Telecom Executive Defends Microsoft

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A telephone company executive on Monday disputed allegations that strong antitrust penalties are needed to stop Microsoft from frustrating future voice and data messaging systems. Under questioning, Sutherland said he has very little experience with unified messaging services and started a related project for Qwest less than a month ago. He also said he "skimmed" the states' penalty proposals and the federal government's settlement, but claimed to have no opinion on them.