BellSouth seeks long-distance OK for five more states
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Posted 4:31PM on Thursday 20th June 2002 ( 23 years ago )
ATLANTA - BellSouth Corporation asked federal regulators today for permission to sell long-distance service in Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi and the Carolinas. <br>
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The company already has been approved by the Federal Communications Commission to offer the service in Georgia and Louisiana, which it began selling May 24th <br>
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BellSouth said the application covers eight-point-two million customer lines, or about a third of its network. <br>
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The F.C.C. has until September 18th to vote on the company's application. <br>
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BellSouth is the third of the nation's four dominant regional Bells to enter the long-distance market under terms outlined by the 1996 law allowing local phone companies to enter the market. <br>
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Atlanta-based BellSouth still has long-distance applications pending before state regulators in Florida and Tennessee.
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