FCC Approves Bell Atlantic GTE Merger to Form Verizon
Federal regulators clear the Bell Atlantic and GTE merger creating Verizon Communications the nations largest local phone and wireless provider. The deal includes spinoff of GTE long distance assets a 500 million local market investment and a plan to launch Genuity Internet assets with 9.5 percent merged stake.
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Secretary candidate emerges for Commerce post
Washington AP reports Deputy Commerce Secretary Robert L. Mallett has emerged as a top candidate to succeed William Daley. A final decision is pending with Mallett set to assume acting secretary duties when Daley leaves July 15.
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NYPD Profiling Claims Stir Civil Rights Panel Debate
The US Commission on Civil Rights found that New York stop and frisk tactics disproportionately affected Hispanics and fueled racial tensions. Mayor Rudolph Giuliani dismissed the commission as politicized, while panel member Berry noted stops and frisks were not proportionate across communities.
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