Telecommunications Act of 1996

The FCC was established because of The Communications Act of 1934, replacing the Federal Radio Commission. The statute “combined and organized federal regulation of telephone, telegraph, and radio communications” (“Communications,” 2013). The FCC was established as an independent agency giving rule power over the technical details of broadcasting (i.e. frequencies, licensing, call signs, and emergency alert system). The Communications Act of 1934 allows the FCC to enforce both included and…

The Telecommunications Act triggered dramatic changes in the competitive landscape. SBC Communications Inc. established itself as a global communications provider by acquiring Pacific Telesis Group (1997), Southern New England Telecommunications (1998) and Ameritech Corp. (1999). In 2005, SBC Communications Inc. acquired AT&T Corp., creating the new AT&T. With the merger of AT&T and BellSouth in 2006, and the consolidated ownership of Cingular Wireless and YELLOWPAGES.COM, AT&T is positioned to…

1.1 Overview of the service sector and its contribution in the economy Idea Cellular started its journey in 1995 as Birla Communications restricted with GSM licenses in Gujarat and geographic area circles.In 1996 it modified name to Birla AT&T Communications restricted following venture between Grasim Industries and AT&T Corporation. In 2001 it modified name to Birla Tata AT&T as a venture between Hindu deity Birla cluster, Tata cluster and AT&T Wireless. the corporate named its complete plan in…

first amendment have always been challenged ever since the U.S. Constitution was established, this is especially true when it comes to the matter of freedom of speech. When it comes to being censored, modes of communication have been challenged with acts that restrict the freedom of speech and freedom of press. Due to restrictions, these modes are unable to successfully utilize their resources to their full capacity. Although we go back and forth with the argument between liberty and censorship,…

Net Neutrality There was a debate in the late 1990s in the United States about the telecommunication and internet. This debate has signified in private sectors, technical community, academia and civil society. The debate is all about whether the service providers can be prohibited legally from the discrimination against internet network traffic. The “net neutrality” consist of certain principle which has paved into hot debate topic where advocated has introduced policy…

since that November. When the FCC brought the bill to the Federal Appeals Court, the court approved it, but enforced its power to give the FCC a warning on their grip on the Internet. It also stated that the FCC could not enforce rules involving telecommunications, if they classified the Internet as an information service. On February 26th, 2015, the FCC agreed on baseline rules for Net Neutrality based on a 3-2 vote. They agreed that there was to be no blocking access to web pages, throttling…

Communications Decency Act was written in 1995 and was Title V of the Telecommunications Act of 1996. It was led by Senator James Exon who was the primary proponent of the Act. He felt that the Internet was a danger to minors and that it should be censored; this was with specific importance on content that fell into the pornographic category. He is quoted as saying this, “Barbarian pornographers are at the gate and they are using the Internet to gain access to the youth of America.” (Cannon,…

state them in this section. The laws covering the internet are varied and quite complex in the United States with the financial system to the medical system heavily regulated. Starting off the Sarbanes-Oxley was enacted in 2002, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act is designed to protect investors and the public by increasing the accuracy and reliability of corporate disclosures. It was enacted after the high-profile Enron and WorldCom financial scandals of the early 2000s. It is administered by the…

What is called today as “data discrimination” which started long ago in the 1900s and even today there are still cases of data discrimination. Data discrimination is the act of selective filtering of information by service provider. Some forms of data discrimination can be called “Bandwidth Throttling”, “Capping” or “Bandwidth capping”, “Artificial Limiting”, and “Paid Prioritization”. Each of these definitions…

They state that Title II is a depression-era rule intended for regulating the AT&T/Ma Bell monopoly. They state that the 1996 Telecommunications act says the internet should be unfettered by state or federal regulation. They state that the rules have discouraged investments. They state that it stifles small business with reporting and restrictions. The FCC notice of proposed rulemaking…