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==The Bell System==
==The Bell System==
The '''Bell System''' was composed of the American Telephone & Telegraph (AT&T) Long Lines also known as (''Ma Bell''), 22 regional operating companies known as '''Baby Bells''', which provide telephone exchange services and equipment within the United States, the''' Bell Laboratories''', research and development subsidiary of AT&T and the '''Western Electric Company''', its manufacturing arm.<ref>[http://www.porticus.org/bell/bellsystem_history.html The Bell System]</ref>
The '''Bell System''' was composed of the American Telephone & Telegraph (AT&T) Long Lines also known as (''Ma Bell''), 22 regional operating companies known as '''Baby Bells''', which provide telephone exchange services and equipment within the United States, the''' Bell Laboratories''', research and development subsidiary of AT&T and the '''Western Electric Company''', its manufacturing arm.<ref> The companies within the Bell System embraced the spirit of united service to the public, the biggest employer in America where employees felt secured in their job.[http://www.porticus.org/bell/bellsystem_history.html The Bell System]</ref>
===Foundations of the Bell System===
===Foundations of the Bell System===
===Guiding Principle of the Bell System===
===Guiding Principle of the Bell System===
The founders and the entire management of the Bell System operated on the principle that research and development is a better approach to achieve better communications leading to the success of the company.<ref>[http://www.porticus.org/bell/capsule_bell_system.html A Capsule History of the Bell System---Research, Manufacture and Western Electric]</ref>
The founders and the entire management of the Bell System operated on the principle that research and development is a better approach to achieve better communications leading to the success of the company.<ref>[http://www.porticus.org/bell/capsule_bell_system.html A Capsule History of the Bell System---Research, Manufacture and Western Electric]</ref>
===Theodore Vail: The Leader Behind the Bell System===
==Early International Expansion==
==Early International Expansion==