[Nfbktad] Windows Secrets: Comcast and Time Warner Cable: Theupshot for us

[Rick Roderick]

Here is a book that touches on the issues brought up in this article. It is 
on Bookshare. I have read it and recommend it.

Captive Audience by Susan P. Crawford

Ten years ago, the United States stood at the forefront of the Internet 
revolution. With some of the fastest speeds and lowest prices in the world 
for high-speed Internet access, the nation was poised to be the global 
leader in the new knowledge-based economy. Today that global competitive 
advantage has all but vanished because of a series of government decisions 
and resulting monopolies that have allowed dozens of countries, including 
Japan and South Korea, to pass us in both speed and price of broadband. This 
steady slide backward not only deprives consumers of vital services needed 
in a competitive employment and business market--it also threatens the 
economic future of the nation.This important book by leading 
telecommunications policy expert Susan Crawford explores why Americans are 
now paying much more but getting much less when it comes to high-speed 
Internet access. Using the 2011 merger between Comcast and NBC Universal as 
a lens, Crawford examines how we have created the biggest monopoly since the 
breakup of Standard Oil a century ago. In the clearest terms, this book 
explores how telecommunications monopolies have affected the daily lives of 
consumers and America's global economic standing.

America. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Crawford, Susan 
P., 1963- Captive audience ...

Copyright: 2013