Quote 1 from that article:
When AT&T wanted to start developing cellular in 1947, the FCC rejected the idea,
Quote 2 from the same article:
One of the best examples of the FCC’s opposition to competition that undermines its regulatory silos was the FCC’s cozy but counterproductive relationship with the Bell telephone monopoly. Major technological innovations were delayed for decades in part because Bell was protected by the FCC from normal competitive pressures.
Maybe the author thought he could hide the obvious contradiction by referring to it as "AT&T" in one passage and "The Bell Telephone Monopoly" in the next one?