The changing nature of telecommunications/information infrastructure [[electronic resource] /] / Steering Committee on the Changing Nature of Telecommunications/Information Infrastructure, Computer Science and Telecommunications Board, Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Applications, National Research Council
| The changing nature of telecommunications/information infrastructure [[electronic resource] /] / Steering Committee on the Changing Nature of Telecommunications/Information Infrastructure, Computer Science and Telecommunications Board, Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Applications, National Research Council |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, DC, : National Academy Press, 1995 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (240 p.) |
| Disciplina | 384/.09 |
| Soggetto topico |
Information superhighway - United States
Telecommunication - United States |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-280-19343-3
9786610193431 0-309-58698-4 0-585-02002-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910455382003321 |
| Washington, DC, : National Academy Press, 1995 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The changing nature of telecommunications/information infrastructure [[electronic resource] /] / Steering Committee on the Changing Nature of Telecommunications/Information Infrastructure, Computer Science and Telecommunications Board, Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Applications, National Research Council
| The changing nature of telecommunications/information infrastructure [[electronic resource] /] / Steering Committee on the Changing Nature of Telecommunications/Information Infrastructure, Computer Science and Telecommunications Board, Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Applications, National Research Council |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, DC, : National Academy Press, 1995 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (240 p.) |
| Disciplina | 384/.09 |
| Soggetto topico |
Information superhighway - United States
Telecommunication - United States |
| ISBN |
0-309-17670-0
1-280-19343-3 9786610193431 0-309-58698-4 0-585-02002-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910778622303321 |
| Washington, DC, : National Academy Press, 1995 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The changing nature of telecommunications/information infrastructure / / Steering Committee on the Changing Nature of Telecommunications/Information Infrastructure, Computer Science and Telecommunications Board, Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Applications, National Research Council
| The changing nature of telecommunications/information infrastructure / / Steering Committee on the Changing Nature of Telecommunications/Information Infrastructure, Computer Science and Telecommunications Board, Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Applications, National Research Council |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, DC, : National Academy Press, 1995 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (240 p.) |
| Disciplina | 384/.09 |
| Soggetto topico |
Information superhighway - United States
Telecommunication - United States |
| ISBN |
9786610193431
9780309176705 0309176700 9781280193439 1280193433 9780309586986 0309586984 9780585020020 0585020027 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
The Changing Nature of Telecommunications/Information Infrastructure -- Copyright -- Preface -- Contents -- Introduction and Overview -- PART 1-SETTING THE STAGE -- PART 2-REGULATION AND THE EMERGING TELECOMMUNICATIONS INFRASTRUCTURE -- PART 3-PUBLIC INVESTMENT IN INFRASTRUCTURE -- CROSS-CUTTING ISSUES -- Accommodating Rapid Technological Changes -- Standards and Standards Setting -- Democratization -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- NOTES -- Part 1 Setting the Stage -- Introduction to Part 1 -- The Evolution of the Telecommunications Infrastructure -- HOW THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORK BECAME DIGITAL -- THE ADVENT OF DIGITAL SWITCHING -- THE BOTTLENECK: LOCAL LOOP ACCESS -- THE PACKETIZING OF COMMUNICATIONS: ATM -- THE NEW INFRASTRUCTURE -- THE USER VIEW OF INTERNET ECONOMICS -- THE CONTRAST IN PHILOSOPHY BETWEEN THE INTERNET AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS -- MULTIMEDIA AND THE FUTURE OF THE INTERNET -- The Search for the Holy Paradigm: Regulating the Information Infrastructure in the 21st Century -- DEFINITION OF THE INFORMATION INFRASTRUCTURE -- REGULATION OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE -- Goals of Regulation -- Liberty -- Equity -- Community -- Efficiency -- Participatory Access -- REGULATORY PARADIGMS -- Stage 1: Scarcity -- Production -- Distribution Media -- Reception -- Summary of Stage 1 -- Stage 2: Abundance and Competition -- Production -- Distribution Media -- Reception -- Summary of Stage 2 -- THE NEW COMPLEXITY -- Technological Trends -- Economic Trends -- Sociological and Organizational Trends -- Political Trends -- Scientific Trends -- TOWARD A NEW REGULATORY PARADIGM FOR TELECOMMUNICATIONS REGULATION -- MAJOR ISSUES AHEAD -- Production -- Intellectual Property -- Content Controls -- Public Space and Information -- Distribution -- Infrastructure -- Universal Service -- Community -- Reception -- User Control -- Privacy -- Information Literacy.
