Page 10-Tuesday, April 8, 1980-The Michigan Daily COMPETITION TO REIGN IN TELEPHONE INDUS TR Y FCC rules to benefit consumers a WASHINGTON (AP) - The Federal Communications Commission (FTC) approved a complete overhaul of regulations governing telephone com- munications yesterday, setting in place rules designed to ensure competition, benefit consumers, and change the structure of the $50 billion-a-year in- dustry. By a 5-2 vote, the FCC voted to com- pletely deregulate the telephone equipment market, effective March 1, 1982, while setting up safeguards to prevent the two largest companies - American Telephone & Telegraph (AT&T) and General Telephone & Elec- tronics (GTE) - from monopolizing that market. Those safeguards include a requirement that AT&T, also known as the Bell System, will follow the lead of GTE in establishing a separate sub- sidiary to sell or lease phone equip- ment. , THAT MEANS most Americans will no longer be able to lease their phone receiver directly from their telephone company. It also means, however, that all consumers will learn for the first time exactly how much they are paying to lease a phone and thus can decide whether they want to purchase one, in- stead. The decision means AT&T will be allowed to compete for the first time with computer firms such as IBM through its new subsidiary. Previous interpretations of a 1956 consent decree between AT&T and the Justice Depar- tment have barred AT&T from such competition. "Todaywe have removed the barricades from the door to the Infor- mation Age," said FCC Chairman Charles Ferris. "Government will no longer be a barrier that prevents or delays the introduction of innovations in technology." THE FCC decided it should stop regulating phone equipment and let competition rule. To promote that competition, the FCC voted to stop approving telephone company rates that combine both equipment and service fees into one charge. Thus after March 1, 1982, the cost of service and the cost of equipment will have to be stated separately, giving all consumers the opportunity to deter- mine easily how much they pay each month to lease their phone. THAT ALSO means the Bell System and iits operating companies will no longer be able to offer phone receivers directly to customers. If Bell wants to continue leasing phones to the public, it will have to set up a separate sub- sidiary to do so. The new rules also specify that if Bell decides to begin selling phone receivers, its new subsidiary must give the consumer the option of buying his equipment on an installment plan so that his total bill won't exceed what he's paying now. Consumers are already allowed to purchase their phone receiver from an independent manufacturer and receive a credit on their monthly bill from Bell. Since Bell leases phones directly to customers, however, and that cost is submerged within the basic service fee. foters defeat Ypsi rent control proposal DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATION Introduction to Organization Communication The purpose of the course is to help students imp rove their understanding of communication structures and processes in the organization. Students will examine communication structures and processes at various organiza- tional levels: intrapersonal, dyadic, group, network and organization. Emphasis is on explaining communication behavior. Special attention is given to the study of human motivation. Lectures, films and readings required. Three written exams and group projects (e.g., the study of telephone dial access systems, Issue advertising, etc.). For more information contact Professor Rocco Di Pietro at 763-00x9, 2024 LSA Building. Unofficial Results: City Election 1980 First Ward Susan Greenberg (D) 1202 (incumbent) Don Hubbard (R) 606 Second Ward Earl Greene (D) 494 (incumbent) Toni Burton (R) 306 Third Ward Cliff Sheldon (R) 1170 (incumbent), Write-in votes 5 Fourth Ward Barbara Perkins (D) 1334 David Fisher (R) 1888 (incumbent) Fifth Ward Thomas Bletcher (D) 570 Joyce Chesbrough (R) 1741 Ballot Proposals Proposal A: Yes No Sister Lakes Drainage 4420 4440 Proposal B: South Industrial Highway 3642 5286 Republicans retain council majority; students defeated ", 0 BY MAURA CARRY A rent control proposal for Ypsilanti was soundly defeated in that city's elec- tion last night by a margin of 3-1. Democratic City Council member Peter Murdock explained the proposal would have required the election of a rent control board which would have reviewed all rent increases. These in- NIGHT HAWK SPECIAL -afer 7 p.m.- 21 T ' Do a Tree a Favor: Recycle' Your Daily creases would have been based on net operating returns, Murdock said. THE PROPOSAL would have set maximum allowable rents for housing units. Certain types of housing, such as fraternities and other student units, would have been excepted, according to Murdock. Although Murdock supported the rent control proposal, he said earlier yesterday that he doubted that it would pass. "There's not an overwhelming turnout, and it's a large student area," Murdock said. Murdock added that the proposed rent control would have been directed at "atrocious speculators," rather than small owners and managers. This is the first time a rent control proposal has appeared on the Ypsilanti ballot. Similar proposals have ap- peared on the Ann Arbor ballot, in the last two elections, but both were defeated. 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But we still took some Republican areas (the 12th and 13th precincts)," she said last night at Comicks, the Democrats campaign headquarters. A majoriity of voters in all but one of 12 Fifth Ward precincts elected Republican Joyce Chesbrough to her first term on city council. Democrat Thomas Bletcher was defeated three to one in his quest for Republican James Cmejrek's council seat. "I THINK IT'S the largest Republican win in the Fifth Ward in a long time," Chesbrough, a former member of the Ann Arbor Transportation Authority board, said. Republican Clifford Sheldon ra unopposed in his bid for a second ternm as Third Ward councilman. By just 20 votes, voters turned down Proposal A which would have authorized the city to borrow $575,000 to build a drainage system in the Sister Lakes neighborhood on the city's west side. VOters also rejected a $325,000 bon- ding proposal to finance improvements to South Industrial Highway in the city's Fourth Ward. 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