Telephone Regulation
Justice Dept. vs. the Bells (NYT)
Process to Accelerate Resolution of Market Disputes (FCC)
In-Region, Interlata Services in Louisiana by Bellsouth (FCC)
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** Telephone Regulation **
Title: Justice Dept. vs. the Bells
Source: New York Times (C3)
http://www.nytimes.com/yr/mo/day/news/financial/tech-column.html
Author: Seth Schiesel
Issue: Telephone Regulation
Description: The headline grabbers may be the mergers, but the most
important telecommunications developments happen in court as the baby Bells
battle with the Department of Justice "over the soul of the
Telecommunications Act of 1996." In New Orleans, the Court of Appeals for
the Fifth Circuit is hearing arguments on a lower courts decision that would
allow Baby Bells to enter the $80 billion long distance market. The case
could be headed to Supreme Court and may be unresolved for the next year.
"We never want a situation where Congress can single out for penalties any
single group," said James Ellis, SBC's general counsel. "If it can happen to
us, they can do it to less-advantaged groups."
Title: Process to Accelerate Resolution of Market Disputes
Source: FCC
http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/News_Releases/1998/nrcc8046.html
Issue: Telephone Regulation
Description: Noting that the growth of telecommunications competition
depends upon the prompt resolution of disputes between market participants,
the FCC adopted a new, accelerated approach to resolving complaints
involving telephone companies. The action will allow the FCC to respond to
market disputes effectively and with the speed that will be necessary in an
increasingly competitive environment. The new procedures should benefit
consumers and the industry alike by safeguarding fair competition in the
telecommunications market.
Title: In-Region, Interlata Services in Louisiana by Bellsouth
Source: FCC
http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Public_Notices/1998/da981364.html
Issue: Long Distance
Description: On July 9, 1998, BellSouth Corporation, BellSouth
Telecommunications, Inc., and BellSouth Long Distance, Inc. (collectively,
BellSouth) filed an application for authorization to provide in-region,
interLATA service in Louisiana, pursuant to section 271 of the
Communications Act of 1934, as amended (the Act), 47 U.S.C.