AT&T AT&T Advanced American Telephones is the name of a consumer telephone division of VTech, formerly a part of AT&T Consumer Products, a sales division retained by AT&T after its 1984 breakup. ...more on Wikipedia about "Advanced American Telephones"
For information regarding the American Bell Telephone Company, please see AT&T. ...more on Wikipedia about "American Bell"
Ameritech (American Information Technologies) is a U.S. telecommunications company that arose out of the 1984 AT&T divestiture. Ameritech was one of seven RBOCs, or Regional Bell Operating Companies divested. ...more on Wikipedia about "Ameritech"
AT&T Inc. , based in San Antonio, Texas, is the largest provider of both local and long distance telephone services and wireless service (through its Cingular joint venture with BellSouth) in the United States. The modern company was formed by SBC Communications' purchase of its former parent company, AT&T Corp., in 2005. As a part of the merger, SBC shed its name and took on the iconic AT&T moniker (originally American Telephone and Telegraph) and the famed T stock-trading symbol (for "Telephone"). ...more on Wikipedia about "AT&T"
AT&T Alascom is an Alaskan telecommunications company; specifically, an interexchange carrier (IXC). AT&T Alascom is currently a wholly-owned subsidiary of AT&T. AT&T Alascom, previously known as Alascom and many other names, was the first long-distance telephone company in Alaska. AT&T Alascom has extensive telecommunications infrastructure in Alaska, including three satellites, undersea and terrestrial fiber-optic cable, and numerous earth stations. ...more on Wikipedia about "AT&T Alascom"
AT&T Broadband was the name of AT&T's cable operations, which comprised of the assets of TCI and MediaOne. Formed in 1999, AT&T Broadband was the largest provider of cable television services. ...more on Wikipedia about "AT&T Broadband"
AT&T Computer Systems is the generic name for AT&T's unsuccesful attempt to compete in the computer business. In return for divesting the local Bell Operating Companies ( Baby Bells), AT&T was allowed to have an unregulated division to sell computer hardware and software. ...more on Wikipedia about "AT&T Computer Systems"
The AT&T Long Lines microwave relay network provided long-distance transport services to AT&T and its customers from the late 1940s to the early 1980s. Fiber optic communications and satellite networks gradually replaced it. ...more on Wikipedia about "AT&T Long Lines"
AT&T Wireless Services, Inc. was, before October 26, 2004, the third largest wireless telephone carrier in the United States, based in Redmond, Washington, and trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the stock symbol, AWE. Formerly part of AT&T Corp., as of January 1, 2004, the largest single shareholder of AT&T Wireless was Japan's NTT DoCoMo. ...more on Wikipedia about "AT&T Wireless"
The Bell System was a trademark and service mark used by the US telecommunications company American Telephone & Telegraph Company (AT&T) and its affiliated companies to co-brand their extensive circuit-switched telephone network and their affiliations with each other. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bell System"
The break up of AT&T was initiated in 1974 by the U.S. Department of Justice anti-trust suit against the telephone monopoly. Under the terms of a settlement finalized on January 8, 1982, " Ma Bell" agreed to divest its local exchange service operating companies, in return for a chance to go into the computer business, AT&T Computer Systems. Effective January 1, 1984, AT&T's local operations were split into seven independent Regional Bell Operating Companies (RBOCs) known as " Baby Bells". AT&T, reduced in value by about 70%, continued to run all its long distance services, although it lost some market share in the ensuing years to competitors MCI and Sprint. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bell System divestiture"
Bell System Technical Journal was the in-house journal of Bell Laboratories. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bell System Technical Journal"
Cingular Wireless LLC is the largest United States mobile phone company, with headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. ...more on Wikipedia about "Cingular Wireless"
Their headquarters are at 225 West Randolph St., Chicago, IL. After the 1984 Bell System Divestiture, Illinois Bell became a part of Ameritech, one of the 7 original Regional Bell Operating Companies. The Illinois Bell name continued to be used until January 1993, when Ameritech dropped all of their individual Bell Operating Company names in favor of using their corporate name, Ameritech, for marketing purposes. In 2002, SBC dropped the Ameritech name in favor of "SBC" as a national brand. Illinois Bell, for regulatory business, is known as Illinois Bell Telephone Company d/b/a SBC Illinois. ...more on Wikipedia about "Illinois Bell"
