AT&T transformed its business operations from being a long distance service provider to an integrated voice and data communications company after President [[Bill Clinton]] signed '''Telecommunications Act of 1996'''. The new law open the doors for competition among companies providing both local and long distance communications. In 1999, AT&T again entered the local market by offering "AT&T Local One Rate" in New York. Prior to AT&T's acquisition of [[Media One]], the largest cable company in the United States in 2000, the company also merged with the cable company [[TCI]]. During the fourth quarter of 2000, the company re-organized into three separate publicly held companies: AT&T Wireless, AT&T Broadband and AT&T.<ref>[http://www.corp.att.com/history/milestones.html Milestones in AT&T History]</ref> | AT&T transformed its business operations from being a long distance service provider to an integrated voice and data communications company after President [[Bill Clinton]] signed '''Telecommunications Act of 1996'''. The new law open the doors for competition among companies providing both local and long distance communications. In 1999, AT&T again entered the local market by offering "AT&T Local One Rate" in New York. Prior to AT&T's acquisition of [[Media One]], the largest cable company in the United States in 2000, the company also merged with the cable company [[TCI]]. During the fourth quarter of 2000, the company re-organized into three separate publicly held companies: AT&T Wireless, AT&T Broadband and AT&T.<ref>[http://www.corp.att.com/history/milestones.html Milestones in AT&T History]</ref> |