What's doubly amusing is to stand by and watch as the Baby Bells re-assemble themselves by merger - minus the top-heavy AT&T structure. They still do have, however, that incredibly arrogant AT&T attitude.
Which is why MY niche works so well. My customers are small-to-medium business that want the top-notch Avaya product without paying Fortune 500 prices and dealing with the Avaya attitude (one thing that divestiture couldn't stop them from holding over.) We save them the grief and the money.
Michael