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Long-distance limits on Bells unconstitutional [CNN]
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> Federal judge says long-distance
> restrictions on Bells unconstitutional
>
> December 31, 1997: 7:02 p.m. ET
>
> SBC Communications
> More related sites... WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A federal judge Wednesday
> threw out as unconstitutional provisions of a landmark federal law
> that restrict the regional Baby Bells from entering the $80 billion
> long-distance telephone market, SBC Communications Inc. said.
> [INLINE] San Antonio-based SBC said U.S. District Judge Joe Kendall
> sided with the carrier, which had charged that the Telecommunications
> Act of 1996 was unconstitutional because it discriminated against SBC
> and the other four Baby Bells.
> [INLINE] The New Year's Eve ruling is expected to send shock waves
> through the telecom industry and throw into further disarray the
> Federal Communications Commission's efforts to break open the $100
> billion local phone market controlled by the Bells.
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