The State of Digital Policy II: Broadband Universal Service, Media Interventionism

by quelloadmin | Mar 12, 2026 | Article, Blog, Broadband, FCC, News, Opinion, telecommunications

Authors: Johannes Bauer and Jean Hardy2026-02-16 We continue our reflections on the state of digital policy with an assessment of broadband universal service policy and media policy. The Telecommunications Act of 1996 affected both policies and set them on a new...

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...

Separate Statement of Commissioner James H. Quello Re: In the Matter of Implementation of Section 207 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996, Restrictions on Over-the-Air Reception Devices: Television Broadcast Service and MMDS (CS Docket No. 96-83); Preemption of Local Zoning Regulation of Satellite Earth Stations (IB Docket No. 95-59).

by Archive Admin | Aug 29, 2017 | archives, Archives List, Statement

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The Honorable James H. Quello Remarks Before The Association of Local Television Stations at the Westin Hotel

by Archive Admin | Aug 25, 2017 | archives, Archives List, speech

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Remarks by Commissioner James H. Quello At The Sixth Annual Eugene C. Bowler Dinner Lifetime Achievement Award Presentation To United States Senator Ernest F. “Fritz” Hollings

by Archive Admin | Aug 25, 2017 | archives, Archives List, speech

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