{"product_id":"after-divestiture-paul-teske-9780791403242","title":"After Divestiture: The Political Economy of State Telecommunications Regulation","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis book analyzes the politics of state regulatory decision-making in telecommunications after the AT\u0026amp;T divestiture in 1984. The author takes a political-economy approach that explains how interest groups and institutional factors have shaped different state policies. He shows that the structure and composition of state regulatory institutions have important effects on pricing and competition in the telecommunications industry. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe innovative methodology of this work combines qualitative empirical analysis from the entire U.S. with case studies of eight states. It identifies the deregulation winners and losers by examining the impact of changes in local and long-distance price structures on different groups, including users of telecommunications services, small businesses, residential consumers, and rural residents. The book includes recommendations for improving state policy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Paul Teske\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0791403246\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780791403242\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e State University of New York Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/05\/1990\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 162\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.56lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.06h x 5.91w x 0.39d","brand":"Paul Teske","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48453386469631,"sku":"9780791403242","price":33.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e2cca337-35a9-4e7b-aa6c-a2c88dc352f6.jpg?v=1777299975","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/after-divestiture-paul-teske-9780791403242","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}