tandards, 32-35 elements, 81-82 nature and characteristics of content, local area or LAN connection, 79-80 10-18 metropolitan area network, 80-81 audio content, 11-14 nature of telecom, 64-67 video content, 14-18 understanding telecom infrastructure, packaging the content sources, 18-25 67-69 program content food chain, 4-9 wide area network, 81 Deliverable, 174 INDEX Delivery, 222 implications of acceptance, 223-224 Demultiplex, 20 ordering, delivery, and acceptance Design process, 222 considerations, 69-79 services, 226 criteria, 69-79 acquiring and evaluating, 203-210 installation services, 182 agreements, 204-206 mandatory requirements, 187 contracts, 204-206 parameters, 32-35 evaluating, 206-208, 208-210 phase I, 183-184 tariffs, 204-206 references and process, 187 facilities, 167-168 De-stuffing, 29 managing cost, 227-255 Digital, 26 communication billing and payment, access, 104 230-233 content, 10, 11 communication cost management, TV; see DTV 233-255 radio, 9 working toward a solution, 235-241 streams, 28 specifying, 171-202 subscriber line; see DSL Exchange carriers, 49 video broadcast, 30 Exciter system, 196 Digital-to-analog conversion; see D/A Experimentation, 39-41 Direct Broadcast Satellite; see DBS Direct current; see DC Direct mapping, 24 Facility, 30, 153-154 Distribution quality, 5, 6 acceptance, 226 Documentation FCC, 42, 66, 205, 214, 230 development process, 215-218 FEC, 23, 30 establishing, 212-213 Federal Communications Commission; see final release, 218 DS3 service, 30 FM, 9 DSL, 105 Fiber transmission, 119-122 DTV, 9 File capacity, 31 Due diligence, 210 File transfer protocol; see FTP Financial planning, 257-282 account system, 261-265 Effort, level of, 213-214 numbering, 264-265 Egress, 49 communications budget and plan structure, Electronics, 37 271-277 Encapsulation, 29 enterprise reporting requirements, 259 End-to-End Service, 3, 25, 61, 137, 235 information release, 259-260 Enterprise public reporting, 259-260 network, 153, 162 forms and practices, 277-2 reporting requirements, 259 