This course addresses FCC spectrum management and licensing policies and regulations with respect to personal, commercial, and industrial wireless telecommunications applications. It covers the historical, philosophical, and legal background of Title III of the Communications Act as it applies to areas other than broadcasting, mass media, and video entertainment services. Students are given a foundation in the legal theory of spectrum policy and a practical knowledge of FCC regulations applicable to the vast array of electromagnetic spectrum uses from the mundane and commonplace (e.g., garage door openers, baby monitors, cordless telephones) to the technologically advanced and complex (e.g., cellular technology, wireless fiber networks, microwave and satellite telecommunications systems).
