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Old 10-15-2007, 11:38 AM   #23
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Originally Posted by joepole View Post
I was wondering how someone could have not heard of AT&T.

Those aren't companies:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interexchange_carrier

I've never heard of "ILCES," I assume that's a typo for ILECs

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ILEC
Thanks Joe for the clarifications. I should know better than to drop "industry jargon" onto a non-industry board. It's just that Cingular and "Bell" really get under my skin, and I should learn not to rant about it. Here is a good site though, for anyone interested in Bell bashing...

http://www.newnetworks.com/

This is a great book on the subject for anyone interested in telecom history:

The Unauthorized Bio of the Baby Bells
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