Breaking Bell | Writer Jon Gertner discusses AT&T’s impact on technological innovation | 5

Business Movers

Jul 24, 2025•48 min•Season 49Ep. 5

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Journalist and author Jon Gertner explores the effects of AT&T’s monopoly and breakup on American telecommunications, and evaluates Bell Laboratories’ spectacular contribution to technological innovation.

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