Digital Crossroads
Telecommunications Law and Policy in the Internet Age
$134.75
- Paperback
528 pages
- Release Date
16 June 2026
Summary
An incisive and thoroughly updated guide to U.S. telecommunications regulation—and what it can teach us about competition policy for Big Tech.
In Digital Crossroads, two experts on telecommunications and tech policy offer a comprehensive and accessible analysis of the regulation of competition in the U.S. telecommunications industry. The first two editions of Digital Crossroads became essential guides for policymakers, lawyers, scholars, and students in a fast-moving…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780262052245 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0262052245 |
| Author: | Jonathan E. Nuechterlein, Howard Shelanski |
| Publisher: | MIT Press Ltd |
| Imprint: | MIT Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 528 |
| Release Date: | 16 June 2026 |
| Weight: | 369g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 152mm |
What They're Saying
Critics Review
ENDORSEMENTS
“Eagerly anticipated by those in the field, the third edition of Digital Crossroads does not disappoint. The book is a must-have for anyone interested in the history and future of telecommunications law and policy.”
—Daniel T. Deacon, Assistant Professor of Law, University of Michigan Law School
“This new edition of Digital Crossroads is a comprehensive resource on telecommunications policy, providing clear overviews and in-depth analysis of the incentives, political motivations, and economics unavailable anywhere else. It is essential for policymakers, practitioners, and students.”
—Greg Rosston, Gordon Cain Senior Fellow and Director of Public Policy Program, Stanford University
“Digital Crossroads taught me telecommunications law. Reasonable readers may see some details differently, but the new edition reestablishes and strengthens the text’s status as the essential reference for every internet and telecommunications lawyer and scholar.”
—Tejas N. Narechania, Professor of Law, University of California, Berkeley, School of Law
About The Author
Jonathan E. Nuechterlein
Jonathan E. Nuechterlein is Distinguished Scholar at George Washington University’s Competition Law Center, Lecturer at the University of Virginia School of Law, and Adjunct Professor at Georgetown Law School. He formerly served as General Counsel of the Federal Trade Commission (2013-2016), Deputy General Counsel of the Federal Communications Commission (2000-2001), and Assistant to the Solicitor General (1996-2000).
Howard A. Shelanski is Professor of Law at Georgetown University, where he holds the Joseph and Madeline Sheehy Chair in Antitrust Law and Trade Regulation, and a partner at Davis, Polk & Wardwell, LLP. He was formerly Administrator of the White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (2013-2017), Director (2012-2013) and Deputy Director (2009-2011) of the Bureau of Economics at the Federal Trade Commission, Chief Economist of the Federal Communications Commission (1999-2000), and Senior Economist for the President’s Council of Economic Advisers (1998-1999).
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