Ma Bell (Strikes Back)

Red Herring :: August 2002 :: Despite all the hoopla of the last ten years, despite broadband, despite the Internet, it’s possible that a phone company can be just that–a phone company. After a disastrous attempt to package cable, phone service, broadband, and wireless, AT&T has decided to get back to its roots and reinvent itself as plain old Ma Bell.

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