Recently, the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals largely rejected challenges by state entities and phone companies to an FCC order aimed at implementing sections of the Telecommunications Act of 1996. The 1996 act has allowed local telephone carriers, the so-called "Baby Bells," to offer for the first time long-distance service across state lines by agreeing, in turn, to open their local markets to competition.
August 06, 1999 at 12:00 AM
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On July 30, the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals largely rejected challenges by state entities and phone companies to a Federal Communications Commission order aimed at implementing sections of the Telecommunications Act of 1996.
The 1996 act has allowed local telephone carriers, the so-called “Baby Bells,” to offer for the first time long-distance service across state lines by agreeing, in turn, to open their local markets to competition.
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