Linda's Publications

Linda Lee Bower wrote and produced user manuals the TI-15 and TI-36 calculators, under contract to Texas Instruments, Dallas, Texas (1999). These calculators are targeted to the instructional market worldwide and are translated into over a dozen languages.

• The TI-15 is designed for use at the middle school level; it has functions to work with fractions, and it has a set of electronic flash cards to give the student practice.

• The TI-36X II is a scientific calculator designed primarily for high school and college students.

The manuals describe the calculator functions and show example problems with keystroking.

She also edited a Teacher Guide that accompanies TI InterActive! -- software that enables math students to create documents containing math objects (2000).

Linda Lee Bower has authored and produced dozens of technology assessment and market forecasting reports on a wide variety of topics in telecommunications and other technologies. The reports listed below have been published and/or distributed by Phillips Business Information, MegaTech Resources, MindBranch (formerly Publication Resource Group), and/or Information Access Company.

Technical assistance project sponsored by the U.S. Trade and Development Agency (TDA) for CONATEL, the telecommunications regulatory agency in Venezuela (prime contractor, Strategic Policy Research). Performed research and analysis, and wrote eight task reports (in both Spanish and English):

• Liberalization
• Regulatory Models
• Interconnection
• Universal Service
• Number Portability
• Telecommunications in Emergencies and Disasters
• Corporate Strategies
• Global Trends

Booz•Allen Hamilton, ARENTO Institutional Development Project. Performed analysis and wrote reports:

• Teledensity Demand Forecast
• Telephone Value-Added Services
• Cellular Potential
• Paging
• VSAT

Performed as Specialist with Chemonics International, Consultants to Booz•Allen Hamilton, 1996.

"Holder in Due Course" Issues Paper, submitted to the Federal Trade Commission by Arthur Young & Company, February 28, 1977 (done as employee of Arthur Young & Company and Task Manager of project).

Contributor to Markets for Specialty Steels in Mexico, Final Report, Phase I, submitted by Battelle Columbus Laboratories to Aceros Ecatepec, S.A., 1976 (done as employee of Battelle Columbus Laboratories).

Contributor to Draft Final Report on Statewide Transportation Planning Study to Commonwealth of Kentucky Department of Transportation, August 11, 1975 (done as employee of Battelle Columbus Laboratories).

Louisiana Airport System Plan, working papers:

• "Impact of Consolidation of Airport Service on Schedules and Demand"
• "Commuter Service"
• "Forecasting City Pairs"
• "Impact of Remote Airport"

Reports Written under contract to Arthur D. Little Inc. These reports were integrated into the Arthur D. Little World Telecommunications Information Program, and computerized subscription information product available to major companies in the industry. In addition to country-specific studies, she did a study on telecommuniations requirements of the U.S. Federal Government.

RBOCS: Ameritech, Bell Atlantic, BellSouth, Nynex, Pacific Telesis, SBC, US West.

Independent Telcos: Alltel, Century Telephone Enterprises, Cincinnati Bell, Citizens Utilities, C-TEC, Frontier, GTE, Lincoln Telecommunications, Puerto Rico Telephone Company, Southern New England Telecommunications Corporation, Sprint Telephone Division, TDS Telecommunications.

Competitive Access Providers: Linkatel Pacific, Residential Communications Network.

Cable MSOs: Ameritech New Media, Cablevision Systems, Adelphia, Century, Charter, Comcast, Continental Cablevision, Cox, Falcon, Galaxy Telecom, GTE Media Ventures, InterMedia Partners, Jones Intercable, Lenfest, Marcus, MediaOne, Post-Newsweek Cable, Multimedia Cablevision, Rifkin & Associates, Scripps Howard Cable, Prime Cable, TCA Cable, Time Warner Cable, TCI, Viacom Cable.

Wireless Cable: American Telecasting, CAI Wireless Systems, Heartland Wireless, People's Choice TV, Wireless Cable of Atlanta.

Mobile Wireless: AirTouch Communications, Aerial Communications, Alltel Mobile, ARDIS, US West New Vector, Bell Atlantic Nynex Mobile, BellSouth Cellular, BellSouth Personal Communications, MobileComm, RAM Mobile Data, GTE Mobilenet, AT&T Wireless, MTEL, Nextel, Omnipoint, PageNet, Palmer Wireless, PCS PrimeCo, Southwestern Bell Mobile Systems, SNET Mobility, Sprint Cellular Company, United States Cellular, Sprint Spectrum, Western Wireless.

Satellite System Operators: Loral Space & Communications, Odyssey Telecommunications International.

DBS Operators: Astra, BSkyB, DirecTV International, Galaxy Latin America, STAR TV, TV Globo.