Document Type
Article
Abstract
This Article begins by sketching a vision of what Internet television can become. Then it recalls the technologies and politics that shaped the 1996 Telecommunications Act (Act) and identifies the disruptive developments that require reconceptualizing the Act. It considers eight specific markets in which the ingredients of television are exchanged, assessing their structure, considering how new technologies make them more or less competitive, and identifying the anticompetitive forces that arise as a result. Having built this foundation, it then evaluates pathways for regulation, including net neutrality, opening set-top boxes, and the future of “must-carry” obligations.
Recommended Citation
Henry H. Perritt Jr.,
Keeping the Internet Invisible: Television Takes Over,
21 J. Tech. L. & Pol'y
(2016).
Available at: https://scholarship.law.ufl.edu/jtlp/vol21/iss2/1