[TUHS] Fwd: Happy Bell Birthday

[John Levine via TUHS]

It appears that Cameron Mí� eál Tyre via TUHS <mulder.fox at protonmail.ch> said:
>March 7, 2026 at 6:14 PM
>
>Today is the 150th anniv of the Bell System founding

Not really.  It's the date that Bell's original telephone patent was issued.

I'd say the Bell System was created on December 30, 1899 when a reverse merger
made AT&T the parent company of the local and long distance companies.

R's,
John