Word: lawsthat
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...House Commerce telecommunications subcommittee approved legislation deregulating cable television rates. The provision is part of a larger billreforming telecommunications lawsthat would allowlocal, long distance and cable companiesto get into each other's businesses. According to the Federal Communications Commission, cable customers have saved an average of $4 a month since rate regulation took effect in 1993. The full Commerce Committee will vote on the bill next week.Suneel Ratan, TIME Washington economics correspondent, says that while people will talk a lot about deregulation, he doubts it will become law. "You can get it out of committee, but you can never...
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