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A minor detail: The name AT&T applies to three different companies: * 1885-1983: Generally known today as the monopoly phone company for the United States. (I
by hackuser 10y ago
A minor detail: The name AT&T applies to three different companies:
* 1885-1983: Generally known today as the monopoly phone company for the United States. (I don't know when the monopoly began or its geographic extent.)
* 1983-2005: Long distance company, after the breakup of the monopoly. AFAIK, it had been one small part of the much larger former monopoly.
* 2005-present: The former Southwestern Bell Corp (SBC), which bought the above company and took on its name and branding.
- mysterypie 10y agoYou're right that the name AT&T has undergone big changes in what it refers to, esp. with the breakup of the Bell System in 1983/1984. But the old AT&T set the culture for all of the present day phone companies in dealings with the government.