Information services and communications: (computer utilities)

With the continuing increase of computer installations utilizing some form of data communication, experience is being accumulated on the remote terminal operation of computer and information services for interactive usage, batch processing and other data retrieval services. Important factors in the future commercial development of such services are the availability and cost of communication circuits and terminal equipment. Interest has recently been focused on these areas by the Federal Communications Commission's inquiry into the "regulatory and policy problems presented by the interdependence of computers and communications service facilities."