Word: isdn
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Most phone companies want to go even further. For them, video is the last link in their ultimate high-tech fantasy: the Integrated Services Digital Network. ISDN is the phone industry's grand scheme to be the dominant conduit for every conceivable communications service -- from faxes, newspapers and video conferencing to home shopping, radio broadcasts and TV. At least seven phone companies, including Pacific Telesis, Ameritech and BellSouth, are developing the ISDN software for special fiber-optic wires that can carry such multimedia information. But the companies need state regulatory approval for telephone-rate increases to cover installation costs. Public...