The Internet has launched us into a true information age and is enabling people around the world to interact with each other on a scale previously unimaginable. Whatever evolutionary course the Internet and the Information Superhighway take, the digital convergence of the telecommunications, television, and computer industries has forever altered the way we communicate and compute.

This convergence will enable companies to deliver services that were once beyond their technical limits. WebTV will allow viewers to access the Internet. Big screen, high-definition digital television and DVDs may change the way movies are shot. Satellites will help automobiles find their own way home. Households will receive signals from satellites, microwave towers, fiber or copper lines.