"Baby Bell" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Baby Bells [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|head=Baby Bell}} Baby Bell (plural Baby Bells)
  1. (US, telecommunications, informal) Any of the Regional Bell Operating Companies resulting from the division of AT&T Corporation into a number of smaller companies in the 1980s as part of an antitrust agreement. Tags: US, informal Categories (topical): Telecommunications Related terms: Babyflot, Ma Bell, RBOC

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