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GOVERNING PRINCIPLES BEHIND TELECOM POLICY



INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK IN THE U.S.:

  • Independent Regulatory Commissions

  • FCC, state PUCs ( Public Utility Commissions)

  • ''Delegation Doctrine'': statutory authority

  • --- quasi-legislative, executive and judicial functions

  • Legislative role (delegation, oversight, budget)

  • Executive role (appointment, budget )

  • Judicial role (review commission decisions)


The policy framework determines the bundle of service available to the consumer, as well as the industry structure. The hallmark event in the history of the US Telecommunication industry would be the break up of the Bell Telephone Company into Baby Bells or RBOC s.

The challenge remains preserving competition, while restricting monpolies.

There are a number of agencies concerned with telecommunication policy. They include:



SOME OF THE CURRENT CHALLENGES:

  • Regulation of IP Transport

  • Is UNE competition viable?

  • Is there really room for multiple Fiber To The Home ( FTTH ) networks?

  • Interconnection and "Open Access"

  • Content/Conduit bundling

  • FCC Spectrum Policy: Evolution of Flexibility of Use



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