Deregulation Trends in the U.S.

• Data networking services

  • Called value added networks (VANs)
  • Deregulated in 1970s
  • Now wide open

• Inter-LATA service

  • Deregulated in 1970s and 1980s
  • Now, equal access: you get to choose your long-distance carrier
  • Now wide-open

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