The changing nature of telecommunications/information infrastructure / Steering Committee on the Changing Nature of Telecommunications/Information Infrastructure, Computer Science and Telecommunications Board, Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Applications, National Research Council.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

National Research Council (U.S.)

National Research Council (U.S.). Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Applications.

National Research Council (U.S.). Computer Science and Telecommunications Board.

National Research Council (U.S.). Steering Committee on the Changing Nature of Telecommunications/Information Infrastructure.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Information superhighway--United States.

Information superhighway.

Telecommunication--United States.

Telecommunication.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (240 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, DC : National Academy Press, 1995.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.

Contents:

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

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

Intellectual Property

Content Controls

Public Space and Information

Distribution

Infrastructure

Universal Service

User Control

Privacy

Information Literacy.

CONCLUSION

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

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

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

NOTE

Future Roles of Libraries in Citizen Access to Information Resources through the National Information Infrastructure

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

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

State Regulatory Policies and the Telecommunications/Information Infrastructure

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

The Prospects for Meaningful Competition in Local Telecommunications

PROSPECTS FOR COMPETITION

Cable Company Competition with Telephone Companies

Telephone Company Competition with Cable Companies

SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS

Regulation and Optimal Technological Change: Not Whether, But How

The Future of Telecommunications Regulation: The Hard Work is Just Beginning

PURPOSES OF REGULATION

INFLATED MONOPOLY RATES AS A CUSHION AGAINST COMPETITION

RATEPAYERS AS INVOLUNTARY INVESTORS

ACKNOWLEDGMENT

REFERENCE

NOTES.

Costs and Cross-Subsidies in Telecommunications

Economic Ramifications of the Need for Universal Telecommunications Service

Discussion

Part 3 Public Investment in Telecommunications Infrastructure

Introduction to Part 3

Government Investment in Telecommunications Infrastructure

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

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

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&amp

D AND COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY

D AND NETWORKING.

REFERENCES

Perspective of the Noncarrier Transport Provider

Appendix Contributors And Participants.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9786610193431

9780309176705

0309176700

9781280193439

1280193433

9780309586986

0309586984

9780585020020

0585020027

OCLC:

42328746