• cmbabul@lemmy.world
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    1 month ago

    That one has quite a few more steps, AT&T had to re-acquire Southern Bell>Bellsouth, Southwestern Bell, MCI, and a bunch of other subordinate companies to resurrect the reality of Ma’Bell

    • Cort@lemmy.world
      2·
      1 month ago

      Yep, iirc Cingular was the last nail to be removed from the coffin, and that happened over a decade ago.