more on CITI: AT&T Post-Mortem - The Rise & Fall of an Icon, Nov. 14

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

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From: Dana Blankenhorn <danablankenhorn () mindspring com>
Date: November 9, 2005 1:33:45 PM EST
To: dave () farber net
Subject: Re: [IP] : CITI: AT&T Post-Mortem - The Rise & Fall of an  
Icon, Nov. 14
Reply-To: Dana Blankenhorn <dana () a-clue com>

How can it be an autopsy when SBC is taking on the AT&T name?

It's like doing an autopsy for Bank of America after NationsBank  
bought it. Yet all those offices still say BofA, and there's a statue  
of Giannini still -- it's just in Charlotte.

All that's really happening here is that AT&T is moving to San  
Antonio, and the company's strategy will be in stronger, more  
ruthless hands. In fact the new company is just as integrated, and  
just as monopolistic, as the old Bell System ever was. It's just not  
regulated anymore.

Ed Whitacre didn't kill AT&T. He recreated it, like Dr. Frankenstein.

Dana Blankenhorn   dana () a-clue com
Editor: voic.us   http://atlanta.voic.us


On 11/9/2005 12:48:51 PM, David Farber (dave () farber net) wrote:
> I hope there is a web cast or a recording
>
>
> Begin forwarded message:
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> From: "CITI, Columbia Univ." <events () vii org>
> Date: November 9, 2005 12:33:19 PM EST
> To: Dave Farber <DFARBER () CS CMU EDU>
> Subject: CITI: AT&T Post-Mortem - The Rise & Fall of an Icon, Nov. 14
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> COLUMBIA INSTITUTE FOR TELE-INFORMATION
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> Columbia Institute for Tele-Information (CITI)
> presents
>
> AT&T POST-MORTEM: The Rise & Fall of an Icon
> November 14, 2005
> 1:30 - 5:00pm
> Feldberg Lounge
> Warren Hall (115th Street & Amsterdam Aveneue)
>
>
> This symposium will discuss the factors leading to the apparent
> demise of AT&T as it is acquired by SBC. For over a century, AT&T has
> been an iconic American institution, and its demise signifies the end
> of an era. Experts, including academics, industry veterans,
> journalists, and financial analysts will present their views on the
> cause and implica

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