Rules that force firms to share every resource or element of a business would create, not competition, but pervasive regulation, for the regulators, not the marketplace, would set the relevant terms.

MADISON - Local phone service providers in Racine County, as well as across Wisconsin, are bracing for battle against long-distance carriers who want cheaper access to local phone lines. Wisconsin ...

A U.S. appeals court yesterday struck down key elements of a Federal Communications Commission rule governing local telephone competition, handing a major legal victory to the regional telecom giants ...