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Formerly | SBT&T Co. Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company |
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Company type | Subsidiary |
Industry | Telecommunications |
Predecessor | Southern Bell |
Founded | 1983 |
Defunct | 2007 |
Headquarters | AT&T Midtown Center Atlanta, Georgia, United States Charlotte, North Carolina, United States |
Area served | Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee |
Key people | David Scobey, President |
Products | POTS, DSL |
Parent | BellSouth (1984–2006) AT&T (2006–2007) |
Website | www.att.com www.bellsouth.com |
BellSouth Telecommunications, LLC was an operating company of AT&T that served the southeastern United States. It consisted of the operations of Southern Bell and South Central Bell.
BellSouth Telecommunications was a subsidiary of BellSouth Corporation which was acquired by AT&T Inc. on December 29, 2006.
History
BellSouth Telecommunications was formed in 1983 as SBT&T Co.. Incorporated in Georgia in 1983,[1] it replaced the original Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company that was incorporated in New York in 1879. SBT&T Co. and Southern Bell merged on December 31, 1983, and the merged company took the Southern Bell name.
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Acquisition
On March 5, 2006, AT&T (SBC after acquiring the original AT&T) announced its intentions to acquire BellSouth Corporation, and on December 29, 2006, BellSouth Telecommunications became an operating company of AT&T[2] The merger also consolidated the ownership of Cingular Wireless, which became AT&T Mobility.
See also
- American Telephone and Telegraph Company
- AT&T
- Bell System Divestiture
- BellSouth Corporation
- South Central Bell
- Southern Bell
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References
- AT&T subsidiaries
- Telecommunications companies of the United States
- Telecommunications companies established in 1983
- Companies based in Atlanta
- Communications in Alabama
- Communications in Florida
- Communications in Georgia (U.S. state)
- Communications in Kentucky
- Communications in Louisiana
- Communications in Mississippi
- Communications in North Carolina
- Communications in South Carolina
- Communications in Tennessee
- 1983 establishments in Georgia (U.S. state)
- 2007 disestablishments in Georgia (U.S. state)