Communications Law. 3 credits

Catalog description

This course surveys the principles underlying our nation’s communications law, policy, and regulation. The course includes a close study of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, and the Telecommunications Act of 1996, the two foundational statutes for communications law, and in-depth review of several prominent orders of the Federal Communications Commission and cases before the courts. In particular, we will examine the regulatory treatment of a number of related technologies including telephony, broadband Internet, wireless communications, satellites, broadcasting, and cable—as well as the legal strictures that sustain or restrain action by the Commission.Offered by Law. May not be repeated for credit.