How America got on-line : politics, markets, and the revolution in telecommunications

How America got on-line politics, markets, and the revolution in telecommunications

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.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Stone, Alan, 1931- author (author)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York, NY : Routledge 2015.
Edición:1st edition
Materias:
Telecommunication > United States > History.
Entrepreneurship > United States > History.
Technological innovations > Economic aspects > United States > History.
Information society > United States.
Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009629735806719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • From the telegraph to hypercommunications
  • The rise of AT & T
  • The assault begins
  • MCI and the long-distance challenge
  • The biggest case in history
  • Internationalization and competition
  • The wireless revolution
  • A marriage made in heaven: computers and communications
  • Telecommunications turbulence.

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