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Competition and chaos [electronic resource] : U.S. telecommunications since the 1996 Telecom Act / Robert W. Crandall.

By:

Crandall, Robert W

Contributor(s):

ebrary, Inc

Publication details: Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, c2005.Description: ix, 212p. : illSubject(s):

Genre/Form:

Electronic books.

DDC classification:

384/.0973 22

LOC classification:

HE7781 .C667 2005eb

Online resources:

An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view

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.

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.

"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.

Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2009. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.

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