Indiana Bell
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Indiana Bell Telephone Company, Inc. | |
Type | Holding of AT&T |
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Founded | 1920 |
Headquarters | Indianapolis, IN USA |
Industry | Telecommunications |
Products | Local Telephone Service |
Website | http://www.att.com |
Indiana Bell Telephone Company, Inc. is the Bell Operating Company serving Indiana. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of AT&T Inc.
After the 1984 Bell System Divestiture, Indiana Bell became a part of Ameritech, one of the 7 original Regional Bell Operating Companies. The Indiana Bell name continued to be used until January 1993, when they dropped all of their individual Bell Operating Company names in favor of using their corporate name, Ameritech, for marketing purposes, resulting in Indiana Bell Telephone Company, Inc. d/b/a Ameritech Indiana. In 2002, 3 years after Ameritech was acquired by SBC Communications, SBC rebranded all of its companies "SBC" for use as a national brand. Indiana Bell then was renamed Indiana Bell Telephone Company, Inc. d/b/a SBC Indiana. After AT&T Corp. was acquired by SBC Communications, SBC renamed itself AT&T, resulting in Indiana Bell being renamed Indiana Bell Telephone Company, Inc. d/b/a AT&T Indiana.
After being held by AT&T (pre-1984), Ameritech, and SBC, as of 2005, they are now part of the "new" AT&T.
Corporate Operations | |
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Holding Company: | American Telephone and Telegraph Company |
Local Telephone Operations | |
Bell Operating Companies: | Bell Telephone Company of Nevada | The Bell Telephone Company of Pennsylvania | The Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Company | The Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Company of Maryland | The Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Company of West Virginia | The Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Company of Virginia | Diamond State Telephone | Illinois Bell | Indiana Bell | Michigan Bell | Mountain Bell | New England Telephone & Telegraph | New Jersey Bell | New York Telephone | Northwestern Bell | Ohio Bell | Pacific Northwest Bell | Pacific Telephone | South Central Bell | Southern Bell | Southwestern Bell | Wisconsin Telephone |
Franchisees: | Southern New England Telephone | Cincinnati Bell |
Other AT&T Subsidiaries | |
Manufacturing: | Western Electric |
R&D Operations: | Bell Labs |
Long Distance Services: | AT&T Long Lines |
Wireless Services: | Advanced Mobile Phone Service |