Communications policy and information technology : promises, problems, prospects /
Communications policy and information technology : promises, problems, prospects /
edited by Lorrie Faith Cranor and Shane Greenstein.
- Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, ©2002.
- 1 online resource (xxiii, 415 pages) : illustrations
- Telecommunications policy research conference .
- Telecommunications policy research. .
"29th Research Conference on Information, Communication, and Internet Policy, Washington, D.C., 2001"--Preface. "Published in association with the Telecommunications Policy Research Conference"--Preliminary page.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Preface / Introduction / ICANN, "Internet stability," and the new top level domains / ENUM: the collision of telephony and DNS policy / On target? The shifting standards for determining Internet jurisdiction / Security considerations for remote electronic voting over the Internet / Signing initiative petitions online: possibilities, problems, and prospects / Efficient choice, inefficient democracy? The implications of cable and Internet access for political knowledge and voter turnout / Assessing the effectiveness of section 271 five years after the Telecommunications Act of 1996 / Competitive analysis of international long distance calling / Ownership concentration and product variety in daily newspaper markets / Best effort versus spectrum markets: 802.11 versus 3G / Property rights, flexible spectrum use, and satellite v. terrestrial uses and users / Stronger than barbed wire: how geo-policy barriers construct rural Internet access / Telecommunications and rural economics: findings from the Appalachian region / Universal service in times of reform: affordability and accessibility of telecommunication services in Latin America / Bringing the Internet to schools: the U.S. and E.U. policies / Lorrie Faith Cranor -- Lorrie Faith Cranor, Shane Greenstein -- Jonathan Weinberg -- Robert Cannon -- Michael A. Geist -- Avi Rubin -- Walter Baer -- Markus Prior -- Daniel R. Shiman, Jessica Rosenworcel -- Sean Ennis -- Lisa Megargle George -- Lee McKnight, William Lehr, Raymond Linsenmayer -- Douglas W. Webbink -- Kyle Nicholas -- Sharon Strover, Michael Oden, Nobuya Inagaki -- Martha Fuentes-Bautista -- Michelle S. Kosmidis. I. Regulatory conundrums and the Internet -- II. Digital democracy: prospects and possibilities -- III. Monopoly and competition in communications markets -- IV. Future of wireless communications -- V. Expanding the understanding of universal service --
New technologies, although developed with optimism, often fall short of their predicted potential and create new problems. Communications technologies are no different. Their utopian proponents claim that universal access to advanced communications technologies can help to feed the hungry, cure the sick, educate the illiterate, improve the global standard of living, and ultimately bring about world peace. The sobering reality is that while communications technologies have a role to play in making the world a better place, the impact of any specific technological advance is likely to be modest. The limitations of new technologies are often not inherent in the technologies themselves but the result of regulatory or economic constraints. While the capability may exist to deliver any information anywhere in the world, many people lack the money to pay for it, the equipment to access it, the skills to use it, or even the knowledge that it might be useful to them. This book examines the complex ways in which communication technologies and policies affect the people whose lives they are intended to improve. The areas of discussion include Internet regulation, electronic voting and petitioning, monopoly and competition in communications markets, the future of wireless communications, and the concept of universal service.
English.
9780262270939 (electronic bk.) 0262270935 (electronic bk.) 0585446482 (electronic bk.) 9780585446486 (electronic bk.) 0262292491 9780262292498 9780262527279 (print) 0262527278 (alk. paper) (alk. paper)
1953 MIT Press 9780262270939 MIT Press
2002026347
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Telecommunication policy--Congresses.
Information technology--Congresses.
Télécommunications--Politique gouvernementale--Congrès.
Technologie de l'information--Congrès.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS--Industries--Media & Communications.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING--Telecommunications.
Information technology.
Telecommunication policy.
Telekommunikationspolitik
Informationstechnik
Kongress
Telecommunicatie.
Informatietechnologie.
Beleidsvorming.
