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Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

Dec 17, 1998

Page

5

FCC poised to curb phone slam practices nationwide

The FCC plans tougher rules to curb slamming where customers are switched to another long distance carrier without consent. New proposals would exempt slammed victims from long distance charges for about 30 days and require refunds if overcharged, with enforcement stepped up and rules extending to local providers.

Washington Federal Communications Commission FCC Bill Kennard At&t Corp Jim Spurlock At&t Congress Senate Trent Lott Rmiss

Automakers offer inside escape handle for trunks

GM and Ford plan trunk escape handles to help children escape when locked inside trunks. GM will distribute illuminated handles via dealers by March with a self reset latch. Ford targets mid-1999 availability. NHTSA panel to study entrapment cases and safety implications cited by officials.

General Motors Corp Washington Ford Motor Co Ford Motor Utah Greensboro Gallup N.M National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Phil Recht NHTSA Heather Paul National Safe Kids Campaign Paul

Asian ripples: Industrial production slides again

The Commerce Department reports November industrial output fell for the fourth time in six months, while single family home construction reached a 14 year high aided by low mortgage rates. Overall starts slipped 2.7 percent to 1.65 million annual rate, near July's 11 year high.

Washington Bank of Montreal Tim O'Neill Commerce Department David Seiders National Association of Home Builders Asia Paul R. Huard National Association of Manufacturers Federal Reserve

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