Cincy Bell bids to brake Time Warner telephony. (Cincinnati Bell Telephone Co.; Time Warner Communications)

Multichannel News, May, 1995 by Estrella, Joe

Cincinnati Bell Telephone Co. has gone to the Ohio Supreme Court in a bid to slow Time Warner Communications' entry into the local telephone exchange. In a motion filed on May 8, CBT asked the court to force state regulators to hold hearings on whether a second local exchange carrier (LEC) would be in the public interest.

CBT contends that Ohio law requires that the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio -- which must certify Time Warner to enter the local exchange -- must first conduct hearings to determine if a second LEC is "necessary for the public convenience." The PUCO had scheduled a May 31 hearing on Time Warner's application for entry into the local exchange, but only to determine whether the company has the "technical, financial and...

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