The business of broadband and the public interest : media policy for the network society

Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Comparative Media Studies, 2008.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Schultze, Stephen James
Other Authors: Henry Jenkins, III.
Format: Thesis
Language:eng
Published: Massachusetts Institute of Technology 2009
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/46618
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spelling mit-1721.1/466182019-04-09T17:02:16Z The business of broadband and the public interest : media policy for the network society Schultze, Stephen James Henry Jenkins, III. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Comparative Media Studies. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Comparative Media Studies. Comparative Media Studies. Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Comparative Media Studies, 2008. Includes bibliographical references (leaves [133]-[150]). Media policy in the United States has, since its inception, been governed by the principle that infrastructure providers should serve "the public interest." The Federal Communications Commission has traditionally been charged with enforcing various obligations on businesses under this principle. Policymakers have developed different regimes for different media, but these distinctions no longer make sense in a technologically converged environment. This study draws upon the historical origins of the principle in order to inform contemporary debates in communication policy. It recovers some of the normative meaning behind "the public interest" phrase, and identifies the several dimensions in which it remains relevant today. The thesis argues that universal access, platform innovation, and general-purpose technologies should inform network-aware media policy. by Stephen James Schultze. S.M. 2009-08-26T17:04:34Z 2009-08-26T17:04:34Z 2008 2008 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/46618 426042728 eng M.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission. http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582 132, [18] p. application/pdf Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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topic Comparative Media Studies.
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