MA BELL CALLS IT SPLITS

摘要

At&t's top brass tried to keep things upbeat at last week's press conference—called to announce that one of America's oldest and most revered institutions was splitting into four companies. AT&T CEO Michael Armstrong told a roomful of reporters that his own aunt could still sleep easily putting her money in Ma Bell and living off the dividends. Lower-level Bell-heads even joked about the career opportunities the split would create. "You always wanted to run your own company," one quipped to another. "Now you're going to get the chance."