As much as the Federal Communications Commission would like to crawl back in its hole and limit its jurisdiction, the fact remains that it is knee-deep in every problem or change in our society. Man distinguishes himself from the other animals most fundamentally by virtue of his ability to communicate to create and manipulate symbols. However you define communications it ends up as part of the most fundamental and basic quality of everything that is human. Organized society at any level whether a simple agrarian commune or a highly industrialized metropolis such as New York City often can be most perceptively understood in terms of communications theory.