
What's happening with satellite offices and telework centers?
The predominant form of telecommuting today is still the work-at-home kind, though there's growing interest in satellite offices and other kinds of facility-based telecommuting. These centers are often located near where people live, they work well for telecommuters who can't or choose not to work at home, and they can be an economical way to make certain resources (such as high-speed printers or videoconferencing) available that can't be placed in one telecommuter's home. Most of the use of these centers has occurred in Europe, but there have been some encouraging trials recently in the U.S. as well.
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