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FCC opens new era of global competition

The Federal Communications Commission rang the opening bell on a global telecommunications free-for-all last week when it issued an order making the U.S. the first country to adopt the landmark World Trade Organization Agreement on Basic Telecommunications Services.

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Despite opening America's $200 billion telecommunications services market to foreign competition, most U.S. carriers were pleased with the FCC's action.

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