The Broadband and Telecom Bubble

24 Pages Posted: 21 Oct 2008

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Mark R. Eaker

University of Virginia - Darden School of Business

Edmund J. Wilson

affiliation not provided to SSRN

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Abstract

This case examines the history of the telecom boom and collapse. It provides broad background on the industry in the context of proposed legislative reform.

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UVA-F-1411

THE BROADBAND AND TELECOM BUBBLE

Introduction

The political machinations of Congress and the Administration are creating a swirl of uncertainty around the future of this industry. The Tauzin/Dingell legislation and the plethora of proceedings opened by the FCC in the past few months have investors wondering what is going on in Washington. Six years ago, Congress, the President, and the FCC jointly created the conditions to promote competition for local telephone services. Yet almost every proposal put on the table recently attempts to undermine the historic act.

John Windhausen, President, Association for Local Telephone Services (ALTS)

ALTS 2002 Report

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Keywords: telecommunications industry, capital markets, regulation

Suggested Citation

Eaker, Mark R. and Wilson, Edmund J., The Broadband and Telecom Bubble. Darden Case No. UVA-F-1411, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=909740 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.909740

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Edmund J. Wilson

affiliation not provided to SSRN

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