Landline Operating Companies
Of the twenty-four companies that were part of the Bell System, eleven are a part of the current AT&T:
- BellSouth Telecommunications (formerly known as Southern Bell; includes former South Central Bell)
- Illinois Bell
- Indiana Bell
- Michigan Bell
- Ohio Bell
- Pacific Bell (formerly Pacific Telephone & Telegraph)
- Nevada Bell (formerly known as Bell Telephone Company of Nevada)
- Southwestern Bell
- Wisconsin Bell (formerly Wisconsin Telephone)
- Southern New England Telephone – Now wholly owned; the original AT&T held 16.8% interest prior to 1984.
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