Feb, 2002 : ASCENT Criticizes Tauzin-Dingell Passage
📅 - Ernest B. Kelly, president of the Association of Communications Enterprises (ASCENT) commented today on the passage of theTauzin-Dingell Bill (HR 1542), in a statement calling it a "harsh blow tothe competitive industry."
"The passage of the Tauzin-Dingell bill marks a sad day in the short historyof competition in telecommunications service," he said. "It also representsthe culmination of over six years of efforts by the Bell Operating Companiesand their allies to undo critical portions of the 1996 TelecommunicationsAct. Having failed in the regulatory regimes and failed in the courts theyturned to the one place where their powers of persuasion would have the mosteffect."
"Finally," he continued, "it is a shameful day for the House ofRepresentatives whose members have dealt a harsh blow to an industry that isalready under terrific duress, while shortchanging consumers everywhere. Wehope for and expect better from the United States Senate."
ASCENT (ascent.org) is a trade organization of communications firms and their suppliers designed to open communications markets to full and faircompetition and to help member companies design and implement successfulbusiness plans.
"The passage of the Tauzin-Dingell bill marks a sad day in the short historyof competition in telecommunications service," he said. "It also representsthe culmination of over six years of efforts by the Bell Operating Companiesand their allies to undo critical portions of the 1996 TelecommunicationsAct. Having failed in the regulatory regimes and failed in the courts theyturned to the one place where their powers of persuasion would have the mosteffect."
"Finally," he continued, "it is a shameful day for the House ofRepresentatives whose members have dealt a harsh blow to an industry that isalready under terrific duress, while shortchanging consumers everywhere. Wehope for and expect better from the United States Senate."
ASCENT (ascent.org) is a trade organization of communications firms and their suppliers designed to open communications markets to full and faircompetition and to help member companies design and implement successfulbusiness plans.
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