CONCLUSION -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- REFERENCES -- NOTES -- Current and Future Uses of Information Networks -- BACKGROUND -- THE IMPORTANCE OF INFORMATION NETWORKS -- A GOOD ECONOMIC BET -- LIKELY DEVELOPMENTS -- Customer Interfaces -- Bank Structure -- The Network as a Market -- The Network Structure -- The Changing Nature of Telecommunications and the Information Infrastructure for Health Care -- INTRODUCTION -- STIMULI TO CHANGE -- RECOGNIZING THE NEED FOR IMPROVED CLINICAL DATA SYSTEMS -- ATTRACTING PHYSICIANS TO INFORMATION MANAGEMENT TOOLS -- EXAMPLE USES OF THE NII FOR HEALTH AND HEALTH CARE -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- Can K-12 Education Drive on the Information Superhighway? -- NO MYSTERY AS TO THE EFFECTIVE APPLICATIONS OF NEW COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGIES -- SNAGS, BARRIERS, AND ROADBLOCKS ON THE INFORMATION SUPERHIGHWAY -- The Telecommunications Industry and K-12 Education -- The Organization of Schooling -- K-12 Education and the Real Economy -- GETTING TO CRITICAL MASS: BUILDING THE 21ST-CENTURY INFRASTRUCTURE FOR SCHOOLING -- GOVERNMENT INVESTMENT AND REGULATION TOOLS TO GET K-12 TO CRITICAL MASS -- A Seat at the Table -- REFERENCES -- NOTE -- Future Roles of Libraries in Citizen Access to Information Resources through the National Information Infrastructure -- INTRODUCTION -- UNIVERSAL ACCESS IN THE NETWORKED INFORMATION CONTEXT -- LIBRARY ROLES IN UNIVERSAL ACCESS TO ELECTRONIC INFORMATION -- LIBRARIES, INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, AND ELECTRONIC INFORMATION IN A NETWORKED ENVIRONMENT -- THREATS TO PUBLIC LIBRARIES IN THE NETWORKED ENVIRONMENT -- DIGITAL LIBRARIES AND LIBRARY SERVICES -- CONCLUSION: THE BROADER CONTEXT OF INFORMATION PUBLISHING ON THE NII -- DISCUSSION -- Part 2 Regulation and the Emerging Telecommunications Infrastructure -- Introduction to Part 2 -- REGULATION AND POLITICAL LEGITIMACY -- INSTRUMENTAL ANALYSIS OF REGULATION. SOME GENERAL CAVEATS -- IMPLICATIONS FOR EVALUATING REGULATORY STRATEGIES -- VARYING VIEWS ON REGULATION -- REFERENCES -- NOTES -- Government Regulation and Infrastructure Development -- WHAT IS INFRASTRUCTURE? -- WHERE IS THE NATURAL MONOPOLY? -- THE REQUISITES OF PUBLIC POLICY -- Removal of Rate Distortions -- Removal of Entry Barriers -- Deregulation of Noncore Services -- Forbearance from Mandating Network Technology -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- NOTES -- State Regulatory Policies and the Telecommunications/Information Infrastructure -- INTRODUCTION -- CHANGES IN THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS INDUSTRY -- ROLE OF THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS INFRASTRUCTURE -- IMPLICATIONS FOR REGULATORY POLICY OBJECTIVES -- Traditional Regulatory Policy Objectives in Telecommunications -- Progressive Regulatory Policy Objectives -- Balancing Competing Objectives -- IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE REGULATORY POLICIES -- Reducing Rate Distortions: California's Implementation Rate Design -- Removing Entry Barriers to Local Exchange Competition -- Deregulating Noncore Services and Regulating the Price of Core Services: Price Cap Plans -- Kansas -- Michigan -- Nebraska -- Vermont -- North Dakota -- West Virginia -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- NOTES -- The Prospects for Meaningful Competition in Local Telecommunications -- INTRODUCTION -- PROSPECTS FOR COMPETITION -- Cable Company Competition with Telephone Companies -- Telephone Company Competition with Cable Companies -- SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS -- REFERENCES -- NOTES -- Regulation and Optimal Technological Change: Not Whether, But How -- NOTES -- The Future of Telecommunications Regulation: The Hard Work is Just Beginning -- INTRODUCTION -- PURPOSES OF REGULATION -- INFLATED MONOPOLY RATES AS A CUSHION AGAINST COMPETITION -- RATEPAYERS AS INVOLUNTARY INVESTORS -- CONCLUSION -- ACKNOWLEDGMENT -- REFERENCE -- NOTES. Costs and Cross-Subsidies in Telecommunications -- REFERENCE -- Economic Ramifications of the Need for Universal Telecommunications Service -- Discussion -- Part 3 Public Investment in Telecommunications Infrastructure -- Introduction to Part 3 -- REFERENCE -- Government Investment in Telecommunications Infrastructure -- INTRODUCTION -- A Note on Definitions -- FEDERAL INVESTMENT IN TELECOMMUNICATIONS INFRASTRUCTURE -- Tax Incentives -- Direct Support of Research, Development, and Demonstrations -- Support of Telecommunications Networks and Systems -- Development and Support of Applications -- Support of Users -- Other Types of Federal Support -- SCALE OF FEDERAL INVESTMENT IN INFRASTRUCTURE -- RATIONALES FOR DIRECT FEDERAL SUPPORT -- DISCUSSION -- REFERENCES -- NOTES -- Federal Investment Through Subsidies: Pros and Cons -- MARKET FAILURES -- INSTRUMENTS FOR GOVERNMENTAL FUNDING -- SUPPLY-SIDE AND DEMAND-SIDE SUBSIDIES -- A STYLIZED MODEL -- Telecommunications Infrastructure from the Carrier's Point of View -- POINT ONE: PRIVATE-SECTOR INVESTMENT IS THE KEY TO TOMORROW'S INFRASTRUCTURE -- POINT TWO: