Competition and Chaos
Subtitle: U.S. Telecommunications Since the 1996 Telecom Act
Publisher: Brookings Institution Press
Published: April 2005
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 212
ISBN-13: 9780815716174
Subjects: Postal & telecommunications industries; Telecommunication policy; Economic History; Competition; Business & Economics; Business / Economics / Finance; Telecommunication; Business/Economics; USA; Economics - General; Economic Conditions; Industries - Media & Communications Industries; United States; Deregulation; Government policy
First sentence: Ten years ago, most or the worlds telecommunications companies were state-owned monopolies, performing much like the post offices from which they had sprouted in the early decades of the twentieth century.
Description: "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.