The point is, Ma Bell, the original AT&T, was a long distance company. That was their cash cow. That was their mind set. So the basically gave cellular away. Sa

The point is, Ma Bell, the original AT&T, was a long distance company. That was their cash cow. That was their mind set. So the basically gave cellular away. Same thing as Kodak, they saw themselves as a chemical company not a photography company. Truth is, ma bell should have thought of themselves as a telecommunications compay. Exact same mistake.