03/21/05 1 The Effects of Government Regulation Prepared for IOM 543 by Tom Housel 03/21/05 2 Overview Assign Cases History of Regulation Role of Regulators Forms of Regulation Effects of Deregulation Future of Regulation Overview Telecom Act of 1996 03/21/05 3 Telecommunications Act of 1934 designed to ensure universal service, quality of service, fair pricing for consumers bring new technology/services to market 03/21/05 4 Market Effects of Telecom Regulation First, inhibited deployment of ...
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