Universal Service To Universal Access
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DATA POINTS, TRENDS AND PORTENTS:
This multi-part section is structured to illustrate the range of services and applications currently available, what role they play in today's telecommunications market, what competition may soon enter these application arenas, and what technology advances may drive their evolution. It is hoped that these brief overviews will aid the reader in grasping the complexity of telecommunications services and applications.
People rarely distinguish among data, information, knowledge and wisdom. But they are as different from each other and as interlocking as starch molecules, flour, bread, and the flavorful memory of a superb morning croissant.
-- Lewis Branscomb, Harvard professor and former IBM Scientist| PREV | CONTENTS | DATA POINTS | NEXT |