Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface and Acknowledgments xiii
4. Part I. Introduction
5. 1. Mythologies of Canadian Telecommunications 3
6. 2. Telecommunications Today 22
7. Part II. The Telegraph
8. 3. Onset of Electronic Communication 35
9. 4. Cartelization 45
10. 5. The Telegraph Coast-to-Coast 54
11. Part III. The Telephone
12. 6. Inception 65
13. 7. Independent Telephones 74
14. 8. The Politics of Government Control 91
15. 9. Western Reaction 102
16. 10. Local-Exchange Competition in Ontario and Quebec 114
17. 11. Long-Distance Competition and Reversed Rate Rebalancing 127
18. 12. Natural Monopoly: Arguments and Evidence 137
19. 13. Unnatural Monopoly: Predatory Pricing and the Cost Inquiry 150
20. 14. Rate Regulation 158
21. 15. Juggling Corporate Forms 175
22. Part IV. Broadcasting and New Technologies
23. 16. Broadcasting 199
24. 17. Cable Television 208
25. 18. Communications Satellites 219
26. 19. Electronic Publishing 229
27. Part V. Conclusion
28. 20. Political Economy 239
29. 21. An Information Revolution? 247
30. Notes 259
31. Bibliography 319
32. Index 343