United States v. AT& T Inc.

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:legal_case
gptkbp:appeals_to gptkb:United_States_District_Court
gptkbp:case_analysis business law
antitrust implications
gptkbp:case_number court transcripts
74-1698
long-standing monopoly
gptkbp:case_outcome consumer choice
AT& T breakup into smaller companies
divestiture of 22 companies
restructuring of AT& T
subsequent telecom regulations
gptkbp:case_resolution_date January 8, 1982
gptkbp:case_significance landmark antitrust case
major shift in telecom policy
gptkbp:case_types civil case
gptkbp:consequences gptkb:government_policies
increased competition
gptkbp:court gptkb:Washington,_D._C.
gptkb:AT&_T_Inc.
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:decided_by gptkb:United_States_District_Court
gptkbp:defining_issue monopoly power
gptkbp:docket_number 74-1698
gptkbp:duration 8 years
gptkbp:economic_impact telecommunications market
gptkbp:effective_date January 8, 1982
gptkbp:historical_context deregulation of telecommunications
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label United States v. AT& T Inc.
gptkbp:impact market competition
gptkbp:influenced_by public policy
gptkbp:involved_parties regional Bell operating companies
gptkbp:involved_regulators gptkb:Federal_Communications_Commission
gptkbp:involves antitrust law
gptkbp:is_a_basis_for gptkb:Sherman_Act
gptkbp:is_cited_in legal textbooks
gptkbp:judges gptkb:Harold_Leventhal
gptkbp:judicial_review gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:legal_issue anti-competitive practices
gptkbp:legal_outcome settlement agreement
divestiture
gptkbp:legal_representation gptkb:Police_Department
gptkbp:legislation gptkb:Communications_Act_of_1934
gptkbp:outcome telecom mergers
breakup of AT& T
gptkbp:precedent regulatory oversight
antitrust enforcement
future antitrust cases
gptkbp:public_reaction mixed opinions
gptkbp:publication_year January 24, 1974
gptkbp:related_cases gptkb:United_States_v._Microsoft_Corp.
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:Telecommunications_Act_of_1996
gptkbp:resolution gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:resulted_in divestiture of Bell System
gptkbp:significance impact on telecommunications industry
gptkbp:year gptkb:1974
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:the_U._S._Department_of_Justice
gptkb:Sherman_Antitrust_Act
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4