The FCC’s new UNE rules are likely to raise consumer telecom pric...
The FCC’s new UNE rules are likely to raise consumer telecom prices, Rep. Conyers (D-Mich.) said Thurs. at an event sponsored by the Phoenix Center. Conyers, ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, said he'd like to see Capitol…
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Hill get more active in telecom issues. In addition, he commented on the Trinko decision, in which the U.S. Supreme Court said antitrust suits can’t be filed in Telecom Act disputes. “Yesterday’s FCC decision and the Trinko decision tell us where we're going. There’s a regulatory mentality cutting through many parts of the economy like a butter knife,” Conyers said. “There’s a corporatization aspect going on. We're actually going back to where we were before the breakup of the Bell System, and I think that’s sad and frightening.” In a swipe at Chmn. Powell, Conyers said “if I could choose which Powell would be leaving the government you might be surprised who I would have chosen.”