Beschreibung:
One of the world's most insightful journalists describes how the swiftly unfolding advances in telecommunications will effectively eliminate distance as a perceptible concept from our lives. First published in 1997, this volume--now updated--builds on two sweeping surveys with 50 percent more new data, fresh analysis, and new company examples.
Preface: The Trendspotter's Guide to New Communications Chapter 1: The Communications Revolution Chapter 2: The Telephone Chapter 3: The Television Chapter 4: The Internet Chapter 5: Commerce and Companies Chapter 6: Competition, Concentration, and Monopoly Chapter 7: Policing the Electronic World Chapter 8: The Economy Chapter 9: Society, Culture, and the Individual Chapter 10: Government and the Nation State Notes Index About the Author