Lesson Guide
Section 9041
Spring 2000
Dr. David Cohen

1

• DODD, Chs. 1, 2 (pp. 3-74)
• Carr & Snyder, Ch 2 (pp. 30-67)

2

• Pierce & Gelhorn, Chs. I; II; III; XIII.B,C (pp. 1--97, 311-323)

3

• DODD, Ch. 3 (pp. 75-106).
• Carr & Snyder Ch 9 (pp.437-490)
• 1996 Telecommunications Act, Sects. 1-7 , Sects. 201-230

4

• DODD, Ch. 3 (pp. 75-106) (review).
• United States v. American Tel. and Tel. Co. (1982). 552 Federal Supplement. Parts I and XII. (14 pp.). Available on Lexis/Nexis from UMUC Library Services . Click on "Web Databases." Click on "Academic Universe/LEXIS-NEXIS." Click on "Federal Case Law." In "Document Section to Search" select "Cite." In "Search Terms" key in "552 F. Supp. 131 (1982)". In "Court" select "District Courts." In "Date" select "All available dates".

5

• Pierce & Gellhorn, Chs. IV, V, XV.E (pp. 94-164, 386-391).
• Surf through the FCC's regulatory inititiatives at http://www.fcc.gov/major.html

6

• DODD, Ch. 4 (pp. 107-142).
• Telecommunications Act of 1996, Sects. 251-261 , Sects. 271-276
• Joint Board: Recommended Decision on Universal Service (Executive Summary), 

7

Midterm Due 3/19
Spring Break is 3/20-26

8

• DODD, Chs. 5, 6 (pp. 143-220)
• Carr & Snyder, Ch 12 (pp. 602-659)

9

• DODD, Ch. 7 (pp. 221-242).
• Telecommunications Act of 1996, Sects. 601-653
• Carr & Snyder Ch 4 (pp.115-167) and Ch 5 (pp. 168-209) 

10

• Readings: Moore, John. (1992, January-February). British privatization - taking capitalism to the people. Harvard Business Review, pp. 115-124. 
• Lerner, N. C. (1991). Telecommunications privatization and liberalization in developing countries. Telecommunications Journal 58(VI)279-286.
• The world telecommunications policy forum: Globalization, liberalization, and privatization in the provision of satellite services; Elke A. Hofmann; Spring 1997. Law and Policy in International Business 28(3)929-940. Available at UMUC Library Services.   Click on "Web Databases." Click on "Business, Company, and Industry Research." Click on "ABI/INFORM Global." In "Search by word--basic" enter author's full name.
• International Telecommunication Union. About the International Telecommunication Union (ITU).

11

• DODD, Ch. 8 (pp. 243-282).
• Carr & Snyder, Ch 8 (pp. 362-436)
• Leiner, Barry M. et al. (1998, February 20). A brief history of the Internet. (19 pp.). Vint Cerf's brief history of the Internet. (3 pp.) 

12

• Telecommunications Act of 1996, Sec. 223
• DODD, Ch. 9 (pp. 283-312)

Term Papers Due

13

• DODD, Ch. 10 (pp. 313-346)
• Carr & Snyder,Ch 3 (pp. 68-114)
• Various authors. (1998, April). Wireless technologies. Scientific American 278(4):69-96

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Final Exam Due May 10