Telecommuting Review: the Gordon Report articles from May 1993

Telecommuting Review: the Gordon Report archives from May 1993

British telework expert offers telework contingency plan. (Telecommuting Applications; Noel Hodson of SW2000)
May 1, 1993... A series of recent rail transport disruptions in England, related to union negotiations, prompted Noel Hodson of SW2000 to draw up a plan for employers who want to use telecommuting (or telework as it is commonly known in England) to keep the...

Georgia legislature passes commuter efficiency resolution. (Legal and Regulatory News)
May 1, 1993... Georgia joined the growing list of U.S. states that are starting to pay more attention to mounting traffic problems. The state legislature passed the Commuter Efficiency resolution (SR211) on March 23, sponsored by Senator Steve Henson. The...

Communications union takes small but important step at local level. (Employee Relations News; Communications Workers of America is ready to consider telecommuting pilot program in Bell South region)
May 1, 1993... After several months of quiet discussions with Bell South, it appears that the Communications Workers of America (CWA) district whose members work for Bell South is ready to explore a telecommuting pilot program. The formal statement issued by...

Cable company announces plan to rewire network. (Product and Service News; cable television giant Tele-Communications Inc. upgrades to optical fiber)
May 1, 1993... The largest cable television operator in the US announced on April 12 that it will be spending $2 billion over the next four years to rewire its systems nationwide with optical fiber, thus adding significantly to the capacity of these systems....

British firm selling "telecenters-in-a-box". (Oakmoor Telecentres Ltd.)
May 1, 1993... One indication of the relatively advanced state of satellite office/telework center development in Europe is the line of buildings offered by Oakmoor Telecentres Ltd. located in Devon, England. Oakmoor Telecentres are described as "high quality...

British firm sponsors "distance working" conference; two more scheduled later this month. (International Highlights; Home Office Partnership's Apr 22, 1993, European Distance Working Conference)
May 1, 1993... Cambridge, England was the site of the "European Distance Working Conference" on April 22, organized by the Home Office Partnership as part of the European Commission Teleworking and Telematics Forum. A gracious invitation from the Home Office...

In search of high-tech gridlock-busters. (Traffic and Transportation; analysis of Senator Frank Lautenberg's comments on the Intelligent Vehicle Highway Systems proposals)
May 1, 1993... I'm prompted once again to comment on the developing field of Intelligent Vehicle Highway Systems (IVHS)--a collection of high-tech approaches to smooth out highway traffic and reduce congestion [see 1/92, 2/92 and 9/92 TR for my earlier...

Pacific Bell promotes "Telecommunications as Transportation". (pouring the electronic highway) (Pacific Bell's spring 1993 TEXPO conference)
May 1, 1993... Every spring, Pacific Bell hosts its TEXPO conference and exposition to highlight its products and services and their applications. This year's event featured a full-day program on April 7 on the theme of "Telecommunications as Transportation:...

Federal telecommuting guidebook now available electronically. (General Services Administration document providing 'de facto' federal telecommunications policy available on bulletin board system)
May 1, 1993... In the 2/93 TR I noted the availability of an excellent telecommuting technology resource that had been written by Marty Barrack of the General Services Administration (GSA). Marty and I were both speaking at the same conference recently and he...