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Telecommunications companies of the United States

  • ComcastIn 1963, Ralph J. Roberts and two partners bought American Cable Systems for $500,000. The operation started in Tupelo, Mississippi with just five channels…
  • VerizonIn 1983, the US Department of Justice reached a settlement with AT&T to dismantle its monopoly. This legal action dissolved the Bell System into seven…
  • Cox EnterprisesJames M. Cox bought the Dayton Daily News in 1898, marking the start of a business empire that would span over a century.