Reports

TIPI actively conducts research on topics resulting from the growth of new digital information technologies. Working with governments, the commercial sector and foundations, TIPI provides our visitors with the latest reports, surveys, and trends affecting telecommunications today.

In the Full Reports section you will find recent papers by TIPI faculty and students. TIPI's 1998 Telecommunications Review and Community Networking newsletter can also be found in this section.

The Policy Briefs area currently features two reports -- the first brief explores children's privacy issues on the Internet -- the second brief examines the role of libraries in a networked Texas.

We hope you find this area useful. Many of our reports in this area require Adobe Acrobat Reader. Please visit the Adobe Web site to download it so you can have full access to our reports.

RURAL IMPLICATIONS OF H.R. 1542: The Internet Freedom and Broadband Deployment Act of 2001 - A RUPRI Policy Brief - Sharon Strover (PDF)

Full Reports

2003

A Report on the Status of Wireless Access to 2-1-1 - Sharon Strover, Carolyn Cunningham, Telecommunication and Information Policy Institute at The University of Texas (PDF)

Community Networking in Texas: An Interim Evaluation Report for the Telecommunications Infrastructure Fund Board - Jody Waters, Sharon Strover, Gary Chapman, Carolyn Cunningham, Holly Custard and Chris Lucas, Telecommunication and Information Policy Institute at The University of Texas (PDF)

2002

Links to the Future: Information and Telecommunications Technology and Economic Development in the Appalachian Region (Executive Summary) - Michael Oden, Sharon Strover, Nobuya Inagaki, Martha Arosemena, and Jeremy Gustafson and Chris Lucas, University of Texas (PDF)

Telecommunications and 211: A Primer - Sharon Strover, Erich Pelletier (PDF)

"211 State by State:" A Periodic Report on the National Implementation of Three Digit-Accessed Telephone Information and Referral Services - Sharon Strover, Erich Pelletier (PDF)

2001

Information and Telecommunications Technology and Economic Development: Findings from the Appalachian Region (Executive Summary) - Michael Oden, Sharon Strover, Nobuya Inagaki, Martha Arosemena, and Jeremy Gustafson and Chris Lucas, University of Texas (PDF)

Technologies of Liberation and Consumption: Shifting Discourses
Surrounding the Internet - Karen Gustafson (PDF)

Improving Public Internet Access in Brazil: Moving Beyond Connectivity - Martha Fuentes, Joe Straubhaar (PDF)

211 Information and Referral Services Research Report - Erich Pelletier (PDF)

Final CTTC Evaluation - Sharon Strover, Joe Straubhaar, Zeynep Tufekcioglu (PDF)

2000

"Freedom of Information in the United States: Historical Foundations and Current Trends" - Philip Doty (PDF)

Aspects of Internet Use in Texas - Sharon Strover (PDF)

E-Government Services and Computer and Internet Use in Texas - Sharon Strover, Joe Straubhaar (PDF)
E-Government Services and Computer and Internet Use in Texas (HTML)

Structuring Access: The Role of Public Access Centers in the "Digital Divide" - Joseph Straubhaar, Antonio LaPastina, Becky Lentz, Stan Main, Julie Taylor (PDF)

1999

Telecommunications Infrastructure Development: The State and Local Role - Sharon Strover, Lon Berquist (PDF)

Rural Internet Connectivity - Sharon Strover (PDF)
Rural Internet Connectivity PowerPoint Presentation (PDF)

TIPI International White Paper - Nobuya Inagaki, Romi Mahajan (PDF)
TIPI International White Paper (HTML)

1998

The Texas Telecommunications Review: Building a Networked Texas - TIPI (PDF)

Community Networking Newsletter - TIPI (PDF)

Final report presented to the Children's Justice Act program - Sharon Strover, Becky Lentz (PDF) (The report is an abbreviated version)

1997

Comprehensive Bibliography on Information Society Literature - Sharon Strover and Stana Martin (PDF)