NormanSPremium,MVM
join:2001-02-14
San Jose, CA
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1 edit | reply to patcat88
Re: Meh said by patcat88:said by iansltx:Cableco and telco? Antitrust. What was AT&T? Forgot the old name of Comcast? AT&T was always AT&T. Before 1984, and after 1984. But AT&T was not a 'telco' after 1984. They divested their telco (LEC) business to seven companies which retained the right to use the "Bell" logo; AT&T had to create a new logo after the 1984 divestiture.
AT&T was still AT&T before 2001, but they had formed a 'cable unit' to get in on competition with the LECs. After 2001
Comcast merged with AT&T's cable unit, which was called, "AT&T Broadband Internet". The plan was to call the new company, "AT&T Comcast". But that plan fell through.
AT&T was still AT&T, and separate from Comcast, when it was finally bought by SBC, effective January, 2006.
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