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Determining the Next U.S. Television Standard
Donnelly, David F. , Ph.D.
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Provides a synopsis and analysis of recent events in the U.S. digital television standards-setting process and a set of public policy recommendations to guide the remaining proceedings.

Developing a U.S. Telecom Presence in the Former Soviet Union
Feller, Gordon
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Western companies establishing projects in remote regions of the Former Soviet Union (FSU) face real challenges in getting operations started. Structuring commercial transactions, particularly ones that work, largely depends upon entering the market through the proper doorways and developing market presence with the appropriate partnerships. The author examines the strategies and lessons learned by two companies -- Hughes Network Systems and IDB Worldcom, Inc. -- who have successfully developed a market presence in the FSU.

Digital Infrastructure: The New Public Works?
Niles, John S.
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Describes a spectrum of activism defined by four patterns in which U.S. state governments span a continuum of approaches from inadvertent and unconscious on one end to building and operating government-owned telecommunications systems. Included in the discussion are two geographic perspectives -- statewide and community-by-community -- and a look at some of the barriers to government involvement.

Doing Business in Russia: East-to-West Technology Transfer
Feller, Gordon
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Discusses the abundant opportunities within Russia's underfunded network of science and technology institutes, labs, and enterprises which still carry on the basic R&D work once funded so generously and patiently during the days of the former USSR. The author presents six vital facts that make Russia an increasingly attractive arena for tapping technology.

Doing Business on the Internet
Lehman, Tom
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Driving Forces in Wireless Data Communications
Haberkorn, Ron A. , Ph.D.
Nikolich, Paul E.
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The authors present an overview of the market forces driving the wireless data communications industry with a particular focus on wide-area-network applications. The discussion includes an overview of the technologies, the regulatory and standards environment, and a market profile and trends.

The Demise of Analog Cellular
Hodges, Ray L.
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The author analyzes and forecasts the inevitable replacement of analog cellular with digital technologies. Included in this article are Technology Futures' latest forecasts for the growth of wireless and PCS subscribers and the rate of displacement of analog with digital.

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