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<p><b> Changes were required in several areas. Long overdue was a great need to update the expansive communications industries and this bill was the first to do so since the 1930s. It permitted small Bell phone companies to filter their way into the long-distance business, promote competition, monitor Internet porn and deregulate cable rates. In fact, the Telecom Act had an impressive list that covered almost 200 pages of legislation. On the other hand, it released unrivaled der