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AT&T to Also Seek Business Broadband Deregulation

A Reuters newswire article, via eWeek, reports that:

AT&T Inc. said on Tuesday it will swiftly follow the lead of rival Verizon Communications Inc. and ask the U.S. Federal Communications Commission to lift regulations on its broadband data services for business clients.

A divided Federal Communications Commission on Monday exempted Verizon from scores of regulations for business customers, including requirements that it connect to other networks, negotiate deals with competitors, and pay into the Universal Service Fund.

AT&T Chief Executive Officer Ed Whitacre said his company, the biggest U.S. telecommunications company, would seek similar relief.

posted by Fergie @ 3/21/2006 02:14:00 PM