How America Got On-line: Politics, Markets, and the Revolution in Telecommunication

by Alan Stone

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781317462613
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	05/20/2015
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	384
File size:	3 MB

About the Author

Alan Stone

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 From the Telegraph to Hypercommunications; Chapter 2 The Rise of AT&T; 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;