Communications Policy and the Public Interest
Communications Policy and the Public Interest

Author: Patricia Aufderheide

Publisher: Guilford Press

Published: 1999-01-15

Total Pages: 340

ISBN-13: 9781572304253

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The passage of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 inaugurated a new and highly volatile era in telecommunications. The first major overhaul of U.S. communications law since 1934--when no one had a television set, a cordless phone, or a computer--the Act was spurred into being by broad shifts in technology use. Equally important, this book shows, the new law reflects important changes in our notions of the purpose of communications regulation and how it should be deployed. Focusing on the evolution of the concept of the public interest, Aufderheide examines how and why the legislation was developed, provides a thematic analysis of the Act itself, and charts its intended and unintended effects in business and policy. An abridged version of the Act is included, as are the Supreme Court decision that struck down one of its clauses, the Communications Decency Act, and a variety of pertinent speeches and policy arguments. Readers are also guided to a range of organizations and websites that offer legal updates and policy information. Finalist, McGannon Center Award for Social and Ethical Relevance in Communication Policy Research

AT&T Consent Decree
AT&T Consent Decree

Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Economic and Commercial Law

Publisher:

Published: 1991

Total Pages: 508

ISBN-13:

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Controlling Market Power in Telecommunications
Controlling Market Power in Telecommunications

Author: Damien Geradin

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 424

ISBN-13: 9780199242436

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Controlling market power is a crucial issue in liberalised telecommunications markets. By comparatively analysing five countries, this book explores how the regulatory framework should be designed.

Law and Disorder in Cyberspace
Law and Disorder in Cyberspace

Author: Peter William Huber

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Published: 1997

Total Pages: 296

ISBN-13:

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Huber (Manhattan Institute for Policy Research) recounts the history of telecommunications and its regulation over the last century, arguing that the FCC should have been abolished years ago because it has protected monopolies, over priced services, curtailed free speech, and undermined privacy. He proposes that sensible telecommunications policies evolve through common law and not through government imposition of inflexible regulatory mandates. For general readers. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Selling the Air
Selling the Air

Author: Thomas Streeter

Publisher: University of Chicago Press

Published: 2011-04-15

Total Pages: 354

ISBN-13: 0226777294

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In this interdisciplinary study of the laws and policies associated with commercial radio and television, Thomas Streeter reverses the usual take on broadcasting and markets by showing that government regulation creates rather than intervenes in the market. Analyzing the processes by which commercial media are organized, Streeter asks how it is possible to take the practice of broadcasting—the reproduction of disembodied sounds and pictures for dissemination to vast unseen audiences—and constitute it as something that can be bought, owned, and sold. With an impressive command of broadcast history, as well as critical and cultural studies of the media, Streeter shows that liberal marketplace principles—ideas of individuality, property, public interest, and markets—have come into contradiction with themselves. Commercial broadcasting is dependent on government privileges, and Streeter provides a searching critique of the political choices of corporate liberalism that shape our landscape of cultural property and electronic intangibles.

Broadcasting in the Public Interest [microform]
Broadcasting in the Public Interest [microform]

Author: National Broadcasting Company

Publisher: Hassell Street Press

Published: 2023-07-18

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781019354513

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From its early days as a radio pioneer to its current status as a major media conglomerate, the National Broadcasting Company (NBC) has been at the forefront of American broadcasting. This book provides a comprehensive history of NBC, examining its role in shaping American culture and informing public opinion over the past century. A must-read for anyone interested in media history or the power of the press. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Senator Pressler
Senator Pressler

Author: Larry Pressler

Publisher: Fortis Publishing

Published: 2016-02-15

Total Pages: 166

ISBN-13: 9781937592585

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In 2013, the film American Hustle was released. Its 1979 ABSCAM-inspired plot created renewed public interest in Larry Pressler, the South Dakota senator who was the only public official to turn down the illegal FBI bribe. He immediately reported the incident to the FBI. When Senator Pressler was told Walter Cronkite referred to him on the evening news as a "hero" he stated, "I do not consider myself a hero... what have we come to if turning down a bribe is 'heroic'?" Capitalizing on the public's renewed interest, Pressler, who was disillusioned by the partisan two-party system, chose to get back in the ring. It had been eighteen years since he left office, but with an open Senate seat in 2014, Pressler felt a calling urging him to run. Despite serving his twenty-two years in office as a Republican, Pressler ran this time as an Independent-he was tired of the partisan bickering in Washington and was unwilling to submit to either party's special interests. This book tells the journey of this unexpected candidacy and instills hope that with some much-needed effort, we can achieve a political renaissance. About the Author Senator Larry Pressler is a former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1975-1979) and the U.S. Senate (1979-1997). He is a Rhodes Scholar, a Harvard Law School graduate, a Vietnam combat veteran, a Fulbright professor, and a member of the U.S. Supreme Court Bar.