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From At&T To Brand X Declining Checks And Balances In An Increasingly Complex Marketplace, Ross G. Hicks
From At&T To Brand X Declining Checks And Balances In An Increasingly Complex Marketplace, Ross G. Hicks
The University of New Hampshire Law Review
When President Clinton signed the Telecommunications Act of 1996, he used the same pen that President Eisenhower used to sign legislation for the Interstate Highway system into law. It was a fitting analogy. In the same way that the interstate road system was expected to open up interstate commerce, the Internet system was expected to open up electronic commerce. In signing the 1996 legislation into law, President Clinton and Congress were updating the regulatory and legislative framework to adapt it to the new realities and opportunities provided by the Internet. The legislation noted that broadband access to the Internet was …