Sections
| Title | Starting Page | Number of Pages |
|---|
| COVER | 1 | 2 |
| PLUNKETT S TELECOMMUNICATIONS INDUSTRY TRENDS &STATISTICS 2015 | 3 | 3 |
| CONTENTS | 6 | 2 |
| Chapter 1 MAJOR TRENDS AFFECTING THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS INDUSTRY | 8 | 16 |
| 1) Introduction to the Telecommunications Industry | 8 | 2 |
| 2) A Brief History of Deregulation | 10 | 1 |
| 3) Local Landline Service Suffers; Bundled Services Pick Up Some of the Slack | 11 | 1 |
| 4) 3G and 4G Networks Rollout Worldwide/5G on the Horizon/Massive Investments Required | 12 | 2 |
| 5) Wi-Fi Enables Wireless Traffic Growth | 14 | 1 |
| 6) Chinese, Indian and African Cellphone Markets Skyrocket | 15 | 1 |
| 7) VOIP Use Soars and Threatens To Revolutionize Telecom | 15 | 2 |
| 8) Telecom Equipment Makers Face Intense Competition from Manufacturers in China | 17 | 1 |
| 9) Telecom Companies, Including AT&T and Verizon, Compete in the Television Market | 18 | 1 |
| 10) Fiber-to-the-Home (FTTH) Gains Traction | 18 | 1 |
| 11) Global Broadband Market Nears 3 Billion Subscribers, Fixed and Wireless | 19 | 1 |
| 12) Cable Providers Compete Aggressively For Telephone and Internet Access Business | 20 | 1 |
| 13) Telecommunications Systems Move Online Including Unified Communications, Telepresence | 20 | 2 |
| 14) Carriers Eliminate Unlimited Access Plans for Smartphones and Landlines, Up Profit Potential | 22 | 2 |
| Chapter 2 TELECOMMUNICATIONS INDUSTRY STATISTICS | 24 | 22 |
| Telecommunications Industry Overview | 25 | 1 |
| Quarterly Telecommunications Industry Revenue by Class of Customer, U.S.: 1st Quarter 2013-1st Quarter 2014 | 26 | 1 |
| Wired Telecommunications Carriers, Estimated Sources of Revenue, U.S.: 2010-2012 | 27 | 1 |
| Wired Telecommunications Carriers, Estimated Breakdown of Revenue by Type of Customer, U.S.: 2010-2012 | 28 | 1 |
| Wired Telecommunications Carriers, Estimated Sources of Expenses, U.S.: 2007-2012 | 29 | 1 |
| The Baby Bells Then &Now | 30 | 1 |
| Total Retail Local Telephone Service Connections, U.S.: 2010-2013 | 31 | 1 |
| U.S. Households With &Without Telephone Service, including Wireless: November 1983-July 2013 | 32 | 2 |
| Annual Personal Consumption Expenditures on Telecommunications, U.S.: Selected Years, 1980-2013 | 34 | 1 |
| Wireless Telecommunications Carriers (except Satellite): Estimated Sources of Revenue &Expenses, U.S.: 2010-2013 | 35 | 1 |
| Top Mobile Operators by Number of Subscribers, Worldwide | 36 | 1 |
| Internet Access Technologies Compared | 37 | 1 |
| Wireless Standards &Speeds | 38 | 1 |
| Satellite Telecommunications: Estimated Sources of Revenue &Expenses, U.S.: 2008-2012 | 39 | 1 |
| Number of Business &Residential High Speed Internet Lines, U.S.: 2009-2014 | 40 | 1 |
| Number of Business &Residential High Speed Internet Lines, by Speed, U.S.: 2010-2013 | 41 | 1 |
| Expenditures for ICT Equipment &Computer Software for Companies With Employees, U.S.: 2007-2011 | 42 | 1 |
| Exports &Imports of Telecommunications Equipment, U.S.: 2008-1st Quarter 2014 | 43 | 1 |
| Employment in the Telecommunications Industry, U.S.: 1990-2013 | 44 | 2 |
