Houston and Gulf Coast rail bottleneck sparks reform push
Discontent grows as Union Pacific faces ongoing congestion in Houston and the Gulf Coast. Regulators review a 1996 merger with Southern Pacific and consider remedies. Industry groups push for competitive reforms, track sharing, and neutral dispatching to curb UP dominance and restore service reliability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maureen Ecenley
The
Society of the Plastics Industry
Washington
Houston and
Gulf Coast
Roger Hord
Greater
Houston
Surface Transportation Board
Union Pacific
Southern Pacific
Justice Department
Transportation Department
Texas Railroad Commission
STB
U.S
Texas
Charles Matthews
Formosa Plastics Co
Point Comfort
DuPont Co
LaPorte
Shell Chemical Co
Houston Gulf Coast
Dick Davidson
William Mullins
Kansas City Southern Railway Co
Interstate Commerce Commission
Linda Morgan
Mullins
Kansas City Southern
Society of the Plastics Industry, Chemical Manufacturers Association
Texas Chemical Council
Texas Mexican Railway
Anti cramming guidelines aim to curb unauthorized phone charges
Washington telecommunication pace grows as industry issues voluntary anti cramming rules urged by FCC Chair Kennard. Guidelines push screening third party charges, require customer consent, and demand clearer billing while allowing providers to drop deceptive vendors. US Telecom Association warns consumers to scrutinize bills and keep records of services and prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Federal Communications Commission
Bill Kennard
Kennard
United States Telephone Assn
Southwestern Bell cuts off 20 cramming providers in crackdown
Southwestern Bell said it discontinued billing for 20 telecommunications providers accused of cramming customers. The move follows new industry guidelines, with SWB promising further steps such as face-to-face meetings with high-complaint companies and affidavits confirming billing validity from those billed by SWB.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southwestern Bell
Shawn McKenzie
Southwestern Bell-Kansas
Commodity prices and livestock quotations across Kansas and Omaha markets
As of Wednesday close Farmers Cooperative Assn South Elevator Wheat 2.56 soybeans 5.79 milo 3.20 corn 1.94 Midland Elevator Wheat 2.62 soybeans 5.86 milo 3.25 corn 1.99 North Elevator Wheat 2.62 soybeans 5.86 milo 3.25 corn 1.99 USDA loan deficiency payment posted county price 2.55 Loan rate 2.67. Dodge City and St. Joseph livestock prices show steady to higher cattle demand with large weekly totals. Omaha hogs and cattle quotations list mixed changes. metals and precious materials quotes provided for the day including gold 293.95 294.20 per ounce and silver 5.63 per ounce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmer's Cooperative Assn
South Elevator
Milo
Midland
North
USDA
Dodge City
Kansas
St. Joseph
St. Josefs
New York
London
Web
U.S
N.Y
Merc
Handy & Harman
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Sracr Resorts
Omaha Livestock Omana, Nes
Usea
Omaha
ATS
A.M. Best
Darty Thomason
de Buzzard
W. 6Th St
D. J. Flummerfall
Garrett Counts
S.W. 25Th St
Linda Reiling
Oskaloosa
Mika Sloan
Baldwin
Joe Sauders
Ron King
Westridge
American Family Insurance
Gibson Pharmacy
Iowa
Nabi
W. Bestii
Laird Noller Ford
Edie Dreiling
University National Bank
Edie
Lawrence
University National
UNB
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