Universal access and its asymmetries : the untold story of the last 200 years / Harmeet Sawhney and Hamid R. Ekbia.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sawhney, Harmeet Singh, 1960- author.

Ekbia, H. R. (Hamid Reza), 1955- author.

Series:

Information policy series.

Information policy series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Digital divide--United States--History.

Digital divide.

Poor--Information services--Government policy--United States--History.

Poor.

Community information services--United States--History.

Community information services.

Discrimination in municipal services--United States--History.

Discrimination in municipal services.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (237 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Untold story of the last two hundred years

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, [2022]

Summary:

"The pandemic has raised awareness of the need for universal access to high speed internet service in the United States. This book shows us that the debate about internet access is but the latest chapter in a long history of debates about universal service in the United States. This book analyzes the history, costs, and benefits of providing universal access to technologies and services, including education, postal service, telephone service, electrification, public libraries, and Internet"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Postal system

Education

Electrification

Telephony

Public libraries

Broadcasting

Internet.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.

Other Format:

Print version: Sawhney, Harmeet Singh, 1960- Universal access and its asymmetries.

ISBN:

0-262-37297-5

0-262-37298-3

OCLC:

1352969907