Continentalizing Canadian Telecommunications: The Politics of Regulatory Reform (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780773524521)

In Continentalizing Canadian Telecommunications Vanda Rideout examines active political resistance to the radical, neo-liberal transformation of Canadian telecommunications that has been orchestrated by the federal government, big business, and their powerful lobbyists over the last two decades. Rideout focuses on the protection of the public interest, a crucial element neglected by most recent studies, and shows that although alliances have been formed between labour, consumers, and public interest activists, significant disagreements over issues such as free trade, long distance and local competition, and a targeted subsidy program for very low-income Canadians have meant that this united front has not been able to counter the forces of the new neo-liberal telecommunication policy regime.

Continentalizing Canadian Telecommunications details the complex relationships between the various corporate and government interests, shows how the changes they brought about have locked Canada's telecommunications system into the orbit of the US system, and discusses the implications this has for Canadians.

Author: Vanda Rideout
ISBN-10: 0773524525
ISBN-13: 9780773524521
Publisher: McGill-Queen's University Press
Language: English
Published: 07/04/2003
Pages: 280
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.95lbs
Size: 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.70d