Utah opens telcos to competition. (telephone companies)
Multichannel News, March, 1995 by Estrella, Joe
Utah lawmakers voted last week to abolish the state's telephone monopoly, setting the stage for an invasion of the local exchange by cable television operators and long-distance carriers. The Senate voted 25-0 to approve the Telecommunications Reform Act, which passed the House of Representatives on an equally overwhelming 73-0 vote the previous week.
"We didn't leave anything to chance," joked David Spatafore, spokesman for the Utah Cable Television Association. "Our legal counsel is reviewing it now and we're very encouraged." The law guarantees any telecommunications company certified by the Public Service Commission the right to interconnect with U S West Communication's local telephone network. Moreover, it ensures number portability, a...
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