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online.wsj.com/article/S ··· news_wsjThe current phone-exchange payment system, which dates back to the breakup of the Bell system in 1984, is widely divergent, with some carriers charging a fraction of a penny per minute for outside calls to their customers and others charging hundreds of times that much for the same service.
The revolt by the 4 commissioners was more about Martin rushing them before they were ready to vote and not allowing some modifications.
I think they wanted to modify it a little and Martin wanted to rush because his tenure at the FCC may be coming to an end.
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hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_ ··· 33A1.pdfFour Commissioners provided the Chairman bi-partisan, constructive and substantive suggestions, and stated that notice and comment should be sought on the proposals, with an understanding that we would all be prepared to vote on December 18.