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Telecommunications policy addresses the management of government-owned resources such as the spectrum, which facilitates all wireless communications. There is a naturally limited quantity of usable spectrum that exists, therefore the market demand is immense, especially as use of mobile technology, which uses the electromagnetic spectrum, expands.
The Telecommunications Act of 1996 is a United States federal law enacted by the 104th United States Congress on January 3, 1996, and signed into law on February 8, 1996, by President Bill Clinton. It primarily amended Chapter 5 of Title 47 of the United States Code .
Ensuring the reasonableness of rates, terms, and conditions of communications services offered to the public, particularly in areas that lack competition in one or more services; [20] Rules requiring closed captioning and services for the hearing impaired; Review of communications provider mergers and acquisitions to ensure the public will benefit from the consolidation.
The Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991 (TCPA) was passed by the United States Congress in 1991 and signed into law by President George H. W. Bush as Public Law 102-243. It amended the Communications Act of 1934. The TCPA is codified as 47 U.S.C. § 227.
The FCC regulates all interstate communications, such as wire, satellite and cable, and international communications originating or terminating in the United States. Significant laws in the history of U.S. telecommunications include: Wireless Ship Act of 1910, the first radio regulations
United States communications regulation (7 C, 52 P) Pages in category "Telecommunications law" The following 24 pages are in this category, out of 24 total.
Cable companies on the other hand took a pro-subscriber side, saying that what is free already – e.g., households with antennas can receive a signal for free – should remain free. [ 11 ] Another media source have revealed that, on the issue of cable operators "must-carry" cable television broadcasters option stated in the Cable Act of 1992 ...
Signed into law by President Ronald Reagan on October 30, 1984 The Cable Communications Policy Act of 1984 (codified at 47 U.S.C. ch. 5, subch. V–A ) was an act of Congress passed on October 30, 1984 to promote competition and deregulate the cable television industry.