Author_Institution : 
Jetstream Communications Inc., San Jose, CA, USA
         
        
            Abstract : 
The integrated-services digital network, for 10 years seen only in limited installations, is branching out around the world. The author describes how telephone carriers are now starting to report a big boost in ISDN installations. He details how the surge is the result of an increasing appetite for bandwidth, a broadening suite of ISDN-enabled applications, wider availability of the network´s services, and better prices for service and equipment