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Bell System

Before AT&T was broken up in 1984 by court order, the Bell System referred to AT&T and all the Bell Telephone companies that were part of it, but had separate names to provide a regional flavor. The Bell name, of course, came from Alexander Graham Bell. See AT&T, Divestiture and RBOC.

Now, Artifacts in Antique Stores

As AT&T grew to be the largest corporation in the U.S., the Bell name became synonymous with telecommunications. New England Telephone & Telegraph was one of AT&T's 23 operating companies before Divestiture.

Now, Artifacts in Antique Stores

As AT&T grew to be the largest corporation in the U.S., the Bell name became synonymous with telecommunications. New England Telephone & Telegraph was one of AT&T's 23 operating companies before Divestiture.

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7 billion deal - combining two of the seven regional Bell operating companies that were spun off in the 1984 breakup of AT&T - would serve the public interest.

FCC APPROVES PACTEL-SBC MERGER PLAN

Bell Atlantic and Nynex, two of the regional Bell operating companies, have agreed to merge.

Let the race begin

Audit requirements were expanded for the new services the Bell operating companies are able to offer under the new law, including long-distance telephone and electronic publishing services.

Telecommunications Act changes certain audit requirements

Longer term credit risks are centered on the increased competition for video business resulting from the regional bell operating companies (RBOCs) entering into the video business.

Fitch Lowers CSC Holdings' IDR to 'B+'; Outlook Negative

The combination of the two regional Bell operating companies would create the nation's second-largest telephone company after AT&T.

BELL ATLANTIC DIRECTORS APPROVE NYNEX MERGER

As the Regional Bell Operating Companies (RBOCs) transform themselves to compete against the cable industry, they are creating a boom market for suppliers.

Increases In RBOC Spending Opens Doors For Start-ups, says Eastern Management Group

As Senior Vice President of Sales, Dwyer is responsible for Telco Systems' direct sales force, inside sales operation and distribution channels for sales to Regional Bell Operating Companies, traditional long distance carriers, CLECs (Competitive Local Exchange Carriers), ILECs (Independent Local Exchange Carriers), IXCs (Interexchange Carriers), cable companies, next-generation carriers, VoIP, OEM and other service providers.

Telco Systems Appoints Tom Dwyer to Head Company Sales Team

TL 9000 compliance is a critical requirement for providing network infrastructure solutions to most telcos around the world including the Regional Bell Operating Companies (RBOC) in the United States.

Harmonic Becomes First Fiber-to-the-Premises Video Transport Solution Provider to Receive TL 9000 Certification

With the entry of regional bell operating companies (RBOCs) into the inter-local access and transport area (inter-LATA) long-distance markets, the pricing pressures have increased, especially in the medium and large enterprise segment.

Pricing Pressures Compel Toll-Free Service Providers to Focus on Multiple End-User Segments

The RLECs, in general, have a lower business risk profile than the regional Bell operating companies (RBOCs).

Fitch Report: Competitive Pressures in the RLEC Sector

OB), one of the nation's largest competitive local exchange carriers, has sent a letter to the Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) expressing its strong opposition to what it believes are the "secret and exclusive" FCC-sponsored negotiations among the four regional Bell operating companies (RBOCs), AT&T and MCI that have taken place over Memorial Day weekend.

XO Communications Calls on FCC Chairman to Open Key Negotiations Regarding Access to Incumbents' Networks

Razorfish, he was a Senior Software Engineer and Project Lead at BellCore, the R & D division of the Regional Bell Operating Companies.