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1 (of 11) ENA EDITOR Mar. 14, 1988 at 20:28 (4420 characters)
Welcome to NETWEAVER
The interactive, intersystem
newsletter of the
Electronic Networking Association
"Our purpose is to promote electronic networking in ways that
enrich individuals, enhance organizations, and build global
communities."
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Volume 4, Number 3 March 1988
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Volume 4, Number 3 ---CONTENTS--- March 1988
1 Masthead and Index
2 ENA UPDATE ................................ by Lisa Carlson
(2238 char)
Preview of conference speakers and introduction
to this issue of NETWEAVER.
3 EDUCATION BY TELECOURSE (PART I) ...... by Gail S. Thomas
(9701 char)
Case example of public "telecourse" program in
California provides a different approach to
distance learning.
4 EDUCATION BY TELECOURSE (PART II) .... by Gail S. Thomas
(6500 char)
What it takes to successfully complete a
telecourse.
5 CALIFORNIA ASSEMBLY PASSES INFO AGE BILL OF RIGHTS
Press Releases from the California State
Assembly Utilities and Commerce Committee
Describing an "Information Age Bill of Rights"
6 X.400: WHAT IS IT? - PART 2 ............ by Ruben Boiardi
(2609 char)
The second part of a two-part article for non-
techies about the X.400 protocol.
7 JUDGE GREENE SPEAKS AGAIN -- INFO SERVICES (PART 2) .....
by Bob Jacobson
(4318 char)
(8992 char)
An annotated outline of the March 7 ruling by
Judge Harold H. Greene of the U.S. District
Court.
8 BEYOND ELECTRONIC-MAIL - A CONFERENCE Announcement
Announcement of conference in Philadelphia
May 12-15 Sponsored by the ELECTRONIC NETWORKING
ASSOCIATION
9 CONFERENCE REGISTRATION FORM
Downloadable registration form for the
Electronic Networking Association conference
BEYOND ELECTRONIC MAIL
10 AMERICAN AIRLINES OFFICIAL AIRLINES OF THE ENA CONFERENCE
Information on how to get discount airfairs
for travel to the Electronic Networking
Association conference in Philadelphia
(May 12-15, 1988).
11 OPTICAL STORAGE AND EDUCATION -- AN IMPORTANT NATIONAL
CONFERENCE ... by Norman Kurland
(4128 char)
"Connecting with the Future: Interactive
Technologies in Education" is the title of
an important conference that will be held
in April.
2 (of 11) ENA EDITOR Mar. 14, 1988 at 20:29 (2296 characters)
ENA NETWEAVER Volume 4, Number 3, Article 2 (March 1988)
ENA Update
by Lisa Carlson
All the action in ENA this month is taking place in our
planning topics for the upcoming conference May 12-15th in
Philadelphia. In this issue of NETWEAVER you'll find a
conference announcement for BEYOND ELECTRONIC-MAIL: People and
Organizations at Work in a Global Economy. You'll also find a
registration form and information about airline discounts
available to attendees. There's still time to take advantage
of the "early bird" discount so call today!
The conference program will be jam-packed with
experience-based information, hands-on demonstrations, and
opportunities to talk about the future of the technology.
You'll hear from representatives of the industry, managers of
large corporate applications, researchers and journalists who
have scanned a wide range of online systems and projects, as
well as network participants from all over the world. A
sampling of speakers includes: Beryl Bellman of WBSI, John Coll
of X-On Software, Cliff Figallo of The Well, author Alfred
Glossbrenner, electronic journalist Mike Greenly, Mark Graham
from PeaceNet, PresbyNet's Sandra Grear, Joichi Ito of the
Global Student's Network, Genie's Bill Loudin, NWI President
Phil Moore, Jeff Shapard of TWICS, Participate's Harry Stevens,
and Susan Valdez from Boeing Computer Services. Come interact
with these and dozens of other speakers in what promises to be
a very exciting set of discussions! If you are interested in
additional program details, give me a call at (202) 243-6622.
This month you can also read about an April conference on the
applications of optical disk technology to education. Part 2 of
the article on X.400 standards will help non-techies understand
what protocols are all about. Distance learning via television
is a closely related networking technology which you can learn
more about in the articles on "telecourses."
Members of ENA are very interested in the developing
legislative and regulatory policy around information
technology. Pay special attention to articles in this issue on
an "information age bill of rights" before the California State
Assembly and the latest ruling by Judge Greene in Washington,
D.C.
Enjoy!
