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Ma Bell

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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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She worked as a telephone operator for Ma Bell in Worcester and then in 1952, married Bernard G.
Other potential trouble for consumers: Twenty-five years after the break-up of Ma Bell, consolidation and mergers continue on all telecommunications fronts, meaning decreasing competition.
But Jobs wouldn't even let Ma Bell affix its logo to the handset.
 
 
 
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