COMMUNICATIONS LAW AND POLICY (INDL7310)
2 credits. Lecture.

This lecture provides an intensive study of the law and public policy relating to communications, with special emphasis on telecommunications.  We will study the history and structure of the telecommunications industry in the United States, and recent developments toward creating competition in formerly monopoly markets.  We also will review the sources of communications law and policy (federal and state agencies and courts), explore a layman's understanding of the technical network fundamentals, and evaluate content issues.  We will discuss practical client concerns as they evaluate entry into new lines of business and defending existing lines of business from competitive threat.