INFORMATION SCIENCE/Technology & Policy
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
Conference papers and proceedings.
Conference papers and proceedings.
Actes de congrès.
HE7645 / .R47 2001eb
384
"29th Research Conference on Information, Communication, and Internet Policy, Washington, D.C., 2001"--Preface. "Published in association with the Telecommunications Policy Research Conference"--Preliminary page.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Preface / Introduction / ICANN, "Internet stability," and the new top level domains / ENUM: the collision of telephony and DNS policy / On target? The shifting standards for determining Internet jurisdiction / Security considerations for remote electronic voting over the Internet / Signing initiative petitions online: possibilities, problems, and prospects / Efficient choice, inefficient democracy? The implications of cable and Internet access for political knowledge and voter turnout / Assessing the effectiveness of section 271 five years after the Telecommunications Act of 1996 / Competitive analysis of international long distance calling / Ownership concentration and product variety in daily newspaper markets / Best effort versus spectrum markets: 802.11 versus 3G / Property rights, flexible spectrum use, and satellite v. terrestrial uses and users / Stronger than barbed wire: how geo-policy barriers construct rural Internet access / Telecommunications and rural economics: findings from the Appalachian region / Universal service in times of reform: affordability and accessibility of telecommunication services in Latin America / Bringing the Internet to schools: the U.S. and E.U. policies / Lorrie Faith Cranor -- Lorrie Faith Cranor, Shane Greenstein -- Jonathan Weinberg -- Robert Cannon -- Michael A. Geist -- Avi Rubin -- Walter Baer -- Markus Prior -- Daniel R. Shiman, Jessica Rosenworcel -- Sean Ennis -- Lisa Megargle George -- Lee McKnight, William Lehr, Raymond Linsenmayer -- Douglas W. Webbink -- Kyle Nicholas -- Sharon Strover, Michael Oden, Nobuya Inagaki -- Martha Fuentes-Bautista -- Michelle S. Kosmidis. I. Regulatory conundrums and the Internet -- II. Digital democracy: prospects and possibilities -- III. Monopoly and competition in communications markets -- IV. Future of wireless communications -- V. Expanding the understanding of universal service --
New technologies, although developed with optimism, often fall short of their predicted potential and create new problems. Communications technologies are no different. Their utopian proponents claim that universal access to advanced communications technologies can help to feed the hungry, cure the sick, educate the illiterate, improve the global standard of living, and ultimately bring about world peace. The sobering reality is that while communications technologies have a role to play in making the world a better place, the impact of any specific technological advance is likely to be modest. The limitations of new technologies are often not inherent in the technologies themselves but the result of regulatory or economic constraints. While the capability may exist to deliver any information anywhere in the world, many people lack the money to pay for it, the equipment to access it, the skills to use it, or even the knowledge that it might be useful to them. This book examines the complex ways in which communication technologies and policies affect the people whose lives they are intended to improve. The areas of discussion include Internet regulation, electronic voting and petitioning, monopoly and competition in communications markets, the future of wireless communications, and the concept of universal service.
English.
9780262270939 (electronic bk.) 0262270935 (electronic bk.) 0585446482 (electronic bk.) 9780585446486 (electronic bk.) 0262292491 9780262292498 9780262527279 (print) 0262527278 (alk. paper) (alk. paper)
1953 MIT Press 9780262270939 MIT Press
2002026347
GBA2-68967 GBA268967 bnb
Telecommunication policy--Congresses.
Information technology--Congresses.
Télécommunications--Politique gouvernementale--Congrès.
Technologie de l'information--Congrès.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS--Industries--Media & Communications.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING--Telecommunications.
Information technology.
Telecommunication policy.
Telekommunikationspolitik
Informationstechnik
Kongress
Telecommunicatie.
Informatietechnologie.
Beleidsvorming.
INFORMATION SCIENCE/Technology & Policy
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
Conference papers and proceedings.
Conference papers and proceedings.
Actes de congrès.
HE7645 / .R47 2001eb
384