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The FCC and Trade Barriers

Originally published in the Chicago Tribune, April 28, 1985. Used with permission of Michael R. Czinkota and the Chicago Tribune.

Mark S. Fowler, chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has announced that the commission is considering steps to restrict access to U.S. markets by imposing strict technical certification procedures on Japanese manufactured telecommunications equipment.

Offhand, it might seem like a good idea to use the commission as another tool in developing a trade policy stance toward Japan. Given our 1984 trade deficit of $123 billion, with $33 billion of that accounted for by Japan, ...

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