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The Telecommunications Act of 1996 was intended to provide consumers with more choices in local phone service, better quality, and access to high-speed Internet service and lower phone bills. The 1996 Act has accomplished some of its goals but failed in one area. The remaining Baby Bells who emerged after the break-up of AT&T in 1984, Verizon, SBC, Qwest and BellSouth, typically devise schemes to prevent local competitors from gaining a foothold in local markets. When we started working for Voices for Choices, a coalition committed to keeping the promise of the Telecom Act by demanding its full enforcement, the Telecom Act was under attack in Congress and at the FCC. A bill had already passed in the House and another was pending in the Senate and the FCC, under Michael Powell, was actively considering several regulatory changes that would favor the Bells, overturn the Telecom Act, and reduce competition and ultimately increase prices. Voices for Choices wanted to demonstrate to key Senators the continued need for supporting telecom competition because the Baby Bells still operate as government-sanctioned monopolies in their local service area. The challenges
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