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Basic Phone Service in South Florida to Increase If Bill Passes, Analysis Says.
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News, April, 2003
By Beatrice E. Garcia, The Miami Herald Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
Apr. 11--The cost of basic phone service in South Florida could jump $3 to $3.50 a month over the next two to four years if a proposed telecom bill passes in Tallahassee, according to an analysis by a House subcommittee.
The analysis by the House telecommunications subcommittee, which will take up this legislation again next week, also notes that rates could increase as much as 20 percent per year after the initial two- to four-year period.
The bill also could mean an elimination of customer-service standards and create smaller calling zones -- which translates into more long-distance fees for consumers.
Representatives from BellSouth, AT&T and the...
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