据美国电信产业联合会和多媒体电信联合会预测,到2000年,电信业将以两位数的增长率增长。 该研究确定1996年整个电信市场的设备和服务价值达2,980亿美元,比上一年增长11％。服务占总价值的75％,但1996年服务仅增长9％,而设备销售增长17.8％。设备市场增长最快的部门有计算机-电话集成、无线、和综合业务数字网。不过,几乎所有门类都属于“显著增加”。 据该研究说,几个因素促成了电信丰收年。一、美国经济调整结构,大量企业缩小规模,迫使员工依靠电信技术,用更少的人力物力做更多的工作。二、信息成为竞争的关键因 According to the forecast by the Federation of Telecommunications Industries of the United States and the Multimedia Confederation of Telecommunications, the telecommunications industry will grow at double-digit rates by the year 2000. The study identified equipment and services worth $ 298 billion for the entire telecommunications market in 1996, an increase of 11% over the previous year. Services accounted for 75% of total value, but service only increased 9% in 1996, while equipment sales increased 17.8%. The fastest growing segment of the equipment market has computers - telephony integration, wireless and integrated services digital networks. However, almost all categories fall into the category of “significant increase”. According to the study, several factors have contributed to the telecommunications bumper year. First, the U.S. economy adjusts its structure. A large number of enterprises scale down and force their employees to rely on telecommunications technology to do more with less manpower and resources. Second, information has become the key reason for competition