The move could lead to reductions in the 40-60p fee Britons are currently charged per inquiry, and services such as traffic information being made available to callers, Conduit head Liam Young told BBC News Online.

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Indian Head, however, finding that the manufacturer of metal electrical conduit may have violated antitrust laws by recruiting hundreds of allies to pack a standard-setting body that banned plastic conduit from fire codes.

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