3 (of 11) ENA EDITOR Mar. 14, 1988 at 20:29 (6504 characters)
ENA NETWEAVER Volume 4, Number 3, Article 3 (March 1988)
EDUCATION BY TELECOURSE
Part I
By Gail S. Thomas
For a Saturday afternoon in mid-February, the campus of Los
Angeles Harbor College seemed unexpectedly busy. Around 2:00
p.m., Saturday, February 20, 1988, I drove onto the campus of
the two-year community college, located at 1111 Figueroa
Avenue, Wilmington, CA 90744. My car formed part of a stream
of vehicles halting in the parking lot near the Liberal Arts
Building at the corner of Figueroa and "L" Street. During
weekdays, the parking lot was reserved for faculty and staff
use. However, none of the cars driven into the lot and parked
that Saturday bore Los Angeles Community College District
employee parking decals.
To the left of the staff parking lot, a covered truck stood
parked with the tailgate down. The open tailgate revealed many
cardboard boxes, some opened, some still stacked. A cash
register perched on the right-hand side of the tailgate. Using
the rest of the tailgate as a work surface, a man and a woman
sorted what appeared to be various types of papers and forms.
Men and women of varying ages and appearances emerged from the
parked cars. I parked my car, got out and followed the people
towards one of several rectangular, modern, one-story
structures connected by covered concrete walkways. Just
outside the open double door, a banner welcomed all comers to
the "ITV Orientation." Inside, in the entry hall, people
milled around various tables staffed by five or six people,
mostly women. The arriving men and women moved through various
lines, collected papers, filled out forms, and asked
questions. As the people were processed through the lines,
they gathered in a medium- sized, amphitheater-style lecture
hall. The men and women filled most of the tiered wooden
seats.
The men and women gathered at Harbor College that Saturday for
a shared purpose important enough for each of them to give up
three hours on a weekend afternoon. They came on campus for
the orientation meeting of the spring semester group of five
television courses conducted by the Los Angeles Community
College District.
Often referred to as "telecourses," television courses are
broadcast each semester under the academic sponsorship of many
educational institutions throughout the United States, Canada,
and other countries. Mostly the telecourses yield lower
division and general education credits, granted by the local
public junior or community college district. Sometimes,
departments of those same school districts also produce the
telecourses, from initial instructional design to finished
study guides and broadcast quality video lessons. In the
western United States, for example, two of the largest centers
for telecourse production include the Center for
Telecommunications, Dallas County Community College District,
Dallas, Texas, and the Office of Alternative Learning Systems,
Coast Community College District, Fountain Valley, California.
Telecourses involve much more than just watching television
programs. Besides watching fifteen to thirty broadcaf3k+city
half-hour video lessons, each telecourse student reads a
comprehensive textbook and refers to a specially prepared study
guide keyed not only to the textbook, but also to the televised
lessons. Some telecourses also include supplementary books,
such as collections of readings or laboratory manuals. Many
basic telecourse textbooks come from the lists of major
publishers. All other materials, from study guides to faculty
manuals and test banks, are prepared by the instructional
designers and faculty advisers of the school district which
developed the particular telecourse.
Each resulting telecourse represents a self-contained
instructional package, suitable for use by students desiring
alternatives to traditional classroom instruction. Students
enroll in telecourses for a wide variety of reasons. Most
telecourse students are adults (persons over eighteen) who
either cannot or do not wish to attend on-campus courses. Some
community college districts allow high-school seniors to get a
head start on college by enrolling concurrently in telecourses,
with permission from both the student's high school and the
community college district. However, many persons enrolled in
telecourses come from the ranks of people with part-time or
full- time working responsibilities. Those work categories
range from unpaid homemakers to salaried nine-to-five office
workers. Across the country, retired persons also regularly
enroll in telecourses for lifelong learning and mental
stimulation.
Each semester the associated stations of the Public
Broadcasting Service broadcast a selection of telecourses. In
many geographic areas, cable stations and commercial television
stations also broadcast telecourses. Colleges wishing to offer
telecourses for credit choose from potential course offerings
broadcast during any particular semester. For example, during
the current (Spring 1988) semester, the Los Angeles Community
College District Instructional Television office gives college
credit for the following five courses: Economics U$A
(economics); Faces of Culture (cultural anthropology); The New
Literacy (computer literacy); Oceanus (oceanography/marine
biology); and Understanding Human Behavior (psychology).
Successful completion of each course earns the student three
units of lower division credit, transferable to the various
campuses of the California State University and Colleges
system. Many telecourses are also approved for lower division
credits accepted by the campuses of the University of
California system. Private colleges and universities accept
telecourse credits in varying degrees.
