Revolution in the U.S. Information Infrastructure

While societies have always had information infrastructures, the power and reach of today's information technologies offer opportunities to transform work and family lives in an unprecedented fashion. This volume, a collection of six papers presented at the 1994 National Academy of Engineering Meeting Technical Session, presents a range of views on the subject of the revolution in the U.S. information infrastructure. The papers cover a variety of current issues including an overview of the technological developments driving the evolution of information infrastructures and where they will lead; the development of the Internet, particularly the government's role in its evolution; the impact of regulatory reform and antitrust enforcement on the telecommunications revolution; and perspectives from the computer, wireless, and satellite communications industries.Table of ContentsFront MatterThe Evolution of Information Infrastructures: The Competitive Search for SolutionsThe Role of Government in the Evolution of the InternetThe Promise of the National Information InfrastructureSatellite Communications in the Global Information InfrastructureCurrent Trends and Likely Futures in Wireless SystemsAntitrust Enforcement and the Telecommunications Revolution: Friends, Not Enemies