FEDERAL
COMMUNICATIONS
LAW JOURNAL

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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS BAR JOURNAL Published by the INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW - BLOOMINGTON and the FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS BAR ASSOCIATION

VOLUME 47 December 1994 NUMBER 2

Special Issue on the Sixtieth Anniversary of the Communications Act of 1934

Letters

President Bill Clinton

I.U. President Myles Brand

Editor's Note

Essays

Reflections on the Sixtieth Anniversary of the Communications Act: by Robert E. Allen
Censorship By Media Elites Will Ultimately Threaten the Republic: by Michael E. Bailey
Deregulating the Second Republic: by Commissioner Andrew C. Barrett
FCC Licensing: From Comparative Hearings to Auctions: by Jonathan Blake
Celebrating Communications Technology for Everyone: by Peter David Blanck
Developing the Global Information Infrastructure: by Seth D. Blumenfeld
In Search of the Multimedia Grail: by Daniel L. Brenner
A Law Antecedent and Paramount: by Fred H. Cate
Trends in Communications and Other Musings on Our Future: by Commissioner Rachelle B. Chong
Smart Agenting: by Barry Diller
Consolidation, Coordination, Competition, and Coherence: In Search of a Forward Looking Communications Policy: by Mark D. Director and Michael Botein
The Sensitive Society: by James F. Fitzpatrick
INTELSAT: Transforming a Market Leader to Meet Changing Global Telecommunications: by Irving Goldstein
Drive Smoothly to Get on the Information Superhighway: by Albert H. Halprin
Reflections on the Sixtieth Anniversary of the Communications Act of 1934: by Stanley S. Hubbard
Toward Regulation That Fosters Competition: by Chairman Reed Hundt
Steps Toward a Global Information Infrastructure: by Assistant Secretary Larry Irving
Jefferson on the Internet: by Nicholas Johnson
The FCC Plus Sixty: by Larry King
Up with the FCC: An Essay of Esteem for the Commission on Its Sixtieth Birthday: by Abner J. Mikva
Second Chance: by Newton N. Minow
Reflections on the Sixtieth Anniversary of the Communications Act: by Senator Carol Moseley-Braun
Reflections on the Sixtieth Anniversary of the Communications Act: by Commissioner Susan Ness
Principles for the Communications Act of 2034: The Superstructure of Infrastructure: by Eli M. Noam
The Unfinished Task of Spectrum Policy Reform: by Janice Obuchowski
Information Superhighway Or Technological Sewer: What Will It Be?: by Robert W. Peters
Q's World: The Future of Broadcast Regulation: by Commissioner James H. Quello
In the Battle Over TV Violence, The Communications Act Should Be Cheered, Not Changed!: by Carl R. Ramey
Reinventing FCC Adjudication: by Sidney White Rhyne
On the Sixtieth Anniversary of the Communications Act of 1934: by Joel Rosenbloom
Independent Audits and Self-Regulation - Not Legislation - Is Best Answer to TV Violence: by Senator Paul Simon
The New Realities of the Communications Marketplace: by Raymond W. Smith
Broadcast Licensees and Localism: At Home in the Communications Revolution: by Gigi B. Sohn and Andrew Jay Schwartzman
Reflections on the Sixtieth Anniversary of the Communications Act: by Ed Turner
Telecommunications and the Competitive Advantage of Massachusetts: by Governor William F. Weld
The Challenge of Choice: by Richard E. Wiley
A Call for Collaboration: by Michael J. Zpevak

Notes

Privacy vs. Convenience: The Benefits and Drawbacks of Tax System Modernization: by E. Maria Grace
Missed Connections: One Failed Attempt to Ease Restrictions on Bell Operating Companies: by Jeffrey Walker

Editorial Advisory Board

Copyright: Copyright 1994 by the Indiana University Board of Trustees and the Federal Communications Bar Association. Except as otherwise provided, the author of each article in this issue has granted permission for copies of that article to be made for classroom use, provided that (1) copies are distributed at or below cost, (2) the author and the Journal are identified, (3) proper notice of copyright is attached to each copy, and (4) the Federal Communications Law Journal is notified of the use.

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Editor-in-Chief: Jason S. Roberts

Senior Managing Editor: Laura A. Scott

Senior Articles Editor: John Harrington

Senior Notes Editor: David Schwartz

Articles Editors: Phillip M. Cox II, Amy C. Page

Research Editor: Zachary Kittrie

Managing Editors: Derek Y. Brandt, Suzy A. Buckovich, James P. Leahey, J. Andrew Lowes, James Pinto. Todd Simpson, Jeffrey R. Walker

Notes Editors: Angela Harkless, Cynthia M. Storer

Assistant Editor: Dan Meyer

Third-Year Associates: Janice Brockman, Neal Chase, Janet S. Min

Senior Executive Editor: Gregory B. Coy

Executive Editor: Thomas K. Juffernbruch

Associate Editors, Department of Telecommunications: Gregory D. Newton, Pamela O'Brien, Michael Spillman,

Associate Editors, School of Journalism: Serra Tinic

Second-Year Associates: Jon Almeras, Joy Bertrand, Beth Broeker, Robert W. Burt,Jr., Michael Crowley, Robert Daniels, Winston A. Denmark,Sr., Erica L. De Santis, Matthew Hale, Jean Lee Kanerva, Edward M. King, Karen Lee, Daniel Long, Dawn Noble, Andrew Ozete, Sandra Byrd Petersen, Jamison S. Prime, Judith Reichmuth, Greta Rowland, Laura Schenck, Julian G. Senior, Karen A. Springer, Sharon Stanzione, Gina Torreano, Diane Warren

Federal Communication Bar Association Editorial Advisory Board Co-Chairpersons: Greg Lipscomb, Carl R. Ramey

Faculty Advisor: Fred H. Cate

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