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Thanks for the history! It almost makes me long for good old Ma Bell, who at least had the good sense not to change her name...
by username223 10y ago
Thanks for the history! It almost makes me long for good old Ma Bell, who at least had the good sense not to change her name...
- ktsmith 10y agoAll that renaming and buying out of companies was basically Ma Bell reforming herself like the liquid metal Terminator from Terminator 2. Hence the comment about Judge Greene rolling over in his grave.
- jsjohnst 10y agoIt's kinda hard to find these days (gotta love Viacom's legal team!), but Stephen Colbert did a hilarious segment [0] on the Colbert Report about the history of AT&T/Cingular back in 2007. Terminator 2 indeed! Jump ahead to 2:20 to see the segment: [0] http://www.cc.com/video-clips/eamlaf/the-colbert-report-bears---balls---gas http://www.cc.com/video-clips/eamlaf/the-colbert-report-bear...
- mavhc 10y agoFor those not in USA: http://imgur.com/a/4lIWw http://imgur.com/a/4lIWw