| Description |
1 online resource (462 pages) |
| Contents |
Foreign Investment in American Telecommunications; Contents; Acknowledgments; About the Author; 1 Beyond America's Borders; 2 The Legislative History; 3 The Statute; 4 Ownership and Control; 5 Foreign Direct Investment in the United States; 6 Trade Policy; 7 Free Speech; 8 The 1997 World Trade Organization Agreement -- and Beyond; Appendix: Selected WTO Documents Concerning Trade in Telecommunications Services; Bibliography; Case and Regulatory Proceeding Index; Subject Index |
| Summary |
Restrictions on foreign investment in U.S. telecommunications firms have harmed the interests of American consumers and investors, argues J. Gregory Sidak in this convincing study. Sidak shows why these restrictions, originally intended to protect America from the perils of wireless telegraphy by foreign agents, should be repealed. Basing his analysis on legislative history, statutory and constitutional interpretation, and finance and trade theory, Sidak shows that these restrictions no longer serve their national security purpose (if they ever did). Instead they deny American consumers lower |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [407]-423) and indexes |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Telecommunication -- United States
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Telecommunication -- Law and legislation -- United States
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Investments, Foreign -- United States
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Investments, Foreign
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Telecommunication
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Telecommunication -- Law and legislation
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United States
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
96039882 |
| ISBN |
9780226756288 |
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0226756289 |
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1281430536 |
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9781281430533 |
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9786611430535 |
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6611430539 |
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