A Summary and Review of Captive Audience by Susan Crawford
When the internet was introduced it provided many revenues and broad outlets of communication, The internet allowed the connection between people and places, accessible regardless on a set location and it now used as a general communication instrument, Many businesses can connect with consumers on a broad spectrum which provides an inexpensive avenue to enter other markets, Education entities are exposed to greater opportunities that enhance the idea of enriched learning to a higher-class of discussion, research, teaching, and training, The communication the internet provides creates a connection with local and global markets, worldly news, and the exchange of information are direct benefits of the acquisition of the internet,
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Captive Audience provides a critical analysis written by Susan Crawford, about the regulatory issues the U,S, cable industry faces with high speed internet, its service charges, and reduction of competition, Crawford highlights her concern of the cable industry and critiques the issues that are overlooked and/or avoided to be addressed, February 2010, Comcast Corporation, the largest broadcasting and television company, released its plans to merge with the “entertainment conglomerate” NBC Universal, With the merger, Comcast would be able to enhance the services available to its customers and its supporters, This merger is one to mark the books because of the risk it will preface to those who patronize the service, the American people, and those who compete in the cable market, Crawford raised her concern on the monopolistic behaviors, deregulation of the cable industry from the government, the power that the vertical merger will implement causing an anticompetitive market, and the importance of common