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If Competition Won't Build the NII, Utility Partnerships Will
Rivkin, Steven R. , Esq.
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The author argues that, expense notwithstanding, broadband fiber is far superior to any other telecommunications medium for building a "door-to-door" national network. In his view, the local electric utility is fortuitously positioned to meet this national need for early deployment of broadband residential networks and to make competition work -- in telecommunications and information services.

If We Build It, Will It Pay? Local Information Infrastructure and the Bottom Line
Thompson, Ruth , Ph.D.
Hunt-Coffey, Nancy
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Impact of Internet Traffic on Public Telephone Networks
Kumar, Balaji
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Addresses the impacts and the implications of Internet traffic on the local exchange public network. First, some background on the LEC network and the assumptions used in the design of telephone networks is provided. Second, the characteristics of voice and Internet traffic are defined. Finally, how Internet traffic impacts the local network is defined. Having identified this impact, some potential solutions for short-term and long-term options are discussed.

Impacts of the 1996 Telecom Act on Investment and Innovation
Darby, Larry F. , Ph.D.
Fuhr, Joseph P. , Jr., Ph.D.
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Focuses on conditions conducive to investment and innovation in the telecom network sector of the economy. The authors address issues and questions related to the impact of the Telecommunications Act of 1997, and the FCC's implementation of the act on capital markets and the incentives for carriers to undertake risky investment. Includes a review of recent market performance of stocks and some recent research in progress on the sensitivity of telecom securities prices to interest rates and other factors.

Implementing an ATM-Based Teleradiology Network
Kapoor, Sanjay
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The author explains his company's decision to deploy high-speed, broadband network technologies in their efforts to establish a patient-centered network connecting health care facilities over a three-state area.

Information Infrastructure: No Easy Road to Sustainable Development
Niles, John S.
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The author provides a provocative discussion of the changes the information infrastructure will bring to the concept of sustainable development. He presents some pros and cons and then entertains some questions that remain unanswered in his mind.

Interconnection Rules for Wireless Telecommunications
Davis, Vivian Witkind , Ph.D.
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Excerpted from a recently published report from the NRRI which analyzes the complex implementation issues arising from policies that attempt simultaneously to encourage new wireless entrants into local markets and be consistent, fair, and neutral.

ISDN in the United States: Strategies for Success, Part II
Harris, Robert G. , Ph.D.
Enriquez, Luis A.
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The Interactive Device for the Information Age
Miller, Avram
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The author argues quite convincingly that it is the PC, not the TV, that will become the ubiquitous information device used by people for communicating and accessing information on the electronic superhighway of tomorrow.

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