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[–] purplemoosen@lemm.ee 8 points 1 week ago (3 children)
[–] Cort@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago (2 children)
[–] cmbabul@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

That one has quite a few more steps, AT&T had to re-acquire Southern Bell>Bellsouth, Southwestern Bell, MCI, and a bunch of other subordinate companies to resurrect the reality of Ma’Bell

[–] Cort@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

Yep, iirc Cingular was the last nail to be removed from the coffin, and that happened over a decade ago.