Legislature could revamp telecom policy

DallasNews.com | News for Dallas, Texas | Business: "In the 1990s, Texas was a national pioneer in subjecting local-phone monopolies to competition. A decade later, the state could again lead the country in telecom policy – only this time the entrenched telephone giants have the most to gain.

The Legislature is considering letting local-phone giants raise basic phone rates, quickly enter the cable business and halt budding municipal competition."