ARCHIVED  November 1, 1996

U S West’s competition

With new legislation ending U S West’s monopoly on local telephone service, several new telephone carriers are attempting to enter the Colorado market and provide competitive service to businesses.As of July 1, the state’s local phone system was changed from a monopoly controlled by U S West to a competitive system. However, regulatory controls have held up the process, and local competition isn’t expected to begin until sometime next year.
By mid-October, 13 applicants had filed to provide local telephone service in the state, said Barbara Fernandez, spokeswoman for the Colorado Public Utilities Commission.
Companies that have filed with…

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Christopher Wood
Christopher Wood is editor and publisher of BizWest, a regional business journal covering Boulder, Broomfield, Larimer and Weld counties. Wood co-founded the Northern Colorado Business Report in 1995 and served as publisher of the Boulder County Business Report until the two publications were merged to form BizWest in 2014. From 1990 to 1995, Wood served as reporter and managing editor of the Denver Business Journal. He is a Marine Corps veteran and a graduate of the University of Colorado Boulder. He has won numerous awards from the Colorado Press Association, Society of Professional Journalists and the Alliance of Area Business Publishers.
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