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Anticipating Regulation Of New Telecommunications Technologies: An Argument For The European Model, Jessica Finley
Anticipating Regulation Of New Telecommunications Technologies: An Argument For The European Model, Jessica Finley
Northwestern Journal of International Law & Business
This paper argues that the United States should look to the European Community in order to rework its telecommunications regulatory structure. More specifically, the United States should reconsider its current system of regulating various telecommunications sectors separately and follow the European Commission by developing a "single regulatory framework." By regulating the telecommunications transmission separately from telecommunications content, the United States can better anticipate emerging technologies rather than struggling to catch up with new technologies as they exceed the reach of the current regulatory framework. Part II will discuss the U.S. and European telecommunications regulatory frameworks. Part III will discuss the …