Adidas410s
03-06-2006, 03:01 PM
With the announcement of the pending AT&T and BellSouth merger...Cingular Wireless will be known as AT&T Wireless sometime in 2007-2008.
So let's recap what has happened since AT&T was disolved by the government in January 1984...
AT&T breaks up into:
Ameritech ... (now part of AT&T)
Bell Atlantic ... (now part of Verizon)
BellSouth Corporation ... (now part of AT&T, pending merger approval)
NYNEX ... (now part of Verizon)
Pacific Telesis Group ... (now part of AT&T)
Southwestern Bell Corporation ... (now part of AT&T)
US West ... (now part of Qwest)
Shortly after...the wireless world developed and the following wireless companies were created
Southwestern Bell Mobile Systems
AT&T Wireless
BellSouth Wireless
Verizon Wireless
In 1999 or 2000, Southwestern Bell and BellSouth merged their wireless companies to create one company...Cingular Wireless.
SWBell was 60% owner and BellSouth was a 40% owner.
Some time after that, SWBell decided to change it's name to SBC.
In Nov 2004, SBC and BellSouth decided to purchase AT&T Wireless...the wireless spin off from AT&T.
In 2005, SBC and AT&T merged to form "the new AT&T."
Today it was announced that BellSouth would be merging with "the new AT&T" to create an even bigger conglomerate company. As a result, Cingular's owners (BellSouth and "the new AT&T), have decided to now change the name of Cingular to AT&T Wireless...a company that was originally bought by Cingular 18 months before today.
There will be a quiz later...everybody clear on the material?
So let's recap what has happened since AT&T was disolved by the government in January 1984...
AT&T breaks up into:
Ameritech ... (now part of AT&T)
Bell Atlantic ... (now part of Verizon)
BellSouth Corporation ... (now part of AT&T, pending merger approval)
NYNEX ... (now part of Verizon)
Pacific Telesis Group ... (now part of AT&T)
Southwestern Bell Corporation ... (now part of AT&T)
US West ... (now part of Qwest)
Shortly after...the wireless world developed and the following wireless companies were created
Southwestern Bell Mobile Systems
AT&T Wireless
BellSouth Wireless
Verizon Wireless
In 1999 or 2000, Southwestern Bell and BellSouth merged their wireless companies to create one company...Cingular Wireless.
SWBell was 60% owner and BellSouth was a 40% owner.
Some time after that, SWBell decided to change it's name to SBC.
In Nov 2004, SBC and BellSouth decided to purchase AT&T Wireless...the wireless spin off from AT&T.
In 2005, SBC and AT&T merged to form "the new AT&T."
Today it was announced that BellSouth would be merging with "the new AT&T" to create an even bigger conglomerate company. As a result, Cingular's owners (BellSouth and "the new AT&T), have decided to now change the name of Cingular to AT&T Wireless...a company that was originally bought by Cingular 18 months before today.
There will be a quiz later...everybody clear on the material?