REGULATORY POLICY IS CRITICAL TO PRIVATE-SECTOR INVESTMENT -- POINT THREE: THE PUBLIC SECTOR HAS A ROLE IN INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- NOTES -- An Information Provider's Perspective on Government Investment in the Telecommunications Infrastructure -- SHOULD THERE BE ANY (OR MORE) GOVERNMENT INVESTMENT IN INFRASTRUCTURE, FACILITIES, OR SERVICES? -- IS THERE A BENEFIT FROM GOVERNMENT-PROVIDED SEED FUNDING? -- DO GOVERNMENT-SUPPORTED SERVICES REALLY PUT A MEANINGFUL DAMPER ON INVESTMENT IN NEW OR BETTER SERVICES? -- HOW MUCH GOVERNMENT INVESTMENT WOULD BE TOO MUCH? -- Economic Dividends of Government Investment in Research and Technology Development -- R& -- D AND COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY -- R& -- D AND NETWORKING. REFERENCES -- NOTES -- Perspective of the Noncarrier Transport Provider -- REFERENCE -- Discussion -- Appendix Contributors And Participants. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910973804203321 |
| Washington, DC, : National Academy Press, 1995 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The struggle for control of global communication [[electronic resource] ] : the formative century / / Jill Hills
| The struggle for control of global communication [[electronic resource] ] : the formative century / / Jill Hills |
| Autore | Hills Jill |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Urbana, : University of Illinois Press, c2002 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (343 p.) |
| Disciplina | 384/.09 |
| Collana | The history of communication |
| Soggetto topico |
Telecommunication - History
Globalization - History Competition, International - History |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 0-252-09152-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Infrastructure and information in the United States of America and Britain, 1840s-1890 -- Following the flag : cable and the British government -- Wireless and the state -- The United States, trade, and communications, 1890s-1917 -- South America : prewar competition in infrastructure and information -- The United States of America : competition for infrastructure in the interwar years -- British communications, 1919-40 -- Cultural production and international relations. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910463077203321 |
Hills Jill
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| Urbana, : University of Illinois Press, c2002 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The struggle for control of global communication [[electronic resource] ] : the formative century / / Jill Hills
| The struggle for control of global communication [[electronic resource] ] : the formative century / / Jill Hills |
| Autore | Hills Jill |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Urbana, : University of Illinois Press, c2002 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (343 p.) |
| Disciplina | 384/.09 |
| Collana | The history of communication |
| Soggetto topico |
Telecommunication - History
Globalization - History Competition, International - History |
| ISBN | 0-252-09152-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Infrastructure and information in the United States of America and Britain, 1840s-1890 -- Following the flag : cable and the British government -- Wireless and the state -- The United States, trade, and communications, 1890s-1917 -- South America : prewar competition in infrastructure and information -- The United States of America : competition for infrastructure in the interwar years -- British communications, 1919-40 -- Cultural production and international relations. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910786857103321 |
Hills Jill
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| Urbana, : University of Illinois Press, c2002 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The struggle for control of global communication : the formative century / / Jill Hills
| The struggle for control of global communication : the formative century / / Jill Hills |
| Autore | Hills Jill |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Urbana, : University of Illinois Press, c2002 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (343 p.) |
| Disciplina | 384/.09 |
| Collana | The history of communication |
| Soggetto topico |
Telecommunication - History
Globalization - History Competition, International - History |
| ISBN |
9780252091520
0252091523 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Infrastructure and information in the United States of America and Britain, 1840s-1890 -- Following the flag : cable and the British government -- Wireless and the state -- The United States, trade, and communications, 1890s-1917 -- South America : prewar competition in infrastructure and information -- The United States of America : competition for infrastructure in the interwar years -- British communications, 1919-40 -- Cultural production and international relations. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910973832703321 |
Hills Jill
