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050 00 $aHE8846.A55$bC38 2005
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100 1 $aCauley, Leslie,$d1957-$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2002111325
245 10 $aEnd of the line :$bthe rise and fall of AT & T /$cLeslie Cauley.
260 $aNew York :$bFree Press,$c[2005], ©2005.
300 $axv, 301 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates :$billustrations, portraits ;$c24 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520 1 $a"For more than a century, the American Telephone and Telegraph Co. was a towering fixture in the American business landscape. At the forefront of the global communications revolution, AT&T led the way in the development of the telephone, wireless communication, and the Internet. But at the end of the twentieth century, with one man floundering at the helm, the corporate giant collapsed. It was the end of an era." "Veteran telcom journalist Leslie Cauley pursued the story for over a decade and witnessed the entire debacle. Cauley gained access to current and former AT&T executives, boardmembers, and other insiders. Filled with new and controversial material and peopled by a cast of characters worthy of a Shakespearean drama, this is the first book to chronicle this tale." "Up through the late 1990s, AT&T - tough, innovative, resourceful - seemed infallible. For industry insiders and for the general public, it loomed as an emblem of American business prowess and, even more, the American Dream fulfilled. End of the Line is an unprecedented account of the ruin of an icon and one of the shattering corporate events of our time."--BOOK JACKET.
610 20 $aAT & T (Firm)$xHistory.
650 0 $aTelecommunication$zUnited States$xHistory$y20th century.
852 00 $boff,bus$hHE8846.A55$iC38 2005