PTC '82; Proceedings of the Pacific Telecommunications Conference, Honolulu, HI, January 17-20, 1982

Basic, developing, and future telecommunications services in the Pacific area are discussed with regard to technical considerations, business and user applications, and policy and planning considerations. Particular attention is given to topology considerations for multiple access/broadcasting radio networks, the evolution of integrated pack and circuit switching technology, data compression applied to video conferencing, commercial satellite communications for developing areas of the Pacific, and policy implications of future telecommunications services. The Chilean telecommunications system, telecommunications services in the Phillipines, the structure of Alaskan telecommunications, the Australian National Satellite System, telecommunications in the Fiji Islands, and data communications in Taiwan are considered.