Competition and chaos : U.S. telecommunications since the 1996 Telecom Act / Robert W. Crandall.
2005
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Competition and chaos : U.S. telecommunications since the 1996 Telecom Act / Robert W. Crandall.
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Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, [2005]
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©2005
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ix, 212 pages : illustrations
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Introduction
Opening telecom markets : the 1996 Telecommunications Act
The first eight years under the new law
Local competition under the 1996 act
Effect of the 1996 act on incumbent local companies
The death of distance and of the long-distance carriers
The rapid growth of wireless telecommunications
The broadband revolution
Telecom reform in other countries
A look back and a look forward
Appendix. estimates of Bell Company cumulative capital expenditures across states, 1996?-2003.
Opening telecom markets : the 1996 Telecommunications Act
The first eight years under the new law
Local competition under the 1996 act
Effect of the 1996 act on incumbent local companies
The death of distance and of the long-distance carriers
The rapid growth of wireless telecommunications
The broadband revolution
Telecom reform in other countries
A look back and a look forward
Appendix. estimates of Bell Company cumulative capital expenditures across states, 1996?-2003.
Summary
"Examines how the 1996 Telecommunications Act and its antecedents have affected the major telecommunications providers and analyzes the act's effect on economic welfare in the United States"--Provided by publisher.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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English
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Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2005. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
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0815797702
0815716176 paperback alkaline paper
0815716176 paperback alkaline paper
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