How America got on-line : politics, markets, and the revolution in telecommunications
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How America got on-line : politics, markets, and the revolution in telecommunications
M.E. Sharpe, c1997
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 213-231) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
The telecommunications industry is the fastest growing sector of the US economy. This interdisciplinary study of technopolitical economics traces the industry's evolution from the invention of the telephone to the development of hypercommunications. Primary focus is on AT&T and its rivals.
Table of Contents
- Chapter 1 From the Telegraph to Hypercommunications
- Chapter 2 The Rise of AT Chapter 3 The Assault Begins
- Chapter 4 MCI and the Long-Distance Challenge
- Chapter 5 The Biggest Case in History
- Chapter 6 Internationalization and Competition
- Chapter 7 The Wireless Revolution
- Chapter 8 A Marriage Made in Heaven: Computers and Communications
- Chapter 9 Telecommunications Turbulence
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