{"product_id":"9781461355953","title":"Communications Deregulation and FCC Reform: Finishing the Job","description":"\u003ch1\u003eCommunications Deregulation and FCC Reform: Finishing the Job\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eEisenach, Jeffrey A.; May, Randolph J.\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003eCommunications markets have made much progress towards  competition and deregulation in recent years. However, it is  increasingly clear, in the age of the Internet and the digital  revolution, that much more needs to be done, and that new approaches,  both at the Federal Communications Commission and in Congress, will be  required to complete the task. In this volume, the Progress and  Freedom Foundation presents nine papers by communications policy  experts and government policymakers that show how to finish the job of  deregulating communications markets and reforming the FCC. \u003cbr\u003e  The Telecommunications Act of 1996 was a landmark piece of legislation  for an industry moving from a monopoly orientation towards  competition, but additional steps are needed to complete the process  of implementing the pro-competitive, deregulatory vision of the act.  Bringing together a group of the caliber represented in this book  makes possible the best recommendations about the exact nature of  those necessary changes. In this volume, the most difficult and  politically-charged hot-button issues involving local and long  distance competition, universal service, spectrum allocation, program  content regulation, and the public interest doctrine are confronted  head-on. As importantly, the authors recommend specific reform  proposals to be considered by the Federal Communications Commission  and Congress. \u003cbr\u003e  The ideas contained in the experts' essays were presented and debated  at a conference hosted by The Progress \u0026amp; Freedom Foundation, which was  held in Washington, DC, on December 8, 2000. The Progress \u0026amp; Freedom  Foundation studies the impact of the digital revolution and its  implications for public policy. It conducts research in fields such as  electronic commerce, telecommunications and the impact of the Internet  on government, society and economic growth. It also studies issues  such as the need to reform government regulation, especially in  technology-intensive fields such as medical innovation, energy and  environmental regulation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Springer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2012-10-24\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e ISBN-10: 9781461355953\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9781461355953\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-1-4615-1521-0\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 235cm x155cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 235\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44340836860044,"sku":"9781461355953","price":99.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781461355953.jpg?v=1755044629","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781461355953","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}