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Alexander Graham Bell
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AT&T Corporation Summary
AT&T (T) is a Dallas-based holding company that comprises telecommunications and technology subsidiaries and affiliates; its history dates back to 1876 and Alexander Graham Bell’s invention of the telephone. The company, long referred to as “Ma Bell,” swelled to great corporate heights as it built