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Technology Policy: Information Infrastructure [Information Superhighways and High Performance DOCUMENT RESUME ED 363 351 IR 054 705 TITLE Technology Policy: Information Infrastructure [Information Superhighways and High Performance Computing] . Hearings before the Subcommittee on Technology, Environment and Aviation of the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. House of Representatives, One Hundred Third Congress, First Session (March 23 and 25, 1993). INSTITUTION Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Science, Space and Technology. REPORT NO ISBN-0-16-041150-5 PUB DATE Mar 93 NOTE 271p. AVAILABLE FROMU.S. Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, Congressional Sales Office, Washington, DC 20402. PUB TYPE Legal/Legislative/Regulatory Materials (090) EDRS PRICE MF01/PC11 Plus Postage. DESCRIPTORS *Computer Networks; Government Role; *Inft..rmation Networks; *Information Technology; Policy Formation; *Public Policy; *Technological Advancement; *Telecommunications IDENTIFIERS Congress 103rd; High Performance Computing; *Information Infrastructure; Information Policy; Information Superhighway; National Policy ABSTRACT This document contains transcriptions of testimony and prepared statements on national technology policy with a focus on President Clinton and Vice President Gore's initiatives to support the development of a national information infrastructu...e. On the first day of the hearing testimony was received from Edward H. Salmon, Chairman, New Jersey Board of Regulatory Commissioners; Robert Pepper, Chief, Office of Plans and Policy, Federal Communications Commission; Vinton G. Cerf, Vice President, Corporation for National Research Initiatives and President, Internet Society; Richard R. Green, President and CEO, Cable Television Laboratories, Boulder, Colorado; Brian Kushner, Vice President, Corporate Development, Microelectronics and Computer Technology Corporation, Austin, Texas, and E. R. Kerkeslager, Vice President, Technology and Infrastructure, AT&T, Basking Ridge, New Jersey, representing the Computer Systems Policy Proejct. Witnesses testifying on the second day were Donald A. B. Lindberg, Director, National Coordination Office for High Performance Computing and Communications, and Director, National Library of Medicine; Salim A. L. Bhatia, President, Broadband Technologies, Inc., Research Triangle Park, h-rth Carolina; Sidney Karin, Director, San Diego Supercomputer Center, San Diego, California; Stephen Gage, President, Cleveland Advanced Manufacturing Program, Cleveland, Ohio; T. J. Rodgers, President and CEO, Cypress Semiconductor, San Jose, California; and Jeffrey Kalb, President and CEO, MASPAR Computer Corporation, Sunnyvale, California, representing the American Electronics Association. (KRN) / f, TECHNOLOGY POLICY: INFORMATION INFRASTRUCTURE [INFORMATION SUPERHIGHWAYS AND HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTING] HEARINGS BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON TECHNOLOGY, ENVIRONMENT AND AVIATION OF THE COMMITTEE ON SCIENCE, SPACE, AND TECHNOLOGY U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ONE HUNDRED THIRD CONGRESS FIRST SESSION U S OEPARTMENT O EIDUCAIION Off.re co I ducattonai Reasarcnand irnotnvemeal MARCH 23, 25, 1993 EDUCATIONAL RESOURCESINFORMATION CENTER (EC:Kt fnts document hasbeen reproduced as ,ec coed 'Ion, the person or ordantzatton orvonaOno [No. 14] M,nor changes nave been made to tmomve ,Pwoduc bon QuaIrty P0,115 of ,ae. Of 00.na)ns Val ed .n INS OCC rnenf do nol necessantyrepresent odtctat VOLUME III Rt DO50.on or Dobcy Printed for the use of the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 69-545 CC WASHINGTON :1993 For sale by the U.S. Government Printing Office Superintendent of Documents. Congressional Sales Office. Washington. DC 20402 ISBN 0-16-041150-5 BESTCOPYIYAILABLE V COMMIME ON SCIENCE, SPACE, AND TECHNOLOGY GEORGE E. BROWN, JR., California, Chairman MARILYN LLOYD,Tennessee ROBERT S. WALKER, Pennsylvania' DAN GLICKMAN, Kansas F. JAMES SENSENBRENNER, JR., HAROLD L. VOLKMER, Missouri Wisconsin RALPH M. HALL, Texas SHERWOOD L. BOEHLERT, New York DAVE McCURDY, Oklahoma TOM LEWIS, Florida TIM VALENTINE,.North Carolina PAUL B. HENRY, Michigan ROBERT G. TORRICELLI, New Jersey HARRIS W. FAWELL, Illinois RICK BOUCHER, Virginia CONSTANCE A. MORELLA, Maryland JAMES A. TRAFICANT, JR., Ohio DANA ROHRABACHER, California JIMMY HAYES, Louisiana STEVEN H. SCHIFF, New Mexico JOHN TANNER, Tennessee JOE BARTON, Texas PETE GEREN, Texas DICK ZIMMER, New Jersey JIM BACCHUS, Florida SAM JOHNSON, Texas TIM ROEMER, Indiana KEN CALVERT, California BUD CRAMER, Alabama MARTIN HOKE, Ohio DICK SWETT, New Hampshire NICK SMITH, Michigan JAMES A. BARCIA, Michigan ED ROYCE, California HERBERT C. KLEIN, New Jersey ROD GRAMS, Minnesota ERIC FINGERHUT, Ohio JOHN LINDER, Georgia PAUL McHALE, Pennsylvania