General Electric to enter home telephone market

General Electric said it would enter the fast-growing consumer telephone business in June. To date, more than 100 manufacturers have entered the consumer phone business in competition with American Telephone & Telegraph Company. But GE may have an edge. Its five phone models will feature two-year service warranties - which far exceed the standard 90-day to 1-year free-service guarantees.

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