Communications Act Of 1934 Essay

The government doesn't have any infuence on the internet content due to the fact of the Telecommunications act of 1996. This act states that,"Previously, the Communications Act of 1934 was the statutory framework for U.S. communications policy, covering telecommunications and broadcasting. The 1934 Act created the FCC, the agency formed to implement and administer the economic regulation of the interstate activities of the telephone monopolies and the licensing of spectrum used for broadcast and other purposes. The Act left most regulation of intrastate telephone services to the states. In the 1970s and 1980s, a combination of technological change, court decisions, and changes in U.S. policy permitted competitive entry into some telecommunications and broadcast markets. In this context, …show more content…
This act was signed by Bill Clinton. This also has something to do with Net Neutrality which is," the principle that governments should mandate Internet service providers to treat all data on the Internet the same, and not discriminate or charge differently by user, content, website, platform, application, type of attached equipment, or method of communication."(Wikipedia) Due to these facts, I believe that the government has no duty in monitoring the internet content. Now that we are in 2018 the government is repealing the Net Neutrality Act. If this occurs then you will have to pay for the internet. The Freedom of Speech Amendment is "everyone shall have the right to hold opinions without interference" and "everyone shall have the right to freedom of expression; this right shall include freedom to seek, receive and impart information and ideas of all kinds, regardless of frontiers, either orally, in writing or in print, in the form of art, or through any other media of his