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Before the Bell
Before the Bell is a morning business news talk show aired weekdays from 5:30 to 6AM ET on CNBC until c. 1999. Hosted by Felicia Taylor.
"Before the Bell" targets market watchers with a concise summary of the news. It features coverage of overnight activity in Asian markets, morning activity in European markets and the day's outlook for Wall Street and other American markets. Plus, in-studio interviews with market experts.
. Planning for the trial was initiated by a team in Bell Laboratories, AT&T, and Western Electric before the Bell System divestiture, with the participation of Bell Atlantic. The purpose of these trials was to assess the revenue potential of services that depend on deployment of the common channel signaling network needed to transmit the calling number between originating and terminating central offices. Trial results were analyzed by Bellcore members of the original team.
In 1987, Bell Atlantic (now Verizon Communications) conducted another market trial in Hudson County, New