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On Aug. 11, 1942 an immigrant, who was also a sultry, sophisticated movie star,see links below, and an avant garde musician, received U.S. Patent 2,292,387 on a "Secret Communication System." The patent described a jam-proof way of guiding torpedos by radio control and covered technologies that today are referred to as "frequency hopping" and "spread spectrum" , on which today's wireless data networking technology is based. 4,000 years of women in science,
People Magazine, Ecstasy and Me My Life As A Woman, .Not Just another Pretty Face , Recognition At Last:
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Introductory Remarks by John Cavallini for the FIRST 100 FEET WORKSHOP
"We in the Office of Energy Research in the Department of Energy are proud and very pleased to co-sponsor the 1st 100 Feet Workshop on this very timely and relevant topic to the larger Internet II, Next Generation Internet and Global Information Iinfrastructure discussions going on in the R&D community today."
- Fiber 101 - a fiber primer by Corning
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CIENA Corporation entered a new segment of the dense wavelength division multiplexing (DWDM) market today with the announcement of MultiWave Firefly - Sept. 5 1997
LINTHICUM, Md., Sept. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- CIENA Corporation (Nasdaq: CIEN) entered a new segment of the dense wavelength division multiplexing (DWDM) market today with the announcement of MultiWave Firefly(TM), a new product designed for point-to-point short-haul applications in the public network, and MultiWave Metro(TM), a product now in development for ring-based metropolitan network applications.
MultiWave Firefly is a DWDM transport system which will enable local exchange carriers (LECs) to cost effectively expand the bandwidth of existing fiberoptic cable by up to 24 times its current capacity providing much-needed relief on fiber constrained networks.
- ABAG-Telecomm Network Bay Area local government and telecommunication
- Alliance for Community Media Access: Building Community through Electronic Media
- FCC Home Page
- The FCC's Universal Service and Access Reform Decisions On May 7, 1997, the FCC adopted changes to its system of interstate access charges to make them compatible with the pro-competitive deregulatory framework established by the Telecommunications Act of 1996. The Commission took a series of actions to reduce long-distance rates and to allow the costs of phone service to be recovered in a more economically-efficient manner. Included in this package were changes in the rate structure for additional phone lines used by residential customers. At the same time, the FCC also adopted rules to implement a new system of universal service, as directed by Congress in the 1996 Act. This fact sheet addresses some of the questions that have been raised about what the FCC did -- and did not do.
- The New Definition of Universal Service Federal Communications Commission Chairman Reed Hundt identified universal service as one of the three main goals of the Telecommunications Act of 1996. After months of deliberation and recommendations from the public and a board composed of both Federal and state telecommunications regulators, the Federal Communications Commission recently decided how to define universal service, who the beneficiaries will be, what it will cost, who will be responsible for contributing to support mechanisms, and who will be responsible for providing the actual services.
- Social Contract For Comcast Cable Communications, Inc. Available For Comment The FCC Seeks Comment On A Proposed Social Contract With Comcast Cable Communications, Inc. That Provides Increased Investment in Cable Tv Infrastructure and Service To Public Libraries and Schools
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Telcos Challenge Universal Service Fund(Detroit Free Press - Jun. 26, 1997) A federal attempt to link all schools, libraries and rural
health-care providers to the Internet has run into a roadblock and
could be derailed indefinitely.
Several telecommunications companies are challenging a FCC order requiring local and long-distance
telephone companies to pay into a "universal service" fund.
- WirelessNOW is the paid service for news and events in the wireless industry.
- Cyberspace and the American Dream: A Magna Carta for the Knowledge Age This statement represents the cumulative wisdom and innovation of many dozens of people. It is based primarily on the thoughts of four "co-authors": Ms. Esther Dyson; Mr. George Gilder; Dr. George Keyworth; and Dr. Alvin Toffler.
- Gilder Articles Index This series of articles by George Gilder provides some interesting background that may help prepare readers to better understand and place in proper perspective, the concepts and technologies related to what the popular press has chosen to label "The National Data Super Highway." Published in Forbes ASAP
- The Shattering of the Cable T.V. Monopoly by George Gilder The entire landscape of companies that we currently think of when we talk about telecommunications competition is about to be entirely transformed. The cable companies and regional Bell phone companies and long distance carriers, all of these different entities which people imagine are somehow permanent players are going to assume an entirely different configuration over the next five years or so.
- TELECOM Digest and Archives
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Phone Plan Rate Comparison The Salestar WebPricer is a special automated call pricing tool which enables you to easily determine the cost of state-to-state residential calls. The WebPricer contains long distance plans offered by some of the major service providers in order for you to compare costs for the desired calls. In partnership with Telecommunications Research& Action Center (TRAC), Salestar provides this service free of charge to the general public.
