Law and Regulation of Common Carriers in the Communications Industry

ISBN-13: 9780367316617 / Angielski / Twarda / 2019

Daniel Brenner

Opis

This casebook-plus-commentary offers a basic basic introduction to the regulation of the telephone and other common carriers, such as cable, broadcast and video distribution. The materials relating to telecommumications regulation are critically important to understanding the legal and policy landscape of telecommunications today, but this is the f

Spis treści

Public Utility Theory -- Title II Regulation -- Federal/State Jurisdiction -- Statutory Requirements: "Just and Reasonable"; "Unreasonable Discrimination" -- Dominant/Nondominant Carriers; Forbearance -- Price Caps -- Divestiture of the Bell System -- Line of Business Restrictions -- The Local Exchange: Access and Competition -- Deregulated Markets: Equipment, Enhanced Services, Information and Video, Wireless -- International Telecommunications -- Privacy -- Convergence

O autorze

Daniel Brenner is vice president for law and regulatory policy at the National Cable Television Association, Washington, D.C. He has taught on the faculties of Stanford University and UCLA School of Law.