Bell System
telephone service provider
The Bell System was a system of telecommunication companies, led by the Bell Telephone Company and later by the American Telephone and Telegraph Company, that dominated the telephone services industry in North America for over 100 years from its creation in 1877 until its antitrust breakup in 1983. The system of companies was often colloquially called Ma Bell, as it held a vertical monopoly over telecommunication products and services in most areas of the United States and Canada. At the time of the breakup of the Bell System in the early 1980s, it had assets of $150 billion and employed over one million people.
Filmography in the catalog
Credited on 21 films (1945–1970) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field. Also mentioned in 181 other records (descriptions, transcriptions, copyright notes).