1996 Telecommunications Act

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:legislation
gptkbp:addressed internet services
telecommunications access for disabled individuals
gptkbp:amended_by gptkb:Communications_Act_of_1934
gptkbp:created Federal Communications Commission (FCC) authority
gptkbp:effective_date February 8, 1996
gptkbp:enacted_by gptkb:United_States_Congress
gptkbp:encouraged investment in telecommunications infrastructure
gptkbp:established local exchange competition
gptkbp:goal promote competition
reduce regulation
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 1996 Telecommunications Act
gptkbp:impact telecommunications industry
media ownership rules
gptkbp:included provisions for rural telecommunications
gptkbp:increased media consolidation
competition in local phone markets
gptkbp:influenced broadband deployment
telecom mergers and acquisitions
gptkbp:introduced gptkb:Universal_Service_Fund
gptkbp:is_affected_by cable television regulations
gptkbp:is_facilitated_by deregulation of long-distance services
gptkbp:is_set_in guidelines for telecommunications services
gptkbp:led_to gptkb:Telecommunications_Act_of_2005
rise of competitive local exchange carriers (CLECs)
gptkbp:repealed_by gptkb:Telecommunications_Act_of_1934
gptkbp:requires local competition
interconnection agreements
gptkbp:signed_by gptkb:Bill_Clinton
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Trent_Lott
gptkb:1992_Cable_Act
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5