Quick overview:
1877 - 1881: Bell Telephone Company
1881 - 1899: American Bell Telephone Company
1899 - 1984: American Telephone and Telegraph Company
AT&T was founded in 1885 as a subsidiary of the American Bell Company responsible for building long distance lines. It became the parent company of the Bell System in 1899.
AT&T was a vertically integrated, regulated monopoly consisting of several subsidiaries, including:
* Bell Labs: research and development
* Western Electric: equipment manufacture
* Various regional Bell companies, such as Southwestern Bell.
The company currently named AT&T was originally Southwestern Bell.
1877 - 1881: Bell Telephone Company
1881 - 1899: American Bell Telephone Company
1899 - 1984: American Telephone and Telegraph Company
AT&T was founded in 1885 as a subsidiary of the American Bell Company responsible for building long distance lines. It became the parent company of the Bell System in 1899.
AT&T was a vertically integrated, regulated monopoly consisting of several subsidiaries, including:
* Bell Labs: research and development
* Western Electric: equipment manufacture
* Various regional Bell companies, such as Southwestern Bell.
The company currently named AT&T was originally Southwestern Bell.
