MADISON - Local phone service providers in Racine County, as well as across Wisconsin, are bracing for battle against long-distance carriers who want cheaper access to local phone lines. Wisconsin ...

COLUMBUS -- In response to hearings held Tuesday in the Ohio General Assembly, a group of advocacy organizations said legislation to deregulate local telephone service statewide will hurt consumers.

A U.S. appeals court yesterday struck down key elements of a Federal Communications Commission rule governing local telephone competition, handing a major legal victory to the regional telecom giants ...