Sponsored by the Columbia Institute for Tele-Information. This competition is at work, foremost in the telecommunications sector, but traditional television has been similarly affected by the entry of communications providers such as cable TV, LPTV, microwave broadcast, and telephone company fiber-based transmission.
Competition requires the reconfiguration of traditional organizational structures.
For example, local telephone companies may separate into distinct entities, a network wholesaler and a systems integrator. In addition, media mergers between regional Bell operating companies and cable TV companies will also mean dramatic changes for local competition. This project investigated the ramifications on technology, services, pricing, and policy.