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Indiana Bell Telephone Company, Inc. is the Bell Operating Company serving Indiana. After the 1984 Bell System Divestiture, Indiana Bell became a part of Ameritech, one of the 7 original Regional Bell Operating Companies. The Indiana Bell name continued to be used until January 1993, when they dropped all of their individual Bell Operating Company names in favor of using their corporate name, Ameritech, for marketing purposes. In 2002, 3 years after Ameritech was acquired by SBC Communications, SBC rebranded all of its companies "SBC" for use as a national brand. Indiana Bell still exists as Indiana Bell Telephone Company, Inc. d/b/a SBC Indiana. ...more on Wikipedia about "Indiana Bell"
Michigan Bell was one of the 22 Local Exchange Carriers that were part of the AT&T Bell System. In 1984 it became a part of Ameritech and by the early 90's the Michigan Bell name was phased out in favor of Ameritech. As its name suggests, it provided local telephone service to most of Michigan. ...more on Wikipedia about "Michigan Bell"
In telecommunication, Modification of Final Judgment (MFJ) is the 1982 antitrust suit settlement agreement ( consent decree) entered into by the United States Department of Justice and the American Telephone and Telegraph Company ( AT&T) that, after modification and upon approval of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, required the divestiture of the Bell Operating Companies from AT&T. ...more on Wikipedia about "Modification of Final Judgment"
NorthPoint Communications was a CLEC (Competitive Local Exchange Carrier), focused on data transmission rather than voice. Its business plan involved leasing copper telephone lines from local phone companies, then selling them at wholesale prices to internet service providers, which in turn sold business and residential DSL service. ...more on Wikipedia about "NorthPoint Communications"
The Ohio Bell Telephone Company is the Bell Operating Company serving most of Ohio. Cincinnati Bell serves Cincinnati and surrounding communities. After the 1984 Bell System Divestiture, Ohio Bell became a part of Ameritech, one of the 7 original Regional Bell Operating Companies. The Ohio Bell name continued to be used until January 1993, when they dropped all of their individual Bell Operating Company names in favor of using their corporate name, Ameritech, for marketing purposes. In 2002, SBC dropped the Ameritech name in favor of "SBC" as a national brand. Ohio Bell still exists as The Ohio Bell Telephone Company d/b/a SBC Ohio. ...more on Wikipedia about "Ohio Bell"
Pacific Telesis Group was one of the seven Regional Bell Operating Companies created after the 1984 breakup of AT&T as a holding company for Pacific Bell and Nevada Bell. It was acquired by SBC Communications in 1998, which ironically acquired former parent company AT&T in 2005 to form AT&T, Inc. ...more on Wikipedia about "Pacific Telesis"
Prodigy Communications Corporation was a dialup service (a sort of "mega- BBS") for home computers in the United States before the advent of the Internet. Prodigy claimed it was the first consumer online service, differentiating itself from the leading service provider, CompuServe, which was used mostly by technophiles. ...more on Wikipedia about "Prodigy (ISP)"
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SBC uses the name SBC Midwest as a d/b/a for Ameritech. ...more on Wikipedia about "SBC Midwest"
SBC West refers to the area of telephone service provided by SBC in the former Pacific Telesis territories under the Pacific Bell and Nevada Bell names. When SBC rebranded its regional Bells in November 2002, in advertising, as SBC, it continued to use the Pacific Bell Telephone Company and Nevada Bell names for regulatory purposes and the name of the local telephone operations. In March 2003, however, SBC changed its " doing business as" (d/b/a) names, resulting in Pacific Bell Telephone Company d/b/a SBC California, and Nevada Bell Telephone Company d/b/a SBC Nevada. For national advertising specifying this territory, SBC uses the SBC West name. ...more on Wikipedia about "SBC West"
SBC Yahoo! is an information service from SBC Internet Services. It is a partnership between SBC Communications and Yahoo! Inc. to provide co-branded dial-up and DSL Internet service. ...more on Wikipedia about "SBC Yahoo!"
The Southern New England Telephone Company (commonly referred to as SNET by its customers) started operations on January 27, 1878 as the District Telephone Company of New Haven. Since its inception, SNET has held a monopoly on most of the telephone services in the state of Connecticut; the only exception is in a small part of the state near the New York state border where Verizon Communications provides telephone services (formerly served by the Bell Operating Company New York Telephone, which became a part of NYNEX, which was absorbed into Bell Atlantic, now Verizon). ...more on Wikipedia about "SNET"
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