July 18, 2000 4:35 AM PDT

FCC chairman wants to keep long-distance rules

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A bill that would lift restrictions that bar regional phone companies from carrying Internet traffic would have "tragic" consequences for local competition, the top telecommunications regulator tells Congress.

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