| Description |
1 online resource (xiii, 333 pages) |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction -- Alaska's first information highway -- Expansion after World War II and "the talking lady of the North" -- Early broadcasting -- Privatizing the Alaska communications system -- The beginning of the satellite era -- The NASA experiments -- From satellite experiments to commercial service -- Telephone service for every village -- Broadcasting and teleconferencing for rural Alaska -- Rural television : from RATNET to ARCS -- Deregulation and disruption -- State planning and policy -- Alaska's local telephone companies -- The phone wars -- Distance learning : from satellites to the internet -- Telemedicine in Alaska -- A new century : the growth of mobile and broadband -- Past and future connections. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Telecommunication -- Alaska -- History.
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Telecommunication. |
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Alaska. |
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History. |
| Genre/Form |
History.
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Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Hudson, Heather E., author. Connecting Alaskans 9781602232686 (DLC) 2015002921 (OCoLC)904942552 |
| ISBN |
9781602232693 electronic book |
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1602232695 electronic book |
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9781602232686 |
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1602232687 |
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