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AT&T: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breakup_of_the_Bell_System https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breakup_of_the_Bell_System

• nickpp 5y ago
  Bells's monopoly was instituted by the government. Using regulation to fix your own previous bad regulation does not suddenly make you a free market savior.
  • skywal_l 5y ago
    > Bells's monopoly was instituted by the government What actions the US government took to "institute" Bell's monopoly?
    • nickpp 5y ago
      Oh, the usual: patents and regulations. The end result it was that you weren't allowed to create a competing network or even use a non-approved telephone on Bell's network.