The Deal of the Century: The Breakup of AT&T

by Steve Coll

Book Overview

No Synopsis Available.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0689117574
• ISBN13: 9780689117572
• Release Date: January 1986
• Publisher: Atheneum Books
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 1.90 lbs.

Customer Reviews

A Real Political Thriller

This book reads like a John Grisham novel, except that all of it really happened. Coll is able to take the largest anti-trust litigation in history, against the largest corporation in the world, and make the subject not only interesting but edge-of-your-seat thrilling. I first read this 13 years ago when I started in telecom, and am re-reading it now in light of recent events. The book is not only as good as I remembered it, it's better. And the repercussions of the Ma Bell breakup are still very much with us today.

If you want to learn about telecom, this is the source.

As an MBA student interested in telecom, I found this book to be among the best sources of information about telecom regulation. It provides rich detail but is also very readable and only gets technical when necessary.

History of breakup of AT & T

Prior to interviewing with a Baby Bell Company, I read The Dealof theCentury. It was not only informative but fascinating. I was able to get a flavor of the personalities involved and internal squabbles that shaped the "deal" involving AT & T. This book is required reading for anybody who wants to understand how we got where we are today in telecommunications. By the way, I got the job.