TY - BOOK ID - 7125760 TI - The first 100 feet : options for internet and broadband access AU - Hurley, Deborah AU - Keller, James PY - 1999 SN - 0262581604 0262287129 058508761X 9780262581608 9780262287128 9780585087610 PB - Cambridge (MA) ; London : M.I.T. Press, DB - UniCat KW - Telecommunication lines KW - Broadband communication systems KW - Internet KW - Electric utilities KW - Infrastructure (Economics) KW - Broadband communication systems. KW - Internet. KW - E-books KW - DARPA Internet KW - Internet (Computer network) KW - Wide area networks (Computer networks) KW - World Wide Web KW - Wideband communication systems KW - Telecommunication systems KW - Communication transmission lines KW - Lines, Telecommunication KW - Transmission lines KW - Electric lines KW - Telecommunication KW - Equipment and supplies KW - INFORMATION SCIENCE/Technology & Policy KW - Telecommunication lines - United States KW - Electric utilities - United States KW - Infrastructure (Economics) - United States UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:7125760 AB - "The growth of the Internet has been propelled in significant part by user investment in infrastructure: computers, internal wiring, and the connection to the Internet provider. This "bottom-up" investment minimizes the investment burden facing providers. New technologies such as wireless and data transmission over power lines, as well as deregulation of telecommunications and electric utilities, will provide new opportunities for user investment in intelligent infrastructure as leverage points for Internet and broadband access. Recasting the "problem of the last 100 feet" as "the opportunity of the first 100 feet," this book challenges individuals, businesses, and policymakers to rethink fundamental issues in telecommunications policy. The contributors look at options for Internet and broadband access from the perspective of homeowners, apartment complexes, and small businesses. They evaluate the opportunities and obstacles for bottom-up infrastructure development and the implications for traditional and alternative providers at the neighborhood, regional, and national levels. Already, some argue that Internet service will become the common denominator platform on which all other services can be carried." ER -