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The information highway / Charles P. Cozic, book editor.
p. cm. — (Current controversies)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 1-56510-374-2 (pbk. : alk. paper) — ISBN 1-56510-375-0
(lib. bdg. : alk. paper)
1. Information superhighway—United States. 2. Telecommunication
policy—United States. 3. Telecommunication—United States.
I. Cozic, Charles P., 1957– . II. Series.
HE7572.U6I537 1996
384.3—dc20 95-35486
CIPP

© 1996 by Greenhaven Press, Inc., PO Box 289009, San Diego, CA 92198-9009

Printed in the U.S.A.

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1. Introduction
2. Chapter 1: What Is the Information Highway?
   1. The Information Highway: An Overview
   2. The Myths of the Information Highway
   3. A Critical Look at the Internet
   4. A Revolution in Multimedia Communications
   5. A Revolution in Television
3. Chapter 2: How Should the Information Highway Be Developed?
   1. Development of the Information Highway: An Overview
   2. The Federal Government Should Expedite the Information Highway
   3. The Information Highway Should Serve Public Interests over Commerce
   4. The Private Sector Alone Should Build the Information Highway
   5. The Information Highway Should Develop According to Consumer Demand
4. Chapter 3: Will the Information Highway Benefit Society?
   1. The Impact of the Information Highway: An Overview
   2. A Global Information Infrastructure Can Benefit the World
   3. Internet Bulletin Boards Create a Sense of Community
   4. The Information Highway Can Promote Environmental Networking
   5. The Information Highway Can Benefit Blacks
   6. The Information Highway Benefits Rural Areas
   7. Virtual Reality Can Help Disabled Persons
   8. The Information Highway May Not Benefit Society
   9. The Information Highway Will Not Connect Most of the World’s People
   10. Corporate Control of the Information Highway Threatens the Public Interest
   11. The Information Highway May Harm the Environment
   12. The Information Highway May Not Benefit Minorities
   13. Computers Occupy Too Much of Children’s Time
5. No: The Information Highway May Not Benefit Society
   1. Regulating Computer Content: An Overview
   2. Objectionable Computer Content Should Be Regulated
   3. Computer Pornography Should Be Prohibited
   4. Sexually Repulsive Internet Postings Should Be Prohibited
   5. America Needs a Secure Computer Encryption System
   6. Objectionable Computer Content Should Be Labeled, Not Censored
   7. Government Should Not Censor the Internet
   8. Prosecutors Should Not Excessively Target Pornography
   9. A Government Computer Encryption System Would Threaten Civil Liberties
   10. Computer Technology Can Filter Out Objectionable Material
6. Organizations to Contact
7. Bibliography
8. Copyright

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