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WASHINGTON A key U.S. senator has introduced a broad telecommunications reform bill that would make it easier for Bell companies to begin offering video services in competition with cable in markets nationwide.
The measure, introduced Monday by Sen. Ted Stevens (R-Alaska), the chair of the Commerce Committee, however, appears to offer telephone companies less sweeping freedoms than those envisioned in House legislation.
The House Commerce Committee has approved a bill granting video providers nationwide permission to enter local markets with high-speed video; the Senate version preserves more powers for localities.
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