AT&T is an American multinational telecommunications company headquartered in Dallas, Texas, tracing its lineage to the original American Telephone and Telegraph Company, founded in 1885 as a long-distance subsidiary of American Bell Telephone. The modern corporation took shape as Southwestern Bell Corporation after the 1984 breakup of the Bell System telephone monopoly and later readopted the AT&T name; it is today one of the largest telecommunications providers in the world, offering wireless, broadband and business communication services.
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Company TypeTelecommunications company 1 Founded YearFounded as Southwestern Bell Corporation in 1983 at the AT&T Corp. divestiture; renamed AT&T Inc. in 2005 after acquiring the original AT&T Corp. and taking its name and stock ticker. Headquarters Connections
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Chester Barnard joined AT&T in 1909 and became president of its New Jersey Bell Telephone subsidiary in 1927.
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Source Wikipedia, Breakup of the Bell System
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AT&T Inc., an abbreviation of its predecessor's original name, the American Telephone and Telegraph Company, is an American multinational telecommunications company headquartered at the Whitacre Tower in Downtown Dallas, Texas.
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AT&T Inc., an abbreviation of its predecessor's original name, the American Telephone and Telegraph Company, is an American multinational telecommunications company headquartered at the Whitacre Tower in Downtown Dallas, Texas.
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Wikipedia- Associated With: AT&T-Time Warner Merger
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Is today's AT&T the same company as the original American Telephone and Telegraph Company?
AT&T traces its lineage to the original American Telephone and Telegraph Company, founded in 1885 as a long distance subsidiary of American Bell Telephone. The modern corporation took shape as Southwestern Bell Corporation after the 1984 breakup of the Bell System telephone monopoly, and later renamed itself AT&T Inc. in 2005 after acquiring the original AT&T Corp. and taking its name and stock ticker.
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