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One factor here worth keeping in mind: In 1991, they bought NCR, so they were trying to expand into the tech market beyond their traditional telecom base. (Bell
by shortformblog 7y ago
One factor here worth keeping in mind: In 1991, they bought NCR, so they were trying to expand into the tech market beyond their traditional telecom base. (Bell Labs was also owned by AT&T during the period.) They were still very cash-rich in the ’90s and trying to use that leverage in other parts of telecom, even if the Baby Bells owned local telephone service.