FCC Proposes Telecom Service Safeguards Amid Move to Fiber

The Wall Street Journal (online registration required): U.S. regulators proposed new rules on Friday to make sure carriers such as AT&T Inc. and Verizon Communications Inc. keep offering the same level of service as they replace their aging copper networks with fiber.

The move is aimed at closing an unintended gap that had opened in telecommunications regulations. Rules that require carriers to provide access for competitors at regulated rates had applied to their legacy systems, but their newer, more advanced technologies have enjoyed a lighter touch under rules designed to encourage growth of the Internet.

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