Title: The new information industry : regulatory challenges and the First Amendment /
Authors: Klingler, Richard
Publisher: Brookings Institution,
Year: 1996
Subjects: Information services industry United States.; Telecommunication United States; Information services Law and legislation United States.; Telecommunication Law and legislation United States
Abstract: Traces the development of the regulatory regimes and their evolution in light of competitive changes. Analyzes how the manifold structure of regulation has often failed to respond to recent developments and in many respects has outlived its usefulness. Describes how developments in this new industry raise far-reaching First Amendment issues. Outlines how First Amendment protections can and should be extended while preserving to regulators certain powers to redress failures of competition.
Contents: Introduction: the transformation of electronic communication and the challenge to regulation -- The formation of regulatory regimes governing the electronic communications industries and their transformation in response to competition -- The transformation of information delivery -- Structural reform of traditional regulatory regimes in response to changes in competition, markets, and technology -- Extending first amendment protections to electronic media and regulated information industries.