Regulation of Wireless Communications Systems

Description

Fred Day, one of Wireless Week's top 50 industry newsmakers for 1997 and an analyst and staff attorney at the FCC for 13 years, along with co-author Huong Tran, provide you with an in-depth understanding of the regulation of wireless systems that makes a valuable reference tool for researching FCC policies and regulations. You'll get a critical analysis of the history and current status of FCC regulations, including the Telecommunications Act of 1996, that is essential for successfully navigating your wireless communications business through a changing industry.In addition to discussing the legal and regulatory issues you face, this book is the first-of-its-kind to compare and contrast from a detailed technical viewpoint the variety of existing wireless communications systems, including both private and common carrier two-way radio, paging, cellular, and broadband and narrowband PCS services. Spectrum allocations, auctions, and frequencies are all discussed. A glossary, appendices, an index, and bibliography are also included.