Making public‐service telecommunications: past and present challenges for networked information infrastructures

Abstract

Purpose

To lay out the basis for the special symposium on public service telecommunications.

Design/methodology/approach

Conceptual outline of some key issues.

Findings

The opportunity to revisit the subject of public service telecommunications is both timely and important.

Originality/value

The subject of public service telecommunications has been unduly neglected; this symposium constitutes a fresh and well‐informed scholarly engagement.

Citation

Schiller, D. (2007), "Making public‐service telecommunications: past and present challenges for networked information infrastructures", info, Vol. 9 No. 2/3, pp. 3-5. https://doi.org/10.1108/14636690710734607