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FCC Bans Exclusive Telecommunications Services Agreements in Residential Buildings

Posted by Barlow Keener

In the matter entitled “Promotion of Competitive Networks in Local Telecommunications Markets” the FCC adopted an Order on March 19, 2008,in which the FCC banned carriers from entering into exclusive contracts to provide telecommunications services in residential apartment buildings, and prohibited enforcement of existing contracts that contain exclusivity provisions.  The Commission found that exclusive agreements [...]