BellSouth Telecommunications
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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 is an operating company of AT&T that serves the southeastern United States. It consists of the former 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
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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.
In 1992, BellSouth merged its operating companies, with the combined company becoming BellSouth Telecommunications.
Acquisition
[edit]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
[edit]- American Telephone and Telegraph Company
- AT&T
- Bell System Divestiture
- BellSouth Corporation
- South Central Bell
- Southern Bell
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- 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)