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To: puborectalis who wrote (26414)	7/22/1999 6:05:00 AM
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States are next....States may join open-access debate By John Borland Staff Writer, CNET News.com July 21, 1999, 4:30 p.m. PT SAN FRANCISCO--As federal and local government policymakers clash over the regulation of high-speed cable networks, state governments may soon join the fight. America Online, GTE, MCI WorldCom and others are pushing for direct access to cable networks owned by AT&T and other cable companies. The stakes are high--AT&T has committed more than $120 billion to buying cable companies. At the heart of the matter, however, is the question of who ultimately has the authority to regulate the nascent high-speed Internet. The search for the answer to that question took a prominent role at a meeting of state utility regulators this week. Many regulators, who have watched from a distance as the companies have taken their fight to the courts and to Congress, now believe that the controversial topic will be theirs to face before long.