1934 Communications Act and Modern Technology
Panelists talked about the history, implementation, and multiple legislative revisions of the Communications Act of 1934. Topics included the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) relati…
571 viewsPanelists talked about the history, implementation, and multiple legislative revisions of the Communications Act of 1934. Topics included the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) relati…
571 viewsCommittee members heard testimony about the disparity in information technology access. They heard about a report showing demographic differences in the number of Americans with access to te…
123 viewsParticipants talked to reporters about the results of a study about the availability of information technology to Americans. They focused on how the gap between the information rich and poor…
81 viewsWilliam Daley talked about the goals of the Telecommunications Act. He said that the policies in the act were producing the results desired. He described the competition and improved costs i…
46 viewsPanel members discussed bringing communications and information technology to urban areas, and discussed how best to achieve their goal of equal access to all urban families to these service…
46 viewsAssistant Secretary Irving laid out the priorities for 1998 telecommunications initiatives both foreign and domestic. He talked about recent events and legislation that will impact telecommu…
24 viewsCommittee members heard testimony concerning high definition television. Reed Hundt, Preston Padden, and Representative Billy Tauzin testified about the changeover from current television to…
222 viewsThe House Ways & Means Subcommittee members met for the first in a series of hearings to hear testimony on the bipartisan, bicameral National Commission on Restructuring the IRS report. Memb…
156 viewsAs part of a symposium on the global economy, the panelists talked about the international impact of changes in telecommunications. They discussed the growth of telephone service in developi…
91 viewsAssistant Secretary for Communications Larry Irving from the Commerce Department talked about the effects of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 which was signed by the president that same we…
44 viewsRand Corporation specialists and Clinton administration officials spoke about a study concerning access to electronic mail. They debated the feasibility as well as the pros and cons of provi…
84 viewsSeveral members of the office which oversees communication briefed reporters on the government’s use and management of broadcast and private communications frequencies. They discussed alloca…
180 viewsThe House Commerce Telecommunications Subcommittee heard testimony concerning legislation that would change telecommunications regulations. In this portion, government officials testified ab…
143 viewsThe Senate Judiciary Committee heard testimony from administration and telecommunications industry officials on the current status of telecommunications regulation. The Commerce Committee ha…
137 viewsCommittee members heard testimony from representatives of the communications industry concerning telecommunications policy reform. Mr. Huber testified before the committee via satellite from…
185 viewsAssistant Commerce Secretary Larry Irving spoke about the status of communications regulations, especially regarding the 104th Congress and Clinton administration policy.
51 viewsIn a conference hosted by Northwestern University’s Annenberg Washington Program the participants discussed federal, state and local telecommunications policy and ways in which the different…
57 viewsCommittee members heard testimony about competition and consumer concerns in the communications industry that had resulted from the passage of regulation legislation the previous year.
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