Telecommunications_Act_Of_1996

Telecommunications Act Of 1996 The Telecommunications Act of 1996 The Telecommunications Act of 1996 was a bill passed by Congress due to regulatory problems on the information Super highway. It was the first major overhaul of communication laws in 60 years. It's new provisions affected broadcasters. Cable companies and telephone companies. Initially it was concerned primarily with encouraging competition within new communication technologies but radio lobbyed and was subsequently included. The final draft of the bill only had a small portion to do with radio (mainly at the end of the bill) but the results of those few sentences were huge. The bill in effect increase the numbe of stations a company could own. This caused a frenzy of buying and selling of radio stations. The bill also effected television and bill, radio, cable, tv, television, stations, new, companies, years, unwanted, telephone, telecommunications, laws, included, few, effect, communication, changes, act, 1996, made, within, violence, vice, versa, various, v-chip, took, technologies, systems, system, super, subsequently, station, small