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The internet religious war

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The explosive growth of the Internet is one of the major developments of recent times, with profound implications for telecommunications policy. Connectivity is now growing by 8% per month as more and more individuals, not content to be dictated to by PTOs, are becoming sophisticated users. Yet little attention has been given to the implications of Internet developments for standards making or network development in mainstream policy debate. This Comment, based on a review of Carl Malamud's book, Exploring the Internet, elaborates some of the issues raised there. At its heart, the debate is not just about the efficacy of two sets of standards (TCP/IP versus OSI) but is about the shift to a new paradigm in standardization and control of network development.

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  • Drake, William J., 1993. "The internet religious war," Telecommunications Policy, Elsevier, vol. 17(9), pages 643-649, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:telpol:v:17:y:1993:i:9:p:643-649
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