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Fiber : the coming tech revolution- and why America might miss it /

Crawford, Susan P., 1963- author

Overview

The world of 5G, the next generation of telecommunication technology, will be as different from what came before as the world after the advent of electricity. The massive amounts of data we'll be able to stream through fiber-optic connections will enable a degree of virtual presence that will radically transform health care, education, urban administration and services, agriculture, retail sales, and offices. Yet all of those transformations will pale in comparison to the innovations that we can't even imagine today. In a fascinating account combining legal expertise with compelling on-the-ground reporting, Susan Crawford reveals how the giant corporations that control cable and internet access in the United States use their tremendous lobbying power to tilt the playing field against competition, holding back the infrastructure improvements necessary for the country to move forward. And she shows how a few cities and towns are fighting monopoly power to bring the next technological revolution to their communities.

• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Subject: Optical fiber communication. / Fiber optics. / Telecommunication Social aspects United States. / Information technology Social aspects United States.
• ISBN: 9780300228502, 0300228503

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Call Number	Copies	Material	Location
TK5103.592.F52 C73 2018	1	BOOK	AUTOSTORE