said by IowaCowboy:I was only two months old when the Bell divestiture occurred but I am sure that the breakup brought better service and lower rates.
I remember the divestiture. Service didn't change one iota from Lily Tomlin's "Ernestine" skit":
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We don't care. We don't have to. (snort) We're the Phone Company!
Oh, and the only reason my rate went down was because I declined their wire maintenance fee.