Ma Bell Ain't Dead Yet.
Ma Bell was broken up back before I was even born, but I've heard stories about having to deal with "Ma Bell". So when I look at an alert from the Wall Street Journal about AT&T proposing to buyout BellSouth I can't help but feel nervous, but my feelings of a new Ma Bell go back to when I heard SBC was to buy out AT&T. I thought it was somewhat ironic for a Baby Bell to buy its parent. Then I started to think, wait...I have Cingular service...what will happen to Cingular since it's a combination of SBC, BellSouth Mobility, and AT&T Wireless? Later on I heard that BellSouth probably won't be folding into AT&T anytime soon, so I was relieved. That relief has gone away now seeing that AT&T (SBC) is wanting to buy out BellSouth. Kinda has me concerned. I'm hoping that this won't pass through the Federal Trade Commission. Regardless, I'm leery towards the deal. Something just doesn't smell right.
