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      "title": "The Telecommunications Act of 1996 (P.L. 104-104): A Brief Overview",
      "summary": "The melding of telecommunications, video, and computers is having an impact on\ntelecommunications\nindustry structure, as traditional telecommunications providers such as telephone and cable television\ncompanies expand their capabilities to become more generic multi-faceted \"information providers.\" \nDigital technologies make it possible to distribute voice, data, and video on the same communications\nchannel. Combined with new alternative telecommunications delivery systems, competition is\ndeveloping in many markets previously considered to be monopolistic. Telecommunications market\nstructures are responding through consolidations in both the telephone and cable industries,\ntelephone/cable alliances, wireless telecommunications mergers, and a variety of joint ventures.",
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