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Bell rings for local-toll brawl; Phone firms, state unclear on interpretation of provision.(telecommunication regulation, Michigan)(Brief Article)
Crain's Detroit Business, July, 2000 by Lane, Amy
LANSING - There could be fallout over a provision in Michigan's new telecommunications law that expands local calling areas. State regulators have moved swiftly to gather interpretations of the provision, preparing for possible action after Gov. John Engler signs the bill today. What the Michigan Public Service Commission may eventually do wasn't evident late last week when comments were due.
But commission staff and telecommunications companies say they are not clear on the meaning of the House Bill 5721 provision that allows what are commonly called local long-distance calls to become local calls. ``There are certainly many different possibilities for looking at this,'' said Ronan Patterson, the PSC's special assistant for legislative affairs. The...
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