Sound Wave of the Future: ; Subsidies for Outdated Communication Systems Should End

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On Jan. 2, the Gazette printed an accusation by H. Russell Frisby, head of an independent telephone alliance, saying leaders of former Bell firms met secretly in Washington with equipment manufacturers to plot how to stifle competition in phone service, to reap greater profits. This commentary offers a rebuttal.

RECENTLY in the nation's capital, leaders of the telecom industry sat down with leaders of the high-tech manufacturing community and discussed the need to modernize U.S. telecom policy to renew vigorous investment in the nation's communications infrastructure and to speed innovative products and services to consumers.

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Sound Wave of the Future: ; Subsidies for Outdated Communication Systems Should End

We talked about the fact that the communications world is changing. Wireless phones abound. E-mail and instant messaging are wildly popular. And, barely a day goes b...

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