Copyright © 1997 by M. E. Sharpe, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form without written permission from the publisher, M. E. Sharpe, Inc., 80 Business Park Drive, Armonk, New York 10504. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Stone Alan, 1931-- How America got on-line: politics, markets, and the revolution in telecommunications / by Alan Stone. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 1-56324-576-0 (alk. paper). -- ISBN 1-56324-577-9 (pbk.: alk. paper) 1. Telecommunication--United States--History. 2. Entrepreneurship--United States--History. 3. Technological innovations--Economic aspects--United States--History. 4. Information society--United States--History. I. Title. HE7775.S78 1997 384'.0973--dc21 97-7903 CIP Printed in the United States of America The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of American National Standard for Information Sciences-- Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, ANSI Z 39.48-1984. ∞ + ⃝ BM (c) 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 BM (p) 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 -iv- |