Verdell Chester TM-583 Case 4 – Google: Research Google’s attempt to buy into wireless via the 700 MHz Spectrum Auction. 1. Why did Google making this move? Google’s Motivation to bid into the wireless marketplace through the use of the 700MHz Spectrum Auction was the opportunity to develop possibly a 50 state network “The FCC is auctioning 1‚099 wireless licenses in the 700 MHz band‚ but the most attractive spectrum for many bidders is the “C-block” of 12 regional licenses that
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branch is the only branch used to monitor the public. The Executive branch of the government enforces laws to the citizens‚ some examples would be the County Sheriff‚ City Cop‚ State Police‚ National Guard‚ Army and even the FBI‚ CIA‚ IRS‚ and other federal Law enforcement. The NSA monitors phone calls made to 116 other countries. The AT&T NetWork has installed a splitter in their communications building‚ which makes copies of all emails‚ texts‚ phone calls‚ search engines‚ and sends them to the NSA
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recipient of pre-recorded telemarketing calls to give prior consent to receive the calls. It also made it illegal to send unsolicited fax messages. The law also gave states their own authority to regulate telemarketing practices. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) enforces the rules set forth in the TCPA. The FCC was also given authority to issue regulations beyond the TCPA in order to continue to protect consumers from abusive telemarketing practices. This provision shows that Congress recognizes
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Critics proposed turning over control of the media to elites 1920’s media power went to government in Europe with disastrous results in Germany with Nazi power In the US‚ a free enterprise broadcasting system was put into place – The Federal Radio Commission – later called the FCC Assumptions of Mass Media Media have the power to reach out and directly influence the minds of average people. (Davis‚ 1976) Also known as the direct-effects assumption – the media‚ in and of themselves‚ can
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09th‚ 2012 Abstract The objectives of this study are to: (1) define VoIP‚ its typology‚ and switching characteristics; (2) talk about U.S.A VoIP law and policy; (3) present regulation of VoIP; and (4) conclusion. In the U.S.A‚ the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is the government department in charge of rulemaking pertaining to many VoIP-related issues such as jurisdiction‚ regulatory criteria and degree of different rules for different classes of carriers or companies‚ rate of substitution
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Cited: Federal Communications Commision:About Us. (n.d.). Retrieved April 12‚ 2010‚ from Federal Communications Commision: http://www.fcc.gov/aboutus.html Phelan‚ C. (2010). COM 203 Introduction to Communication. Boston: McGraw Hill. Wikipedia: Media Influence. (2009‚ December). Retrieved April 4‚ 2010
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U.S. Bill of Rights sets forth the rights and freedoms that cannot be denied or abridged government. The scope of the First Amendment is extensive and prohibits any law which would abridge the freedom of speech‚ or of the press. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is responsible for determining and advocating telecommunications policies that ensure the First Amendment rights. The privatization of the broadcast airwaves‚ one of our most important taxpayer assets‚ has caused serious deformations
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Chapter 5: Mass Media 1. The five critical areas that television media must satisfy when they decide to run a story a. Significant impact on its audience (legislative proposal to raise taxes) b. Generates interest (act of violence‚ natural disaster‚ political scandal‚ ban on guns) c. Familiarity (well -known individuals/situations) d. Proximity (Close to home) e. Timeliness (Happening now) *through this process media participates in the agenda setting and
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The Hutchinson Commission on freedom of the press best defined news in 1947 as a "truthful‚ comprehensive‚ and intelligent account of the day’s events in a context which gives them meaning."Journalism in today’s news is not the same as it was over half a century ago. The Fairness Doctrine‚ which was eliminated in 1987‚ was a policy that required the holders of broadcast licenses to both present controversial issues of public importance and to do so in a manner that was‚ in the Federal Communications
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Minow stands in front of a convention of the National Association of Broadcasters to give his first big speech‚ “Television and the Public Interest.” Minow was appointed by President John F Kennedy himself‚ as the new chairman of the Federal Communication Commission (FCC). His speech directly speaks about the influence and future of broadcasting television. He refers the current programming as a “vast wasteland” and ultimately advocates programming in the public interest. (Wikipedia 1) Minow’s purpose
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