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The Communication Act Of 1934: A Case Study

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In 1934 Congress passed the Communication Act of 1934, it replaced the regulations set forth by the Federal Radio Commission (FRC) and transferred judicial over radio license to new Federal Communications Commission (FCC). The goal of the FCC was to ensure the countries mass communication systems do not fall into the hands of a select few; this was in light of large corporations and conglomerates substantial growth which was a concern of President Franklin Roosevelt. (7) In 1940 the FCC injected itself into the radio industry by issuing the report on chain broadcast. Therefore ordered the breakup of the National Broadcasting Company (NBC) and eventually spawned the creation of the American Broadcasting Company (ABC); they also established …show more content…

In the early days of television stations utilized the VHF, the commission realized that VHF alone was inadequate for nationwide television service. This led the FCC to encourage the light thing of stations that used UHF signals. In some cases the commission used its authority to force stations to switch frequencies or even close down uncooperative stations. The FCC truly is a regulatory commission for all wireless technology and telecommunications. This can be seen in such acts as the telecommunications act of 1996 where the Justice Department’s antitrust suit against AT&T force the company to break into smaller “baby bells”; the legislation wanted to make more competition amongst the market; it outlined regulations on obscene programming and remove many of the regulations limiting media ownership. This allowed consolidation amongst carriers and led to the bundling of services such as Internet, cable, and wireless all together in one pack from one carrier. The FCC does not regulate the Internet but he has had a profound hand in the advancement of VoIP (voice over Internet protocol) technology; which allows consumers to make phone calls using broadband Internet connections a set of analog phone. In December 2007, FCC approved the rules to set limitations on the size of the largest

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