AT&T Divestiture Takes Effect
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events: 1900-2001
- Categories: Economics, Law, Legal History, Courts
- Subcategories: Business, Communications
- Curriculum: American History 1951-present
- Geographical Location: United States
- Date: January 1, 1984
Article abstract: The Department of Justice ordered American Telephone and Telegraph Company (AT&T), which provided telephone service throughout the United States, to distribute many of its services among seven companies by January 1, 1984.
Giving Up Ma Bell
In 1974, the United States Department of Justice sued American Telephone and Telegraph Company (AT&T) to break up what it considered a monopoly. Antitrust laws exist in the United States to prevent power from accumulating in the hands of a single corporation—especially one that provides...
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