bury ▁Comm it ment , ▁actually ▁a ▁letter ▁from ▁AT & T ▁Vice ▁President ▁Nathan ▁Kings bury ▁of ▁December ▁ 1 9 , ▁AT & T ▁agreed ▁with ▁the ▁Att orney ▁General ▁to ▁div est ▁itself ▁of ▁Western ▁Union , ▁to ▁provide ▁long - distance ▁services ▁to ▁independent ▁ex changes ▁under ▁certain ▁conditions ▁and ▁to ▁ref rain ▁from ▁ac quis itions ▁if ▁the ▁Inter state ▁Com merce ▁Commission ▁object ed . ▁ ▁The ▁Comm it ment ▁did ▁not ▁sett le ▁all ▁the ▁differences ▁between ▁independ ents ▁and ▁Bell ▁companies , ▁but ▁it ▁did ▁a vert ▁the ▁federal ▁take over ▁many ▁had ▁expected . ▁AT & T ▁was ▁allowed ▁to ▁buy ▁market - share , ▁as ▁long ▁as ▁it ▁sold ▁an ▁equal ▁number ▁of ▁subscri bers ▁to ▁independ ents . ▁Cru cially , ▁while ▁the ▁Kings bury ▁Comm it ment ▁obliged ▁it ▁to ▁connect ▁its ▁long - distance ▁service ▁to ▁independent ▁local ▁carri ers , ▁AT & T ▁did ▁not ▁agree ▁to ▁inter connect ▁its ▁local ▁services ▁with ▁other ▁local ▁prov iders . ▁ ▁Nor ▁did ▁AT & T ▁agree ▁to ▁any ▁inter connection ▁with ▁independent ▁long - distance ▁carri ers . ▁ ▁Con sequently , ▁AT & T ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁cons olid ate ▁its ▁control ▁over ▁both ▁the ▁most ▁prof itable ▁urban ▁mark ets ▁and ▁long - distance ▁traffic . ▁The ▁Will is ▁Graham ▁Act ▁allowed ▁AT & T ▁to ▁begin ▁acqu iring ▁more ▁local ▁tele phone ▁systems , ▁with ▁the ▁gen ial ▁o vers ight ▁of ▁the ▁Inter state ▁Com merce