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Telecommunications plays an important part in our lives whenever we listen to music on the radio, watch TV, make a telephone call, use a cellular phone, or access the Internet for information, viewing video feeds, or downloading music. The growth of some of these practices and the merging of the technologies disseminating these services has increased the desire of governments to regulate these activities. Purdue Libraries have many government documents dealing with telecommunication. Examples of subject headings you can use to search the Library Catalog for government documents on telecommunication include:
Broadband Communication Systems
Broadcasting Law and Legislation United States
Cellular Telephones United States
Confidential Communications United States
Internet Government Policy United States
Telecommunication Law and Legislation United States
Telecommunication Policy United States
Television Law and Legislation United States
The principal index for locating U.S. Government documents is the Monthly Catalog of U.S. Government Publications HSSE REF & Periodicals 016.353 Un36 which is available online from 1994-present. The GPO Index provides access to this material from 1976-present. Another useful index for U.S. Government documents is the Congressional Information Service (CIS) Index HSSE REF 328.73005 C76 which indexes congressional publications from 1970 to the present.
Federal and state legal and regulatory telecommunications reference sources include:
| Slip Laws | HSSE DOC REF AE 2.110: |
| United States Statutes at Large | HSSE REF 345.11 Un3 |
| United States Code (Titles 5 & 47) | HSSE REF 345 Un3co |
| Compilation of Selected Acts Within the Jurisdiction of the Committee on Energy & Commerce (Communications Law) | HSSE DOC Y 4.C 73/8:107-I |
| Lawyer's Guide United State Supreme Court Reports | HSSE REF 345.4 Un37r |
| United States Reports | HSSE DOC JU 6.8: |
| Code of Federal Regulations (CFR)(Title 47) | HSSE REF 353.005 C64 |
| Index to Code of Federal Regulations | HSSE REF 353.005 C64 Index |
| Federal Register (Also in HSSE MF) | HSSE REF 353.005 Un34 |
| Lists of Sections Affected | HSSE REF 353.005 C64 |
| Indiana Code | HSSE REF 348.772 In25c |
| Acts Indiana (Older vols. in HSSE periodicals) | HSSE REF 345.91 In2 |
| Indiana Administrative Code (IAC) | HSSE REF 348.772025 In2i |
| Indiana Register | HSSE REF 348.772025 In3 |
Examples of U.S. Government executive branch and independent agency publications
dealing with telecommunications include:
| FCC Record | HSSE 384 Un32f & HSSE MF CC 1.12/3: |
| Glossary of Telecommunications Terms | HSSE DOC CC 1.2:G 51 |
| Common Carrier Scorecard | HSSE DOC CC 1.58:997 |
| Charting the Digital Broadcasting Future | HSSE DOC C 60.2:D 56 |
| Kickstart Initiative: Connecting America´s Communities to the Information Superhighway | HSSE DOC C 60.2:K 53 |
Congressional Resources
Congressional committees and support agencies also produce large quantities of
telecommunications information. Congressional committees are responsible for
funding and conducting oversight over federal program performance. Examples of
publications produced by these committees and support agencies include:
| House Appropriations Committee (Rep. Peter Visclosky (D-IN) is a member of this committee. (Appropriations committees are excellent sources of project expenditure information) | HSSE MF Y 4.AP 6/1:C 73/2/ |
| House Energy & Commerce Committee (Reps. Steve Buyer (R-IN) and Baron Hill (D-IN) are members of this committee and committee ranking member Rep. Joe Barton (R-TX) is a Purdue graduate. This committee´s subcommittee on communications, trade, and consumer protection deals with telecommunications issues. See HSSE DOC Y 4.EN 2/3: and HSSE DOC Y 4.IN 8/4: for earlier hearings by this committee) |
HSSE DOC Y 4.C 73/8: |
| House Judiciary Committee (Rep. Mike Pence (R-IN) is a member of this committee) |
HSSE DOC Y 4.J 89/1: |
| Senate Appropriations Committee | HSSE MF Y 4.AP 6/2: |
| Senate Commerce, Science, & Transporation Committee | HSSE DOC Y 4.C 73/7: |
| Senate Judiciary Committee | HSSE DOC Y 4.J 89/2: |
| Government Accountability Office Reports | MEL GA 1.13: |
| Congressional Budget Office Reports | HSSE DOC Y 10.2: |
| Congressional Research Service Reports (Courtesy-University of North Texas Library) |
Internet Resources
Many government agencies dealing with telecommunication issues have WWW sites.
A master list of government agency WWW sites can be found on the Purdue
Libraries Government Documents Department homepage
Useful U.S. Government telecommunications resources include:
Executive Branch & Independent Agencies
| Census Bureau |
| Federal Communications Commission (FCC) |
| FCC Office of Strategic Planning & Policy Analysis Working Papers Series |
| National Telecommunications & Information Administration |
| Stat-USA (Purdue Users Only) |
| Information Infrastructure Task Force (Clinton Administration Initiative) |
| Internet for Federal Inspectors General (IgNet) |
| International Trade Administration |
| National Performance Review (Courtesy University of North Texas Library) |
Legislative Branch
GPO Access contains the text of congressional bills, committee reports on legislation, the Federal Register, and other major legal, legislative, and regulatory information sources.
| Office of Technology Assessment Archive (Courtesy-Princeton University) |
| Congressional Internet Caucus |
Judicial Branch
| U.S. Supreme Court |
| U.S. Court of Appeals 7th Circuit (Includes Indiana cases) |
| U.S. District Court (Indiana Northern District) |
| U.S. District Court (Indiana Southern District) |
| Indiana State Courts |
| Lexis-Nexis Academic (Purdue Users Only) |
International Government Organizations
Selected Foreign Government Sites
| United Kingdom Dept. of Trade & Industry |
| United Kingdom Office of Telecommunication |
| United Kingdom Parliament House of Commons Trade & Industry Committee |
Useful Non-Government Sites
| Communications Law Resources (Courtesy Georgetown University Law Library) |
| Computer & Cyberspace Law Resources (Courtesy Georgetown University Law Library) |
| Electronic Frontier Foundation |
| National Association of Broadcasters |