Question 1

Select the correct statement(s) regarding the 1913 Kingsbury Agreement.

		a. The agreement was seen by the industry as allowing AT&T to function as a regulated monopoly free from competition
		b. The agreement initiated antitrust proceedings against AT&T
		c. The agreement allowed foreign devices to be attached to AT&T equipment
		d. The agreement opened AT&T infrastructure to new telecomm entrants

10 points

Question 2

The Carterfone decision in 1965 did what?

		a. allowed electronic devices such as two way radios to be connected directly into the PSTN
		b. allowed mechanical devices to be attached to phone instruments, and was the first successful challenge to AT&Ts regulated monopoly
		c. dismantled AT&T into smaller companies as a consequence of the Sherman Antitrust Act
		d. ushered in the Internet era

10 points

Question 3

What did he 1982 Modified Final Judgment (MFJ) accomplish?

		a. led to the 1984 divestiture of AT&T
		b. transformed the 22 Bell Operating Companies (BOCs) into the seven Regional Bell Operating Companies (RBOCs)
		c. enabled competition in the telephone industry which eventually led to innovation
		d. All of the above

10 points

Question 4

The FCC Telecommunications Act of 1996 is typically associated with:

		a. AT&T divestiture
		b. creation of the Internet
		c. dot.com era
		d. Net Neutrality

10 points

Question 5

ITU-T is an international standards organization with no regulatory authority.

True

False