Article: BellSouth Asks FCC to Give South Carolina Customers a Choice in Long-Distance by Approving its Long-Distance Petition

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- BellSouth Corp. (NYSE: BLS) today announced it will ask the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to approve its entry into South Carolina's long-distance market to create jobs, increase choice and bring lower long-distance bills for millions in the state.

BellSouth's first request to enter long-distance will be made September 30 and comes after a unanimous finding July 24 by South Carolina regulators that BellSouth has opened its market to competitors and has met all the checklist requirements of the Telecommunications Act of 1996.

South Carolina's Public Service Commission ruled 7-0 that "BellSouth has met ...

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