Reconvergence: A Political Economy of Telecommunications in CanadaThis text challenges recent thoughts about digitalization, media convergence and information highways. It shows that telecommunications networks have always served as platforms for a broad array of content. |
Contents
Introduction to the History and Political Economy of Telecoms | 1 |
Telephones Natural Monopoly and Reinforcing the Boundaries | 5 |
Regulatory Liberalisation Reconvergence | 20 |
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Reconvergence: A Political Economy of Telecommunications in Canada Dwayne Roy Winseck No preview available - 1998 |
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