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Historical distortion: How misuse of "public utility and "natural monopoly" misdirects U.S. telecommunications policy development

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  • Cherry, Barbara A., 2015. "Historical distortion: How misuse of "public utility and "natural monopoly" misdirects U.S. telecommunications policy development," 2015 Regional ITS Conference, Los Angeles 2015 146320, International Telecommunications Society (ITS).
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