The telecommunications industry in transition : impact of divestiture.
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Authors
Dezelan, Dennis Joseph
Subjects
Telephone
Telephone Industry Deregulation
Telecommunication Developments
Telephone Industry Deregulation
Telecommunication Developments
Advisors
Ferris, J.E.
Date of Issue
1984
Date
March 1984
Publisher
Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School
Language
en_US
Abstract
Type
Thesis
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Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.)
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On 1 January 1984 the final act of a long anti-trust
suit between the Department of Justice and the American
Telephone and Telegraph Company unfolded. AT&T divested
itself of its twenty-two operating companies and
simultaneously shed its long coveted position as a regulated
monopoly. Military and civilian telecommunication managers
at policy or operational levels must consider telecommunications
as an industry in transition and act accordingly to
maximize opportunities of competition and minimize the
hazards and frustrations of an industry reaching out in all
directions at once.
Presented in this thesis is a brief historical review of
the telecommunication industry and events leading to
deregulation. Management challenges and opportunities are
examined on the basis of the changing technology advancing
the telecommunications industry. Strategies for telecommunication
managers are examined in view of the opportunities
and problems encountered.
Format
94 leaves;28 cm.
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