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I was able to actually go and buy a telephone after the Bell break-up. Before that, it was not possible to own a telephone. You had to rent them from the phone company. So that was a pretty fundamental change.

For only a short time, until perhaps the baby Googles reform into a single company again much like most of the baby Bells.

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breakup_of_the_Bell_System#Evo...

[1] https://www.investopedia.com/ask/answers/09/att-breakup-spin...

Despite the reconsolidation, the Bell break up gave consumers answering machines, cheap long distance service and modems.

Which company gets to keep the google.com domain?