Opinions

The following are links to editorials and opinion pieces on telecommunications policy from The Washington Post.

Landmark Legislation Ushering in the Old World of Telecommunications
June 3, 1997
The new telecommunications world is sure starting to look a lot like the old telecommunications world. Instead of competing, the giants are combining by buying one another. – Allan Sloan

Telecommunications to Come
January 31, 1997
Is it premature to declare the success or failure of the Telecommunications Act? – Michael G. Oxley and Timothy F. Price

The Joy of Deregulation
January 29, 1997
Deregulation's benefits mount over time. A bit here, a bit there, and soon we're talking big savings. Say, $40 billion a year. But deregulation's benefits get lost in controversy and complexity. – Robert J. Samuelson