Some contemplated uses, such as real-time video and audio transmission, will lead to substantial increases in the demand for bandwidth, and congestion problems will only get worse unless there is substantial increase in bandwidth.
Predictor: MacKie-Mason, Jeffrey K.
Prediction, in context:The 1995 book “Public Access to the Internet,” edited by Brian Kahin and James Keller carries the chapter, “Pricing the Internet” by Jeffrey K. MacKie-Mason and Hal R. Varian. MacKie is an associate professor of economics and Varian is a professor of economics at the University of Michigan. They write: ”Some contemplated uses, such as real-time video and audio transmission, will lead to substantial increases in the demand for bandwidth, and congestion problems will only get worse unless there is substantial increase in bandwidth.”
Date of prediction: January 1, 1995
Topic of prediction: Information Infrastructure
Subtopic: Bandwidth
Name of publication: Public Access to the Internet (book)
Title, headline, chapter name: Pricing the Internet
Quote Type: Direct quote
Page number or URL of document at time of study:
Page 277
This data was logged into the Elon/Pew Predictions Database by: Guarino, Jennifer Anne