Breakup of AT&T and liberalization of the telecommunications business

The author argues that the present status and future direction of liberalization of the telecommunications business in the wake of the breakup of AT&T must be considered from two viewpoints. One viewpoint approaches the telecommunications business as a public business; the other approaches it as a means to promote, in various countries, advancement and diversification of universal telecommunications. In this context he evaluates the impact of the breakup on communication policy worldwide.<>