我对佩尔顿一文关注的要点之一是他没能处理成本问题(尽管他确实讨论了对新技术的不平等的机会).新技术要求对通信网络的基础设施和设备购置进行大量投资.然而,一旦这些基础设施建成了——它们通常为了工商的目的 One of the highlights of my article about Pelton is his inability to address the cost issue (though he does discuss opportunities for inequality in new technologies) that require significant investments in the infrastructure and equipment acquisition of communications networks. However, once these infrastructures are built - they are usually for business and industry purposes