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050 4 |a HE7775  |b .H33 2005eb 
100 1 |a Handley, John,  |d 1961- 
245 1 0 |a Telebomb :  |b the truth behind the $500-billion telecom bust and what the industry must do to recover /  |c John Handley. 
260 |a New York :  |b AMACOM,  |c ©2005. 
300 |a 1 online resource (viii, 264 pages) :  |b illustrations 
500 |a Includes index. 
504 |a Includes bibliographical references and index. 
505 0 |a Introduction -- Before and after the breakup of AT & T -- Stability as the world changed -- The Telecommunications Act of 1996 -- The second race to cover the United States in optical fiber -- The big get bigger : the entry of the RBOCs into the long-distance market -- The last stand of the long-distance companies -- The rise and fall of the competitive local exchange carriers -- Lost opportunities by the cable companies -- The crash -- Who won? -- Likely future winners and losers -- A look back and a look forward. 
650 0 |a Telecommunication  |z United States. 
650 0 |a Telecommunication  |x Deregulation  |z United States. 
650 0 |a Telecommunication policy  |z United States. 
650 7 |a BUSINESS & ECONOMICS  |x Industries  |x Media & Communications. 
650 7 |a TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING  |x Telecommunications. 
650 7 |a Telecommunication. 
650 7 |a Telecommunication  |x Deregulation. 
651 7 |a United States. 
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