Whatever happened to the Baby Bells? Internationalisation and de-internationalisation in the telecommunications industry

Authors: Whalley Jason, Curwen P

Keywords: Baby Bells, Internationalisation, Mergers and Acquisitions, Regulation, Telecommunications

Management Science Working Paper No. 11 (2006)

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This paper focuses on the internationalisation of the U.S.-based Baby Bells. More specifically, the paper charts the internationalisation of the Baby Bells between 1984 and 2006. It was found that although the Baby Bells initially embraced internationalisation, changes in their domestic regulatory environment, coupled with the limited financial success of many of the investments, resulted in its almost complete reversal by 2006.

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