PETER BLUTE, Massachusetts JANE HARMAN, California JENNIFER DUNN, Washington DON JOHNSON, Georgia BILL BAKER, California SAM COPPERSMITH, Arizona ROSCOE BARTLETT, Maryland ANNA ESHOO, California JAY INSLEE, Washington EDDIE-BERNICE JOHNSON, Texas DAVID MINGE, Minnesota NATHAN DEAL, Georgia ROBERT C. SCOTT, Virginia XAVIER BECERRA, California ROBERT E. PALMER, Chief of Staff MICHAEL RODEMEYER, Chief Counsel CAROLYN C. GREENFELD, Chief Clerk DAVID D. CLEMENT, Republican Chief of Staff SUBCOMMITTEE ON TECHNOLOGY, ENVIRONMENT AND AVIATION TIM VALENTINE, North Carolina, Chairman DAN GLICKMAN, Kansas TOM LEWIS, Florida PETE GEREN, Texas CONSTANCE A. MORELLA. Maryland TIM ROEMER, Indiana KEN CALVERT, California DICK SWE'IT, New Hampshire NICK SMITH, Michigan HERB KLEIN, New Jersey ROD GRAMS, Minnesota PAUL McHALE, Pennsylvania JOHN LINDER, Georgia JANE HARMAN, California PETER BLUTE, Massachusettes DON JOHNSON, Georgia ROSCOE G. BARTLETT, Maryland SAM COPPERSMITH, Arizona DANA ROHRABACHER, California ANNA G. ESHOO, California DICK ZIMMER, New Je..ey JAY INSLEE, Washington MARTIN R. HOKE, Ohio E. B. JOHNSON, Texas EDWARD ROYCE, California DAVID MINGE, Minnesota NATHAN DEAL, Georgia XAVIER BECERRA, California ROBERT G. TORRICELLI, New Jersey JIM BACCHUS, Florida *Ranking Republican Member. CONTENTS WITNESSES Page March 23, 1993: Edward H. Salmon, Chairman, New Jersey Board of Regulatory Commis- sioners, Trenton, New Jersey; accompanied by Robert Pepper, Chief, Office of Plans and Policy, FCC, Washington, DC 5 Vinton G. Cerf, Vice President, Corporation for National Research Initia- tives, Reston Virginia; accompanied by Richard R. Green, President and CEO, Cable Television Laboratories, Boulder, Colorado; Brian Kushner, Vice President, Corporate Development, Microelectronics and ComputerTechnologyCorporation,Austin,Texas;andE.R Kerkeslager, Vice President, Technology and Infrastructure, AT&T, Basking R,idge, New Jersey, Representing the Computer Systems Policy Project 52 March 25, 1993: Dr. Donald A. B. Lindberg, Director, National Coordination Office for High Performance Computing and Communications, and Director, Na- tional Library of Medicine; accompanied by Salim A. L. Bhatia, Presi- dent, Broadband Technologies, Inc., Research Triangle Park, North Carolina; Sidney Karin, Director, San Diego Supercomputer Center, San Diego, California; Stephen Gage, President, Cleveland Advanced Manufacturing Program, Cleveland, Ohio; T. J. Rodgers, President and CEO, Cypress Semiconductor, San Jose, California; and Jeffrey Kalb, President and CEO, MASPAR Computer Corporation, Sunnyvale. Cali- fornia, representing the American Electronics Association 151 4 TECHNOLOGY POLICY: INFORMATIONINFRA- STRUCTURE [INFORMATION SUPER- HIGHWAYS AND HIGH PERFORMANCECOM- PUTING] TUESDAY, MARCH 23, 1993 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, COMMITTEE ON SCIENCE, SPACE, AND TECHNOLOGY, SUBCOMMITTEE ON TECHNOLOGY, ENVIRONMENTAND AVIATION, Washington, D.C. The subcommittee met, pursuant torecess, at 9:10 a.m., in Room 2318, Rayburn House Office Building, Hon. Tim Valentine[chair- man of the subcommittee) presiding. Mr. VALENTINE. The subcommittee meets todayto continue its hearings on national technology policy. Both today andThursday of this week, we will focus on President Clinton and VicePresident Gore's initiatives to support the development ofa National Infor- mation Infrastructure. The President and Vice President's policystatement of February 22nd strikes many themes we would like to explore. Onetheme is the need for an effective partnership between federal andstate gov- ernments. A number of our states have studied thecontribution that an advanced information infrastructurecan make to state eco- nomic development. Based on these studies, they haveformulated strategies to encourage more rapid introduction of fiber opticcom- munications infrastructure to businesses, to schools, andto homes. Another theme is the need for government to work inpartner- ship with the private sector to implement policies thatwill encour- age our private sector to make the investments whichare nec- essary to build the high-speed network or so-called informationsu- perhighway, which this country will need if it isto compete sue- . cessfully in the next century. The network envisioned by the President willmost likely evolve from our public telephone network,our cable television distribution system, and other networks such as the National Researchand Education Network, or NREN. Our communicationsnetworks of today serve a broad array of users and their diverserequirements. Our networking, switching, and other technologieshave evolved in a highly competitive environment driven by market forces and consumer demand. Some of us believe that the President'sprogram envisions that this will continue to be the cue. Our communicationsindustry is being
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