Bill proposes deregulation for rural telephone firms
A bill would deregulate the agency and allow some rural providers to use price caps instead of set rates. Only rural companies facing competition from two wireless firms could opt out. Critics warn reduced oversight may raise prices. proponents cite market changes and needed price flexibility.
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Piedmont Rural Telephone Cooperative
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Obesity as a Major Health Hazard and Its Body Effects
The fat tissue acts as the body's largest endocrine organ, with enlarged fat cells secreting harmful chemicals that raise heart disease and cancer risks. Obesity shortens life expectancy, raises blood pressure, promotes insulin resistance, liver damage, inflammation, and contributes to several cancers. Endorsed by Dr. Michael Thun and others, the piece cites insulin, angiotensinogen, and estrogen as key links to disease.
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