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‚ recent innovations‚ disability access‚
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The Department of the Interior protects America’s natural resources while honoring our various heritage‚ cultures‚ and tribal communities as well as supplies the energy of the future. The primary focus is within the Fish and Wildlife Service of the Federal Government. The existence of wildlife and plants is constantly threatened as a direct result of humanity. Global Warming is finally receiving acknowledgement necessary to make a difference in the wasteful and destructive routines of human expansion
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Economic Advantages and Disadvantages of APEC Membership Abstract Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation‚ or APEC‚ is the premier forum for facilitating economic growth‚ cooperation‚ trade and investment in the Asia-Pacific region (APEC‚ 2013). APEC is an intergovernmental grouping that operates based on non-binding commitments‚ open dialogue and equal respect for the views of all participants (APEC‚ 2013). APEC countries use a system of consensus to corroborate ideas‚ and pledges are initiated
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Introduction Workplace safety is a commonly used phrase that many do not consider until an accident occurs within the workplace. Throughout the U.S.‚ workplace injuries occur on a daily basis. This has been an issue in the workforce for many years and is still an ongoing issue. Are there laws that protect employees from an unsafe work environment; what is the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA); and how did the labor unions affect the law? In this paper these following questions will be
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Electricity can be produced by burning "municipal solid waste" (MSW) as a fuel. MSW power plants‚ also called waste to energy (WTE) plants‚ are designed to dispose of MSW and to produce electricity as a byproduct of the incinerator operation. The term MSW describes the stream of solid waste ("trash" or "garbage") generated by households and apartments‚ commercial establishments‚ industries and institutions. MSW consists of everyday items such as product packaging‚ grass clippings‚ furniture‚ clothing
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must issue regulations to bring various kinds of activities into compliance with its standards” (www.earthjustice.org/about_us/how_we_work/). So‚ earthjustice went to court to fight against the EPA and won. “A federal appeals court ruled…that a rulemaking by the EPA violates the Clean Air Act by evading mandatory cuts in toxic mercury pollution from coal-and oil-fired power plants” (“Court Says EPA Rule Allowing More Power Plant Mercury is Illegal” paragraph 1). This victory has forced the EPA to
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The Sarbanes-Oxley Act created the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) to assume the responsibility of overseeing the auditors of public companies. The PCAOB is a private-sector‚ non-profit corporation. It was established to "protect the interests of investors and further the public interests in the preparation of informative‚ fair‚ and independent audit reports". (The PCAOB) Although the PCAOB is a private sector organization‚ it has many government-like regulatory functions. The PCAOB
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In today’s economy‚ natural gas and oil are used for energy‚ to heat and cool homes and provides fuel for cooking. Fossil fuel companies developed a process for natural gas called hydraulic fracturing. Hydraulic fracturing has become the most used technique in the United States’ to produce oil and natural gas. Hydraulic fracturing is also knows as fracking is a technique to produce natural gas and oil. Wells are built which involves the injection of water‚ sand and chemicals at high pressure into
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Board University of Phoenix Accounting Theory and Research Jun 13‚ 2009 Accounting Standards Board To address the increasing challenges of legislating those governs our society today‚ “countries all over the world have begun to outsource rulemaking to bodies consisting of people familiar with the subject. For that reason‚ policymakers rely on private entities to establish financial accounting and reporting standards” (Donald Kieso‚ 2003‚ Intermediate Accounting). The two most influential standard-setters
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This essay will discuss the importance of implementation in the policy making process. It will describe the role that governmental agencies play in the implementation process‚ the affect that implementation has on policy‚ outline how governmental agencies affect policy through the implementation process and describe what types of factors affect policy implementation. Before addressing the previously listed issues‚ it is first necessary to describe what implementation is‚ specifically in regards
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