U.S. Telco Industry History as a Prologue to its Future
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Keywords
net neutrality, technology, competition, monopoly, regulation
Abstract
The United States telco industry has been shaped by the interplay of technological advance, free enterprise, politics, public pressure, and government regulation. The history of the industry reveals a continuing tension between the forces of competition and concentration. Having coursed through eras of monopoly, competition, and regulated monopoly, the telcos are now in a more competitive arena. There is regulatory uncertainty on the issue of net neutrality.
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Jun 12, 2017
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McDonough, C. C. (2017). U.S. Telco Industry History as a Prologue to its Future. Journal of Telecommunications and the Digital Economy, 5(2), 98–112. https://doi.org/10.18080/jtde.v5n2.108
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Author Biography
Carol C McDonough, University of Massachusetts Lowell
Department of Economics, Full Professor
