Digital Crossroads
Telecommunications Law and Policy in the Internet Age
Erscheint ca. am 12. Mai 2026
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Softcover
528 Seiten
978-0-262-05224-5 (ISBN)
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An incisive and thoroughly updated guide to U.S. telecommunications regulation—and what it can teach us about competition policy for Big Tech.
In Digital Crossroads, two experts on telecommunications and tech policy offer a comprehensive and accessible analysis of the regulation of competition in the U.S. telecommunications industry. The first two editions of Digital Crossroads (also MIT Press) became essential guides for policymakers, lawyers, scholars, and students in a fast-moving and complex policy field.
In this third edition, the authors have updated the book to include a wide range of industry developments that have reshaped telecommunications policy since the second edition’s publication in 2013. These include the rise and fall of common carrier regulation for broadband ISPs, further consolidation within the wireless industry, redoubled efforts to free up more spectrum for commercial uses, the increasing competitive significance of low-Earth-orbiting satellite broadband, and seismic shifts in broadband subsidy initiatives.
The book also includes a new final chapter that explores what the history of telecommunications regulation can teach us about competition policy for today’s largest digital platforms. As the authors explain, many proposals for regulating tech markets bear a strong resemblance to the regulatory measures that U.S. policymakers have taken, with varying degrees of success, to promote greater competition within the telecommunications industry over the past 50 years. The authors conclude that the lessons learned from those regulatory experiments should inform today’s competition policy for Big Tech.
In Digital Crossroads, two experts on telecommunications and tech policy offer a comprehensive and accessible analysis of the regulation of competition in the U.S. telecommunications industry. The first two editions of Digital Crossroads (also MIT Press) became essential guides for policymakers, lawyers, scholars, and students in a fast-moving and complex policy field.
In this third edition, the authors have updated the book to include a wide range of industry developments that have reshaped telecommunications policy since the second edition’s publication in 2013. These include the rise and fall of common carrier regulation for broadband ISPs, further consolidation within the wireless industry, redoubled efforts to free up more spectrum for commercial uses, the increasing competitive significance of low-Earth-orbiting satellite broadband, and seismic shifts in broadband subsidy initiatives.
The book also includes a new final chapter that explores what the history of telecommunications regulation can teach us about competition policy for today’s largest digital platforms. As the authors explain, many proposals for regulating tech markets bear a strong resemblance to the regulatory measures that U.S. policymakers have taken, with varying degrees of success, to promote greater competition within the telecommunications industry over the past 50 years. The authors conclude that the lessons learned from those regulatory experiments should inform today’s competition policy for Big Tech.
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Cambridge (Massachusetts)
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978-0-262-05224-5 (9780262052245)
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Jonathan E. Nuechterlein | Howard A. Shelanski
Digital Crossroads
Telecommunications Law and Policy in the Internet Age
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Jonathan E. Nuechterlein is Distinguished Scholar at George Washington University’s Competition Law Center, Lecturer at the University of Virginia School of Law, and Adjunct Professor at Georgetown Law School. He formerly served as General Counsel of the Federal Trade Commission (2013–2016), Deputy General Counsel of the Federal Communications Commission (2000–2001), and Assistant to the Solicitor General (1996–2000).
Howard A. Shelanski is Professor of Law at Georgetown University, where he holds the Joseph and Madeline Sheehy Chair in Antitrust Law and Trade Regulation, and a partner at Davis, Polk & Wardwell, LLP. He was formerly Administrator of the White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (2013–2017), Director (2012–2013) and Deputy Director (2009–2011) of the Bureau of Economics at the Federal Trade Commission, Chief Economist of the Federal Communications Commission (1999–2000), and Senior Economist for the President’s Council of Economic Advisers (1998–1999).
Howard A. Shelanski is Professor of Law at Georgetown University, where he holds the Joseph and Madeline Sheehy Chair in Antitrust Law and Trade Regulation, and a partner at Davis, Polk & Wardwell, LLP. He was formerly Administrator of the White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (2013–2017), Director (2012–2013) and Deputy Director (2009–2011) of the Bureau of Economics at the Federal Trade Commission, Chief Economist of the Federal Communications Commission (1999–2000), and Senior Economist for the President’s Council of Economic Advisers (1998–1999).
