Does Anyone Know the REAL Roaming Costs Incurred by Carriers?

[DRNewcomb]

Originally Posted by MATHA531

The ultimate result was the break up of the bell system...one of the most reliable systems in the world was broken into composite parts....

The deal on AT&T's long-distance monoploy and cross-ownership of most of the telcos in the US was that they were prohibited from engaging in other business. They really wanted to get into other business lines, particularly computer systems. So, breaking up the AT&T monopoly was as much thier idea as anyone else's.