What Is the Most Important Ramification of the Telecommunications Act

question 27

Multiple Choice

What is the most important ramification of the Telecommunications Act of 1996?

• A)It forbade telephone, radio, and TV industries from competing directly with one another
• B)It ended a media monopoly by splitting up regional phone companies, long-distance carriers, and cable operators into distinct industries
• C)It allowed regional phone companies, long-distance carriers, and cable operators to enter and compete in one another's markets
• D)It mandated that all cable companies install fiber-optic cable by June 2004
• E)It forced digital satellite services to carry programming from local stations

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