The Telecommunications Act of 1996 and subsequent amendments allowed for the vertical integration of telecommunications carriers into the data and information markets which were left unregulated in the legislation.
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In this act, created by the Franklin D. Roosevelt Administration enabled the president powers of control over the media under certain circumstances that are outlined below.
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The Telecommunications Act of 1996 deregulated the telecommunications market and allowed for the growth of data carrier services.
Senator Lieberman has been criticized for giving the President the power to use a "kill switch" which would shut off the Internet.
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