"It's been more than twenty years since the Los Angeles
Community College District first offered Instructional
Television courses," writes Ethel McClatchey, Director of
Academic Programs, in an open letter to Instructional
Television students this semester. "The initial, modest
schedules of one or two courses per semester brought a
professor and a blackboard into the homes of people who
otherwise could not enjoy a college education. Telecourses in
the 1980s are much more sophisticated. There is a wide range
of subject matter. They introduce scholars from well- known
institutions and take the Instructional Television student
places a classroom simply can't."
[continued]
4 (of 11) ENA EDITOR Mar. 14, 1988 at 20:30 (6472 characters)
ENA NETWEAVER Volume 4, Number 3, Article 4 (March 1988)
EDUCATION BY TELECOURSE
Part II
By Gail S. Thomas
Successfully completing telecourses involves much more than
just watching televised lessons, reading textbooks, and
referring to study guides. Typically, community college
districts assign an instructor holding a credential in an
appropriate subject matter area to each telecourse that the
district chooses to offer for academic credit. The faculty
member maintains office hours where students can phone in to
discuss the course, ask questions and get answers.
Additionally, faculty members usually conduct a series of
on-campus, face-to-face meetings during the semester. Those
meetings include orientations, discussions of the broadcast
lessons, review sessions, and midterm and final examinations.
That gathering at Harbor College provided an orientation
session for students enrolled in the district's five
telecourses. Additionally, the gathering facilitated in-person
registration and adding classes. For the convenience of
telecourse students, the district even arranged to bring the
bookstore to the students. That covered truck with the cash
register on the lowered tailgate served as a mobile bookstore,
vending necessary textbooks for the five courses. Required
textbooks, study guides and supplementary readings typically
total about $50 per student per course.
In the far-flung Los Angeles Community College District, the
Instructional Television office schedules seven two to
three-hour student-faculty meetings during each semester. The
seminars are repeated four times on a Saturday and Sunday over
a weekend period at four geographically diverse junior college
campuses within the district. Students attend seminars and
exam sessions at the campus closest to home. Effectively, the
instructor comes to the student.
Bringing together students and instructors several times
during a semester represents a conscious effort to personalize
a mass-directed, possibly impersonal educational process.
During the Instructional Television open house I attended an
orientation session hosted by Carroll F. Shelor, instructor for
Economics U$A. Mr. Shelor's discussion ranged from the course
grading procedures to the relevance of economics to consumers'
everyday lives. Students could also view videotapes of the
first two broadcast lessons of the twenty-six-part Economics
U$A series.
The series employs a journalistic style to explore topics from
stagflation to the reduction of poverty. David Schoumacher, a
former CBS network correspondent, acts as on-camera host and
investigative reporter. Dr. Richard Gill, economist and former
Professor of Economics at Harvard University, provides analyses
and comments on the decision making processes and choices
beneath the events that have shaped the economy of the United
States during the twentieth century. The Annenberg/CPB Project
provided funding for preparing both printed and audio-visual
materials for the telecourse. Televised lessons include both
historical film footage and interviews with economists,
business persons, academics and government officials.
Despite the best intentions of instructional designers,
faculty advisers and enrolled students, telecourses involve
some disadvantages when compared to traditional, face-to-face,
on- campus courses. As with any kind of extension or
off-campus learning experience, from correspondence courses to
computer conferencing seminars, the individual student must
exercise a certain amount of self-discipline. Without
regularly scheduled, weekly on-campus course meetings, each
student needs to accept the responsibility of keeping up with
the required readings, viewing the video lessons, completing
assignments and taking scheduled exams. Instructors can only
try to motivate students and prevent course dropouts. For
example, Mr. Shelor, who grades on a point system, grants
fifteen points of credit to each student attending each
scheduled seminar or review session. Many community college
districts maintain video cassette recorders and copies of
video lessons in junior college libraries so that students can
catch up on missed episodes during library hours. Beyond the
motivation factor, the subject matter of telecourses seems
rather limited to introductory surveys. Most telecourses
require no prerequisites. Some subjects, such as the
performing arts, do not easily lend themselves to telecourse
presentation.
However, despite motivation and presentation considerations,
telecourses continue to provide educational opportunities and
advantages. People who are for various reasons either unable
or unwilling to attend traditional on-campus courses can earn
college credits through telecourse studies. High-school
students can concurrently earn credits for general education
college courses. Adults of any age desiring continuing
education, enrichment and lifelong learning can derive
intellectual stimulation through the telecourse educational
process. In particular, courses in American history and United
States government can assist refugees and immigrants who are
preparing for citizenship and naturalization examinations.
