IFSM 370: TELECOMMUNICATIONS IN IT CHAPTER 1.
INSIGHTFUL A+ QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
Regulate the kind of apparatus
The FCC's responsibility to oversee the equipment used in communications with respect
to emissions and external effects.
Telecommunication Services
Title I of the Telecommunications Act of 1996.
Broadcast Services
Title II of the Telecommunications Act of 1996.
Cable Services
Title III of the Telecommunications Act of 1996.
Regulatory Reform
Title IV of the Telecommunications Act of 1996.
Obscenity and Violence
Title V of the Telecommunications Act of 1996.
Effect on other Laws
Title VI of the Telecommunications Act of 1996.
Miscellaneous Provisions
Title VII of the Telecommunications Act of 1996.
Net neutrality battle
A recent involvement of the FCC regarding the regulation of Internet service providers.
Super Bowl halftime show
An example of the FCC's involvement in regulating broadcast content.
Communication services
Services provided by the FCC that include radio, television, wire, satellite, and cable
communications.
Devices emitting radio frequencies
Devices such as garage door openers, home alarm systems, microwave ovens, radio-
controlled toy cars, and wireless networks that the FCC regulates.
Fair competition
, The underlying goal of the FCC to ensure equitable competition among
telecommunications providers.
Access to services
The FCC's goal to ensure available services to all users, including the poor and those in
rural areas.
Consumer assistance
Support provided by the FCC to help consumers navigate complex telecommunications
choices.
Cable Television Consumer Protection and Competition Act of 1992
Enacted to attempt to increase competition in the cable industry and provide increased
protection for consumers.
Child Online Protection Act
A law aimed at protecting children from harmful online content.
Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998
A law that imposes certain requirements on operators of websites or online services
directed to children.
Children's Television Act
A law that regulates the amount of advertising during children's programming and aims
to promote educational content.
Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act
A law that requires telecommunications carriers to provide law enforcement with the
ability to conduct electronic surveillance.
Digital Television Transition and Public Safety Act of 2005
A law that mandated the transition from analog to digital television broadcasting.
Junk Fax Prevention Act
A law that regulates the sending of unsolicited advertisements via fax.
Mann-Elkins Act of 1910
A law that expanded the regulatory powers of the Interstate Commerce Commission to
include telephone service.
Public Broadcasting Act of 1967
INSIGHTFUL A+ QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
Regulate the kind of apparatus
The FCC's responsibility to oversee the equipment used in communications with respect
to emissions and external effects.
Telecommunication Services
Title I of the Telecommunications Act of 1996.
Broadcast Services
Title II of the Telecommunications Act of 1996.
Cable Services
Title III of the Telecommunications Act of 1996.
Regulatory Reform
Title IV of the Telecommunications Act of 1996.
Obscenity and Violence
Title V of the Telecommunications Act of 1996.
Effect on other Laws
Title VI of the Telecommunications Act of 1996.
Miscellaneous Provisions
Title VII of the Telecommunications Act of 1996.
Net neutrality battle
A recent involvement of the FCC regarding the regulation of Internet service providers.
Super Bowl halftime show
An example of the FCC's involvement in regulating broadcast content.
Communication services
Services provided by the FCC that include radio, television, wire, satellite, and cable
communications.
Devices emitting radio frequencies
Devices such as garage door openers, home alarm systems, microwave ovens, radio-
controlled toy cars, and wireless networks that the FCC regulates.
Fair competition
, The underlying goal of the FCC to ensure equitable competition among
telecommunications providers.
Access to services
The FCC's goal to ensure available services to all users, including the poor and those in
rural areas.
Consumer assistance
Support provided by the FCC to help consumers navigate complex telecommunications
choices.
Cable Television Consumer Protection and Competition Act of 1992
Enacted to attempt to increase competition in the cable industry and provide increased
protection for consumers.
Child Online Protection Act
A law aimed at protecting children from harmful online content.
Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998
A law that imposes certain requirements on operators of websites or online services
directed to children.
Children's Television Act
A law that regulates the amount of advertising during children's programming and aims
to promote educational content.
Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act
A law that requires telecommunications carriers to provide law enforcement with the
ability to conduct electronic surveillance.
Digital Television Transition and Public Safety Act of 2005
A law that mandated the transition from analog to digital television broadcasting.
Junk Fax Prevention Act
A law that regulates the sending of unsolicited advertisements via fax.
Mann-Elkins Act of 1910
A law that expanded the regulatory powers of the Interstate Commerce Commission to
include telephone service.
Public Broadcasting Act of 1967
