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Turning Points In Telecommunications History, Paul J. Larkin Jr.
Turning Points In Telecommunications History, Paul J. Larkin Jr.
Paul J Larkin Jr.
The telecom industry is one of the most important sectors of the American economy, and it has undergone massive changes since the days of Alexander Graham Bell. My article offers a light-hearted summary of the Top Ten most important such developments.
Turning Points In Telecommunications History, Paul J. Larkin Jr.
Turning Points In Telecommunications History, Paul J. Larkin Jr.
Paul J Larkin Jr.
The telecom industry is one of the most important sectors of the American economy, and it has undergone massive changes since the days of Alexander Graham Bell. My article offers a light-hearted summary of the Top Ten most important such developments.
The Need For Better Analysis Of High Capacity Services, George S. Ford, Lawrence J. Spiwak
The Need For Better Analysis Of High Capacity Services, George S. Ford, Lawrence J. Spiwak
GEORGE S FORD
In 1999, the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) began to grant incumbent local exchange carriers (“LECs”) pricing flexibility on special access services in some Metropolitan Statistical Areas (“MSAs”) when specific evidence of competitive alternatives is present. The propriety of that deregulatory move by the FCC has been criticized by the purchasers of such services ever since. Proponents of special access price regulation rely on three central arguments to support a retreat to strict price regulation: (1) the market(s) for special access and similar services is unduly concentrated; (2) rates of return on special access services, computed using FCC ARMIS data, are …