@article{oai:gunma-u.repo.nii.ac.jp:00001071, author = {松宮, 広和}, journal = {群馬大学社会情報学部研究論集}, month = {Mar}, note = {application/pdf, Departmental Bulletin Paper, On October 27, 2005, DOJ approved the SBC/AT&T and Verizon/MCI mergers. On October\n31, 2005, FCC authorized them. In these consent degrees, DOJ conditioned the divestiture of\nsome special access connections to some buildings in these RBOCs’in-religion territories. In\naddition, FCC accepted voluntary, enforceable commitments made by the applicants as merger\nconditions. These decisions altered the competitive framework of the U.S. telecommunications\nindustry since 1984, when former AT&T Corporation was divested. The Telecommunications\nAct of 1996 succeeded to the framework, and hypothesized that the PSTN continues to be the\nunrivaled infrastructure for the industry. Nevertheless, the rise of the IP-based networks has\noutdated it. FCC tried to modify the framework to accommodate to the Internet age.\nHowever, these adjustments also caused asymmetric regulations, which have caused a great\nnumber of lawsuits since the AT&T Corp. v. City of Portland, 43 F. Supp. 2d 1146.\nComprehensive legislation by the Congress based on the layers model is indispensable for the\nfuture.}, pages = {71--108}, title = {近時のアメリカ合衆国における電気通信事業者間の大型合併をめぐる議論について ―SBC Inc.とAT&T Corporationとの合併及びVerizon Communications Inc.とMCI, Inc.との合併を中心に―}, volume = {15}, year = {2008} }