Ohio Bell
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| The Ohio Bell Telephone Company | |
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| Type | Holding of AT&T |
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| Founded | September, 1922 |
| Headquarters | Cleveland, OH, USA |
| Industry | Telecommunications |
| Products | Local Telephone Service |
| Website | www.att.com |
The Ohio Bell Telephone Company is the Bell Operating Company serving most of Ohio. They are a wholly owned subsidiary of AT&T Inc..
Their headquarters are the Ohio Bell Building at 750 Huron Road, Cleveland, OH. Unaffiliated Cincinnati Bell serves Cincinnati and surrounding communities. After the 1984 Bell System Divestiture, Ohio Bell became a part of Ameritech, one of the 7 original Regional Holding Companies. The Ohio Bell name continued to be used until January 1993, when Ameritech dropped all of their individual Bell Operating Company names in favor of using the corporate name for marketing purposes. In 2002, SBC dropped the Ameritech name in favor of "SBC" as a national brand. Ohio Bell still exists as The Ohio Bell Telephone Company d/b/a AT&T Ohio.
On January 15, 2006, Ohio Bell's legal name was changed to The Ohio Bell Telephone Company d/b/a AT&T Ohio.
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 |
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