Should Broadband Internet Services To The Home Offer A Choice Of ISP?

 

  1. Introduction

  2. Telephone Industry History
    1. Before the 1996 Telecommunications Act
    2. Impact of the Telecommuncications Act
    3. Complications Resulting From the Telecom Act

  3. Cable Television and Broadband Internet Access
    1. Summary of The Cable Television Market
    2. CATV Networks
    3. Converting CATV Networks into Data Networks
    4. Offering Internet Services

  4. Industry Trends and and Uncertain Future

  5. Economic Models: A Comparison of the Two Industries
    1. The Model
    2. The Telecom Industry
    3. The Cable Industry
    4. A Model for Cable Unbundled from ISPs

  6. Final Remarks

  7. Bibliography

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