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COPYRIGHT 2004 The Miami Herald
Byline: Mary Ellen Klas
Mar. 23--TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- In an election year about-face, Florida's speaker of the House said Monday that he wants to repeal the telephone-deregulation bill that he supported last year before it led to the largest rate increase in state history.
Rep. Johnnie Byrd, a Plant City Republican seeking his party's nomination for the U.S. Senate, said a recent federal court ruling, coupled with what he considers a flawed decision by state regulators, has resulted in a situation that will lead to higher phone rates and no guarantee of increased competition.
"I have significant doubts now of whether our goals of deregulating telephone service can be accomplished," he said. "Everything that I've seen is leading to the conclusion that competition is...
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