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Title
- Main Title Telecommunications Act: Competition, Innovation, and Reform
Creator
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Author: Goldfarb, Charles B.Creator Type: PersonalCreator Info: Specialist in Industrial Organization and Telecommunications Policy; Resources, Science, and Industry Division
Publisher
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Name: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.Place of Publication: Washington D.C.
Date
- Creation: 2007-06-07
Language
- English
Description
- Content Description: In 1996, Congress enacted comprehensive reform of the nation’s statutory and regulatory framework for telecommunications by passing the Telecommunications Act, which substantially amended the 1934 Communications Act. The general objective of the 1996 Act was to open up markets to competition by removing unnecessary regulatory barriers to entry. This report discusses the history of the law and examines current issues.
- Physical Description: 86 Pages.
Subject
- Legislative Indexing Vocabulary: Telecommunication
- Legislative Indexing Vocabulary: Telecommunication law and legislation
- Legislative Indexing Vocabulary: Telecommunication systems
Coverage
- Place Name: United States
Collection
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Name: Congressional Research Service ReportsCode: CRSR
Institution
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Name: UNT Libraries Government Documents DepartmentCode: UNTGD
Rights
- Rights License: pd
Resource Type
- Report
Format
- Text
Identifier
- CRS Report Number: RL33034
- Accession or Local Control No: RL33034_2007Jun07
- Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metadc822467