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In the of then regulated Monopoly carrier AT&T (American Telephone and Telegraph). The divestiture created local exchange carriers for management of local telephone lines and switches, and provision of local phone services within their business area, as well as the long-distance calls originating or terminating in their business area. The companies are called Baby Bell s, or RBOCs (Regional Bell Operating Companies). The local phone calls are defined as calls originating and terminating within a LATA, Local Access And Transport Area , which is defined by the Federal Communications Commission . All the Baby Bells, as well as other LECs, typically operate businesses in more than one LATA. Yet their services of local telephone calls are still defined by LATA boundaries, not their business areas. The following information applied to residential telephone service in the Detroit, Michigan area during the 1970s and 1980s. Much about this subject has changed dramatically since that time, and continues to do so. |
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