Granted, education by telecourse requires self-motivation on
the part of individual students. However, the educational
rewards and steady student demand apparently ensure the
continued growth and development of telecourses. For further
information on college credit via telecourse study, contact
your local junior or community college district. For
information on courses offered by Los Angeles Community College
District, contact the Instructional Television office, 5800
Fulton Avenue, Van Nuys, CA 91401-4094. For information on
telecourses developed by and offered through the Coast
Community College District, contact the Office of Alternative
Learning Systems, 11460 Warner Avenue, Fountain Valley, CA
92708-2597.
------
author's note: Gail S. Thomas, a businesswoman in Long Beach,
California, earned the first Master of Arts in Media Studies
degree granted entirely through online study by the Media
Studies Program, New School for Social Research. She serves on
the administrative staff of Connected Education, Inc., a
not-for-profit corporation offering online courses for academic
credit. She holds California Community College Instructor
credentials in several designated subject areas.
5 (of 11) ENA EDITOR Mar. 14, 1988 at 20:31 (5164 characters)
ENA NETWEAVER Volume 4, Number 3, Article 5 (March 1988)
California Assembly Passes Info Age Bill of Rights
For Immediate Release! Contact: Bob Jacobson
---------------------- (916) 445-4246
February 10, 1988 MCI: rjacobson
INFORMATION AGE "BILL OF RIGHTS" CLEARS IMPORTANT
LEGISLATIVE HURDLE
SACRAMENTO -- Assembly Constitutional Amendment No. 36 (ACA
36), introduced in the California Legislature by Assemblywoman
Gwen Moore (D-L.A.), cleared an important legislative hurdle
today when it was passed by the Assembly Elections,
Reapportionment, and Constitutional Amendments Committee on a
bipartisan 6-0 vote.
Moore, who chairs the Utilities and Commerce Committee (which
passed ACA 36 on a 10-vote last year), credited ACA 36's passage
to lobbying by grassroots "telecomputerists" who sent in dozens
of letters; and to a thorough evaluation of the bill's merits
by her colleagues on the committee. Voting in favor of the
bill were committee chairman Peter Chacon (D-San Diego), vice
chairman Richard Mountjoy (R-Arcadia), and members Tom Bane
(D-San Fernando Valley), Dennis Brown (R-Long Beach), Phil
Isenberg (D-Sacramento), and John Lewis (R-Orange County).
"This vote clears the way for a favorable vote on ACA 36 by the
full Assembly, later this month," said Moore, "and ensures that
partisan squabbling will not get in the way of its principled
consideration by the entire house. I appreciate the way the
members of the Elections Committee could deal with this complex
issue in a fair and evenhanded manner, one that recognizes just
how much is at stake for California's future 'information
society.'"
ACA 36 would amend the state constitution to include electronic
communications within the freedom-of-speech and privacy
protections already accorded to more conventional forms of
speech and publishing. According to Moore, it would pave the
way for the development of a vital and diverse information
industry in California by granting electronic communicators
rights on a par accorded them in federal statutes.
Should ACA 36 receive the necessary 2/3 approval on the
Assembly floor, and be approved by the Senate, it will appear
on the November general election ballot for ratification by the
voters.
"ACA 36 will put California in the forefront of states seeking
through the new media, to encourage economic growth and civic
vigor," smiled Moore. "I'm glad it's finally on its way."
* * *
PRESS RELEASE FROM ASSEMBLYWOMAN GWEN MOORE
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February 27, 1988
ACA 36, "INFORMATION AGE BILL OF RIGHTS," PASSES ASSEMBLY 57-4
SACRAMENTO -- With unexpected ease, Assembly Constitutional
Amendment No. 36, the so-called "Information Age Bill of
Rights," passed the California State Assembly on Thursday,
February 25, by a vote of 57-4. in the Assembly.) The vote
was apparently unaffected by the ongoing debate on the
confirmation of Rep. Dan Lundgren, nominated by Governor
Deukmejian as state treasurer.
The bill now goes to the Senate, where it will be heard by
policy committees before the Senate votes to approve its
placement on the November general election ballot.
Despite unanimous votes of approval in two Assembly policy
committees, some concerns were raised on the floor. Assemblyman
Phil Wyman (R-Taft) questioned the necessity of the bill in the
first place. Assemblymen Gil Ferguson (R-Orange Co.) and Steve
Peace (D-Chula Vista) hopped on the 976 "dial-a-porn"
bandwagon, suggesting that those who offer the controversial
subjects should not enjoy freedom-of-speech protections. The
bill's author, Assemblywoman Gwen Moore (D-L.A.), reminded
Ferguson and Peace that ACA 36 does not give license for abuses
of the constitutional right to communicate and reminded Peace
that he had voted for the bill in the Utilities and Commerce
Committee last year.
