riers are compensated for terminating inbound calls at the same rate as are local wire-based carriers, in addition to the calling charges paid directly by the wireless subscriber for incoming calls. The reciprocal compensation component of these charges is generally less than 1 cent per minute, and the total charges borne by the subscribers are generally much lower in the United States than in other countries because of the aggressive competition over both inbound and outbound rates. 35 Cable Television Cable television has traditionally been regulated under a different title of the Telecommunications Act than the one that applies to telecom's com- mon carriers. Legislation passed in 1992 to regulate cable television rates did not apply to services delivered by cable systems that were not tradi- tional video services. The 1996 act rolled back much of the cable television regulation established in 1992 but did not address the regulation of the other cable services, such as the new "broadband" Internet (cable modem) Opening Telecom Markets: The 1996 Telecommunications Act services or telephone services provided over cable television networks. 36 These latter regulatory issues currently remain in limbo.37 The uncertainty surrounding the regulation of broadband services or ordinary voice-grade telephone services offered by cable companies is a byproduct of technological change. Cable television never fit easily into the traditional regulatory framework that divided carriers into "broadcasting," "telecommunications" (generally, telephone services), and "information services." As cable companies evolve into one of the most important com- petitors for all communications services-voice, video, and data-it will be necessary to eliminate these uncertainties. One such question is whether cable modem services fall under "information" or "communications." Another is whether voice telephony offered over the Internet, as cable com- panies are likely to provide it, should be subject to the same intercarrier compensation payments