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Chapter 1 The Challenges of Building a Network |
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1.1 Construction of a national network |
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1.1.1 Network creation priorities |
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1.1.2 Links with the international community |
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1.2 Security of network operations |
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1.2.1 Security architecture |
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1.2.2 History of security architecture in France |
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1.2.3 Operational security of a network |
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1.2.4 Elements of network security |
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1.3 State communications network |
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1.4 System for connecting network users |
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1.5 The search for regulations and network growth |
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1.5.1 The need for rules in economics |
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1.5.2 Definition of common property |
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1.5.3 The first national accounts |
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1.5.4 Christaller and LOsch's "central place" model |
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1.5.5 Central places and Pareto |
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1.5.6 Practical logistics rules |
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1.6.1 Cities, regions and territories |
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1.6.2 Telecommunications buildings |
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1.6.3 The search for an optimal model |
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1.7 So-called "network" laws |
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1.8 Usage metrics for digital technology |
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1.8.1 ICT Development Index |
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Chapter 2 Network Structure and Architecture |
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2.1.2 Historical overview |
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2.1.3 Necessary network equipment |
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2.2.1 Wholesale and retail markets |
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2.2.2 The different structures of fixed subscriber lines |
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2.2.3 Connections via radio link |
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2.3 Long-distance connections |
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2.4 Next-generation networks |
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2.4.1 Next-generation network structure |
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2.4.3 The relationship between traffic and time |
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2.5.1 Types of Internet connection |
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2.5.2 Organization of the Internet |
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2.5.3 Organizations involved |
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2.5.4 Internet addressing and e-mail addresses |
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2.5.5 Connections between IP networks |
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2.5.6 The concept of "Internet governance" |
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2.6 Digital network terminals |
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2.6.1 Main models used in 2016 |
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2.6.2 Selling or renting a terminal |
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2.6.3 Bring your own device (BYOD) |
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2.7 Internet applications |
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2.7.1 The Internet and the Web |
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2.7.3 Voice applications and voice messaging |
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2.7.5 Searching for information online |
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2.7.12 The Internet of Things |
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2.7.13 Banking applications |
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2.8 Overview of network connections |
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2.8.1 Distribution network |
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2.8.3 International connections |
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2.8.4 High and very high speeds |
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2.9 Network management staff |
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2.10 Assessments considered by network operators |
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2.10.2 Controlling content |
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2.10.3 Structural weaknesses |
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Chapter 3 Communications Services Regulations |
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3.1 The international regulatory framework |
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3.1.1 Trade agreements between States |
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3.1.2 International financial bodies |
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3.1.3 Technical standardization bodies |
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3.1.4 Globalization and economic growth |
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3.2 The European regulatory framework |
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3.2.1 The European Commission |
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3.2.3 Standardization of telecommunications and ICT |
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3.3 Main French authorities involved |
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3.4 1980s tariff principles |
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3.4.1 Assessment of implementation costs |
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3.4.2 Background to circuit switching |
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3.4.3 Calculation of accounting rates |
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3.4.5 Network access and use |
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3.6 Tariff principles in force in 2016 |
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3.6.4 Current practices in 2015 |
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3.7.2 International balance sheet |
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3.7.3 Sales revenue and GDP |
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Chapter 4 Supply and Demand in Communications |
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4.1 Providers and customers |
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4.1.2 Satisfaction of needs in communications services |
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4.1.4 Monopoly, duopoly or competition |
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4.1.5 Billing the data rate |
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4.2 Obligations of network operators |
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4.2.1 Responsibilities of a country's main operator |
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4.2.2 Public service tasks and universal service |
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4.2.3 People with disabilities and under-age children |
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4.2.4 Security of transactions |
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4.2.5 Internet neutrality |
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4.2.6 Respect for personal data |
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4.3.1 Currency and remote payment |
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4.3.3 GAFA and online sales |
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4.3.4 Contactless payment |
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4.4.1 P2P, Blockchain and Bitcoin |
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4.4.2 Alternative cryptocurrencies |
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4.4.3 Other Blockchain applications |
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4.6 Features of the digital economy |
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4.6.3 Company organization |
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Chapter 5 The Impact of the Internet on the Economy |
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5.1 Network operators and the new economic order |
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5.1.1 Governance and regulations |
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5.1.2 Advertising revenue |
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5.1.3 Taxing the Internet |
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5.1.4 Difficulties encountered by operators |
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5.1.5 The slowdown of the electronics market |
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5.1.6 The four faces of hacking |
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5.2 The Internet's original provisions |
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5.2.1 Communications packages |
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5.2.2 The press and information |
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5.2.3 Adapting professions to digital technology |
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5.2.4 The Internet and society |
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5.3.1 Industrial and commercial cycles |
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5.3.2 New economic paradigm |
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5.3.3 The typical actors in the digital economy |
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5.3.4 Factors for success provided by NGN |
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5.4 Longevity of network services |
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5.4.1 Political and regulatory variables |
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5.4.2 Technological risks |
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5.4.3 The Moore Conjecture |
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5.4.4 The crisis of the components industry |
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5.5 The Internet and politics |
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5.5.1 Monetary policy in 2016 |
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5.5.2 The Internet, an instrument of capitalism |
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5.5.3 The Internet, an instrument for domination |
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5.5.4 The dangers of the American economy |
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5.5.5 The worries of the West |
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5.6 Experts faced with the future of the Internet |
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5.6.1 The sharing economy |
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5.6.2 The social justification of the Internet |
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5.6.3 An economy of inequalities |
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5.6.4 The ebb and flow of capital |
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5.6.5 A financial catastrophe in the making |
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5.6.6 The economic cycles of electronics |
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5.6.7 Moving toward an economic "third age" |
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5.6.8 The end of the world and the death of the Internet |
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Chapter 6 The Economy and the Future of the Internet |
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6.1 Building a national network |
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6.2 Internet network structures |
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6.3 Network regulations and pricing systems |
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6.4 The issue of supply and demand |
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6.5 The Internet and the economy |
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6.6 An Internet of optimists |
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Appendices |
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Appendix 1 GNP, GNI and GDP |
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Appendix 2 Potential Harmfulness of Radio Waves |
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Appendix 3 ICT and Telecommunications: Sustainable Development |
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Appendix 4 Variation in "Working Day" Telephone Traffic in 1970 |
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Appendix 5 Hourly Variation in National Phone Tariffs (1985) |
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Appendix 6 Measuring the Information Society (11 October 2012) - ITU |
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Appendix 7 The Development of SIM Cards |
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Appendix 8 List of Recommendations from ITU-T Study Group 3 |
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Appendix 9 The Cost of Capital |
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Appendix 10 NGN and the Internet in Figures |
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Appendix 11 Standardization of Mobile Financial Services (Extract - ITU-T, February 2016) |
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Appendix 12 The Internet's Flaws (Vint Cerf) |
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Bibliography |
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Glossary |
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Index |
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