Broadbandits: Inside the $750 Billion Telecom Heist - Hardcover

Malik, Om P.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0471434051 ISBN 13: 9780471434054

Verlag: John Wiley & Sons Inc, 2003

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"...This book offers a scathing analysis and a riveting readA...a very readable book...it's a must read" (The Inquirer, 19 June 2003) "this book is fascinating and well-written." (San Jose Mercury New, July 20th, 2003) "...a compelling account of the downfall of the telecom giants..." (Dunstable Gazette, 6 August 2003)

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This book helps in investigating the financial fraud and misguided power plays that brought down the telecom industry. Once the foundation of the Dow and NASDAQ, the telecom industry has eaten up more capital than any other industry in recent history and has nothing to show for it. Today, it is by far the worst culprit in the spate of financial dirty dealings that have been splashed across the business pages, and yet the rewards reaped by top executives at many of these failed or failing companies have been inversely proportionate to their decline. "Broadbandits" takes readers behind the scenes to get the story they won't get in the media. Investigative reporter Om Malik follows the money trail and deciphers the actions and motivations of a generation of new economy "barbarians" that brought down this once lucrative industry.This intriguing book offers an inside look into the telecom bubble, with tales and anecdotes about mavericks who turned simple light and glass fibers into veins of gold, financiers who got greedy and fleeced unsuspecting millions, clueless venture capitalists who thought they'd tapped into the mother lode, hapless entrepreneurs who believed that they were changing the world, and self-proclaimed pundits who were cheering it all on from the sidelines. "Broadbandits" is a compelling account of the downfall of telecom giants such as WorldCom and Global Crossing, and will show readers how many telecom upstarts and veterans alike became victims of what one chief executive aptly described as "high-yield heroin." Om Malik (New York, NY) is a Senior Writer for "Red Herring" who focuses on the telecommunications sector. Prior to joining "Red Herring" in July 2000, he was senior editor at Forbes.com. His work has also been published in newspapers and magazines such as "The Wall Street Journal", "Business 2.0", "Brandweek", and "Crain's New York Business". For a very brief while, he was a venture capitalist.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: John Wiley & Sons Inc
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0471434051
• ISBN 13: 9780471434054
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Sprache: Englisch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 352