Letting Go? The Federal Communications Commission in the Era of Deregulation

Alfred Kahn's book, Letting Go: Deregulating the Process of Deregulation, suggested that regulators step aside once they have set basic rules for entry into erstwhile monopolized markets. Unfortunately, communications regulators have not heeded Professor Kahn's advice. I provide an analysi...

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Published in:The review of network economics 2008-12, Vol.7 (4), p.11-20
Main Author: Crandall, Robert W.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Business communications
Deregulation
Kahn, Alfred
Monopolies
Taxation
Telecommunications
Television
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Summary:Alfred Kahn's book, Letting Go: Deregulating the Process of Deregulation, suggested that regulators step aside once they have set basic rules for entry into erstwhile monopolized markets. Unfortunately, communications regulators have not heeded Professor Kahn's advice. I provide an analysis of the effects of three exercises in U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) regulation or "deregulation": (1) the post-1996 unbundling regime designed to facilitate entry into local telecommunications markets; (2) the continuation and extension of the high-cost "universal service" program funded by the taxation of long-distance telephony; and (3) the FCC's attempt to regulate cable television rates.
ISSN:2194-5993
1446-9022
1446-9022
DOI:10.2202/1446-9022.1159