Communications Law and Policy (University Casebook Series)

This work is a comprehensive introduction to the technology, economics, law, and policy of modern communications. Organized by analytic concepts, the book's basic ideas ; power, entry, pricing, bad content, good content, consolidation, access, and classification ; equip students with a durable, yet flexible intellectual structure that can help parse a complex and ever-changing field. Replete with concise technological and legal summaries, the text provides carefully edited opinions and FCC reports, plus technical diagrams, flowcharts, and mind maps that help students navigate between minutiae and the big picture. The edition covers all major communications industries and cutting-edge issues such as Voice-Over-IP (VOIP), IPTV and the Open Internet ("net neutrality").