Publisher's Synopsis
The importance of this book lies not only in its clear description of the complex changes taking place in US communications, but as a guide to the effect of the changes on the rest of the world.;In this wide-ranging book, the author takes a close look at deregulation fever as it has affected the US communications industry, explaining both the public facts and private details behind such famous cases as the AT & T divesiture, the IBM antitrust case, and rapid growth of cable and statellite television and video-cassette recorders, the role of the press, and the nature of the new Hollywood. He also looks at the roles played by the White House, the Congress, the FCC, the courts and political lobbyists.
