Miss Moonlight
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The Bell system was a legalized monopoly until 1984. The idea was that if the system was a monopoly, it could provide better service and reach more people than competing formats and companies. A few companies controlled the entire system- everything from telephone wires, phones, and service. (Some local companies existed, but most people were on Ma Bell.) It was decided in the late 1970s there was no need for a legal monopoly by the US government, but it took until 84 to break up the system.
Ahh, okay. Thanks for the explanation!
I remember those phone stores. Practically every mall had them. Among the phones the one I remember was the Snoopy phone.
Oh us kids always wanted that or the Mickey Mouse, but noooo my mom always wanted something practical.