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DENVER (AP) - Qwest Communications International Inc. said Wednesday a regulatory decision lifting some restrictions on long-distance service will help it become more flexible and improve service.The Federal Communications Commission on Tuesday agreed that Denver-based Qwest faces competition and is no longer a dominant long-distance carrier in the 14 mostly Western states where it primarily provides service, Qwest spokesman Tom McMahon said.The FCC decision lifts some restrictions on long-distance service that were imposed in the 1996 Telecommunications Act, the company said.The law required Qwest, as a former Bell operating company, to keep long-distance business separate from other services for a three-year period that ended in 2006, McMahon said.Copyright 2006 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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