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

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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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   Why did Ma Bell break up?

   • Its been 25 years since Ma Bells monopoly of the phone business was ended, and while the industry has seen unprecedented innovation, the state of competition continues to fail the consumer. By Tara Seals The break-up of Ma Bell in 1984 had a goal of greater efficiency, lower prices and more rapid technology development thanks to competition.

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   What happened to AT&T & Ma Bell?

   • Charges were filed against the firm under the Sherman Antitrust Act in the 1970s. AT&T, also known as Ma Bell, was allowed to keep its long-distance service under a settlement reached in 1982. In 1984, the company's local telephone service was broken up into seven Baby Bells as part of the agreement.

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   Why is Ma Bell called Ma Bell?

   • The system of companies was often colloquially called Ma Bell (as in "Mother Bell"), as it held a vertical monopoly over telecommunication products and services in most areas of the United States and Canada.

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   Why is AT&T called Ma Bell?

   • AT&T, once known informally as Ma Bell, is a storied American brand that goes back under a succession of names to the late 19th century, after Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone. Alexander Graham Bell invents the telephone in Boston. The first words were to his assistant: “Mr. Watson, come here. I want you.”

   AT&T’s History of Invention and Breakups - The New York Times

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   What happened to Baby Bell?

   • The final case began in 1974, and it was decided against AT&T in 1982. The Baby Bells were finally spun off from Ma Bell in 1984, and they inherited AT&T's local phone service business. The parent company held on to its long-distance service and was allowed to move into computers and other industries.

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3. money.cnn.com › 2014/05/20 › technologyHow AT&T got busted up and pieced back together - CNN Business

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   May 20, 2014 · But the vast majority melted back together to form the new AT&T. The whirlwind began in 1997, when Southwestern Bell Corp. (SBC) merged with fellow Baby Bell Pacific Telesis.

4. www.cbc.ca › news › businessLook out! Ma Bell is putting herself back together | CBC News

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   Mar 6, 2006 · Ma Bell is putting herself back together U.S. telephone giant AT&T keeps reattaching severed limbs, this time by acquiring BellSouth Corp., one of the pieces into which it was chopped in a...

5. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Bell_SystemBell System - Wikipedia

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   The system of companies was often colloquially called Ma Bell (as in "Mother Bell"), as it held a vertical monopoly over telecommunication products and services in most areas of the United States and Canada.

6. www.nytimes.com › interactive › 2016/02/12AT&T’s History of Invention and Breakups - The New York Times

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   Feb 13, 2016 · AT&T, once known informally as Ma Bell, is a storied American brand that goes back under a succession of names to the late 19th century, after Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone.

7. www.investopedia.com › ask › answersAT&T's Successful Spinoffs - Investopedia

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   Oct 12, 2024 · The final case began in 1974, and it was decided against AT&T in 1982. The Baby Bells were finally spun off from Ma Bell in 1984, and they inherited AT&T's local phone service business.

8. time.com › 4542446The History of AT&T's Long Evolution From "Ma Bell" | TIME

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   Oct 24, 2016 · October 24, 2016 10:53 AM EDT. A s I was growing up, AT&T was known as “Ma Bell.” For over half of my life, AT&T had pretty much a lock on the telecommunications market. Many had a love-hate...