said by Gbcue:said by en102:AT&T of Santa Clarita, AT&T of San Fernando Valley, AT&T of Burbank....
Now they're all separate entities with independent pricing structures and speed tiers.
Now you've got a jumble of 1,000,000 different AT&T ISPs confusing the consumer.
That wouldn't work.. they'd still be under ONE company rooftop... because the franchise and rights of way purchased from other company assets to a large corporation (merged). Just as a company who has physical structure (aka presence) in a state must collect sales tax for goods and services (unless specifically prohibited, or exepmted). 
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