A second industrial revolution appears to be washing over the land, creating exciting new opportunities as well as new pitfalls.

變化是大規模重組的結果，這種重組在一定程度上收到政府決策的積極鼓勵。然而，政府決策的影響被低估了。

The changes stem from a massive restructuring that was abetted in part by government decisions whose impact was, if anything, underestimated.

政府促成美國電話電報公司的解體，取消對電信業的限制。這促使電話業務成為經濟增長的重要因素，使南達科他州蘇福爾斯市和奧馬哈市成為信用卡處理和電話銷售的主要中心。

The government-induced breakup of AT&T and deregulation of telecommunications have helped turn the telephone into an important source of growth, allowing Sioux Falls, S.D., and Omaha to become major centers of credit-card processing and telemarketing.