Pension plan officials may invest on the basis of perceived social benefits provided they have examined a broad range of investments and have found selections having those socially desirable features among a broad class of otherwise suitable and equally desirable investment opportunities meeting the economic objectives of the plan. (Author/IRT)

Briefly surveys emerging broadcast policy issues in Western Europe, citing the erosion of the "spectrum scarcity" foundation for broadcast policy by technological advances in electronic mass media distribution techniques, as well as legal principles justifying traditional national broadcast services. Comparisons are made with the…

One institution's several years' experience with the Department of Education's Quality Control Project, which is attempting to ascertain the value of student financial-aid application-verification efforts, is summarized and commented on. (Author/MSE)

To promote successful commercialization of the Internet, the Commercial Internet Exchange Association (CIX) acts on behalf of its members to increase cooperation and an open exchange of ideas regarding networking issues. Of concern are federal regulation, development of standards and pricing agreements, and the development of user friendly…

Many vocational educators, special populations advocates, and legal experts are convinced that, without some very specific changes, the Perkins Act vocational education regulations threaten to destroy the promise of the act for special population students. Practitioners should monitor the situation to ensure services for this population.…

Discusses issues of copyright and the transfer or use of intellectual property as they relate to librarians. Topics addressed include the purpose of copyright laws, financial losses to publishers from pirating, cultural views of pirating, the fair use doctrine, concerns of authors of scholarly materials, impact of increasing library automation and…

This paper reacts to previous symposium papers (EC 604 155-161) concerning regulations and quality assurance in Intermediate Care Facilities for the Mentally Retarded (ICF/MR). Contributions of the Home and Community Based Services program model, which is seen as a partial solution to overregulation, are highlighted. (DB)

A discussion of fraud in the presentation of results of scientific research cites cases looks at variations in the degree of misrepresentation, kinds and intents of fraud, attention given by public agencies (National Institutes of Health, National Science Foundation, Public Health Service), and differences between scientific and civil fraud. (MSE)

Discusses a recent Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals decision that when individuals are allowed to try out for or join a team participating in a contact sport and operated for members of the other sex, then discrimination against because of their sex is prohibited by Title IX. (22 footnotes) (MLF)

Addresses ongoing issues in research cost sharing between government and universities in the context of the current Presidential Review Directive on the Government-University Research Partnership. Issues include the procurement vs. assistance conundrum, systemic shifting of costs of research from the government to universities, and the failure of…

Discusses increasing federal regulation governing colleges and universities and notes that trustees and other campus leaders must pay attention to the increasing costs of compliance. Offers examples of regulatory difficulties experienced by Stanford University (California), Mount St. Clare College (Iowa), and the University of Phoenix (Arizona).…

Interactive cable television systems take advantage of the ability of coaxial cables to transmit information in two directions. QUBE in Columbus, Ohio, and Project Ida in Canada use cable's interactive ability to provide a variety of services. QUBE allows electronic "town meetings" and provides access to stock quotes, newspaper…

This paper, the third in a series exploring future options for public policy in the communications and information arenas, argues that the communications spectrum--e.g., public mobile service, private radio, and domestic satellites--is a valuable but limited resource that should benefit all Americans. After a background discussion, it is…

In August 1978, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) began studying the question of how to increase the diversity and coverage of television broadcast services either by modifying the television translator rules or by creating a new low power television service (LPTV). In Septemer 1980, the FCC finally adopted a "Notice of Proposed…

The goals of this dissertation are to provide an empirical examination of the impact of competing technologies on cable television firms and to document existing pricing behavior in the cable and pay programming industry. The introduction provides a brief overview of the cable television industry, including the impact of cable on federal policy…