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I would like to get reaction to the formation of a newsgroup,
sci.commtech, for the discussion of new communication
technologies and their impacts on users (both end users and
organizations), media industries, media audiences, and society. 
The group could be used to post information on developments in
new media technologies (generally all means of text, audio, and
video generation, storage and transmission).  As digital
technologies continue to transform the broadcast and electronic
media, those of us who grew up in the media/communications field
have much to learn from those of you in the computer field.

Example new communication technologies include 

* new video technologies (HDTV, IDTV, interactive video,
  videodisc, picture-in-picture)
* new tape storage technologies (S-VHS, digital VCRs, digital
  audio tape)
* new optical disk technology applications (compact disk
  technologies (CD-ROM, CD-Video, CD+Graphics, erasable CDs)
* new delivery technologies (direct broadcast satellites, digital
  video-on-demand, pay-per-view)
* new telecommunication technologies (integrated services digital
  network [ISDN], fiber optics)
* new computer-based communications technologies (electronic
  text [including electronic newspapers], electronic mail,
  computer networks, videotex [e.g., Prodigy], teletext)

Discussions about *both* new technical and application
developments, as well as policy issues related to these new
communication technologies would be appropriate.  A current
policy topic, for example, would be telephone company involvement
in cable television.

Please *post* any comments on the name of this newsgroup, its
charter, whether or not it should be moderated and, if so, who
the moderator should be.  Looking forward to your reactions.


Posted 9 May 1989 
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Dr. Bruce C. Klopfenstein      |  klopfens@andy.bgsu.edu
Radio-TV-Film Department       |  klopfenstein@bgsuopie.bitnet
Bowling Green $tate University |  klopfens@bgsuvax.UUCP
Bowling Green, OH  43403       |  (419) 372-2138; 352-4818