Societal Impact of Telecommunications Technology

摘要

As we all know, delivering information throughout the globe is vitally important business. This is why telecommunications—the industry providing the this means of delivery—plays such a critical role in our lives. Bur=t the effectiveness of delivering information depends very much on the technology used in telecommunications. This paper considers how developments of telecommunications technology affect society as a whole.We discuss the importance of telecommunications in today's society through the example of access-network technologies. We consider here the relationship between telecommunications and the American economy, including the latest significant factor impacting this relationship— outsourcing. We also review the latest developments in telecommunications technology and evaluate the societal impact of these developments.Through this discussion we stress both the positive and negative effects of developments in telecommunications on society.