Baby Bells

A form of Baby Bell — Any of the Regional Bell Operating Companies resulting from the division of AT&T Corporation into a number of smaller companies in the 1980s as part of an antitrust agreement.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of Baby Bell
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APA

Baby Bells. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Baby%20Bells

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“Baby Bells.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Baby%20Bells. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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