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D State and Regional Networks
Pages 265-268

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... A major factor in developments and prospects at the state level is each state's Public Utilities Commission, which regulates intrastate telecommunications offerings and pricing. One state that has taken a lead in networking is North Carolina, which recently announced a new state networking program to which it plans to shift the $35 million per year it spends on networking services.
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From page 266...
... Efforts are now under way to bring that planning endeavor into an overall strategy to develop the Golden State Education Network as a "network of networks." In mid-1993, Pacific Bell announced plans for advanced communications networks linking up to 80 educational, medical, and high-technology industrial organizations each in the San Francisco and Los Angeles areas. Known as CalREN, the program involves development and pilot-testing of innovative applications over at least a two-year period.2 Regional (or mid-level)
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From page 267...
... This observation assumes that institutions have high costs for switching among network and service providers, that they lack motivation for seeking diversity in providers, and that the telecommunications companies that provide the underlying facilities for regionals do not themselves become major players, exploiting their existing relationships with universities. The rapid growth of commercial Internet access providers suggests that these problems will not be significant.
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From page 268...
... 1993. "CoREN Selects MCI to Join Forces on National Information Infrastructure Initiatives," press release from CICnet distributed via electronic mail.
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