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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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   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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   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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   Will AT&T & BellSouth merger stifle competition?

   • The proposed merger of AT&T and BellSouth could accelerate innovation, but consumer groups worry it may stifle competition. Only three months after it closed the merger of AT&T and SBC Communications, the new AT&T is opening its checkbook again to buy BellSouth for a whopping $67 billion. So what's this megamerger mean for consumers?

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

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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.

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

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   Is the breakup of Ma Bell irrelevant to the telecom market?

   • However, the rise of wireless services as alternatives to landlines, as well as the entrance of cable companies such as Comcast and Time-Warner into the VoIP market, has led some to conclude that the breakup of Ma Bell is irrelevant to the current telecom market.

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

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3. www.cnet.com › tech › mobileDespite breakup, AT&T continues to reshape telecom landscape

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   Jan 3, 2002 · The announcement Wednesday that Ma Bell will spin off its cable and wireless units and apply a tracking stock to consumer services is just the latest in a series of moves by the company that...

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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.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.

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

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   Dec 5, 2006 · Only three months after it closed the merger of AT&T and SBC Communications, the new AT&T is opening its checkbook again to buy BellSouth for a whopping $67 billion. So what's this megamerger...

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

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   Mar 9, 2006 · This week’s stunning announcement by AT&T that it had reached an agreement to acquire BellSouth for $67 billion is surely an affront to proponents of a strong antitrust policy for two reasons.