The Telecommunications Revolution: Past, Present and Future - Hardcover

What is the revolution sweeping telecommunications worldwide? Regulatory and legislative authorities are restructuring telecommunications industries, away from the monopoly structures that characterized telecommunications in the past, and towards increased competition, deregulation and privatization. In "The Telecommunications Revolution" international policy-makers and scholars seek to explain the roots and consequences of the changes, exploring the past and present and looking towards the future. The book's in-depth analysis of the US case, important because of its widespread international influence, is balanced by a world survey, with specific contributions on Great Britain, France, Germany and Japan, and on the politics of international telecommunications. This book should be of interest to students of media and communications, public policy, politics and business studies, and professionals in the telecommunications industry.