| Chapter 1:
Major Trends Affecting the Telecommunications Industry |
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1) Introduction to the Telecommunications
Industry |
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2) Local Service Demand Declines; Bundled
Services Pick Up Some of the Slack
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3) Mergers and Acquisitions Redefine Telecom
Providers
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4) Wi-Fi Accelerates |
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5) Cellular Proliferation and Consolidation |
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6) Wireless Cities and Municipal Wi-Fi Broadband
Systems |
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7) Telcos Dive into Wi-Fi |
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8) Deregulation Evolves |
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9) VoIP Use Soars and Threatens to Revolutionize
Telecom |
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10) New Technologies Combine Cell Phones
with VOIP |
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11) Telecom Equipment Makers Gear Up for
VOIP While Manufacturers in
China
Gain Huge Market Share
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12) New Technology Will Give Fiber Optic
Network Owners a Break on Costs
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13) TV over IP—Telecom Companies Enter
the Television Market
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14) Last Mile Challenges Tumble; Mass Broadband
Markets Emerge |
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15) Cable Providers Compete Aggressively
For Telephone Business |
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16) Fiber-to-the-Home Gains Traction |
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17) Services Available via Ultra-High-Speed
Broadband are Imaginative,
Futuristic |
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18) The U.S. Remains Far Behind in Broadband
Deployment and Access Speeds |
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| Chapter
2: Telecommunications Industry Statistics |
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Telecommunications Industry Overview |
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Average Annual Household Telecommunications
Expenditures by Type of Provider, U.S.: 1995-2004 |
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Cable Modem and E-MTA Unit Shipments, 2nd
Quarter 2004 |
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CTIA 12-Month U.S. Wireless Industry Survey
Results: 1985 – 2004 |
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High Speed Internet Lines by Technology,
U.S.: December 1999 Vs. June 2004 |
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Internet Access Technologies Compared |
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North American Cable Modem Subscribers
by Multiple System Operator,
June 2004 |
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U.S. Telecommunications Equipment Trade,
Selected Trading Partners, 2002-2004 |
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U.S. Telecommunications Export Destinations,
2003-2004
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U.S. Telecommunications Import Sources,
2003-2004 |
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U.S. Telecommunications Industry -- Estimated
Local, Long-Distance and Network Access Revenue by Type
of Customer, Service and Destination: 1999-2004
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U.S. Telecommunications Trade Balances,
Surpluses and Deficits, 2000-2004 |
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U.S. Top Import and Export Changes By Country,
2003-2004
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U.S. Wired Telecommunications Carriers,
Estimated Revenue and Expenses: 2001-2004 |
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U.S. Wireless Telecom Carriers (Except
Satellite), Estimated Revenue and Expenses: 2001-2004 |
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