On Wed, 20 Jun 2007 23:12:02 +0100, Ian Jelf
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"Ian Jelf" wrote in message

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John B writes
On the subject of utilities, National Grid owns the transmission
network for most of New England and New York.

Now that *is* interesting. I always though US law prohibited foreign
ownership of utilities there.

No, at various times many US utilities have been foreign-owned. It seems
to be ports and airlines that are heavily protected in the US.

And television and radio stations? Or is that another myth I've fallen
for?

It was once, at least. Murdoch couldn't own both a TV chain and
a newspaper chain at the same time (IIRC) as a foreigner, so he renounced
his citizenship and took up US nationality.

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