Communications Law and Practice
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This is the first comprehensive and current guide to the complex legal and business issues involved in modern communications. Communications Law and Practice offers clear explanations of the laws regulating telephony, including: cellular telephone advances; radio and television broadcasting; and wireless communications and communications satellites. It provides an overview of key technical and business developments for each industry, such as recent mergers and acquisitions in the telecommunications industry, as well as an examination of the legislative, regulatory and judicial reactions to these developments. Throughout, it contains useful insights into directions in communications law and policy, including digital media developments.
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Table of Contents
CHAPTER 1
A Brief History of Communications Regulation in the United States
CHAPTER 2
Regulation of Broadcasting: AM & FM Radio
CHAPTER 3
Regulation of Broadcasting: Television
CHAPTER 4
Telephony: FCC and Judicial Oversight of Domestic Regulatory Concerns
CHAPTER 5
Telephony: Regulatory Oversight of Domestic and International Market Structure and Wireless Communications
CHAPTER 6
Communications Satellite Regulation
CHAPTER 7
International Communications Law and Policy in the United States
CHAPTER 8
New Directions in Communications Law and Policy
APPENDIX
INDEX