ICations> (Or "Infobahn", "Info Strada") The name coined by US VICe-president Al Gore in the early 1990s for the emerging high-speed global communICations network capable of carrying voICe, data, video, and other servICes around the world. These servICes use satellite, copper cable, {optICal fibre}, {cellular telecommunICations}, and are accessible via set-top boxes or suitably equipped computers. See also National Information Infrastructure. (2001-03-31)