Complete deregulation that prohibited the states from interfering in the economics of telecommunication at all, as well as the federal government, could promote more small entrants and a more vociferously competitive marketplace-but it could also mean higher rates for consumers in hard to reach areas, confusing messages about substitute forms of communication (such as rates for landlines versus wireless) more overburdened airwaves, and even a more destabilized economy overall because a highly unstable communications market. Also, total deregulation it might do less than one might think to increase competition and drive down prices. After the 1996 Act, it was thought cable television prices would become more competitive, but to

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