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Communications Act of 1934

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History Behind the Act

The communications act of 1934 followed the precedents of trial cases set by the Interstate Commerce Clause (ICC). In 1914 the Supreme Court case in Houston, East &
West Texas Railway Co. v. United States set limits on price discrimination that were effectively interstate commerce. The railway was setting lower prices for intrastate
carriers while charging more for carriers that were going through or out of the state. The Supreme Court ruled in favor of the ICC and maximum prices were set to limit the
damage that other states could face due to price discrimination.

Communications technology was determined to be an Interstate good. President Franklin Roosevelt, along with lobbyists and state regulators, wanted communications
technology, both wired and wireless to be monitored in a similar way and influenced Congress to pass the Communications Act of 1934. The goal was to have telephone and
broadcasting regulate with the same jurisdiction in a similar way that the ICC regulates the railways and interstate commerce. The act did not, however, allow for price
regulation through the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) due to strong lobbying efforts from the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC).

Amendments Made to the Act

One large amendment to the Communications Act of 1934 was made on September 7, 1999. The FCC ruled "that a broadcast station should not be allowed to refuse a request for political advertising time solely on the ground that the station does not sell or program such lengths oftime." Politics have had many effects and changes to the act that are not in the "best interest of the public" thus taking away some of the power given to the FCC from the Act.

Effect of Communications Act of 1934

The act established a legal base of regulating wired and wireless communications on nation-wide and world-wide. Federal Communication Commission founded because of the act; it was formerly Federal Radio Commission. Because of the act, American government could regulate new media base on new medium: public television, new wireless communication medium, and world-wide communication with detail regulation. Moreover, the act made a legal basis for commercial communication corporation as private TV and radio station. In the other side of view, U.S congress argued the act depressed telecommunication industry: the developing and using of new technologies for example. U.S. congress made a revision as “Proposals for Revision of the Communications Act of 1934: Telecommunications Issues” in 1982.

Federal Radio Commission vs. Federal Communication Commission

FRC regulated radio communication only, but FCC covers any kind of wired and wireless communications; FRC’s authority was limited because of this moreover FCC inherited same authority from FRC. FRC could regulate national radio communication and radio communication between ships, but FCC can control other mediums, wired and other kind of wireless communication even radio too, and has more concrete of regulations on the act. For example, U.S. congress suspended the act of 1934 section 315, equal time provision, for a TV forum on presidential election in 1960 because every candidate has to have same portion of time to speech. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Nalihero (talk • contribs) 17:37, 18 March 2011 (UTC)

The Creation of the FCC

In the early 1900’s The United States Congress was giving the responsibility of regulating interstate and foreign commerce, due to the Commerce Clause. Radio transmission became the most efficient way to facilitate communication about commerce and therefore, radio frequencies on the electromagnetic spectrum had to be regulated. The Wireless Ship Act of 1910 called for Congress to modestly regulate the wireless industry and The Radio Act of 1912 was their first attempt to make more legislative oversight to the entire radio industry. This Act required anyone who wanted to transmit over the radio to have government issued permission in form of a license. Along with the help of important legislators, these were the early building blocks that eventually evolved into the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). Herbert Hoover, the Secretary of Commerce played a large role regarding regulation because he issued the licenses which allocated the spectrum. Once radio broadcasting became popular, Hoover brought attention to the limited amount of frequency space the spectrum held. This problem made obtaining frequencies and airtime very difficult, as well as making “noise” on existing frequencies. Between 1923 and 1924, Hoover expanded the number of assigned frequencies to reduce the interference, but his quick fix failed which in turned ended self-regulation of spectrum space. Congressed then passed the Radio Act of 1927 to create the framework for regulating the rapid growing broadcast industry. President Coolidge was an important aspect of radio regulation by signing the Radio Act of 1927 which invested regulatory power to the Federal Radio Commission (FRC). The state of Washington’s Senator Clarence C. and Wallace White, a Representative from Maine also pushed toward passing the 1927 Act. The FRC had a short 6- year term in American history and transferred its responsibility, as the agency for managing the radio spectrum, to the FCC after the Communications Act of 1934. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt made the executive decision to sign the bill in 1934. This change in power was needed to develop a better way of determining who got to use what radio bands and for what purposes. There were many factors and individuals that played a role in the creation of the FCC, but overall Congress was liable for its existence.

Change from the FRC commissioners to the FCC

The FCC took over regulation in 1934 and changed many structural characteristics from the original agency, although its goal of reducing interference pollution remained the same. The original FRC had 5 member who were each responsible for representing one geographical area of the United States. Congress also planned for the 5-member agency to become a quasi-judicial body which would only have to meet when necessary. Their jobs were to alleviate “noise” from the airwaves and were given the power to license and regulate radio stations. Fortunately, the Commission’s lack of regulatory action lead to the more permanent Federal Communication Commission. Much like the FRC, the FCC is made up of five Commissioners, whom are appointed by the President and approved by the Senate. Each Commission can only serve for a five-year term, even the one executively chosen to be the Chairperson. Although there are only five Commissioners, there are several offices and departments, made up of hundreds and staff members that carry out different duties. For example, the Mass Media bureau processes license applications and renewals. These divisions of administrative duties differentiate the FRC from the FCC.

http://books.google.com/books?id=J3fhcUnCC1AC&pg=PA77&lpg=PA77&dq=FRC+commissioners+duties&source=bl&ots=tYeIRtO5HT&sig=UiwgC0I612Y-N5vaAkqgiwDXjvE&hl=en&ei=31LATeLeJ6n50gG0u5CHBQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=3&ved=0CCQQ6AEwAg#v=onepage&q=FRC%20commissioners%20duties&f=false

http://www.oswego.edu/~messere/RadioReg.pdf

http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/consumerfacts/aboutfcc.html

www.acbcert.com/.../seminar.../ATCB%20Seminar%20DRAFT%20Beginner%20CN%20102005.ppt

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