Ma Bell

Ma Bell definition - finance
A slang term referring to AT&T Corp., which provided the original telephone service in the United States, and thus was considered the “mother” of the telecom industry. It is no longer commonly used.

Webster's New World Finance and Investment Dictionary Copyright © 2003 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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