After 2 years of study and talks with many people across the country in all walks of life, the Council concludes that the best approach for this Nation is to bring the Information Superhighway to the neighborhood. But each community needs to develop its own approach. Software and other kinds of creative content are critical to providing the real benefits of the Superhighway. Everyone can be both a consumer and creator of intellectual property. The rights of creators and owners of intellectual property must be observed and respected.
Costs are manageable and sources of funds are available to the committed and persistent.
There are many diverse and varied stakeholders in every community who can and should be counted on to be part of KickStart Initiatives. A large body of useful information, both in print and online , can serve as a good starting point for KickStart Initiatives. A series of components, including the collection of public and private high-speed, interactive, narrow and broadband networks that exist today and will emerge tomorrow. It is the satellite, terrestrial, and wireless technologies that deliver content to homes, businesses, and other public and private institutions. It is the information and content that flow over the infrastructure, whether in the form of databases, the written word, a film, a piece of music, a sound recording, a picture, or computer software.