Making connections : understanding the convergence of phones, TV, cable, and computers

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"Report on the current state of telecommunications, as AT&T and the Baby Bells leverage broad-band cable technology to wrestle for market share. Along with TV shows, cable can handle voice communic...

"Report on the current state of telecommunications, as AT&T and the Baby Bells leverage broad-band cable technology to wrestle for market share. Along with TV shows, cable can handle voice communications, e-mail, Web access, and more--simultaneously. Part two questions the complexities of a total information environment where voice recognition and video conferencing technologies seamlessly blend the Internet, telephony, and television. Will consumers be able to cope with all the new choices?"--Container.

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