Still on hold? A retrospective analysis of competitive implications of the Telecommunication Act of 1996, on its 10th year anniversary

Telecommunications Policy

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 80-95

  Atkin, David J ^a   Lau, Tuen Yu ^b   Lin, Carolyn A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Broadband; Cable television; Deregulation; Internet; Telecommunication regulation and economics

Indexed keywords

BROADBAND NETWORKS; COMPETITION; DEREGULATION; INTERNET; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS; RADIO; TELEPHONE;

BABY BELL PROGENY SBC; CABLE TELEVISION; HYPER-INFLATIONARY RATE; TELECOMMUNICATION REGULATION AND ECONOMICS;

TELECOMMUNICATION INDUSTRY;

EID: 31944447528     PISSN: 03085961     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.telpol.2005.05.008     Document Type: Article

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