Bell System Bell System 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 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"
Avaya Inc. designs, builds and manages communications networks for more than one million businesses worldwide, including more than 90 percent of the FORTUNE 500®. Avaya specializes in business telecommunication solutions, including VoIP, Contact Center and Mobile voice and data technology. ...more on Wikipedia about "Avaya"
Bell Telephone Laboratories Inc., also known as Bell Labs and AT&T Bell Laboratories, was the research and development arm of the US Bell System. It was the premier facility of its type, developing a range of revolutionary technologies including the transistor, Laser, and the UNIX operating system. There have been 6 Nobel Prizes awarded for work done at Bell Labs ** . ...more on Wikipedia about "Bell Labs"
The Bell Labs Technical Journal is the in-house journal for scientists of Bell Labs/ Lucent. It is published quarterly by John Wiley & Sons. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bell Labs Technical Journal"
The Bell Telephone Company of Pennsylvania, or Bell of Pennsylvania, is the former name of the Bell Operating Company serving Pennsylvania. In 1984, the Bell System Divestiture split Bell of Pennsylvania off into a Regional Holding Company, along with the 20 other BOCs AT&T had a majority stake in. On January 1, 1984, Bell of Pennsylvania became part of Bell Atlantic. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bell of Pennsylvania" http://www.shortopedia.com never sleeps. Bell_System
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"
BellSouth Corporation is a U.S. telecommunications company based in Atlanta, Georgia. BellSouth was one of the seven original Regional Bell Operating Companies after the U.S. Department of Justice forced the American Telephone and Telegraph Company to divest itself of its regional telephone companies on January 1, 1984. It is also the only " Baby Bell" or Regional Bell Operating Company ( Cincinnati Bell was an independent Bell System franchise) that still uses the Bell symbol in its logo. ...more on Wikipedia about "BellSouth"
(BSTJ papers) Bell System Technical Journal paper titles ...more on Wikipedia about "BSTJ papers"
C&P Telephone was a d/b/a name for four of AT&T's, and after January 1, 1984, Bell Atlantic's Bell Operating Companies. ...more on Wikipedia about "C&P Telephone"
The Diamond State Telephone Company is the Bell Operating Company of Delaware. Founded in 1897, it became a part of the Bell System in 1905. When the AT&T breakup occurred in 1984, DST became managed by the RBOC Bell Atlantic. In 1994, Bell Atlantic chose to "unify" its brand by rebranding all of its telephone companies - including Diamond State Telephone to Bell Atlantic - Delaware. ...more on Wikipedia about "Diamond State Telephone"
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"
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"
On September 30 1996, AT&T spun off its Systems and Technology units (AT&T Technologies, Inc., the former Western Electric), along with the famous Bell Laboratories, to form a new company named Lucent Technologies , under the leadership of Henry Schacht, who was brought in to oversee the transition of Lucent from an arm of AT&T into an independent corporation. ...more on Wikipedia about "Lucent Technologies"
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"
The Mountain States Telephone & Telegraph Company provided local telephone service in the Rocky Mountain region of the United States. After the 1984 divestiture of AT&T, MST&T was left under management by U S West. MST&T commonly did business as Mountain Bell, and provided telephone services in Colorado, Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, Montana, Southern Idaho, Wyoming, and the El Paso, TX vicinity. ...more on Wikipedia about "Mountain States Telephone & Telegraph"
The New England Telephone and Telegraph Company was the first company set up to develop the then-new telephone. It lasted just a year, from 1878 to 1879, and had no direct relationship to the later New England Telephone, which after the breakup of Ma Bell in 1984 was part of NYNEX, now part of Verizon. ...more on Wikipedia about "New England Telephone and Telegraph Company"
New Jersey Bell is the former d/b/a name of the New Jersey Bell Telephone Company, a Bell Operating Company serving the U.S. state of New Jersey. In 1984, the Bell System Divestiture split New Jersey Bell off into a RBOC, along with the 21 other BOCs AT&T had a majority stake in. On January 1, 1984, New Jersey Bell became part of Bell Atlantic. ...more on Wikipedia about "New Jersey Bell"
The New York Telephone Company (NYTel) was organized in 1896, taking over the New York City operations of the American Bell Telephone Company. American Telephone and Telegraph (AT&T) eventually acquired a controlling interest, and New York Telephone was an AT&T subsidiary until the AT&T breakup effective January 1 1984. At that time, New York Telephone, along with the New England Telephone & Telegraph Company, became part of a Regional Bell operating company named NYNEX. The company was referred to as "New York Telephone, a NYNEX Company" before being called simply "NYNEX". On August 15 1997, Bell Atlantic acquired NYNEX. On June 30 2000, Bell Atlantic merged with GTE to form the current Verizon Communications. New York Telephone's headquarters is at 140 West St., New York, NY. ...more on Wikipedia about "New York Telephone"
Northwestern Bell is one of the three Bells that, after the 1984 AT&T divestiture, was managed by US West, now Qwest. States served by Northwestern Bell mirror the Southwestern Bell area, including: Iowa, Minnesota, South Dakota, North Dakota, and Nebraska. ...more on Wikipedia about "Northwestern Bell"
NYNEX Corporation (NYNEX is pronounced Nine-x) is a defunct telephone company which served five New England states ( Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont) and New York. NYNEX was formed January 1 1984 as a result of the Bell System Divestiture. NYNEX was a Regional Bell operating company made up of former AT&T subsidiaries New York Telephone Company and New England Telephone. Hence, the name NYNEX stood for New York/New England/eXchange (undefinable future). NYNEX was acquired by Bell Atlantic Corporation on August 14 1997, upon which it took the Bell Atlantic name. On June 30 2000, Bell Atlantic merged with GTE to form Verizon Communications. ...more on Wikipedia about "NYNEX"
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" Please visit again www.shortopedia.com
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