Shaping American telecommunications : a history of technology, policy, and economics /

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Examines the technical, regulatory, and economic forces that have shaped the development of American telecommunications services. This volume is both an introduction to the basic technical, economic, and regulatory principles underlying telecommunications, and a detailed account of major events that...

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Détails bibliographiques
Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: Sterling, Christopher H., 1943-
Autres auteurs: Bernt, Phyllis, Weiss, Martin B. H.
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Mahwah, N.J. : Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2006.
Collection:Telecommunications (Mahwah, N.J.)
Sujets:
Telecommunication > United States.
Telecommunication policy > United States.
Télécommunications > États-Unis.
Télécommunications > Politique gouvernementale > États-Unis.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Industries > Media & Communications.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Telecommunications.
Telecommunication.
Telecommunication policy.
United States.
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • Preface; About the Authors; 1 Introducing Telecommunications; 2 Telegraph to Telephone (to 1893); 3 Era of Competition (1893-1921); 4 Regulated Monopoly (1921-56); 5 Competition Reappears (1956-74); 6 Breaking Up Bell (1974-84); 7 Operating Under the MFJ (1984-96); 8 Innovating New Services (1980s/1990s); 9 1996 Act and Aftermath (1996-2000); 10 Meltdown ... and the Future (Since 2000); Appendices; References; Author Index; Subject Index.

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