Critical Connections: Communication for the Future

OTA-CIT-407
NTIS order #PB90-182742

Report cover
Full Report ~11448K
Front Matter ~38K
Table of Contents ~3K

Chapters
1: Summary ~740K

Part I: Changing Communication Infrastructure, Goals, and Policymaking
2: Conceptual Framework for Analyzing Communication Issues ~221K
3: New Technologies and Changing Interdependencies in the Communication Infrastructure ~1041K
4: The Impact of New Technologies on Communication Goals and Policymaking ~866K

Part II: Opportunities and Constraints Provided by New Communication Technologies in the Business Arena
5: Communication and Comparative Advantage in the Business Arena ~1012K
6: Communication and the Democratic Process ~1008K
7: Communication and the Production of Culture ~954K
8: Communication and the Individual ~946K

Part III: Crosscutting Communication Issues and Alternative Policy Strategies for Their Resolution
9: Equitable Access to Communication Opportunities ~1131K
10: Security and Survivability of the Communication Infrastructure ~631K
11: Interoperability in the Communication Infrastructure ~985K
12: Modernization and Technological Development in the U.S. Communication Infrastructure ~1127K
13: Jurisdictional Issues in the Formulation and Implementation of National Communication Policy ~812K

Appendices
A: Workshop Participants ~1K
B: Reviewers and Contributors ~13K
C: List of Contractor Reports ~8K
D: List of Acronyms ~102K