02787nam 2200649Ia 450 991045789140332120200520144314.01-280-81318-097866108131860-8157-9770-2(CKB)1000000000347462(EBL)267611(OCoLC)475992791(SSID)ssj0000126488(PQKBManifestationID)11936887(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000126488(PQKBWorkID)10047414(PQKB)10895414(MiAaPQ)EBC267611(OCoLC)59822114(MdBmJHUP)muse12769(Au-PeEL)EBL267611(CaPaEBR)ebr10078498(CaONFJC)MIL81318(EXLCZ)99100000000034746220050119d2005 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrCompetition and chaos[electronic resource] U.S. telecommunications since the 1996 Telecom Act /Robert W. CrandallWashington, D.C. Brookings Institution Pressc20051 online resource (225 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-8157-1617-6 Includes bibliographical references and index.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."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.Telecommunication policyUnited StatesTelecommunicationDeregulationUnited StatesCompetitionGovernment policyUnited StatesTelecommunicationLaw and legislationUnited StatesElectronic books.Telecommunication policyTelecommunicationDeregulationCompetitionGovernment policyTelecommunicationLaw and legislation384/.0973Crandall Robert W494271MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910457891403321Competition and chaos2095981UNINA