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There is a worldwide explosion in telecommunications and particularly in the use of mobile communications. New technologies are being developed that will facilitate even greater growth in future telecommunications systems. For example, the last decade has witnessed a tremendous increase in the cellular telephone industry, and in the coming years new personal communications systems will become widespread. In the United States the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is responsible for regulating telecommunications by all users except the U.S. Federal Government itself. The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) of the U. S. Department of Commerce regulates use of the radiofrequency (RF) spectrum by the U.S. Government.
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Cleveland, R.F. (1997). Regulatory activities in the U. S. A.. In: Kuster, N., Balzano, Q., Lin, J.C. (eds) Mobile Communications Safety. Telecommunications Technology & Applications Series. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-1205-5_10
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