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BOOKS IN BRIEF
THE IRONY OF REGULATORY REFORM
THE DEREGULATION OF AMERICAN TELECOMMUNICATIONS
BY R. HORWriZ, OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS, 1989.
This book provides a comprehensive discussion of regulation and deregulation
of the telecommunications industry in the United States. The introductory
chapter analyzes the type of industries which were deregulated beginning in the
mid-1970s, including airline, trucking, railroad, banking, and oil, which are
referred to as infrastructure industries.
Chapters One and Two provide background material for the theory of
regulation advocated by the author in Chapter Three. In Chapter Three, the
author introduces and explains his theory of regulation called the "gateway of
commerce" theory. Chapter Four traces the development of the "natural
monopoly" theory of regulation in telecommunications from the early days of
telegraph through the establishment of the Federal Communications Commission
("FCC"). Chapter Five evaluates regulatory actions by the FCC with regard to
common carriers such as AT&T. Chapter Six discusses the FCC's efforts to
regulate the broadcasting industry. The discussion in this chapter is divided into
three parts: (1) the Commission's attempts to regulate via licensing the limited
spectrum space available; (2) actions allowable between networks and their
affiliate stations; and (3) acceptable licensee behavior.
Chapter Seven addresses the greater scrutiny applied by the judicial system to
administrative actions as a result of deregulation changes that swept the
telecommunications industry in the 1980s. Chapter Eight analyzes new
telecommunications technology and the breakup of AT&T. Chapter Nine
concludes the book, and discusses economic examples such as universal service,
which may be economically inefficient, but essential to the public interest. The
final chapter also examines the effect of deregulation on public interest
regulation, and predicts that additional regulation in some form will be necessary
to counter the discrimination caused by market-based enterprises in poor
outlying sectors of the population.
This book is not light reading, but it does provide an in depth analysis of
regulation in the American telecommunications industry and an indication of
future regulatory structure.
THE FUTURE OF SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS
BY GEORGE A. CODDING, JR.
WESTVIEW PRESS, 1990.
This book reviews challenges to the dominant position occupied by satellites
in the field of long distance transmission of information by rival technologies
such as fiber-optic cable. The book is divided into five chapters. Chapter One
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provides a basic overview of communications satellite systems and the fiber-
optics challenge. The last portion of this chapter is significant as it is devoted
to explaining the uses of satellite systems which will remain necessary even in the
face of the superior transmission capacity of fiber-optic systems. Developing
countries need satellite communications systems to meet their evolving
communication needs. In many of these countries, it is not economically or
technologically feasible to lay a fiber-optic cable system. In addition, there is a
continuing need to develop mobile communications systems throughout the
world.
Chapter Two discusses the evolution of the United States' domination of
satellite communication technology in the wake of Sputnik via the development
of the INTELSAT system. Intelsat has evolved into the world's dominant
commercial satellite system with 117 member countries and services to 172
countries, territories, or possessions. The chapter also discusses the evolution
of several regional and national systems.
Chapter Three discusses the failure of the United States' policy favoring a
universal monopoly of international satellite communications. Chapter Four
logically surveys the allocation of space resources among the countries of the
world. The last chapter discusses domestic regulation of space resources
allocated to the United States by the ITU.
This is an excellent book for a brief overview of the current state of satellite
communications systems. Although the text is not detailed in its analysis of each
problem, many of the problems provide helpful citations for additional informa-
tion on a specific problem.
DEREGULATION OR REREGULATION? REGULATORY REFORM IN EUROPE
AND THE UNITED STATES
BY G1ANDOMENICO MAJONE, ST. MARTIN'S PRESS, 1990.
This book contains a series of articles which analyze recent efforts by govern-
ments in Europe and the United States to deregulate industries. The tele-
communications, air transport, and pharmaceutical industries are analyzed in
terms of the economic effect of recent action involving antitrust laws, emron-
mental taxes, and product safety policies.
This book provides a basic overview of the current state of industry regulation
in both the United States and Europe. However, the usefulness of the articles
as resource material for further study varies from article to article. The first
article by S. Breyer, Regulation and Deregulation in the United States: Airlines,
Telecommunications and Antitrust is easy to read and interesting with excelent
supporting citations. In contrast, the second article by Robert W. Crandall,
Entry, Divestiture and the Continuation of Economic Regulation in the United
States Telecommunications Sector, although well written, lacks supporting
citations except for several statistical tables. While the author's views are valid
and well respected, the article is of little use for additional research.
Overall, the book is worth reading for a basic comparison of the European and
United States regulatory models.
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CALIFORNIA WESTERN LAW REVIEW
VOLUME 26 1989-1990 NUMBER 2
CONTENTS
CHILDREN, FAMILY AND THE LAW
ARTICLES
MAKING REASONABLE EFFORTS IN CHILD ABUSE AND
NEGLECT CASES: TEN YEARS LATER... Alice C. Shotton 223
You CAN'T ALWAYS GET WHAT YOU WANT:
ORGANIZING MATRIMONIAL
INTERVIEWS TO GET WHAT You NEED ..... Don Peters 257
CARING FOR OUR CHILDREN: AN EXAMINATION
OF HEALTH CARE SERVICES FOR
FOSTER CHILDREN .. Janet Weinstein and Jolie La Fleur 319
AMERICA'S BEST KEPT SECRET: AN ADULT CHILD'S
DUTY TO SUPPORT AGED PARENTS ........ Ann Britton 351
COMMENTS
IMMUNITY UNDER THE CALIFORNIA CHILD ABUSE AND
NEGLECT REPORTING ACT: Is ABSOLUTE
IMMUNITY THE ANSWER ? ............. L. Lee Dowding 373
IMMORAL BECAUSE THEY'RE BAD, BAD BECAUSE
THEY'RE WRONG: SEXUAL ORIENTATION AND
PRESUMPTIONS OF PARENTAL UNFITNESS IN
CUSTODY DISPUTES ................. David S. Dooley 395
NOTES AND COMMENTS
CALIFORNIA'S NEW CAMPAIGN FINANCE LAW: IS SECTION
85303(C) THE LIFE OF THE PARTY? . . . . . . . . . Bill Baber 425
FROM Griggs TO Wards Cove: THE BLURRING OF
DISPARATE IMPACT AND DISPARATE TREATMENT
UNDER TITLE VII OF THE 1964
CIVIL RIGHTS ACT .................... Carrie McCrea 449
BOOKS RECEIVED ...................................... 475
VOLUM E INDEX ........................................ 479
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