Toward Competition in Cable Television

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Identifies the major sources of competition to the cable television industry, such as telephone companies, direct broadcast satellite services, and traditional broadcasting stations. Johnson, a consultant in telecommunications economics, focuses on the design of public policy flexible enough to accommodate whatever technological and marketing opportunities emerge in the future and strong enough to ensure that the most efficient firms survive rather than those whose success stems from anticompetitive activities. Includes recommendations for specific actions by Congress and the FCC.

Stephen Grossberg is Professor of Mathematics, Psychology, and Biomedical Engineering and Director of the Center for Adaptive Systems at Boston University.