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How America Got On-line

Author Alan Stone
Release Date: 2015/05/01
ISBN: 9781317462613
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Book 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

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright Page
  5. Dedication
  6. Table of Contents
  7. Preface
  8. 1. From the Telegraph to Hypercommunications
  9. 2. The Rise of AT&T
  10. 3. The Assault Begins
  11. 4. MCI and the Long-Distance Challenge
  12. 5. The Biggest Case in History
  13. 6. Internationalization and Competition
  14. 7. The Wireless Revolution
  15. 8. A Marriage Made in Heaven: Computers and Communications
  16. 9. Telecommunications Turbulence
  17. Notes
  18. Index
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