RBOC Update articles from February 2003

RBOC Update archives from February 2003

FCC APPROVES SBC/PACBELL APPLICATION FOR DEREGULATION.
February 1, 2003... Federal Communications Commission ("FCC") has issued its formal evaluation of SBC/Pacific Bell's application to provide in-region long distance service in California under Section 271 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996. The FCC found that...

SBC ILLINOIS SEEKS FAIR PRICE STRUCTURE FROM ICC.
February 1, 2003... Faced with some of the lowest wholesale prices in the nation, SBC Illinois (NYSE:SBC) has asked the Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) to approve new wholesale pricing for its loop facility, the fundamental building block of the company's...

DIRECTV NAMES SBC YAHOO! DSL AS PREFERRED PRODUCT.
February 1, 2003... SBC (NYSE:SBC) Internet Services and DIRECTV Broadband today have signed an agreement by which SBC Yahoo! DSL becomes the preferred product for more than 70,000 DIRECTV DSL customers in the SBC 13-state operating territory. The agreement...

BELLSOUTH LAUNCHES LONG DISTANCE IN FLORIDA AND TENNESSEE.
February 1, 2003... BellSouth (NYSE: BLS) has launched long distance service in Florida and Tennessee, making BellSouth the first of the regional operating companies to offer long distance to its entire service area. BellSouth's easy-to-understand calling...