"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 publ.

Few phrases in public policy have become so overused so quickly as the information highway. Although it is unclear to many what that superhighway is or will be, this uncertainty has not prevented proposals to regulate the superhighway from being made. In this Article, we examine the economic...

Front Cover -- Title Page -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. Opening Telecom Markets: The 1996 Telecommunications Act -- Chapter 3. The First Eight Years under the New Law -- Chapter 4. Local Competition under the 1996 Act -- Chapter 5. Effect of...