************************************************************** Net Happenings - From Educational CyberPlayGround ************************************************************** This book is FREE to download and send to others. We would just like you to refer people to TeleTruth. Contact New Networks Institute Phone: 212-777-5418 E-mail: book@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx TeleTruth 826 Broadway Suite 900 New York, NY 10003 This FREE BOOK Giveaway Marks the 10th Anniversary of New Networks Institute http://www.newnetworks.com/downloadbook.html The Unauthorized Biography of the Baby Bells & Info-Scandal is a "Special Edition" published by New Networks Institute. January 1999; Paperback, 508 pages, 664 footnotes, with a Foreword by Dr. Bob Metcalfe. (Retail price was $49.95) BOOK DOWNLOAD INFORMATION ============================ PREFACE : UPDATED VERSION The Unauthorized Bio was originally released in January 1999. this is a new Preface UPDATES FOR THE BOOK, 2002 This is a guide for the updates to the materials by section, through 2002. DOWNLOAD THE ENTIRE BOOK This PDF file is 780K . ========================== DOWNLOAD EACH SECTION: Foreword by Dr. Robert Metcalfe Table of Contents What's In the Book: Info-Scandal Roadmap Sections to Download: Openings, Foreword, Preface, Book 1 --- Info-Scandal: Highway To Nowhere. The story of the Bells' failed broadband deployments. Book 2 --- History & Strategies: Shareholders First, Customers Last. The history of the Baby Bells and their shift from away from serving customers. Book 3 --- Show Me the Money ÷ Bell Revenues and Profits. How the Bell companies make money. Book 4 --- The Regulators and The Laws. From the FCC to the Telecom Act. Book 5 --- Overcharging by the Numbers ÷ Do the Math. Overcharging is in the Eye of the Beholder or Just Better Lawyers Book 6 --- Overcharging on Your Phonebill and How to Save Money. Each part of the phonebill tells another story of customer overcharging. Book 7 --- Customers and Conclusions. What's broken in telecom and why you're owed money. ENDNOTES AND EXHIBITS -- There are over 660 Footnotes. <>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<> The Educational CyberPlayGround http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/ Hot List of Schools Online Net Happenings,K12 Newsletters, Network Newsletters, New-list http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/Community/index.html "Standing in the Shadows of Motown" Funk Brothers WebQuest http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/culdesac/Stars/funkbrothers.html 7 Hot Site Awards New York Times, USA Today , MSNBC, Earthlink, USA Today Best Bets For Educators, Macworld Top Fifty <>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<> ************************************************************** The Net Happenings mailing list is a service of Educational CyberPlayGround - http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/ ************************************************************** Linking and Announcements For Net Happenings are provided by http://www.EricWard.com and http://www.URLwire.com ************************************************************** If you have any questions, concerns, suggestions, or would like to sponsor the Net Happenings service - <http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/Community/Subguidelines.html> Subscribe | Unsubscribe | Change Email Preferences - <http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/Community/NetHappenings.html> **************************************************************