{"product_id":"the-second-information-revolution-9780674011786","title":"The Second Information Revolution","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNot since the advent of the telephone and telegraph in the 19th century has information technology changed daily life so radically. We are in the midst of what Brock calls a second information revolution. Brock traces the complex history of this revolution from its roots in World War II through the bursting bubble of the Internet economy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Second Information Revolution\u003c\/i\u003e is important reading for anyone who needs to understand the functioning of American telecommunications, either to be able to analyse today's financial markets or to understand or influence public policy in this area. -- Wendy M. Grossman * Times Higher Education Supplement *\u003cbr\u003eBrock traces a phenomenon he refers to as the 'second information revolution.' According to Brock, there have been two times in history when information technology has dramatically changed daily life. The first 'information revolution' occurred with the advent of the telephone and telegraph, which made communication less expensive and more readily available. The second information revolution is currently in progress...A concise, thorough, and well-written history of the transformation in exchanging and processing of information. -- K. A. Coombs * Choice *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments   Abbreviations    1. Introduction   The Promise of Regulation   Conceptual Framework    2. The First Information Revolution   The Development of Telegraph Services   The Telephone and State Regulation   Radio and Federal Regulation    3. Technological Origins of the Second Information Revolution, 1940-1950   Radar   The Transistor   Electronic Digital Computers    4. The SAGE Project    I. THE SEPARATE WORLDS OF COMPUTERS AND COMMUNICATIONS, 1950-1968    5. The Early Semiconductor Industry   The Creation of a Competitive Market   Innovation and the Integrated Circuit   Falling Prices, Rising Output    6. The Early Commercial Computer Industry   Vacuum-Tube and Transistor Computers   The System\/360 and IBM Dominance   Alternatives to IBM Computers    7. The Regulated Monopoly Telephone Industry   Antitrust and the 1956 Consent Decree   Microwave Technology and Potential Long Distance Competition   Central Office Switches   Terminal Equipment    II. BOUNDARY DISPUTES AND LIMITED COMPETITION, 1969-1984    8. Data Communications   Packet-Switching and the Arpanet   Network Protocols and Interconnection   Local Area Networks and Ethernet    9. From Mainframes to Microprocessors   Intel and the Microprocessor   Personal Computers and Workstations    10. The Computer-Communications Boundary   Computer-Assisted Messages: Communications or Data Processing?   Smart Terminals: Teletypewriters or Computers?   Interconnection of Customer-Owned Equipment with the Telephone Network   The Deregulation of Terminal Equipment   The Deregulation of Enhanced Services    11. Fringe Competition in Long Distance Telephone Service   Competition in Specialized Services   Competition in Switched Services   The Transition to Optical Fiber    12. Divestiture and Access Charges   The Divestiture   Access Charges   The Enhanced Service Provider Exemption    III. INTERCONNECTED COMPETITION AND INTEGRATED SERVICES, 1985-2002    13. Mobile Telephones and Spectrum Reform   Early Land Mobile Telephones   Cellular Spectrum Allocation   Cellular Licensing Problems   Spectrum Institutional Reform   PCS and Auctions      14. Local Competition and the Telecommunications Act of 1996   Competitive Access Providers   Interconnection: CAP to CLEC   The Telecommunications Act of 1996   Implementation of the Telecommunications Act of 1996    15. The Internet and the World Wide Web   The Commercial Internet and Backbone Interconnection   The Development of the Web   The New Economy Financial Boom and Bust   Real Growth in Telecommunication and Price Benefits    16. Conclusion   Technological Progress and Policy Evolution   The Process of Institutional Change   Final Comment    References   Index","brand":"Harvard University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49403518026071,"sku":"9780674011786","price":51.96,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-second-information-revolution-9780674011786","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}