deregulation

Lessons From the Deregulation and Re-regulation of Broadcast Volume

Rob Frieden
January 08, 2012 20:25

            In 2010 Congress enacted and the President signed into law the Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act whose requirements become enforceable now.  CALM reverses the FCC’s deregulation of commercial volume resulting in ever louder ads.  Broadcasters, cable television operators...

Is It Time To Deregulate the Practice of Law?

Richard Granat
August 23, 2011 00:53

An editorial appeared in today's (08/22/2011) Wall St. Journal , titled "Time to Deregulate the Practice of Law", by Clifford Winston and Robert W. Crandell, both Fellows at the Brookings Institution. The editorial argues that it is time for the legal profession to be deregulated, as...

CAM Deregulation from the Management Professional Perspective

March 21, 2011 22:21

Many of you are following the progress of HB 5005. This "Deregulation Bill" proposes major changes to the Division of Florida Condominiums, Timeshares and Mobile Homes (the “Division”), eliminates the arbitration program as well as licensing...

Will LegalZoom Become the Largest Law Firm in the US?

Richard Granat
January 05, 2011 19:06

  LegalZoom has been beta testing a concept which links its marketing capabilities to a network of law firms that offer legal services under the LegalZoom brand. With some state bar associations accusing LegalZoom of  the unauthorized practice of law,  it might makes sense for the...

Which is the Primary Driver of Telecom Investment: Strategic Opportunities or Deregulation?

Rob Frieden
September 15, 2010 13:13

Incumbent carriers have spent millions on a campaign aiming to convince legislators and regulators that regulation all but eliminates incentives to invest in plant—particularly next generation networks.  The campaign also tries to make deregulation appear as the single greatest “incentivizer” for...