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Telecommunications Act of 1996 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Telecommunications Act of 1996 was the first major overhaul of United States telecommunications law in nearly 62 years, amending the Communications Act of 1934. Previously, the Communications Ac...
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The Telecommunications Act of 1996 was finally passed, after twelve years of Congress scrupulously shirking its responsibilities in this most important sector. Rightfully, this major change in the nation's regulatory structure is receiving considerable media and press attention.
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The Telecommunications Act of 1996, the first successful attempt to rewrite the sixty-two year old Communications act of 1934, was passed on 1 February 1996. The act refocuses federal communications policymaking after years of confused, multi-agency and intergovernmental attempts to regulate and make sense of a...
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Ideas of the Marketplace: A Guide to The 1996 Telecommunications Act ... The 1996 Act is an experiment, as, one would have to admit, all telecommunications regulation is an experiment.(7) ... Section V describes the major attempt to regulate content, rather than conduit, in the 1996 Act.
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The Telecommunications Act of 1996, a comprehensive law overhauling regulation of the telecommunications industry, recognizes the importance of access to telecommunications for people with disabilities in the Information Age.
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Telecommunications equipment. Equipment, other than customer premises equipment, used by a carrier to provide telecommunications services, and includes software integral to such equipment (including upgrades). ... A: Section 255 took effect February 8, 1996, when the Act was signed.
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