Abstract
Telecommunications started in the 19th century with the telegraph, and developed through the telephone and radio to TV to satellites and the Internet etc. It continues to change in appearance, structure, boundaries, practices and actors. The telecommunications industry provides a wide range of services such as, fixed telephone services, mobile services, data services (online services, including internet, e-mail, value-added voice mail, voice processing), broadband services (high speed internet, video on demand, home shopping), cable systems, computer network etc. They are all competing and combining into the 'Net'. Despite the fact that the telecommunication industry has dramatic changes today, it is growing and continuing its rapid evolution. With the arrival of broadband, a lot of changes in technologies have taken place in the communications industry. Therefore, telecommunications services keeps evolving with technology, grow in importance and have an impact on modern life.
