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Profiles billionaire businessman Craig McCaw. Communications businesses he owns, including XO, Nextel, New ICO, and Teledesic; Financial troubles at his companies as a result of a recession; His optimism about the telecommunications industry; His belief that satellite communications will help people in developing countries by giving them access to the Internet.

Profiles billionaire businessman Craig McCaw. Communications businesses he owns, including XO, Nextel, New ICO, and Teledesic; Financial troubles at his companies as a result of a recession; His optimism about the telecommunications industry; His belief that satellite communications will help people in developing countries by giving them access to the Internet.

Discusses two telecommunications companies, Nortel and Lucent. Status in the optical networking technology industry; Financial data and stock price.

Offers advice to the incoming chief executive officer (CEO) of Sprint. Reason Bill Esrey was fired from his CEO position; The need the company has to sign big enterprise customers; Importance of the company's local telecommunications services.

Reports on satellite services company Iridium Satellite. Near failure of the company in 2000 before a group of private investors bought it; Statement of chief executive Gino Picasso that the company has no debt and will be profitable by mid-2003; Customer base of Iridium, including the U.S. Department of Defense.

Discusses how rural local exchange carriers (RLEC), which provide services to sparsely populated areas in the United States, are doing well in the telecommunications sector. Why they are succeeding; How they are facing little or no competition; Their relative immunity to economic downturns; Analysis from an investment standpoint.

Focuses on Tellme, a telecommunication company created by Angus Davis and Mike McCue. How it offers free access to stock quotes, movie listings, restaurants, sports scores, traffic reports, and headlines over the phone; How it works; Forecast of competitors.

Reports competition between Lucent and Nortel, providers of optical network technology in the United States. Historical background and assets of both firms; Acquisitions of several telecommunication companies by Lucent; Increase in the market share of Nortel surpassing the market share of Lucent.

Reports on satellite services company Iridium Satellite. Near failure of the company in 2000 before a group of private investors bought it; Statement of chief executive Gino Picasso that the company has no debt and will be profitable by mid-2003; Customer base of Iridium, including the U.S. Department of Defense.

Discusses how rural local exchange carriers, which provide telephone services to sparsely populated areas in the United States, are doing well in the telecommunications sector. Reasons for their success, including little or no competition; Their relative immunity to economic downturns; Analysis from an investment standpoint.

Focuses on telecommunications company Verizon and its efforts to build a high-speed global network. Initial belief that Verizon was behind in the purchase of bandwidth; Plans of Verizon to build up an international network by buying fiber optic networks from other telecommunication companies which failed; Intention to eventually provide long distance service across the United States.