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Technology Forecasting: A Practical Tool for Rationalizing the R&D Process
Vanston, John H. , Ph.D.
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The author explains how technology forecasting techniques can be used not only to project advances in technology, but also to identify and evaluate markets for new technologies, define potential competitor strategies and actions, and examine how the new technologies will impact the business operating environment.

Telecommunications in Brazil: A Challenge
Marques, Amilcar Piazzetta
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In this issue our Global Perspective columnist discusses the role of telecommunications in the evolution and expansion of the Brazilian economy.

Telecommunications in China: More Than Was Bargained For?
Ure, John , Ph.D.
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Discusses the likelihood of China opening its telecom market to foreign direct investment (FDI) for funding much-needed network expansion. Included in the discussion is a review of China's telecom revenue sources and opportunities. Also included is an insightful look into the Chinese policy-making process.

Telecommunications' Big Idea
Niles, John S.
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John Niles argues that the primary purpose of telecommunications for society is simply where best to go depends on what you know. In other words, telecommunications facilitates a better level and mix of proximity to the people and places we care about. He discusses the individual, organizational, and social forces that shape the choice between proximity and remote interaction, including the real costs of time and travel, internal reorganization, balkanization, interest articulation and interest aggregation.

Telecommunications: Drivers for Change
Hodges, Ray L.
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The author looks at three key drivers -- technology, competition and new services -- and examines how they are reinforcing each other to change the telecommunications landscape.

Telecommunications: The Seed, the Symbol, and the Focus
Jung, John G.
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Our Global Perspective columnist considers the role of telecommunications-intensive work centers in facilitating economic regeneration within a region or community. He suggests that there are 11 basic elements that warrant consideration in any community's economic development strategy.

Telehealth at the Crossroads
Gardner, James N. , Esq.
Barron, James H.
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The authors summarize and analyze a report done by the Council on Competitiveness, Highway to Health: Transforming U.S. Health Care in the Information Age. This comprehensive report identifies the major roadblocks impeding the rollout of a national health information infrastructure and assesses the potential benefits that would result from their removal. The authors outline the specific barriers identified by the Council and analyze the proposed reforms.

Telemedicine in the 1990s: Issues and Opportunities
Thomas, Bennett
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Bennett Thomas looks at telemedicine in the 1990s, and its potential for delivering quality, cost-effective medical care. He notes that while high costs and inadequate infrastructure continue to be problems, cultural and human factors also present big obstacles to acceptance. This article includes five case studies from around the world: Newfoundland, the United States, Germany, Russia, and Third World Nations. He concludes that the keys to success are adequate funding and widespread project support from those involved.

The Telecommunications Act of 1996 and the FCC's "Spin"
Wohlstetter, John C.
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Focuses on the economic aspect of the 1996 Telecom Act embodied in interconnection and pricing policies, and the FCC's proposed order governing the prerequisite conditions of the LECs to gain entry into long distance and equipment markets. The author argues that the FCC is attempting to preempt state and legislative authority because it fears the LECs could stall interconnection at the balkanized state level more effectively than at the unitary federal level, which would be to the detriment of competition and the ability of non-LEC competitors to raise investment capital.

Three Scenarios for the Adoption of FITL and xDSL
Vanston, Lawrence K. , Ph.D.
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Presents three scenarios of how local exchange carriers may evolve their landline networks to provide high-speed digital services to residences requiring access to multimedia on-line/Internet applications. All three scenarios envision the ultimate adoption of fiber; the difference is in the timing.

Tough Times for India's Cellular Carriers
Shailaja V.R.
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The author discusses the factors underlying the current financial difficulties for India's cellular carriers. Unrealistic projections for subscriber growth and airtime usage are the primary reasons. In this article, she examines the reasons why subscriber growth and airtime usage have not developed as expected, the government response, and what the operators are doing now to survive.

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