Federal Communications Law Journal articles

Recent articles from Federal Communications Law Journal

Beyond content neutrality: understanding content-based promotion of democratic speech.
March 1, 2009... I. INTRODUCTION: CONTENT-BASED LAWS THAT PROMOTE FAVORED CONTENT II. CONVENTIONAL WISDOM ON CONTENT III. DESCRIPTIVE ARGUMENT: CONTENT PROMOTION DOES NOT RECEIVE HEIGHTENED SCRUTINY, AND MUST MERELY BE VIEWPOINT-NEUTRAL A. Doctrinal Areas Endorsing...

An evaluation of the proposals in the FCC's Intercarrier Compensation Reform Docket related to tandem transit services.
March 1, 2009... I. INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY II. TANDEM TRANSIT SERVICES: AN OVERVIEW III. RECENT STATE COMMISSION DEVELOPMENTS A. Background B. Commission Rulings 1. Georgia 2. New York 3. Illinois 4. Michigan 5. Minnesota IV....

Reverse auctions and universal telecommunications service: lessons from global experience.
March 1, 2009... I. INTRODUCTION II. UNIVERSAL SERVICE IN THEORY AND IN PRACTICE A. Rationale for Universal Service in Telecommunications B. Tax and Distribution Schemes are Inefficient C. How Much Should We Spend and Where? III. GLOBAL EXPERIENCE WITH REVERSE AUCTIONS AND ...

A fundamental misunderstanding: FCC implementation of U.S. WTO commitments.
March 1, 2009... I. INTRODUCTION II. THE SCOPE OF SECTION 310 III. U.S. TRADE COMMITMENTS IV. NAFTA COMMITMENTS V. OTHER TELECOMMUNICATIONS AGREEMENTS VI. WTO COMMITMENTS VII. FCC IMPLEMENTATION OF U.S. COMMITMENTS VIII. CONCLUSION I. INTRODUCTION In...

Paying the price for sports TV: preventing the strategic misuse of the FCC's carriage regulations.
March 1, 2009... I. INTRODUCTION II. LEAGUE-OWNED NETWORKS AND REGIONAL SPORTS NETWORKS A. Background: Cable Sports and Vertical Integration B. The Roots of the Dispute Between Cable Companies and League-Owned Networks C. Public Negotiations Between Cable Companies...