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| Urbana, : University of Illinois Press, c2002 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The unpredictable certainty [[electronic resource] ] : information infrastructure through 2000 / / NII 2000 Steering Committee, Computer Science and Telecommunications Board, Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Applications, National Research Council
| The unpredictable certainty [[electronic resource] ] : information infrastructure through 2000 / / NII 2000 Steering Committee, Computer Science and Telecommunications Board, Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Applications, National Research Council |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1996 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (297 p.) |
| Disciplina | 384/.09 |
| Soggetto topico |
Information superhighway - Government policy - United States
Information networks - Government policy - United States Telecommunication policy - United States |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-280-19215-1
9786610192151 0-309-59665-3 0-585-02113-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910455395403321 |
| Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1996 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The unpredictable certainty [[electronic resource] ] : information infrastructure through 2000 / / NII 2000 Steering Committee, Computer Science and Telecommunications Board, Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Applications, National Research Council
| The unpredictable certainty [[electronic resource] ] : information infrastructure through 2000 / / NII 2000 Steering Committee, Computer Science and Telecommunications Board, Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Applications, National Research Council |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1996 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (297 p.) |
| Disciplina | 384/.09 |
| Soggetto topico |
Information superhighway - Government policy - United States
Information networks - Government policy - United States Telecommunication policy - United States |
| ISBN |
1-280-19215-1
9786610192151 0-309-59665-3 0-585-02113-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910778622503321 |
| Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1996 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The unpredictable certainty : information infrastructure through 2000 / / NII 2000 Steering Committee, Computer Science and Telecommunications Board, Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Applications, National Research Council
| The unpredictable certainty : information infrastructure through 2000 / / NII 2000 Steering Committee, Computer Science and Telecommunications Board, Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Applications, National Research Council |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1996 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (297 p.) |
| Disciplina | 384/.09 |
| Soggetto topico |
Information superhighway - Government policy - United States
Information networks - Government policy - United States Telecommunication policy - United States |
| ISBN |
9786610192151
9781280192159 1280192151 9780309596657 0309596653 9780585021133 0585021139 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
The Unpredictable CERTAINTY -- Copyright -- Preface -- Contents -- 1 Introduction and Summary -- DEFINING THE NATIONAL INFORMATION INFRASTRUCTURE -- DRIVING DEPLOYMENT: BUSINESS TRANSITIONS, BUSINESS MODELS -- THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE INTERNET -- As a Barometer of Potential -- As a Laboratory for Development of Workable Standards -- As a Basis for Critical Flexibility -- As a Vehicle for New Market Structures -- Whither the Internet? -- REALIZING THE NII'S POTENTIAL-THE USER PERSPECTIVE -- DEPLOYMENT OF INFRASTRUCTURE TECHNOLOGY -- Access -- Flexibility and Interoperability -- Additional Technology Concerns -- User Interaction with Networked Infrastructure -- PUBLIC VERSUS PRIVATE OBJECTIVES -- ORGANIZATION OF THIS REPORT -- NOTES -- 2 Making Technology Work: Individual and Organized End Users -- WHO IS THE END USER? -- WHY THE NII MUST REACH THE HOME -- EVOLVING DEMAND FOR NII CAPABILITIES -- THE END USER AS CONSUMER -- ACCESS DEVICES -- The Personal Computer -- The Television -- Advanced Television -- The Telephone and Other Access Devices -- Toward a Fully Integrated Home System -- WHAT INCREASING USE OF GENERAL-ACCESS DEVICES IMPLIES FOR NETWORKING TECHNOLOGY DEPLOYMENT -- High Data Rates to the End Point -- Adequate Bandwidth in Both Directions -- Multiple-Session Capability -- Continuous Availability of Service -- Real-time, Multimedia Communication -- Nomadicity -- Security -- CONCLUDING OBSERVATIONS -- NOTES -- 3 Where Is the Business Case? -- FACTORS SHAPING INVESTMENT IN INFORMATION INFRASTRUCTURE -- INVESTMENT IN FACILITIES -- The Problem of How Much Bandwidth to Invest In -- Federal Licenses as an Influence on Deployment of New Wireless Systems -- Investing to Achieve Infrastructure Generality -- FROM FACILITIES TO SERVICES AND APPLICATIONS -- Balancing Investment-Software ''Capital.
