• DocumentCode
    980099
  • Title

    The cable industry in the post divestiture environment

  • Author

    Robbins, James O.

  • Volume
    31
  • Issue
    12
  • fYear
    1993
  • Firstpage
    44
  • Lastpage
    46
  • Abstract
    It is argued that divestiture of the telephone monopoly was a crucial factor in the evolution of the cable industry because it changed the national mindset to consider the idea that two-way communications can be provided by entities other than the phone companies. It is shown that with present technologies, cable is well positioned to deliver broadband services, at low cost, today.<>
  • Keywords
    cable television; telecommunication; telephony; broadband services; cable industry; post divestiture environment; telecommunication industry; Cable TV; Coaxial cables; Communication cables; Companies; Monopoly; Optical fiber cables; Optical fiber communication; Optical fibers; Personal communication networks; Telephony;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Communications Magazine, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0163-6804
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/35.247956
  • Filename
    247956