This book identifies the major sources of competition to the cable television industry, such as telephone companies, direct broadcast satellite services, and traditional broadcasting stations.

The author assesses the conflicting arguments put forward in the preceding 'position' articles by Wiley and deButts. He focuses on those points which he feels are unjustified or receive inadequate attention. These include the issues of subsidisation, possible market expansion, service...

International telecommunications facilities--both satellite and cable circuits--in the Atlantic and Pacific Ocean basins are characterized by persistent excess capacity. Although some excess is desirable to provide flexibility and protection against system failure, the problem is so great that...

Excess capacity in underseas cables and communications satellites may be used by their owners to deter entry by potential competitors. Because investment in capacity is an irreversible commitment, it enhances the credibility of the threat to cut prices to below cost as a 'predatory' tactic to...