ABSTRACT
The telecommunications ecosystem of the United States has a number of big redwoods like AT&T and the Baby Bells, but also thousands upon thousands of companies that spread out under the shade of these giants. The variety of institutions in this telecommunications ecosystem is a reflection of the wildly diverse history of economic development in the United States. One of the biggest environmental issues in the UK today is the preservation of oak trees. As one of the few indigenous species of trees remaining in Great Britain, and one of the most long-lived of any in the world, concerns have been voiced about the development of certain areas where the oldest oak trees reside. One of the most valuable resources of the Brazilian Amazon rainforest is the mahogany trees.
