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May 15, 2005
What Will It Take to 'Get There'?
Regulation made sense when there were monopolies. Now, with tons of competition, maybe it's time for regulation to go away.
Despite Washington's desire to bring new competitors to TV and telephone services, the regulatory morass isn't about to be cleared up quickly. Last week, the FCC turned down SBC's request for blanket exemption from "common-carrier," or telephone-style, rules that govern a wide range of broadband services, including video. SBC plans to spend $7 billion over the next three years to upgrade its network called Project Lightspeed.
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Posted on May 15, 2005 02:32 PM by sbc432.
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