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A private view of the digital world

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  • Schiller, Dan
  • Fregoso, RosaLinda

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Surveying the movement towards digitization of communications, the authors of this article identify two conflicting models of development. The first, which they term the in-house model, is the extension of private networks controlled by the major corporate users of telecommunications; the second, epitomized by ISDN, aims to update the public telephone network. Examination of trends over the past 30 years shows that the in-house model is triumphing almost everywhere. The advantages to the Western corporations and financial institutions are obvious, but the supposed benefits to the less-developed countries, in particular, could be a cruel illusion.

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  • Schiller, Dan & Fregoso, RosaLinda, 1991. "A private view of the digital world," Telecommunications Policy, Elsevier, vol. 15(3), pages 195-208, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:telpol:v:15:y:1991:i:3:p:195-208
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    1. Banker, Rajiv D. & Chang, Hsi-Hui & Majumdar, Sumit K., 1998. "Economies of scope in the U.S. telecommunications industry1," Information Economics and Policy, Elsevier, vol. 10(2), pages 253-272, June.

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