Highway of Dreams - A Critical View Along the Information Superhighway

First Published in 1996. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

List of contents

Contents: Foreword. Preface. Introduction. A Technological Utopia. Historical Perspective: Lesson From the Past. History Repeats Itself: Lesson From Today. Technological Uncertainties. Financial Viability. Consumer Need. Business Considerations. Policy and Regulatory Issues. The Internet Exposed. Pitfalls of Trials. A Secret: The Superhighway Is Already Here! Dreams of the Future. A Final Perspective. Appendices: Technology Primer. Financial Tables.

About the author

Noll, A. Michael

Summary

Tracing the history of the telecommunications highway, this text explains the technological uncertainties and many of its services. It examines the impact of financial, policy, business, and consumer issues and suggests that these often have far greater impact on the future than technology alone.

Additional text

"Noll's tough-minded analysis of various aspects of the superhighway makes use of the history of the developments in communication technologies since the early 1960s."—CRT"...highly recommended for anyone interested in the marketing and policy aspects of electronic services to the home and business....With our eyes glued to the future, Noll's book is a timely reminder of the last 30 years of experience with the new ways of providing electronic information and entertainment."—Journal of the American Society for Information Science

Product details

• Authors: A. Michael Noll, Michael A. Noll, Noll A. Michael
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2021
• EAN: 9780805825572
• ISBN: 978-0-8058-2557-2
• No. of pages: 256
• Weight: 612 g
• Series: LEA Telecommunications Series; LEA Telecommunications Series
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Individual industrial sectors, branches; HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, COMPUTERS / Networking / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Media & Communications, COMPUTERS / History, Social and cultural history, History of engineering & technology, Computer networking & communications, Media, Information & Communication Industries, Internet Guides & Online Services, Internet guides and online services, COMPUTERS / Internet / Web Services & APIs, Computer networking and communications, History of Computing, digital and information technologies