Federal Communications Law Journal articles from May 2005

Federal Communications Law Journal archives from May 2005

Navigating communications regulation in the wake of 9/11.
May 1, 2005... I. THE GOVERNMENT'S ENHANCED SURVEILLANCE AUTHORITY A. Changes to the Surveillance Statutes 1. Application to New Providers 2. New Classes of Surveillance Targets and Increased Access to Information ...

Homeland security and wireless telecommunications: the continuing evolution of regulation.
May 1, 2005... I. INTRODUCTION II. PUBLIC INTEREST REGULATION IN THE NAME OF SAFETY A. Introduction B. CALEA 1. CALEA Statutory Framework 2. Implementation on the Wireless Platform--Partnering Toward a...

New objectives for CFIUS: foreign ownership, critical infrastructure, and communications interception.(Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States)
May 1, 2005... I. NEW CHALLENGES II. THE CFIUS PROCESS III. RISKS OF FOREIGN OWNERSHIP IV. NEW GOALS FOR REGULATION Global economic integration creates new kinds of risks for national security. Foreign ownership of U.S. telecommunications service...

State regulatory approaches to VoIP: policy, implementation, and outcome.
May 1, 2005... I. APPROACHING VOIP A. The Genesis of Approaches B. The Functional Approach 1. Legal Approach (Application of State Law) 2. The States a. Non Cases-in-Controversy i. Florida ...

Virginia cellular and highland cellular: the FCC establishes a framework for eligible telecommunications carrier designation in rural study areas.
May 1, 2005... I. INTRODUCTION II. BACKGROUND III. CONTROVERSY AND SIGNIFICANCE IV. ELIGIBLE TELECOMMUNICATIONS DESIGNATION FRAMEWORK A. 1996 Telecommunications Act B. FCC Regulations and Decisions 1. Early FCC...

Discriminatory filtering: CIPA's effect on our nation's youth and why the Supreme Court erred in upholding the constitutionality of the Children's Internet Protection Act.
May 1, 2005... I. INTRODUCTION II. LEGAL HISTORY OF THE CHILDREN'S INTERNET PROTECTION ACT A. What is CIPA? 1. What is a Filter and How Does It Work? a. Disabling Filters 2. Obscenity 3. Government...

Digital Crossroads: American Telecommunications Policy in the Internet Age.(Book Review)
May 1, 2005... Digital Crossroads: American Telecommunications Policy in the Internet Age, Jonathan E. Nuechterlein & Philip J. Weiser, Cambridge, Mass., MIT Press, 2005, 670 pages. Most practitioners of communications law are familiar with the necessity...

Digital Nation: Toward an Inclusive Information Society.(Book Review)
May 1, 2005... Digital Nation: Toward an Inclusive Information Society, Anthony G. Wilhelm, Cambridge, Mass., MIT Press, 2004, 184 pages. In the dawn of the information age, technological literacy and access are no longer optional, but are essential. As...