baby bells
the smaller, regional phone companies in the U.S.
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IN THE PRESS
The Big Telecom Disconnect
"For consumers, the competition never got started. Now, with many start-up phone companies faltering or folding, it looks unlikely that it ever will. The Baby Bells and the cable-TV operators have the country pretty much to themselves, enjoying lucrative monopolies in most areas.
(Wall Street Journal, May 3, 2001)
"For consumers, the competition never got started. Now, with many start-up phone companies faltering or folding, it looks unlikely that it ever will. The Baby Bells and the cable-TV operators have the country pretty much to themselves, enjoying lucrative monopolies in most areas.
(Wall Street Journal, May 3, 2001)
Did you
know?
Did you know?
Baby Bells refer to the smaller, regional phone companies in the U.S. that resulted from the breakup of AT&T as the national monopoly in the 1980's.
The word "bell" is a reminder of ringing sound that telephones used to make.
We still sometimes use the phrase "give me a bell" to mean "give me a (telephone) call.
Baby Bells refer to the smaller, regional phone companies in the U.S. that resulted from the breakup of AT&T as the national monopoly in the 1980's.
The word "bell" is a reminder of ringing sound that telephones used to make.
We still sometimes use the phrase "give me a bell" to mean "give me a (telephone) call.
