[Air-L] Impact of AT&T divestiture on American college and

[John Laprise]

There is probably information available prior to the scope of your research.
The long distance market began to be deregulated in the early 1970's and at
that time AT&T's competitors were trying to offer cheaper service
provisioned with satellite and microwave links rather that the wireline
links offered by AT&T. Later-on dorms were probably considered by carriers
to be profit centers. High density living space with tech ready
consumers...easy to wire up, relatively. If you can strike a deal with the
university there are no last mile issues...you dig a trench anywhere you
want because the University says its ok.

John Laprise
Ph.D. Candidate
Media, Technology, and Society
School of Communication
Northwestern University
Evanston, IL USA