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To: Secret_Agent_Man who wrote (1235)	9/5/1998 9:46:00 AM
From: Kenneth E. Phillipps	Read Replies (1) of 3178

BellSouth Corp. plans to charge companies that carry long-distance phone calls over the Internet the same fees traditional long-distance companies must pay, a move that could narrow the cost savings enjoyed by people making Internet calls. BellSouth's decision on Friday marks the first time a local phone company has charged carriers for such calls and is likely to be a test case for federal regulators. ''BellSouth is creating a test case and is forcing the process,'' said Scott Cleland, an analyst at Legg Mason Wood Walker Inc. in Washington. AT&T, MCI, Sprint and other traditional long-distance companies currently pay BellSouth and other local phone companies fees for connecting long-distance calls. The fees make up about 40 percent of the average residential customers' long-distance bill.

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