Natural Monopoly and Universal Service: Telephones and Telegraphs in the U.S. Communications Infrastructure, 1837-1940

Citation
Amy Friedlander, Natural Monopoly and Universal Service: Telephones and Telegraphs in the U.S. Communications Infrastructure, 1837-1940 (1995) (not available online).

Overview
This study examines the history of the telegraph and telephone industries in the United States from the perspectives of technology, corporate strategy, politics, and economics.