Southern Bell Telephone, Georgia Lawmakers Wrangle over Regulation. (Originated from The Macon Telegraph, Ga.)

From: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News | Date: February 14, 1994| Author: Billips, Mike | Copyright information

Feb. 14--Southern Bell, faced with stiff competition for local customers in its lucrative Atlanta market, wants the state legislature to swing the competitive pendulum back in its favor with further deregulation.

With the aid of some Middle Georgia legislators, the telephone company hopes to strip the Georgia Public Service Commission of its power to regulate phone company profits.

The bill is currently being considered by a state senate committee, where the PSC an...

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