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Feb 22, 2007 11:27 am US/Eastern

FCC Agrees To Lift Some Restrictions For Qwest

DENVER (AP) ―

Click to enlarge 1 of 1: The FCC decision lifts some restrictions on long-distance service that were imposed in the 1996 Telecommunications Act, Qwest Communications said.
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Qwest Communications International Inc. said Wednesday a regulatory decision lifting some restrictions on long-distance service will help it become more flexible and improve service.

The Federal Communications Commission on Tuesday agreed that Denver-based Qwest faces competition and is no longer a dominant long-distance carrier in the 14 mostly Western states where it primarily provides service, Qwest spokesman Tom McMahon said.

The FCC decision lifts some restrictions on long-distance service that were imposed in the 1996 Telecommunications Act, the company said.

The law required Qwest, as a former Bell operating company, to keep long-distance business separate from other services for a three-year period that ended in 2006, McMahon said.