By definition telecommunication includes Television, radio and of course telephone communication. But with the growth of technology and media, it seems that television and radio networks are seen more as media companies these days. However let’s put that aside and use definitions as a guide line to work with. Definitely an industry that is action packed and filled with exciting new developments. The growth of telecommunications globally means that new developments and trends are just around the corner!

The Players:
Verizon Communications (http://www22.verizon.com/)
Nippon Tel & Tel (http://www.ntt.co.jp)
BT Group (http://www.btplc.com/)
China Mobile (http://www.chinamobileltd.com/)
AT&T (http://www.att.com/)
Nokia (http://www.nokia.com)
Cisco Systems (http://www.cisco.com/)
Motorola (http://www.motorola.com)
The BBC (http://www.bbc.co.uk/)
MSNBC (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/)
British Telecommunications (http://www.bt.com/)
France Telecom (http://www.francetelecom.com)
Time Warner (http://www.timewarner.com)
CBS (http://www.cbs.com/)
Telstra (http://www.telstra.com.au/)
Sprint Nextel Corporation (http://www.sprint.com)

How do you qualify to work in this industry?
Most telecommunication companies have a diverse network of employees, ranging from marketing, call centre employees, journalists, IT experts, accountants and even lawyers! This is really dependant on the company itself.

The Films:
The Insider: Al Pacino plays Lowell Berman a producer for 60 Minutes (awesome investigative American television show) investigating a story on the Tobacco industry.
(http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0140352/ The International Movie Database)

Good Night, and Good Luck: A brilliant film on how a CBS reporter and his producer take on one of America’s most contentious senators! (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0433383/ The International Movie Database)

The Youtube.com Video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0rJhJcOF3Ww

The Literature:

Everything Bad Is Good For You
By Johnson Steven
Tune in, turn on and get smarter. The Simpsons, Desperate Housewives, The Apprentice, The Sopranos, Grand Theft Auto... We're constantly being told that popular culture is just mindless entertainment. But, as Steven Johnson shows, it's actually making us more intelligent. Here he puts forward a radical alternative to the endless complaints about reality TV, throwaway movies and violent video games. He shows that mass culture is actually more sophisticated and challenging than ever before. When we focus on what our minds have to do to process its complex, multilayered messages, it becomes clear that it's not dumbing us down - but smartening us up.