book will become a starting point for all future investigations of this fundamental component of computer history. …

efficient rivals. This book asks whether the current chaotic state of the telecommunications and related Internet industries is … benefits to society as a whole. In telecommunications, for example, wireless, IP, and cable-based technologies are all fighting … innovative products and services in telecommunications, media, electronic retailing, and other "new economy" industries. …

Telecommunications policy profoundly affects the economy and our everyday lives. Yet accounts of important … telecommunications issues tend to be either superficial (and inaccurate) or mired in jargon and technical esoterica. In Digital … in the telecommunications industry. After giving a big picture overview of the field, they present sharply reasoned …

This book describes the transformation of telecommunications from national network monopolies to a new system, the …-based economy. Especially for large organizations, the price, control, security, and reliability of telecommunications became …'s telecommunications and Internet infrastructure. Taking a broad, multidisciplinary perspective Eli Noam discusses the importance and …

In Competition in Telecommunications, Jean-Jacques Laffont and Jean Tirole analyze regulatory reform and the emergence …