The Separation of Services from Facilities- Broadening the Potential Content -- THE INTERNET AND ITS USE FOR BUSINESS -- Effects on Provision of Goods and Services -- The Internet-Layering, Incrementalism, and Diversification -- INCREMENTAL INCREASES -- ARRANGEMENTS FOR INTERCONNECTION -- ECONOMIC MODELS -- Usage-based Fees for Communications and Information Services -- Embedded or Domain-specific Services -- The Broadcast Model -- End-User Devices Paid for by Consumers -- The Access Subscription Model -- Payment Models and the Internet Phenomenon -- NOTES -- 4 Technology Options and Capabilities: What Does What, How -- THE CHANGING NATURE OF TECHNOLOGY AND COMMUNICATIONS -- HOW TRENDS IN TECHNOLOGY ARE CHANGING COMMUNICATIONS INFRASTRUCTURE AND SERVICES -- Separation of Infrastructure Facilities and Service Offerings -- Building Services on Each Other -- The Tension Between Supporting Mature and Emerging Services -- RESOLVING THE TENSION: THE INTERNET AS AN EXAMPLE -- The Importance of the Internet -- The Coexistence of New and Mature Services -- CURRENT TECHNOLOGY-EVALUATING THE OPTIONS -- Hybrid Fiber Coaxial Cable -- Fiber to the Curb -- Digital Services and the Telephone Infrastructure -- Data Over the Telephone System -- Asynchronous Transfer Mode -- Local Area Networks -- Wireless -- Broadcasting -- Satellite -- Power Industry as Infrastructure Provider -- The Internet -- Change and Growth -- Transport Infrastructure to Information Infrastructure -- Open Interfaces and Open Standards -- STANDARDS AND INNOVATION IN THE MARKETPLACE -- MANAGEMENT AND CONTROL OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE -- NOTES -- 5 Technology Choices: What Are the Providers Deploying? -- INTRODUCTION -- WIRELINE TELEPHONY -- Summary and Forecasts -- Local Access and the Larger System -- Integrated Services Digital Network -- Telephone Industry Fiber Deployment. Demand for Telephone Services -- DATA COMMUNICATIONS -- Summary and Forecasts -- Data Services Provided by Telephone Carriers -- Business Networking -- CABLE TELEVISION AND TELEPHONY: ADVANCED SERVICES TO THE HOME -- Summary and Forecasts -- Advanced Cable and Telephone Services to the Home -- ON-LINE SERVICES AND INTERNET ACCESS FOR CONSUMERS -- Summary and Forecasts -- On-line Services and Internet Access -- WIRELESS AND BROADCAST INFRASTRUCTURE -- Summary and Forecasts -- Wireless Telephony -- Wireless Data Networking -- Terrestrial and Satellite Broadcast Television -- Wireless Cable -- Direct Broadcast Satellite -- NOTES -- 6 Public Policy and Private Action -- INTRODUCTION -- Public-Private Engagement -- NII Systems Issues -- DEFINING ROLES FOR GOVERNMENT -- Regulation, Rules, and Norms -- Protecting the NII: Ethics and Mechanisms -- Security, Reliability, and Architecture -- Government as User and Service Provider -- Technology Development Through R& -- D -- Architecture and Networking -- Information Management and Ease of Use -- Standards -- International Issues -- Systems Data and Analysis for NII Assessment -- Government as Convenor -- CONCLUSIONS -- NOTES -- Bibliography -- Appendixes -- A Workshop Participants and Agenda -- Participants -- Agenda -- B Forum Participants and Agenda -- Participants -- Forum Agenda -- C Call for White Papers (Abridged) -- Responding To The Call -- Format Requirements Summary -- Computer Science And Telecommunications Board -- White Paper Criteria And Format -- Criteria -- Format -- A. Statement of the Problem -- B. Background (approximately 4 to 5 pages) -- C. Analysis and Forecast (approximately 12 to 15 pages) -- D. Recommendations (approximately 3 to 4 pages) -- E. Additional Resources (optional) -- D White Papers Received -- E NII 2000 Liaisons -- F Letter from Vice President Albert Gore March 6, 1995. G Acronyms and Abbreviations Used. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910971035803321 |
| Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1996 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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