation -- to=20
loosen or tighten copyright protections -- or by=20
spurring industry to reach a marketplace solution.
http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6320236?display=3DBreaking+News

TV DOWNLOADS BREAK NEW BARRIER WITH "SCRUBS" DEAL
[SOURCE: Reuters, AUTHOR: Steve Gorman]
In another first for the fledgling world of=20
"on-demand" television, NBC and the sister studio=20
of rival network ABC have teamed up to make a=20
prime-time show of shared interest, "Scrubs,"=20
available for Internet downloads. The NBC=20
hospital comedy, produced by Disney-ABC=20
Television Group's Touchstone Television, has=20
been added to the catalog of shows that can be=20
purchased as a download from Apple Computer=20
Inc.'s iTunes music store for $1.99 per episode.=20
While TV series for network broadcast are=20
routinely produced by and licensed from studios=20
of competing media companies, the "Scrubs" deal=20
marks the first such partnership for a prime-time=20
program offered via the Internet for commercial=20
download, NBC and ABC said on Wednesday. Until=20
now, programs made available for online purchase,=20
like ABC's "Desperate Housewives" and NBC's "The=20
Office," have all been productions of their=20
respective "in-house" television studios.
http://today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=3DinternetNews&storyID=
=3D2006-03-30T003314Z_01_N29328896_RTRUKOC_0_US-SCRUBS.xml&archived=3DFalse

RIAA IN DIGITAL RADIO TALKS WITH NAB
[SOURCE: Hollywood Reporter, AUTHOR: Brooks Boliek]
Senate Commerce Committee C-Chair Daniel Inouye=20
(D-Hawaii) has been nudging the recording=20
industry to get together with radio broadcasters=20
and work out their differences. RIAA chief Mitch=20
Bainwol and National Association of Broadcasters=20
leader David Rehr and other top industry=20
executives are meeting face to face, but not=20
agreeing to do much more than to meet again.=20
"Both the broadcast and music industries are=20
committed to finding a balance that achieves both=20
protection for copyrighted works and a robust=20
expansion of digital audio broadcasts, keeping in=20
mind the interests of consumers. We appreciate=20
the leadership and encouragement of Sens. Stevens=20
and Inouye, who similarly share an interest in=20
both parties developing a balanced solution. Our=20
meeting was highly productive, and we will=20
continue to work toward a timely resolution that=20
can be implemented industry-wide," the organizations reported to Congress.
http://www.billboardradiomonitor.com/radiomonitor/news/business/digital/...
icle_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=3D1002273677

QUICKLY

SEARCHING FOR MOVIES THAT SPEAK TO LATINOS
[SOURCE: Los Angeles Times, AUTHOR: Lorenza Mu=F1oz]
Latinos in the U.S. spend billions of dollars and=20
countless hours consuming Spanish-language music,=20
radio and TV. So will movies en espa=F1ol be coming=20
soon to a theater near you? Conventional wisdom=20
has said no. But a former TV executive and a=20
maverick studio are betting millions of dollars=20
that the answer is, S=ED se puede (yes, it can be=20
done). Jim McNamara, who ran Telemundo Network=20
for six years, and indie studio Lionsgate are=20
poised to test how deep the Spanish-language=20
movie market runs in the U.S. On April 14, they=20
will roll the dice with "La Mujer de Mi Hermano"=20
("My Brother's Wife"), the first in a slate of=20
movies made in Latin America. Opening in 200=20
theaters nationwide, the movie stars telenovela=20
superstar Barbara Mori as the bored wife of a=20
wealthy Mexico City industrialist who has an=20
affair with her repressed husband's free-spirited brother.
http://www.latimes.com/business/printedition/la-fi-latinomovies30mar30,1...
51161.story?coll=3Dla-headlines-pe-business
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INTEL UNVEILS PCs FOR INDIA'S RURAL AREAS
[SOURCE: Financial Times, AUTHOR: Anita Jain]
Intel unveiled a personal computer specifically=20
designed for use in India=92s rural countryside=20
areas as part of an initiative to set up 200,000=20
Internet kiosks over the next two years in villages across the country.
http://news.ft.com/cms/s/339ce362-bfd0-11da-939f-0000779e2340.html
(requires subscription)

DROPS IN CELLULAR FEES TO SLOW: SPRINT EXEC
[SOURCE: Reuters]
The price of cellular phone calls should decline=20
more slowly in 2006 than in recent times as the=20
duration of phone calls expands less rapidly,=20
according to Len Lauer, chief operating Officer=20
of Sprint, the No. 3 U.S. cellphone service. U.S.=20
operators have driven down the price of mobile=20
phone calls in recent years as they tried to win=20
new customers or steal each other's subscribers=20
in the fiercely competitive market, which had as=20
many as six national operators at one point. But=20
as increases in the amount of time customers=20
spend on the phone slow, operators will likely be=20
less aggressive in lowering their prices this year
http://today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=3DtechnologyNews&sto...
D=3D2006-03-30T013533Z_01_N29327964_RTRUKOC_0_US-TELECOMS-SPRINT-PRICES.xml=
&archived=3DFalse
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