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By SHARON KILPATRICK Rappahannock News Staff Writer The future may hold an end to the practice of. allowing monopolies to control local telephone service in Virginia. During the 1995 session the General Assembly changed Virginia law to allow local telephone service competition starting Jan. 1 Companies wishing to compete for local telephone service must apply to the State Corporation Commission for a certificate. The SCC has developed a series of rules that require a minimum level of service that must be provided by any company wanting to enter the local telephone service business. These include: • Provide access to 911 and E-911 services; • Provide white page directory listings; • Provide access to directory assistance; ' • Provide access to operator services; • Provide equal access to interLATA long distance carriers; • Provide free blocking of 900-and 700-number services (as long as the same requirement applies to incumbent local exchange companies); • Provide interconnection on a non-discriminatory basis with othex local exchange telephone service companies; • Comply with*6oplicable SCC service and" billing standard or rules; and • Provide procedures to prevent deceptive
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