Tony Rutkowski wrote:
> Greg Skinner wrote:
>> It started in the 1920s, but the passage of laws that regulated what
>> the broadcasters could do happened in 1934, with the passing of the
>> first Telecom Act and the establishment of the FCC.
> I believe that occurred with the passage of the
> Radio Act of 1927 - which was principally targeted
> at radiobroadcasting regulation and resulted
> in the creation of the Federal Radio Commission
> from which the FCC morphed.
Actually, the Telecom Act of 1934 was a more comprehensive regulatory
instrument than the Radio Act of 1927.
> The attitudes and tendencies remain the same; only the technologies
> change.
Pretty much my opinion. I can go read debates about things like LPFM,
digital TV, etc. and find the same argument themes I see with ICANN.
--gregbo
