Indiana Bell
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Indiana Bell Telephone Company, Inc., is the Bell Operating Company serving Indiana
. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of AT&T Inc.
After the 1984 Bell System Divestiture
, Indiana Bell became a part of Ameritech
, one of the 7 original Regional Bell Operating Companies. The Indiana Bell name continued to be used until January 1993, when they dropped all of their individual Bell Operating Company names in favor of using their corporate name, Ameritech, for marketing purposes, resulting in Indiana Bell Telephone Company, Inc. d/b/a Ameritech Indiana. In 2002, 3 years after Ameritech was acquired by SBC Communications, SBC rebranded all of its companies "SBC" for use as a national brand. Indiana Bell then was renamed Indiana Bell Telephone Company, Inc. d/b/a SBC Indiana. After AT&T Corp. was acquired by SBC Communications, SBC renamed itself AT&T, resulting in Indiana Bell being renamed Indiana Bell Telephone Company, Inc. d/b/a AT&T Indiana.
After being held by AT&T (pre-1984), Ameritech, and SBC, as of 2005, they are now part of the "new" AT&T
.
Indiana
Indiana is a US state, admitted to the United States as the 19th on December 11, 1816. It is located in the Midwestern United States and Great Lakes Region. With 6,483,802 residents, the state is ranked 15th in population and 16th in population density. Indiana is ranked 38th in land area and is...
. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of AT&T Inc.
After the 1984 Bell System Divestiture
Bell System divestiture
The Bell System divestiture, or the breakup of AT&T, was initiated by the filing in 1974 by the U.S. Department of Justice of an antitrust lawsuit against AT&T. The case, United States v...
, Indiana Bell became a part of Ameritech
Ameritech
AT&T Teleholdings, Inc., formerly known as Ameritech Corporation , was a U.S. telecommunications company that arose out of the 1984 AT&T divestiture. Ameritech was one of the seven Regional Bell Operating Companies that was created following the breakup of the Bell System...
, one of the 7 original Regional Bell Operating Companies. The Indiana Bell name continued to be used until January 1993, when they dropped all of their individual Bell Operating Company names in favor of using their corporate name, Ameritech, for marketing purposes, resulting in Indiana Bell Telephone Company, Inc. d/b/a Ameritech Indiana. In 2002, 3 years after Ameritech was acquired by SBC Communications, SBC rebranded all of its companies "SBC" for use as a national brand. Indiana Bell then was renamed Indiana Bell Telephone Company, Inc. d/b/a SBC Indiana. After AT&T Corp. was acquired by SBC Communications, SBC renamed itself AT&T, resulting in Indiana Bell being renamed Indiana Bell Telephone Company, Inc. d/b/a AT&T Indiana.
After being held by AT&T (pre-1984), Ameritech, and SBC, as of 2005, they are now part of the "new" AT&T
AT&T
AT&T Inc. is an American multinational telecommunications corporation headquartered in Whitacre Tower, Dallas, Texas, United States. It is the largest provider of mobile telephony and fixed telephony in the United States, and is also a provider of broadband and subscription television services...
.