Other Companies With Similar Names
Bell Aliant is not related to Aliant Communications, a former communications company (companies known as Lincoln Telephone & Telegraph Co. and Lincoln Telecommunications until 1996) based in Lincoln, Nebraska, which was acquired by Alltel in 1999. (The Atlantic Canadian firm in fact acquired the rights to the "Aliant" trademark immediately after Alltel's acquisition was finalized.)
It is also not related to Alliant Energy, an electric company based in Wisconsin.
Other unrelated companies include:
- Aliant Financial Corp and Aliant Financial Services Corp, Alabama;
- Aliant Horizons Inc; and
- Aliant Statutory Trust, Alabama.
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