Before AT&T was broken up in 1984 by court order, the Bell System referred to AT&T and all the Bell Telephone companies that were part of it, but had separate names to provide a regional flavor.
The video telephone includes contrast and ringer volume controls and ‘privacy of speech’ on all systems. These telephones operate over long distances with a single CAT5 cable and have removable ...
Operator] Long distance. - [Narrator] It's a more affectionate term for the Bell System. It was the dominant telephone provider in the US for most of the 20th century. You may know Bell by another ...