Southern New England Telephone
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| The Southern New England Telephone Company | |
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| Type | Holding of AT&T |
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| Founded | 1878 |
| Headquarters | New Haven, CT, USA |
| Industry | Telecommunications |
| Products | Local Telephone Service |
| Website | AT&T Home |
The Southern New England Telephone Company (commonly referred to as SNET by its customers) started operations on January 27, 1878 as the District Telephone Company of New Haven. Since its inception, SNET has held a monopoly on most of the telephone services in the state of Connecticut; the only exception is the Greenwich and Byram exchanges where Verizon New York provides telephone service.[1]
Prior to February 1984, AT&T held 16.8% of SNET.
In 1998, SBC Communications, now AT&T, purchased Southern New England Telecommunications, its parent company. SNET and Cincinnati Bell were the only two companies in the old Bell System that AT&T only had a minority stake in; therefore, neither is considered a Bell Operating Company (RBOC). The Southern New England Telephone Company was held by Southern New England Telecommunications Corporation, which SBC had purchased in 1998. Cincinnati Bell is still independent of any RBOC.
The Southern New England Telephone Company currently does business as AT&T Connecticut.
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[edit] Brand history
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The Southern New England Telephone Co. In 1921, SNET is a minority holding, but it still used the Bell branding and was recognized as a part of AT&T. This version of the logo was used up to 1939. |
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In 1969 AT&T revamped its corporate look. This version was used until 1983. |
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SNET In 1984, AT&T divests ownership of its local operating companies. AT&T sells its SNET shares in February, and SNET becomes a company wholly owned by Southern New England Telecommunications Corp. SNET, on January 1, 1983, forms Sonecor Systems Division (in response to American Bell) to sell telephone equipment from differenct manufacturers. [1] |
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SNET The Telecommunications Act of 1996 is signed. SBC Communications purchases SNET in 1998. |
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SNET SBC logo, used from 1998 till 2001 |
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SBC SNET In 2001, SBC begins to rebrand all of its Bells to reflect their being a part of a national telecommunications provider. SBC eventually drops the names of all of its Bells in late 2002, and adds the title "d/b/a SBC (name of state or region)" to the official names of its companies. Connecticut regulators request SNET be retained, and SBC SNET remains the official d/b/a name of SNET until 2006. |
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AT&T East In 2005,SBC completed its acquisition of AT&T Corp., forming AT&T, Inc. AT&T changes the d/b/a names of its Bell Operating Companies on January 1, 2006, resulting in "AT&T East" replacing "SBC SNET". |
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- ^ AT&T SNET Fairfield County White Pages, Customer Service Guide page 14, "Local Toll-free Calling Areas", August 2006 edition
| 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 |
