John, I recall that there was also some controversy over an articulating arm that attached to candlestick phones. It was designed to permit it to be used without having to hold both the base and receiver. I think that Bell tried to fight that as well, and I think they actually won. OH, and NO, I wasn't alive when this was happening!
There's no doubt that the Carter decision had a dramatic impact on this industry.
As far as Judge Greene goes, he approved the decree that rusulted in the 1984 divestiture of AT&T and The Bell System. I think his intentions were good, and they helped a lot of us, but the decree that he signed was a little too open-ended for it to truly benefit the general public.
