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Baby Bell

 
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–noun
one of the seven regional telephone companies formed after the breakup of the Bell system in 1983.
Origin:
1985–90, Americanism
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Walmart Baby
With Walmart's Low Prices, You'll Save on All of Your Baby's Needs.
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Gerber Life Baby Ins.
Whole Life Baby Insurance For Families on a Limited Budget.
www.GerberLife.com/BabyInsurance
Ba·by Bell   (bā'bē)   
n.  Any of the regional telephone companies created in 1984 when AT&T was ordered to divest itself of its local telephone service operations.

[From (Ma) Bell, nickname for Bell Telephone Company, after Alexander Graham Bell.]
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Baby Bell

One of several integrated-communications providers that were formerly part of AT&T but became independent in 1984 following AT&T's court-ordered divestiture. The seven original Baby Bells were once operating subsidiaries of AT&T that provided local and intrastate long-distance service.

Wall Street Words: An A to Z Guide to Investment Terms by David L. Scott.
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