Excerpt from The Communications Act of 1994 Public policies that have promoted competition have been critical to this result. Perhaps nowhere is this more evident than in the case of telephone services, where through the efforts over two decades of the Justice Department and Judge Harold Greene, and the work of the fcc, competition has become the central organizing principle of the industry. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from S. 2120, the Public Broadcasting Act of 1994: Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Communications of the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, United States Senate, One Hundred Third Congress, Second Session; June 29, 1994 Some might contend t at public broadcasting is no longer nec essary given changes in technologies and the future 500-channel cable system. I believe that (there remains a critical need for public broadcasting, because public broadcasting offers a public service that commercial television, cable, and others do not provide. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from Amendments to the Communications Act of 1934, Vol. 4: Hearings Before the Subcommittee on Communications of the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, United States Senate, Ninety-Sixth Congress, First Session The subcommittee met, at 10 e.m., in room 235, Russell Senate Office Building, Hon. Wendell Ford presiding. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from Amendments to the Communications Act of 1934, Vol. 2: Hearings Before the Subcommittee on Communications of the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, United States Senate, Ninety-Sixth Congress, First Session The Hollings and Goldwater bills put the presently federally regulated interstate toll services and the presently State-regulated State toll services under federally supervised interexchange serv ices. Local exchange matters are left to the States, except for cost allocations, where a Federal presence is mandated. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from Communications Law Reform: Hearings Before the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and Finance of the Committee on Commerce, House of Representatives, One Hundred Fourth Congress, First Session, May 10, 11, and 12, 1995 Staff present: Michael Regan, majority counsel; Catherine Reid, majority counsel; and David Leach, minority professional staff member. Mr. Fields. First of all, I would like to welcome everyone to the first day of 3 days of hearings. Members of Congress can rarely say that a piece of legislation is truly historic, that it truly evidences a watershed moment, that one piece of legislation can truly unleash the investment of capital to build the infrastructure and technology that gives enormous benefits to the consumer and pro pels this country into the 21st century, but it is fair to say that the Communications Act of 1995 is just such a piece of legislation. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from Federal Telecommunications Policy: Hearing Before the Committee on Governmental Affairs, United States Senate, One Hundred Third Congress, Second Session, May 3, 1994 The last point we have is that of flexibility, and this is one that we discussed just a moment ago. The telecommunications market is incredibly diverse and it is incredibly dynamic. Rapid changes in technology, dramatic new uses for enhanced services, and contin ued change on the regulatory side all combine to create a market place where the only real uncertainty is that change itself. As the marketplace changes, so will agency needs and demands. Fts plans must remain flexible enough to permit technology and service enhancements over the life of the program. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from Communications Act Amendments: Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Communications of the Committee on Commerce, United States Senate, Ninety-Fourth Congress, January 21, 1976 Mr. Magnuson (for himself and Mr. Pearson) (by request) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.