SBC vs. FCC

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This week the Federal Communications Commission ruled that states will continue to have the ability to regulate local telephone service.Regional Bell company SBC, Wisconsin’s largest local phone carrier, had wanted the FCC to assume control over local service, arguing that their business carries between states and should be regulated by a federal agency. John Wanamaker reports.

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