analyze, design, and implement these Internet information exchanges. This book is an introduction to the emerging field of …

The Internet has rapidly become an important element of the economic system. The lack of accepted metrics for economic … analysis of Internet transactions is therefore increasingly problematic. This book, one of the first to bring together research … on Internet engineering and economics, attempts to establish such metrics. …

ask what today's innovation in mass communication, the Internet, will mean for political communities. In his book … experiences in the traditional media. Because of technical features such as end-to-end design, the Internet and the World …

Internet access is determined by a combination of a widely available telecommunication infrastructure and affordability … of Internet services, which are closely related to government policies (IT Group. (1999). Like other countries, both … Australia and China have considered the Internet a powerful tool for national development economically and socially. As Internet …

Internet access. Second, low Internet subscription rates characterize those who have the potential for access. Factors … hypothesized to influence Internet subscription among those with the potential for access include: Economic development …, international Internet bandwidth, domestic Internet hosts, ISP market structure, the cost of a local telephone call, and whether …

future in the US, Japan and Europe, this paper provides a cohesive vision of how wireless communication, voice over Internet …. Although the competitive structure of the Internet is relatively open, several factors, such as frequency allocation policy and …

between the telephone network, wireless networks, the Internet, and cable networks. This convergence will pose additional …

The geography of today's Internet infrastructure is grounded in the fiber installations, routers, switches and central … examines the current structure and location patterns of Internet infrastructure hardware in the USA and how content … insight into how the geography of infrastructure hardware is influencing Internet technology and business. …