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The Changing Nature of Telecommunications/Information Infrastructure

The Changing Nature of Telecommunications/Information Infrastructure

  • Publisher: National Academies Press
  • ISBN: 9780309050913
  • eISBN Pdf: 9780309586986
  • eISBN Epub: 9780309176705
  • Place of publication:  United States
  • Year of digital publication: 1995
  • Month: March
  • Pages: 241
  • Language: English

Advancement of telecommunications and information infrastructure occurs largely through private investment. The government affects the rate and direction of this progress through regulation and public investment. This book presents a range of positions and perspectives on those two classes of policy mechanism, providing a succinct analysis followed by papers prepared by experts in telecommunications policy and applications.

  • 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

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