Plunkett's Telecommunications Industry Almanac 2010

Jack W. Plunkett is CEO & Publisher of Plunkett Research, Ltd., a Houston-based provider of market research and industry information in printed and electronic formats. Plunkett Research provides analysis, statistics and other vital data on all major industry sectors, from InfoTech to Retailing to Banking and Nanotechnology. Plunkett's client list includes 10,000 leading corporations, universities and government agencies worldwide. Plunkett's research products are distributed electronically through subscriptions to its website and around the globe by major booksellers and news distributors, including Bloomberg and ThomsonReuters.Jack Plunkett is the author of numerous books, including The Next Boom: What you absolutely, positively have to know about the world between now and 2025. This book won a 2011 gold medal in the Business Book Awards competition sponsored by Axiom and INC Magazine. Plunkett is frequently interviewed as an expert source by publications such as Time magazine, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times and Investor's Business Daily, media outlets such as NPR's Marketplace, ABC, and CBS Marketwatch, as well as local and regional newspapers and national columnists. Plunkett received an Academic Book of the Year Award for his Plunkett’s Health Care Industry Almanac, and he was a regional finalist in the Entrepreneur of the Year Awards sponsored by Ernst & Young.

This guide is a comprehensive overview, from a business and investment perspective, of the companies participating in the worldwide telecommunications industry. Overall an excellent guide to the industry.A" American Reference Books Annual - An excellent resource for an overview of the industry as well as a source for detailed information on the companies involved in the variety of sectors in the industry. The information is presented in a consistent format so that comparisons can be easily made. Additional tools are available like the rankings, the glossary, and the list of contacts to increase the value of this resource. All of this plus a copy of the volume on CD-ROM make this an excellent value as well as an excellent resource for most any business reference collection.A" Journal of Business & Finance Librarianship A wealth of information about the industry - Useful to anyone interested in the telecommunications industry.A" CHOICE magazine Provides complete profiles on the top companies and their latest trends, from international to domestic markets - loaded with industry indicators and facts... These books go beyond the usual business listing service to provide important criteria and details essential for long-term business analysis and industry trends.A" Midwest Review of Books

• PLUNKETT'S TELECOMMUNICATIONS INDUSTRY ALMANAC 2010 CONTENTS A Short Telecommunications Industry Glossary xii Introduction 1 How To Use This Book 3 Chapter 1: Major Trends Affecting the Telecommunications Industry 7 1) Introduction to the Telecommunications Industry 7 2) A Brief History of Deregulation 8 3) Local Landline Service Suffers; Bundled Services Pick Up Some of the Slack 10 4) 3G Cellular Systems Are Deployed While Ultra Fast 4G is Coming Soon 11 5) Wi-Fi Accelerates 12 6) WiMAX Extends Wireless Range Far Beyond Wi-Fi 13 7) BlackBerry Use Soars, but Competition Grows 15 8) Apple's iPhone Sells 40 Million Units, Raises User Expectations 15 9) Dual Mode Handsets Switch from Cellular to Wi-Fi 16 10) Chinese, Indian and African Cellphone Markets Skyrocket 17 11) VOIP Use Soars and Threatens to Revolutionize Telecom 18 12) Telecom Equipment Makers Face Intense Competition from Manufacturers in China 19 13) New Technology Will Give Fiber-Optic Network Owners a Break on Costs 20 14) TV over IP-Telecom Companies Enter the Television Market 20 15) Fiber-to-the-Home (FTTH) Gains Traction 21 16) Last Mile Challenges Tumble; Mass Broadband Markets Emerge 22 17) Cable Providers Compete Aggressively For Telephone and Internet Access Business 23 18) Services Available via Ultra-High-Speed Broadband are Imaginative, Futuristic 24 19) U.S. Broadband Connections Rank Behind Other Nations 24 20) Telecommunications Systems Move Online Including Unified Communications, Telepresence 25 Chapter 2: Telecommunications Industry Statistics 27 Telecommunications Industry Overview 28 The Baby Bells Then & Now 29 Quarterly Telecommunications Industry Revenue by Class of Customer, U.S.: 2nd Quarter 2008 - 1st Quarter 2009 30 Wired Telecommunications Carriers, Estimated Sources of Revenue & Expenses, U.S.: 2005-2007 31 Wired Telecommunications Carriers, Estimated Breakdown of Revenue by Type of Customer, U.S.: 2005-2007 32 Top 10 Wired Telecommunications Carriers, U.S.: 2007-2008 33 Household Wired Telephone Subscribership, U.S.: November 1983-November 2008 34 Average Annual Household Expenditures for Telephone Service, U.S.: 1981-2007 36 Average Monthly Household Telecommunications Expenditures by Type of Provider, U.S.: 1995-2007 37 Annual Personal Consumption Expenditures on Telecommunications, U.S.: 1980-2008 38 Number of Payphones, U.S.: 1997-2007 39 Telecommunications Resellers, Estimated Sources of Revenue & Expenses, U.S.: 2005-2007 40 Cellular & Other Wireless Telecommunications, Estimated Sources of Revenue & Expenses: 2005-2008 41 Top Mobile 10 Operators by Number of Subscribers, Worldwide 42 Internet Access Technologies Compared 43 Wireless Standards & Speeds 44 Satellite Telecommunications, Estimated Sources of Revenue & Expenses: 2005-2007 45 Paging, Estimated Sources of Revenue & Expenses, U.S.: 2005-2007 46 Internet Service Providers: Estimated Sources of Revenue & Expenses, U.S.: 2005-2007 47 Number of Business & Residential High Speed Internet Lines, U.S.: 2002-2008 48 Number of Residential High Speed Internet Lines, U.S.: 2002-2008 49 Cable & Other Program Distribution, Estimated Sources of Revenue & Expenses, U.S.: 2005-2007 50 Cable & Other Program Distribution, Estimated Cable System & Multichannel Video Distribution Revenue by Type of Customer, U.S.: 2005-2008 51 U.S. Cable Network Statistics, 1990-2008 52 Top 25 U.S. Cable MSOs as of March 2009 53 Quantity & Value of Quarterly Shipments of Telecommunications Equipment, U.S.: 1st Quarter 2008- 1st Quarter 2009 54 Imports & Exports of Telecommunications Equipment, U.S.: 2003-1st Quarter 2009 56 Top 10 Telecommunications Equipment Manufacturing Companies, Worldwide: 2007-2008 57 Employment in the Telecommunications Industry, U.S.: 1990-2008 58 Chapter 3: Important Telecommunications Industry Contacts 59 Addresses, Telephone Numbers and Internet Sites Chapter 4: THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS 500: Who They Are and How They Were Chosen 92 Industry List, With Codes 93 Index of Rankings Within Industry Groups 95 Alphabetical Index 107 Index of U.S. Headquarters Location by State 111 Index of Non-U.S. Headquarters Location by Country 115 Index of Regions of the U.S. Where the Firms Have Locations 118 Index of Firms with International Operations 126 Individual Profiles on each of THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS 500 130 Additional Indexes Index of Hot Spots for Advancement for Women/Minorities 602 Index of Subsidiaries, Brand Names and Selected Affiliations 604