Edgar C. Hayden

Abstract: This report documents the initial phase of work done on a study of telecommunications in Alaska in response to the impending sale of the federally owned Alaska Communication System to a commercial operator, RCA Alaska Communications, Inc. The study is a joint Federal and State effort that provides both direct and immediate short-term assistance on currently critical matters and recommendations for long-term policy and practice.

The report is in two volumes, Text (Volume 1) and Appendices (Volume 2).

Keywords: satellite communications; telecommunication services; telecommunication technologies; telecommunications policy; telecommunications networks

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