Elon University
The prediction, in brief:

Because a speedy Info Superhighway should boost productivity, create new markets, and be a model for the rest of the world, the country that can get this set up first will have a significant advantage in the international marketplace.

Predictor: Tichenor, Suzanne

Prediction, in context:

In a 1994 article in BusinessWeek magazine, John Carey quotes Suzanne Tichenor. Carey writes: ”If the feds fumble this unprecedented transition, the long-term consequences could be dire. ‘Because a speedy Info Superhighway should boost productivity, create new markets, and be a model for the rest of the world, the country that can get this set up first will have a significant advantage in the international marketplace,’ says Suzanne Tichenor, vice president of the industry-backed Council on Competitiveness.”

Date of prediction: June 6, 1994

Topic of prediction: Economic structures

Subtopic: General

Name of publication: BusinessWeek

Title, headline, chapter name: From Internet to Infobahn

Quote Type: Direct quote

Page number or URL of document at time of study:
http://web.lexis-nexis.com/universe/document?_m=5c696b4d3ca946416fd61970f263ab75&_docnum=3&wchp=dGLbVlz-lSlzV&_md5=6af8cb4571d385ed5e99c0e9d0980efd

This data was logged into the Elon/Pew Predictions Database by: Dube, Kristin