Baby Bell Deregulation Bill Fails To Pass In Kansas

Posted by timothy on Monday February 17, 2003 @11:14AM from the you-scratch-my-back dept.

Masem writes "A rather interesting debate has been happening in Kansas recently that has been mirrored across the country, in that the baby Bells have been trying to urge state governments to remove the restrictions for them to offer their lines to outside parties; in exchange, the Bells have been promising to develop a strong broadband network in the state. (See, for example, this and this story on DSL Reports for efforts in Missouri and South Carolina.) However, the legislative commission in the Kansas House of Representatives that oversees the telecomm industry has voted against such deregulation, citing concerns on monopolies and competition, despite heavy lobbying by SBC in favor of the bill. SBC has stated that they will now put their broadband deployment plans in Kansas on hold, but look towards the outcome of similar discussions on the same bill on the Senate side of the Kansas Congress."

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Re:1st post by YOU+LIKEWISE+FAIL+IT · 2003-02-17 11:23 · Score: 0, Offtopic

Like so many before, and so many yet to come, YOU LIKEWISE FAIL IT!!
Obviously your reliance on the 'hip lingo' of the kids these days has destroyed your ability to think quickly enough to secure first post!
Get a haircut, clean up your act, and get a job, you FAILURE!

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Cheese by oniony · 2003-02-17 11:27 · Score: 0, Offtopic

I'm beginning to think that this has nothing to do with cheese... ;)

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slashdot's editors ban moderators by Mdog · 2003-02-17 11:28 · Score: 0, Offtopic

see my sig file

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