United States v. AT&T

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf legal case
gptkbp:appeal gptkb:United_States_Court_of_Appeals
gptkbp:brand gptkb:Bell_System
gptkbp:community_engagement mixed opinions
gptkbp:court gptkb:United_States
gptkb:AT&T_Corporation
divestiture of local exchange carriers
gptkbp:date January 8, 1982
gptkbp:decidedBy gptkb:United_States_Supreme_Court
gptkbp:developsStrategiesFor mergers in telecommunications
gptkbp:disbanded adaptation to new market conditions
gptkbp:duration 1974 to 1982
gptkbp:environmental_impact increased competition
restructuring of telecommunications market
gptkbp:goal promote competition
gptkbp:historical_significance largest_antitrust_case_in_U.S._history
gptkbp:historicalContext deregulation of industries
gptkbp:historicalRole landmark antitrust decision
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label United States v. AT&T
gptkbp:image damaged by litigation
gptkbp:influence shaping telecommunications regulations.
gptkbp:influenced public interest concerns
increased technological advancements
emergence of new communication technologies
gptkbp:involves antitrust law
gptkbp:judges gptkb:Harold_Leventhal
gptkbp:keyFunction monopoly power
gptkbp:legacy transforming telecommunications landscape
gptkbp:legal_principle settlement negotiations
gptkbp:legal_representation gptkb:Department_of_Justice
gptkbp:legalEvent gptkb:American_Telephone_and_Telegraph_Co._v._United_States
gptkbp:legalStatus impact on telecommunications industry
top antitrust lawyers
gptkbp:legislation Telecommunications Act of 1996
gptkbp:market over 90%
reduced significantly
focus on long-distance services
gptkbp:notableFeature studied in law schools
set precedent for future antitrust cases
United_States_v._AT&T,_552_F._Supp._131,_1982
gptkbp:outcome increased regulatory scrutiny
divestiture of subsidiaries
breakup_of_AT&T
gptkbp:parent_company gptkb:Regional_Bell_Operating_Companies
gptkbp:precedent antitrust enforcement
gptkbp:relatedPatent gptkb:United_States_v._Microsoft
gptkbp:renovated spun off several companies
gptkbp:responseTime disagreement with ruling
gptkbp:year 1982
over 10 years