Competition and Chaos: U.S. Telecommunications since the 1996 Telecom Act

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Access charges. See Rate structures Accounting scandals, 93 ADSL (asymmetrical digital subscriber lines), 112–13 Airline deregulation, 2–3, 6 Air Touch, 96 Allstream, 134–35 ALLTEL, 73 AOL-Time Warner, 123–24 Arbitrage. See Resale Aron, Debra, 128 Asymmetrical digital subscriber lines (ADSL), 112–13 AT&T: breakup, 1, 7, 8, 72–73, 78, 96; local services, 50; revenues, 47, 91–92; stock market values, 89 AT&T Canada, 134–35 AT&T Wireless, 27, 96, 106 Automotive analogy, 123, 125–26 Bankruptcies, 18, 46 Bell Canada, 134, 136 Bell companies (incumbent): bundled pricing plans, 72, 74–75; capacity for growth, 76–77; capital spending, 18, 29, 69–72, 127, 173–78; divestiture restrictions, 8, 13–14, 60–61, 125; long-distance services, 51–52, 61–63, 87–88, 158; revenues, 55–56, 65–69; stock market values, 32, 42, 63–65, 73, 76, 163; wireless communications, 27, 63, 96 Bell South, 27, 41, 96, 130–31 “Bill and keep” strategy, 167 Bitstream access, European Union, 140 British Telecom, 143, 152, 153 Broadband services: overview, 110–11, 131–32; Canada, 136–37; capital spending, 73; demand models, 117, 120; European Union, 139–40; international comparisons, 117, 129–30, 149–50, 155; Japan, 143; Korea, 145; market penetration , 115–17; rate structures, 98; regulatory environment, 15–16, 120–29, 157–58, 169–71; technology options, 111–15, 129–31; and Telecommunications Act, 29–30. See also Digital subscriber lines (DSL) Broadwing (Cincinnati Bell), 73 Budget Reconciliation Act (1993), 15, 27, 96 Burnstein, David, 128 Cable-based services: Canada, 136–37; convergence trends, 158–59; European Union, 140; international comparisons, 207 Index 11-1617-6 BM 3/9/05 4:20 PM Page 207 208 Index 149; Japan, 143; long-distance, 67–68; regulatory environment, 29–30, 66–67, 121–25, 157–58, 165; revenues, 47, 160–61; stock market values, 161–63; subscriber statistics, 37, 47, 115, 136, 158; technology options, 66–67, 113–14; and Telecommunications Act, 15–16 Cable & Wireless, 143 Call-Net, 134–35 CALLS plan, 81–82 Canada, 108, 117, 133–37, 146–47, 150–51 Capital spending: Bell companies, 18, 29, 69–72, 127, 173–78; international comparisons, 150–52, 153; Japan, 151, 153; Korea, 145; local services, 18, 40–41, 73, 152; long-distance carriers, 90–91; telecom sector generally, 18–19, 56; wireless service providers, 18, 105 CAPs (competitive access providers), 35–36 Cellular services. See Wireless communications Churn rates, 106 Cincinnati Bell (Cin’ti Bell), 72–73 Cingular, 96, 104 Citizens, 73 CLECs. See Competitive local exchange carriers (CLECs) Collocation provision, 13 Competitive access providers (CAPs), 35–36 Competitive local exchange carriers (CLECs): access line growth, 59–60, 95; capital spending, 40–41, 152; entry barriers and strategies, 31–35; market penetration, 35–40; revenues, 42–45, 47–50, 161; stock market values, 41–42, 46–47, 161–63; success factors, 39–40, 45–50; unbundling provisions, 11; and welfare gains, 53–58. See also Local services Computer ownership statistics, 110 Concert, 79 Convergence patterns, overviews, 158–60 Court cases: cable modem regulation, 30; FCC and long-distance regulation, 2, 7–8; unbundling provisions, 10, 11–12, 60, 63 Court of Appeals, U.S., 11, 60, 63 Covad, 127 Cox, 67–68 Denmark, 140, 148, 149 Deregulation era: overview, 2–6, 23–24, 29–30, 156–58; phase-down opportunities , 168–69; protectionism possibilities, 163–65. See also specific topics, for example, Broadband services; Capital spending Deutsche Telekom, 96, 140, 152 Digital subscriber lines (DSL): Canada, 134, 136; European Union, 139–40, 149–50; international comparisons, 117, 149–50; Japan, 143, 144, 149–50; market penetration, 115–17; rate structures, 134, 136, 149–50; regulatory environment, 29, 122, 126–29; revenues, 55; technology described, 111–13 DirecTV, 171 DIRECWAY, 114 DSL Net, 127 Entrants, local services. See Competitive local exchange carriers (CLECs); Local services Entrants, long-distance services. See Longdistance services Equant, 143 Equities. See Stock market values Ernst and Young, 103 European Union, 129, 137–43, 147–55 Facilities-based entry, 35, 37–38, 46, 50, 139, 145 Federal Communications Commission (FCC): broadband licenses, 114; cablebased services, 29, 121–24, 165; cellular frequencies, 95; court cases, 2, 7–8, 11–12, 60; rate rebalancing, 79–80, 147; spectrum auctions, 96, 98–99; unbundling approach, 10–12, 121, 127; universal service levies, 166 Fiber-optic facilities, 73, 130–31, 145, 159 Financial information. See Capital spending; Revenues; Stock market values Finland, 140, 151 11-1617-6 BM 3/9/05 4:20 PM Page 208 [3.133.141...