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social science subjects > business and management > business ethics > information ethics > Telecommunications Act of 1996
... > social science subjects > communication and media studies > media studies > media and society > gender in the media > media industry > Telecommunications Act of 1996

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Telecommunications Act of 1996  

Definition

  • The Telecommunications Act of 1996 was the first successful overhaul of the Communications Act of 1934. The act deregulated media ownership and regulated sexual, violent, and obscene media content. [Source: Encyclopedia of Gender in Media; Telecommunications Act of 1996]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-T5WL4V8F-G

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