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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Communications Law Articles
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Expansion in the Skies
The satellite boom in the Asia-Pacific region shows no real sign of abating. In fact, competition is hotting up and established satellite operators, such as Intelsat, are having to re-think their regional strategies. Timothy Logue, Space and ...
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Fact Sheet: Two Years After the Act
Local Telephone Competition Cable Television Competition Long Distance International Wireless Schools, libraries, rural health care providers and Americans with disabilities will all benefit from Commission actions to bring them modern ...
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FCC License Auctions
November 1997 If you're considering investing in a license for a wireless telecommunications service, be wary. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC), which grants licenses for radio frequencies to private and commercial parties in the United ...
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FCC Preempts State Commission Requirements That ILECs Provide DSL Service to End User Customers Subscribing to CLEC Voice Service; Issues Notice of Inquiry on Bundling of “Legacy” and “New” Services
On March 25, 2005, the FCC released an order ("Order") over two dissents (by Commissioners Adelstein and Copps) granting a petition for declaratory ruling filed by BellSouth Telecommunications, Inc. ("BellSouth"). The Order preempts separate orders ...
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FCC Proposes New International Settlement Rate Rules for Telecommunications Carriers to Promote Competition and Lower Regulatory Barriers
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission ("FCC") proposed on August 6 to once again revise its international settlements policy in an effort to promote greater competition and lower international calling rates (the "Proposal"). The object of this ...
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FCC Releases Collocation Ruling and Further Notices of Proposed Rulemaking on Other Collocation Issues and Issues Concerning Deployment of New Network Architectures
On August 10, 2000, the FCC ruled on several important collocation issues and issued Further Notices of Proposed Rulemaking to address many other significant collocation matters and the deployment of new network architectures. In its ruling, the ...
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FCC Rule Revisions May Foretell Political Earthquake
On February 20, 2003, the Federal Communications Commission ("FCC") rewrote some of its rules for local telephone competition. For a number of reasons the ultimate impact of the FCC's decision on competition is unclear. What seems clear, however, is ...
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Federal Communications Commission Alert Regarding Auction Scams
CONSUMER ALERT FCC License AuctionsFederal Trade Commission - Federal Communications CommissionThe Federal Communications Commission (FCC), which grants licenses for radio frequencies to private and commercial parties in the United States, uses ...
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Free Speech War on the Range: Legal Challenges to the Nation’s Commodity Checkoff Programs
Got Milk? The question may sound innocuous, but for many of America's independent farmers and ranchers, that marketing slogan and others like it represents compelled speech in violation of the First Amendment. In addition to the ubiquitous milk ...
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