Provides authoritative account of what contributed to the failure of so many telecom companies between 2000 and 2002, the insightful resource explores the roots of the perfect storm that buffeted telecom and Internet companies and investors. The Great Telecom Meltdown offers a solid understanding of the structure developed from the information communication and telecommunication industries, and how companies and sectors in this industry relate to each other. In addition, you gain appreciation for the context of the modern telecommunications industry, leading up to and beyond the Telecom Act of 1996, which, as the book explains, has given more credit and more blame for the events of the appropriate age.