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     • The new AT&T will become the nation's dominant phone company, controlling more than half the telephone and Internet access lines in the U.S. In many ways, the new AT&T will be even stronger than the old Ma Bell because today's company competes in many more markets, including business and consumer data services and paid television.
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   Will AT&T be bigger than Ma Bell?

   • After its proposed merger with BellSouth, AT&T will in many ways be bigger and stronger than its monopolistic predecessor, Ma Bell. Watchdog groups believe the outcome of a quiet political battle over which restrictions to impose on the AT&T and BellSouth merger will affect consumers for years to come.

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   Will AT&T and BellSouth merger affect consumers?

   • Watchdog groups believe the outcome of a quiet political battle over which restrictions to impose on the AT&T and BellSouth merger will affect consumers for years to come. When the AT&T monopoly was broken up in 1984 by antitrust regulators, it was divided into seven Bell operating companies. After this merger, there will be three companies.

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   Does Ma Bell ever come back together?

   • Because after all, like the mercury-like Terminator in T2: Judgment Day, you can break Ma Bell apart, but it always seems to come back together. And it’s after you. AT&T in 2009 looks a lot like AT&T in 1984, only bigger (motto: “local, long-distance and now introducing wireless!”). It’s also more global and more capable.

   Ma Bells Breakup: 25 Years Later, Everything Old Is New Again

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   Is Ma Bell a three-headed company?

   • It’s also more global and more capable. In fact, Ma Bell in general is back, albeit in a three-headed form that comprises the powerful Verizon Communications Inc., Qwest Communications International Inc. and AT&T itself.

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   Are AT&T and BellSouth the same company?

   • AT&T and BellSouth are also closely aligned when it comes to their wireline broadband strategies, which could mean speedier IPTV deployments for BellSouth customers. The main reason for this is that the companies have built their networks around a similar architecture.

   What does the AT&T-BellSouth merger mean for consumers?

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   How many Baby Bells are still under AT&T?

   • For instance, of the seven Baby Bells originally created by the AT&T breakup that became effective on Jan. 1, 1984, four of them — Ameritech, BellSouth, Pacific Telesis and South Western Bell — are now back under the AT&T umbrella.

   Does the AT&T breakup still matter 25 years on? - Network World

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3. www.cnet.com › tech › mobileWhat does the AT&T-BellSouth merger mean for consumers?

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   Dec 5, 2006 · While the companies believe the merger will allow AT&T to roll out new services more quickly, consumer groups worry that a bigger AT&T will hurt competition by putting an even tighter squeeze...

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   Mar 6, 2009 · AT&T in 2009 looks a lot like AT&T in 1984, only bigger (motto: “local, long-distance and now introducing wireless!”). It’s also more global and more capable. In fact, Ma Bell in general is back, albeit in a three-headed form that comprises the powerful Verizon Communications Inc., Qwest Communications International Inc. and AT&T itself ...

5. www.brookings.edu › articles › the-attbellsouthThe AT&T/BellSouth Merger: The Breakdown of 'Breakup' - Brookings

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   Mar 9, 2006 · AT&T and BellSouth offer conventional telephone service in different regions of the country. AT&T (formerly called “Southwestern Bell”) operates in the Southwest, Far West and the Midwest.

6. www.networkworld.com › article › 795330Does the AT&T breakup still matter 25 years on? - Network World

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   Dec 19, 2008 · Although the Ma Bell monopoly is no more, debate swirls over whether or not the industry is better for it. When AT&T agreed to break itself up 25 years ago, it was seen as one of the most...

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7. www.businessinsider.com › att-breakup-1982-directvHow AT&T became even bigger after the government broke it up

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   Mar 5, 2018 · The government forced AT&T to break up into eight different companies in 1984. Today, almost all of them are once again part of AT&T. Here's how it happened.

8. reason.org › commentary › att-and-bellsouth-not-the-oldAT&T and BellSouth: Not the Old Ma Bell - Reason Foundation

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   Mar 10, 2006 · AT&T’s purchase of Bell South would create a single, more vertically integrated telecommunications provider; to some observers, this increased vertical integration and decreased number of firms means less competition.