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SUBSCRIPTION  CIRCULAR   No. 157CORR
	Geneva, 12 September 1995

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	World Telecommunication Development Report: 
	Information Infrastructures
	(2nd Edition, 1995)

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WORLD TELECOMMUNICATION DEVELOPMENT REPORT 1995
INFORMATION INFRASTRUCTURES
(2nd Edition, 1995)

	The second edition of the ITU World Telecommunication Development Report will be published in October 1995 to coincide with TELECOM 95. The report, which will be around 200 pages in length, will explore specific themes related to the topic of Information Infrastructures, including the convergence between telecommunications, computing and broadcasting; the development of multimedia products and services; regulatory aspects of information superhighways and the relevance of multimedia to developing countries.
	The barriers which once separated the three sectors of the information industry -- telecommunications, computing and broadcasting -- are breaking down now that each sector can process and exchange information in a digital form. Technological convergence is creating a new range of multimedia products and services. Public computer networks, such as the Internet, are becoming the basis for new forms of electronic interaction between individuals and companies. The talk is of fibre-based  Information Infrastructures which will herald a new era of information access and electronic entertainment. The 1995 World Telecommunication Development Report examines the way telecommunications network operators, service providers, governments and users around the world are preparing for a multimedia future. The report has been written from the perspective of the telecommunications sector. For that reason, it is concerned primarily with the way in which multimedia services are likely to be communicated and networked, rather than the equally interesting aspects of software, content and hardware. Furthermore, while firms active in the broadcasting and computing sectors may find much here to interest them, the aim of the report is to focus more on the implications for telecommunications service providers.
	The report is structured around specific themes. The information society examines the transformation of the world economy from industrialisation to informatization and the economic impact of the information industry, both in its own right and as a catalyst for other industries. The social-cultural benefits and costs of information infrastructures are examined, as is the relevance of advanced communications facilities for developing countries. Convergence provides an overview of the worldwide communications market and the merging of the telecommunications, entertainment and computing industries. National policies examines government strategies for developing information infrastructures. It reviews different national policies aimed at promoting the development of information infrastructures. Corporate strategies examines telecommunication company strategies in light of growing competition and diversified services. Information infrastructures looks at technologies for switching, transmission and interacting with geographically dispersed multimedia resources. From voice to multimedia covers the likely applications that will be available over the information infrastructure. Regulation in a multimedia world looks at new regulatory issues emerging in the building and operation of information infrastructures including conflicts between telecommunication, broadcasting and computer regulation, and the international issues that are likely to arise. The Future revealed examines how ready the world is for multimedia, when it might be here, and who will be the likely winners and losers.
	The World Telecommunication Indicators, 1995 forms the second part of the report and presents the latest comparable data available on the development of communications services in some 200 economies worldwide. As well as providing the traditional range of telecommunication indicators, this section has been extended for this edition to cover other communication statistics such as cable television, personal computer markets and Internet access. This database is also available on diskette, or via the Internet (please see Subscription Circular N°.160).
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Date of publication :	October 1995	
Size :	A4 (21 x 29.7 cm)	
Number of pages :	about 200	
Languages :	Separate Editions (French, English, Spanish)	
Price :		Swiss francs

Catalogue Price	100.-
ITU Administrations + “m” members	85.-
Least Developed Countries	60.-	
ISBN :		English :	92-61-05661-X
French:	92-61-05662-8
Spanish:	92-61-05663-6	

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