Free Republic
Browse · Search
General/Chat
Topics · Post Article

To: ken21
at&t was a monopoly most of its life. it went broke and the name was salvaged by a former baby bell.

I was just talking to my daughter about this the other day. I was telling her how in was in Jurrasic times. : ) When ATT WAS the phone co. nationwide. Now with the advent of cell phones we have Verizon, ATT and Sprint gobbling up smaller cell companies...soon ATT may very well be the only phone company once again! Weird.

6 posted on 08/19/2011 8:25:12 AM PDT by ozark hilljilly (Obama's Fault!!)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 2 | View Replies ]


To: ozark hilljilly

yes.

also, i should have said after the monopoly was broken up at&t couldn’t survive in competition.

anyway, it’s a long story, but only the name at&t survives.


13 posted on 08/19/2011 8:30:34 AM PDT by ken21 (ruling class dem + rino progressives -- destroying america for 150 years.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 6 | View Replies ]

Free Republic
Browse · Search
General/Chat
Topics · Post Article


FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson