Concept information
Preferred term
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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https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/Telecommunications_Act_of_1996
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