. . . And Communications for All

Edited by Amit M. Schejter - Contributions by Marvin Ammori; Leonard M. Baynes; Robert M. Frieden; Ellen P. Goodman; Heather E. Hudson; Krishna Jayakar; Robert W. McChesney; Kathryn Montgomery; Philip M. Napoli; Jon Peha; Jorge Reina Schement; Sharon L. S

In this book, sixteen leading communications policy scholars present a comprehensive telecommunications policy agenda for the new federal administration. The articles address a range of topics, including network neutrality, rural connectivity, media ownership, minority ownership, spectrum policy, universal broadband policy, and media for children.

Chapter 1 Introduction Part 2 Frameworks Chapter 3 Broadband, Internet, and Universal Service: Challenges to the Social Contract of the Twenty-First Century Chapter 4 Digital Media, Modern Democracy, and Our Truncated National Debate Chapter 5 Public Scholarship and the Communications Policy Agenda Chapter 6 International Benchmarks: The Crisis in U.S. Communications Policy through a Comparative Lens Part 7 Infastructures and Industries Chapter 8 Competition and Investment in Wireline Broadband Chapter 9 U.S. Cable TV Policy: Managing the Transition to Broadband Chapter 10 A Spectrum Policy Agenda Chapter 11 The Way Forward for Wireless Chapter 12 Rethinking the Media Ownership Policy Agenda Part 13 Access Chapter 14 Universal Service Chapter 15 America's Forgotten Challenge: Rural Access Chapter 16 Municipal Broadband Chapter 17 The Future of the E-Rate: U.S. Universal Service Fund Support for Public Access and Social Services Part 18 Content Chapter 19 Public Service Media 2.0 Chapter 20 Creating a Media Policy Agenda for the Digital Generation Chapter 21 Race and Media: Several Key Proposals for the Next Administration