Assemblyman Tom Bane (D-San Fernando Valley) wondered whether
the bill, if passed, would prevent the Assembly from monitoring
the use of new computer system, to ensure that the systems are
not used for banned campaign purposes. Moore responded that
the ACA, which would prohibit unwarranted searches of personal
data stored in computers, would not prevent an organization
like the Assembly from retaining access to its own systems
according to its own rules.
"I'm delighted that the Assembly agrees with the purposes of
ACA 36, to provide an hospitable environment for the new
information industries," said Moore. "With the support of the
Senate and the voters, we can make California the first state
to declare itself ready for the 'Information Age.'"
The bill now passes to a Senate policy committee for a hearing.
Which committee hears the bill will be determined by the Senate
Rules Committee, though it is likely it will be sent to either
the Energy & Public Utilities Committee (Herschel Rosenthal,
D-L.A., chair) or the Judiciary Committee (Senator Bill
Lockyer, D-San Leandro, chair). The bill must be approved by a
full vote of the Senate no later than June 30 to appear on the
November ballot.
6 (of 11) ENA EDITOR Mar. 14, 1988 at 20:31 (2656 characters)
ENA NETWEAVER Volume 4, Number 3, Article 6 (March 1988)
X.400: WHAT IS IT? - PART 2
by Ruben Boiardi
>*<
Last month's article gave a brief overview of the X.400 series
of recommendations for mail interchange. This month we will
look at some of the barriers to the implementation of this
standard. These barriers can be broken down into two general
areas: technical and financial.
On the technical front, one of the major problems is the lack
of an X.400 certification procedure that is accepted around the
world. To date, there are several different test suites that
can be used to verify how close an individual mail system is to
X.400. It is entirely possible to have different mail programs
apparently conform to X.400, yet still be unable to communicate
with each other. For example, it took a lot of hard work by
some very talented people to get Telemail's X.400 product to
communicate with Data General's X.400 product at a
demonstration this January. Both products are X.400 compatible,
yet interfacing the two was not a simple matter of just
flipping a switch. Efforts have been underway to develop a
standard X.400 certification procedure. Once in place, this
will help to streamline the process by which mail systems
become interconnected.
There are also several financial issues raised by the prospect
of X.400. One of these issues is that of the cost of traffic.
As we saw last month, a message is routed to its final
destination via one or more Message Transfer Agents. There are
certain costs involved in relaying messages and establishing
network connections. Before X.400 can become a truly worldwide
system, agreements will have to be reached with all
participants regarding the distribution of these costs, much
like the agreements countries already have in place to deal
with telex traffic. Also, since the purpose of X.400 is to
link different mail services, some electronic mail providers
see it as a threat. According to the February 22 edition of
"Forbes", some American E-mail service providers are expressing
a reluctance toward X.400 out of a fear of increased costs and
of opening up their customer lists to competitors.
These fears are not unreasonable. However, it's our experience
and our strongly held belief at Unison that connectivity with
other professional systems ultimately makes the "pie" bigger
for all. Provincialism serves neither people nor technology.
------
author's note: Ruben Boiardi is on the staff of UNISON. This
article first appeared in "In Unison" - part I can be found
in the February issue of NETWEAVER.
7 (of 11) ENA EDITOR Mar. 14, 1988 at 20:32 (8761 characters)
ENA NETWEAVER Volume 4, Number 3, Article 6 (March 1988)
Judge Greene Speaks Again -- Info Services Part 2
by Bob Jacobson
HAROLD H. GREENE
JUDGE, U.S. DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, |
Plaintiff, | Civil Action No. 82-0192.
v. |
WESTERN ELECTRIC COMPANY, INC., | Filed March 7, 1988
et al, |
Defendants |
---------------------------------
OPINION
[Outlined and Annotated]
I. Need for Retention of the Restriction on the
Provision of Information Content (pp. 3-9)
-- The BOCs arguments for greater regulatory freedom
to engage in new business are self-serving and
speculative, and their promises of good behavior
if totally freed from antitrust constraints are
belied by their past transgressions.
II. Removal of the Restriction on Information Transmission
(pp. 10-17)
-- Broad public policy outweighs narrow antitrust
considerations: for Americans to have the benefit
of a vital information industry, the BOCs must be
able to provide transmission of information, on the
model of the French Teletel.
III. The Teletel System (pp. 17-21)
-- A description of Teletel and how it functions after
a decade of refinement and modifications. The
American version may evolve differently from
its French predecessor.
