Broadband: Bringing Home the Bits (2002)

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C List of White Papers Received As input to its ongoing study of broadband last mile technology is- sues and options, the Computer Science and Telecommunications Board issued a call for white papers in summer 2000. The papers (arranged alphabetically by authors’ last names) are available for download at CSTB’s Web site, <www.cstb.org>. Please note that circulation of these white papers does not constitute endorsement of them by the Committee on Broadband Last Mile Technology, the Computer Science and Telecom- munications Board, or the National Academies. “Factors Influencing Investment in Residential Broadband Equipment and Services—A Venture Capital Perspective” George Abe, Palomar Ventures “Broadband Satellite Networks for Last Mile Technology” Ian F. Akyildiz, Georgia Institute of Technology “Ethernet Broadband Networking” Andreas Bechtolsheim and David Cheriton, Cisco Systems “Broadband Services to Rural Western Massachusetts” Edward Ciesla, Flack & Kurtz Consulting Engineers 307 

308 APPENDIX C “Access to What? First Mile Issues for Rural Broadband” Richard Civille, Richard Civille and Associates; Michael Gurstein, Michael Gurstein and Associates; Kenneth Pigg, University of Missouri at Columbia “Last Mile Connectivity Utilizing Fiber Satellite Solutions” Tom Dennett, Harmonic Data Systems “High Bandwidth, Applications, and Economic Development: Let’s Tie It Together!” Sylvie Doucet, Planned Approach, Inc. “Broadband Access Over Inverse Multiplexed Copper” Einar Edvardsen, Telenor R&D “Getting Tele/Tech on Local Government Radar” Richard Esposto, Western Integrated Networks “Technology Developments for Quality Multimedia Delivery for Resi- dences: Coupling of the Broadband and Home Network Technologies” Aura Ganz, University of Massachusetts “Regulatory Issues, Pricing, and Access to Public Utility Right-of-Way” Henry Kilpatrick and Paul Baker, Georgia Institute of Technology “The Use of Satellite Technology for Last Mile Broadband Access” Jose-Marie Montpetit and R. Deininger “Deployment of Multimedia Services to Residential Customers” Jose A. Pozas, Telefonica I+D “Residential Internet Ready Buildings (IRBs)” Amnon Ptashek, EDSL Networks, Inc.