Inhalt
Preface to the Third Edition
Chapter 1: The Big Picture
I. Economic Principles
II. Convergence, Layers, and Lessons for Tech Policy
Chapter 2: Competition Policy in Wireline Telecommunications
I. A Primer on Wireline Technology
II. Traditional Telephone Rate Regulation
III. Wireline Competition Policy Before 1996
IV. Wireline Competition Under the 1996 Act
V. The Twilight of Monopoly-Era Regulation
Chapter 3: Spectrum Policy
I. Overview
II. The Nuts and Bolts of Spectrum Allocation and Assignment
IV. The Future of Interference Policy
Chapter 4: Mobile Wireless Services
I. The Basics of Cellular Technology
II. The Regulatory Landscape
III. Competition Rules for the Wireless Broadband Ecosystem
Chapter 5: A Primer on Internet Technology
I. The Basics
II. The Internet’s Physical Infrastructure
Chapter 6: Net Neutrality and the Regulation of Broadband Internet Access
I. The Historical Origins of the Net Neutrality Movement
II. FCC Net Neutrality Regulation
III. The Policy Dimensions of the Net Neutrality Debate
Chapter 7: Interconnection
I. PSTN Interconnection
II. Proposals for Regulation of Internet Interconnection
Chapter 8: Digital Equity
I. The FCC’s Universal Service Fund
II. Digital Equity Initiatives Under the 2021 Infrastructure Act
Chapter 9: Competition Policy for Video Programming and Distribution
I. The Basics of Linear Television
II. Regulation of Relationships Among TV Programming Distributors
III. FCC Efforts to Promote Competition and Diversity in TV Programming
IV. Restrictions on Ownership of Television Broadcast Stations
Chapter 10: Lessons for Tech Competition Policy
I. The Stakes of the Debate
II. Takeaways from Telecom Regulation for Intervention in Digital Platform Markets
Acknowledgments
Notes
Chapter 1: The Big Picture
I. Economic Principles
II. Convergence, Layers, and Lessons for Tech Policy
Chapter 2: Competition Policy in Wireline Telecommunications
I. A Primer on Wireline Technology
II. Traditional Telephone Rate Regulation
III. Wireline Competition Policy Before 1996
IV. Wireline Competition Under the 1996 Act
V. The Twilight of Monopoly-Era Regulation
Chapter 3: Spectrum Policy
I. Overview
II. The Nuts and Bolts of Spectrum Allocation and Assignment
IV. The Future of Interference Policy
Chapter 4: Mobile Wireless Services
I. The Basics of Cellular Technology
II. The Regulatory Landscape
III. Competition Rules for the Wireless Broadband Ecosystem
Chapter 5: A Primer on Internet Technology
I. The Basics
II. The Internet’s Physical Infrastructure
Chapter 6: Net Neutrality and the Regulation of Broadband Internet Access
I. The Historical Origins of the Net Neutrality Movement
II. FCC Net Neutrality Regulation
III. The Policy Dimensions of the Net Neutrality Debate
Chapter 7: Interconnection
I. PSTN Interconnection
II. Proposals for Regulation of Internet Interconnection
Chapter 8: Digital Equity
I. The FCC’s Universal Service Fund
II. Digital Equity Initiatives Under the 2021 Infrastructure Act
Chapter 9: Competition Policy for Video Programming and Distribution
I. The Basics of Linear Television
II. Regulation of Relationships Among TV Programming Distributors
III. FCC Efforts to Promote Competition and Diversity in TV Programming
IV. Restrictions on Ownership of Television Broadcast Stations
Chapter 10: Lessons for Tech Competition Policy
I. The Stakes of the Debate
II. Takeaways from Telecom Regulation for Intervention in Digital Platform Markets
Acknowledgments
Notes