COGR 215. Regulation of Telecommunications (4 units)
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Description
The course will look at the history of, and rationales for, the regulation of mass communications in the United States. The course will cover both broadcasting and common carrier regulation. We will analyze telecommunications regulatory structures as they were constituted historically with the 1934 Communications Act and examine their breakdown in the late 1970s. In a larger vein, the course will examine the rise and functions of regulatory agencies in modern American history. Prerequisites: graduate standing or consent of instructor.
Prerequisite courses
COGR 215 has no prerequisite courses.
Successor courses
No courses have COGR 215 as a prerequisite.