0262140918.The.MIT.Press.Digital.Crossroads.American.Telecommunications.Policy.in.the.Internet.Age.Mar.2005.pdf

JONATHAN E. NUECHTERLEIN AND PHILIP J. WEISER

DIGITAL CROSSROADS

American Telecommunications Policy in the Internet Age

Digital Crossroads

TEAM LinG

Digital Crossroads

American Telecommunications Policy

in the Internet Age

Jonathan E. Nuechterlein and Philip J. Weiser

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Nuechterlein, Jonathan E.

Digital crossroads : American telecommunications policy in the Internet

age / Jonathan E. Nuechterlein and Philip J. Weiser.

p. cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN 0-262-14091-8 (alk. paper)

1. Telecommunication policy—United States. 2. Telecommunication—

Deregulation—United States. 3. Internet. 4. United States. Telecommunications

Act of 1996. I. Weiser, Phillip J. II. Title

HE7781.N84 2005

384'.0973—dc22

2004061063