AT&T's dereg lobbying in Tennessee tops $523,000 - FierceTelecom
May 19, 2009
AT&T spent more than a half million dollars and used at least 20 lobbyists to convince Tennessee lawmakers deregulating basic telephone service in the Volunteer State was a good idea. The bill passed May 8, and it did away with the bulk of telephone rate pricing controls in the state, except for basic service in rural areas.
AT&T told the Chattanooga Times Free Press the bill removed "outdated rules and process that have applied only to AT&T," and said the lobbying effort "applied reasonable resources to advocate for policies that will help AT&T compete on a more level playing field with our competitors..."
AT&T spent more than a half million dollars and used at least 20 lobbyists to convince Tennessee lawmakers deregulating basic telephone service in the Volunteer State was a good idea. The bill passed May 8, and it did away with the bulk of telephone rate pricing controls in the state, except for basic service in rural areas.
AT&T told the Chattanooga Times Free Press the bill removed "outdated rules and process that have applied only to AT&T," and said the lobbying effort "applied reasonable resources to advocate for policies that will help AT&T compete on a more level playing field with our competitors..."
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