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1. ebrary, Inc.

Description

1. 1 online resource (ix, 212p.) : ill.

Summary

1. "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

1. Competition and chaos (Online)

Alternative title

1. Competition and chaos (Online)

Subject

1. United States
2. Telecommunication policy > United States
3. Telecommunication > Deregulation > United States
4. Competition > Government policy > United States
5. Telecommunication > Law and legislation > United States

Contents

1. 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.

Bibliography (note)

1. Includes bibliographical references and index.

Access (note)

1. Access restricted to authorized users.

Reproduction (note)

1. Electronic reproduction.

Author

1. Crandall, Robert W.

Title

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

Imprint

1. Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, c2005.

Bibliography

1. Includes bibliographical references and index.

Access

1. Access restricted to authorized users.

Reproduction

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

Connect to:

1. Available from home with a valid library card
2. Available onsite at NYPL

Added author

1. ebrary, Inc.

LCCN

1. 2005001648