Title :
The telecommunications marketplace of the 1990s: new opportunities and new challenges
Author :
Patrick, Dennis R.
Abstract :
The challenges posed to the existing telecommunications providers, covering both telephone and cable television providers, by prospective changes in technology are addressed. The importance of competition, particularly in video distribution, is examined. The prospects for effective regulatory response in the USA to the current information-transmission environment are discussed.<>
Keywords :
economics; government policies; telecommunication services; FCC; Federal Communications Commission; USA; cable television providers; challenges; competition; economics; information-transmission environment; opportunities; regulatory response; telecommunications marketplace; telephone providers; video distribution; Business; Communication cables; Consumer electronics; Economic forecasting; Environmental economics; Isolation technology; Power cables; Power generation economics; Regulators; Telephony;
Journal_Title :
Communications Magazine, IEEE
