AT&T Breakup
1991-08-31T15:07:00-04:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJkZWZhdWx0c1wvQ2FwaXRvbF9kZWZhdWx0LWltYWdlLmpwZyIsImVkaXRzIjp7InJlc2l6ZSI6eyJmaXQiOiJjb3ZlciIsImhlaWdodCI6NTA2fX19The committee heard testimony on the results of the 1982 federal court decision requiring the giant telephone corporation AT&T to divest its local operating companies and maintain itself only as a long distance telephone carrier. Witnesses including telephone communications executives and telephone industry lobbyists. Issues brought up during the hearing included the Congress' control of the telecommunications industry, the powers allowed and denied local operating facilities and long-distance giant AT&T, and the resulting competitiveness of the telephone industry.
The committee heard testimony on the results of the 1982 federal court decision requiring the giant telephone corporation AT&T to divest its… read more
The committee heard testimony on the results of the 1982 federal court decision requiring the giant telephone corporation AT&T to divest its local operating companies and maintain itself only as a long distance telephone carrier. Witnesses including telephone communications executives and telephone industry lobbyists. Issues brought up during the hearing included the Congress' control of the telecommunications industry, the powers allowed and denied local operating facilities and long-distance giant AT&T, and the resulting competitiveness of the telephone industry. close
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- Ken Allen Senior Vice President Information Industry Association
- Stephanie Biddle Executive Vice President Computer and Communications Industry Association
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- Kathy Black President and CEO American Newspaper Publishers Assn.
- Barbara J. Easterling Executive Vice President Communications Workers of America
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- William McGowan Chairman and CEO MCI Communication Corporation
- Edwin Spievack President North American Telecommunications Assn.
- Randall L. Tobias Vice Chairman AT&T
- Edward E. Whitacre Jr. Chief Executive Officer Southern Bell
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