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Ellinghaus, William M.; And Others – 1978
Compiled by the American Telephone and Telegraph Company, this book consists of testimony presented by executives of that company before the House Communications Subcommittee on issues raised by H.R. 13015 (the Communications Act of 1978). Some of the topics discussed include the value of a regulated monopoly in telecommunications, the danger of…
Descriptors: Communications, Federal Legislation, Federal Regulation, Hearings
Download full textCongress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on the Judiciary. – 1986
A Senate hearing on the cable porn and dial-a-porn control bill is presented in this document. Opening statements by Senators Jeremiah Denton, Arlen Specter, and Jesse Helms discuss the need for this bill and its content. The text of the bill itself is included. Jack D. Smith, General Counsel of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC)…
Descriptors: Cable Television, Federal Legislation, Hearings, Pornography
Rostow, Eugene V. – 1975
Prepared by a consultant for the American Telephone and Telegraph Company (ATT), this memorandum contends that recent decisions by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) have violated the provisions of the Communications Act of 1934 that assured the maintenance and improvement of the integrated switch telephone network managed by ATT and its…
Descriptors: Communications, Federal Legislation, Information Networks, Telecommunications
Telecommunications Policy Research Conference, Inc., Washington, DC. – 1987
Three papers consider various aspects of the AT&T (American Telephone and Telegraph Company) court-ordered divestiture. The first paper, "InterLATA Toll Alternatives for the Bell Regional Holding Companies" (Elizabeth A. La Blanc, Ann M. Wolf, and Richard M. Wolf), examines six options available to the RHCs (regional holding…
Descriptors: Competition, Consumer Economics, Federal Courts, Purchasing
Sikes, Alfred C.; Verveer, Philip L. – Bulletin of the American Society for Information Science, 1992
Two papers present arguments for and against the Communications Competitiveness and Infrastructure Act of 1991 (S. 1200). Topics addressed include earlier policy recommendations, competition in the telecommunications industry, benefits of video dial tone availability, telephone company participation in video services, restrictions on telephone…
Descriptors: Cable Television, Federal Legislation, Federal Regulation, Futures (of Society)
deButts, John D. – 1977
This statement was presented by the chairman of the American Telephone and Telegraph Company before a United States Senate subcommittee hearing on domestic communications common carrier policies. It contains a discussion of the principles that have governed the telephone industry throughout its history and then presents arguments against the…
Descriptors: Communications, Competition, Consumer Protection, Needs Assessment
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. – 1995
This document presents witness testimony and supplemental materials from a Congressional hearing regarding legislation to reform national telecommunications policy. Most of the proposed changes would allow Americans greater freedom to choose among communication products and services. Among the topics this hearing addresses are increasing…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Broadcast Industry, Cable Television, Consumer Protection
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. – 1996
This document provides the text of the Telecommunications Act of 1996, legislation enacted "to promote competition and reduce regulation in order to secure lower prices and higher quality services for American telecommunications consumers and encourage the rapid deployment of new telecommunications technologies." The legislation contains…
Descriptors: Broadcast Industry, Cable Television, Consumer Protection, Federal Legislation
Boucher, Rick – EDUCOM Review, 1992
This address by the chairman of the House of Representatives Science Subcommittee focuses on approaches to improving access to national networks, including legislation that would allow telephone companies to offer cable service. A hearing on the establishment of the National Research and Education Network (NREN) is summarized, and guiding…
Descriptors: Administration, Cable Television, Computer Networks, Federal Legislation
Dively, Dwight – 1990
An initiative of the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE), the Western Cooperative for Educational Telecommunications is a membership organization working to strengthen the efficiency, impact, and quality of educational telecommunications systems and programs. Most of the members are institutions of higher education, but the…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Instructional Systems, Microcomputers
Henderson, Carol C. – American Libraries, 1992
Discusses the policy issues surrounding the provision of electronic information services by the Regional Bell Operating Companies and describes court cases, legislative activities, and key players. Concerns for librarians, including freedom of expression, privacy, and access to service are noted; and a sidebar summarizes American Library…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Court Litigation, Federal Legislation, Futures (of Society)
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Science, Space and Technology. – 1994
This document presents the proceedings of a Congressional hearing on private sector initiatives to develop the National Information Infrastructure (NII) with a focus on understanding the nature of industry investment in the NII and how those investments will contribute to the Administration's goals for NII. Statements are provided by the following…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Competition, Computer Networks, Economic Opportunities
Missouri Univ., Columbia. Rural Policy Research Inst. – 1996
The goal of Section 254 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 is the "equality of affordable, comparably priced access to telecommunication services by schools, libraries, and hospitals regardless of geographic location." The purposes of this study were to provide decision support information to the Joint Board and Federal Communications…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Costs, Educational Finance, Elementary Secondary Education
