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Alan Stone
How America Got On-line [PDF ebook]
Politics, Markets, and the Revolution in Telecommunication

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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.

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Language English ● Format PDF ● Pages 384 ● ISBN 9781317462620 ● Publisher Taylor and Francis ● Published 2015 ● Downloadable 3 times ● Currency EUR ● ID 4258164 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM

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