| BUSINESSWEEK ONLINE : JULY 5, 1999 ISSUE | ||||||||
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| NEWS: ANALYSIS & COMMENTARY
The Fight Over Open Access Goes Local PORTLAND, ORE. A federal judge ruled the city can force AT&T to open lines to Internet service providers. Now under appeal. Subscribers affected: 263,000 SAN FRANCISCO The San Francisco Board of Supervisors will meet July 6 to consider whether AT&T should open its lines to ISPs when it takes control of the city's cable system. Affected: 460,000 LOS ANGELES The city council and the Mayor appear to be at odds over open access policy. Three of five members of a city advisory group quit in protest of a report opposing open access. Affected: 640,000 FORT LAUDERDALE A Broward County commission is debating whether AT&T's MediaOne must open its cable wires to ISPs. Affected: 262,900 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ |
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