Is federal preemption efficient in cellular phone
regulation?
Increased regulation of wireless telephone service is being
proposed by both federal and state policy makers, raising the question
of optimal jurisdiction. The case for decentralization (state . . .
Editor's note.
Welcome to the first issue of Volume 56 of the Federal
Communications Law Journal. The staff is excited about this issue's
broad range of topics, including local telephone service . . .
Measuring quality television.
I have read Newton Minow's famous speech, "Television and
the Public Interest," (1) and I decided to assess how (or indeed,
whether) the United States's broadcasting industry successfully
responded . . .
How do we make goodness attractive?(children's
television)(Transcript)
Prior to his death, Fred Rogers agreed to contribute this Essay,
excerpted from the remarks and the acceptance speech he gave in 1999 at
his induction into the Television Hall of Fame, in . . .
Good news for good news: excellent television journalism benefits
networks and our society.
Newton Minow told broadcasters in 1961 that more news and public
affairs programming would help erase the vast wasteland of television.
(1) He was wrong. Forty years later, a television viewer can . . .
The role of efficiencies in telecommunications merger
review.
I. INTRODUCTION
A. The Rise and Fall of the Telecom Industry
In the last decade, the telecommunications industry has experienced
significant growth and consolidation in response to such . . .
The Public Television Legal Survival Guide, 2d ed.(Book
Review)
The Public Television Legal Survival Guide, 2d ed., Association of
Public Television Stations, 2001, 254 pages. The book can be ordered
only through the Association of Public Television Stations.
. . .
Manhattan.(1961 "vast wasteland" speech by Newton
Minow)
WHAT'S THE PROBLEM?
There is a remarkable difference between television in 1961, when
Newton Minow delivered his great "Vast Wasteland" speech, (1)
and television in the current era. The . . .
A diversity of voices in a "vast wasteland".(television
)
I believe Newton N. Minow had a crystal ball.
In 1961, in his first speech as Chairman of the Federal
Communications Commission ("FCC"), he challenged members of
the National Association of . . .
Coming of age in Minnesota.(television coverage of memorial
service for Sen. Paul Wellstone)
Some years ago, I spoke at a conference on privacy, hosted by the
now-defunct Freedom Forum Pacific Coast Center in Oakland, California.
(1)
My fellow panelists and I spent about two hours . . .
TELRIC vs. universal service: a takings violation?(total element
long-run incremental cost)
I. INTRODUCTION
By longstanding tradition, local phone companies are required to
sell their services to customers at roughly comparable prices. (1) This
so-called "universal service" obligation . . .
Screen-agers ... and the decline of the
"wasteland.".(television)
Newton Minow himself tells the story that the two words from his
1961 speech to the National Association of Broadcasters he originally
thought would stand the test of time were not . . .
The "vast wasteland" in retrospect.(1961 speech on
television by Newton Minow)
First, a disclosure: I was a newly minted legal assistant to Newton
Minow in May 1961, when the speech was given. (1) I and several other
staff members had sought to persuade him to drop the . . .
Electronic oases take root in Mr. Minow's vast
wasteland.(television)
The famous "Vast Wasteland" speech that Federal
Communications Commission ("FCC") Chairman Newt Minow
delivered to a roomful of broadcast industry partisans in 1961 has
influenced . . .
Promoting the public interest in the digital era.
The issue posed is whether in today's media environment, the
public interest is better served than at the time of the "Vast
Wasteland" speech. (1) Clearly, it is in some important respects.
For . . .
Say cheese: the constitutionality of state-mandated free airtime
on public broadcasting stations in Wisconsin.
I. INTRODUCTION
On July 26, 2002, the State of Wisconsin, as part of a
comprehensive budget bill and campaign finance reform package, required
the State Board of Elections to promulgate rules . . .
"Do you believe in miracles?" (television)
The scene was the 1980 Winter Olympic Hockey Arena at Lake Placid,
New York. Late in the third period, American team Captain Mike Eruzione
hit a wrist shot past the goalie for the heavily favored . . .
I want my C-SPAN.
A few years ago, Brian Lamb, the founder and public face of C-SPAN,
was asked during an interview about Newton Minow's famous
indictment of American television. If anyone in the . . .
Family-friendly programming: providing more tools for
parents.
Since then-Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission Newton
Minow dubbed television a "vast wasteland" in 1961, the medium
has changed dramatically. Consumers today have so many programs . . .
Forty years of wandering in the wasteland.(television)
For the first time in human history we have available to us the
ability ... to furnish entertainment, instruction, widening vision of
national problems and national events. An obligation rests on . . .
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