TY - JOUR
T1 - The economic basis for radio deregulation
AU - Bates, Benjamin J.
AU - Chambers, Todd
N1 - Copyright:
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PY - 1999
Y1 - 1999
N2 - In the United States, the general global trend toward the deregulation of telecommunications has culminated in the 1996 Telecommunications Act, an act largely based on the presumptions of the effectiveness of competition and the success of earlier deregulation. This article examines the economic basis for deregulation in the radio industry, arguably the most competitive of telecommunication industries. It also reviews the economic research examining the basis and impact of previous deregulatory efforts, allowing a consideration of the validity of the economic assumptions behind the 1996 Telecommunications Act.
AB - In the United States, the general global trend toward the deregulation of telecommunications has culminated in the 1996 Telecommunications Act, an act largely based on the presumptions of the effectiveness of competition and the success of earlier deregulation. This article examines the economic basis for deregulation in the radio industry, arguably the most competitive of telecommunication industries. It also reviews the economic research examining the basis and impact of previous deregulatory efforts, allowing a consideration of the validity of the economic assumptions behind the 1996 Telecommunications Act.
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U2 - 10.1207/s15327736me1201_2
DO - 10.1207/s15327736me1201_2
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0033483365
VL - 12
SP - 19
EP - 34
JO - Journal of Media Economics
JF - Journal of Media Economics
SN - 0899-7764
IS - 1
ER -