The Telecom Act, the Internet, and Higher Education.

Hundt, Reed

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ERIC Number: EJ601825

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1999

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The Telecom Act, the Internet, and Higher Education.

Hundt, Reed

Educom Review, v34 n6 p14-16,18,48-51 Nov-Dec 1999

Explains political factors in the development of the 1966 Telecommunications Act and how it helped elementary and secondary education in acquiring computers to connect to the Internet; describes the communications revolution; considers the role of government; and discusses how the Internet is changing the entire system of higher education. (LRW)

Descriptors: Access to Computers, Computer Assisted Instruction, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education, Government Role, Higher Education, Internet, Political Issues

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Telecommunications Act 1996

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