Reports on a research program, conducted by New York University's Tisch School of the Arts, on teletext usage in homes and public sites. Provides information about the public's uses of, expectations for, and fears of electronic text services. (PD)

Analyzes the development of the telephone, newspapers, and videotex in terms of purchasing patterns and styles of usage. Concludes that parallels in the early histories of telephones and newspapers suggest that videotex will likely become a service for business and an elite group of customers, not a mass audience. (PD)