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To: elk who wrote (23970)	1/5/1998 4:01:00 PM
From: Jack Sman	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 41046

FTEL - Transaction Log 3:57:11 8 200 4.500 11:40:34 8 1000 4.375 3:56:38 8 1100 4.375 11:22:55 8 100 4.375 3:52:12 8 1000 4.500 11:21:48 8 100 4.375 3:41:19 8 4.312 - 4.500 5x5 11:01:24 8 500 4.250 3:41:16 8 4.312 - 4.375 5x5 11:01:16 8 1000 4.250 3:41:10 8 1000 4.375 11:00:51 8 500 4.375 3:40:27 8 3000 4.375 11:00:05 8 1000 4.375 3:40:11 8 1000 4.375 10:47:26 8 1000 4.375 3:39:27 8 1000 4.375 10:43:05 8 3500 4.375 3:39:24 8 6600 4.375 10:42:07 8 3000 4.375 3:37:06 8 5000 4.375 10:40:34 8 1000 4.375 3:25:46 8 1000 4.375 10:40:30 8 4.187 - 4.375 5x5 2:39:11 8 1000 4.375 10:34:24 8 4500 4.375 1:12:10 8 200 4.250 10:34:15 8 3000 4.312 12:54:44 8 200 4.375 10:31:31 8 4.187 - 4.375 5x10 12:23:24 8 2400 4.375 10:31:28 8 3000 4.312 12:22:03 8 500 4.312 10:31:06 8 3000 4.312 12:06:49 8 100 4.250 10:31:04 8 4.125 - 4.375 5x10 11:58:52 8 1000 4.250 10:30:28 8 100 4.125 11:57:39 8 4.250 - 4.375 5x5 10:27:08 8 1000 4.312 11:41:38 8 100 4.375 10:25:45 8 1000 4.312 10:23:29 8 1000 4.375 10:10:10 8 4.218 - 4.250 5x10 10:23:26 8 4.125 - 4.312 5x5 10:09:29 8 5000 4.125 10:21:05 8 5000 4.312 10:08:56 8 2500 4.187 10:20:08 8 5000 4.312 10:08:53 8 4.031 - 4.250 5x10 10:19:59 8 4.125 - 4.375 5x10 9:57:44 8 2000 4.093 10:19:13 8 1000 4.312 9:57:40 8 1000 4.093 10:17:18 8 1000 4.062 9:57:28 8 4.031 - 4.187 5x5 10:16:45 8 1000 4.250 9:56:57 8 4.031 - 4.093 5x5 10:16:36 8 4.125 - 4.312 5x5 9:55:38 8 500 4.093 10:15:13 8 4000 4.250 9:53:53 8 200 4.000 10:14:53 8 1000 4.250 9:48:33 8 700 4.093 10:14:38 8 4.125 - 4.250 5x5 9:47:25 8 200 4.093 10:14:03 8 2000 4.125 9:46:56 8 500 4.093 10:13:32 8 4.125 - 4.250 5x10 9:45:56 8 400 4.062 10:13:14 8 1000 4.250 9:42:31 8 500 4.093 10:13:07 8 500 4.250 9:38:15 8 2500 4.062 10:13:04 8 500 4.250 9:38:09 8 2000 4.062 10:13:03 8 300 4.187 9:38:06 8 4.000 - 4.093 5x5 10:12:36 8 700 4.250 9:38:06 8 500 4.062 10:10:16 8 4.031 - 4.250 5x10 9:38:02 8 300 4.062 10:10:11 8 5000 4.218 9:37:13 8 500 4.062 9:34:59 8 4.000 - 4.062 5x5 9:31:33 8 1000 4.093 9:31:19 8 200 4.093 9:31:19 8 400 4.093 9:30:13 8 100 4.093 end of data

To: elk who wrote (23970)	1/5/1998 4:07:00 PM
From: Gary E Stein	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 41046

Check this out !!! FCC plans speedy appeal ! January 2, 1998 11:51 AM PST Reuters WASHINGTON--A federal judge in Texas threw out as unconstitutional parts of a landmark law that restricts the regional Baby Bells from entering the $80 billion long distance telephone market. Judge Joe Kendall of Dallas sided with SBC Communications' (SBC) argument that the Telecommunications Act of 1996 was unconstitutional because it singled out SBC and the other four Baby Bells for "punishment".The New Year's Eve ruling is expected to send shock waves through the telecommunications industry and throw into more disarray the Federal Communications Commission's efforts to break open the $100 billion local phone market controlled by the regional Bell operating companies. The telecom act barred the Bells from offering long distance dialing until they opened their own local phone monopolies to long distance carriers such as AT&T, MCI Communications (MCIC), and others seeking to offer rival phone service. The legislation also restricted the Bells from entering electronic publishing and the alarm monitoring business.The FCC plans a speedy appeal of a U.S. judge's decision to strike down a key provision of the 1996 Telecommunications Act, spokesman David Fiske said today. Fiske gave no details of the agency's legal strategy. But the FCC is widely expected to try to put a hold on the ruling so that it does not go into effect immediately. The case could take months to resolve.Government officials predicted the ruling ultimately would be overturned."This court decision represents special-interest judicial activism and I expect it to be overturned on appeal,"said Rep. Edward Markey of Massachusetts, the senior Democrat on the House telecommunications subcommittee. Judge Kendall wrote that these provisions of the act "strip the [Bells] of their ability to enter new markets and tie their hands while their competitors such as GTE (GTE), AT&T, and MCI take their punches."In the case of long distance entry, the act requires the Bells to meet a 14-point checklist. But Judge Kendall called the checklist requirements "extremely onerous."So far, the FCC has rejected requests by SBC, Ameritech (AIT), and BellSouth(BLS) to get into the long distance business from their local calling regions. The agency said the companies had not fully opened their local markets to rivals.But the Bells complain the FCC has set unrealistically high standards for entry."This is a huge win for consumers around the country," said an SBC spokesman. "It can be summed up as more competition and lower prices." But FCC chairman William Kennard countered in a statement: "While I have not yet studied today's decision, I am extremely concerned about what seems to be a court's invalidation of much that Congress, this commission, and affected phone companies have done to bring consumers the benefit of competition." Markey echoed Kennard's comments by assailing SBC, saying its "litigation strategy and marketplace actions are in circumvention of the will of Congress to provide consumers everywhere with lower prices and more choices for both local and long distance service." He urged the Justice Department to investigate whether SBC is unfairly blocking competition in its local markets. The ruling is the latest blow for long distance carriers, the federal government, and the FCC in particular.Earlier this year, a U.S. appeals court in St. Louis threw out FCC rules governing the price long distance companies and others must pay the Bells to hook up to their local networks to offer their own brand of service.The FCC has appealed that ruling to the Supreme Court.The Baby Bells have been barred from offering long distance service since the 1984 breakup of the old AT&T monopoly.That decision led to the creation of the regional Bell carriers.SBC retained constitutional scholar Laurence Tribe, a Harvard Law School professor, to argue its case.Jamie DePeau, a spokeswoman for No. 2 long distance carrier MCI, said the company "will be reviewing this decision line by line and paragraph by paragraph to determine our next steps." AT&T said it will appeal Judge Kendall's ruling. "SBC's suit and today's decision could only advance the Bell monopolies' goals of frustrating local competition and denying consumers the choice in local service that Congress intends them to have," said AT&T vice president Mark Rosenblum.