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The fcc for the first time is requiring long-distance telecom carriers to publish their prices for frame relay services, sparking confusion in a data communications marketplace that's growing at a triple-digit rate. Carriers, analysts, and users are un- sure how the FCC's Oct. 18 decision will affect the marketplace for the service, which corporations use primarily to interconnect geographically dispersed LANs.
There are some benefits: "This will eliminate some of the mystery in frame relay pricing," says Timothy Burk, an analyst with the Yankee Group, a consulting firm in Boston....