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Wireless nation : the frenzied launch of the cellular revolution in America

Title
Wireless nation : the frenzied launch of the cellular revolution in America / James B. Murray, Jr.
Author
Murray, James B.
Publication
Cambridge, Mass. : Perseus Pub., [2001], ©2001.

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Additional Authors
McGowan, Craig.
Description
338 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates; 24 cm
Summary
  • "Wireless Nation is two fascinating stories in one: It's the sensational account of the entrepreneurs and corporate barons who built America's Wireless industry, and an insider's perspective on the great government boondoggle of our time.".
  • "Industry insider James B. Murray, Jr., details how the genesis of the cell phone business became the biggest federal giveaway since the Oklahoma Land Rush - and the most misguided one in history. From 1985 on, the U.S. government essentially ran a casino, awarding invaluable spectrum licenses - the coveted permits needed to run cell phone systems - via lottery. Anyone could win, regardless of whether they'd ever run a business, or even seen a cell phone.
  • Hucksters peddled applications to anyone who would buy, and all over America random golddiggers and sincere hopefuls tried their luck. When the lottery drum stopped twirling, truckdrivers, nurses, deep-sea divers and preachers suddenly found themselves newly minted cell phone entrepreneurs."--BOOK JACKET.
Subjects
Note
  • Includes index.
Contents
1. You Could Be a Winner! -- 2. At the Starting Gate -- 3. The Long and Wireless Road -- 4. The Players -- 5. The Rounds and the Fury -- 6. The Wheeling and Dealing Begins -- 7. The Boys' Club -- 8. Le Grand Deal -- 9. The Big Monopoly Game -- 10. The Exodus Begins -- 11. The Truck Driver Transforms -- 12. Take the Money and Run -- 13. The Rush Is On -- 14. Pig Farmers and Hairdressers -- 15. A Hustle Here, a Hustle There -- 16. Mortgaging the House of Cards -- 17. Catching the Third Wave -- 18. Last Call at the Casino -- 19. The Nationwide Footprint -- 20. The Next Big Thing -- 21. Going, Going, Gone -- 22. Everybody's Got One -- 23. After the Gold Rush -- 24. Epilogue.
ISBN
0738203912 :
OCLC
  • ocm47233557
  • SCSB-4158038
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries