A History of Telecommunications

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Intro -- Copyright -- Contents -- Introduction -- Chapter 1: In the beginning -- Chapter 2: New technologies for a new century -- Chapter 3: Going mobile -- Chapter 4: Vodafone - the mobile industry's dynamo -- Chapter 5: Consolidation in the USA -- Chapter 6: The transition to digital -- Chapter 7: Vodafone's path to independence -- Chapter 8: Competition encourages growth -- Chapter 9: Preparing for 1998 -- Chapter 10: The hunting season -- Chapter 11: Information-superhighway robbery -- Chapter 12: The new superpower -- Chapter 13: Transition -- Chapter 14: The arrival of the mobile internet -- Chapter 15: Consolidation, convergence and the struggle for value -- Chapter 16: Sibling rivalry -- Chapter 17: Today and tomorrow -- Appendix 1: The major players -- Appendix 2: The multinationals in the developing world -- Appendix 3: Industry timeline -- Appendix 4: Mobile industry subscriber milestones -- Abbreviations -- Glossary -- Acknowledgements.