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To: paulbk who wrote (31288)5/13/1999 8:03:00 PM
From: BB BOB  Respond to of 36349
 
I suppose the day munchkins haven't got wind of it yet?



To: paulbk who wrote (31288)5/13/1999 8:04:00 PM
From: Dan Michaels  Respond to of 36349
 
U.S. Senate Offers Bill To Help Baby Bells Onto
Internet

Dow Jones Newswires

WASHINGTON (AP)--Local phone companies would be freed from some
regulations as an incentive to offer high-speed Internet services more widely
under a Senate bill offered Thursday.

The bill by Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., would help local phone providers such
as the Baby Bells and GTE better compete against AT&T, which is positioned
to be a major provider of high-speed Internet services via cable TV lines and
cable modems.

Under the bill, local phone companies wouldn't be required to provide deep
discounts to other companies that lease a big volume of high-speed telephone
lines.

"AT&T can roll out cable modem service in a virtually regulation-free
environment; federal regulation impedes the ability of telephone companies to
do the same thing," McCain said.