Bell System
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title:
Bell System
text:
The Bell System was a system of telecommunication companies, led by the Bell Telephone Company and later by the American Telephone and Telegraph Company (AT&T), that dominated the telephone services industry in North America for over 100 years from its creation in 1877 until its antitrust breakup in 1983. The system of companies was often colloquially called Ma Bell, as it held a vertical monopoly over telecommunication products and services in most areas of the United States and Canada. At the
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American telephone service monopoly (1877-1982)
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bell_System
date created:
2004-04-10T20:43:42Z
date modified:
2024-09-06T09:09:29Z
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