Cut the connection; some analysts believe the path to competition is simple: sever the network from the Bells

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Baby Bells should provide local-telephone network access through separate wholesale operations, rivals say, but divestiture movements have failed to gain momentum. Federal lawmakers and state regulators have not widely supported long-distance carrier LCI International's proposal, filed with the FCC, which would force the Bells to abandon their local facilities. Some states are considering various state proposals that seek to revolutionize the telecommunications industry. Competitors say the five Bells and other local carriers have delayed compliance with the Telecommunications Act of 1996, which forces local phone companies to open their networks to rivals. The Bell network provides a key step, especially in the last mile that links residences and telephone-switching stations, for potential foes to deliver service. Questions remain on whether the last mile, virtually impossible for rivals to reconstruct, constitutes a natural monopoly.

Telephone communications, exc. radio, Local Telephone Service, Laws, regulations and rules, Services, Telecommunications services industry, Telecommunications industry, Regional Bell Operating Companies, Local telephone services, Market domination, Market share

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FCC rejects alliance of Qwest, two Bells

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Plans by two Baby Bells to market the long-distance service of Qwest Communications International Inc. has been turned down by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). The rejection represents another setback for the Bells as they try to expand rapidly into the long-distance market. Qwest's marketing agreements with Ameritech Corp. and US West Inc. are in violation of the Telecommunications Act of 1996.

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Plans by two Baby Bells to market long-distance service of Qwest Communications International Inc. turned down by FCC

United States, Company Planning/Goals, Long Distance Telephone Svc, Strategic alliances, Legal/Government Regulation, Channels of Distribution, Long distance telephone services, Bell Atlantic Corp., Qwest Communications International Inc., Article

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