Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index The policy behind telecommunications is directed by decision makers in the Municipal, State, federal and International arenas; as well as the Legislative, Executive, Judicial branches of government and the Regulatory Commissions like the FCC. Table of contents 1 The governing principles behind telecom policy are: 2 Institutional Framework in U.S.: 3 Some of the current challenges: 4 Related topics: The governing principles behind telecom policy are: Economic Regulation of Natural Monopoly Antitrust Management of Government owned resources (spectrum) Public Interest National Security Institutional Framework in 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 RBOCss. The challenge remains preserving competition, while restricting monpolies. 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 Spectrum Policy Related topics: Telecommunication Open acces to Broadband Communications Act of 1934 - USA Telecommunications Act of 1996 - USA Common carrier Glossary of Telecommunication Terms This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.