In 1984,a federal judge broke up a highly contested telephone service monopoly and:
A) set up the Telecommunications Competition and Deregulation Act
B) permitted MCI to provide limited long distance service in the U.S.
C) permitted telephone and/or computer equipment that was not manufactured by Bell Telephone to be connected to AT&T's network
D) divided AT&T into two parts: one part for long distance service, and a second part, comprised of seven regional operating companies, for local telephone service
E) set up deregulation for international telecommunications markets in 68 countries

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In 1984, a federal judge divided AT&T into two parts: one part for long distance service, and a second part, comprised of seven regional operating companies, for local telephone service. This breakup of the monopoly was known as the divestiture and was done to increase competition in the telecommunications industry.

In 1984,a Federal Judge Broke Up a Highly Contested Telephone