Sorting Out Deregulation : Protecting Free Speech and Internet Access in the United States, Germany, and Japan
ISBN: 9781593320270
Platform/Publisher: Ebook Central / LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC
Digital rights: Users: Unlimited; Printing: Limited; Download: 7 Days at a Time
Subjects: Law; Political Science;

Kim examines how the United States, Germany, and Japan encourage universal service and free speech on the Internet in deregulated marketplaces. All three nations seek universal service through competitive marketplaces, but they guarantee free expression differently: hands-off policies in the US, top-down approaches in Germany, and bottom-up approaches in Japan. The local political, social, and legal atmosphere determines each nation's policies. However, all approaches betray unanticipated consequences that weaken their policies. Public interest in the two areas cannot be realized without sacrificing the viability of telecommunications deregulation, and universal service and the maintenance of free speech require government action.


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