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Anytime, Anywhere Communication: An Update
Weinman, Richard , Ph.D.
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This excellent essay was originally published in the 4Q94 issue of NTQ. Because the topic is still very relevant and timely to developments in the telecom industry, we decided to reprint it with some updated material. The author discusses the power and consequences of freedom of choice as our society transforms itself socially, culturally, politically, and economically from an industrial age to the age of the "telecosm," where ideas and information are distributed through cyberspace.

Broadband Access Ramps: The Inevitable Next Horizon
Wright, Terry
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Considers the drivers underlying the emergence of the publicly accessible broadband network. Begins by stepping back in history to look at similar change agents that produced paradigm shifts. Argues that the cable industry has the opportunity to be an influential catalyst in shaping the nature and timing for this evolution to broadband-accessed cyberspace, as it remolds its installed competitive advantage into the fundamental on-line services access transport.

Virtual Worlds Commerce
Gell, Michael , Ph.D.
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Explores the shift in the market toward the commoditization of virtual reality and the creation of on-line virtual worlds. New developments in electronic commerce are identified which point the way toward new forms of business intelligence and new sources of profit. The implications for the telecom industry are analyzed in terms of the new technologies and capabilities required to support virtual worlds commerce. Opportunities and threats are also identified.

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