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Mercatus Reports: Spring 2008 - Free Sex Chat?News Articles and Op-EdsChristopher Hixon April 22, 2008 This report in the Spring 2008 issue of Regulation discusses the Federal Communications Commission regulations that determine the fees that local telephone carriers can charge long-distance carriers for calls originating from the long-distance carrier's network and how these regulations are taken advantage of by operators of sex chat lines, conference bridges, and other high call volume operations at the expense of the consumer. |
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SBA's Small Business Regulatory Review and Reform InitiativePublic Interest CommentsChristopher Hixon December 21, 2007 The Small Business Administration (SBA) seeks recommendations for existing federal regulations that should be revised because they are ineffective, duplicative, or out of date. In particular, the initiative is targeted toward helping small businesses address the cumulative federal regulatory burden. |
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Public Interest Comment on Establishing Just and Reasonable Rates for Local Exchange CarriersPublic Interest CommentsChristopher Hixon December 17, 2007 Federal Communications Commission regulations allow rural phone carriers to charge long-distance phone companies relatively high fees to access their network when the rural carrier transmits a call. The Commission seeks comment on a proposed plan to address allegations that some carriers are improperly generating increased traffic on their networks in order to profit from unreasonable access rates. |
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