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national Proposal could cause rate hike Bell fights Congressional bill United Press International AUSTIN — Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. of ficials are urging stockholders and cus tomers to fight a bill now pend ing in Congress, saying the proposal threatens the future of telecommunications. The legislation could force Southwestern Bell to raise rates it charges Texas customers for local telephone service, Paul Roth, vice president for re venues and public affairs for Southwestern Bell in Texas, said Monday. He said Southwestern Bell is urging its stockholders, em ployees and customers to con tact members of Congress to urge defeat of the proposal. “We’re making an all-out effort to kill this piece of legisla tion,” said Roth, who described the telephone company’s cam paign against the bill as unusual. “It poses such a threat to the future of telecommunications that we feel it is important that we openly oppose the bill.” Roth said the bill was hastily written and benefits “special in terests” at the expense of Amer ican Telephone & Telegraph Co. and its subsidiaries. He said the proposal by Rep. Timothy Worth, D-Colo., would allow unregulated competitors of AT&T — such as MCI — to pay discounted access charges Rugby m. rv* v,. V, V? £» • n • / * •; • *. *y7£1 \ $ if- '■ Jk The long ... ^ the short of it Originally designed | for the rigorous sport * of rugby,these stylish all-cotton inter national shorts have v/" jf' two roomy side pockets and a drawstring waist. 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Deadline for applying is April 23 at 5:00 p.m. m 30 ■n O 30 aQNV VU3dO AX3IOOSSXUVO for channeling calls through Southwestern Bell’s local orga nizations, while AT&T would have to pay full charges. Roth says that means South western Bell would not make enough money from long dis tance access charges to cover the costs of local telephone service. “Bluntly put, HR5158 could cause Texas rates to be higher just so there could be long dis tance service,” Roth said. Southwestern Bell for years has used profits from long dis tance telephone service to subsi dize the cost of local telephone service. Roth said the company has been attempting in recent years to raise local rates to pay their own costs. “For other reasons not related to this bill, local rates are going to have to rise, but this will has ten the rise,” he said. Roth said the pending legisla tion also would prevent South western Bell from entering such businesses as the burglar alarm business in an effort to raise re venue to offset current losses on local telephone service, and would hamper the compam development of mobile te) phone service. tv’s de graph o ie Court i athree-ju( stin that c Selections icts shoi er a rea] n by th< hejustic had sail eded tl ically cha districts, t should i alone l epai tment ‘.hem under \ct. staff photo by Balancing act Loretta Keng, a freshman in general studies, fra Cleveland reads while balanced on the wall next Milner Hall's front steps earlier in the week. I recent unsettled weather in the College Station has made practice of such routines intermitten best. Jury finds two former cops guilty on narcotics charges [ suspectet ^ bridge < I2 workers i United Press International SHREVEPORT, La. — Two former state police narcotics officers have been convicted of illegally buying drugs and scheming to resell them. The Bossier A six-man, six-woman jury deliberated almost four hours Monday before declaring for mer troopers David White and David Thompson guilty. men were arrested in Parish Sept. 25 on charges of possession with intent to distribute 5 pounds of mari juana and 1,500 Quaalude tab lets, and conspiracy to purchase the drugs. White and Thompson were nabbed after state police infor mant Michael Victor Adams told officials the men were planning illegal drug deals. ;ited for safe ifailar accid Kpple in Cc ■Anthes Ii lesigned an< folding beinj pequate, oi Adams, a key witnessing”’ at E II i.d. s.iid hf was mstnicteilnf 31 t<,lla P se .iloiu; with White nmlTkf orkeisw ^ son and report details to sf 5 . 1 n J ^ r ,‘ police officials. * ,ned hos Adams testified hear* :hem in criti Take Cou l ‘" ''h-troopers to ihc^^rdo ha the narcotics. 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