In May 2002, the Supreme Court upheld the rules promulgated by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to implement provisions in the Telecommunications Act of 1996 (the Act) regarding mandatory resale of the components of local telephone networks. This article explains the background of the...

About 1970 until 1990, the federal regulatory policy in the United States experiences an deep and wide change. In the first place regulation was dramatically expanded. But immediately a contraction of economic regulation took place. Prince, benefits, and entry controls in sectors such as...