The book discusses how the US telecom industry has shifted from being a benchmark for fast, widely available, and affordable internet a decade ago to now having slower speeds, lower penetration rates, and higher prices than other developed nations due to monopolistic practices by companies like AT&T and Verizon. The author Susan Crawford argues that this lack of competition is stifling innovation and harming the American economy. The book aims to bring awareness to the problems caused by monopoly power in the telecom industry and lack of net neutrality regulations.