IV. Other Alternatives (pp. 21-25)
-- The Court has decided for specific prohibitions on
BOC activities, rather than sweeping prohibitions
or no prohibitions at all. The general arguments
regarding "content generation" and "electronic
publishing" are rejected and the Court refuses to
engage in micromanagement of the BOCs and the
information industry. The following suggested
broad doctrines are rejected:
A. Prohibition of Content Generation (pp. 25-27)
B. Electronic Publishing [, Prohibition Against]
(pp. 27-30)
C. Detailed Approvals [for Each New Service]
(p. 30)
V. Permitted and Prohibited Transmission Services
(pp. 31-34)
-- "The Regional Companies are ... granted flexibility
... to develop applications of [the] five components
[data transmission, address translation, protocol
conversion, billing management, and introductory
information content] that differ in technology or
detail from the Teletel system or the Court's
September 10, 1987, description. However, such
latitude is only permitted to the extent that
(1) all specific restrictions and conditions laid
down in the September 10, 1987, Opinion and this
Opinion as to the scope of the particular categories
are observed; (2) no application of these categories
involves entry into content-based functions; and
(3) the services provided via these five categories
of gateway functions are restricted to the informa-
tion generated by others."
-- Footnote 39: The definition of prohibited
electronic publishing services is changed to:
"...the provision by a Regional Company of any
information which that Regional Company or its
affiliates has, or has caused to be, originated,
authored, compiled, collected, or edited, or in
which it has a direct or indirect financial or
proprietary interest, and which is disseminated to
an unaffiliated person through telecommunications.
-- Footnote 40: "Among other services that are also
clearly outside the transmission function are the
maintenance of user profiles and their sale or
release to others."
-- The Court will look sympathetically on new means of
transmitting information which employ components
and technologies other than the five below, if
the BOCs can show they are effective and economic.
VI. Components of the Transmission System
(p. 35)
A. Audiotex and Videotex (pp. 35-37)
-- The Court recognizes that, for the purposes of
the Order, there is no practical distinction
between audiotex and videotex. Both will be
permitted to the BOCs, particularly as they may
be complementary.
B. Electronic Directory Service (pp. 38-43)
-- The Court will not permit the BOCs to provide
an "electronic Yellow Pages." Only an
"electronic White Pages" is permitted ("names,
addresses, service and business categories,
and other information which would assist the
user in identifying a service provider, as
long as such information is not offered in a
way so as to discriminate among providers.")
-- "To the extent that use of the gateway can be
made user friendly, the Regional Companies
should be encouraged to assist novice and
veteran users alike. Therefore, in addition to
these items previously identified as appropriate
introductory information content, the Regional
Companies may provide a "help" capability and
directions for navigating within their gateway.
Information as to how to locate different
providers, how to use the listing of providers,
how to select an information service, how to
exit the network, and the like would be
appropriate subjects of a gateway "help"
function. Once again, however, this capability
will be limited to information about using the
gateway -- it will not extent to information
about an individual service provider's own
system. The information service provider may
of course make such assistance to navigation
available to its subscribers as part of its
menu, but that would be a function under its
control, not that of the Regional Company."
C. Kiosk and Revenue Sharing (pp. 43-46)
-- Kiosk billing is essential to the success of
Teletel. The Court "will allow the Regional
Companies to bill on any basis, provided, of
course, that the billing method is not
discriminatory in any way."
D. Protocol Conversion (pp. 46-47)
-- All forms of protocol conversion are permitted,
ones that will be developed as well as currently
available systems.
E. Procedural Requirements (pp. 47-51)
-- It is unwise for the Court to require new
petitions and appeals each time a new service
is contemplated, so long as the basic
prohibitions and intent of the Order are not
transgressed.
VII. Voice Storage and Retrieval (pp. 51-65)
-- The judge on review considers the threat to possible
competition in the voice mail and storage business
to be less real than the opportunities lost to the
public welfare by these services not being broadly
available. Hence, the BOCs should be able to
provide voice mail. [This argument is quite long
because audiotex was not dealt with in the September
tenth, 1987, Opinion.
VIII. ORDER
1. The separated BOCs shall be permitted to engage in
the transmission of information as part of a gateway
to an information service, but not in the generation
or manipulation of the content of information.
"Transmission" shall mean the performance of the
following functions: data transmission, address
translation, protocol conversion, billing
management, and introductory information content.
2. The separated BOCs shall be permitted to engage in
voice storage and retrieval services, including
voice messaging and electronic mail services.
3. In the performance of the services authorized
herein, no BOC shall discriminate between and
among providers of information or against other
providers of information services or of voice
storage and retrieval services.
