Your useless trivia story of the day

Way back in the 1970s, long distance service was strictly regulated and virtually locked under AT&T. The FCC deregulated and broke up AT&T, leading to the creation of the "baby bells". Other companies such as the Southern Pacific Railroad had developed internal networks for communication that they were now able to expand. This led to the creation of the Southern Pacific Railroad Internal Network Telecommunications company, or as we now know them, S.P.R.I.N.T.