The Telecommunications Act of 1996 is the first major reconstruction of the telecommunications law in almost 62 years. The goal of this new law is to let anyone enter any communications business (to let any communications business compete in any market against any other.) The Act has the potential to change the way we work, live and learn. It affected telephone service (local and long distance,) cable programming and other video services, broadcast services, and services provided to schools
The Telecommunications Act of 1996 was finally passed, after twelve years of Congress carefully minimizing its responsibilities in the most important areas. This major change received considerable media and press attention.
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