And They're Off! The Race to Fiber Optics.

Lewis, Joan E.

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ERIC Number: EJ469138

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Publication Date: 1993

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And They're Off! The Race to Fiber Optics.

Lewis, Joan E.

Technos, v2 n1 p8-12 Spr 1993

Describes fiber optic technology and discusses its use in distance learning and educational reform. Highlights include the quality of communications transmission systems; costs; Federal Communications Commission rules and regulations; cable television; networks, including the National Research and Education Network (NREN); government versus private ownership; and examples of distance learning programs. (LRW)

Descriptors: Cable Television, Communications, Computer Networks, Cost Effectiveness, Costs, Distance Education, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Regulation, Government Role, Higher Education, Information Networks, Ownership, Private Sector

Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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