CyberCites
Telecommunications Law
Telecom
Web
www.telecomweb.com/
A leading
resource for business news, market research and analysis in the global
communications industry, this website provides numerous links to cable,
wireless, satellite, and Internet service resources. Browsers can search
the extensive archives for daily news and analysis. The “Research Center”
link provides information on regulations and policies, industry news and
publications, communication companies and their products, and provides
charts and graphs that display the latest telecommunication market data
and statistics.TelecomWeb’s “Industry Links” also provides access to services
and providers such as phone carriers, cable and satellite providers and
computer services and manufacturers.
Michigan
Telecommunications & Technology Law Review (MTTLR)
http://www.mttlr.org/
MTTLR
was founded in 1994 and provides information on legal, social, business
and public policy issues raised in the telecommunications field. It publishes
a law journal that is available both online and in printed volumes (also
accessible through LEXIS-NEXIS and WESTLAW). This law review examines
the tensions created by advances in computing, telecommunications, biotechnology,
multimedia, networking, information and other technologies. Links to government
resources and other telecommunications and technology law sites are available.
Federal
Communications Commission (FCC)
http://www.fcc.gov/
The FCC
is responsible for making rules that govern every facet of the telecommunications
field, including radio, television, cable, telephones, and satellite industries.
The agency is divided into several bureaus, (cable services bureau, consumer
information bureau, enforcement bureau, mass media bureau, etc.) each
with its own home page from which to access bureau specific information,
as well as links to other FCC information and outside sources. Under Resources
one can access the Daily Digest which provides citations to documents
back to 1996, FCC actions, news releases, public notices and notices of
proposed rules, all fully searchable. On the “Consumer Information” page,
users can find consumer information regarding confusing telephone bills,
unsolicited faxes and phone calls, and cell phones, etc.
Washington
Internet Project/CyberTelecom
http://www.cybertelecom.org/
Developed
by a lawyer specializing in Internet issues for the FCC, this site contains
the latest news events, and legislative and regulatory updates for all
fields of telecommunications. It also provides an overview of the FCC,
and information on how to file a complaint. Under “First Amendment,”
one can find sections of the U.S.Code which govern free speech,
and browsers can locate the rules in the Code of Federal Regulations
which relate to the transmission of information over telephone, cable,
wire and satellite channels. CyberCrime links to the Department of Justice
Computer Crime Section, FBI news and information. “Link Library” contains
a comprehensive source of telecommunications links, and even a list of
cyberlaw courses taught at various law schools in the nation.
Pepper
& Corazzini
http://www.commlaw.com/
This web
site was created by the law firm of Pepper & Corazzini which specializes
in the areas of telecommunications, communications, Internet and online
services law, and was the first law firm to have a web site. When a law
firm opts to use a domain name like “commlaw” other than their own firm
name, that firm must be serious about their business. It provides an excellent
set of links to telecommunications law and industry resources. Under
“Links To Legal and Telecommunications Resources,” users can search the
U.S. Code and U.S. government documents. Of particular interest
is a link to “Informational Memos” prepared by the firm on a variety of
telecommunications topics.
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