Crandall, Robert W. <br/><br/>
Competition and chaos  U.S. telecommunications since the 1996 Telecom Act /  [electronic resource] : 
Robert W. Crandall. 
 - Washington, D.C. :  Brookings Institution Press,  c2005. 
 - ix, 212p. :  ill. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/> "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. 
<br/><br/><br/>Electronic reproduction. <br/>Palo Alto, Calif. : <br/>ebrary, <br/>2009. <br/>Available via World Wide Web. <br/>Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. 
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<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Corporate Names: </label><br/>United States. Telecommunications Act of 1996. 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Telecommunication policy--United States.<br/>Telecommunication--Deregulation--United States.<br/>Competition--Government policy--United States.<br/>Telecommunication--Law and legislation--United States.
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<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>HE7781  / .C667 2005eb 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>384/.0973