AT&T

AT&T, A True Monopoly for the United States

AT&T had the virtual monopoly on all telephone service in the United States from 1918 until 1982. There were a few small local and regional telephone companies, but AT&T controlled all long distance during this time. Even the telephones themselves had to be from AT&T up until 1956. During this time the United States government had given AT&T exclusive rights to build long distance telephone lines. Therefore, the government supported AT&T saying that it was for public security. However, one has to wonder how much of this had to do the politics of the situation. The AT&T company still exists but they no longer hold the monopoly on telephone lines. The company broke up their monopoly to smaller companies to move into the computer industry. Also, with the advent of cell phones, landlines became less important and AT&T moved into this market.

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