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- ↑ Wilson, Kevin G. (2000). Deregulating telecommunications: U.S. and Canadian telecommunications, 1840-1997 . Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 19. ISBN 0-8476-9825-4.
- ↑ Loeb, G. Hamilton (1977). "The Communications Act Policy Toward Competition: A Failure to Communicate". Duke Law Journal. 1978 (1). Retrieved January 22, 2024.
- ↑ Pub. L. 67–15, 42 Stat. 27
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- 1 2 Wilson, Kevin G. (2000). Deregulating telecommunications: U.S. and Canadian telecommunications, 1840-1997 . Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 17. ISBN 0-8476-9825-4.
- ↑ Huber, Kellogg, Thorne (1999). Federal telecommunications law. Aspen Publishers. p. 215. ISBN 0-7355-0647-7.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ↑ Northrup, Cynthia Clark (2003). The American economy: a historical encyclopedia . ABC-CLIO. pp. 351. ISBN 1-57607-866-3.
