Ch. 1. Introduction -- Ch. 2. Multimedia Technology Trends -- Ch. 3. Broadband Network Deployment -- Ch. 4. The Economics of Wireless Communications Systems -- Ch. 5. Comparison of Wireless and Wireline Network Systems -- Ch. 6. The Economics of Broadband Networks -- Ch. 7. Universal Service -- Ch. 8. Improving the Rural Telecommunications Infrastructure -- Ch. 9. Public Policy and Institutional Considerations -- App. A. Glossary of Selected Economic and Cost Terms -- App. B. Subsidy, Cross-Subsidy, and the Costs of Universal Service