Pacific Bell
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Pacific Bell was a major regional telephone company in the western United States, best known as a former Baby Bell providing local and long-distance telecommunications services.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pacific Bell canonical | 4 |
| PacTel | 1 |
| Pacific Bell Telephone Company | 1 |
| Pacific States Telephone & Telegraph Company | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
regional Bell operating company
ⓘ
subsidiary ⓘ telecommunications company ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
PacBell
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pacific Bell Telephone Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Bell logo branding ⓘ |
| brandOf | AT&T California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category | Baby Bell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| formerName | The Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formerParentCompany |
Pacific Telesis Group
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
SBC Communications NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | San Francisco, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRole | primary local exchange carrier in much of California ⓘ |
| industry | telecommunications ⓘ |
| legalForm | corporation ⓘ |
| marketType | incumbent local exchange carrier ⓘ |
| notableEvent | integration into SBC Communications and later AT&T Inc. ⓘ |
| notableFor | being one of the Baby Bells ⓘ |
| operatedIn |
20th century
ⓘ
21st century ⓘ |
| originEvent | divestiture of AT&T in 1984 ⓘ |
| ownership | wholly owned subsidiary of AT&T Inc. (in later years) ⓘ |
| parentCompany | AT&T Inc. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Bell System (historical) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessor | The Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| product |
DSL internet access
ⓘ
business telephone systems ⓘ landline telephone service ⓘ leased lines ⓘ |
| region | western United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regulatedBy |
California Public Utilities Commission
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Federal Communications Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regulatoryStatus | regional Bell operating company created after AT&T breakup ⓘ |
| service |
data services
ⓘ
internet services ⓘ local telephone service ⓘ long-distance telephone service ⓘ |
| serviceArea |
California
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nevada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | defunct as an independent brand ⓘ |
| successor | AT&T California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| technologyUsed |
copper wire telephone network
ⓘ
fiber-optic network (later years) ⓘ |
| telephoneArea | multiple area codes in California ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Pacific Bell Telephone Company
this entity surface form:
PacTel
this entity surface form:
Pacific States Telephone & Telegraph Company