Law (LAW)

181 Telecommunications Law and Regulation (3:3:0). Federal regulation of the telecommunications industry including broadcasting, cable, common carrier, commercial and private mobile radio, satellite, and broadband wireless. The course includes a study of the major legal and technical issues involved in organizing, financing, maintaining, and regulating the U.S. telecommunications industries. The balance between public need and private enterprise is addressed, and the course includes questions about first amendment and copyright issues related to the airwaves and cyberspace.