A summary is presented of the deliberations of a workshop devoted to the National Research and Education Network (NREN). It also includes policy papers from 18 organizations that broadly represent NREN constituencies in government, education, and industry. The NREN is one of the major components of the High-Performance Computing Act of 1991 (Public Law 102-194). In the Act, Congress posed six questions about NREN policy, and asked for answers by December 1992. The workshop was held to develop informed commentary on the major issues of the congressional questions. Conclusions about the major issues that were widely shared are as follows: (1) the act and the program of the current administration are important first steps in network establishment; (2) the NREN should facilitate development of a national information infrastructure and provide tools for research and demonstrations of technology; (3) NREN should be a national network program supported by the communications infrastructure of the country; and (4) the NREN should be a truly national program with partners in industry, government, and higher education. Specific recommendations are made for policy questions, and other issues are developed. Two charts and four tables illustrate the discussion. Appendix A contains the 18 position papers from industry, universities, and interested bodies. Appendix B lists workshop participants. (SLD)