A New Guide to Federal Cable Television Regulations


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A New Guide to Federal Cable Television Regulations revisits and updates Rivkin's "Cable Television: A Guide to Federal Regulations" from 1972, now that some five years of elaboration and "fine-tuning" in government controls have elapsed. Rivkin examines how these rules and regulations have fared in actual practice and details the subsequent changes that have been made in them as a result of citizen and industry feedback over the period. This text makes full use of the thousands of certifications granted by the FCC and a like number of interpretive proceedings it has held to resolve and refine disputed and ambiguous points. A significant feature of the new book is the material it contains on the expected impact of the new copyright law pertinent to cable television that becomes effective January 1, 1978.




Media Concentration


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Recent Research Reports


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Technologies of Freedom


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How can we preserve free speech in an electronic age? In a masterly synthesis of history, law, and technology, Ithiel de Sola Pool analyzes the confrontation between the regulators of the new communications technology and the First Amendment.




Communication Technology


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This collection of articles reviews some of the latest developments in telecommunications and electronic storage and processing devices, and provides a perspective on telecommunications capabilities currently available. Each section focuses on specific technologies or aspects of the communications environment. ^BSelected Contents: A Little Light, A Bright Promise: Fiber Optics; Teleconferencing: A Rapidly Growing Innovation; Cellular Phones: The Way We Communicate Today; GTE in Cerritos; Cable Television Regulation and Competition; Cable Television: Application and Technology; Communication Satellites; High Definition Television: The Next Generation; Interaction Video Graphics; Desktop: What's in Store for Publishing; Videocassette Recorders; Videodisc; The VCR of the 90s; Compact Discs; CD-ROM: Past and Present on Disc




Determinants of Public Interest Cable Communications Policies


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In this book the author asks how new technologies can be organized to operate in the public's interest, and addresses the problem this question poses when applied to cable technology. Contents: List of Tables and Figures; Acknowledgements; Problems in Cable Communication Policy; Public Interests and Cable Communications; Explanations for Cable Community Interest Policies: Three Pure Types; An Empirical Examination of Explanations for Cable Community Interest Policies; An Organizational Explanation; Examining the Organizational Model; Regulating Cable Communications; Conclusions and Recommendations; Appendix: Variable Names, Definitions, and Sources; Bibliography; Index.







Federal Regulatory Guide


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The Nineteenth Edition of the Federal Regulatory Directory is a comprehensive guide for understanding the complex world of federal regulation. It provides detailed profiles of the most important regulatory agencies, including their history, priorities, actions, and landmark decisions. The book also features overviews of independent and self-regulatory agencies, as well as the global and state-level impacts of federal regulation. Whether you are new to the topic or an expert, the Federal Regulatory Directory can be a valuable resource for students, researchers, professionals, and anyone who wants to understand how federal regulation works and how it affects their daily lives.




Research in Education


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