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Re:What would it take to recreate Bell Labs? by dogsgobork on Friday July 19, 2024 @01:11AM (#41002145)
By 1984 AT&T had been listed on the NYSE for over 80 years.
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Re:What would it take to recreate Bell Labs? by nik_0_0 on Friday July 19, 2024 @03:28AM (#41002866)
“The American Telephone and Telegraph Company (AT&T) was listed on the NYSE on Sept. 4, 1901. Only 11 other companies have been listed longer than AT&T.“

Yeah, impressively wrong gp! 1984 was when they were broken up by Justice Department.

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