stop the at&t merger now.
we've had enough of at&ts largess prior to their breakup. they ripped off your grandparents with outrageous prices for over a century for use of the service and the so-called incredibly high priced maintenance of the equipment leased to your granny's granny.
" ..... Few now remember the near-monopolistic stranglehold the old AT&T had on rates, policies, equipment and usage. Virtually every home had a Western Electric telephone set. Early developers of cordless phones only were permitted to sell their products after lawsuits and complaints to the Federal Communications Commission ......"
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