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The Economics of Innovation in the Telecommunications Industry

John R. McNamara

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Preface Introduction A Brief History of Telecommunications in the United States The Origins of the AT&T Divestiture The Telecommunications Industry Since 1984 The Determinants of Telecommunications Market Structure The Economics of Telecommunications The Theory and Practice of Government Regulation of Telecommunications Modern Telecommunications Technologies Market Structure and Innovation Telecommunications Pricing and Innovation Telecommunications and Productivity Trends in Telecommunications References Index

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Key concepts: Divestment, Telecommunications, Telecommunications equipment, Telecommunications service, Government (linguistics), Business, Industrial organization, Engineering