Civilizing Cyberspace Policy, Power, and the Information Superhighway

• Main Author: Miller, Steven E (Author)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: Reading, Massachusetts Addison-Wesley 1996
• Subjects: Information superhighway > United States; Cyberspace > United States
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• Item Description: Includes index
• Physical Description: xvii, 413 pages 24 cm
• ISBN: 0201847604; 9780201847604

"Steve Miller has written a readable, thought-provoking guide to the information policy conundrums of the age. He is at his best when he pierces the rhetorical redoubt of deregulation and asks what results we are seeking -- bigger monopolies? broader competition? an information elite? -- from public action. E-mail to policy makers: Read This Book." --Rep. Edward J. Markey, U.S. Congress "Finally, here is a book that clarifies the issues and lets those of us who are not computer jocks -- female or male -- understand what's going on behind the headlines so that we may become part of the decision-making process." --Letty Cottin Pogrebin, founding editor, Ms. Magazine The Information Superhighway explained! This is the book that lets the rest of us finally understand what it is, what impact it will have, and what we can do to shape our own future. What is behind the headline-grabbing mega-mergers of media companies besides speculative grabbing after windfall profits? Will deregulation and competition lead to widespread service, lower costs, and consumer satisfaction or information redlining, higher prices, and teleconglomerate monopoly?Who will benefit and who will be hurt if the United States uses high technology for competitive advantage in the global market?