Article: SBC Wisconsin's Moves Closer in Effort to Sell Long Distance.

By Jason Gertzen, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News

Jul. 3--SBC Wisconsin's wish to sell long-distance service moved closer to coming true Wednesday.

State regulators completed four years of review and voted unanimously to recommend that the Federal Communications Commission give the Wisconsin division of SBC Communications Inc. the go-ahead for long-distance service.

The commission's action is not the final step, but it marks a milestone in a process that has been lengthy, complex and contentious.

"The stakes in this matter are high for SBC, its competitors and for Wisconsin's consumers," Burnie ...

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