Reluctant power : networks, corporations, and the struggle for global governance in the early 20th century /
Rita Z�ajacz.
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Network control -- I. Autonomy -- Interconnection: common carrier regulation, spectrum allocation, and geopolitics at the 1903 and 1906 international radio conferences -- Licensing: incorporating radio into the American common carrier regulatory framework, 1899-1912 -- American control at home: from government ownership to direct foreign ownership regulations, 1912-1919 -- II. Expansion -- "A Monroe Doctrine for radio": the development of U.S. radio policy in Latin America, 1912-1919 -- Strategies of expansion: type competition, cartels, and limited foreign direct investment, 1919-1929 -- National ownership revisited: the development of indirect foreign ownership regulations, 1927-1934 -- Conclusion.
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How early twentieth-century American policymakers sought to gain control over radiotelegraphy networks in an effort to advance the global position of the United States.
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Communication policy--History--20th century. Geopolitics--History--20th century. Ionospheric radio wave propagation--Government policy--History--20th century. Radio broadcasting--Political aspects--History--20th century.