by Michael K. Kellogg, John Thorne, and Peter W. Huber
"No one who expects to understand this murky and fast-changing area of the law can afford to miss this
seminal work." -- Laurence H. Tribe, Tyler Professor of Constitutional Law, Harvard Law School
Identify the opportunities and avoid potential problems in the exploding area of telecommunications law with the
book that defines the field. This important new volume provides a lucid and comprehensive explanation of FCC, antitrust,
and Modification of Final Judgment (MFJ) regulation at a level you can easily understand. Drawing on their own
extensive experience in the legal, business, and policy areas of telecommunications, the authors disentangle the
relative powers of the various regulators, explain the convoluted history of the industry, and forecast future
developments to prepare you for the challenges ahead.
Federal Telecommunications Law addresses the full range of the legal and regulatory landscape, including:
In an area characterized by uncertainty, the no-nonsense clarity of Federal Telecommunications Law is a refreshing change of pace. The authors give straightforward answers to questions such as:
Their intimate knowledge of the subject allows them to analyze:
In 16 chapters Kellogg, Thorne, and Huber confront the issues practitioners are encountering now -- and are likely to encounter in the tumultuous years ahead -- including:
Federal Telecommunications Law demystifies the telecommunications industry for lawyers, serving as both fluent translator and gracious host while you explore this new terrain. It includes copies of both the AT&T and GTE consent decrees, as well as tables of cases and secondary authorities and a glossary. Regular supplementation by the authors guarantees ongoing coverage of this fast-moving field. As authoritative as it is engrossing, Federal Telecommunications Law meets the need for accurate, insightful guidance in this turbulent area.
"This book provides a clear and in-depth description of telecommunications, a vital industry in transition from monopoly to competition, and focuses brilliantly on the important public interest issues confronting the nation." -- Henry Geller, Fellow, Markle Foundation; Former General Counsel, Federal Communications Commission; Former Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information
"It would be hard to find a more comprehensive or lucid discussion of the enormously complex and intriguing issues of federal telecommunications law. Kellogg, Huber, and Thorne are uniquely knowledgeable and, although they are advocates of a certain perspective on the topic, their assessment is balanced and fair-minded throughout. No one who expects to understand this murky and fast-changing area of the law can afford to miss this seminal work." -- Laurence H. Tribe, Tyler Professor of Constitutional Law, Harvard Law School
"...a cause for rejoicing among communications practitioners.... [T]he book explains how each telecommunications submarket or service is regulated in tandem by the decree and the FCC.... This is the writing of lawyers who have rigorously reasoned their way through the intricacies of concurrent regulation by court and commission as applied to present-day telecommunications submarkets." -- William Malone, Of Counsel,Miller & Holbrooke, Washington, DC