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
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Stone, Alan, 1931- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York, NY : Routledge, 2015.
Temas:
Telecommunication > United States > History.
Entrepreneurship > United States > History.
Technological innovations > Economic aspects > United States > History.
Information society > United States.
Télécommunications > États-Unis > Histoire.
Entrepreneuriat > États-Unis > Histoire.
Innovations > Aspect économique > États-Unis > Histoire.
Société informatisée > États-Unis.
Entrepreneurship.
Information society.
Technological innovations > Economic aspects.
Telecommunication.
United States.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo (Requiere registro previo con correo institucional)
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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