This paper examines the justifications, history, and practice of regulation in the US telecommunications sector. We … the history of regulation and antitrust intervention in the telecommunications sector. After discussing the impact of … carriers), and we point to the real danger that the intent of Congress in passing the 1996 Act to promote competition in …

This paper examines the justifications, history, and practice of regulation in the US telecommunications sector. We … with the history of regulation and antitrust intervention in the telecommunications sector. After discussing the impact of … carriers), and we point to the real danger that the intent of Congress in passing the 1996 Act to promote competition in …

other. As for competition policy, this implies that growth-enhancing policies maybe misguided and that quick deregulation as …This paper proves three theorems on growth and competition in a standard increasing variety endogenous growth model and … draws conclusions for second-best competition policies. First, no growth may be better than some growth, since modest …