An efficiency analysis of contracts for the provision of telephone services to prisons.
I. INTRODUCTION The prison population in the United States has dramatically increased since the 1970s, and as recently as 1998, there were nearly two million inmates incarcerated in the United States. (1) As the numbers of prisons and prisoners continue to increase, so does the market for...

Uberregulation without economics: the World Trade Organization's decision in the U.S.-Mexico arbitration on telecommunications services.
I. INTRODUCTION II. THE U.S.-MEXICO ARBITRATION DECISION A. The Mexican Regulatory Regime B. The United States' Contentions C. The Panel's Findings 1. Mexico's Commitments under Section 2 of the Reference Paper a. Was Telmex a "Major Supplier"? b. Were Telmex's Interconnection Rates "Cost-Oriented"? 2. Mexico's Commitments under Section 1...

Nonprofit solicitation under the telemarketing sales rule.
I. INTRODUCTION II. FTC STATUTORY AUTHORITY TO REGULATE NONPROFIT SOLICITATION III. FREE SPEECH PROTECTION FOR CHARITABLE SOLICITATION A. Fraud as a Compelling Interest to Support Regulation of Nonprofit Solicitation under the TSR B. Privacy as a Compelling Interest to Support Regulation of Nonprofit Solicitation under the TSR C. Narrow...

Editorial.
An analysis of threats can be overwhelming. Looking at the sources of threats from inside the institution versus outside the institution can assist in getting a grip on the problems, while also providing at least some sense of control. Sources of threats from inside the system theoretically have more...

Spectrum Wars: The Policy and Technology Debate .
Spectrum Wars: The Policy and Technology Debate, Jennifer A. Manner, Boston: Artech House, 2003, 186 pages. I. INTRODUCTION 439 II. THE FREQUENCY MANAGEMENT PROCESS 440 III. MOVING TO A BETTER PROCESS 443 IV. CHANGES IN THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS MARKETPLACE 444 V. CONCLUSION 445 I. INTRODUCTION ...

Hell's Bells.
The Telecommunications Act of 1996 was supposed to open up the local phone loop and end the so-called Baby Bells' monopolies. Instead, the Bells filed lawsuits to protect their privileges, then dragged their feet; now they're appealing to politicians for help. The result: more monopolies. In 1996, there were...

Balance Sheet.
ASSETS * Pond Scam. The Supreme Court finds that the Clean Water Act of 1972 does not apply to seasonal ponds used by migratory birds. Mudflats and gravel pits swollen by rain or melt water had gained officially protected status under the Army Corps of Engineers' reading...

SOLUTIONS: 24 WAYS TO EASE OUR IMPACT ON THE EARTH.
Home-grown Solar Energy AstroPower is the only solar electric company in the US that has not yet been taken over by a giant oil company. AstroPower's systems run everything from golf carts in New Mexico, gas stations in Britain and villages in Nepal, to the towering skyscraper...

Online illegal (Taliban bans use of Internet in Afghanistan).
A news article on July 13, 2001 reported that the Taliban government in Afghanistan has banned the use of the Internet. The reason for this, according to Taliban Foreign Minister Muttawakil, is that "We want to establish a system in Afghanistan through which we can control all those things...

The road not yet traveled: why the FCC should issue digital must-carry rules for public television "first".
I. THE DIGITAL TRANSITION: BUILD-OUT OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE II. THE DIGITAL TRANSITION: PUBLIC TELEVISION'S ROLE III. THE FCC RULING ON CABLE CARRIAGE AND ITS IMPACT ON PUBLIC TELEVISION IV. DIGITAL CARRIAGE FOR PUBLIC TELEVISION "FIRST". A. Plain Language Statutory Differences B. The Historical and Economic Context: There Is a...