BOCs
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BOCs are the regional telephone service providers in the United States that were created from the breakup of the Bell System monopoly in the 1980s.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Regional Bell Operating Company group ⓘ |
| allowedToEnterLongDistance | after meeting local competition tests under 1996 Act ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Baby Bells NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| consolidationOutcome |
many BOCs later merged into SBC/AT&T Inc.
ⓘ
many BOCs later merged into Verizon ⓘ some BOCs assets later became part of CenturyLink/Lumen ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| divestedFrom | AT&T long-distance operations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| excludedFrom | interstate long-distance service (initially) ⓘ |
| fullForm | Bell Operating Companies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | ended AT&T’s local service monopoly in most of the U.S. ⓘ |
| industry | telecommunications ⓘ |
| laterAffectedBy | Telecommunications Act of 1996 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| laterServiceExpansion |
broadband Internet access
ⓘ
video and IPTV services ⓘ wireless services ⓘ |
| legalBasis | United States v. AT&T antitrust case NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalInstrument | Modification of Final Judgment ⓘ |
| networkType | public switched telephone network ⓘ |
| numberOfOriginalCompanies | 7 ⓘ |
| operateUnder | state public utility commission oversight ⓘ |
| originalMember |
Ameritech
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bell Atlantic NERFINISHED ⓘ BellSouth NERFINISHED ⓘ NYNEX NERFINISHED ⓘ Pacific Telesis NERFINISHED ⓘ Southwestern Bell NERFINISHED ⓘ US West NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originEvent | breakup of the Bell System ⓘ |
| originYear | 1984 ⓘ |
| own | local loop infrastructure in their regions ⓘ |
| parentCompanyBeforeDivestiture | AT&T NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessor |
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bell System NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| provideInterconnectionTo | interexchange carriers ⓘ |
| regulator |
Federal Communications Commission
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
U.S. Department of Justice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regulatoryGoal | promote competition in long-distance and equipment markets ⓘ |
| regulatoryStatus | incumbent local exchange carrier ⓘ |
| roleAfterDivestiture | local exchange carrier ⓘ |
| sector | local telephone service ⓘ |
| serviceArea | regional ⓘ |
| serviceType |
access services to long-distance carriers
ⓘ
directory assistance ⓘ local telephone service ⓘ public payphone service ⓘ |
| subjectTo | line-of-business restrictions under MFJ ⓘ |
| technologyEvolution |
deployment of fiber-optic infrastructure
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from analog to digital switching ⓘ |
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