Abstract :
This article looks back at the progress made in telecommunication in the 1970s and forward into the 1980s. Developments in technology will lead to much greater diversity of customer services. These developments are forcing major changes in the nature and structure of the telecommunication manufacturing industry, and the process is not yet complete. The coming decade will also see substantial changes in the control and regulation of telecommunication administrations¿the 1990s will show whether overall these changes have been benefical or not
