?An excellent introduction to a complex and quickly changing field, this book is written in nontechnical prose and will best serve upper-level undergraduate students. His (Prof Williams) orientation reflects concern with modern communication industries. The book presents an insightful glimpse at how the communications revolution is likely to change those industries. It should be in every undergraduate academic library.? -- Choice, February l982

?If you?ve been looking for a book which neatly summarizes the many and complex elements of the telecommunication and information revolution now underway, look no further...The Communications Revolution is, frankly, a very good book. If you?re planning to stock your shelves with writing about telecommunication and its impact on society, you?d be well advised to begin with this one.? -- Review and Criticism

?For those wishing to keep abreast of contemporary changes in communications technology and the ways in which such changes are likely to affect our lives, this is a useful and informative handbook...The style is direct and concise.? -- Contemporary Sociology, Vol 13 No 1, January 1984