Federal Communications Law Journal articles from March 1999

Federal Communications Law Journal archives from March 1999

The fairness doctrine is dead and living in Israel.
March 1, 1999... I. INTRODUCTION Although the fairness doctrine has been eliminated in the United States as of 1987,(1) the idea of regulating speech concerning issues of public disagreement continues to stir a lively academic and legal debate. ...

Federal preemption of state universal service regulations under the Telecommunications Act of 1996.
March 1, 1999... I. INTRODUCTION Section 254(f) of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 provides that states may adopt regulations "not inconsistent with" the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC or Commission) universal service regulations.(1) After...

Cap-sized: how the promise of the price cap voyage to competition was lost in a sea of good intentions.
March 1, 1999... I. INTRODUCTION The "telecommunications revolution" has moved from cliche, to reality. It is now transforming how people live and work. Telephone service is now available through a computer terminal over the Internet, through wireless...

Playing the name game: a glimpse at the future of the Internet domain name system.
March 1, 1999... What's in a name! that which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.(1) -- William Shakespeare I. INTRODUCTION While a rose may smell as sweet regardless of its taxonomy, when it comes to twentieth century...

To net or not to net: Singapore's regulation of the Internet.
March 1, 1999... Online technology is like any other: made by human hands, blessed with our best intentions, and tainted with our worst vices.(1) Certain liberties in a developing nation sometimes have to be sacrificed for the sake of economic development...

Betting on the net: an analysis of the government's role in addressing Internet gambling.
March 1, 1999... Respect for the law is among the most precious qualities a decent society Can adorn and protect itself with, and when that respect is attenuated by attempted enforcement of moral principles widely flaunted by the otherwise law abiding,...

Employer liability for employee online criminal acts.
March 1, 1999... I. INTRODUCTION Typing away at his computer while at work, Jacob Jacks forged a new and unhealthy relationship with an unassuming woman through an online "sex chat room." A computer technical advisor for Prodigy Services Company, Jacks...

The First Amendment case against FCC IP telephony regulation.(Internet Protocol)
March 1, 1999... I. INTRODUCTION At the present rate of digital innovation, the communications industry promises to be a fruitful one for technocratically adept communications lawyers, not only because digital innovation is so rapid, but because Federal...

From international competitive carrier to the WTO: a survey of the FCC's international telecommunications policy initiatives 1985-1998.(World Trade Organization)
March 1, 1999... I. INTRODUCTION In the December 1998 issue, the Federal Communications Law Journal published a law review article surveying the Federal Communication Commission's (FCC or Commission) international policy initiatives between 1985 and...

Public Policy Toward Cable Television: The Economics of Rate Controls.(Review)
March 1, 1999... Public Policy Toward Cable Television: The Economics of Rate Controls , by Thomas W. Hazlett and Matthew L. Spitzer, The MIT Press and The AEI Press, 1997, 253 pages. To paraphrase William Shakespeare: to regulate or not to regulate, that...