What is "baby bell"

n. (context US telecommunication informal English) Any of the (w Regional Bell Operating Company Regional Bell Operating Companies) resulting from the division of (w: AT&T Corporation) into a number of smaller companies in the 1980s as part of an antitrust agreement.

Baby Bell (born María Isabel Gómez Bell; January 26, 1943 – 2000) was an Argentine-born Mexican actress and singer. She was perhaps best known for starring in the film Cada quién su lucha.