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Article: MCI RESPONDS TO AMERITECH'S LOCAL NUMBER PORTABILITY REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL IN ILLINOIS
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- March 8, 1995
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CHICAGO, March 8 /PRNewswire/ -- The following statement was issued by MCI:
Number portability, the right of telephone users to retain their number when changing to another local telephone company, is a fundamental requirement for establishing fair and effective competition in Illinois' local telephone market. Without number portability, Illinois' residential and business customers will be denied the benefits of greater choice, lower prices and more innovation in their local telephone service -- benefits that they currently enjoy in the competitive long distance market.
Ameritech's recently-issued Request for Proposal (RFP) concerning local number ...