werner@rascal.ics.utexas.edu (Werner Uhrig) (11/12/90)
Friday's {Wall Street Journal} contained a special TECHNOLOGY section. The contents are listed below. Reprints are available for $2 from: TECHNOLOGY Dow Jones & Company Inc. 200 Burnett Road Chicopee, Mass 01021 Table of Contents OPENERS 5 FACTS AND FIGURES Telecommunications trivia - from cellular phones to Yellow Pages to fax machines CUTTING THE CORD 6 WIRELESS WORLD A telephone in everyone's pocket: That's the daunting goal of the communications industry 16 NO VACANCIES The wireless revolution faces a major obstacle: There's no room on the frequency spectrum 18 ROCKET TO REALITY The hopes of the commercial-launch business plummet back to earth 21 PERPLEXING PRICING Cellular-phone users find that talk isn't cheap, and they're not sure why SIDE EFFECTS 23 NO PLACE TO HIDE The dark side of the telecommunications revolution: You're never out of touch. 27 PHONY POWER Technology leads to new absurdities in a Hollywood obsessed by the telephone 34 THE PARTY LINE When you speak on a cellular phone, the world may be listening in 39 MISTERY VOICE The person who answers your call to an 800 number probably knows more about you than you realize TOMORROW 42 FUTURE PHONES Someday your telephone won't ring, it will shout the name of the caller; it will also listen to you and obey your command 45 MOTOROLA ON THE MOVE The company is pushing a 77-satellite cellular system that would serve remote areas around the world 48 NINTENDO NATION The Japanese company's video-game players may be linked in a vast network 52 BABY BELLS GROW UP They await a key ruling before resuming their lobbying effort to win freedom from Judge Greene's control ESSAY 54 THE GREAT COMMUNICATOR You're in luck! Whereever you are, I can find you!