- TCI threats San Bruno San Mateo Times 5/16/97 - Cable giant TCI warned Thursday that it may challenge San Bruno's
municipal cable service on its home turf if the city expands operations
into other North County cities -- an idea local officials have been
discussing informally in recent months
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Citizens for Better Cable in Boulder - Ask You To Just Say NO TO TCI A look at the successful grassroots campaign waged against renewal of TCI's cable television franchise in Boulder, Colorado, which voters rejected by a 2 to 1 margin in the November election. A recent survey of residents found 45% had past or present problems with TCI. Eighty percent had problems with the franchise proposed -- 27.5% opposed the length of the franchise. Here's a long-winded description of the arguments made against TCI by a grassroot group.
- Telecom Information Resources (over 3000 links) This document contains references to information sources relating to the technical, economic, public policy, and social aspects of telecommunications. All forms of telecommunication, including, voice, data, video, wired, wireless, cable TV, and satellite, are included.
- Research Labs and Institutes
- Shrewsbury, MA
- The Convergence of Internet and Wireless Communications As the Internet asserts itself as the most important source of public, corporate and private information the world over, it seems natural that wireless subscribers will also want convenient access to Internet information. In fact, recent qualitative and quantitative market research demonstrated that there is a significant market opportunity in providing such access. Both wireless Internet email and access to information services are compelling to customers.
- Hybrid Fiber-Coax Networks: Bringing More Bandwidth to Residential Subscribers The Hybrid Fiber-Coax Network is an emerging cable architecture for providing residential video, voice telephony, data, and other interactive services to subscribers' homes over fiber optic and coaxial cables. An HFC network can provide the bandwidth that some multimedia applications require, using the spectrum from 5 MHz to 450 MHz for conventional downstream analog information, and the spectrum from 450 MHz to 750 MHz for digital broadcast services such as voice and video telephony, video-on-demand, and interactive television.
- Cable Modem Resources on the Web by David Gingold MIT Research Program on Communications Policy
- MPT Japan - Ministry of Post and Telecommunications
- The Name of the Game These Days Is Technology (NYT August 11, 1996 ) In a society that has become utterly dependent on computers and instant communications, technology is becoming as important in the process of office design as decisions on layout and amenities. Some aspects of technology, like the computer animation, are highly visible demonstration devices. But more of it is in the largely unseen infrastructure, with the emphasis on wiring and devices to provide for an ever greater flow, and on communications and power facilities to keep operations running through almost any foreseeable calamity.
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Rheingold's Electric Minds: Virtual Community Seeks Profits(NYT- August 14, 1996 ) The idea for the Social Web is the latest incarnation of a vision that the iconoclastic Rheingold has projected for many years. It is also the vision that he popularized in his 1993 book, Virtual Community: Homesteading on the Electronic Frontier, in which he argued that the various venues of cyberspace could enhance communication and provide a sense of community and belonging that is missing in much of conventional social interaction.
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The Road Ahead: A Basic Guide to the Information Super-Highway This document is based on a three-part series that ran in the San Jose Mecury News December 4 - 6, 1994.
- The WorldWideWeb Acronym and Abbreviation Server This is the list of acronyms and abbreviations in the Network Acronym and Abbreviation Server at iruccvax.ucc
- Communication, Technology and Society Glossary
- Acronym Reference List This list provides expansions of various and sundry acronyms used in networking, telecommunications, and many areas of computer science.
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Phone competition off to a slow start; ratepayers waiting (San Jose Merc 6/30/1997) Nearly 18 months have passed since the signing of the Telecommunications Act of 1996. Pacific Bell was supposed to be offering long-distance service. AT&T was supposed to be offering local phone service. TCI Cable was supposed to be doing both.
None of this has happened in any significant measure, especially in the local telephone market.
In fact, true competition is so far off for residential phone users that many telecommunications analysts believe it won't happen for decades, if at all.
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Phone Plan Rate Comparison The Salestar WebPricer is a special automated call pricing tool which enables you to easily determine the cost of state-to-state residential calls. The WebPricer contains long distance plans offered by some of the major service providers in order for you to compare costs for the desired calls. In partnership with Telecommunications Research& Action Center (TRAC), Salestar provides this service free of charge to the general public.
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Residential Telecommunications Wiring Primer - HomeTech Solutions In recent years wiring standards for telecommunication devices in the
home have become much more sophisticated. The simple quad wire (four
wire, non-twisted telephone station wire) that was standard for so
many years is no longer acceptable for modern residential systems.
This document provides how to information for selecting and
installing telecommunication wiring in your home. It is most useful
for prewiring a home while the walls are still open. It is also
helpful for retrofitting an existing home where updating the
telecommunications wiring is needed to support computer connections
and other high bandwidth applications.
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