Sections
| Title | Starting Page | Number of Pages |
|---|
| COVER | 1 | 8 |
| CONTENTS | 9 | 2 |
| A Short Telecommunications Industry Glossary | 11 | 25 |
| INTRODUCTION | 36 | 2 |
| HOW TO USE THIS BOOK | 38 | 4 |
| Chapter 1 MAJOR TRENDS | 42 | 20 |
| 1) Introduction to the Telecommunications Industry | 42 | 2 |
| 2) A Brief History of Deregulation | 44 | 1 |
| 3) Local Landline Service Suffers; Bundled Services Pick Up Some of the Slack | 45 | 1 |
| 4) 3G Cellular Systems, Including EV-DO, LTE and HSPA+ Offer High Speed Competition to 4G | 46 | 1 |
| 5) Wi-Fi Is Pervasive and Indispensible | 47 | 1 |
| 6) WiMAX Extends Wireless Range Far Beyond Wi-Fi | 48 | 2 |
| 7) Apple s iPhone and iPod Touch Raise User Expectations and Deliver Mobile Entertainment | 50 | 1 |
| 8) Chinese, Indian and African Cellphone Markets Skyrocket | 51 | 1 |
| 9) VOIP Use Soars and Threatens To Revolutionize Telecom | 51 | 2 |
| 10) Telecom Equipment Makers Face Intense Competition from Manufacturers in China | 53 | 1 |
| 11) New Technology Will Give Fiber-Optic Network Owners a Break on Costs | 54 | 1 |
| 12) TV over IP Telecom Companies Enter the Television Market | 54 | 1 |
| 13) Fiber-to-the-Home (FTTH) Gains Traction | 55 | 1 |
| 14) Broadband Market Nears 1 Billion Users | 56 | 1 |
| 15) Cable Providers Compete Aggressively For Telephone and Internet Access Business | 57 | 1 |
| 16) U.S. Broadband Connections Rank Behind Other Nations | 57 | 1 |
| 17) Telecommunications Systems Move Online Including Unified Communications, Telepresence | 58 | 2 |
| 18) Carriers Eliminate Unlimited Access Plans for Smartphones and Landlines, Up Profit Potential | 60 | 2 |
| Chapter 2 TELECOMMUNICATIONS INDUSTRY STATISTICS | 62 | 20 |
| Telecommunications Industry Overview | 63 | 1 |
| Quarterly Telecommunications Industry Revenue by Class of Customer, U.S.: 1st Quarter 2010 - 1st Quarter 2011 | 64 | 1 |
| Wired Telecommunications Carriers, Estimated Sources of Revenue &Expenses, U.S.: 2006-2009 | 65 | 1 |
| Wired Telecommunications Carriers, Estimated Breakdown of Revenue by Type of Customer, U.S.: 2006-2009 | 66 | 1 |
| The Baby Bells Then &Now | 67 | 1 |
| Household Wired Telephone Subscribership, U.S.: November 1983-July 2010 | 68 | 2 |
| Annual Personal Consumption Expenditures on Telecommunications, U.S.: 1980-2010 | 70 | 1 |
| Cellular &Other Wireless Telecommunications, Estimated Sources of Revenue, U.S.: 2006-2009 | 71 | 1 |
| Top Mobile Operators by Number of Subscribers, Worldwide | 72 | 1 |
| Internet Access Technologies Compared | 73 | 1 |
| Wireless Standards &Speeds | 74 | 1 |
| Satellite Telecommunications, Estimated Sources of Revenue: 2006-2009 | 75 | 1 |
| Internet Service Providers: Estimated Sources of Revenue &Expenses, U.S.: 2005-2009 | 76 | 1 |
| Number of Business &Residential High Speed Internet Lines, U.S.: 2003-2010 | 77 | 1 |
| Cable &Other Program Distribution, Estimated Sources of Revenue &Expenses, U.S.: 2006-2009 | 78 | 1 |
| Quantity &Value of Quarterly Shipments of Telecommunications Equipment, U.S.: 1st Quarter 2010-1st Quarter 2011 | 79 | 1 |
| Imports &Exports of Telecommunications Equipment, U.S.: 2005-1st Quarter 2011 | 80 | 1 |
| Employment in the Telecommunications Industry, U.S.: 1990-2010 | 81 | 1 |
| Chapter 3 IMPORTANT TELECOMMUNICATIONS INDUSTRY CONTACTS | 82 | 33 |
| Chapter 4 THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS 450: WHO THEY ARE AND HOW THEY WERE CHOSEN | 115 | 470 |
| INDUSTRY LIST, WITH CODES | 116 | 2 |
| INDEX OF COMPANIES WITHIN INDUSTRY GROUPS | 118 | 11 |
| ALPHABETICAL INDEX | 129 | 4 |
| INDEX OF U.S. HEADQUARTERS LOCATION BY STATE | 133 | 3 |
| INDEX OF NON-U.S. HEADQUARTERS LOCATION BY COUNTRY | 136 | 3 |
| INDEX OF REGIONS OF THE U.S.WHERE THE FIRMS HAVE LOCATIONS | 139 | 8 |
| INDEX OF FIRMS WITH INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS | 147 | 4 |
| Individual Profiles On Each Of THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS 450 | 151 | 434 |
| ADDITIONAL INDEXES | 585 | 31 |
| INDEX OF FIRMS NOTED AS HOT SPOTS FOR ADVANCEMENT FOR WOMEN &MINORITIES | 586 | 2 |
| INDEX OF SUBSIDIARIES, BRAND NAMES AND AFFILIATIONS | 588 | 28 |
