For support of a Study of the Utility and Design of a National Research Network under Master Agreement No. 8618642

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The Federal Coordinating Council on Science, Engineering and Technology (FCCSET) is currently completing a report to Congress that is expected to propose the establishment network to serve the scientific community. FCCSET has asked the National Research Council (NCR), through its Computer Science and Technology Board (CSTB) to: (1) comment on the utility of such a capability to the U.S. Research Community; (2) review the technical feasibility of plan; (3) review existing computer forecasts as they might affect the network service as it become available. Gordon Bell, Director of Computer and Information Sience and Engineering at the National Science Foundation, submitted a letter to the NCR dated July 31, 1987 on behalf of FCCSET to Formalize this request. CSTB proposes to conduct a 5-month review of the FCCSET plan, culminating in a succinct report that summarized current knowledge about the three stated issues.//