The proposed legislation would seek to limit independent telephone rates in several ways.

Many critics use today's telephone rates only as the basis for affordability.

This result will in turn require Nynex to reduce its telephone rates.

The issue is important to consumers, because local telephone rates are still set by regulation.

Average telephone rates did not double or triple, but grew at only half the rate of inflation.

We have the highest telephone rates in the world.

Indeed, high international telephone rates have been an unintentional form of American foreign aid for years.

Some of the politicians tapped opposed increases in telephone rates.

"Cellular telephone rates have gotten really cheap, and there's just not a demand for their services."

Most important, this improvement can take place without increasing telephone rates.