vernment, the information highway is today being built by private industry.
Among large corporations' principal concerns is the question of how to ensure access for all amid the seemingly contradictory conditions of being competitive, capitalizing on a certain and profitable market, and avoiding unnecessary and invasive government regulation. Large corporations are painfully aware of what the Internet is doing for competitors: "Properly wired, so-called mom-and-pop enterprises now have the wherewithal to compete without overhead costs to weigh them down. Conversely, many big companies, are finding it harder and harder to justify proprietary staffs" (Jaroff 40).
Although free network television will continue to attract viewers, one entirely new service seems obvious: interactive video on demand that will include home shopping, video conferencing, education at home, town meetings, video games, and home banking. These substitution services, in 1993, totalled more than a quarter-trillion dollars including: home shopping $160 billion; telecommunications $15
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