Fun facts of the Act and the FCC

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The Telecommunications Act of 1996 is the first major overhaul of telecommunications law in almost 62 years. The goal of this new law is to let anyone enter any communications business -- to let any communications business compete in any market against any other.

The Telecommunications Act of 1996 has the potential to change the way we work, live and learn. It will affect telephone service -- local and long distance, cable programming and other video services, broadcast services and services provided to schools.

The Federal Communications Commission has a tremendous role to play in creating fair rules for this new era of competition. http://transition.fcc.gov/telecom.html

President Clinton signed the Telecommunications Act of 1996 ("Act" or "1996 Act") into law in February 1996. This was the first major reform since the original 1934 Telecommunications Act. The Telecommunications Act of 1996 attempts a major restructuring of the US telecommunications sector .http://www.stern.nyu.edu/networks/telco96.html

24 HOURS IN CYBERSPACE
by
Vice President Al Gore

In cyberspace and elsewhere, 24 hours is a day. But in the global environment -- where change is always pressing its foot on the accelerator -- those 1,440 precious minutes can be a lifetime. In the time it takes to complete this first 24 Hours in Cyberspace, 31,507 acres of rain forest will be destroyed, 74 species will vanish, 16 million tons of carbon will be pumped into the air, and people will generate more than 700,000 tons of garbage.

Other Links for more information

http://techliberation.com/2013/02/08/the-telecommunications-act-of-1996-turns-17-with-no-future-plans/

http://clinton4.nara.gov/WH/EOP/OP/telecom/summary.html

http://www.salon.com/2001/06/28/telecom_dereg/

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qw6aIAb6mG0‎

The FCCs Telecommunications Act of 1996