How America Got On-line
Politics, Markets, and the Revolution in Telecommunication
1st Edition
Published on 31. January 1997
Book
Hardback
384 pages
978-1-56324-576-3 (ISBN)
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.
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Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Inc
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
tables, figures, bibliography, index
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 157 mm
Thickness: 19 mm
Weight
529 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-56324-576-3 (9781563245763)
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Person
Alan Stone
Content
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;