| Description |
1 online resource (xviii, 419 pages) : illustrations. |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Telecommunications
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Telecommunications (Mahwah, N.J.)
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 398-410) and index. |
| Summary |
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 have marked development of the sector in the US. |
| Contents |
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. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Telecommunication -- United States.
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Telecommunication. |
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United States. |
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Telecommunication policy -- United States.
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Telecommunication policy. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Bernt, Phyllis.
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Weiss, Martin B. H.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Sterling, Christopher H., 1943- Shaping American telecommunications. Mahwah, N.J. : Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2006 0805822364 0805822372 (DLC) 2005045616 (OCoLC)61731470 |
| ISBN |
1410616959 (electronic book) |
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9781410616951 (electronic book) |
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0805822364 (coth ; alkaline paper) |
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0805822372 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
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