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Essay Archive - AT&T
AT&T
The AT+T Corporation, formerly known as The American Telephone and
Telegraph Company, was incorporated on March 3, 1885 in New York as a wholly
owned subsidiary of The American Bell Telephone Company. Its original purpose
was to manage and expand the burgeoning toll (long distance) business of
American Bell and its licensees. It continued as the long distance company
until December 30, 1899 when it assumed the business and property of American
Bell and became the parent company of the Bell System. For most of its history,
the company functioned as a legally sanctioned, regulated monopoly. No
competition was apparent until the 1970's. Since t....
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