Some economists and analysts have said that the Telecommunications Act of 1996 has brought forth a structural transformation in the telecommunications industry. Write an essay about the Telecoms Act in which you cover the following points:
a. The provisions of the bill designed to remove barriers to entry into the
b. The provisions which undo key aspects of the 1992 consent decree (or local and long distance telephone market. Modified Final Judgment), with special emphasis on elements pertaining to the entry of Bell Operating Companies into the long distance (or interLATA) market.