Telecommuting involves both transportation and communication.
However, the involvement of telecommunication technologies gives the benefits of speed and economy to the telecommuter. Telecommuting was not a viable option for doing business until telecommunications were improved. During the 1950s, location was already becoming irrelevant as telephone and television communications were widely developed. These workers were able to work more independently and did not need a continual presence in the office in order to accomplish their duties. He originally conducted research on telecommuting when there was a stimulus for growth of this activity during the Arab oil embargo of the mid-1970s.