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Competition and chaos U.S. telecommunications since the 1996 Telecom Act

Title
Competition and chaos [electronic resource] : U.S. telecommunications since the 1996 Telecom Act / Robert W. Crandall.
Author
Crandall, Robert W.
Publication
Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, c2005.

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ebrary, Inc.
Description
1 online resource (ix, 212p.) : ill.
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.
Uniform Title
Competition and chaos (Online)
Alternative Title
Competition and chaos (Online)
Subject
  • United States
  • Telecommunication policy > United States
  • Telecommunication > Deregulation > United States
  • Competition > Government policy > United States
  • Telecommunication > Law and legislation > United States
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Access (note)
  • Access restricted to authorized users.
Reproduction (note)
  • Electronic reproduction.
Contents
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.
OCLC
ssj0000126488
Author
Crandall, Robert W.
Title
Competition and chaos [electronic resource] : U.S. telecommunications since the 1996 Telecom Act / Robert W. Crandall.
Imprint
Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, c2005.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
Reproduction
Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2009. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
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Available from home with a valid library card
Available onsite at NYPL
Added Author
ebrary, Inc.
LCCN
2005001648
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