Why ADCo? Why now? An economic exploration into the future of industry structure for the "last mile" in local telecommunications markets.
Editor's Note: A version of this Article originally appeared as Phoenix Center Policy Paper No. 12. (1) I. INTRODUCTION It is now more than five years since the passage of the landmark Telecommunications Act of 1996 (1996 Act), but instead of flourishing competition, the competitive...

Computer crimes.
COMPUTER CRIMES I. INTRODUCTION A. Defining Computer Crime B. Types of Computer-Related Offenses II. FEDERAL APPROACHES A. Federal Criminal Code 1. National Information Infrastructure Protection Act of 1996 a. Offenses Under the Statute b. Jurisdiction c. Defenses i. Jurisdiction ii. Statutory Interpretation iii. Amount of Damages d. Sentencing 2....

Computer crimes.
I. INTRODUCTION A. Defining Computer Crime B. Types of Computer-Related Offenses II. FEDERAL APPROACHES A. Federal Criminal Code 1. National Information Infrastructure Protection Act of 1996 a. Offenses Under the Statute b. Jurisdiction c. Defenses i. Jurisdiction ii. Statutory Interpretation iii. Amount of Damages d. Sentencing 2. Other Statutes...

Competition versus regulation: "mediating between right and right" in the wireless and wireline telephone industries.
I. INTRODUCTION II. THE RISE AND FALL OF AT&T THROUGH GOVERNMENT REGULATION A. The Growth of AT&T in the Telecommunications Industry as a "Natural Monopoly" B. The Beginning of the End: The Breakup of AT&T C. Post-Divestiture Developments in the Long-Distance Market III. COMPETITION, DEREGULATION, AND THE WIRELESS MARKET...

States try to deal with sex lures on the Internet.
When it comes to the Internet, the concept of free speech vs. regulation flames the arena for a fiercely fought battle between conservatives who want to protect children from pedophiles and pornography and the advocates of free expression. So far, the highest court in the land has come down...

Acquisitions by partially privatized firms: the case of Deutsche Telekom and VoiceStream.
I. INTRODUCTION A recent phenomenon in American competition policy is the acquisition of a private firm by an enterprise that is either wholly owned by government or in the midst of privatization. Such an acquisition poses the question of how public ownership may alter the incentives of...

The clamor of the brave new world.
It seemed like such a good idea - traditional cracker-barrel democracy with a 21st century sheen, the latest high technology hitched to an old and fundamental American tradition. But lawmakers are finding that e-mail can get mighty noisy. Suddenly and swiftly lawmakers are connected through computers, the Internet and...

Finding substance in the FCC's policy of "substantial service".
I. INTRODUCTION 398 II. THE PROCESS OF LICENSE RENEWAL 399 III. "SUBSTANTIAL SERVICE" 401 A. History and Origin 401 B. "Substantial Service" as Applied to Commercial Radio Services 404 IV. FLEXIBLE USE: ALLOWING THE MARKET TO DETERMINE THE BEST USE FOR SPECTRUM 407 A. The FCC's Standard of Review...

Unmasking hidden commercials in broadcasting: origins of the sponsorship identification regulations, 1927-1963.
I. INTRODUCTION 330 II. THE UNCERTAIN PLACE OF SPONSOR IDENTIFICATION IN EARLY RADIO REGULATION 333 A. The Statutory Origins of the Sponsorship Identification Requirement 334 B. The Requirement's Initial Irrelevance for Regulators 336 III. SPONSORSHIP IDENTIFICATION AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS PROGRAMS, 1943-58 338 A. Sponsorship Disclosure in Disputes Between Labor...

What are we protecting them from: by mandating schools restrict internet access, CIPA and other federal and state legislation intend to guard student's safety online--but all they may be doing is keeping vital educational technology out of the classroom.
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] On June 23, 2003, in writing the Supreme Court's majority opinion that upheld the constitutionality of the Children's Internet Protection Act (CIPA), the late Chief Justice William Rehnquist shot down concerns that the law's mandated internet filters would block users of public library computers from...