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 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[edit]
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.
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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