A Comparative Study of the Structure, Competency and Performance of Communications Regulatory Authority (CRA) with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

Ahmadvand, Behnaz; Zamani, Seyed Ghasem

doi:10.22059/jppolicy.2024.97818

A Comparative Study of the Structure, Competency and Performance of Communications Regulatory Authority (CRA) with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

Document Type : Research Article

Authors

¹ Assistant Professor of National Research Institute for Science Policy (NRISP), Tehran, Iran

² Associate Professor of Faculty of Law and Political Sciences, Allameh Tabataba’i University, Tehran, Iran

10.22059/jppolicy.2024.97818

Abstract

The satellite industry, as one of the leading technologies in the world today, is recognized as one of the main means of providing national authority and national security, economic growth and prosperity, and social welfare and advancement in other fields of science and technology. Regulators in the world today have a highly sensitive and decisive role, since their functions are such as the bridge and the regulator of the relationship between the different pillars of the state and the private sector, Owners of capital and owners of interests. This article is written using library sources and descriptive and analytical method. This paper is a comparative study of the structure, competency and performance of Communications Regulatory Authority (CRA) with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to demonstrate the necessity of such a powerful, inclusive, and efficient regulatory body.

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