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Information Superhighway: Issues Affecting Development

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Report Type Reports and Testimonies
Report Date Sept. 30, 1994
Report No. RCED-94-285
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Summary:

Congress is now considering landmark telecommunications legislation. At the same time, the administration views recent technological advances in telecommunications as an opportunity to build an Information Superhighway that will place voice, data, and video information at consumers' fingertips. Increased competition in telecommunications could spur private investors to build the superhighway, but existing telecommunications law and court order could limit or prohibit some telecommunications competition. This report provides an overview of several major issues facing Congress as it considers the telecommunications legislation. GAO discusses (1) managing the transition to a more competitive local telecommunications marketplace; (2) ensuring universal service in a competitive marketplace; and (3) ensuring network security, privacy, reliability, and interoperability.

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