International Handbook of Network Industries: The ...
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Wolter. Lemstra. The Internet has brought about a new era in communications infrastructure. Since around 1994 the Internet protocols have provided the dominant networking platform for an expanding digital economy and digital society. The Internet is the basis for an open economy that links a growing array of digital devices to providers of information, software and services. It is no longerjust a computer network, but also a way oflinking computers with television, gaming systems and ...