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Phone Regs

In Washington tomorrow, The Federal Communications Commission will release detailed regulations governing how the local telephone markets will be opened to competition. The FCC faces a complicated task in trying to balance the interests of several industries, while at the same time protecting consumers from price hikes. Consumer groups are worried that local phone service may become far more expensive in some areas. NPR's Barbara Bradley reports.

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