Confusing laws and state meddling have thwarted efforts to privatise industry and attract foreign investment.

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Federal-regulation advocates also argue that the current system of multiple state and federal regulators produces a confusing patchwork of rules.

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Existing state and local taxes on cell phones are easily hidden on lengthy and often confusing phone bills.

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Last year, for example, the state had to toss out questions related to a passage that was widely ridiculed for being confusing.

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