{"product_id":"2026200015563-secondhand-the-phone-book-the-future-of-australias-communications-on-the-line","title":"The Phone Book: The Future Of Australia's Communications On The Line","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: No dust jacket\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good\u003cbr\u003eCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt a pivotal moment in Australia's technological history, The Phone Book places the nation's entire communications infrastructure under the microscope, arguing that the choices made about telecommunications would define the country's economic and social future for generations. Authors Ian Reinecke and Julianne Schultz chronicle the fierce political battles, corporate interests, and public policy debates that surrounded the deregulation and modernisation of Australia's phone network, presenting a vivid portrait of a nation at a crossroads between a state-controlled past and a privatised, competitive future.\n\nWritten with the urgency of investigative journalism and the rigour of serious policy analysis, this work illustrates how telecommunications ceased to be a mere utility and became a battleground for power, profit, and public access. Reinecke and Schultz masterfully connect the technical and the political, making complex infrastructure debates accessible and compelling to a general readership. A landmark work of Australian media and policy history, it leaves the reader wondering: when a nation's lifelines are up for grabs, who truly holds the line?\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49203223167195,"sku":"2026200015563-SECONDHAND","price":10.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/4bcb8478-e9bc-41b3-b0ea-199ed07e1caf.png?v=1788146111","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200015563-secondhand-the-phone-book-the-future-of-australias-communications-on-the-line","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}