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Ma Bell

A colloquial term for AT&T prior to the 1980s. It was used to refer to the fact that AT&T had total or near total monopoly over the provision of telephone service in most areas of the United States. After 1984, Ma Bell was forcibly broken up into several "baby Bells."

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Ma Bell (redirected from Bell System)

Ma Bell
(redirected from Bell System)