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Telebomb : the truth behind the $500-billion telecom bust and what the industry must do to recover /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Handley, John, 1961-
Corporate Author: NetLibrary, Inc
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : AMACOM, [2005]
Subjects:
Telecommunication > United States.
Telecommunication > Deregulation > United States.
Telecommunication policy > United States.
United States. > Telecommunications Act of 1996.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Before and after the breakup of AT & T
  • Stability as the world changed
  • The Telecommunications Act of 1996
  • The second race to cover the United States in optical fiber
  • The big get bigger : the entry of the RBOCs into the long-distance market
  • The last stand of the long-distance companies
  • The rise and fall of the competitive local exchange carriers
  • Lost opportunities by the cable companies
  • The crash
  • Who won?
  • Likely future winners and losers
  • A look back and a look forward.