... a bill passed by Congress due to regulatory problems on the information Super highway. It was the first major overhaul of communication laws in 60 years. It's new provisions affected broadcasters. Cable companies and telephone companies. Initially it was concerned primarily with encouraging competition within new communication technologies but radio lobbyed and was subsequently included. The final draft of the bill only ... homes were reached). Various other changes took place as well they included: - Extension of length of broadcasting licenses to 8 years. - Allowing telephone companie...

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... a tape. This upgrade in communication lead to eventually CD's and later mp3s. In 1956 the first videotape recorder was built, and in 1958 the videotape delivered color. Also in 1958 cable began to carry FM radio stations. Now that there were FM stations people could listen to the radio more clearly than before. 1959 was a big year in the progression of ... communication. Local announcements, weather and local ads went on cable. People were now able to find out the weather by just watching television. They were even able to see graphics of weather. The microchip was also invented in 1959...

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... an issue. Ultimately the decision by the Supreme Court was against Red Lion due to the spectrum scarcity issue6. In United States v. Southwestern Cable Co.(1968) the Supreme Court furthered the powers of the FCC into the cable broadcast medium7. The first rule prohibiting obscene broadcast in radio came about with the Federal Radio Act of 1927. The act was designed to ... ...

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... . It was also your choice whether you wanted to listen to music or news. Over time that has changed, television now has many more channels. People can choose from either cable television or satellite television with each one giving them literally hundreds of channels, such as sports, comedy, drama, movies, cartoons, and so on. With televisions being pretty expensive to buy ... ...

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... issue to discuss their views. This policy was designed to discourage presenting only one side's views of an issue. The FCC dropped the fairness doctrine in 1987, stating that with cable television, there were enough opportunities to express other views on different channels. The problem of presenting opposing sides equally still exists. For example, when the President of the United States ... ...

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... and showing some videotaped pictures to shows witch included broadcasts of the event at the place where it took place. This began in 1951 thanks to the development of coaxial cable and microwave relays coast to coast. Edward R. Murrow, a former radio broadcaster that changed to television started a show called Hear it Now, witch on television was called See it Now, featuring ... ...

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... TV networks (which is, as I think about it now, a rather strange metaphoric use of the word "network") who receive money from corporations (with advertising agencies serving as the go-betweens). Cable TV has the potential to provide input from local communities, and government sponsored "public" TV does exist, but these forms of TV can be compared to regional dialects existing at ... ...

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... external antenna and the airwaves. Of course the connection between the data radio or wireless networking adapter and an antenna involves a wire "but far less wire than dragging a cumbersome cable across the floor around your living room or a meeting room at the office, and much less than trying to get wired to a network connection a few miles away. When you think ... ...

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... watch explicit TV programming, horrible radio shows, and dirty lyrics by such artists as the infamous Eminem. But, many will argue this theory with the fact that it is the cable networks responsibility to set programs that are suitable for children of all ages, and is acceptable as clean, wholesome entertainment. Today's youth is greatly influenced by the ways and actions ... ...

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