...about what ultimately is the disposition of WorldCom and 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...

...victory is an example of free-market 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...

...is what you are witnessing right now that somebody in 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...