Chapter 1: Major Trends Affecting the Telecommunications Industry 1) Introduction to the Telecommunications Industry 2) A Brief History of Deregulation 3) Local
Landline Service Suffers; Bundled Services Pick Up Some of the Slack 4) 3G Cellular Systems, Including EV-DO, LTE and HSPA+ Offer High Speed Competition to 4G 5) Wi-Fi Is Pervasive and Indispensible 6) WiMAX Extends Wireless Range Far Beyond Wi-Fi 7) Apples iPhone and iPod Touch Raise User Expectations and Deliver Mobile Entertainment 8) Chinese, Indian and African Cellphone Markets Skyrocket 9) VOIP Use Soars and Threatens to Revolutionize Telecom 10) Telecom Equipment Makers Face Intense Competition from Manufacturers in China 11) New Technology Will Give Fiber-Optic Network Owners a Break on Costs 12) TV over IPTelecom Companies Enter the Television Market 13) Fiber-to-the-Home (FTTH) Gains Traction 14) Broadband Market Nears 1 Billion Users 15) Cable Providers Compete Aggressively For Telephone and Internet Access Business 16) U.S. Broadband Connections Rank Behind Other Nations 17) Telecommunications Systems Move Online Including Unified Communications, Telepresence 18) Carriers Eliminate Unlimited Access Plans for Smartphones and Landlines, Up Profit Potential Chapter 2: Telecommunications Industry Statistics Telecommunications Industry Overview Quarterly Telecommunications Industry Revenue by Class of Customer, U.S.: 1st Quarter 2010 1st Quarter 2011 Wired Telecommunications Carriers, Estimated Sources of Revenue & Expenses, U.S.: 20062009 Wired Telecommunications Carriers, Estimated Breakdown of Revenue by Type of Customer, U.S.:2006-2009 The Baby Bells Then & Now Household Wired Telephone Subscribership, U.S.: November 1983-July 2010 Annual Personal Consumption Expenditures on Telecommunications, U.S.: 1980-2010 Cellular & Other Wireless Telecommunications, Estimated Sources of Revenue, U.S.: 2006-2009 Top Mobile Operators by Number of Subscribers, Worldwide Internet Access Technologies Compared Wireless Standards & Speeds Satellite Telecommunications, Estimated Sources of Revenue: 2006-2009 Internet Service Providers: Estimated Sources of Revenue & Expenses, U.S.: 2005-2009 Number of Business & Residential High Speed Internet Lines, U.S.: 2003-2010 Cable & Other Program Distribution, Estimated Sources of Revenue & Expenses, U.S.: 20062009 Quantity & Value of Quarterly Shipments of Telecommunications Equipment, U.S.: 1st Quarter 2010-1st Quarter 2011 Imports & Exports of Telecommunications Equipment, U.S.: 2005-1st Quarter 2011 Employment in the Telecommunications Industry, U.S.: 1990-2010