Foundations of Communications Policy

Part 1 Introduction: Plan of the Book. Part 2 Foundation Principles and Communications Policymaking: The Unique Nature of Communications Regulation; The Extended Potential Influence of Communications Policy Decisions; Communications Regulation as Both Economic and Social Regulation; The ""Mixed"" Nature of Individual Policy Decisions; Policy Principles and Policy Analysis; A Model of the Foundation Principles. Part 3 The First Amendment: Functions of the First Amendment; The Liberty/Self-Fulfillment Function; The Advancement of Knowledge/Discovery of Truth Function; The Enhancing the Democratic Process Function; The Checking Government Power Function; The Community Stability Function; The Self-Realization/Autonomy of Consciousness Function; Observations; Individual Versus Collective Approaches to the First Amendment; The Individualists Interpretation of the First Amendment; The Collectivist Interpretation of the First Amendment; The First Amendment and Communications Policymaking; Toward a New First Amendment Balancing Test. Part 4 The Public Interest: Origins of the Phrase; Levels of Public Interest; The Public Interest at the Conceptual Level; The Public Interst at the Applicational Level. Part 5 The Marketplace of Ideas: Origins of the Metaphor; The Marketplace of Ideas Metaphor in FCC Decision Making; Methodology; Results. Part 6 Diversity: The Marketplace of Ideas and Diversity; The Dimensions of Diversity; Source Diversity; Content Diversity; Exposure Diversity. Part 7 Competition: Geographic Markets; Product Markets; Assessing Competition in Media Markets; Competition Measures; Competition Assessments - Multiple Techniques - Diverse Results. Part 8 Universal Service: Three Components of the Universal Service Principle; The Universal Service Policy Imperative; Universal Services; The Means of Providing Universal Service. Part 9 Localism: Rationales for Localism; Political Rationales for Localism Policies; Cultural Rationales for Localism Policies; The Localism Principle in Practice; Local Programming as Point of Origin; Moving Beyond the Point of Origin; Discussion; Reconceptualizing Localism in the New Media Environment; Localism and Community. Part 10 Linking Principles with Process - the Dynamics of Communications Policymaking: The Communications Policymaking Process - a Principal-Agent Perspective; Private Sector Tier; Judicial Tier; Political Tier; Bureaucratic Tier; Integrating Process and Policy. Part 11 The Federal Communications Commission and the Limitations of Communications Policy Analysis: ""Private Sector"" Stakeholder Monitoring and FCC Decision Making -a Case Study of Broadcast Policymaking; Methodology; Results; The Analytical Capacity Within the FCC; Policy Analysis Within the Federal Government; Policy Analysis Within the Federal Communications Commission. Part 12 Toward an Expanded Analytical Approach to Communications Policymaking: Toward an Expanded Analytical Approach to Communications Policy Issues.