Record #:

31355

Author(s):

O’Malley, Sharon

Abstract:

American consumers will face higher costs for local telephone service in the wake of the AT&T break-up and deregulation. This special section is the first of two parts, offering an examination of these developments and their possible consequences to consumers in North Carolina. Also discussed are procedures for making long-distance calls, rural consumers, and the costs of purchasing home telephones.

Source:

Carolina Country (NoCar HD 9688 N8 C38x), Vol. 16 Issue 1, Jan 1984, p9-13, il

Subject(s):

Telephone--United States--Deregulation; Telephone--North Carolina, Rural