Word: belled
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Cameroon, however, sports one of the best one-two combinations in between the posts. Taking over for N'kono is Antoine Bell, who was Cameroon's hero during the Nations Cup tournament. His wins over the Ivory Coast (2-0) and Algeri (0-0) powered his country to the championship...
...Bell Fremont, Calif...
...rubble of the once placid farming town 25 miles west of Madison looked like the aftermath of a prolonged military bombardment: the bank was split open, the fire station was smashed, 120 homes were ruined, the Lutheran church was leveled, yet its bell tower still stood grandly over the rubble as did the bulbous water tower emblazoned with the name Barneveld. Said Wisconsin Governor Anthony Earl: "It's the worst disaster I've ever seen. There are many, many people who are going to need long-term help...
...competitors, the riches from even a tiny slice of A T & T's long-distance pie are substantial. A T & T's share of the market is 61%, with the new regional companies and non-Bell independents handling an additional 32%. MCI's revenues doubled annually between 1980 and 1983, going from $144 million to $1 billion. In that same period, profits mushroomed from $13 million to $171 million. Yet its share of the long-distance market is only 3.5%, 1.3 million residential customers and 300,000 business clients. Sprint has less than a 2% share...
...much of A T & T's long-distance business can the new companies capture? Competitors predict that they could get 20% to 30%. The more likely share will be no more than 10% during the next year or two. Many consumers are as comfortable with their Ma Bell as they were with their Ma, and they will be slow to change...