Hi,

I was wondering back before the break up of ATT in 1984, if a customer had 1a2 equipment that was made by other manufacturers like ITT or Stromberg Carlson. Did they own it or did they have to pay rent to Ma Bell and did Ma Bell own that equipment like WE. CO.

Another question, since Ma Bell was a monopoly, Did the independent phone co's and GTE had to access ATT long lines network for long distance calls. I could not find any info on GTE if they had their own long lines or used ATT.


Thanks Brian