Universal access and its asymmetries : the untold story of the last 200 years / / Harmeet Sawhney and Hamid R. Ekbia

• Autore: Sawhney Harmeet Singh <1960->
• Pubblicazione: Cambridge, Massachusetts : , : The MIT Press, , [2022]
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (237 pages) : illustrations
• Disciplina: 303.48/33
• Soggetto topico: Digital divide - United States - History; Poor - Information services - Government policy - United States - History; Community information services - United States - History; Discrimination in municipal services - United States - History
• Soggetto non controllato: POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / Media & Internet; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / History; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Social Aspects
• Persona (resp. second.): EkbiaH. R <1955-> (Hamid Reza)
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Postal system -- Education -- Electrification -- Telephony -- Public libraries -- Broadcasting -- Internet.
• Sommario/riassunto: "The pandemic has raised awareness of the need for universal access to high speed internet service in the United States. This book shows us that the debate about internet access is but the latest chapter in a long history of debates about universal service in the United States. This book analyzes the history, costs, and benefits of providing universal access to technologies and services, including education, postal service, telephone service, electrification, public libraries, and Internet"--
• Altri titoli varianti: Untold story of the last two hundred years
• Titolo autorizzato: Universal access and its asymmetries
• ISBN: 0-262-37297-5; 0-262-37298-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910647497203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Information policy series.