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One helpful way is to think of the national information infrastructure as a network of highways,much like the INTERSTATES of the 1950s.
一種有用的方法是把國家信息基礎設施想像為50年代州際高速公路網絡。
These are highways carrying information rather than people or goods.
只不過這種高速公路運載的是信息而不是人或貨物。
Some highways will be made of fiber optics,others of coaxial cables,others will be wireless.
某些高速公路將采用光纖，而其它的用同軸電纜，還有的用無線通信。
But this is a key point:they must and will be two-way highways.
但是關鍵的一點是：必須是雙向高速公路。
So that each person will be able to send information in video form as well as just words,as well as receiving information.
這樣，每個人能夠發送視頻信息和文字，同時能接收信息。
These new information highways will be wider than today's technology permits.
這些新的信息高速公路將比當前技術所能達到的要寬。
That's because of television program contains so many more bytes of information than a telephone conversation.
這是因為電視節目比電話通話所包含的信息字節多得多。
And because new uses of video and voice and computers will consist of even more information moving at even faster speeds.
也還因為新投入使用的視頻和話音設備以及計算機將包含以更高速流動的信息。
This new information market place based on these highways include four major components.
這種基于高速公路的新信息市場包括四個主要部分：
First,the owners of the highways,because unlike the interstates,the information highways will be built,paid for and funded principally by the private sector.
首先是高速公路的擁有者，與州際高速公路不同的是，信息高速公路將主要由私人投資建設。
Second,the makers of information appliances,like telephones,televisions and computers,and the new products of the future that will combine aspects of all three.
第二是信息設施的生產廠家，這些設施諸如電話，數字化圖書館，信息服務提供者以及幾百萬希望共享或出售信息的單個用戶。
Third information providers;local broadcasters,digital libraries,information service providers and millions of individuals who will want to share or sell information.
第三是信息的提供者：本地廣播電臺，數字化圖書館，信息服務提供者以及幾百萬希望共享或出售信息的單個用戶。
And most important,fourth,information customers,who will justly demand privacy?Afford ability and choice.
第四是最重要的信息的客戶，他們將正當地要求隱私權，可承受性和選擇權。
At some time in the next two decades,we will think about the information market place in terms of these four components.
今后二十年的某個時候，我們將從四個方面去考慮信息市場。
We will not talk about cable,or telephones,or cellular,or wireless,because there will be free and open competition between everyone who provides and delivers information.
我們不會討論電纜，電話或蜂窩式電話或者無線電話，因為在任何信息提供和發送信息者之間的競爭是自由的，公開的。
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We will not talk about cable,or telephones,or cellular,or wireless,because there will be free and open competition between everyone who provides and delivers information.
我們不會討論電纜，電話或蜂窩式電話或者無線電話，因為在任何信息提供和發送信息者之間的競爭是自由的，公開的。
