Southwestern Bell

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Bell Operating Company regional telephone company subsidiary

Southwestern Bell was a major regional telephone company in the United States that later became part of AT&T through mergers and rebranding.

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Bell Operating Company → regional telephone company → subsidiary →
brandOf	SBC Communications →
brandRegion	Southwest U.S. →
corporateLineage	AT&T Corp. →
country	United States →
foundedAs	Southwestern Bell Telephone Company →
hasAbbreviation	SWB → SWBT →
hasService	directory assistance → landline telephone → payphone service →
headquartersLocation	St. Louis, Missouri →
historicalConnection	American Telephone and Telegraph Company →
historicalStatus	defunct as independent brand →
industry	telecommunications →
laterKnownAs	AT&T Inc. → SBC Communications →
mergedInto	SBC Communications →
networkType	Public Switched Telephone Network →
operatedIn	Arkansas → Kansas → Missouri → Oklahoma → Texas →
originatedFrom	Bell System →
ownedBy	AT&T Inc. → SBC Communications →
parentCompany	AT&T Inc. →
partOf	Baby Bells → Regional Bell Operating Companies →
predecessor	Southwestern Bell Telephone Company →
providedServiceTo	business customers → residential customers →
regulator	Federal Communications Commission →
resultOf	divestiture of AT&T →
serviceType	business telecommunications services → local telephone service → long-distance telephone service →
successor	SBC Communications Inc. →
telephoneArea	Southwestern United States →
telephoneNumberingPlan	North American Numbering Plan →
typeOfCompany	public utility →

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Cotton Bowl Classic → Cotton Bowl Classic ("SBC Communications") →	formerSponsor
Southwestern Bell ("Southwestern Bell Telephone Company") →	foundedAs
NYSE:T ("Southwestern Bell Corporation") →	issuerFormerName
Southwestern Bell ("Southwestern Bell Telephone Company") →	predecessor
Bell System ("Southwestern Bell Corporation") →	successor