Looks at the history, regulation, and structure of the telecommunications industry, assesses the impact of competition, and predicts future industry strategies and trends

Examines the impact of cable television, computer networks, communication satellites, and other modern technology on free speech and freedom of the press (view table of contents)

Examines the impact of the breakup of American Telephone and Telegraph on the telecommunications industry and analyzes the telecommunications policies of the United States government

Analyzes the communications policies of the United States and examines the effects of deregulation on the future of telecommunications and the media

Product Description: This book on the Law of International Telecommunications in the United States is part of an ongoing research project on the international communications system undertaken by the Max Planck Institute for Foreign and International Law in Hamburg...read more

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Product Description: Constructs a First Amendment theory that restores the unfettered flow of information essential to a free society.

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Product Description: An exploration of telecommunications law in the USA. It offers a jargon-free discussion of how electronic media and telecommunications companies are required to price their services, interconnect with customers and other service providers, and respond to competition...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: Book by Smith, F. Leslie, Wright, John W., Wrigth, John W. (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: During this era of construction of the information superhighway, this volume presents a prudent analysis of the pros and cons of continuing state regulation of telecommunications. While interested parties either attack or defend state regulation, careful scholarly analysis is required to strike the appropriate balance of regulatory federalism...read more

Product Description: The Twelfth Edition examines the legal implications of changes in media systems and services wherever they occur. It both traces communications law issues to their sources and considers their future directions. The text reviews the historical and constitutional foundations of free expression, and the implications of mass communications law for the citizen...read more

Product Description: Using simple, nontechnical language, this practical guide explains the often complicated process of building private networks and using special facilities from local and interexchange telephone companies. Concrete, real-life examples are presented that will benefit anyone charged with charting and implementing corporate telecommunications plans or information technology policy...read more

Product Description: Book by Krattenmaker, Thomas G. (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Identify the opportunities and avoid potential problems in the exploding area of telecommunications law with the book that defines the field. In sixteen chapters, three expert authors answer all the legal, regulatory, and policy questions surrounding the telecommunications industry and confront the most urgent current issues, including: * Modifications to the AT&T consent decree to permit the Bell companies to enter new businesses * The FCC's "open network architecture" rules * The replacement of rate-of-return regulation with "price caps" * Privacy and First Amendment implications of "Caller ID" and other technological developments With texts of both the AT&T and GTE consent decrees, Federal Telecommunications Law is an indispensable weapon in the ongoing struggle to comply with inconsistent and shifting regulations.

Product Description: This book analyzes the major legal issues that arise as the electronic information infrastructure matures. It explains: (1) the interrelationship among various areas of law, including intellectual property, access rights, tort and criminal liability, and privacy; (2) the new techniques of electronic publishing, electronic mail, and the Internet; and (3) the convergence of cable television and telephone technologies...read more

Product Description: A survival guide for the telecommunications managers and technical personnel, this text analyzes the impact of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 and offers advice for industry giants as well as newcomers to the market. The author discusses industry trends in service and technology before dissecting the Telecom Act and its impact on the market place...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)