September 2001
Beginner
528 pages
14h 14m
English
| Landmark Acts and Court Rulings | Summary of Acts and Rulings |
|---|---|
| The Federal Communications Act of 1934 | Congress created the Federal Communications Commission and gave it the authority to regulate interstate telephone, radio and telegraph companies. |
| The 1956 Consent Decree | The Justice Department allowed AT&T to keep its monopoly but restricted it to common carrier functions. The Consent Decree mandated that any patents developed by Bell Labs, then AT&T, be licensed to all applicants requesting them. This led to microwave technology's availability to MCI and the ability of competitive carriers to build long distance networks. |
| The 1969 MCI Case | The Federal Communications Commission ruled that MCI, then known as Microwave ... |
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