The Internet, a system of interconnected computer networks primarily in the USA, can be
seen as an experiment in the development, deployment and use of high-speed networks …

What most of us know as" the Internet" is actually a set of largely autonomous, loosely
coordinated communication networks. As the influence of the Internet continues to grow …

Most people would agree that the Internet is one of the great technical and business success
stories of the 20th century, notwithstanding the financial losses that have been experienced …

CHARLES H. FERGUSON data service, high-speed Internet service for websites, and
groups of twenty-four voice telephone lines. Increasingly, all information and communication …

The current universal service policies for the Internet focus almost entirely on physical
connectivity. This emphasis is misplaced because the Internet is an overlay network that …

On September 15, 1993, the Clinton Administration formally launched its National
Information Infrastructure initiative, an initiative that, in rhetorical terms if not in dollars, ranks …

ABSTRACT From the Book: This book explains how to connect your computer or network to
the world's largest computer network and community of computer users: the Internet. The …

This report documents a study by the Berkman Center for Internet and Society at Harvard
University to review international experiences with broadband and plans for next generation …

This article reviews accounts of the origins and growth of the global Internet with an interest
in their implications for the future. Many accounts take overly restricted views of technical …

Broadband communication expands our opportunities for entertainment, e-commerce and
work at home, health care, education, and even e-government. It can make the Internet more …