On: What would it take to recreate Bell Labs?

[sneed_chucker]

AT&T wasn't publicly traded until 1984, so there's a clue for you right there

[dogsgobork → sneed_chucker]

By 1984 AT&T had been listed on the NYSE for over 80 years.

[nik_0_0 → dogsgobork]

“The American Telephone and Telegraph Company (AT&T) was listed on the NYSE on Sept. 4, 1901. Only 11 other companies have been listed longer than AT&T.“

Yeah, impressively wrong gp! 1984 was when they were broken up by Justice Department.