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Strong competition is emerging from Asian and European countries that are making substantial investments in telecommunications R&D. For many telecommunications products and services that are now commodities, the United States is at a competitive disadvantage compared with countries where the cost of doing business is lower.
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RECOMMENDATIONS A strong, effective telecommunications R&D program for the United States will require a greater role for government-sponsored and university research, and more funding of longterm research by industry. The committee recommends that the federal government establish a new research organization -- the Advanced Telecommunications Research Activity (ATRA)
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Effective expansion of federal support of telecommunications research through ATRA will require participation from both service providers and equipment vendors to help identify the most critical research needs together with complementary industry investments in research. ATRA can play an important role in facilitating mechanisms to enable service providers to pool research support.
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