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From: sbeagle@kennels.actrix.gen.nz (Sleeping Beagle)
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Subject: "Wrong Number" Book: Is it Accurate?
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Date: 13 Feb 91 12:10:03 GMT
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I'm thinking about doing a project about New Zealand Telecom
deregulation for my post-graduate degree.

To help me make up my mind about whether to do it or not, I'm reading
a book called "Wrong Number : The Breakup of AT&T" by Alan Stone.

He obviously thinks that the breakup was a bad thing, but I'm starting
to wonder about the level of bias - it appears extreme!

Does anyone know anything about this book? Even if biased, is it
reasonably accurate?

Thanks for any advice/help.


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[Moderator's Note: 'Bias' is a funny thing. If you believe something
to be the truth, then it is not bias. If your leaning is in another
direction, then a strongly worded statement opposing your point of
view becomes bias. I've thought the book was reasonably accurate,
although perhaps a bit more strongly worded than necessary. I would
recommend it to the group however for a good study on what has gone
wrong since divestiture.  PAT]