The Bells want F.C.C. to make providers share Internet costs

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The FCC will hear arguments in Dec 1996 from the regional Bell companies that Internet service providers should share the costs of providing Internet access. Under current regulations, Internet service providers are exempt from charges such as those long-distance carriers pay to the Bell companies for completing their calls. Pacific Telesis recently complained that the increase in telephone traffic resulting from Internet use threatens to overload networks. Because Internet calls last longer than most voice calls, they can quickly tie up local telephone lines. Service providers and long distances companies, however, maintain the Bell companies are exaggerating the added burden to telephone networks to ensure that regulations are changed. The FCC, which has not been sympathetic to the Bell companies, may reduce, but not eliminate, access charges. FCC Chmn Reed Hundt stated that the problem could be solved by opening local telephone services to competition.

Telecommunications, Telegraph & other communications, Specialized Telecom Services, Internet, Telecommunications services industry, Internet service providers, Telecommunications industry, Internet service provider, Internet access

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Phone companies clear TV hurdle; judge allows Bell Atlantic to compete nationwide

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US District Court Judge Harold H. Greene rules that Bell Atlantic will be allowed to offer video programming over its optic and cable lines and thus directly compete with cable operators. The ruling delivered on Mar 17, 1995, is expected to have broad implications for other Bells eyeing the video services market. West Coast Bell, Pacific Telesis, for example has recently forged an alliance with Bell Atlantic and Nynex Corp to develop television programming. Judge Greene, in his ruling, granted a waiver to Pacific Telesis to transmit programming in the western region of the US, in addition to the Bell Atlantic waiver. Judge Greene is in charge of overseeing the Bell companies following the court-mandated split up of the AT and T Bell System in 1984. In his recent decision, the Judge found that a prohibition preventing regional Bells from offering long-distance services did not apply to the transmission of television programming.

Cable Networks, Cable and other pay TV services, Cable TV Entertainment Networks, Cases, Telephone company, Telephone companies, Cable television, Bell Atlantic Corp., BEL, Cable networks (Television), Cable television/data services, Entertainment networks (Television), Pacific Telesis Group, PAC

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Baby Bells advance in long distance; judge allows entry into wireless services

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Federal Justice Harold H. Greene ruled on Apr 28, 1995 that the seven regional Bell operating companies will be allowed to offer long-distance cellular and other wireless communications services for the first time. Judge Greene oversees the 1984 antitrust decree that led to the break-up of the Bell System monopoly. In his recent ruling, Judge Greene granted the Bells the right to provide long-distance cellular and other wireless services if they can show that they open their local markets to outside competition. Industry analysts are calling the decision a major victory for the Bells. The cellular market is growing at a rate of over 45% per year and emerging services, such as personal communications services, promise even further potential for growth.

Long distance telephone services, Smart phone, Smart phones, Long-distance telephone service, Personal communications services, Government Regulation, Market Entry

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