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After the Breakup : U. S. Telecommunications in a More Competitive Era by Robert W. Crandall (1991, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherBrookings Institution Press
ISBN-100815716052
ISBN-139780815716051
eBay Product ID (ePID)222780
Product Key Features
Number of Pages190 Pages
Publication NameAfter the Breakup : U. S. Telecommunications in Amore Competitive Era
LanguageEnglish
SubjectPublic Policy / Communication Policy, Industries / Media & Communications, Telecommunications
Publication Year1991
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaPolitical Science, Technology & Engineering, Business & Economics
AuthorRobert W. Crandall
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.5 in
Item Weight16 Oz
Item Length1 in
Item Width1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN90-024452
Dewey Edition20
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal384.6/3/0973
SynopsisThe U.S. telecommunications industry has undergone dramatic changes in recent years that have touched almost every American home and business. The average American can dial almost anywhere in the world directly, store and forward a message, or transmit a fax in less than a minute; often for less than the real cost of a 500-mile telephone call tweny-five years ago. The combination of telecommunications breakthroughs, competition among new and old carriers, and the AT&T breakup has transformed the telephone industry and provided customers with a new array of equipment and services.Robert W. Crandall examines the effects of the AT&T breakup and weighs the costs and benefits to the residential and business consumer. On balance, he finds that the efficiency gains from opening up the telephone industry have more than offset the possible efficiency losses, which may be caused by the sacrifice of economies of scale and scope or the absence of fully compatible equipment and services. The replacement of regulation with competition has led to greater productivity in the telephone industry, a more efficient rate structure, and lower equipment prices. Crandall traces the telecommunications evolution from its early beginnings as pairs of copper wires up through the historic 1982 decision to divest. He investigates the impact of technological changes, competition, and the advent of divestiture on the quality of service, local and interexchange service rates, productive efficiency, and income distribution. He also focuses on problems that linger after the breakup in the increasingly competitive but highly regulated sector., The U.S. telecommunications industry has undergone dramatic changes in recent years that have touched almost every American home and business. The average American can dial almost anywhere in the world directly, store and forward a message, or transmit a fax in less than a minute; often for less than the real cost of a 500-mile telephone call tweny-five years ago. The combination of telecommunications breakthroughs, competition among new and old carriers, and the AT&T breakup has transformed the telephone industry and provided customers with a new array of equipment and services. Robert W. Crandall examines the effects of the AT&T breakup and weighs the costs and benefits to the residential and business consumer. On balance, he finds that the efficiency gains from opening up the telephone industry have more than offset the possible efficiency losses, which may be caused by the sacrifice of economies of scale and scope or the absence of fully compatible equipment and services. The replacement of regulation with competition has led to greater productivity in the telephone industry, a more efficient rate structure, and lower equipment prices. Crandall traces the telecommunications evolution from its early beginnings as pairs of copper wires up through the historic 1982 decision to divest. He investigates the impact of technological changes, competition, and the advent of divestiture on the quality of service, local and interexchange service rates, productive efficiency, and income distribution. He also focuses on problems that linger after the breakup in the increasingly competitive but highly regulated sector.
LC Classification NumberHE8815.C73 1991
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