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Title: Electric utilities: Steering clear on the information highway

Journal Article · · Fortnightly
OSTI ID:96080
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  1. Bruder, Gentile & Marcoux, Washington, DC (United States)

One of the most exciting challenges facing electric utilities is the opportunity to participate on the so-called {open_quotes}information highway.{close_quotes} Not only is the technology evolving at a dazzling pace, but the opportunities to make or lose money will be staggering. The growth in sales of electricity has been and will be relatively slow compared to the dynamic growth in sales of cable television, information, online, cellular telephone, and other telecommunications services. Most electric utilities have already been traveling on the information highway because they have fiber-optic networks as well as microwave radio and other wireless communications.

OSTI ID:
96080
Journal Information:
Fortnightly, Vol. 133, Issue 10; Other Information: PBD: 15 May 1995
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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