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A New Look at US Communications Law

Edited by Harold Furchtgott-Roth · Kirk R. Arner · Arielle Roth
Coming Soon Edward Elgar Publishing Available July 2026

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ISBN-13
9781035387380
Publisher
Edward Elgar Publishing
Publication
July 2026
Format
Hardback
Jurisdiction
U.K. ? Countri(es) for reference only

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In this timely book, Harold Furchtgott-Roth explores the evolution of communications law in response to new technologies. By scrutinizing underlying statutory language, he provides a comprehensive assessment of how statutes are written and how to interpret key issues in their application.<[?

This insightful book underscores the vital role played by historical contexts, statutory language, court opinions and technology in understanding and interpreting communications law. Chapters analyse topics including the Internet, wireless and space technology, privacy, liability, the First Amendment, antitrust and copyright through the lens of timeless statutory concepts such as public interest and common carriage. Drawing on insights from related fields the book ultimately underscores the need for modernisation and adaptation in the practice of communications law in the United States.

A New Look at US Communications Law is a valuable resource for scholars and students of communications, information and media, internet and technology and telecommunications law. It is also beneficial for practitioners of communications law and regulation and governance.

Table of Contents

Preface
1.
The development of a separate body of communications law
2.
The transformation of the “public interest” in US communications law
3.
Common carriage: the once, and potentially future, form of communications regulation
4.
Empirical status and regulation of common carrier communications services before the Communications Act of
1934
5.
The history and economics of the Communications Act of 1934
6.
Title I and the structure of the Communications Act of 1934
7.
Regulation of common carriers under the original Communications Act of 1934
8.
Does the FCC favor or impede incumbents? Evidence from common carriage regulation and the tale of two monopolies from 1934–96
9.
The Telecommunications Act of 1996 and subsequent amendments
10.
Title III: radio communications
11.
Changes in Title III 1935–present: gilding the lily 310
12.
Copyrights, communications, and MVPDs
13.
Broadband and the internet
14.
Privacy and personal information
15.
Antitrust and communications law
16.
Communications law and the First Amendment

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