Business Statutes Paper

Business Statutes Paper

Business Statutes Paper

Timothy Brown

University of Phoenix

BCOM 405

November 6, 2011

Business Statutes Paper

      There are three business communication statutes that exist to control the processes of businesses to ensure the public, business interests, or even activist can achieve access the correct information. The information must be easily accessible to ensure the public can makes informed decisions. I will Identify three different business statutes that exist in business enviroment and provide a breif analysis of each. To conclude I will discuss the Telecommunications act regarding an article on the effectiveness of its passing after three years and explain its effectiveness on the businesses involved.

Freedom of Information act

      The Freedom of information act was enacted by Congress in 1966 to give the American public greater access to the federal government's records (Foia-The Freedom Of Information Act, n.d.). This statute was updated by Bill Clinton in October 2, 1996 which expanded the scope of the freedom of information on electronic records and stringent changes regarding Internet and its use as a medium to make things more accessible of everything. (Foia-The Freedom Of Information Act, n.d.). It was also called the Electronic Freedom of Information act. It also ensures a companies must provide a employee and financial reports and provide a statement of the method that shows its key functions and any updates communicated in the Federal register.
The Communications Act
      The Communications Act of 1934 combined and organized federal regulation of telephone, telegraph, and radio communications (Federal Statutes Relevant In The Information Sharing Environment (ise), n.d.). The Act created the Federal Communications Commission to oversee and regulate these industries. As new communications technologies have been created, such as broadcast, cable, and satellite television, new provisions governing these communications have...