This is a fantastic topic, and definitely post whatever output of this research topic back to the list. You might find Ed Malecki's paper on regional bandwidth provision an interesting paper. It finds a very strong correlation between the amount of bandwidth in a region and the presence of a Ph.D granting institution. Universities were usually the core around a regional network. I'm not exactly sure how it directly relates to your topic, but it might give some interesting context. The citation is Malecki, E. (2004). Fibre tracks: Explaining investment in fibre optic backbones. Entrepreneurship and Regional Development, 16:21–39. Cheers, Ben Spigel Department of Geography The Ohio State University On 10/16/07, elw@stderr.org <elw@stderr.org> wrote:
While I certainly welcome input on the broader topic, I turn to you to recommend sources to help me understand what effect, if any, the 1984 divestiture of AT&T may have had on the development of American college and university campus computer networks and telecommunications, particularly computer networks installed in residence halls. From primary and secondary sources, I already know that some institutions (the pioneers, as far as I can tell) began installing and experimenting with in-room network connections in the mid 80s. So the timing is right
Great topic!
There were ghetto/private/totally-unauthorized networks running in the dorms at my undergrad institution a full decade (plus some...) before the dorms were formally wired by the university. RG-58 coax running down exterior drainpipes, through windows, et cetera. This stuff has been going on for ages. :-)
There was some history of private CATV wiring on the same campus, also done somewhat independently...
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