Chapter 7

  1. Douglas argues that for the government to effectively regulate wireless it would have "to assign and protect property rights in the spectrum," but that his would require two "intellectual leaps[s]" or questions (p. 217-218). What were these leaps/questions?
  2. Congress was confronted by "two radio-related issues. . . [which] were intertwined" in 1908-1910. What were the issues? Which one did the Wireless Ship Act of 1910 address?
  3. In the debates about interference and regulation, there were three interested parties: Amateurs, commercial operators and the navy. Prior to the Titanic disaster, who did the media tend to side with? What was the media's general stance on regulation? How did this change after the disaster.
  4. What happened on April 10, 1912? What as wireless' involvement in the affair?
  5. What were the specifics of the Radio Act of 1912?

 

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