Bundling communications policy for the new US administration

Anne W. Branscomb

Telecommunications Policy, 1977, vol. 1, issue 3, 212-220

Abstract: The USA does not have a coherent framework for communications policy. The author sets out what should be the prime concerns of a communications policy aimed at serving a pluralistic society in an 'electronic age'. She describes the current situation, in which responsibilities for communications are divided over a wide range of government organisations. The Communications Act of 1934 is under review, and the author focuses on major aspects of the debate, and lists suitable areas for government involvement. She concludes by stressing the need for the new US administration to provide a coherent structure for communications policy making to encourage the essential free flow of information.

Date: 1977
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