An Explanation of the Laws That Regulate the Telephony Industry, Covering for Example Cellular Telephone Advances and Satellites/Wireless Communications.DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c34518) has announced the addition of Communications Law and Practice to their offering. Communications Law and Practice offers clear explanations of the laws regulating telephony, including cellular telephone advances; radio and television broadcasting; and wireless communications wireless communications System using radio-frequency, infrared, microwave, or other types of electromagnetic or acoustic waves in place of wires, cables, or fibre optics to transmit signals or data. and communications satellites. It gives you an overview of key technical and business developments for each industry as well as a close look at the legislative, regulatory and judicial reactions to these developments, such as recent mergers and acquisitions in the telecommunications industry; plus useful insights into policy questions concerning new directions in communications law and policy, including multimedia and the Internet. This book is updated as needed as needed prn. See prn order. , generally two times each year. Topics Covered Chapter 1. A Brief History of Communications Regulation in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. --1.01 Early Regulation of Radio: The Radio Act of 1927 --1.02 The Communications Act The establishment of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in 1934, the regulatory body for interstate and foreign telecommunications. Its mission is to provide high-quality services at reasonable cost to everyone in the U.S. on a nondiscriminatory basis. of 1934 and the Establishment of the Federal Communications Commission Federal Communications Commission (FCC), independent executive agency of the U.S. government established in 1934 to regulate interstate and foreign communications in the public interest. --1.03 Cable Television: the Emerging Role of Congress --1.04 Regulation of Common Carriers Before Divestiture Chapter 2. Regulation of Broadcasting: AM & FM Radio --2.01 The Statutory Scheme for Radio Regulation --2.02 Licensing of Radio Stations and Renewals --2.03 Diversity of Voices: Multiple and Cross-Ownership Rules --2.04 Radio Broadcast Programming Regulation --2.05 Engineering Matters --2.06 Allocation and Construction Permits --2.07 Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO EEO Equal Employment Opportunity EEO Equal Employment Office EEO Eastern European Outreach (Murrieta, CA) EEO Extremely Elliptical Orbit EEO Exotic Electro-Optics, Inc. ) --2.08 Legal Aspects of Buying and Selling Radio Stations --2.09 Network Affiliation Matters --2.10 Low-Power FM Radio --2.11 Copyright Issues Chapter 3. Regulation of Broadcasting: Television --3.01 Statutory Sources and Television Regulation --3.02 Licensing of Television Stations and Renewals --3.03 Diversity of Voices: Multiple and Cross-Ownership Rules --3.04 Television Programming Regulation --3.04A The Communications Decency Act See CDA. (legal) Communications Decency Act - (CDA) An amendment to the U.S. 1996 Telecommunications Bill that went into effect on 08 February 1996, outraging thousands of Internet users who turned their web pages black in protest. --3.05 Engineering Matters --3.06 Allocation and Construction Permits --3.07 Equal Employment Opportunity Rules --3.08 Legal Aspects of Buying and Selling Television Stations --3.09 Network Affiliation Matters --3.10 Childrens Television Programming --3.11 Political Programming --3.12 The Transition to Digital Television (DTV (Digital TeleVision) Transmitting TV using digital signals. The major DTV standards are ATSC (North America), DVB (Europe) and ISDB (Japan). All three use MPEG-2 video compression and Dolby Digital audio compression. DVB and ISDB also include MPEG audio compression. ) --3.13 Competition in the Market for the Delivery of Video Programming Chapter 4. Telephony: FCC (1) (Federal Communications Commission, Washington, DC, www.fcc.gov) The U.S. government agency that regulates interstate and international communications including wire, cable, radio, TV and satellite. The FCC was created under the U.S. and Judicial Oversight Judicial oversight describes an aspect of the separation of powers prescribed by the Constitution of the United States, specifically the process whereby independent courts may review and restrain actions of the administrative and legislative branches. of Domestic Regulatory Concerns --4.01 Definition of Common Carrier --4.02 Federal Jurisdiction over Common Carriers: Preemption preemption U.S. policy that allowed the first settlers, or squatters, on public land to buy the land they had improved. Since improved land, coveted by speculators, was often priced too high for squatters to buy at auction, temporary preemptive laws allowed them to acquire --4.03 Title II Obligations of Common Carriers --4.04 Market Power and Rate Regulation --4.05 Breakup of the Bell System --4.06 Access and Bypass --4.07 Competition for Local Telephone Service Under the Telecommunications Act There are several laws named the Telecommunications Act
--4.08 Numbering Issues --4.09 Law Enforcement Issues Chapter 5. Telephony: Regulatory Oversight of Domestic and International Market Structure and Wireless Communications --5.01 Universal Service --5.02 Deregulated Markets --5.03 Intrastate Telephony Regulation --5.04 United States: International Telephony --5.05 Wireless Services Chapter 6. Communications Satellite Regulation --6.01 Domestic Communications Satellite Regulation --6.02 International Communications Satellite Regulation Chapter 7. International Communications Law and Policy in the United States --7.01 International Communications Law and Policy Makers in the United States --7.02 International Telecommunications from the United States --7.03 International Trade Chapter 8. New Directions in Communications Law and Policy --8.01 Introduction --8.02 Technological Revolution and the Blurring of Industry Definitions --8.03 Governments Role in the Information Infrastructure Appendix A: The Communications Act of 1934, as amended by the Telecommunications Act of 1996 Appendix B: Reauthorization of the Satellite Home Viewer Improvement Act Index For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c34518 |
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