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Welcome To The Space Jam: How United States Regulators Should Govern Google And Facebook's New Internet Providing High Altitude Platforms, George V. John Jan 2016

Welcome To The Space Jam: How United States Regulators Should Govern Google And Facebook's New Internet Providing High Altitude Platforms, George V. John

American University Business Law Review

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Newsroom: Fcc's Sohn On Consumer Protection, Roger Williams University School Of Law Sep 2015

Newsroom: Fcc's Sohn On Consumer Protection, Roger Williams University School Of Law

Life of the Law School (1993- )

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Legacy Of Lost Opportunity: Designated Entities And The Federal Communications Commission's Broadband Pcs Spectrum Auction, A, Mark W. Munson Jun 2001

Legacy Of Lost Opportunity: Designated Entities And The Federal Communications Commission's Broadband Pcs Spectrum Auction, A, Mark W. Munson

Michigan Telecommunications & Technology Law Review

The Federal Communications Commission's ("FCC") designated entity policy has challenged the efficiency of the use of auctions to allocate spectrum licenses. As an alternative to comparative hearings and lotteries, auctions provide an effective solution to the costs, administrative burdens, and delays associated with apportioning spectrum. Congress required the FCC to allow firms to participate in the auctions even if they had difficulty in obtaining financing. The FCC gave these firms, known as "designated entities," set-asides and other preferences to assist them in the competitive bidding process. In the broadband Personal Communications Services ("PCS") auctions, however, designated entities frequently were unable …


Schizophrenia Among Carriers: How Common And Private Carriers Trade Places, Rob Frieden Jun 1997

Schizophrenia Among Carriers: How Common And Private Carriers Trade Places, Rob Frieden

Michigan Telecommunications & Technology Law Review

This article will examine court cases and actions by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) that distort the traditional concepts of common and private carriage by establishing new rights and responsibilities previously applicable to the other category of carrier. This article will also consider the feasibility of (a) maintaining the traditional common carrier regulatory model and (b) continuing the application of that model to basic services provided by local exchange carriers (LECs). This is especially important as LECs qualify to become private carriers tapping new market opportunities, even within the same geographical region where they provide basic services. Finally, this article …


M&A Implications Of Telecommunications Act Of 1996, Jay L. Birnbaum Jan 1996

M&A Implications Of Telecommunications Act Of 1996, Jay L. Birnbaum

Fordham Journal of Corporate & Financial Law

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Uniform Corporation Laws Through Interstate Compacts And Federal Legislation, Robert S. Stevens Jun 1936

Uniform Corporation Laws Through Interstate Compacts And Federal Legislation, Robert S. Stevens

Michigan Law Review

It is the purpose of the present article to suggest that another means of accomplishing the end exists in the possibility of an interstate compact for uniform corporate legislation, coupled with supplementary federal legislation appropriate to make the interstate compact effective.