8 (of 11) ENA EDITOR Mar. 14, 1988 at 20:33 (2472 characters)
ENA NETWEAVER Volume 4, Number 3, Article 7 (March 1988)
BEYOND ELECTRONIC-MAIL - A CONFERENCE
People and Organizations at Work in a Global Economy
Sponsored by the ELECTRONIC NETWORKING ASSOCIATION
Dates: May 12th-15th
Place: Philadelphia PA
BEYOND ELECTRONIC-MAIL focuses on innovative and productive
uses of computer-based communication. Designed for managers,
organizers, teachers, journalists and networkers of all kinds,
this conference features discussion of electronic communication
in support of such activities as planning, project management
and information exchange.
Session Topics at this conference include:
* computer-supported cooperative work
* international access issues
* economics of interactive communications
* applications for productivity improvement, planning, and
management
* electronic journalism
* distance education
* integration of electronic networking with related
technologies (interactive video, graphics, hypertext,
desktop publishing, CD-ROM)
* technological literacy
* electronic democracy
* managing and facilitating electronic networks
* alternative systems for information delivery and access
* networking for special populations
* network products and markets
* social, political and ethical implications of new
technology
* the current and future state-of-the art of the technology
Dozens of speakers have already been confirmed from the U.S.,
Japan, Canada, and Europe. Sessions and demonstrations will
include people from many systems e.g. NWI, The Well, Genie, The
Meta Network, TWICS, PeaceNet, and others. We will also hear
from people who have developed applications in corporations,
educational institutions, nonprofit organizations, and public
networks.
This will be an *interactive* as well as informative
conference. In addition to panels and featured speakers, we
will have working sessions, roundtables, hands-on
demonstrations, and workshops.
For more information: Stan Pokras, 215-922-0227 (voice)
215-922-3836 (M-Power BBS)
As TIME magazine reported, the mission of the Electronic
Networking Association is "to promote electronic networking in
ways that enrich individuals, enhance organizations, and build
global communities." ENA was founded in 1985 as a non-profit
corporation to explore and help realize the potential of
computer communication.
9 (of 11) ENA EDITOR Mar. 14, 1988 at 20:33 (2794 characters)
ENA NETWEAVER Volume 4, Number 3, Article 8 (March 1988)
Electronic Networking Association
BEYOND ELECTRONIC MAIL:
People and Organizations At Work In A Global Economy
CONFERENCE REGISTRATION FORM
International House, Philadelphia PA
Thursday, May 12 - Sunday, May 15, 1988
PLEASE PRINT OR TYPE CLEARLY
Referred by (ENA Member):________________________________
Name:____________________________________________________________
Title:_____________________________________Phone:(___)____________
Organization:____________________________________________________________
Address:____________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________
.____________________________________________________________
City:______________State/Province:___________Postal Code_________
Country:____________________________________________________________
ONLINE ADDRESS:
System:__________________(User Name/Account)_____________________________
System:__________________(User Name/Account)_____________________________
FEE SCHEDULE: Before 3/21/88 After 3/21/88
(please indicate appropriate choices below:)
Full Conference Program
Regular Registrations o $250 o $300
ENA Professional Member o $225 o $275
Confirmed Speaker o $150 o $200
Single Day o Thursday o Friday o Saturday o Sunday
Confirmed Speaker o (no charge)
Non-Speaker o $100
Exhibit Display Table (in addition to registration fee): o $50
ENA Membership: o Current o New o Regular $20
o Renewal o Professional $50
Please let us know if you are a current ENA member, and mark
the type (regular or professional) of membership you hold. If
you are not a current member, please join or renew now,
and take advantage of the Professional Member's discount.
METHOD OF PAYMENT:
Payable to Electronic Networking Association (IRS #23-2390789)
Payment for full amount: $___________________(in U.S. $)
o Authorized purchase order #_____________________________
o Visa #____________________Exp. Date__________
o Master Card #_____________Exp. Date:_________Interbank #_________
Authorized Signature:_________________________________Title:____________
MAIL TO: Nan Hanahue,
ENA Conference Planning Team
Executive Technology Associates, Inc.
2744 Washington St.
Allentown, PA 18104-4225
(215) 821-7777
Discounts available for volunteers. Call for information.
10 (of 11) ENA EDITOR Mar. 14, 1988 at 20:34 (1312 characters)
ENA NETWEAVER Volume 4, Number 3, Article 9 (March 1988)
AMERICAN AIRLINES OFFICIAL AIRLINES OF THE ENA CONFERENCE
Arrangements have been made with American Airlines to provide
special fares for travel to the Electronic Networking
Association conference in Philadelphia (May 12-15, 1988).
