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The US cable communications act reconsidered

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  • Atkin, David J.
  • Starr, Michael

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The 1984 Cable Communications Policy Act represented a major victory for the cable corporations over broadcasters and telephone companies, and subsequent court rulings have further strengthened their position. The result has been the creation of an uncontrolled, unregulated monopoly. Customers and quality of service they receive, and in alliance with other interests will probably force reconsideration of the Act. This article looks at the range of options -- broadly, maintenance of the status quo, more thorough deregulation, and partial regulation -- and assesses their chances of success.

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  • Atkin, David J. & Starr, Michael, 1990. "The US cable communications act reconsidered," Telecommunications Policy, Elsevier, vol. 14(4), pages 315-323, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:telpol:v:14:y:1990:i:4:p:315-323
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