This book is available through the Special Libraries Association
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Washington, DC 20009
202.234.4700

ISBN 0-87111-467-4
243 pages
The cost is $42.00 (SLA members $30.00)

The hard-copy chapter contains additional information -- contact information, the summary of the site and my evaluation of its value.

I have included organizations' home pages only if they have an especially strong voice in the industry and if they have a substantial presence on the Net. The same holds true for telecom industry publications; only the ones that are particularly well-known and that provide access to the full text of current and back issues of their publications are included here.

The SLA Telecom Division has a strong international flavor to it; I attempted to include as many international sites as was practical. In the present regulatory and competitive environment, a researcher who focuses only on U.S. sources is missing a large part of the story.

Your comments and suggestions for additions to this list are welcome. Please send email to MBates@BatesInfo.com

III. Alphabetical Listing of Internet Telecommunications Resources

Additional information on each listing is available in the print version of this chapter. The first listing includes the complete information available on all resources listed.

ALLIANCE FOR COMPETITIVE COMMUNICATIONS
Source: http://www.bell.com/
Cost: free
Type: http
Contact: Alliance for Competitive Communications (info@bell.com)
Purpose: Extensive background on the Telecommunications Act of 1996 that dramatically restructured the U.S. local and long-distance telephone industries
Value: This site has not been updated since March 1996, but is a useful archive of information on the 1996 Act. The site was developed by the seven Baby Bells, so there is a certain RHC perspective to the information.


COMMUNICATIONS TODAY
Source: http://www.commtoday.com/
Cost: mix of free and for-fee content


COMMUNICATIONSWEEK INTERNATIONAL
Source: http://www.emap.com/cwi/
Cost: free


ELECTRONIC FRONTIER FOUNDATION
Source: http://www.eff.org/
Cost: free


ELECTRONIC PRIVACY INFORMATION CENTER
Source: http://www.epic.org/
Cost: free


FCC-STATE LINK
Source: http://www.fedworld.gov
telnet://fedworld.gov
Select 1 - Fedworld
Type /go gateway
Select D > Connect to Gov't sys/database
Type 84
Cost: free


FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Source: http://www.fcc.gov/
ftp://ftp.fcc.gov
Cost: free


GLOBAL INFORMATION INFRASTRUCTURE COMMISSION
Source: http://www.gii.org/
Cost: free


GLOSSARY OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS INDUSTRY TERMS
Source: http://www.bell.ca/bell/eng/library/glossary/gtit1.htm
Cost: free


GLOSSARY OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS TERMS
Source: http://www.its.bldrdoc.gov:80/fs-1037/
Cost: free


HOTWIRED
Source: http://www.hotwired.com
Cost: free


INFORMATION GATEKEEPERS GROUP
Source: http://www.igigroup.com/index.htm
Cost: free


INFORMATION INFRASTRUCTURE TASK FORCE
Source: http://www.iitf.doc.gov/
Cost: free


INTERNATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATION UNION
Source: http://www.itu.ch/
gopher://info.itu.ch/
Cost: free


NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION ADMINISTRATION
Source: http://www.ntia.doc.gov/
gopher://gopher.ntia.doc.gov
ftp://ftp.ntia.doc.gov
Cost: free


SATELLITE TODAY
Source: http://www.satellitetoday.com/
Cost: mix of free and for-fee content


SLA COMMUNICATIONS DIVISION HOME PAGE
Source: http://www.sla.org/division/dcom/
Cost: free
Contact: Walt Howe walt@walthowe.com


SLA COMMUNICATIONS DIVISION LISTSERV
Source: To subscribe, send email to:
listserv@listserv.sla.org
In the body of the message, type:
subscribe SLA-DCOM
Cost: free
Contact: Michael McCulley mcculley@best.com


TECHCALENDAR
Source: http://www.techweb.com/calendar/
Cost: free


TELECOM A.M.
Source: http://www.telecommunications.com/am/
Cost: free, although you must register to be able to read the full text of articles


TELECOM DIGEST
Source: Usenet: comp.dcom.telecom
email digest subscription:
email ptownson@massis.lcs.mit.edu
Cost: free, but you are requested for a $20 "suggested donation"


TELECOM DIGEST ARCHIVES
Source: http://hyperarchive.lcs.mit.edu/telecom-archives
Cost: free


TELECOM INFORMATION RESOURCES ON THE INTERNET
Source: http://china.si.umich.edu/telecom/telecom-info.html
Cost: free


TELECOM LINGO GUIDE ONLINE
Source: http://www.telecommunications.com/pages/guide.htm
Cost: free, although you must register to access this site


TELECOM MAILING LISTS
Source: http://www.spp.umich.edu/telecom/maillists.html
Cost: free


TELECOMMUNICATIONS INDUSTRY
Source: http://www.fyionline.com/infoMCI/newsletter/TELECOMMUNICATIONS- MCI.html
Cost: free


TELECOMMUNICATIONS MAGAZINE
Source: http://www.telecoms-mag.com/
Cost: free


TELECOMWEB
Source: http://www.telecomweb.com/
Cost: mix of free and for-fee content


TELEPHONE HISTORY
Source: http://www.cybercomm.net/~chuck/phones.html
Cost: free


TELEPHONY ON THE INTERNET
Source: http://www.internettelephony.com/
Cost: free


WIRELESS TODAY
Source: http://www.wirelesstoday.com/
Cost: mix of free and for-fee content


WORLD-WIDE WEB VIRTUAL LIBRARY: COMMUNICATIONS & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Source: http://www.analysys.co.uk/commslib.htm
Cost: free

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