FROM the USA and CANADA
>From the USA and Canada call 1-800-433-1790 to connect with a
special reservations service (or have your travel agent call, if
you wish). Tell them that you want the special fares for STAR
account S 83023 (this is how the ENA conference is identified in
their computer system).
Rates can be as much as 35% to 40% less than standard coach
rates. They will also make connections with other airlines if
necessary, but, of course, they cannot affect the other
airline's
rates.
FROM OTHER COUNTRIES
>From other countries, call the local American Airlines number
and ask for the "International Congress Desk" and identify the
ENA conference as STAR account S 83023.
Rates in international travel are governed by intergovernmental
tariffs, so rates are not as flexible, but special service is
provided through the International Congress Desk.
American Airlines phone numbers in --
London 834-51-51
Paris 42-89-05-22
Frankfort 23-05-91
Tokyo 214-2-111
Zurich 221-31-10
Mexico City 399-92-22
11 (of 11) ENA EDITOR Mar. 14, 1988 at 20:34 (4108 characters)
ENA NETWEAVER Volume 4, Number 3, Article 10 (March 1988)
OPTICAL STORAGE AND EDUCATION--AN IMPORTANT NATIONAL CONFERENCE
by Norman Kurland
"Connecting with the Future: Interactive Technologies in
Education" is the title of an important conference that will be
held April 21-23, 1988, in Albany, New York. Every teacher,
scholar, librarian and publisher interested in the new
interactive optical storage technologies and how they can help
educators in schools and universities should plan to attend.
A key CONFERENCE GOAL is to provide practical demonstrations
of how interactive optical technologies are actually being used
in the various branches of education (teaching, research,
school administration, libraries, and publishing.) Case
studies of a wide variety of significant ongoing projects will
be presented. Manufacturers of technically advanced products
will also be present to provide demonstrations and suggestions.
WHY EDUCATORS SHOULD ATTEND
===========================
Educators are information professionals. At a time when all
of us are in danger of being overwhelmed by the proliferation
of data, optical discs will be a primary agent of change in all
branches of education: teaching, research, school
administration, libraries, and publishing.
Optical discs offer educators new capabilities to store and
process data economically and in an incredibly small space.
They promise to play an important role in helping educators
accomplish some of their tasks, such as providing direct access
to vast information resources, user-friendly selection and
manipulation of needed information and, last but not least,
sophisticated interactive instructional delivery.
TECHNOLOGIES TO BE FEATURED
===========================
- VIDEODISC: presently the best-known and most used optical
storage technology in education.
- CD-ROM (Compact Disc-Read Only Memory): this will be the
main focus of the conference. Projects at various stages
of completion will be presented and discussed.
- CD-I (Compact Disc-Interactive), CD-V (Compact
Disc-Video), DV-I (Digital Video-Interactive)
- Hypertext and hypermedia.
- Computer conferencing.
There will be three keynote sessions with presentations by
leaders in the use of the new technologies and 26 CONCURRENT
SESSIONS with each session presented twice. Exhibitor booths
are reserved for products and services related to education.
The Conference schedule and physical arrangements will
facilitate interaction among participants, presenters, and
exhibitors.
PRECONFERENCE WORKSHOP: "INTRODUCTION TO INTERACTIVE
OPTICAL STORAGE TECHNOLOGIES"
====================================================
Since some participants may not be familiar with the new
interactive technologies featured at the Conference, an
Optional Preconference Workshop has been scheduled, and the
Conference room rate has been set to facilitate participation.
The Workshop on Thursday, April 21 (1:00-5:00 p.m.) will be
conducted by Professor William Saffady, School of Information
Science and Policy, SUNY Albany. Saffady is Editor of
"Optical Information Systems Update and Micrographics" and
"Optical Storage Equipment Review".
CONFERENCE FEES
===============
$80.00 for the conference; $60.00 for a preconference workshop
for participants who need an introduction to
interactive optical storage technologies. Motel
accommodations and meals at special conference rate.
Sponsors: New York State Association for Computers and
Technologies in Education (NYSCATE) New York State
Teacher Resource and Computer Training Centers
ASCENT (Albany Symposium on Cognition, Education
and New Technologies)
For more information, see "EDUCATION CONFERENCE" on several
conferencing systems, or call 518-442-4100 or write:
ASCENT
P.O. Box 22108
1400 Washington Ave.
Albany, NY 12222
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Norman D. Kurland is a regular participant on many conferencing
systems. He is a member of ASCENT, one of the conference
sponsoring organizations.
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