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At the close of 1899, the American Bell Telephone Company was acquired, for business purposes, by its own subsidiary, the American Telephone & Telegraph Company (AT&T), which then became the head of the monolithic and monopolistic Bell System.
The history of AT&T dates back to the invention of the telephone. The Bell Telephone Company was established in 1877 by Alexander Graham Bell, who obtained the first US patent for the telephone, and his father-in-law, Gardiner Greene Hubbard.
In 1880 the management of American Bell had created what would become AT&T Long Lines. The project was the first of its kind to create a nationwide long-distance network with a commercially viable cost-structure.
During the early 1880's, Vail was general manager of the parent company, the American Bell Telephone company. American Bell was the corporate entity involved in the financing of the regional operating companies.
Feb 13, 2016 · AT&T, once known informally as Ma Bell, is a storied American brand that goes back under a succession of names to the late 19th century, after Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone.
AT&T Inc., formerly American Telephone and Telegraph Co., U.S. telecommunications corporation. It was established as a subsidiary of Bell Telephone Co. (founded by Alexander Graham Bell in 1877) to build long-distance telephone lines and later became the parent company of the Bell System.
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The American Telephone and Telegraph Company (AT&T) was a special company formed to provide long distance service; On December 31, 1899 capitalization of American Bell was transferred and AT&T became the parent company of the Bell System.
