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Justice Department Criticizes Verizon's Electronic-Billing System.
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News, July, 2001
By Akweli Parker, The Philadelphia Inquirer Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
Jul. 27--The U.S. Department of Justice criticized Verizon Communications Inc.'s wholesale electronic-billing system yesterday in a review of the local-phone company's application to sell long-distance phone service in Pennsylvania.
But the federal antitrust watchdog stopped well short of impeding Verizon's bid, saying in a statement that the company "has made significant progress toward opening its local markets in Pennsylvania to competition." That's a primary requirement that must be fulfilled before a Baby Bell such as Verizon can enter the long-distance market in a state.
The final decision on whether Verizon will be permitted to sell long-distance...
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