International Telephone & Telegraph
E473526
International Telephone & Telegraph was a major 20th-century American conglomerate best known for its global telecommunications operations and later diversified industrial and technology businesses.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4848724 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: International Telephone & Telegraph Context triple: [ITT Corporation, originalName, International Telephone & Telegraph]
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American Telephone and Telegraph Company
American Telephone and Telegraph Company (AT&T) is a major American telecommunications corporation historically known for its nationwide telephone service monopoly and significant contributions to communications technology.
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General Telephone Corporation
General Telephone Corporation was a major independent U.S. telephone company that later became part of GTE, one of the largest telecommunications providers before its merger into Verizon.
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Compagnie Générale de Télégraphie Sans Fil
Compagnie Générale de Télégraphie Sans Fil was a historic French electronics and telecommunications company that became a key predecessor to the modern Thales Group.
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Bell Operating Companies
The Bell Operating Companies are the regional telephone service providers that were created from the breakup of AT&T’s Bell System and historically handled local telephone operations across different parts of the United States.
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Bell Telephone Company
Bell Telephone Company was the pioneering telecommunications firm established in the late 19th century that evolved into the core of the Bell System and laid the foundation for modern telephone service in North America.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: International Telephone & Telegraph Target entity description: International Telephone & Telegraph was a major 20th-century American conglomerate best known for its global telecommunications operations and later diversified industrial and technology businesses.
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A.
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
American Telephone and Telegraph Company (AT&T) is a major American telecommunications corporation historically known for its nationwide telephone service monopoly and significant contributions to communications technology.
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B.
General Telephone Corporation
General Telephone Corporation was a major independent U.S. telephone company that later became part of GTE, one of the largest telecommunications providers before its merger into Verizon.
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C.
Compagnie Générale de Télégraphie Sans Fil
Compagnie Générale de Télégraphie Sans Fil was a historic French electronics and telecommunications company that became a key predecessor to the modern Thales Group.
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D.
Bell Operating Companies
The Bell Operating Companies are the regional telephone service providers that were created from the breakup of AT&T’s Bell System and historically handled local telephone operations across different parts of the United States.
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E.
Bell Telephone Company
Bell Telephone Company was the pioneering telecommunications firm established in the late 19th century that evolved into the core of the Bell System and laid the foundation for modern telephone service in North America.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
conglomerate
ⓘ
telecommunications company ⓘ |
| acquired |
Avis Rent a Car
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Continental Baking Company NERFINISHED ⓘ Gilfillan Brothers NERFINISHED ⓘ Hartford Fire Insurance Company NERFINISHED ⓘ Sheraton Hotels NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
ITT
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
ITT Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| businessModel | diversified conglomerate ⓘ |
| businessType | publicly traded company ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dissolutionProcess | breakup and spin-offs in the 1990s ⓘ |
| diversificationStrategy | acquisitions across unrelated industries ⓘ |
| expandedInto |
Asia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ Latin America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Hernan Behn
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sosthenes Behn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | New York City ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
major player in global telecommunications development
ⓘ
one of the largest U.S. conglomerates of the 20th century ⓘ |
| inception | 1920 ⓘ |
| industry |
defense
ⓘ
hospitality ⓘ information technology ⓘ manufacturing ⓘ telecommunications ⓘ |
| involvedIn |
antitrust investigations
ⓘ
political controversy in Chile ⓘ |
| keyActivity |
defense electronics production
ⓘ
hotel and hospitality management ⓘ insurance and financial services ⓘ manufacture of telecommunications equipment ⓘ operation of international telephone networks ⓘ |
| listedOn | New York Stock Exchange ⓘ |
| notableFor |
diversified industrial businesses
ⓘ
global telecommunications operations ⓘ technology businesses ⓘ |
| operatedInCentury | 20th century ⓘ |
| peakInfluencePeriod |
1960s
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1970s ⓘ |
| regulatoryScrutiny |
United States Congress
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States Department of Justice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successor |
ITT Corporation (post-1995 restructuring)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
ITT Inc. NERFINISHED ⓘ ITT Industries NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supplied |
military communications systems
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telecommunications infrastructure ⓘ |
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You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Subject: International Telephone & Telegraph Description of subject: International Telephone & Telegraph was a major 20th-century American conglomerate best known for its global telecommunications operations and later diversified industrial and technology businesses.
Referenced by (5)
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