Which of the Following Statements About the U

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about the U.S.telephone marketplace is not true,as of the Telecommunications Act of 1996?

A) Quickly, the local telephone industry in the U.S. went from a highly regulated monopoly to open competition.
B) RBOCs may not provide long distance service outside the region in which they provide local telephone services.
C) The common carriers may provide local services to customers.
D) RBOCs can provide long distance services inside their region if at least one viable competitor for local telephone services exists.
E) The Telecommunications Act replaced the 1984 consent decree under which AT&T was broken up.