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The State of Digital Policy: Successes, Failures, and Unintended Consequences of the Telecommunications Act of 1996

The State of Digital Policy: Successes, Failures, and Unintended Consequences of the Telecommunications Act of 1996

by quelloadmin | Feb 16, 2026 | News, Opinion, policy, research, telecommunications

Authors: Johannes Bauer and Jean Hardy 2026-02-16 On February 8, 1996, in a festive ceremony in the Main Reading Room of the Library of Congress, President Clinton signed the Telecommunications Act of 1996. The 30th anniversary is an opportunity to reflect on the Act...

AT&T’s Tarnished Brand by A. Michael Noll

by William Dutton | May 16, 2018 | Blog, Opinion, policy, telecommunications

AT&T’s Tarnished Brand A. Michael Noll May 16, 2018 © Copyright 2018 AMN The payment by AT&T of over $1/2 million to President Trump’s attorney Michael Cohen has tarnished AT&T’s reputation and brand. It also raises concerns about the wisdom and...

MSU’s Crisis Forum: Notes on a Discussion at the Quello Center

by William Dutton | Feb 13, 2018 | Blog, Opinion, policy, Quello Center, Workshop

MSU’s Crisis Forum: Raising Questions Notes on the Forum of 9 February 2018 The Quello Center hosted a one-hour ‘conversation about communication and the abuse scandal’ on 9 February. A small group of colleagues shared their views on communication issues related to...

Fake News and Filter Bubbles: The Quello Search Project

by William Dutton | Oct 11, 2017 | Blog, Media and Information Department, policy, Quello Center

Bill Dutton will present the findings of the Quello Search Project to kick off a workshop on fake news and filter bubbles at Bruegel, a European think tank, specializing in economics, that is based in Brussels. Background on the Quello Search Project can be found in...

The Next Generation of Broadcasting: A Talk by Vincent Curren

by William Dutton | Oct 6, 2017 | broadcasting, FCC, Media and Information Department, policy

Vincent Curren, Principal at Breakthrough Public Media Consulting, Inc., provided his perspective on the future of public broadcasting, focusing on the new IP-based standard created by the Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC), called ATSC 3.0. This new...

Quello Assistant Director to Present Research Findings at TPRC Capitol Hill Briefing

by Bianca Reisdorf | Aug 23, 2017 | Blog, Department of Media & Information, policy, Quello Center, research

Dr. Bianca (Bibi) Reisdorf, Quello Assistant Director and Assistant Professor in Media and Information, has been invited to present her research findings on race and digital inequalities at the TPRC Capitol Hill Briefing on Thursday, September 7, 2017. Each year, the...
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