Illinois Bell

Illinois Bell

Infobox_Company
company_name = Illinois Bell Telephone Company
company_
company_type = Private (Subsidiary of AT&T)
company_slogan =
foundation = 1920
location = Chicago, IL, USA
key_people = Paul La Schiazza, President
industry = Telecommunications
num_employees =
products = Local Telephone Service
revenue =
parent = AT&T (1920-1983)
Ameritech (1984-1999)
SBC/AT&T (1999-present)
homepage = http://www.att.com

Illinois Bell is the name of the Bell Operating Company serving Illinois. It is wholly owned by AT&T.

Their headquarters are at 225 West Randolph St., Chicago, IL. After the 1984 Bell System Divestiture, Illinois Bell became a part of Ameritech, one of the 7 original Regional Bell Operating Companies. The Illinois Bell name continued to be used until January 1993, when Ameritech dropped all of their individual Bell Operating Company names in favor of using their corporate name, Ameritech, for marketing purposes.

In 1998, Ameritech announced intentions to merge with SBC, another former RBOC. The merger wasn't well received at first, with some conditions placed upon it was allowed to occur. The two companies were officially merged as of October, 8 1999. The Ameritech name continued to be used until 2002, despite the merger.

In 2002, SBC dropped the Ameritech name in favor of "SBC" as a national brand. On January 1, 2003, Illinois Bell, for regulatory business, was renamed Illinois Bell Telephone Company d/b/a SBC Illinois. Illinois Bell's legal name was changed once again in 2006, following conclusion of SBC Communications' purchase of AT&T, to Illinois Bell Telephone Company d/b/a AT&T Illinois.

Illinois Bell, in 1971, became the first ever telephone company to offer Call waiting, Three-way calling, Speed Calling, and Call forwarding, all popular local exchange carrier telephone service options to this day.

Logos

External links

* [http://www.miragebookmark.ch/be_bell_telephone_co.htm Vintage advertising bookmarks of the Illinois Bell Telephone Co.]


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