After the Breakup by Cole, Barry [Editor]

New York: Columbia University Press. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1991. First Edition. Hard Cover. 0231073224 . 480 pp. Figures. Jacket has slight edgewear. A collection of papers assessing the state of the US telecommunications industry, and how it has changed 10 years after the AT&T divestiture.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall .

New. On January 8, 1982, the AT&T divestiture consent decree was announced. A company with $150 billion in assets--more than General Motors, General Electric, U.S. Steel, Eastman Kodak, and Xerox combined--the country's second largest employer with over a million employees, and the nations most widely held security with over three million shareholders, was to be broken up on the first day of 1984. Many economists, government officials, people in the telecommunications industry, and media observers predicted dire consequences for "the best telephone system in the world." Years later, some experts claim the divestiture has been a great success. According to present AT&T Chairman and CEO, Robert Allen, long-distance rates have dropped, local rates have not increased as dramatically as predicted, more households are on the network, other long-distance and equipment companies now effectively compete wit hAT&T, and consumers have received more choices in… Read More

Columbia Univ Pr, 1991. Hardcover. New. 480 pages. 9.50x6.25x1.50 inches.

Columbia Univ Pr, 1991. Hardcover. New. 480 pages. 9.50x6.25x1.50 inches.

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