THE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION*美国联邦通信委员会R
COASE 科斯University of Virginia 弗吉尼亚大学I
THE DEVELOPMENT OF GOVERNMENT REGULATION政府法规的发展IN THE United States no one may operate a broadcasting station unless he first obtains a license from the Federal Communications Commission
These licenses are not issued automatically but are granted or withheld at the discretion of the Commission, which is thus in a position to choose those who shall operate radio and television stations
How did the Commission come to acquire this power
在美国除非他先获得了联邦通信委员会发的许可证,否则没人可以经营广播电台
这些许可证不是随意发放的而是要由委员会来决定许可或者扣留,因此委员会就具有了选择谁可以经营广播和电视台的权力
那么,委员会是怎么得到这项权力的呢
About the turn of the century, radio began to be used commercially, mainly for ship-to-shore and ship-to-ship communication
1 This led to various proposals for