Universal Access and Its Asymmetries
The Untold Story of the Last 200 Years
$96.22
- Paperback
208 pages
- Release Date
31 January 2023
Summary
A framework for understanding the totality of costs and benefits of universal access that will foster honest appraisal and guide the development of good policies.
Universal access—the idea that certain technologies and services should be extended to all regardless of geography or ability to pay—evokes ideals of democracy and equality that must be reconciled with the realities on the ground. The COVID-19 pandemic raised awareness of the need for access to high-speed internet service in…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780262544559 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0262544555 |
| Author: | Harmeet Sawhney |
| Publisher: | MIT Press Ltd |
| Imprint: | MIT Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 208 |
| Release Date: | 31 January 2023 |
| Weight: | 369g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 152mm |
| Series: | Information Policy |
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About The Author
Harmeet Sawhney
Harmeet Sawhney is Professor at The Media School, Indiana University, Bloomington. He is Editor-in-Chief of The Information Society.
Hamid Ekbia is Professor at the School of Informatics, Computing, and Engineering, Indiana University, Bloomington. He is the author of Heteromation and Other Stories of Computing and Capitalism and Artificial Dreams- The Quest for Non-Biological Intelligence.
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