AT&amp;T and MCI have protested the tax and pledged to pass the cost on to  MCI charges 5 percent on all out of state long-distance calls, and AT&amp;T charges a flat rate.
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AT&T and MCI are against the tax and have chosen different ways to handle it. 
( ( ( AT&T and ) MCI ) ( ( ( ( are ( against ( the tax ) ) ) and ) ( have ( ( chosen ( different ways ) ) ( to ( handle it ) ) ) ) ) . ) )
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