
Telebomb
The Truth Behind the $500-Billion Telecom Bust
John Handley(Author)
Amacom (Publisher)
Published on 8. July 2005
Book
Hardback
256 pages
978-0-8144-0833-9 (ISBN)
Description
Uncontrolled deregulation of the telecommunications industry in the mid-1990's caused many businesspeople - honest and dishonest - to propose, fund, and carry out ventures designed to change the way the telecommunications industry worked. "Telebomb" not only describes the chaos that ensued, but also follows each of the long-term trends that emerged and that continue to endganger the industry today. This thought-provoking book, written by an industry insider, draws conclusions about the ultimate winners and losers during and after the telebomb - and offers practical advice to industry and government on how to avoid another, potentially more devastating repeat. Bigger, more powerful, and more convoluted than ever, the telecommunications industry has not done nearly enough to right itself since the telebomb. No other author has as good a view of the inner workings of so many of the players in this huge industry. Now that the telecommunications industry is inextricably linked with media, Internet, and other service providers, another implosion would be that much more disastrous for stockholders, employees, and customers.
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Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 238 mm
Width: 154 mm
Thickness: 29 mm
Weight
1 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8144-0833-9 (9780814408339)
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Person
John Handley worked at Accenture for fifteen years and was promoted to partner in 2000. As a subject-matter expert on network issues, he worked with each of the major telecommunications carriers in North America, including: Verizon/Bell Atlantic/GTE, SBC/Ameritech, BellSouth, Qwest/USWest, AT&T, Lucent, Sprint, Bell Canada, Alltel, MCI/Worldcom, and Global Crossing.
Content
"Acknowledgments Introduction Chapter 1 Before and After the Breakup of AT&T Chapter 2 Stability as the World Changed Chapter 3 The Telecommunications Act of 1996 Chapter 4 The Second Race to Cover the United States in Optical Fiber Chapter 5 The Big Get Bigger: The Entry of the RBOCs into the Long-Distance Market Chapter 6 The Last Stand of the Long-Distance Companies Chapter 7 The Rise and Fall of the Competitive Local Exchange Carriers Chapter 8 Lost Opportunities by the Cable Companies Chapter 9 The Crash Chapter 10 Who Won? Chapter 11 Likely Future Winners and Losers Chapter 12 A Look Back and a Look Forward Appendix A Glossary and Acronym List Appendix B Bankrupt Telecommunications Carriers, 1988 to 2003"