When there was only one telephone company, what Ma Bell did defined how things were.

那时只有一个电话公司，贝尔公司自己的所作所为就是事情的规范。

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The nation's longtime telephone monopoly, nicknamed Ma Bell, and its regional successors were prohibited from giving any public phone call preference in how quickly it was connected.

国家的长期电话垄断企业，绰号“马贝尔”，及其地区继任者，被禁止为任何公用电话的连接速度提供优惠。

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During Alibaba's 2014 initial public offering in the United States, Mr. Ma gave television interviews but allowed a group of merchants to ring the stock exchange bell.

阿里巴巴2014年在美国首次公开募股期间，马云接受了电视采访，但让一些商户去敲响了交易钟。

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However, the Cricket Wireless operator would only provide a short-term solution to Ma Bell's very long-term woes.

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In 1984, the federal government broke up Ma Bell creating a relatively competitive telecommunications industry.

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Ma Bell is long gone, and so are most oligopolies with high barriers to entry.

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