...that would affect WorldCom's status on the project," said John Silk, the executive vice president of the Georgia Telephone Association, a trade group of 31 small companies that serve the state's rural areas. "Can they or can they not perform...

...competition in action. "The city government is a pretty large customer," notes John Silk, president of the Georgia Telephone Association, a group of independent phone companies. "This is the concept of having local competitive service." Augusta...

...first-quarter, first-year economics will tell you," said John Silk, executive vice president of the Georgia Telephone Association, which represents 30 small phone companies already operating. Home customers may prove tough to pluck from...