Ameritech Says New Members of Communications Competition Chorus Are Singing Off-Key.CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 9, 1994--Ameritech today issued the following reaction in the wake of an announcement by members of the cable TV, long distance and alternative local carrier industries that they will push for local telephone competition. The reaction may be attributed to Richard H. Brown Richard H. Brown was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Electronic Data Systems Corporation from 1999 to 2003; Chief Executive Officer of Cable & Wireless plc from 1996 to 1998; Member of the Board of E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company since 2001 and Home Depot. , Ameritech AMERITECH American Information Technologies vice chairman. "The new voices in the communications competition chorus -- cable TV companies, long-distance long-dis·tance adj. 1. Covering a long distance: a long-distance runner; operating under long-distance supervision. 2. carriers and alternative local carriers -- are singing off-key off-key adj. 1. Music Pitched higher or lower than the correct notes of a melody. 2. Being out of accord with what is considered normal or appropriate: a high-flown, off-key speech by a newcomer. . "Full and fair competition throughout the communications marketplace -- local, long distance and video services -- is a tune we've we've Contraction of we have. we've have been singing at Ameritech for a long time. It is the sound customers want to hear. "Full and fair competition will mean customers will have more choices, more widespread and rapid innovation and better service. "The fact that Ameritech has embraced all-out competition and open communications markets is one of the reasons that the five states in our Midwest Midwest or Middle West, region of the United States centered on the western Great Lakes and the upper-middle Mississippi valley. It is a somewhat imprecise term that has been applied to the northern section of the land between the Appalachians region are among the most progressive in the nation in that regard. "Many of the companies today calling for completely open local communications markets have worked to keep Ameritech from competing in their businesses, at the same time they are moving to take advantage of the opportunities created by the new rules we've supported. "We're pleased to see some new voices want to join the chorus. But, as far as Ameritech is concerned, any tune other than full and open competition is just a sour note." CONTACT: Mike Brand,
Ameritech Media Relations
312-750-5219
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