| A Short Telecommunications Industry Glossary | i |
| 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 | 93 |
| Industry List, With Codes | 94 |
| Index of Rankings Within Industry Groups | 96 |
| Alphabetical Index | 108 |
| Index of U.S. Headquarters Location by State | 112 |
| Index of Non-U.S. Headquarters Location by Country | 116 |
| Index of Regions of the U.S. Where the Firms Have Locations | 119 |
| Index of Firms with International Operations | 127 |
| Individual Profiles on each of THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS 500 | 131 |
| Additional Indexes | |
| Index of Hot Spots for Advancement for Women/Minorities | 604 |
| Index of Subsidiaries, Brand Names and Selected Affiliations | 606 |