This is the book that lets the rest of us finally understand what it is, what impact it will have, and what we can do to shape our own future. Miller weaves together business trends, political economy, American history, technological savvy, and an awareness of our every-day needs to focus on the issues that really matter and to make the choices clear. Read This Book. This is the best book I have seen on the public policy debates surrounding the information superhighway. It covers all aspects of this debate, including democracy, citizenship, community networks, privacy, intellectual property, competing models of the NII, universal service, equity, freedom of expression, protecting the public interest, encryption, and so on.
Telecommunications is about culture and the core values of our society.
Steve Miller has given us a wonderful explanation of the business and political trends that are impacting every aspect of our lives. It is vital that individuals become aware of both the potential and risk of the tools of interactive communication as we enter the Knowledge Age. Civilizing Cyberspace introduces us to the ways in which the Information Superhighway will affect every aspect of our lives. The book provides invaluable guidance to all those interested in public policy in this area that genuinely serves the public interest. If these questions aren't widely discussed and debated, then major policy decisions affecting our culture, our economy, and even our democracy will be made by politicians responding to the pressures of powerful special interest groups, with little or no public input.