Ameritech profits drive push for higher wholesale fees
Ameritech parent SBC, boasting 7.2 billion in profits, pressures regulators to raise wholesale charges paid by new competitors like MCI and AT&T. The plan includes threatening to cut investments and lay off workers, risking service quality and prompting consumer groups to urge tighter standards and penalties. In Illinois competitive limits, customers face potential delays in installations and repairs as service costs shift.
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Texas
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At&t
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Illinois
Citizens Utility Board
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The Southern Illinoisan Editorial Contact and Policy Outline
An advisory page from The Southern Illinoisan details newsroom contacts for Dennis DeRossett Gerald Garcia and Jeff Smyth plus submission guidelines for letters to Voice of the Reader The Vent and policy on length signatures and edits The page lists phone numbers emails mailing addresses and submission rules for letters poetry and mass submissions.
Fire alarms Crainville family as trio rescues infant
Jenny Johnson Brice Voyles and Christy Noakes spotted a blaze at Rocky and Sara Thomas home in Crainville on Sunday. The family and their 4 month old son escaped unharmed after bystanders alerted them.
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Dowell
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Carterville
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Carbondale
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SIUC
Illinois
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Aisin USA
Williamson County
Mike Vessell
Illinois Department of Employment Security
Wessell
Edwards judged an aggressive amateur in presidential race
Philip Terzian weighs Sen John Edwards as a ambitious candidate with a mildly developed record, noting his background as a personal injury lawyer and his Southern roots. The piece contrasts Edwards with rivals Kerry Gephardt Lieberman Dean and hints at potential dynamics if Howard Dean or Al Sharpton influenc es the race. Edwards’s allure to Democrats rests on bland charisma and Clinton-like appeal while skeptically sizing his readiness for the White House.
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Massachusetts
Michael Dukakis
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R-Pa
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D-Mo
House
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D-Conn
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Howard Dean
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Dean
Paul Tsongas
Saddam Hussein
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Wallace
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