This dimension groups transport networks by the country where their headquarters is based. Wikipedia defines a headquarters as "the location where most or all of the important functions of an organization are coordinated," and that location is often a different country from where the network actually operates. Browsing by headquarters country separates where a network is run from where it is used.
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Era of Emergence United States
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1. Wikipedia: Interstate Commerce Commission
WikipediaInterstate Commerce Commission, creation
was a regulatory agency in the United States created by the Interstate Commerce Act of 1887
Interstate Commerce Commission, first independent agency claim
This was the first independent agency (or so-called Fourth Branch).
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