Sections
| Title | Starting Page | Number of Pages |
|---|
| Cover | 1 | 6 |
| CONTENTS | 7 | 2 |
| Chapter 1 MAJOR TRENDS AFFECTING THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS INDUSTRY | 9 | 23 |
| 1) Introduction to the Telecommunications Industry | 9 | 2 |
| 2) A Brief History of Deregulation | 11 | 2 |
| 3) Local Landline Service Suffers; Bundled Services Pick Up Some of the Slack | 13 | 1 |
| 4) 3G Cellular Systems, Including EVDO, LTE and HSPA+ Offer High Speed Competition to 4G | 14 | 1 |
| 5) Wi-Fi Is Pervasive and Indispensible | 15 | 2 |
| 6) WiMAX Extends Wireless Range Far Beyond Wi-Fi | 17 | 1 |
| 7) Apple s iPhone and iPod Touch Raise User Expectations and Deliver Mobile Entertainment | 18 | 1 |
| 8) Chinese, Indian and African Cellphone Markets Skyrocket | 19 | 1 |
| 9) VOIP Use Soars and Threatens To Revolutionize Telecom | 20 | 2 |
| 10) Telecom Equipment Makers Face Intense Competition from Manufacturers in China | 22 | 1 |
| 11) New Technology Will Give Fiber-Optic Network Owners a Break onCosts | 23 | 1 |
| 12) TV over IP Telecom Companies Enter the Television Market | 23 | 2 |
| 13) Fiber-to-the-Home (FTTH) Gains Traction | 25 | 1 |
| 14) Broadband Market Nears 1 Billion Users | 26 | 1 |
| 15) Cable Providers Compete Aggressively For Telephone and Internet Access Business | 27 | 1 |
| 16) U.S. Broadband Connections Rank Behind Other Nations | 27 | 2 |
| 17) Telecommunications Systems Move Online Including Unified Communications, Telepresence | 29 | 2 |
| 18) Carriers Eliminate Unlimited Access Plans for Smartphones and Landlines, Up Profit Potential | 31 | 1 |
| Chapter 2 TELECOMMUNICATIONS INDUSTRY STATISTICS | 32 | 21 |
| Telecommunications Industry Overview | 33 | 1 |
| Quarterly Telecommunications Industry Revenue by Class of Customer, U.S.: 1st Quarter 2010 - 1st Quarter 2011 | 34 | 1 |
| Wired Telecommunications Carriers, Estimated Sources of Revenue &Expenses, U.S.: 2006-2009 | 35 | 1 |
| Wired Telecommunications Carriers, Estimated Breakdown of Revenue by Type of Customer, U.S.: 2006-2009 | 36 | 1 |
| The Baby Bells Then &Now | 37 | 1 |
| Household Wired Telephone Subscribership, U.S.: November 1983-July 2010 | 38 | 2 |
| Annual Personal Consumption Expenditures on Telecommunications, U.S.: 1980-2010 | 40 | 1 |
| Cellular &Other Wireless Telecommunications, Estimated Sources of Revenue, U.S.: 2006-2009 | 41 | 1 |
| Top Mobile Operators by Number of Subscribers, Worldwide | 42 | 1 |
| Internet Access Technologies Compared | 43 | 1 |
| Wireless Standards &Speeds | 44 | 1 |
| Satellite Telecommunications, Estimated Sources of Revenue: 2006-2009 | 45 | 1 |
| Internet Service Providers: Estimated Sources of Revenue &Expenses, U.S.: 2005-2009 | 46 | 1 |
| Number of Business &Residential High Speed Internet Lines, U.S.: 2003-2010 | 47 | 1 |
| Cable &Other Program Distribution, Estimated Sources of Revenue &Expenses, U.S.: 2006-2009 | 48 | 1 |
| Quantity &Value of Quarterly Shipments of TelecommunicationsEquipment, U.S.: 1st Quarter 2010-1st Quarter 2011 | 49 | 1 |
| Imports &Exports of Telecommunications Equipment, U.S.: 2005-1st Quarter 2011 | 50 | 1 |
| Employment in the Telecommunications Industry, U.S.: 1990-2010 | 51 | 2 |
