Telephone companies got some help yesterday in elbowing their way into the video arena that the cable industry has dominated. Arguing that cable television rates have surged in the absence of robust competition, federal regulators moved to speed up the local approval process for phone companies seeking to compete. (New York Times, Thursday)
Competition requires all levels of the government to get out of the way.
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Regulation of Telecommunications by Clint Bolick