These inventions formed the basis for the telecommunications revolution of the late 20th century and provided the infrastructure for the internet.

This removed the last obstacle to what became a deaf telecommunications revolution.

It's further evidence of how much the old local/long-distance distinction has been eroded by the telecommunications revolution.

"This will unleash a new era in the telecommunications revolution, and speed completion of the information highway," he said.

The telecommunications revolution can help to transform our system so that, once again, voters have the loudest voice in our democracy.

Consider just three: the computer revolution, the telecommunications revolution and health care.

A telecommunications revolution, Mr. Schwartz believes, is coming even sooner.

The economic crisis in 2007-2010 is a result of the coming end of the "wave of the Information and telecommunications technological revolution".

The telecommunications revolution, meanwhile, in raising the market value of those skills, has given engineers greater options and clout.

Why don't we try that first, rather than spending £18bn only to lag behind the telecommunications revolution?