Breakup of the Bell System

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:event
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs	gptkb:AT&T_divestiture
gptkbp:cause	antitrust concerns
gptkbp:courtCase	gptkb:United_States_v._AT&T
gptkbp:date	1984
gptkbp:effect	increased competition in telecommunications deregulation of telephone services innovation in telecom industry
gptkbp:foundedYear	gptkb:BellSouth gptkb:NYNEX gptkb:US_West gptkb:Bell_Atlantic gptkb:Southwestern_Bell gptkb:Ameritech gptkb:Pacific_Telesis
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Breakup of the Bell System
gptkbp:industry	telecommunications
gptkbp:legalBasis	gptkb:Modification_of_Final_Judgment
gptkbp:location	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:notableCompany	gptkb:AT&T gptkb:Bell_Operating_Companies
gptkbp:order	gptkb:United_States_Department_of_Justice
gptkbp:parentCompanyBeforeBreakup	gptkb:AT&T
gptkbp:precededBy	antitrust lawsuit against AT&T
gptkbp:relatedTo	gptkb:AT&T gptkb:Bell_System
gptkbp:resultedIn	creation of Regional Bell Operating Companies divestiture of AT&T end of Bell System monopoly
gptkbp:significance	major restructuring of US telecommunications industry
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:antitrust_lawsuit_(United_States_v._AT&T,_1974–1982) gptkb:AT&T_(before_1996) gptkb:United_States_v._AT&T
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6