AT&T and the consent decree

C. L. Brown

Telecommunications Policy, 1983, vol. 7, issue 2, 91-95

Abstract: For years AT&T has been accused of being too big, too powerful and too pervasive. Since the late 1960s, FCC decisions aimed at introducing limited competition in some areas of the telecomunications market have eroded AT&T's monopoly position. Then, in 1974, the Department of Justice filed its antitrust suit seeking to dismantle the Bell System. In January 1982, AT&T signed a Consent Decree requiring them to divest the local portions of its 22 Bell operating companies. In this comment, Charles Brown (Chairman of the Board of AT&T) describes the build-up to AT&T's decision to agree to divestiture, and outlines how AT&T os adapting to the new telecommunications environment.

Keywords: Telecommunications; AT&T; Public; policy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1983
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