Communications Law

This is FindLaw’s collection of Communications Law articles, part of the Corporate Counsel Center Law Library. Communications law is concerned with the regulation of radio and TV broadcasting to ensure satisfactory service and to prevent chaos. The law covers a variety of issues – media law, First Amendment, cable and broadcasting law, computer and internet law, and telecommunications. The federal government has largely governed broadcasting because by its nature broadcasting transcends state boundaries. Law articles in this archive are predominantly written by lawyers for a professional audience seeking business solutions to legal issues. Start your free research with FindLaw.

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Cramming: Unauthorized, Misleading or Deceptive Charges Placed on Consumers Telephone Bills

One of the fastest growing sources of consumer complaints received by the FCC are telephone bills that include charges for services that the consumer did not order, authorize or receive. In many cases, this problem is aggravated by telephone bills ...
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Creation of New Regulatory Regimes in the African Region

Until a short while ago, in many African countries the state-owned operator was both the monopoly operator and regulator for the sector. This resulted in substantial criticism from private investors and other entities regarding a lack of ...
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Cyber Talk Needs Cyber Laws

The worldwide web, that vast library with millions of readily available and indexed publications, as well as a sprawling mall of goods and services is not only changing the way we do business, it is also facing changes in our laws. As technology ...
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Death of the EBR Exemption May Be “Greatly Exaggerated”

In responding to news reports that he had died, Mark Twain is quoted as stating: "The reports of my death are greatly exaggerated." With due apologies to Mr. Twain, it appears that the death of the Established Business Relationship ("EBR ...
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Did You Know

That one of the many differences between companies formed under the International Business Companies Act (Cap. 291) ("IBCs") and companies formed under the Companies Act (Cap. 285) ("Local Companies") is the effective date of amendments to ...
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Do We Have An eDeal?

Some short time ago I wrote a very brief article under the title "Do We Have A Deal". That article went to the distinction between the creation of an enforceable contract and the creation of a non‑binding letter of intent. One response to this ...
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Drafting a Privacy Policy? Beware!

Privacy policies have recently become the drafting project du jour for cyberspace law practitioners. This new wave of enthusiasm can be attributed to at least three recent phenomena. First, in June, the FTC released a report entitled "Privacy ...
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E-Burglary: Protecting Your Computer Data While Avoiding Lawsuits

In the not-too-distant past industrial espionage consisted of photocopying and carting out files. Identity theft, a rare crime until recent years, happened when someone's wallet was stolen by a pickpocket. The computer and the Internet have ...
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E-Commerce & Ontario Real Estate Practice

Real estate lawyers in the Province of Ontario, Canada have been legislated to search and complete purchase, sale, mortgage, and other transactions on-line. Electronic searching is already in place (with some limitations), and electronic ...
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E-Discovery: Cutting to the Paper-less Chase: What to Do Upon Notice of Claim

The age of electronic discovery is here to stay. In today's business world, 90% of all information is in digital form. If you are faced with having to respond to a subpoena or have notice of a potential claim, consider the following to help guide ...
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