United States federal communications legislation United States federal communications legislation The All Channels Act was passed by the United States Congress in 1961, to allow the Federal Communications Commission to require that all television set manufacturers must include UHF tuners, so that new UHF- band TV stations (then channels 14 to 83) could be received by the public. ...more on Wikipedia about "All Channels Act"
The Child Online Protection Act (COPA) is a law in the United States of America, passed in 1998 with the declared purpose of protecting children from harmful sexual material on the internet. The law was blocked by the courts and has never taken effect. Because it only limited commercial speech and only affected US providers, the effect on the availability of the regulated material to minors if the law was enforced was unlikely to be significant. Several US states have since passed similar laws. ...more on Wikipedia about "Child Online Protection Act"
The Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) is a United States federal law, forming Chapter 15, Section 6501, of the United States Code. ...more on Wikipedia about "Children's Online Privacy Protection Act"
The Communications Act of 1934 was a United States federal law enacted as Public Law Number 416 on June 19, 1934, by the 73rd Congress to replace the Federal Radio Commission with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). It also transferred regulation of interstate telephone services from the Interstate Commerce Commission to the FCC. ...more on Wikipedia about "Communications Act of 1934"
The Do-Not-Call Implementation Act of 2003 (Public Law No. 108-10, was H.R. 395 of the 108th Congress) was sponsored by Representatives Tauzin and Dingell and signed into law by President Bush on March 11 2003. This law establishes the FCC's National Do Not Call Registry in order to facilitate compliance with the Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991. ...more on Wikipedia about "Do-Not-Call Implementation Act of 2003"
The Newspaper Preservation Act of 1970 was an Act of the United States Congress, signed by President Richard Nixon, that authorized the formation of joint operating agreements among separate competing newspaper operations within the same market area. The act was designed to allow the survival of multiple daily newspapers in a given urban market in the face of declining circulation. ...more on Wikipedia about "Newspaper Preservation Act of 1970"
The Radio Act of 1912 is a United States federal law that required all seafaring vessels to maintain 24-hour radio watch and keep in contact with nearby ships and coastal radio stations. Part of the impetus for the act's passage was the sinking of the RMS Titanic. ...more on Wikipedia about "Radio Act of 1912"
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The Telecommunications Act of 1996 was the first major overhaul of United States telecommunications policy in nearly 62 years, modifying earlier legislation, primarily the Communications Act of 1934. It was approved by the 104th Congress on January 3, 1996. It was signed into law by United States President Bill Clinton on February 8, 1996. The legislation regulates: ...more on Wikipedia about "Telecommunications Act of 1996"
The Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991 (TCPA) was signed by the United States Congress in 1991 as Public Law 102-243 by former President Bush, updating the Communications Act of 1934. It is the primary law governing the conduct of telephone solicatation, ie. telemarketing. The TCPA restricts the use of automatic dialing systems, artificial or prerecorded voice messages, and fax machines to send unsolicited advertisements. ...more on Wikipedia about "Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991"
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