Confusion for A T& T
As the New Year's Day deadline for the breakup of the giant Bell System draws closer, both the company and the Government are maneuvering like wide receivers before the ball is snapped, in most cases causing great confusion. Last week three pre-breakup decisions were announced. One will delay until April a scheduled rise in local phone bills.
Another will remove all vestiges of Government regulation from long-distance rates charged by competitors of A T & T. The third will reduce the worth of A T & T by billions of dollars.
The last decision befits the galactic proportions of...
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