[comp.dcom.telecom] RBOCs and Information Services

Peter Marshall <peterm@rwing.uucp> (04/12/91)

According to articles in COMMUNICATIONS DAILY and THE NEW YORK TIMES
on 4/5, Judge Greene has scheduled oral argument for 4/18-19 on
question of RBOC ownership of info services; while in the 4/1 INDUSTRY
WEEK, an A.T. Kearney, Inc. consultant stated, "I don't believe that
the Bell companies bring any distinctive competency or advantage to
offering content-based information services," and that collecting and
adding value to such services is "just beyond their area of expertise."