Certainly govt regulation is not perfect (it killed the railroads and
> Western Union). But eliminating it altogether is not the only option;
> it could be modified to be more flexible and meet modern needs, too.
Thr railroads are healthier than ever, although regulation came close to killing them. Western Union's reason for existence passed it by, but it could possibly [have] adjusted to stay alive. It was once in the telephone long distance telephone business, too, with its own 1011+ acceass code. Wes Leatherock snipped-for-privacy@aol.com snipped-for-privacy@yahoo.com