Gservo
1st February 2003, 11:52 PM
WASHINGTON -- What appears to be a carefully choreographed rollout of trial balloons in advance of a much anticipated ruling by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) gained momentum over the weekend when FCC Chairman Michael Powell leaked a draft version of a plan that would have major implications for the future of broadband deployment in the U.S.
The FCC is expected to issue a ruling on Feb. 13 that will revise the rules imposed on the regional Bell operating companies to lease their lines and switching equipment with competitors at steeply discounted rates. The requirement was mandated under the 1996 Telecommunications Act to foster competition between the former monopoly Bells and rival carriers who wanted to enter the local voice market.
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The FCC is expected to issue a ruling on Feb. 13 that will revise the rules imposed on the regional Bell operating companies to lease their lines and switching equipment with competitors at steeply discounted rates. The requirement was mandated under the 1996 Telecommunications Act to foster competition between the former monopoly Bells and rival carriers who wanted to enter the local voice market.
You can read more of this dc.internet.com story -here- (http://dc.internet.com/news/article.php/1575101)