Telecommuting Review: the Gordon Report articles from December 1994

Telecommuting Review: the Gordon Report archives from December 1994

Midwest group involves six hospitals in medical transcriptionist project. (the telecommuting project was initiated by the Midwest Institute for Telecommuting Education)
December 1, 1994... SUMMARY A collaboration among six competing hospitals in Minnesota will lead to an innovative telecommuting program that, among other benefits, will provide employment for people with disabilities. This is a good example of how...

Regional phone company changes "residence" tariff rules. (US West to stop charging home businesses and telecommuters higher business telephone rates)
December 1, 1994... SUMMARY A tariff filed earlier this year changes the definition of residential vs. business service - an important distinction today with so many businesses being operated in homes. This is a small but important step toward eliminating...

Will the "Contract with America" include Telecommuting? (in 1982 Rep Newt Gingrich proposed a tax credit for home PC purchase)
December 1, 1994... SUMMARY The November elections thrust Rep. Newt Gingrich into a powerful position, and he promises to enact the Republican's "Contract with America" he wrote and has been promoting. Some aspects of the Contract are reminiscent of a...

Rural televillage conference sets stage for future developments worldwide. (1994 Creating the Televillage conference in Florida)
December 1, 1994... SUMMARY The use of telecommunications technologies to improve the quality of life in rural areas was the focus of a recent conference in Florida. An outgrowth of a project to establish two rural work centers in Kentucky, the conference...

Report looks "Beyond Telecommuting" at links between travel and telecommunications. (issued by the DOE Office of Energy Research)
December 1, 1994... SUMMARY A new report funded by the U.S. Department of Energy examines de current and potential relationships between various forms of communications and travel behavior telecommunicating has been recognized as perhaps the most direct...