Telecommunications+Policy

=//**General perspective**//=

What is Policy? This is a multidimensional term that has no simple definition. It is a set of rules that affect and shape our present and future. It influences our lives inside and out.

Telecommunications policies are shaped as a pyramid with three-dimensional structure: //**• Federal, State and Local**//

Policy takes place within municipalities; States and Federal level and dictates the present and future decisions. It is a definite goal, course or method of action, set of rules designed to manage and control a system.

//**–**// The Democratic-controlled of the **[|US Congress]** brings new responsibilities and yet another challenge for the public interest and **community media**. Congress plays a fundamental role in shaping telecommunications policy from net neutrality, video franchising, to telecom reform... The American Congress enacts laws and creates policies and FCC as an independent government agency interprets and decides how to implement them. Established by the [|Communications Act of 1934]//**,**// The **//[|Federal Communications Commission]//** (FCC) is the independent agency of the United States government that develops and implements telecommunications regulations and participates in hearings. The FCC’s rules or regulations may have the power of Federal laws. [|Details click here]

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