Download or read book Keeping the U.S. Computer and Communications Industry Competitive written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 1995-06-11 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Interactive multimedia and information infrastructure receive a lot of attention in the press, but what do they really mean for society? What are the most significant and enduring innovations? What does the convergence of digitally based technologies mean for U.S. businesses and consumers? This book presents an overview of the exciting but much-hyped phenomenon of digital convergence.