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Estimating the Benefits of the GridWise Initiative: Phase I Report 2004
Research Topics for Informing Broadband Internet Policy 2003
Electricity Requirements for a Digital Society 2002
Competition and Collaboration in Online Distance Learning 2001
Governance in a Changing Market: The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power 2001
Signing Initiative Petitions Online: Possibilities, Problems and Prospects 2001
Workforce Development in Emerging Industries 2000
How Competitive Are California's Local Phone Markets? 1998
Will the Internet Transform Higher Education? 1998
Computer Donations to Schools: A Review of Selected Private-Sector, Nonprofit and State Programs 1997
A Preliminary Assessment of Alternative Transportation Fuels 1997
Surplus Federal Computers for Schools: An Assessment of the Early Implementation of E.O. 12999 1997
Trends and Factors Influencing Telecommuting in Southern California 1996
Will the global information infrastructure need transnational (or any) governance? 1996
Government investment in telecommunications infrastructure 1995
Rethinking the Global Air Transport System 1995
Telecommunications Infrastructure Competition: The Costs of Delay 1995
Technology's challenges to the First Amendment 1992
Reducing U.S. vulnerability to oil supply disruptions 1980
Strengthening University-Industry Interactions 1980
The Role of Department of Energy Field Offices in the Commercialization of Energy Technologies 1979
Controlling unwanted communications to the home 1978
Regulating commercial telephone solicitations 1978
Regulatory barriers to home information services 1978
Telecommunications Technology in the 1980s 1978
Testimony prepared for presentation to the Subcommittee on Communications, Senate Commerce Committee, March 22, 1977 1977
University relationships with other R&D performers 1977
Alternative Institutional Arrangements for Developing and Commercializing Breeder Reactor Technology. 1976
Analysis of Federally Funded Demonstration Projects: Supporting Case Studies 1976
Analysis of Federally Funded Demonstration Projects: Executive Summary 1976
Analysis of Federally Funded Demonstration Projects: Final Report 1976
University-Industry Interactions in Civil Sector R&D 1976
Intelligent Terminals for New Communication Services. 1975
Interdisciplinary Policy Research in Independent Research Centers. 1975
Linking Policy Research to Regulatory Decisionmaking: A Workshop Summary. 1975
Science on Television: Alternatives to Broadcasting. 1975
Cable Television in the United States — Revolution or Evolution? 1974
Communications Technology and the Congress. 1974
Concentration of Mass Media Ownership: Assessing the State of Current Knowledge. 1974
Newspaper-Television Station Cross-Ownership: Options for Federal Action. 1974
Pay Television at the Crossroads. 1974
Cable Television: A Guide to the Technology 1973
Cable Television: A Handbook for Decisionmaking 1973
Cable Television: A Summary Overview for Local Decisionmaking 1973
Cable Communications in the Dayton Miami Valley: Basic Report 1972
Interactive Television: Prospects for Two-Way Services on Cable 1971

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