The 1913 agreement between AT&T and the U.S. Department of Justice that forced AT&T to divest itself of Western Union, is referred to as?
A) Carterfone decision
B) Kingsbury Commitment
C) Hush-a-Phone decision
D) None of the above

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The Kingsbury Commitment was the 1913 agreement between AT&T and the U.S. Department of Justice, where AT&T agreed to divest its ownership of Western Union and allow its telephone network to interconnect with independent telephone companies, in return for avoiding antitrust action.

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