{"product_id":"deregulating-telecommunications-9780471962953","title":"Deregulating Telecommunications","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1984, the Department of Justice settled its antitrust caseagainst AT\u0026amp;T. The agreement, embedded in the Modification ofFinal Judgment, led to a divestiture of the local telephoneexchanges from AT\u0026amp;T to the Regional Bell Operating Companies(known as the Baby Bells ). This agreement gave unprecedented powerover a major US industry to one man, Judge Harold Greene of the USDistrict Court of the District of Columbia. The Baby Bells couldnot enter any line of business without approval from Judge Greene.With technological change it became increasingly desirable for theBaby Bells to enter different lines of business, but each attemptwas subject to legal challenge and lengthy, costly litigation. In1994, the Baby Bells mounted a major legal challenge to theModification of Final Judgement (MFJ). As part of their strategy,they asked leading scholars in the field to examine the costs andbenefits of the MFJ and provide evidence in the form of affidavitsregarding its effect. Using a cost-benefit \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePartial table of contents:\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e THE BASIS FOR THE MFJ, 1984 AND 1994.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The MFJ: An Imperfect Solution (P. Temin).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The Competitive Effects of Line-of-Business Restrictions inTelecommunications (K. Arrow, et al.).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e BENEFITS OF REMOVING THE MFJ LINE OF BUSINESS RESTRICTIONS.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Vertical Integration and Regulation in the Telephone Industry (A.Alchian).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The Benefits of Releasing the Bell Companies from the InterexchangeRestrictions (P. Brandon \u0026amp; R. Schmalensee).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Realignment in Telecommunications (M. Maloney \u0026amp; R.McCormick).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e THE POTENTIAL COSTS OF REMOVING THE LINE-OF-BUSINESSRESTRICTIONS.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Deterring Predation in Telecommunications: Are Line-of-BusinessRestraints Needed?\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e (S. Gates, et al.).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Empirical Tests of RBOC Leveraging and Cross-Subsidization (R.Higgins \u0026amp; M. McDonald).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley \u0026 Sons Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49402696040791,"sku":"9780471962953","price":159.3,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780471962953.jpg?v=1730481264","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/deregulating-telecommunications-9780471962953","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}