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Re: Not Fired Yet? Well come on, AT&T has been laughing all the way to the bank since the "breakup" of the 1980's. Ma Bell is back and stronger than ever before. And no one is touching her. |
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etaadmin
join:2002-01-17
Dallas, TX
kudos:1 | said by pabster:Well come on, AT&T has been laughing all the way to the bank since the "breakup" of the 1980's. Ma Bell is back and stronger than ever before. And no one is touching her.
What a sad and cynic reply... it is like saying that you are glad that Drew Peterson got away with killing his wives. |
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cybah
join:2000-03-09
Chelsea, MA | reply to pabster
Incorrect. AT&T Corp. (1984-2005) went byebye in 2005. Remember.. SBC Communications bought AT&T Corp.(1984 to 2005) and renamed itself AT&T, Inc. (not AT&T Corporation)
This was done so all the laws that governed AT&T Corp (1984 to 2005) went away. AT&T (2005 to today) is an entirely different company, legally, since it was formerly SBC.
Of course one could argue that since SBC Communications was a combined company of Ameritech, Pacific Bell, Northwestern Bell, and other Baby Bells that were RBOC's of AT&T (Pre-1984), its still the same company. But legally its not.
Aaaaand of course this for AT&T landline service, I haven't even scratched the surface of AT&T, the wireless company, which was originally was Cingular, a joint effort between SBC and BellSouth. 
The Colbert Report had a fun play on with this a few years ago..
»www.youtube.com/watch?v=rsCp-1hgfxI |
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iansltx
join:2007-02-19
Golden, CO
kudos:2 Reviews:
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Orly? I can get unlimited local and long distance service, where I'm sitting right now, outside the range of cable internet, from five non-AT&T providers that have their own networks (most of them cellular) that cover me. I can get this service for under $50 per month, with minimal setup fees. Text messaging, also unlimited and nationwide, doesn't change this number much.
I'll take post-breakup over pre-breakup any day. If I want expensive, high-quality service I can get a Verizon cell phone. If I want cheaper, potentially spottier service I can go with CricKet. If I want really fast internet in big cities I can go with T-Mobile and pay less, or Verizon and pay more. I *love* the options... |
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