Wednesday, March 14, 2012

Justice Dept. doesn't support SBC long-distance bid in Illinois

SBC Communications, the second- largest U.S. local-telephonecompany, failed to win U.S. Justice Department support for its bidsto enter the $7 billion market for long-distance service in fourstates.

SBC is one of the regional phone companies created by the 1984breakup of AT&T Corp., known as Baby Bells. The companies must proveto regulators they have opened networks to competitors before theycan sell long distance in states where they dominate local calling.

SBC has issued inaccurate bills to carriers who buy wholesalelocal services on its network, the Justice Department said in itsdecision on SBC's application to sell long distance in Illinois,Indiana, Ohio and …

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