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Captive Audience: The Telecom Industry

Ten years ago, the United States stood at the forefront of the Internet revolution. With some of the fastest speeds and lowest prices in the world for high-speed Internet access, the nation was poised to be the global leader in the new knowledge-based economy.

Today that global competitive advantage has all but vanished. 

On Wednesday's Central Standard, we'll talk changes in the telecommunications industry with Susan Crawford, author of the book Captive Audience: The Telecom Industry and Monopoly Power in the New Gilded Age.

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Matthew Long-Middleton has been a talk-show producer, community producer, Media Training Manager and now the Community Engagement Manager at KCUR. You can reach him at Matthew@kcur.org, or on Twitter @MLMIndustries.