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Ferris, Charles D. – Today's Education, 1980
The chairman of the Federal Communications Committee (FCC) looks at new developments in television and discusses the advantages and problems that may surface with the expansion of television. (CJ)
Descriptors: Cable Television, Childrens Television, Futures (of Society), Programing (Broadcast)
Download full textThompson, Brad; And Others – 1993
Some of the arguments for and against an industrial policy to invigorate the new High Definition Television (HDTV) industry are reviewed, arguing that the potential impact of an HDTV industry on the U.S. economy has been overstated and that the industry, considered to have great potential for educational and other uses, will cost consumers much…
Descriptors: Broadcast Industry, Cost Effectiveness, Economic Factors, Federal Legislation
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Science, Space and Technology. – 1992
The integration of television into a digital framework makes possible the merger of television and computers. Development of a digital system will permit the consumer to receive television and computer images on the same screen at a quality approaching 35mm film. If fiber optic telecommunications lines are linked to the home and standards are…
Descriptors: Business, Competition, Computers, Federal Regulation
