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A vision for the future

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Name: mark mcmillan

From: Texas

Bio: I use the Internet in my profession, commercial real estate.

Area of Expertise: Advocate/Voice of the People

Topic: Communication

Headline: Reach out and touch someone 24 hours a day.

Nutshell: All strata of society are sharing knowledge, accessing entertainment and information, conducting commerce by way of a ubiquitous, high-speed, accessible network in order to make the best use of the individual's time and assets.

Vision:

As high-bandwidth channels become faster, more widely available and more affordable, people’s expectation of faster flow of data and near-instantaneous availability of people and services will increase proportionally.

People will want the convenience of accessing all these resources via a single, reliable, and inexpensive interface in the home. Also, people will want to take this single interface with them when they travel.

Date Submitted: November 10, 2004

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