Telecommunications Strategy for Economic Development

Strategies linking the dynamic and changing world of telecommunication to local desires for economic growth are at the heart of this important book. In the age of information, grass roots political leaders have discovered telecommunications as they seek to boost local employment and community well-being. Taking the cases of Richardson, Texas, a Dallas suburb that has attracted over 50,000 high-tech jobs, city-state Singapore, which has successfully upgraded its telecommunications infrastructure to lure information-intensive companies, Atlanta, using the 1996 Olympics to advance its information-technology base, and others, the authors critically examine the successes and failures of each. Their conclusions will be invaluable to planners, politicians, and scholars who want to know whether and how advanced telecommunications infrastructure leads to accelerated economic development.

List of contents

Foreword by John Patrick Crecine
Information Superhighways
State Policies
Texas Telecom Corridor
High-Tech Singapore
Our Field of Dreams
Fully Fiber and All Digital Too
High-Tech Olympics
Winning with Telecommunications?
Appendix 1: Survey of State Regulations
Appendix 2: Directory, Texas Telecom Corridor
Appendix 3: Glossary
Bibliography
Index

About the author

Jan L. Youtie

Product details

• Authors: William H. Read, Jan L. Youtie, Youtie Jan L.
• Publisher: Bloomsbury
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 23.05.1996
• EAN: 9780275954154
• ISBN: 978-0-275-95415-4
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Technology > Electronics, electrical engineering, communications engineering; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Economy, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Media & Communications, Political Economy, Postal & Telecommunications Industries