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To: SteveG who wrote (7740)11/20/1997 9:23:00 AM
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<A> AT&T Asks High Court To Review Rulings In FCC Phone Cases

WASHINGTON (Dow Jones)--Long-distance giant AT&T Corp. (T) said it asked the Supreme Court to review a pair of lower court decisions overturning rules aimed at opening local telephone markets to competition.

In a press release Wednesday, AT&T said the case centers on several issues surrounding the Federal Communications Commission's authority to implement last year's landmark telecommunications reform law.

As reported, the U.S. Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals in St. Louis rejected key provisions of an FCC order that sought to open the nation's $100 billion local phone market to competitors like AT&T. The court, in a July decision, concluded that the FCC went too far in setting prices would-be rivals would pay to plug into local telephone networks.

In a separate ruling in October, the appeals court said the FCC erred when it interpreted the law in a way that would force Baby Bells to sell pieces of their local networks to competitors as a package. The court said the law called for local carriers to sell the so-called "unbundled network elements" as separate pieces that would-be rivals would then have to reassemble themselves.

"We think the intent of Congress was clear in granting the FCC authority to adopt rules to advance local competition," said Rick Bailey, AT&T vice president for federal government affairs. "We believe the Eighth Circuit erred in its reading of the Act, and that's why we're asking the Supreme Court to review its decision."

AT&T said it was joined in its pleading by a number of companies and organizations, including Sprint Corp. (FON) and WorldCom Inc. (WCOM).
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