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

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.

Sommario

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;

Info autore

Alan Stone

Riassunto

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.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Alan Stone
• Editore: Routledge
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 31.01.1997
• EAN: 9781563245770
• ISBN: 978-1-56324-577-0
• Pagine: 258
• Dimensioni: 152 mm x 229 mm x 14 mm
• Peso: 379 g
• Categoria: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Media, comunicazione > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie