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Technical Bulletins: The Telecommunications Act Of 1996 And Its Impact On Tennessee Cities, Jim Finane
Technical Bulletins: The Telecommunications Act Of 1996 And Its Impact On Tennessee Cities, Jim Finane
MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins
The Telecommunications Act of 1996, passed by Congress and signed by the president in February, rewrote the country's basic telecommunications law. It was drafted and passed in response to a rapidly changing telecommunications environment and the convergence of traditional local and long-distance telephone service, wireless telephones, and cable and broadcast television.