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They are too big and mature to be reinventing the future. For better or worse, the modern AT&T came about by Southwestern Bell being the most disciplined of th
by mathattack 13y ago
They are too big and mature to be reinventing the future. For better or worse, the modern AT&T came about by Southwestern Bell being the most disciplined of the baby bells. While other telecoms invested in pie in the sky projects that didn't work, SBC invested in operations and financial discipline. Their increased market cap relative to size allowed them to buy their less efficient competitors. They won on efficiency, not product development.
- Aloha 13y agoDisciplined, is not the words I would use - SBC was the most corrupt (IMO) of the former baby bells too. They have been slimy for a long long time. In the 70's several executives were fired for what amounted to having a political slushfund [1] to buy off state officials when needed. While they may be successful they miss the concept of "Spirit of Service" in whole. [1] http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1356&dat=19760728&id=pgYkAAAAIBAJ&sjid=jwUEAAAAIBAJ&pg=2555,5732593 http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1356&dat=19760728&id=p...