Author: Vanda Rideout Publisher: McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP ISBN: 9780773524521 Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 274
Book Description
InContinentalizing Canadian TelecommunicationsVanda Rideout examines active political resistance to the radical, neo-liberal transformation of Canadian telecommunications that has been orchestrated by the federal government, big business, and their powerful lobbyists over the last two decades. Rideout focuses on the protection of the public interest, a crucial element neglected by most recent studies, and shows that although alliances have been formed between labour, consumers, and public interest activists, significant disagreements over issues such as free trade, long distance and local competition, and a targeted subsidy program for very low-income Canadians have meant that this united front has not been able to counter the forces of the new neo-liberal telecommunication policy regime.Continentalizing Canadian Telecommunicationsdetails the complex relationships between the various corporate and government interests, shows how the changes they brought about have locked Canada's telecommunications system into the orbit of the US system, and discusses the implications this has for Canadians.
Book Description
Rideout focuses on the protection of the public interest, a crucial element neglected by most recent studies, and shows that although alliances have been formed between labour, consumers, and public interest activists, significant disagreements over issues such as free trade, long distance and local competition, and a targeted subsidy program for very low-income Canadians have meant that this united front has not been able to counter the forces of the new neo-liberal telecommunication policy regime. Continentalizing Canadian Telecommunications details the complex relationships between the various corporate and government interests, shows how the changes they brought about have locked Canada's telecommunications system into the orbit of the US system, and discusses the implications this has for Canadians.
Author: Sara Bannerman Publisher: Canadian Scholars ISBN: 1773381725 Category : Law Languages : en Pages : 386
Book Description
Canadian Communication Policy and Law provides a uniquely Canadian focus and perspective on telecommunications policy, broadcasting policy, internet regulation, freedom of expression, censorship, defamation, privacy, government surveillance, intellectual property, and more. Taking a critical stance, Sara Bannerman draws attention to unequal power structures by asking the question, whom does Canadian communication policy and law serve? Key theories for analysis of law and policy issues—such as pluralist, libertarian, critical political economy, Marxist, feminist, queer, critical race, critical disability, postcolonial, and intersectional theories—are discussed in detail in this accessibly written text. From critical and theoretical analysis to legal research and citation skills, Canadian Communication Policy and Law encourages deep analytic engagement. Serving as a valuable resource for students who are undertaking research and writing on legal topics for the first time, this comprehensive text is well suited for undergraduate communication and media studies programs.
Author: Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission Publisher: ISBN: Category : Broadband communication systems Languages : en Pages : 152
Author: Dwayne Roy Winseck Publisher: Hampton Press (NJ) ISBN: Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 2448
Book Description
This text challenges recent thoughts about digitalization, media convergence and information highways. It shows that telecommunications networks have always served as platforms for a broad array of content.
Author: Thomas L. McPhail Publisher: Calgary : University of Calgary, Graduate Programme in Communication[s] Studies ISBN: Category : Telecommunication Languages : en Pages : 260
Author: Vanda Rideout
Author: Vanda Rideout
Author: Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission
Author: Sara Bannerman
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Author: Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission
Author: Dwayne Roy Winseck
Author: Canada. Department of Communications
Author: Thomas L. McPhail
Author: Walter D. Gainer