Removing bundling (or tying) regulation allows a regulated monopoly to diversify into unregulated markets. In such a partially deregulated circumstance, telephone companies are permitted to participate in both regulated and unregulated markets. In this paper, we wish to understand the effects of using the combined capital if both market activities (regulated and unregulated business) were used to define the rate base of rate-of-return regulated company. Two kinds of incentive for a regulated company to choose outputs levels are discussed. We find that combining regulated and unregulated business activities under the regulatory umbrella may have deleterious effects on allocative efficiency in unregulated markets.