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I'm surprised AT&T wasn't mentioned. Yes, it was broken up as a monopoly, but it's been slowly growing back into its former self.

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Isn't AT&T dead? SBC bought the name, not the company.

SBC bought the company and used the name.

<dig, dig>...oh, you're right.

dont forget that SBC was a baby bell, and thus originated from AT&T.

all the baby bells are now owned by either at&t, verizon or centurylink.

Keep in mind that Verizon was also originally a baby bell. It began as the Bell Atlantic corporation, and through a series of mergers in the 90s gained its place next to AT&T as one of the largest wireless and long distance carrier.

That's right:

The two largest cell phone companies in the country are legacies of a monopoly attempting to reassert dominance in an era of little regulation. Do we really want to return to the days of Ma Bell...?

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