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Benchmarking Telecommunications in Developing Countries: A Poland Case Study
Kroder, Stanley L. , Ph.D.
Wilkinson, Gary F. , Ph.D.
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The authors use benchmarking and diffusion analysis to describe the changes within the telecommunications industry in a particular region to draw conclusions about telecom policy. By benchmarking telecom, they can compare the focal country's telecom infrastructure -- in this case, Poland -- to that of other countries and draw conclusions concerning the effectiveness of its telecom policies. They also use a basic diffusion model to draw policy implications concerning the pace of telecommunications infrastructure development. In this study, they compare Poland's telecom development at several levels to both its Central and Eastern European neighbors and the European Union and draw some conclusions from their findings.

Benchmarking Telecommunications in Developing Countries: A Poland Case Study (unabridged)
Kroder, Stanley L. , Ph.D.
Wilkinson, Gary F. , Ph.D.
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Stan Kroder and Gary Wilkinson's unabridged article, only available electronically

Bringing Enhanced Cable Services to Market: Forecasts and Analyses
Evans, Scott
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Provides a state-of-the-industry overview of cable. Included are recommendations for the industry plus financial analyses using different enhanced services models: video only, Internet only, video + Internet, video + voice, and combined services.

Broadband Access Ramps: The Inevitable Next Horizon
Wright, Terry
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Considers the drivers underlying the emergence of the publicly accessible broadband network. Begins by stepping back in history to look at similar change agents that produced paradigm shifts. Argues that the cable industry has the opportunity to be an influential catalyst in shaping the nature and timing for this evolution to broadband-accessed cyberspace, as it remolds its installed competitive advantage into the fundamental on-line services access transport.

Building Hybrid ATM Networks
Kapoor, Sanjay
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The author focuses on the LAN emulation specification which allows users to build hybrid networks that consist of both ATM and legacy-attached (e.g., Ethernet or Token Ring) nodes. He hopes that this article will help us better understand the benefits of LAN emulation in an ATM environment.

Building Internet Applications Through Technology
Litvak, Michael
Clare, Jeremy
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Provides an overview of how business functions are being transformed by electronic commerce applications and the specific technologies that are driving these applications, such as intelligent agents, cookies, and plug-ins. The authors describe these key technologies and their relationship to critical applications, as well as their business impact. Significant trends in this area are also highlighted.

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