Experts from 7 think tanks urged Congress not to adopt Bell struc...
Experts from 7 think tanks urged Congress not to adopt Bell structural separation proposals being put forward by AT&T, CompTel, others. Proposal to require Bells to split into separate wholesale and retail units “would constitute a setback to the…
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clear vision of the Telecommunications Act,” said letter sent Mon. to Senate Commerce Committee Chmn. McCain (R-Ariz.), ranking Democrat Hollings (S.C.), House Commerce Committee Chmn. Tauzin (R-La.), ranking Democrat Dingell (Mich.). Letter said structural separation proposals “by definition… concedes that the local loop indefinitely will remain a monopoly.” They're premised on idea that local loop can’t be duplicated and thus “must be made available to all at a government-regulated price.” Letter was signed by Sean Duffy, Commonwealth Foundation; Jerry Ellig, Mercatus Center at George Mason U.; James Gattuso, Competitive Enterprise Institute; Kent Lassman, Citizens for Sound Economy Foundation; Randolph May, Progress & Freedom Foundation; David Theroux, Independent Institute; Adam Thierer, Cato Institute.