SBC Communications’ chief executive Edward Whitacre is appealing against the FCC regulations that force the company to lease its network to rivals at around 60% below retail prices. Whitacre claims that the ruling has lost SBC around USD2.3 billion a year and expects the FCC to ease some pricing requirements next month.
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