27 Firms suspended from phone bills

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Bell Atlantic has suspended 27 companies from having their charges billed through Bell Atlantic's billing system. Spokesman Paul Miller explained that the companies are suspected of "cramming", adding unwarranted or bogus charges to the customers' bills. Bell Atlantic would not disclose the names of the suspended companies. In the future Bell Atlantic will no longer refer customers to billing-service companies but will handle all billing complaints through its own employees.

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Battle of telecom titans adds up quickly

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The article discusses the announcement of the five-member Public Utility Commission's plan to break up Verizon Communications Corp., the top local phone-service provider in the U.S. The strategy will enable other companies greater access to the market controlled by Verizon.

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A postcard campaign costs Bell and extra $250,000

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Bell Atlantic of Pennsylvania will pay a $250,000 settlement on charges that it launched a false grassroots postcard campaign on the State Capitol in 1999. The 15,000 postcards demanded that Bell Atlantic be allowed to offer long-distance phone service in Pennsylvania.

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